vol. 151 feat britney spears, pink, black eyed peas, la roux, mic & pep, david guetta feat akon, dj analyzer vs cary august, miley cyrus and the wonderful whitney houston!!

the original samples and breaks used on the legendary illmatic album. classic soul, funk, rare groove & jazz from the 70s and 80s.

2006 album!!

2nd single from the patrick cowley & jorge socarras album >catholic<. bleeding edge remixing by oni ayhun and noble editing by morgan geist added for your pleasure. while still everybody keeps guessing whos behind the mysterious and burning hot works of oni ayhun, macros got the mans first ever remix! o.a. obscured cowleys >memory fails me< with his trademark darkness and took it to the edge of engineering. and its got all that feeling, too! if you asked yourself what a forward-thinking patrick cowley might have done today - here is a serious offering. >burn brighter flame< is the disco heart of the album. with all disco crate digging of the decade, >bbf< is the ultimate find. since the original artists had intended this one to be a single theres also a stunning instrumental! we just remember how everybody got tears of joy when finn johannsen mixed the different versions of this for the first time at berlins picknick. who could have been asked for an edit of this gem other than metro areas morgan geist? creating a dialogue between the vocal and instrumental versions, his edit offers even more variety for the dj to mix in and out of this great tune.

‘sizzled sally’ has caused many a storm on dancefloors this summer, an unforgettable treat of a record from the refreshing palette of mic newman. title track ‘sizzled sally’ is the most requested and hyped murmur release to date, the sound of the past meeting the present in an original and winning recipe. slices of piano and rapturous vocal screams unite in a sharp evocative atmosphere, forming the heart of the track that stays with you long after the lights come up. b side ‘5 o’clock’ is another late night burner, stocked with an arsenal of funk and fired out with great velocity

no need to tell sth about these tracks!!

big classic from 1977

allstar band feat. ivan jullien, michel colombier, eddy louiss, maurice vander. top rare french riviera mod & jazz funk masterpiece with great breaks and fuzz sounds, 1:1 remastered album reissue...

lisa you have to change ist the secound single from the shareholder tom album emotional value (sprcd003) which combines american soul and reggae, hip hop, african root music, and european melancholy pop in a wonderful and extraordinary way. the album features the harmonious cooperation of musicians from five countries and three continents.

the simply stunning follow up to the highly acclaimed debut album press on, lack of afro combines his live musicianship, top notch studio production skills with rappers and vocalists into a skillful combination of compositions blending funk, hip hop and soul into a steamy stew of a breakbeat bonanza...

re-issue in original artwork of this 1994 classic, for the first time on double vinyl! ronny jordan and dj krush deliver funky downtempo and acid jazz on a hiphop fundament.

cool nirvana remake by adam freeland!!check it...its a warehouse found!

excellent 2x cd pack, with classic funk & soul nuggets

>can you dig it?< charts the rise of black action films from 1970-75. the vinyl is on two monster loud separate double albums.
the black action films of the early 1970s gave the hollywood industry its first african-american cinema ? actors, directors, cameramen, editors and writers. these films discussed aspects of the african-american experience in the form of entertainment. storylines interwove post-civil rights revolution with action stories, many involving pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers or private detectives.
the films also featured the finest funk and soul black music of the time as stars such as james brown, curtis mayfield, willie hutch and roy ayers produced some of their finest work, with film budgets allowing for the addition of huge orchestral arrangements by jazz legends such as quincy jones, johnny pate and jj johnson.
in the early 1970s, black action films exploded into the cinema with three extremely successful films ? >shaft<, >super fly< and >sweet sweetbacks badasssss song<. the most profound statement of these films was their actual existence ? black actors and black directors entering the previously closed hollywood film industry.
black action films were a representation of politically everything that had gone before and stylistically of everything that was current. civil rights, malcolm x, martin luther king, black power, black panthers, vietnam sit alongside the criminal worlds of policemen, private investigators, bail bondsmen and the criminals, drug dealers, pimps and hustlers that they parole.
>can u dig it?< brings you everything you always wanted to know about black action films. aside from the amazing music (brought together for the first time ever), it also comes with extensive liner notes.
this is an essential soul jazz records release!

