The Mackrosoft - Shirts and Skins
(CD) Mackrosoft Records MS0015, 2008

Tracklisting :
01. Shirts and Skins 4:29
02. Two Men Enter 7:42
03. Simulations of God 6:16
04. Cobbham 7:16
05. Imaginums 5:39
06. If It Bleeds 4:11
07. Center of the Cyclone 5:42
08. Vicoden Reality 3:28

Links :
mackrosoft.com
myspace.com/mackrosoft
myspace.com/ajawestcheeba
myspace.com/ajawest
cheebacabra.com
myspace.com/mackrosoft
myspace.com/cheebacabra
youtube.com/user/themackrosoft

The Mackrosoft - Upgrade
(CD) Mackrosoft Records MS0014, 2008

Tracklisting :
01. Southern Smile 5:22
02. Give Me Water! 9:12
03. 96=96 6:54
04. Upgrade 8:57
05. The Bison 11:56
06. Angiogenesis 10:30
07. Dinner With Mr. Undo 11:44
08. The Guyver 6:17

Links :
mackrosoft.com
myspace.com/mackrosoft
myspace.com/ajawestcheeba
myspace.com/ajawest
cheebacabra.com
myspace.com/mackrosoft
myspace.com/cheebacabra
youtube.com/user/themackrosoft

Amplified presents Dirty Soul Electric
(CD/MP3) Barely Breaking Even Records BBECD110, 2008-10-20

Tracklisting :
01. You Need Me - Tiombe Lockhart
02. Untitled - Flako & Shaunise
03. Girl Of My Dreams - Coultrain
04. Holl Up' - JimiJames
05. Noohustle - Bilal Salaam
06. Right Here (Seoul City Refix) - Dj Mitsu The Beats (Feat. Dwele and Neco Redd)
07. Portion No. 9 - OliverDaySoul
08. Pusha Man - Ayah
09. The Uncomfortable Truth - Nneka (*)
10. Conflict - Sy Smith
11. Construction - Musinah
12. Get Out Of My Face - Up Hygh (Feat. Melo)
13. p.r.i.t.t.y Boy - HEAVy
14. Is U Rollin? - Sandie Black
15. I Can't Help Myself - Benny Sings
(*) CD only Bonus Track

Links :
bbemusic.com
myspace.com/bbemusic

Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by Walking
(CD/LP) Daptone/Dunham, 2008-10-14

Tracklisting :
01. Make the Road by Walking | Download MP3
02. Tired of Fighting
03. Home Again!
04. Montego Sunset
05. Karina
06. The Traitor
07. The Contender
08. Birds
09. Esma
10. Going the Distance

Links :
worlds-fair.net/menahan_street_band
myspace.com/dunhamrecords
daptonerecords.com/dunham-records.html

George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
(CD) Shanachie Records SHACD5165, 2008-09-16

Tracklisting :
01. Ain't That Peculiar (feat. Sly Stone & El Debarge) | Go Download MP3
02. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
03. Mathematics of Love (feat. Kim Burrell)
04. Let The Good Times Roll (feat. Red Hot Chili Peppers)
05. Pledging My Love
06. Gypsy Woman (feat. Carlos Santana)
07. It's All The Same
08. Heart Trouble
09. Our Day Will Come
10. Sway
11. You're A Thousand Miles Away

Links :
georgeclintonstuff.com
georgeclinton.com
myspace.com/gclinton
shanachie.com

Wee - You Can Fly On My Aeroplane
(CD) Asterisk/Numero Group AST05CD, 2008-09-11

Tracklisting :
01. You Can Fly On My Aeroplane
02. Leavin' You Alone
03. Put It In Real Good
04. Alone (Reprise)
05. I'm All Changed
06 Alone
07. Find Me, Love Me
08. Try Me
09. Aeroplane (Reprise)
10. Try Me (45 Version)
11. Teach Me How
12. Stay
13. I Want To Show you
14. Trying To Tell You How I ...
15. I Luv You
16. We Could Get It Together
17. Do You Know
18. I Don't Know About You
19. I Think I'm In Love With You

