(the charts appear in the order they arrive at funk-me. charts are compiled exclusively for funk-me. if you wish to submit a chart please email here and request the chart info - please do not just send a chart hoping it will appear here!)
favourite tunes - compilers own theme - october / november 2003
funk-me - young lee - martin batacuda - funki g - ben taaffe - dj cosmo - dom servini - adam 'almagest' cruz - simon haggis - dj marcia carr - mkl - laura stone - pete adarkwah - james starling - lee bright - dj kyri - dj debbie - diaspora recordings - ben jolly - g-man - matt m
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funk-me "fifteen" (not in any particular
order)
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donnie
cloud
9 (dj spinna mix) [giant step/motown] roy ayers - searching / brand new feeling [bbe] - first twelve incher from the vaults of mr ayers! roland
brival sakitayo
(yoruba soul mix) [isma'a] george levin - in your car (dj spinna remix) [sonar kollektiv] various - bobbito : earthtones [r2] - great latin excurstion into the world of new york's bobbito alison david dreams come true [goya] - bugz's afronaught production...awesome glenn
underground - look
inside [shelter] soul amour babalu [phearcemusica] pete rock deda: the original baby pa [bbe cdr] - one of two unreleased albums coming soon. slam mode - "umri ep" [spiritual life] - thank you mr lopez! patti
drew hard
to handle
[illicit] stephanie
cooke i never told you (you could
stay) (ricanstruction mix) [king street] three generations walking - "three generations walking" (album) [spiritual life] donnie
cloud 9
(quentin harris shelter mix) [giant step/motown]
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tunes by
young lee
(in no particular
order):
gig's
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d'nell
thats how i know
[furioustyles/abstract blue] - lyrical
beat driven vibes all the way, in your shops v. soon complete with a
breakreform mix...nod ya head, stomp ya feet! various bobbito presents earthtones [r2] - the forthcoming album on r2 records is a complete winner, the mighty bobbito digs left right and in the center. latin tinged beat driven genre unspecific niceness. the best of trance 22 this ain't! ursula rucker release/untitled flow [k7 promo] - damn.....poetry done good. one side filthy hip hop beats the other more up tempo precussive bizniz. ursula gives it the chat and wins hands down. nathan haines squire for hire album sampler [chilli funk] - this geezer can do no wrong...dirt mcgert! electric soul album sampler [pias] - tracks from the forthcoming album compiled by those manc catz the unabombers, includes carl craig, phil ashe ...yep. vikter duplaix morena [white] - vikter's voice is gentle like a summer meadow. marcos valle parabens (bugz in the attic mix) - the bugz take roc hunters brazilian shuffle westside. alison david (afronaught mix) dreams come true [white] - afronaught is the lick and this tune rocks, a vocal lead broken beast with biggity balls. heard the new york cat mkl drop this the other week, it made me feel all funny. fudge if i had a band [kif records] - warm, vocal house from france oui. steppah huntah walk this step (seiji mix) [compost] - electroclash fashion stompa from seiji...luckily not! - solid groove 3-stylin e.p. [lounging] - tough as you like uptempo roller with a slight afro feel. terri walker drawing board (jay hannan remix) - this gal looked det at the recent mercury awards, pretty as a peach! jay hannan brings out the funk here, dancefloor bizniz. erykah badu danger [motown] - the mighty badu is back in full effect. taken from the forthcoming album worldwide underground this feels like the sleaze with dark undertones. fine. dj shadow and cut chemist product placement breaks" - 20 original tracks used by these catz. nice songs and that...innit. rodamaal feat. nicinha musica feliz [buzzin fly] - coming outta on ben watts newish imprint this is a nugget. call me shallow but ladies singing in spanish (or is that portugese?) over a house beat does the job for me. done. king britt superstar (the remixes) [bbe] - 'superstar thats what you are' well i'm not thank god else i'd probably end up in the tabloids getting caught with billie piper in a compromising position. pharrell (yam who edit) frontin [yam who] - cheeky, like the squelchy noises at the end of the track. chingy right thurr [capitol] - st. louis catz giving it chat about fine women. nice. mister k edit are you my woman - tune that beyonce sampled, dancefloor killer. dj spinna and bobbito the wonder of stevie [harmless] - respects are paid to the great man |
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early soundtrack" by
martin batacuda (not in any
particular order):
martin batacuda - chief spiel creator at www.batacuda.com and resident at no hard feelings, the soulfuelled cherry jam saturday nighter with future guests: oct
18th brooks [mantis records] nov
1st rhythm doctor [mutant disco] nov
29th with hype re-edit maestro blackbeard. |
georg
levin you know what you want
[sonar kollectiv] lyrical
born callin' out
[quannum] low
budget soul mystery rose
[abstract blue] b
soul love
[poji] naked
music presents trentemoeller ep
[naked records] nick
holder history in the making [nrk] d'angelis
and urbano q-tip's mambo
[skuff] sasso
tudo bem
[sing sing music 7"] allen
anthony alright
(blackbeard re-edit) [w/l] julius
papp drums de voodoo part 2
[neodisco] ursula
rucker untitled flow
(king britt mix) [k7]
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chart by
funki g (in no
particular order).
