Last update: 10 Janv 2009
This second volume in the series of 'Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International' selections from the Paris DJs Soundsystem is the follow-up to the 'Dis Is Good For You' compilation from last year, one of Paris DJs' bestseller since the media morphed into a label (now releasing a new single or...
Thursday 09 May 2013 00:58
Just one year after the Volume 4, Tobias Kirmayer is back with a new episode in his series of the 'Movement' compilations, on a 16-page CD booklet including detailed liner notes and unseen photographs, or deluxe double-gatefold Vinyl - properly mastered from original 45s. Tobias is one of the...
Monday 22 April 2013 10:28
Take a professional DJ, vinyl digger and label owner, Tobias Kirmayer, add a latin/jazz producer, Jerker Kluge. Have them run together a monthly club-night in Munich, 'Shake-A-Leg'. After a few years, ask them to manifest the concept of the party on a compilation. Enrich the worldwide Funk, Soul...
Monday 15 April 2013 18:03
"Dis Is Good For You - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International" is the first compilation coming out on the newly-launched Paris DJs label, gathering old cats and newcomers from the worldwide Afro/Tropical scene. Dwelving into the minds and hard drives of their international network of...
Thursday 25 October 2012 17:19
I always thought that rap evolved from spoken word jazz & blues poetry from the late 60s, with godfathers such as The Last Poets or Gil Scott-Heron, with the first rap song ever recorded being Requiem Pour Un Con by Serge Gainsbourg (in september 1967 in France!), a vocal rap on funky...
Monday 08 October 2012 14:59
Various - David Rodigan's Dubwize Shower (CD/2xLP/Digital) Barely Breaking Even Records BB170CCD/BBE170CLP/BBE170CDG, 2011-06-14 I read an interesting interview from famous UK reggae DJ David Rodigan, where he was stating that Jamaican music is not Jamaican anymore. "They’ve forgotten what...
Sunday 22 May 2011 19:03
Various - Americana Rock Your Soul - Blue Eyed Soul and Sounds from the Land of the Free Compiled by Zafar Chwodhry & Mark "Goodvibes" Taylor (CD/2xLP/Digital) Barely Breaking Even BBE181CCD/BBE181CLP/BBE181CDG, 2011-07-04 When two 40-year old DJs are looking for the same records it's...
Sunday 22 May 2011 18:24
Various - Horse Meat Disco III (2xCD/2xLP/Digital) Strut Records STRUT01CD/LP, 2011-07-04 Acclaimed London DJ collective HORSE MEAT DISCO return in June with the third instalment in their essential compilation series bringing together rare disco, '80s boogie, electro, fresh edits and all-new...
Sunday 22 May 2011 16:30
Various - Fallin' Off The Reel III (CD/Digital) Truth & Soul Records TSCD010, 2011-03-16 Following up the success of the first two volumes, the third entry in Truth & Soul's Fallin Off The Reel series packs in 20 tracks originally pressed as limited edition 45s, listed in chronological...
Saturday 21 May 2011 16:13
Hammock House - Africa Caribe - Produced & Mixed by Joaquin "Joe" Claussell(2xCD) Fania Records, 2011-05-17 Produced and mixed by the legendary Joaquin "Joe" Claussell, Hammock House 'Africa Caribe' is more than just remixes of Fania's back catalog. It's a stunning two-disc...
Saturday 14 May 2011 12:43
Motor City Drum Ensemble - DJ Kicks (CD/Digital) !K7 Records/La Baleine K7285CD, 2011-06-29 Stuttgart's Danilo Plessow, better known as Inverse Cinematics (Pulver Records) and then Motor City Drum Ensemble, will be mixing the next edition of DJ-Kicks, due for a July release. The mix features...
Friday 13 May 2011 16:29
Daniel Wanders & Tobias Kirmayer proudly present Various - Feeling Nice (CD/LP) Tramp Records TRCD9012/TR9012, 2011-05-30 Funk & Soul record collectors Daniel Wanders & Tobias Kirmayer have started working on this compilation more than a year ago. Compared to the obscurities to be found...
Monday 02 May 2011 01:56
Various - Jam Up Twist: 50's Jump Up Blues Northern Soul Ska! Rock A Billy The Dynamite Sounds Of The Nationwide Club Night Compiled by DJ Andy Smith (CD/2xLP) Beat Goes Public CDBGPD 231/BGP2 231, 2011-04-26 After the mix CDs The Document, The Document II, The Document III, Andy Smith's Northern...
Friday 29 April 2011 14:40
Various - Salsa Mundo Columbia Music Born Of Confilct Compiled by Mike Delanian (CD) Beat Goes Public CDBGPD 230, 2011-04-26 Salsa Mundo is BGP's new series that focuses on the development of Salsa around the world. Future releases will look at the scene in Venzuela and Puerto Rico, but our first...
Friday 29 April 2011 14:39
Smoove Presents Mo' Record Kicks Act II (CD/Digital) Record Kicks RKX037, 2011-04-18 Mo' Record Kicks is back! And Act II is an even heavier collection of Record Kicks exclusives, b-sides, remixes and material that appears on CD and compilation for the very first time. The man behind this fine...
Saturday 23 April 2011 18:53
Various - Thai? Dai! The Heavier Side of the Luk Thung Underground (CD/LP) Finders Keepers FKR044CD/LP, 2011-01-31 New 'Sounds Of Wonder' compendium featuring the heavier side of the Lukthung underground from Thailand's finest disfunctional outsiders. Proto punk-funk, warped cover versions and jaw...
Thursday 21 April 2011 21:22
Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Wild Rockers - A Collection of Rare Rockabilly, Surf & Exotica (CD/2LP/Digital) Barely Breaking Even BBE169, 2011-06-27 Let’s forget about the flavor of moment and take a trip back into music’s past. The guide on this trip is none other than Scottish...
Wednesday 20 April 2011 01:01
Seven Heven - Perfect Slices of Soul, Funk and Funky Jazz from the 21st Century New Music from the Original Compact Disc-Otheque Compiled by Mark Webster (CD/2LP/Digital/7" vinyl single) Barely Breaking Even BBE171, 2011-05-17 The revolution starts here! With World Record Store Day just behind...
Wednesday 20 April 2011 00:01
Mad Styles & Crazy Visions 2 - A Journey Into Electronic, Soulful, Afro & Latino Rhythms Compiled And Mixed by Louie Vega (2xCD/2xLP/2xLP/Digital) Barely Breaking Even BBE161, 2011-05-24 (Worldwide) / 2011-06-06 (USA) There are few labels who will get the opportunity to work extensively...
Tuesday 19 April 2011 23:37
The Bahama Soul Club - Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky Remixed (CD/Download) Buyu Records BU008CD, 2011-02-11 13 Top producers, DJs and artists from all around the world worked their magic on a few Bahama Soul Club tracks from the stunning album Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky. Some of the best songs...
Sunday 10 April 2011 19:04
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