Notuv - Shower [Bunkai-Kei] *Electronica, lo-fi, brain food. Genre defying piece of “who knows what”. Piano chords, synths, electronic clicks and cuts. Sombre, moody, and yet you can still bob ya head to it.   

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Azanyah - I Will Surely Come Again [Jazzman]*Jazz. Saxophone and piano soloist, drummer also features heavily (percussionist and vocalist deserve a mention also). 

The most uncompromising and no-nonsense jazz composition I’ve heard in many years. Not for the faint hearted (or for those with short attention spans).
Album: The one, appears to be vinyl/CD only :-(. 

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My latest 8tracks.

A journey back to the times of Co-Op on a Sunday night @ Velvet Rooms. 

Features “Nights” (Billy Ocean cover) and “Teena” (Teena Maria cover). Dance floor friendly Soul/Nu Jazz/Electronica, apparantley her fourth studio release.
Note to myself: Why haven’t I got the other three?? 
  

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Twin Cities feat. Kia Bennett - Falling [Constellation Avenue] *Nu jazz, soul. The synth’s on this just should not work (way, way over the top), but somehow they do…  and then the whole thing is elevated to a higher place by an attention demanding vocal performance from Kia Bennet.  Single on soundcloud.

Twin Cities feat. Ne’a Posey - Don’t Slow Down [Constellation Avenue] *Nu jazz, mid tempo. Just about got enough going on to make it interesting.

Crazy P - Changes (Appleblim Bristol Soul Mix) [20:20 Vision] *Dub step, soulful house, electronica. “Brain foody” (if such a word exists), mid tempo, dance floor friendly. Single: Changes. Missed an album by these guys last year, too...

LuLu Fall - Its Official [Broadcite] *Soul, electronica, mid tempo. Crystal clear vocals. EP: It’s official. 

Ashley Thomas - Kept On Runnin’ [Counterpoint] *Nu jazz, soulful vocals. Goes back a few years but still sounds like you wanna dance to it. EP: Kept on runnin’.

A Jazz Chronicle (featuring Replife) – Jazz Chronicles – Jazz Chronicles II – [Futuristica] *Hip-Hop, jazz, skillz. Been done a million times before, but this has a little something extra about it. Tune on soundcloud. Album II only seems to be available on CD (??)

More Replife:

Deborah Jordan feat. Replife - Home [Futuristica Music]

Holiday (featuring Replife) - Hybrid Jazz - Broadcite Unplugged 3 EP - Broadcite *Nu jazz, broken beat. Album: Broadcite unplugged vol.3 features Lazer cru, Colonel Red & Yellowtail. Why haven’t I bought this yet?

Jerker Kluge’s Deep Jazz - Little Sunflower [Perfect Toy] *Jazz. Silky vocal arrangement, dreamy clarinet solo, and plenty of other interesting things going in the background too (especially in the last few seconds when the drummer starts talking). May well be the best take on Little Sunflower that I’ve ever heard.
Go. Get. Now.
Free download (in exchange for an email address).
Album: The meeting, not out yet. First album: Heaven & Earth available here 

Barney Wilen - Africa Freakout [Jazzman] *Fusion, jazz, mid-tempo. Heavy guitar/keyboard/saxophone improvisation that somehow doesn’t distract from the main grove, feels like it’s themed on “creator has a masterplan”. Tune on soundcloud, album: Spiritual Jazz: 2 Europe

More fusion from the stack …

He3 Project - From Africa To Oakland [Family Groove] *All over the place, fusion, I think. Works, though. Album: Chapter two.

The Crusaders - Sweet N’ Sour [MCA] *Fusion. Great horn section, super intense. (Can’t find this one anywhere).

Eddie Roberts & Freckles - How Long [One Note] *Fusion, soul vocals, mid-up tempo. Sounds like it should be on talkin’ loud. Album: Move

Akeeb “Blackman” Kareem - Call Me Blackman [Hot Casa] *Fusion, jazz, afro-beat. Relentless. Striking vocals, leaves a lasting impression. Album: Tomorrow.

Barcelona Traction - Estudi en Afro [Picap] *Fusion, jazz,  up tempo. Kicks ass!
Barcelona Traction - Sudamerica [Picap] As above. Album: Barcelona Traction.

Woodland Conclave - Celebration Of Life (Song For Si) [CDR] *Fusion, jazz. Good drummer, good pianist too. Currently no relase date :-(

Donald Byrd - Science Funktion [Blue Note] *Fusion, soul vocals. Black byrd-ish. Album: Caricatures.

Milton Hamilton - Crystalized [Disko-Mania/Strut] *Fusion, soul vocals. Cheesy, yet nice. Available on compilation: The blank generation.

Madhouse 15 [Paisley Park] *Fusion. Outstanding instrumentation, catchy as hell piano/horn riff, as played by T. Nwachukwu on Basic soul guest mix. 

Winner of this weeks “I can’t find this release anywhere” award.

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