funki g used to be heard on cn soho live! catch her djing at one off's in and around london. dj's weekly at wkd, camden, every friday.
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shirley
ellis complete congress recordings
[connoisseur collection] various
biz breaks
[white label bought from vinyl junkies] taja
sevelle sympathy for the devil
[basement boys records] music
for madeleine ep particularly keep
safe [low pressings] harold
heath somebody
[sensei] rodamaal
feat nicinha musica feliz
[buzzin fly records] various
defected in the house part 2
[defected] various
old skool hip hop and funk classics vol 5
[second to none] malcolm
joseph in your eyes
[ustar records] rhomantony whoo ha remix [floorplay]
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"best twelves" by ben taaffe (not in any particular order): ben taaffe can be heard spinning soulful house and other deep music in various clubs and bars around perth, western australia. he currently holds down two weekly residencies and co-hosts weekly radio shows on liquid fm every thursday and the underground solution on rtr fm every saturday night. catch the underground solution streaming live in realaudio every saturday night between 9 and 12 (local time) at http://www.rtrfm.com.au/listen.htm. |
john
beltran - kissed
by the sun
[ubiquity] the
blackbyrds - mysterious
vibes (maw remix)
[z records] theo
parrish - friendly
children
[sound signature] louie
vega - nicos
song & africa/brasil
[vega] fertile
ground - the
moment (seiji remix)
[counter point] v/a
- improvisto
2 pre-release sampler
[hi top] clara
hill - here
[sonar kollektiv] roy
davis jr - paradise
[large] pepe
bradock - 4
[atavisme] soulstation
- you
(dj spinna mix) [west end]
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cosmo's room" by
dj cosmo
(in no particular order):
having dj'd at body and soul and the loft parties in new york, cosmo now blesses us with her soulful grooves in london. residencies around london; you can catch her at various spots around the globe. she also runs bitches brew record label
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dorothy
ashby afro-harping
[cadet] jackie
mittoo champion
in the arena 1976 1977
[blood and fire] kraftwerk
tour
de france soundtracks
[kling klang / emi] various
the
disco-tech of dj cosmo
[yellow productions] john
coltrane soultrane
[prestige] various
- "darker
than blue: soul from jamdown 1973-1980"
[blood and fire] rhythm
& sound with tikiman - "showcase"
[burial mix] yusef
lateef - "the
blue yusef lateef"
[atlantic] ulrich
schauss - "a
strangely isolated place"
[towerblock] |
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that booty ten" by dom servini
(not in any
particular order):
dom servini dj's at mouseorgan (herbal, oct 25th with florian keller, russ dewbury and spouseorgan; dec 27th with gerry o'rourke and jelly jazz), speedy's audio repair, smiths and various venues world wide. coming up: oct 24th linda lewis @ jazz cafe, dj support ; oct 31st pantone, zurich with minus 8 ; nov 1st mind fluid, sosho; nov 7th grand central with nigel prankster; nov 15th suburb @ cargo with alison crockett, rollercone and yam who; nov 21st hospitality @ herbal; nov 28th sting, stavanger with snorre seim; nov 29th cafe opera, bergen with bjorn inge. dom runs wah wah 45s (bliss by rosie brown b/w quantic remix out now!) and wah wahmoose, writes for straight no chaser mag and hosts radio shows on www.freaked.co.uk and www.milkaudio.com . check www.wahwah45s.com for more info. |
beatconductor
crazy
in kingston
[g.a.m.m.]