Links :
numerogroup.com

Various - Andy Smith - Diggin' In The BGP Vaults
(CD/LP) Beat Goes Public (BGP) / Ace Records CDBGPD195, 2008-08-30

Tracklisting :
01. Wilford's Gone - The Blackbyrds
02. Cracklin' Bread - Dave Hamilton
03. It's My Thing - Betty Moorer
04. I Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky - Ripple
05. Gotta Get Me A Job - Ann Alford
06. I Got Some - Billy Garner
07. Sing A Simple Song - Booker T & The MG's
08. Live It Up - James K-Nine
09. Can't Get Enough - 87th Off Broadway
10. Smokin At Tiffany's - Funk Inc
11. I Want You Back - Harold Mabern
12. Just A Groove In G - Wilbur Bascomb
13. Let A Woman Be A Woman Let A Man Be A Man - Dyke & The Blazers
14. Brand New Girl - Billy Garner
15. Soul Brothers' Testify - Chester Randle's Soul Senders
16. Itch & Scratch Pt 2 - Rufus Thomas
17. Skunk Juice - Pazant Brothers
18. Sunshine Of Your Love - Spanky Wilson
19. I'm A Good Woman - The Generation
20. Chicken Tracks - Ron Burford
21. Out Of Sight - The Soulsetters
22. Just Another Smile - Mel Davis
23. Tighten Up - Rosevelt Matthews
24. (Oh Baby) I Believe I'm Losing You - Billy Hawks

Links :
djandysmith.com
myspace.com/djandysmith
djandysmith.muxtape.com
acerecords.co.uk
myspace.com/acerecordsuk

Mr. Confuse - Feel The Fire
(CD/2xLP) Légère Recordings, 2008-08-29

Tracklisting :
01. Hurricane Jane
02. Lookout Weekend
03. Going Somewhere
04. Balkan Funk
05. It's Just A Blues
06. Do It Right Now
07. Feel The Fire
08. En Movimiento
09. Groovin' On The Spot
10. The Groove Merchant
11. When I Hear Music
12. Imóvel
13. The Arrrgh Theme

Links :
mrconfuse.com
myspace.com/mrconfuse
legere-recordings.com/mr_confuse.html

Breakestra - Lowdown Stank
(12") Now Again/Stones Throw NA5038, 2008-08-26

Tracklisting :
A1. Lowdown Stank
B1. Miss Funky Sole
B2. Lowdown Stank (Instrumental)

Links :
myspace.com/breakestra
breakestra.com
myspace.com/nowagainrecords
nowagainrecords.com

Rodriguez - Cold Fact
(CD, LP & 45) Light In The Attic LITA036, 2008-08-19

Tracklisting :
01. Sugar Man Download MP3
02. Only Good For Conversation
03. Crucify Your Mind
04. This Is Not A Song, It's an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues
05. Hate Street Dialogue
06. Forget It
07. Inner City Blues
08. I Wonder
09. Like Janis
10. Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme)
11. Rich Folks Hoax
12. Jane S. Piddy
EXCLUSIVE iTUNES BONUS TRACKS:
13. I'll Slip Away*
14. You'd Like To Admit It*
*Original 1967 Impact Records Single

Links :
lightintheattic.net/releases/rodriguez
sugarman.org/coldfact.html

Bronx River Parkway - San Sebastian 152
(CD/LP) Truth & Soul TS609, 2008-07-29

Tracklisting :
01.El Resbalon
02.Agua Con Sal
03.La Valla
04.Nora Se Va
05.Donde
06.San Sebastian 152
07.Me Toca
08.Para Los Rumberos
09.Mi Corazon
10.Song For Ray

Links :
myspace.com/bronxriverpkwy
truthandsoulrecords.com
galacticfractures.com/?p=14

The Natural Yogurt Band - Away With Melancholy
(CD/LP) Jazzman Records JMANCD021/JMANLP021, 2008-07-04