>can you dig it?< charts the rise of black action films from 1970-75. the vinyl is on two monster loud separate double albums.
the black action films of the early 1970s gave the hollywood industry its first african-american cinema ? actors, directors, cameramen, editors and writers. these films discussed aspects of the african-american experience in the form of entertainment. storylines interwove post-civil rights revolution with action stories, many involving pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers or private detectives.
the films also featured the finest funk and soul black music of the time as stars such as james brown, curtis mayfield, willie hutch and roy ayers produced some of their finest work, with film budgets allowing for the addition of huge orchestral arrangements by jazz legends such as quincy jones, johnny pate and jj johnson.
in the early 1970s, black action films exploded into the cinema with three extremely successful films ? >shaft<, >super fly< and >sweet sweetbacks badasssss song<. the most profound statement of these films was their actual existence ? black actors and black directors entering the previously closed hollywood film industry.
black action films were a representation of politically everything that had gone before and stylistically of everything that was current. civil rights, malcolm x, martin luther king, black power, black panthers, vietnam sit alongside the criminal worlds of policemen, private investigators, bail bondsmen and the criminals, drug dealers, pimps and hustlers that they parole.
>can u dig it?< brings you everything you always wanted to know about black action films. aside from the amazing music (brought together for the first time ever), it also comes with extensive liner notes.
this is an essential soul jazz records release!

once again, lump sticks to his guns and brings you strangely funky tunes to make this world a better place . it s too late. the world has gone sombre and our man walks the desolate streets. the femme fatale is there, right under the street lights. the gansgster are all around. bobby has been shot and all the junkies are surrounding the dealer in the back alley. this is no house as you know it. this is harcore funk. it s noir, it s dirty, it s dangerous and risqué. run. the cops are coming...

taken from the forthcoming self titled album, this stunning single ventures into the rock landscape as tia hunter leads the group through this rollocking reworking of the mc5s >kick out the jams<. as if that wasnt enough the flipside features shirley davis letting rip on this story of the worlds greatest superpower, folding, moolah, dosh, readies, greenbacks in other words cash!

taken from the forthcoming self titled album, this stunning single ventures into the rock landscape as tia hunter leads the group through this rollocking reworking of the mc5s kick out the jams. as if that wasnt enough the flipside features shirley davis letting rip on this story of the worlds greatest superpower, folding, moolah, dosh, readies, greenbacks in other words cash!

q-sounds & radek azul band strike back! few weeks after their first killer track >work it<, radek azul band delivers a magnificent piece of modern soul: >since i let you go<. it s the sound of old school funk the drummer lays down that drives the track in a funk soul direction, along with bass and beautiful chords and a mellow flutes section. but this track would be incomplete without the incredible voice of chynna blue, bringing back the spirit of the greatest soul divas. on the flip side, >give you all< is an impressive jazz funk track with fat breaks and rhodes. the flute chorus takes you in a mystical and spiritual mood until the theme comes back.
this new 7 inch confirms that radek azul band & q-sounds are on the way to move soul music. don t miss it!

the sound of the sixties and seventies has never been so sought after as at the present moment...

1973 classic by no.1 us funk/soul band!!

1969 debut album!!

repress of a 1974 motown release. edwin starr came to fame with his 1970 #1 single >war<. the >hell up in harlem< movie might not have been remarkable, but the soundtrack is for sure! you might know some of the beats from nowadays hiphop-tracks ...

originally released in 1998. includes dodge master mix and instrumental!!

nice price deal !!! 1998 dodge and c swing mixes!!

massive funk/soul 2 tracker!!

unreleased 1976 album. heavyweight high definition vinyl.

a seven inch release on green vinyl by this sax player from the new cool collective who also was featured on the first unexpected records release. blunted jazz tracks, one to dance to, one to nodd your head to.

1998 2 good fellas/mac mixes!

1998 brooklyn funk mixes!

reissue of a classic funk / soul album by blue feather, originally released in 1985 on injection disco dance.

finally, the unreleased 2001 recording from a tribe called quest frontman!

1998 mixes by eric sermon, c swing and major!!