[g.a.m.m.] beyonce samples the chi-lites..now
the beatconductor takes beyonce to jamaica and beyond! alison
crockett yam who reworks
[wah wah 45s] forthcoming
dancefloor reworkings of miss crockett's finest moments freeway
feat. allen anthony alright
(blackbeard rework) [blackbeard] - more
lush jazz hop from that man with the dark facial hair! beatconductor
come
on
[cd-r] - a
latin dancefloor bomb from the fanatical beat boy. 12th
floor take
it back
[cd-r] - keep
your eyes out for this wicked little soul jazz shuffler! dwayne
morgan everything
(yam who rework) [counterpoint] - spiritual
soul meets jazzual house..it's those yamsters again!! nicola
conte meets aldemaro romero tema
de la onda
[dιjΰ vu] - conte
and his band cover romero's original to swinging effect. koop
modal
mile
(2 banks of 4 remix) [compost] - killer
rework from zinger and the boys. red
astaire rollin'
stone
[g.a.m.m.] - the
follow up to "follow me"..badu gets the g.a.m.m. touch!
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chart" by
adam 'almagest' cruz
(not in any
particular order):
hailing from new york city, adam cruz got his musical roots from his neighborhood, from latin to hip hop to freestyle to disco. djs
at: "red" and "andalu" alongside 95 north and
moncef belyamani in washington, dc and baltimore, also "filter 14", "bang the
party", alongside yellorange
and e-man, respectively, in nyc. he has
played internationally at "notting hill arts club", "the
elbow room", and "soshomatch" in london. check
out the almagest and special guests at his weekly residency at halcyon in
brooklyn called "mixtape
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terri
walker - "drawing board"
(jay hannan mix) sia
- "waiting for you"
[promo] whitney
houston vs. dj pope - "love will save
the day" (b-soul's sanctuary
mix) [promo] johnnick presents
the return of the meat men - "light"
[4th floor] johnnick
feat. jerry santiago - "a breath
of fresh air" [promo] riverside
feat. de'monica - "raindrops"
(matthias heilbronn mix) soulstation
- "you"
(dj spinna mixes) [west end records] marcus
enochson/e-man - "i am the road"
(bugz in the attic mix) [maw promo] mr.
v feat miss patty - "sole channel
anthem" [ricanstruction label
promo]
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chart" by simon
haggis
(in no order)
simon can be seen djing in the uk and around the globe. resident dj at the whistlebump events, records as klash check out the autumn boat party on october 17th with franηois kevorkian. more info on the website: www.whistlebump.co.uk
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soul
central strings
of life
[whistlebump] d'nell
time
2 say
[furious styles cdr] solar
house harmony
blues
[large] freedon
soundz feat vanessa freeman feelings
[goya] olav
brekke mathisen and sideshow jogge lp
sampler nikos
speaking
in tongues
[under my skin] carl
craig demented
(or just crazy)
[planet e] donnie
cloud
9
(shelter mix) [giant step] ambrosia
thats
how much i love you
[shelter] solu
music night
at the barracuda
[solu] alison
david dreams
[goya] mandrillus
sphynx 4
songs bt mandrillus sphinx
[twentythree records] ronny
jordan st.
tropez
[sony] bliss
- quantic remix - wah wah me
and the gang bohanon
(dk edit) [cdr] reel
people butterflies
[papa]
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current
chart from dj marcia carr.
