combining sams love of house, classic techno, electro, latin and jazz influences, >twisted< is a beautiful journey through an electronic landscape littered with orchestral sweeps, delicate pads, sublime robert owens-esque vocals, dancefloor beats and heart tugging strings. featuring guest appearances from subject detroits dj bone, la based singer ovasoul 7, vocalist and guitarist justin chapman, who is also onehalf of the atlanta-based dj/production duo kemeticjust and the one and only paris the black fu from the detroit grand pubahs. deetron shows us that techno can still conjure moments of beauty whilst still keeping us on the dancefloor !!

iiwii launches its long awaited new limited edition 10 series called the >gallery series<. this series will focus more on downbeat, leftfield and house genres. first up is a four tracker from dante and dhula, two members from iiwii recording group cobblestone jazz. the first track from this release, a modern electronic dub excursion, >why do the wicked ones rule?< has already found its way into the charts of straight no chaser courtesy of gilles peterson, and gotten play on his worldwide radio show on bbc !!

very nice mixe by tom novy and richard gray!!!!!

2 album tracks ft. paris the black fu !! combining sams love of house, classic techno, electro, latin and jazz influences, >twisted< is a beautiful journey through an electronic landscape littered with orchestral sweeps, delicate pads, sublime robert owens-esque vocals, dancefloor beats and heart tugging strings. deetron shows us that techno can still conjure moments of beauty whilst still keeping us on the dancefloor

theo parrish project with live musicians bosts another wonderful 2 track marriage of spiritual jazz and detroit house sounding like 21st century strata east

saucooler deep house mit einflüssen aus disco , jazz, gospel... oder was f freunde von theo parrish, moodymann, jimpster oder early chez damier, ron trent... tipp !!

ginny s unique 1983 slow burning >can t be serious< has some very intense vocals and has conquered the hearts of many. now finally available again, remastered from the original tapes. renowned jazz-funk fusionist clive stevens has a career spanning over 30 years and has collaborated with the likes of afrika bambaata, manfred mann, billy cobham and others. his 1983 >mystery man< track is a beautiful, exotic cosmic disco jam previously released on italian label >many records< and the german >frog records<. this rare and sought after track comes in orignal remixed version featuring famous percussionist/composer mino cinelu who has played with miles davis and weather report

isoul8 aka enrico crivellaro from verona has been on the scene for years and has recently been given the break he deserves by jazzanova who have signed isoul8 to their sonar kollektiv label. give it up is a prime slice of soul jazz and features the vocals of valerie etienne and comes with piranhahead and extended dj mixes

awesome funked up jazz tip booty breaks/house/big beat crossover on single sided marbled blue vinyl

limited repress of this classic tracks from joey beltram feat energy flash, mentasm and other well know beltram tunes !!!

von tiefen jazz-garnituren zu abgebremstem klöppel kopfnicker percussion house. ian bleibt krauses liebster deepster

the father father remix takes you on a hypnotizing trip inside your bleeding soul. worgull isolates two single lines of oezlem cetins soulful sermon and creates a deep and dark dub version with many references to detroit and old school chicago. a future classic which shares the same vibes as henrik schwarz rework of walk a mile in my shoes. on the flipside is a nice reinterpretation of are we? by tony nwachukwu (attica blues), another friend of the karma boys, which features michelle amadors sweet vocals over a minimalistic detroit flavoured techno jazz excursion keeping the odd waltz time signature of the original and flipping the tune into an atmospheric future shuffle

following up to the fantastic earth beats remix ep (with hendrik schwarz and chateau flight) here comes kuniyukis new strike >sekai no ichiban<.. kunis new tracks are pure blissful musical drifts through wonderfull future jazz, ian obriens remix is a thick cut percussive detroity deep house voyage, atmospheric and kicking and symphonic. beautiful release !!

