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2002, jan 29; 14:14:
  • Winter Chill - Hed Kandi [1CD, Amazon US] I have never bought a Hed Kandi comp because of the ugly cover art, but this one looks ok. Any thoughts on Hed Kandi [comments?]
    2002, jan 28; 14:09:
  • Mojo Club - Dancefloor Jazz [1CD, Amazon US] Mojo is a club in Hamburg, Germany and their series of compilation CDs is just inbcredible. Amazon US has just the tracklisting, but not the artists. There are now 10 volumes and two remix albums of this series. For full tracklisting + online audio, please check there site at http://www.mojo.de/recordings/recordings.htm
    2002, jan 18; 23:06:
  • Chocolat - Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche [1DVD, Amazon US] more on Movies Classic food film, reminds me of Amelie, but less depressing.
    2002, jan 18; 23:06:
  • http://www.firecorner.com/magazine/wackies/ more on Wackies records
    2002, jan 18; 23:06:
  • Tony Allen - Black Voices [1CD, Amazon US] more on Tony Allen
    2002, jan 17; 17:39:
  • Absolutely Very Best Of Prelude Records [3CD, Amazon US] more on Prelude Records
    Track Listings Disc: 1 1. You're the One for Me [Extended Album Mix] - D Train 2. Beat the Street [Francois Kevorkian Mix] - Redd, Sharon 3. Go With the Flow [Extended 12" Mix] - Weeks & Co. 4. Love Fever [Francois Kevorkian Mix] - Adams, Gayle 5. Gonna Get over You [Francois Kevorkian Mix] - Joli, France 6. You'll Never Know [Extended 12" Mix] - Hi Gloss 7. I Wish You Would [Extended 12" Mix] - Brown, Jocelyn 8. Just Let Me Do My Thing - Sine 9. Come on Dance, Dance [Extended 12" Mix] - Saturday Night Band 10. Keep on Jumpin' [Extended 12" Mix] - Musique 11. Inch by Inch - Strikers 12. I Here Music in the Streets [Extended 12" Mix] - Unlimited Touch Disc: 2 1. Somebody Else's Guy [Extended 12" Mix] - Brown, Jocelyn 2. Can You Handle It [Extended 12" Mix] - Redd, Sharon 3. Check Out the Groove [Extended 12" Mix] - Thurston, Bobby 4. Feed the Flame [Francois Kevorkian Mix] - Johnson, Lorraine 5. Music [Extended 12" Mix] - D Train 6. What I Got Is What You Need [Extended 12" Mix] - Unique 7. On a Journey (I Sing the Funk Electric) [Extended 12" Mix] - Elektrik Funk 8. All I Need Is You [Francois Kevorkian Mix] - Starshine 9. You Are the One [Shep Pettibone & Will Downing Mix] - Pilot 10. Come Let Me Love You [Extended 12" Mix] - Day, Jeanette, 'Lad 11. Must Be the Music [Extended 12" Mix] - Secret Weapon Disc: 3 1. Love How You Feel [Extended 12" Mix] - Redd, Sharon 2. Ain't No Mountain High Enough [Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Brown, Jocelyn 3. I'm Caught up (In a One Night Love Affair) [John Morales Mix] - Inner Life 4. Come to Me [Extended 12" Mix] - Joli, France 5. In the Bush [Francois Kevorkian Mix] - Musique 6. Body Music [Francois Kevorkian & Larry Levan Mix] - Strikers 7. Dyin' to Be Dancin' [Francois Kevorkian Mix] - Empress 8. Give It to Me (If You Don't Mind) [Amir Bayyan & Francois Keverkian M - Conquest 9. Searching to Find the One [Extended 12" Mix] - Unlimited Touch 10. The Music Got Me [Tony Humphries Mix] - Visual
    2002, jan 17; 17:39:
  • Super Rare Disco Vol.2 [Amazon US] more on disco
    2002, jan 17; 17:39:
  • Super Rare Disco Vol.1 [Amazon US] more on disco
    2002, jan 16; 23:12:
  • Steve Hillage - Green [Amazon US] more on rock Wild Palms (Love Guitar) is THE track, with a very balearic feel. Steve Hillage collaborated with Derrick May early nineties on the Seven series.
    2002, jan 16; 22:55:
  • 100% Dynamite!: Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, & Funk in Jamaica [Amazon US] more on reggae
    2002, jan 15; 23:12:
  • http://www.fabriclondon.com a club in England which offers individual cds and subcriptions. I listened to the Craig Richards mix (thanks guys!) and quite enjoyed it, a three out of five. Website and business model get a 4 out of 5. :-)
    2002, jan 15; 00:22:
    When not bying vinyl:
    Nuphonic | BBE records | Harmless records | Mastercuts Classics | Deep Beats Classic | Rhino Records | Strut records | http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/ | Counterpoint records
    2002, jan 13; 21:12:
  • 4Hero - Creating Patterns [Amazon US] more on 4Hero
    2002, jan 13; 21:12:
  • D'Angelo - Voodoo [Amazon US] if you enjoy Jill Scott, you will like D'Angelo.