(in no order)
marcia carr's profile is way too long to list here! she guest dj's at major parties and guest presents radio shows. current events include our time is coming/propoganda/pick up the fish - london. don't forget to check her
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jazzinho
yambou
[ecco chamber] - good
ol phlash asher drops a heavy jazz fusion rub for the fling foot heads
listen and learn! ambrosia
thats how much i love you
[shelter cd-r] - what
a hook
? a soul-searching
matter to make you cry with joy is finally released. a.s.e.
bongo
[sahara cd-r] - t-kolai
add some fluttering of flutes; while taking the tempo up tahas mix does
the job too maintaining a leftfield flow.
superb! willy
washington vs. king unique aint no
looking ahead [cd-r] - a
naughty but rather tasty dance floor liaison that deserves to be heard
everywhere! b-soul
ft. sheila ford love
[poji] - first
class production from dj pope topped with ms fords lovely jazzy vocal. dave
storm ft. max c lovin u
[cdr] - the
estonian kids polished admiration for his us peers shows with this killer
hit mix in the making. kabuki tempest [head to toe] - not for the faint hearted, this fling-foot affair rocks from head to toe in this eclipse of original broken jazz beats, accompanied by a thrilling atjazz remix. pharrell
williams ft. jay-z frontin
[arista] - trust
me the instrumental does the trick, i love it! copeland
green unconditional love
[souls our style recordings test] - one
for the soul house heads world wide from a brand new label with a debut
release. belita
woods & leroy burgess best of me
[basement boys test] - a
quality sir piers floor-filling boogie gem. neon
heights listen to the music
[shiva] - magik
johnsons mix is a celebration of deepness and how i like it. donnie
cloud 9
[shelter] -
quentin harris mix kicks starts a love affair of nu soul with some
tasteful house beats. t
kolai zouk
[chilli funk] - mr
asher (again) is in his element with another top mix in the bag. teddy
douglas bombelaya
[basement boys] - percussion
heavy fanfare of beats to work you up into a sweat. hardsoul ft. ron caroll back together [soulfuric] - jadore the classique main mix sheer excιllence!
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twelve" by mkl
(not in any particular order)
a profile way too long to list here...
producer and visionary
behind the innovative underground dance group three
generations walking
(spiritual life music) involved with spiritual
life records.
teamed up with producer soy sos in 1998 - mkl
vs soy sos
dj's regularly at new york venues such as body & soul, psi, giant step, centro fly and spun to thousands at central park's summer stage in july 2002.
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slam mode - "usoni" [ibadan (cdr)] 3
generations walking - "feed"
[spiritual life music] radiohead
- "i
am citizen insane"
[emi] francois
k - "live
at sonar
[sonar music] mr.
g - "the
day after b"-
new blood ep [shuffle records] gaelle
- "falling"
[naked music] roland brival - "sakitayo" (osunlade remix) [promo] amp fiddler - "love & war" ep [genuine] jephte guillaume presents johanna saint-pierre - "l'ame eternelle" [ibadan] wighnomy
brothers "24/7"
(original mix) [nightclubbing.music] roy ayers - "searching" [bbe] the amalgamation of soundz -"fabric 12" [fabric records]
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ten by laura stone
(in no order):
regular bookings around the
uk has ensured laura is one of the best rising soulful house dj's around. regular gigs
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barbara
walker saved
me
[soulshine] reel
people feat dyanna fearon butterflies
[papa] leroy
burgess and belita woods best
of me
[basement boys] groove
junkes feat indeya oh
lord
[morehouse] the
latin project
lei
lo lai
(maw remix) [electric monkey us] siji
feels
like
[bbe] soulstation
you
[west end] rasmus
faber ever
after
[farplane] ritma
de rua universal
love
[soulfuric] lisa millet closer [look at you]
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favourites being played by pete
adarkwah of barely
breaking even records (not in any particular order)
pete can be seen djing in and around london with ben jolly at 'bubbling over' @ bar rumba on sundays, monthly @ cherry jam, monthly @ neighbourhood and at other one off's.
