7: Courtney Pine – Butterfly (feat. Omar)
No musician embodies more the dramatic transformation in the British jazz scene over the past thirty years than Courtney Pine. His debut album, Journey To The Urge Within in 1987, was the first serious jazz album ever to make the British Top 40, notching up sales to qualify for a silver disc. Aside from being […]
7: The Andy Tolman Cartel – Move Over
For many decades, if you wanted to listen to great music all you needed to do was one thing…switch on your television! TV and film soundtracks were often the work of absolute masters of their art – such as US legends Lalo Schiffrin & Quincy Jones, and their Uk counterparts Ronnie Hazelhurst and Alan Hawkshaw, […]
7: Souls Come Alive (Sampler)
Australia’s Deep Street Soul, since signing to Freestyle Records in 2008, have earned a reputation as being right at the grittiest end of the hard funk scene who made a big impact from the outset – with even the MC5’s Wayne Kramer saying that their version of Kick Out The Jams … is the greatest version of the song ever […]
7: Black Feeling, Vol. 3 (Sampler)
Two choice cuts from the upcoming third instalment in Lance Ferguson’s Black Feeling project. Here we have ‘Futebol bu Bar’ and Deodato’s ‘Latin Strut’.
7: Ginger Johnson – I Jool Omo
First single to be taken from the upcoming re-issue of African Party by Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers – a rare classic pre-afrobeat masterpiece that has never been properly re-issued until now.
7: Kalbata & Mixmonster – Inna Skateland
The third single to be taken from Kalbata & Mixmonster’s album, Congo Beat The Drum, is Inna Skateland featuring the legendary Puddy Roots on vocals and also includes an exclusive dub version of the track.
7: Lack of Afro – Freedom
One of the biggest tracks off the latest Lack of Afro album, Music for Adverts, is Freedom featuring Jack Tyson-Charles, and it’s now available on 7-inch vinyl along with the exclusive; Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances.
7: Cookin’ on 3 Burners – Mind Made Up / Losin’ Streak
Australia’s Cookin’ on 3 Burners return with their Mind Made Up / Losin’ Streak 7-inch featuring Kylie Auldist and Daniel Merriweather – taken from the upcoming new album; Blind Bet.
7: Kalbata & Mixmonster – Prisoner in Love feat. Little John
Israeli producers, Kalbata & Mixmonster, travelled to Kingston, Jamaica to work with the original dancehall-vocalist pioneers. For the first single they worked with Little John to create a beautiful roots reggae track.
7: Ray Lugo & The Boogaloo Destroyers – El Ritmo De Nueva York
Ray Lugo & The Boogaloo Destroyers are back with El Ritmo De Nueva York, taken from their upcoming new album Que Chevre!