Tracklisting :
01. Chapter One
02. Chit Chat
03. Better Days To Come
04. Thoughts
05. Voodoo
06. Pipe Dreams
07. Latin Illusion
08. The Woods
09. A Broken Rose
10. Space Echo
11. Soft Cheese
12. Lament For Piano

Links :
jazzmanrecords.co.uk

Melvyn Price - Rhythm And Blues
(CD/LP/Download) Wax Poetics WPR004, 2008-06-30

Tracklisting :
01. Voodoo Love Dance (8:06)
02. Toward Brazil (2:41)
03. Behind Kungstradgarden (7:02)
04. Happiness Is ... (7:10)
05. Five O'Clock Traffic (3:51)
06. Last Train (5:47)

Links :
waxpoetics.com

Various - Eccentric Soul vol.9 - The Tragar & Note Labels
(2xCD) Numero Group NUMERO020CD, 2008-06-24

Tracklisting CD1 :
01. Down In the Country - Tee Fletcher
02. You Got a Spell On Me - Billy Wright
03. Heavenly Father - Eula Cooper
04. The Clown - Chuck Wilder
05. Now That I'm Wise - Nathan Wilkes
06. Nite Cap - L. Daniels
07. I'll Be There - Franciene Thomas
08. Sweet Thing - Frankie & Robert
09. Shake Daddy Shake - Eula Cooper
10. What Can the Matter Be - Tokay Lewis
11. Love is So Mean - Richard Cook
12. Tumbling Down - Langston
13. Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things - Eula Cooper
14. Too Beautiful To Be Good - Franciene Thomas
15. Tippings Strings - The Knights
16. Somebody Got' a Help Me - Richard Cook
17. Love (It's Been So Long) - Frankie & Robert
18. Strange Feeling - Nathan Wilkes
19. I Can't Help If I Love You - Eula Cooper
20. Why - Chuck Wilder
21. Who Wants Me Now - Tokay Lewis
22. You're the Only Thing I've Got Going For Me - Billy Wright
23. Let Me Be Free - Sonia Rosa
24. Would You Do It For Me - Tee Fletcher
25. Try - Eula Cooper

Tracklisting CD2 :
01. Watch the Dog That Bring the Bone - Sandy Gaye
02. All Because of You - Tee Fletcher
03. Messing Around - Bobby Owens & the Diplomats
04. Let Our Love Grow Higher - Eula Cooper
05. Ain't Tha Sharp - Young Divines
06. Charade - Four Tracks
07. Breaking My Heart - Sonia Rosa
08. Love is Gone - Cherry Blend
09. I Need You More - Eula Cooper
10. I Think It's Time (You Were Mine) - Alice Swoboda
11. The Hump - The Knights
12. Beggars Can't Be Choosey - Eula Cooper
13. Standing By Love - Eula Cooper
14. Deep In Your Heart - Young Divines
15. You Mean Everything To Me - Four Tracks
16. I'll Show You With Love - Young Divines
17. Every Now and Then - Sonia Rosa
18. Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things - Andrea Williams
19. Have Faith In Me - Eula Cooper
20. Talk is Cheap - Sandy Gaye
21. I Can't Stand It - J.J. Jones
22. Let's Get Funky - Langston & French
23. That's How Much I Love You - Eula Cooper
24. Black Midnight - J.J. Jones
25. Potters Field - Alice Swoboda

Links :
numerogroup.com

The New Mastersounds - Plug & Play
(CD/LP) One Note Records ONRCD011, 2008-06-13

Tracklisting :
01. Hole In The Bag
02. I Mean It So feat. Dionne Charles
03. Thermal Bad
04. Looking For An Answer feat. Dionne Charles
05. Altitude
06. Kuna Matata feat. Troy Howe
07. Chrysalis
08. Idris
09. All We Can Do feat. Dionne Charles
10. Beyond The Bleak Horizon
11. King Comforter feat. Dionne Charles

Links :
newmastersounds.com
myspace.com/newmastersounds
onenoterecords .com
myspace.com/onenoterecords
kudosrecords.co.uk

The Ottawa Bros - Duck Soup
(CD) Cast-A-Blast CAB104, 2008-06-09

Tracklisting :
01. He Gets The News
02. Fuzzy Logic
03. Afro Slinky
04. The Marble Militant
05. Save Dr. Jay
06. Shoot That Pig!
07. Trouble In The A.M.
08. Maybe Later
09. Another 7even Seconds
10. The Eleven
11. Bone Agent
12. The Selector
13. A Good Will
14. C'mon You Target
15. Spoonbender
16. Wheels? Check!