    2002, jan 12; 12:58:
  • Studio One Soul[Amazon US] more on Studio One records
    1. Express yourself - Sibbles, Leroy 2. Respect - Frazer, Norma 3. Groove me - Sibbles, Leroy 4. Soulful strut - Sound Dimension 5. Queen of the minstrels - Eternals (5) 6. Message from a blackman - Heptones 7. I'll be around - Gayle, Otis 8. Still water - Jones, Jerry 9. Time is tight - Sound Dimension 10. Can't get enough - Ace, Richard 11. Don't break your promise - Chosen Few (1) 12. First cut is the deepest - Frazer, Norma 13. How strong - Parker, Ken 14. Set me free - Booth, Ken 15. Is it because I'm black - Senior Soul 16. Deeper and deeper - Mittoo, Jackie 17. I don't want to be right - Ellis, Alton 18. No one can stop us - Williams, Willie
    Studio One Soul, another sensational compilation that this time spotlights the inescapable link between Jamaican reggae and US soul. Since the late 1950s, which saw ska born out of American R&B, the Jamaican reggae fraternity has always had a strong affiliation towards US soul, and later on, funk. --Chris King, amazon.co.uk
    2002, jan 12; 12:58:
  • Brian Eno: Ambient 1: Music for Airports [Amazon US] more on Brian Eno [Brian Eno invented Ambient?] Amazon.com Sales Rank: 906
    2002, jan 12; 12:58:
  • Ghost Dog DVD [Amazon US] more on movies The way of the Samurai.
    2002, jan 12; 12:50:
  • Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information [Amazon US] more on soul music A little soul gem for you.
    2002, jan 10; 17:28:
  • Maurizio - Maurizio[Amazon US] more on Maurizio
    2002, jan 09; 21:20:
  • Writings on Drugs [Amazon US] more on drugs This book was stolen from me in a hotel lobby when I got to page 7. Interesting read. If enough people buy it through this link, I will be able to afford it again. ;-)
    2002, jan 09; 21:05:
  • Best of Chicago Trax [Amazon US] more on Trax records Only 14;99$ for two CDs, don't know about the liner notes nor packaging.
    2002, jan 08; 20:39:
    Can anyone recommend Hi Fi Jazz on x:treme records mixed by Swiss Alex Attias? [comment]
    2002, jan 06; 21:24:
  • Beats & Pieces V.2 [Amazon US] BBE records
    1. George Benson El Barrio [MAW Mix] 2. Femi Kuti Truth Don Die [Kerri Chandler Mix] 3. AfterGlow Jujazwarfare [Future Peace Mix] 4. Romanthony Bring U Up 5. Alex Gopher The Child [K-Dope Remix] 6. Children of Planet Earth Fly Away [Featuring Raven, Roy's Chitown Dub] 7. Osunlade Cantos A Ochun Et Oya 8. Bourgie Soliterre Got The Bug [Bottina's Mix] 9. Groove Collective Everything Is Changing [Jay Denes Naked Edit] 10. Zero D B Come Party 1. Carl Craig People Make The World Go Round [Slum Village Mix] 2. Pepe Bradock Pear Pressure 3. Pete Rock Walk On By 4. Bahamadia One-4-Teen [Funky For You] 5. Handsome Boy Modelling School The Truth 6. Tito Puente On The Street Where You Live 7. Incognito Readers 8. Pharaoh Sanders You've Got To have Freedom 9. Bel Air Project Dark Jazz EP Pt. 1 Dark Jazz 10. Blissom & Merkin Tag Team Triangle
    2002, jan 06; 21:24:
  • Beats & Pieces V.1 [Amazon US] BBE records
    1. Ladbroke Grove-Kerri Chandler 2. Roots-95 North 3. Revenge Of The Orange-Maurice Fulton 4. Rock-DJ Spinna 5. Can U Handle It (Full Length)-Kenny Dope 6. Sausalito-Grover Washington Jr 7. Blacker-Ballistic Brothers 8. Scream (men From The Nile Mix)-Brian Harden 9. Departure Lounge (Harvey's Smoking Area 10. Demarre Le Chauve-Pepe Braddock 11. Delicious-Sunburst Band 12. The Nervous Track-Nuyorican Soul 13. The Quest-Eternal Sun 14. Play With The Voice (MAW Mix)-Joe T Vanelli 15. Novela Das Nove-Wally Badarou 16. Here Come One-Restless Oul 17. Swingin-Kevin Yost 18. Dom B Sensi-Those Norwegians
    2002, jan 06; 20:55:
  • Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 - Jill Scott [Amazon US] Diva of soul Amazon sales rank 126
    2002, jan 06; 20:45:
  • DJ Spooky - Under the Influence [Amazon US] Who says postmodernism can't be fun?