higher skies isnt as far out as sun ra but it is an uplifting leap into the outter reaches of the atmosphere. the drums and percussion lead us into the funky bass and ms. vogel is way up in higher skies.this is the future of future jazz with the poetic verses flying in higher consciousness. its enough to make you feel lightheaded

phil barry first started playing guitar at the age of 14, learning jazz, classical and rock styles and bought his first drum machine and four track soon after. hearing dance music at the end of the 80s made phil think that a fusion between dance and rock could be possible and he formed a band, >cubanate<

wagon cookin joined xan blacq in salvador de bahia where they recorded this sultry piece of nusoul called the week the weekend.later xan blacq did it again at his london studio in an uptempo style, rerecording everything. result is a great piece of contemporary soul made with the heart to move the feet. original has the distinctive wagster jazz touch, but this time with and slightly electronic feel. flip the side and you will find a broken beat remix of the original brink on dreams included in their amazing last album. electronic but yet jazzy broken production that will rock the place!

spiritueller deep phunkin house mit jazz elementen !! incl lawnchair generals mix

exellent deep house with a latin/portugese touch (knee deep/ soulfuric style). playlist: all big name deep house djs like: brian tappert, harley & muscle, knee deep, ...! uk faize hype top 10

andreas saag is a busy man. he just did some wonderfull remixes and he is now working on a special album for jimpsters freerange featuring collaborations with slum village, marc de clive-lowe, mr. scruff, domu, kyoto jazz massive and many more! in between he found the time to produce this fine broken anthem for 4lux. a heavily jamaican influenced party banger with funny lyrics. this rocks every crowd for sure! on the flip side there is a hot remix by the delgui crew that comes with a wicked broken-ska remix on the flip. another winner!

finally some news from anthony nicholson who presents himself in brilliant form with this deep spiritual jazz-house piece.. organic beats, beautiful vocal chorus and great piano improvisation. three great mixes to choose from

4 great chicago style edits revamping and tweaking 70s jazz funk, synth disco to abstract percussion madness

ably assisted by vegas new percussion pal luisito quintero master at work louie and the blaze boys complete nine and a half minutes of sublime jazz invested offbeat house joshuas jam has the us house legends at their most esoteric literally jamming for their own pleasure yet still coming up with the goods like a late 90s claussell production the dub mix feels as if it has slightly more bottom end due to numerous occasions where the bass drops out only to return stronger for it

nice vocalhouse track coming in three different style mixes not to be missed

superb track between detroit techno deep house and jazz produced by king britt

detroit classics..

from deep to disco to funky jazz house tunes by mr. mellow, inbetween, george davis, noy, preakly pear and susan nero..

funky jazz and hip hop flavoured breaks includes cut chemists and psychonauts remixes not to be missed

frankfurt based max wendling, who released so far records under the name paradroid on labels like orac, overdrive and friends of tomorrow, comes here with his partner tobias lorsbach. four tracks of minimal abstract tech or call it hypergalatic jazz to funky micromusic..

this classy italian will do a five part series featuring his version of electronic minimal techhouse blues. signor andreoni is a classicly trained guitar player with years of experience in jazz bands and a proper education in music.. thats music with heart !!!

hailed as the the greatest high sschool band of all time the kashmeres get the update treatment here from present masters kenny dope and todd terry stevie wonders anthemic i wish gets turned into a brass booty shaker by kashmere with a little help from todd terry whilst kennys update sees the band coveting the deodato early 70s brazillian jazz funk standard super strut

rob-in from paris is nothing but a musician. with an open mind and equally open ears, he goes where the wind brings him and has many different projects. at the same time jazz pianist, producer, remixer and dj he works on different musics and doesn

classic 2002 versatile release tribal driven african jazz rock crossover

fine oldschool influenced house all four cuts just reek of class and sound like a cross between some mega obscure early chicago house tunes crossed with a bit of jazz adding a touch of nu groove and a dash of the early detroit sound for flavor delicious tracks

excellent soulful production with a nice delguis 4lux nu jazz mix !!!