Links :
myspace.com/theottawabros
cast-a-blast.com
myspace.com/castablast

The Baker Brothers - Transition Transmission
(CD) Peddler/P-Vine, 2008-06-04

Tracklisting :
01. Why Oh Why
02. Chance And Fly
03. Aargh, Aargh-Aargh
04. Soul Shine
05. Would I Be Wrong
06. If You Want Me To Stay
07. So Said, So Done
08. B Bro Super 8
09. Beat Feat
10. Kick Back
11. It's Not Me
12. Roll Up Your Sleaze
13. Transition Transmission
14. Home Life

Musicians :
DAN BAKER - keys/guitar/violins/vocals/accounts/waterworks
CHRIS PEDLEY - bass/vocals/guitar/pies/keys/tequila gold/rosy cheeks
RICH BAKER - drums/vocals/tea/plumbing/tinnitus/nappies

Links :
thebakerbrothers.com
myspace.com/thebakerbrothers

Various - Soul Messages From Dimona
(CD/2xLP) Numero Group NUMERO021CD/LP, 2008-05-29

Info :
A new addition to the NUMERO catalog with 7 previously unissued tracks, in addition to 13 other related tracks from the rare vintage soul labels SOLID SOUL, SUN CUT, REEDSVILLE, LLOYD, and CONCHO labels, as well as four LP-only bonus cuts.

Tracklisting :
01. Soul Messengers & The Spirit Of Israel - Burn Devil Burn
02. Soul Messengers - Our Lord & Savior
03. Tonistics - Holding On
04. The Spirit Of Israel & Soul Messengers - Daniel
05. Sons Of The Kingdom - Hey There
06. Soul Messengers - Go To Proclaim
07. Soul Messengers - Equilibrium
08. Soul Messengers - Prince Of Zeal
09. Sons Of The Kingdom - Modernization
10. Soul Messengers - Heaven Of Heavens
11. Soul Messengers - Victory
12. Tonistics - Dimona (Spiritual Capital Of The World)
13. Soul Messengers - Junky Baby
14. The Spirit Of Israel & Soul Messengers
15. Soul Messengers - Messiah
16. Soul Messengers - Savior In The East

Links :
numerogroup.com

Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Band - Live At The Haunted House - May 18, 1968
(2xCD) Rhino Records R2 7771, 2008-05-02

Tracklisting CD1 :
01. Intro
02. The Joker
03. Get Ready
04. Come See About Me
05. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
06. I Can't Turn You Loose
07. Philly Dog
08. Ain't Too Proud To Beg/(I Know) I'm Losing You
09. Mustang Sally
10. I Can't Turn You Loose (Reprise)
11. Intro To Set 2
12. Something You Got
13. Dance To The Music
14. Fried Neck Bones
15. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
16. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
17. Bottomless
18. Stormy Monday

Tracklisting CD2 :
01. Respect/Satisfaction
02. Day Tripper
03. Funky Broadway
04. Do Your Thing
05. Band Intros
06. (I Wanna) Testify
07. I Can't Turn You Loose (Reprise)
08. Sweet Lorene
09. Misunderstanding
10. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
11. Knock On Wood
12. (I'm A) Road Runner
13. Try A Little Tenderness
14. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Version 2)
15. Something You Got (Version 2)
16. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
17. Since I Lost My Baby
18. Stand By Me
19. We're A Winner/I Can't Turn You Loose (Reprise)

Note : An individually numbered limited edition of 5000 Copies

Links :
Official site expressyourself.net
Buy it now on rhinohandmade.com
Read a recent interview on austinchronicle.com