1999 classic!

nice price deal !!! 1999 curtis & moore/craig smith mixes!!

pasadena, ca 1980: what an amazing tune! this was first brought to our attention via top djs on the uks modern soul scene. halo is the product of three very talented young lads who met in pasadena during the late 70s. karvin lee johnson, james king jr., & greg coleman started the group after realizing they had what it took to make it in the industry at that time.

bstrd boots taps into the supreme power of plymouth uks 14th best dj - the one mr. aldo vanucci, who himself has remixed and produced for labels such as catskills, sunday best, rebtuz, av8, funk weapons and more over the last few years.

the lack of afro success story began after word spread to the freestyle records office about the sounds adam gibbons, multi instrumentalist, producer, re-mixer and dj was creating, freestyle records head honcho adrian gibson instantly signed him and released the massive debut single >wait a minute< and subsequent album >press on< which was hailed by idj magazine as >one of the greatest albums of the modern funk era<.
on this brand new seven track 12 inch >international< taken from the forthcoming album >my groove, your move< wax & herbal t rock the joint like men possesed, whilst on >closer to me< the amazing vocalist roxie ray (of dojo cuts) adds a bluesy, soulful touch that augments the signature lack of afro big beat bonanza. with instrumental and acapella cuts of both tracks rounding off this stunning return, its pretty certain that everyone will know that lack of afro is back and taking no prisoners!

nice price deal !!! nice 4 tracker with mixes by fabrizio vignaroli and moko!!

really amazing michael jackson tribute. from the same stable who brought you cant help it last year. surely as strong. surely as enjoyable. to put it simple: you need this!!!!

repress. originally released by iconic east london label, acid jazz as a strictly limited edition 7 inch single in march. as duffys timeless pop classic >mercy< was crowned the hit song of last year, south london production team the third degree hit upon the idea of recording it again, but this time with the proper 60 s soul sound the track deserves!

once again, manmade comes out with another fresh selection of funky tracks from around the globe. this time we re featuring basement freaks, funkanomics, slynk and manmade.
with no surprise, this feature funk has a wide range of club bangers perfect for everybody to spin. first up with an incredible breaks track, we got basement freaks >lauren beat< which is sure to impresses with its driving beats, chunky bass line and well known vocals. the second cut is by funkanomics. it s sure to become a breaks anthem. the perfectly arranged hendrix samples will have >crosstown shelter< getting you up on your feet for sure!
on the b side you ll find cmc&silenta s reedit of >voodoo workin<. designed with fat kick drums, catchy bass lines and unique piano and brass loops, there are no doubts the ladies will shake their hips to this banger. the last cut is by one of the best upcoming dj and producers from down under, slynk with his track >you re the fool<. this is one of the most banging funk explosions that has ever reached our ears! you really would be a fool not to have it in your record bag!

more unreleased & rare nuggets on the 2nd part of this limited 7 inch series - produced by quincy jones!

2001 classic blacksmith mixes!!!

nice price deal !!! 1990 classic feat carroll thompson

exclusive re release of the rare 1st album by this progressive soul jazz band featuring members of el chicles & chakachas. astounding mix of jazz attitude, blue eyed soul, prog funk, soft rock and even folky moments, including fine cover versions of love in them there hills by gamble & huff, norwegian wood and to love somebody, comes with two bonus tracks from their first boogaloo & soul beat 7inch from 1968, original album cover artwork with new liner notes, remastered 2009.

2 songs dug up from the archives of dam funk. its my life was recorded in the late 80s and big azz girl in the early 90s with dam on all instruments and vocals. self explanatory subject matter. debut release for circle star records via stones throw...

dj vadims second offering from his u cant lurn imaginashun also explodes out of the box with a combination of 70s feel good chicago soul and real hip hop. combining a relentless hook that will have you spontaneously humming along with solid heart felt lyrics from juice lee and rjay. featuring remixes from one of frances hottest producers astronote, whose previous works with talib kweli, guilty simpson & joell ortiz have earned him huge international acclaim. astronotes remix of that lite shows why. a completely different take on the original, with an equally recognisable hook. as well as a remix from uk producer lil ste. stes remix is a major departure from his previous work with artists such as grand master flash, shaznay lewis, jamelia and blue. all his experience has managed to turn his version of that lite into a much more stripped down r&b track. this release also accommodates dj vadims uk flex mix of his previous single soldier. pick it up!

nice price deal !!! 1991 classic!!

next instalment in the dubplate series sees nycs monk one get busy with a couple of club bangers courtesy of the roe o tations extra special and much sampled uplifting soul cut on the a side, whilst on the flip we risk the wrath of kane to bring you an extra raw cut up featuring greedy g. dance floor mayhem every time!!