    2002, jan 06; 13:15:
  • Kruder and Dorfmeister - K&D Sessions [Amazon US] Lounge, 877 sales rank at Amazon US.
    2002, jan 06; 12:05:
  • Stooges - Stooges [Amazon US] Iggy and his Stooges, their debut album including '1969' ("War across the U.S.A. / Another year for me and you / Another year with nothing to do"), and 'Now I Wanna be Your Dog' more on punk
    2002, jan 05; 15:15:
  • Talking Heads - Remain in Light [Amazon US] more on Talking Heads
    2002, jan 05; 12:13:
  • Musique - Keep On Jumpin' [Amazon US] more on Musique
    2002, jan 05; 11:06:
  • http://www.suenomartino.net/btg.htm an article on new york's burgeoning club scene written by Steven Harvey, originally printed in underground zine "Collusion" in 1983 and reprinted by dj magazine sometime late in the 1990's
    2002, jan 05; 11:01:
  • http://www.i-merge.net/newyear/card.php?iCode=995644&iOwner=0 Merry Xmas and a happy 2002.
    2002, jan 02; 01:12:
  • Nu Yorica [Amazon US] Mericana Records Nuyorican soul as compiled by Soul Jazz Records; excellent liner notes.
    2002, jan 02; 01:00:
  • Concepts in Unity - Grupo Folklorico Y Experimento Nuevayorquino [Amazon US] Mericana Records
    2002, jan 02; 00:52:
  • The Live Mix, Pt. 2 - Breakestra [Amazon US]
    2002, jan 02; 00:46:
  • James Brown Funky People vol 1 [Amazon US] more on James Brown
    2002, jan 02; 00:46:
  • Manu Dibango - Electric Africa [Amazon US] more on Bill Laswell great title.
    2002, jan 02; 23:46:
  • Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation [Amazon US] more on Loleatta
    2002, jan 02; 23:46:
  • Loleatta Holloway - Best of the Aware Years 1971 -1975 [Amazon US] [more on Loleatta Holloway]
    2002, jan 01; 22:46:
  • Dance Original Inspirational Underground Disco Anthems - Jeremy Newall [Amazon US] [more on Jeremy Newall] this is a good one
    1. Let's Lovedance Tonight - Gary's Gang 2. Dance With You - Lucas, Carrie 3. Love Thang - First Choice 4. Reach Up - Lee, Tony 5. Imagination - Whispers 6. The Glow of Love - Vandross, Luther 7. Get Another Love - Curtis, Chantal 8. Seven Deadly Sins/ Lust - Rinder 9. We're on the Right Track - Ultra High Frequency 10. Pipeline - Johnson, Bruce 11. 212 North 12th - Salsoul Orchestra 12. Vertigo/ Relight My Fire [Progressive Inst. Mix] - Hartman, Dan
    2002, jan 01; 18:43:
  • Dance & Shake Your Tambourine - Universal Robot Band [Amazon US] [more on Universal Robot Band ]
    2002, jan 01; 17:23:
  • Freak in the Light of the Moon - Universal Robot Band [Amazon US] [more on Universal Robot Band ]
    2002, jan 01; 17:22:
  • Sting Like a Bee - Bumblebee Unlimited [Amazon US] [more on Bumblebee Unlimited]
    2002, jan 01; 11:46:
  • Silver Apples - Silver Apples [Amazon US] New York avant garde, late sixties.
    2002, jan 01; 11:41:
  • Moondog - Moondog [Amazon US] [more on Moondog]
    2002, jan 01; 11:26:
      10 to go
    1. INCredible Sound of Gilles Peterson [Amazon US] Gilles' excursions in jazz, hip hop, house, broken beats.
    2. Francois Kevorkian's Essential Mix [Amazon US]
    3. Grass Roots ~ Danny Krivit [Amazon US]
    4. Give Your Body Up: Club Classics & House Foundations, vol. 1 [Amazon US]
    5. Frankie Knuckles - Collection of Classics [Amazon US]
    6. Larry Levan's Paradise Garage [Amazon US]
    7. Last Night a DJ saved My Life [Amazon US]
    8. Meltdown, a Ross Allen compilation [Amazon US]
    9. Disco not Disco, Strut UK [Amazon US]
    10. Joe Claussell's Spiritual Life Music [Amazon US]
    2001 archive:
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