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roy
ayers virgin
ubiquity
album [bbe] dobie
the
ride
[bbe] pete
rock soul
survivor ii
[bbe] busta
rhymes light your ass on fire
[star trak] andre
3000 hey
love
[arista] obie
trice got
some teeth
[shady] ambrosia
thats
how much i love you
[shelter] patrice
rushen settle
for my love
[elektra] doug
carn higher
ground
[black jazz] roy
ayers you
came into my life
[polydor]
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ten" by
james starling
(not in any
particular order)
james currently works for 'charged' (the dance division of vital distribution) where he specializes in funk, soul, dub, hip hop and deep house releases. he is also responsible for the fidgit record label and clubs and can often be found behind the decks (or at the bar) at the pool, the embassy, fridays at plan b and various other clubs/bars in and around london.
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mark
ronson ooh wee
[east west] richy
pitch the green lanes ep
[above the clouds cdr] amy
winehouse stronger than me
[island] fred
take it back
[fidgit recordings] freq nasty with rodney p come let me know [skint] dr
rubberfunk bossa for the devil
[gps] ty
ha ha
[big dada] mr
scruff giffin
(amalgamation of soundz remix) [ninja tune] quantic
soul orchestra pushin on
[tru thoughts] dj
format ill culinary behaviour
(young einstien remix) [genuine]
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"rocking my cd player" by lee bright of bbe records and recreation records (in no particular order): lee is also promoter & resident of the extended family catch lee djing whenever he gets a gig!
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bob dylan
"the hurricane"
[columbia] the clash
"guns of brixton"
[epic] roy ayers
"searching"
(africa 70 version) [bbe] blur "think
tank" (album) [virgin] vikter duplaix
"morena"
(remix) [?] various artists
"earthtones"
compiled by bobbito [r2] willie
shakespeare "henry v"
(dvd) produced & directed by laurence olivier will i am
mustb21
album [bbe] black eyed peas
elephunk
album [interscope]
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i was to make a mixtape eighteen" by dj
kyri. (not in
particular order)
kyri runs r2
records: www.r2records.com bobbito's 'earthtones' is available now
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prince north [npg] annette peacock survival [aura] roy
ayers virgin ubiquity
[bbe cdr] e.badu
bump it
[motown] zion
i flow
(instrumental) [live up] dobie
ft lane the ride
[bbe/magnificent 7] jaylib
champion sound
[stones throw lp] pete
rock ft pharoahe monch just do it
[bbe cdr] time
machine a million and one things to
do (instrumental) [r2 test] busta
rhymes light your a** on fire
[star trak] outkast
happy valentines day
[arista] hugh
masekela mama
(metro area dub) [verve] andres
love hurts
[mahogani music] osunlade
mr president
[cdr] tata
vasquez suite guaracho pt 2
(beatfanatic rework) [counterpoint] floetry
say yes
(house mix) [?] roland
brival sakitayo
(yoruba soul mix) [isma'a]
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debbie - "current
ten" (in no order)
likely to be playing on my outernational vibes show on www.gaialive.co.uk alt sats between 4-6pm i dj at various places when asked!
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various drum & tribe cyber jam vol 2 african break beats mixed by genetic drugs [blue flame records & germanys multikulti radio] - simply superb, try ladysmith black mambazo housed up or the rootsman + alien hifi let loose on ancient griot vibes. various
siddharta:
spirit of buddha bar vol 2
(selected by ravin) [george v] - the
darkly uplifting charles webster remix of sekouba bambino now has permanent
residence on my decks let alone karsh kales letting go. treat! denys
baptiste let
freedom ring
[dune records] - 40
years on martin luther kings i have a dream speech still resonates and
inspired baptistes retro-modern sax and deep compositions which powerfully
evoke a world where it could be real. various
pathaans
indian sunset
[altura] - chilled
selection with exclusives like the dum dum project featuring orchestral world
groove (pathaan vs gaudi) and ikarus anthemic praying to different gods oumou
sangare oumou
[world circuit] - oumous
first album for 4 years is forthright in championing womens rights. the new
tracks are even more adventurous musically than the wassoullou-beat favourites
also presented. various
tulear
never sleeps
[sterns earthworks] - subtitled
tsapiky guitars from madagascar, this is wild and wonderful speed box guitar
like u could never recreate mechanically with real raw voices, mostly female.