1994 classic!! nuff said...

everyone should know this early 90s masterpiece by jazzy jeff and will smith!!! includes hula house mixes !! ltd backstock !!

diana ross cover!! loren dawson and track masters mixes!! feat foxy brown...

two solid sides of sister funk dance floor dynamite here, and you also get to play which version is best? the late keisa browns frenetic mover dance man has long been a grail of the cultured funk collector but until fairly recently not many knew that producer earl williams re cut an alternate version of the song with unknown vocalist liz spraggins. at last count there was still just the one solitary known copy of lul 1003 in the collector world, making it even rarer than the keisa original. but how does it fare by comparison? we ll let you decide which you prefer with this handy pairing of the two: the infectious, shuffling groove and the sassy vocals of keisa or the stripped down fatback drum and bass of the spraggins version. we still cant make our minds up!

what a soundtrack this is! drums all over the place, bass so thick you can spread it on toast and other instrumentation that adds up to a serious dose of fownk. and not only are the tunes good, but the arrangement of it all as well - who knew people used clips of dialogue like this on soundtracks back in the day? until the movie gets released, if it ever gets released, we can at least enjoy the music from the soundtrack and the bits of dialogue that give us sparse hints about the film. because if the film is like the soundtrack, it is going to be one bad, bad experience.

you d be hard pressed to find an original of this 45 by the southern soul legend that is willie johnson. and if you did, be prepared to cough up a whacking $6000! yes thats no typo - six thousand big ones is the value of this true gem of a tune, now its yours for a fraction of a fraction of that price.

recorded and released in detroit in the late 70s, this is a record with the motor city wired into its dna, with erstwhile motown / shadybrook employee victor hall manning the boards. since the release of sister funk 2, demand for this assured piece of femme vox disco infused modern soul has not let up - yet no further copies of the incredibly scarce original 45 have materialised. ripe for a reissue then, and our soul 7 the perfect outlet as we continue to offer the highest grade soul music in existence!

truth & soul is proud to present the first single from michael leonhart & the asvamina 7. michael leonhart, grammy award winning trumpt player for yoko ono, steely dan, and lenny kravitz has masterfully created something that sounds like the musical love child of r.d burman, fela kuti, & beck. a mix of reverb drenched vocals, afro beat horns, and fluttering tablas all work in perfect harmony on the asvamina 7s first single on truth & soul. the hard hitting a side, named after the medicinal alkaloid, scopolomine, is a vocal track in which leonhart manages to sing about the all purpose drug in an unusually catchy way. side b, gold fever, is an uptempo vocal cut that is equal parts afro beat and pysh rock, with the horns of a 70s kung fu flick

limited quantity, one off production run, no re press, tracks are exclusive/alternative versions to album cd & album lp versions!!

after a four year break from the studio, l.a.s finest practitioners of party funk & breaks, breakestra, return to the fray with a brand new studio album on strut this september, til to till.

the third in struts inspiration information studio collaboration series brings together an intriguing pairing between one of africas great bandleaders, mulatu astatke, with the next level musicianship of the heliocentrics collective from the mighty roster of stones throw / now again. known primarily through the successful ethiopiques album series and the film soundtrack to jim jarmuschs ?broken flowers, mulatu astatke is one of ethiopias foremost musical ambassadors. his selfstyled ethio-jazz sound flourished during the swinging addisÑ era of the late 60s as he successfully fused western jazz and funk with traditional ethiopian folk melodies. the heliocentrics have become known as one of the uks foremost free-thinking collectives of musicians, inspired by a wide palette covering sun ra, james brown, david axelrod and all manner of psych, afro and eastern sounds. the collective have featured on records by madlib and dj shadow. now a fixture within the stones throw / now again roster, they forged their own genre-breaking directions in the astral analogue groove on their 2007 debut album, out there. a number of tour dates around the release and headline slots at festivals throughout 2009 have been confirmed.

obey your brain. from the cerebral ether of andre bumrocks and jason convict! comes purple brain, the new mix cd and 7inch from rvng intl. australians.

laura vane is one of the most unique and refreshing soul voices to come out of the uk in the past 10 years. her voice has been described as etta james meets janis joplin, as she has a natural raw and textured edge. the group consists of musicians from various dutch & uk projects pooling their respective skills for this funk & soul group. from holland, and more precisely dordrecht in the south east of the country, phil martin & ton van der kolk - also known as producers duo aiff - provide their instrumental talents developing the grooves and beats fired over the internet from the northern uk town of burnley by jonathan diesler radford. finally, and having cut it amongst the big boys working with the streets, gnarles barkley & mj cole amongst others, laura vane, hailing from brighton on the south coast of the uk, provides the sweet vocals and imaginative lyrics to the project.