ghettofunk vs blacksoul start off with a jason hodges style cut gotta feel it tough beats hip hop vox cutups and bouncy bass the a2 cut help me thru a more layered track with vocoded vox fx and lots of quirky feel flip for the debutant tracy coopers 2 tracks uptown is a jackin jazzy groove with live horns big upright bass and well placed sampling definitely a track for the heather/sneak crowd green grass is a really funky slice of hybrid jazz with latin bassline and bluesy piano stabs the horns stabs work well within too

after having released on various labels such as cynosure, circus company, mo s ferry productions, orac or floppy funk, mossa became one of the most refreshing artists of the house and techno scene. with his current album masterpiece >some eat it raw< (circus company), mossa again shows his uncompromising style of house music. the very burlesque ep on this ever consistent morris audio offshot is his latest proof of the canadien antistatic mircofunk! rhythmically solid and subjective, his sound is made from diverse sources collected here and there causing this composer to effectively transplant arrangements. some minimalist, most of them amusing but rarely symetrical. we can always feel a large range of inspiration in his music : jazz, folk, funk, house, glitch and minimal techno! using an assortment of plastic and static sounds collected here and there, mossa arranges an eclectic bouquet of rhythm and kick! ace!

taking the namesake of a teams smooth operator faceman the team behind the urban myth redo a couple of less well known disco items a gloria gaynor original gets royally f***ed up beyond belief as a magnificent instrumental on glory hole and ronnie laws 1981 jazz fusion tune heavy on easy is recreated as a skippy boogie joint

part 2 of the single culled from this soulful house full length on defected this part has 4 mixes with the club and the album mix being previously available and 2 unreleased mixes from osunlade of which both are super sexy jaunts packed with conflicting jazz chords and a heady helping of digital beats

four cuts of stripped down bumpy funky house business !!! us jackin house

second outing by 3-chairs member marcellus pittman on omar s fxhe imprint with two more rough detroit gems: >obsession< is a midtempo paced cut in best detroit beatdown tradition with a minimal, bass-led groove, chirping sounds and jazz keys in the back while the flip boast a more energetic, sizzling riddim that builds and builds

what a back to back classic !!! aim to the dancefloor re-edit of two disco/funk stormer… a side is a huge dj baldelli / dj harvey (and anyone with two ears in good working condition) classic… when italodisco meets proper big room appeal… one of these tracks you cant not dance to, hands in the air, and smile on your face… this re-edit, by french master >dylan<, has been around on cd for some time and championned to death with the like of dimitri from paris…b side is a lesser known disco groover, from one of the most famous 70s king of funk and jazz. re-edit, this time by >mel&nico<, cuts out the original voices to get straight to the core of the dub part for total, uncompromising, dancefloor effect… heavy heavy heavy

nice release here from spains boa vista imprint and 3 high quality tracks on this one first up sonar 2000 is a haunting almost dark progger that builds up sweetly bright lights big titties is a jackin moody house cut and finally its jazz in da house which is just that

bouncing, oldschool rhythms by jovonn with a fine soul vocal on top. flipside contains one of his famous jazz-house instrumental tunes

tomas barfod (get physical music) started playing drums by the age of 11 and played in several funk, fusion and jazz bands during his teens. in the early nineties his attention was drawn to electronic music and he started developing his skills both as a house-music producer and as a dj. he has remixed, produced and coproduced several scandinavian club tracks. latest he has released in his own name on uk deephouse label urbantorque getting support from the likes of jon marsh, ashley beedle, laurent ganier and ben watt and are releasing as tom boy & whomadewho (his live band) on munich-based gomma label he also releasing on the famous get physical label.

the quest is an amount of styles literally jammed into the main mix take a heavy dose of house hip hop soul and afro and mix it up with hectic tribal rhythms jumpy beats and a touch of ragga and you are only halfway there flip for an excursion into deep latin jazz territory

cool soulful vocals over a funky broken beat flip for two kid loco mixes with great percussions and a touch of african jazz

sun side- incredible tune laying snippets from deep disco classic >sun sun sun< by jackie over a classic nu groove style arrangement. no vocals here people, just a chunky drum being jabbed at by the occasional rainforest keys and long drawn out strings to smooth things out. inner view- an introspective fell on the housier vibe. lovely late night cool down record infused with classic jazz high piano keys solo and bassline chords. tip

dela aka soul village teaming up with us vocalist tiffany paige for a live cover of tom browns jazz funk classic the second track is a straight up hip hop smash with a deep string groove bouncing beats and supa hot vocals from us vocalist supastition

true beatz delivers 2 peak time cuts that will rock any party.on >the workout< they blend average white bands killer version of >work to do< with q-tips swinging vocals. on the flip the cheeky will smith gets an east german jazz/hip hop/samba twist