special and different. poetz
4 peace a
pair of olive leaves
dub plate [c olive tree music 2003] - haji
mikes lifelong explorations of his cypriot roots vs reggae find beautiful
expression herein with fine poetry/lyrics seeking unity and peace, especially in
divided cyprus. mounia
sahara i
got a joy
[silver-globe records] - shes
canadian of moroccan parentage and shes created a real classic conscious
roots reggae joy. studio
pagol serendipity
[le maquis/discovery] - arabic/asian
styled electronica informs this belgium-based collectives impressive
danceable and listenable debut bobi
cespedes rezos
[6 degrees] - departure
for six degrees into cubo- american vibes. bobi cespades invokes her yoruba
ancestry and cuban roots inna cutting edge east oakland style.
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players" by
diaspora recordings
via london and n.y.c.
diaspora recordings started in 1999 by jeffrey peacock. four years on and a host of artists and releases to their credit, their scope of music has no boundaries. jeff is based in london, the label has also branched out to new york where keith blackstone heads promotions stateside. check
out keiths regular night in n.y. - chateau
noir at falucka and a new monthly harmony at the
sullivan room, n.y. commencing 9th october.
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frankie
feliciano w/ kenny bobien my joy
[ricanstruction] steal
vybe journey
[diaspora] new
sector movements sho you right
[virgin] mustang
remix nuclear war
[rush hour] sweet
abraham everything falls
[visions] outkast
from the whole world...
[arista] peven
everett - gabrielle
(edit) - family planning ep [main squeeze] directions
have you felt this way before
[diaspora in session]
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twelve bbe releases. a football team and a super sub" (in
alphabetical order) by
ben jolly of
barely breaking even
clubs and promotion:
ben can be seen djing in and around london with pete adarkwah at "bubbling over" @ bar rumba on sundays; and at other one off's.
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adventures
in lo-fi
king britt babies
making babies
compiled by ?uestlove various artists disco
forever
compiled by dimitri from paris various artists disco
spectrum
compiled by dimitri from paris various artists do
you wanna boogie?
(bbe / music works re-edit) two tons of fun funk
rock
compiled by dj spinna and monty burns various artists love
call
(restless soul peaktime remix) ramsey and co mad
styles and crazy visions
compiled by little louie vega various artists maw
tenth anniversary collection
various artists petestrumentals
pete rock que
tal america?
(dimitri re-edit) two man sound strange
games and things
various artists
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ten by g-man
(in no order):
a
french immigrant who developed a strong taste for house music in the
early 90s...moved to the capital to experience the atmosphere of the
parisian dancefloors and quickly embraced the sounds played by people
like dj gregory, dj deep, eric rug and shazz... a few clubs
nights and a weekly radio show quickly followed the move. an old' smoke resident since 1998, he has worked for a while with vinyl junkies records store to help to promote deep underground music. check g-man's site: www.the-crystal-room.com
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kerri
chandler yellow
[king street] floetry
getting late
[fall out] maxine
innis i appreciate
[jellybean] stephanie
cooke i never told you (you could
stay) [king street] soul creation
natural high
[bassclef] aurra
like i like it
(timmy regisford & boyd jarvis remix) [ten records] umblu
feat. cassio ware angel
[julm] kenny
bobien moody
[white] red
astaire follow me
[gamm 001]
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m (not in any particular
order)
matt hosts a weekly mix show on www.routesinrhythm.com. a website that he also runs and maintains. "...apart
from helping scared sparrows down from trees with ladders fashioned out of
match sticks and sticky tape, i am a "multi-media" designer.
>www.signor.com<
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child feat amp fiddler you bring me
vibes [grand central] donnie
cloud 9
(quentin harris shelter mix) [giant step/motown] agent
k feat. joy jones & vanessa freeman
hands
(feed the kat lp) [laws of motion] rima
feat. nicola kramer this world
(this world lp) [compost] urusla
rucker untitled flow
[k7] terea
pretty bird
(jazz bizniz) [counter point] jack
wilson gemstones
(jazz bizniz) [counter point] maxine
inniss i appreciate
[jellybean] one
way feat. al hudson music
[mca] dee dee bridgewater sweet rain (just family) [elektra]
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