the sun is shining, waves are gently crashing on the beach, birds are chirping - alls well at our quaint resort on germanys baltic coast. and good music in the air, soulmusic, from northern to southern, via raw, deep, and modern, with just a touch of funk, disco, hip hop, house, and electronic eclecticism thrown in the mix.

produced by madlib! 2nd album to follow the critically acclaimed a lil light debut!

the man behind stones throws funk reissues, now again subsidary and the quality funky 16 corners compilation dug deep in his crates to edit over 10 rare breaks perfect for mixing, cutting and producing!!

conrad jackson is a uk soul singer who has been doing the rounds for over ten years he has been recruited by label owner and dj lee jeffies aka dj peru. from sonic wax records for there third release come back with me. the record is set in the sexy michael wycoff vein with a steady groove. already getting played by djs soul sam, terry jones, ian dewhurst, and many more... tipped to be a monster tune!!!!

repressed! produced by j-rocc (beat junkies)
the world famous beat junkies debut on stones throw: two mega-mixes done in classic double dee and steinski/dj shadow/cut chemist fashion. >play this (one)< builds playfully from a rumbling beginning to an energetic crescendo over nearly six minutes of funk. >junkies pick<, j.roccs ode to cut chemists >bunkys pick< cribs liberally from egons funky 16 corners compilation, and a funky good time is had by all.

real soul music never dies. this is what the insatiable musicians of dutch band, the soul snatchers prove every time they treat a swinging crowd to their timeless, down to earth funk & soul tunes! the motown beat of the a side good and plenty will move even the biggest sourpuss. with this new single the group brings a more stylish sixties sound and groove. the music is playful yet serious, captivating and inspiring. the rhythm section is tight but not forced, the horns play heavy and singer curtis t. proves to be one of the best new dutch soul singers! the b side is definitely not a b choice! soul to soul sees legendary dutch soul singer jimi bellmartin taking the lead. the soul snatchers are a nine piece group with an abundance of ideas. they show us time and time again how to play good authentic funk.

a fantastic example of 60s r&b/northern soul - the record tells the story of a hard bitten life working on a cotton field set to the most extraordinarily funky beat. the track has a very original theme and execution that draws the listener in. uplifting and very danceable, a tale of perseverance.

laura vane & the vipertones are keeping it in the family, both musically and literally, with the roof off ep. firstly a splendidly deep bumpy house rework of mean lover by part time heroes & diesler remixes roof off inna broken style! taking the aggressive party anthem of the original and stripping it of full vocals and slapping it where it shouldnt, to give it a bit of extra booty shake. completing the ep is an extended edit of roof off which is lovingly chopped up and carefully glued back together by none other than phil martin giving the funk & nu jazz djs a little more to share with the worn out legs of the dancefloor.

new zealand soul powerhouse fat freddys drop proudly present their new studio album, drboondigga & the big bw, which features nine tracks of non categorizable music born from freddys live jams, fantastic voyages & many hours of beat reduction & sonic fine tuning in lyall bay, wellington.

erste single auskopplung vom album wir kinder vom bahnhof soul. ein ohrwurm mit sozialkritischem credo.

re-issue of a funk classic with extra disco flavour!

2002 classic!! comes in 12inch / 7inch package!!

two years after our landmark double cd set, numero returns with a deluxe 4lp box set of eccentric soul: twinights lunar rotation. this definitive version features 14 bonus tracks not available on the cd, updated liner notes, more photos, and a full singles discography.

1970 classic by arethas sister!!

1998 classic!! downtempo/broken beat house tracks!!

a few years ago the world discovered a unique sound coming from the distant ethiopian capital addis abeba. the emotional blow was only matched by the brightness of this original and magnificent discovery. the ethiopiques series directed by francis falcetto and edited by buda musique provides a comprehensive landscape of this subtile musical universe where local and western cultures do magnify each other. this new ethiopian urban modern music release follows the first soul & groove installment and keeps revealing some essential parts of the modern ethiopian puzzle. an unaqualled soul funk signature until today.

1972 classic by james browns very own band!!!

compiled here are 24 of felton williams most fascinating recordings,covering gospel, group soul, northern, jazz & funk. also included is a dvd of the over 200 sound recordings pulled from his archives and a 30 minute featurette on the making of downriver revival. deluxe 2lp set contains 24 prime tracks from the double u archives housed in a thick gatefold sleeve with a tipped in booklet stuffed with photos and detailed notes on the recordings. dvd contains a virtual vault for a dig your own experience.