Techno, House, Trance, etc.

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1. Night In Torino
2. Rude Boys
3. Swingbreaks

More breaks and beats, more jazz and groovieness as Parov Stelar once again returns to the dancefloor with this excellent three track groover. In his own unique production style, he once again adds the fun factor to your DJ sets. Music to shake a leg to, but also to smile with. Kicking it with tight drums and snares, then adding those jazzy samples and breaks to bring the concoction to the boil.A night in Torino EP is another great example of Parov combining different musical ingredients and making a great dish?



01. Sugar
02. On My Way Now
03. Love (Malente remix)



1. move on!
2. move on (c rock dub)
3. look behind ? feat. anita rieg
4. pure and sweel

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1. After
2. Dabudei
3. Streets of Istanbul
4. Before
5. Homebase
6. I Guess She?
7. Slowhand Hussein
8. Just You & I
9. Colores
10. Ocean Air
11. Smile
12. Where Are We?
13. Spacewater

Hailing from Vienna, dZihan & Kamien?s debut Freaks & Icons demonstrates the duo?s talent for generating material that pieces together the Hip-Hop and Jazz components of European down-tempo with the varied percussion and strings of traditional middle-eastern music. Even with their outflow of repetitive song structure, dZihan and Kamien produce work that is richly organic and sparks interest from the opening. The dirt and crackle sounds of the down-tempo genre have been replaced with the keyboards of dZihan and the guitar of Kamien as well as skilled guest musicians, and filtered samples for an essential and resonant album. Each sound they incorporate is incredibly crisp and intricately orchestrated. From the treated vocal samples and the Latin floor-stompers ?Dabudei? and ?Just You & I?, dZihan & Kamien select only the finest pop elements for the more club styled tracks while their use of Arabic strings, Hip-Hop, and live bass lines make for original and emotional material.The grime and grit science of Hip-Hop breaks and vinyl samples is always lovely but the live feel of Freaks & Icons sounds remarkably refined and unique. ?Smile? features an emotional vocal performance by Savka Jankovic, the bass line on ?Where Are We?? is out of control and ?Homebase? offers the warm comfort of home with dramatic piano and moody horns. Each of the thirteen tracks takes on a variety of emotions and explores sounds and instruments from all over the world and combines them with modern Trip-Hop, Dance and Funk. In addition to quality musicianship, Freaks & Icons flaunts the studio and programming skills that show great detail to every effect, synth-patch and dub style tricks that are mandatory for this eclectic style.-Justin Hardison

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01 Cosmos Reflection
02 Blaster
03 Contact
04 First Aid
05 Soundwave
06 Signal Flare
07 Respiration
08 Thot
09 Crusade
10 Ammut
11 Malicious System
12 Cure
13 Energyfinder

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1. Take California
2. Velvet Pants
3. Better?
4. 360? (Oh Yeah?)
5. History Repeating
6. Winning Style
7. Bang On!
8. A Number Of Microphones
9. On Her Majesty?s Secret Service
10. Bigger?
11. Cominagetcha
12. Spybreak!
13. You Want It Back

Since the Chemical Brothers explosion, new big-beat acts from the U.K. are greeted with skepticism, but Propellerheads are no copycats. Alex Gifford and Will White did the usual groundwork by releasing singles and EPs before giving up a full album. The groovy single ?History Repeating,? featuring ?60s cabaret vocalist Shirley Bassey, plays slightly into the lounge revival of the late ?90s but with a James Bond-esque style that grabs attention similar to Portishead?s ?Sour Times.? The recurring spy film theme makes this a perfect soundtrack for Austin Powers?s first rave??On Her Majesty?s Secret Service? is actually a Bond remake. Propellerheads also slip in full-on ?rock? jams (?Bang On!?) and slick urban cut-ups reminiscent of De La Soul, who appear on ?360? (Oh Yeah?).? Shifting tempos from laidback to lightning-fast with exceptional ease, Decksandrumsandrockandroll is a solid collection of funky, jazzy, hip-hop-influenced dance music that has earned its mainstream acceptance by delivering the goods. ?Liisa Ladouceur

Unveiling a smashing command of plugged-in beats, Propellerheads craft an ultra-concise crossover sound whose brute brilliance ensures it needn?t apologize for its own populism. Utterly snappy and effortlessly inclusive, it zooms past crankier, knottier sources and antecedents ? erasing the memory of less slick stuff?. On Decksandrumsandrockandroll, Propellerheads? mighty fluff triumphs.

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1. I Sing This Song For You
2. King Mark
3. Anywhere
4. Billy?s Jeans
5. C 128
6. Dinosaur
7. Nightsource
8. Disko
9. Napoleon
10. Capricho (live)

Third album of germanies wurlitzer wunderkind Xaver Fischer with Hannes Vesper on bass, drummer Eric Harings and the new singer Amy Antin. Space-Jazz from the 70s far into the 21st century. With a pocket full of optimism, positivism and dedication for their music, these 10 songs represent XF3s great instrumental virtuosity and songwriting capability. It is a mature and really personal album about love, passion & emotions. Atmospheric songs for the club, the caf? and the couch, again represented with high intrumental virtuosity.

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01. Melody Gardot ? Who Will Comfort Me
02. Teddy Thompson ? Can?t Sing Straight
03. Sophie Hunger ? Shape
04. Brian Blade ? Mercy Angel
05. Diana Krall ? Walk On By
06. Stefano Bollani ? Segura Ele
07. Jazzanova ? Let Me Show Ya
08. Labelle ? Truth?ll Set You Free
09. John Scofield ? Never Turn Back
10. Kristin Asbjornsen ? Afloat
11. Ketil Bjornstad ? Lucian
12. Maria Joao & Mario Laginha ? I?ve Grown Accustomed To His Face
13. Sonny Rollins ? Tenor Madness
14. Bugge Wesseltoft ? Hands
15. Nils Petter Molvaer ? Friction

Here?s the 2009 chapter of ?Verve Today? (launched in 1998) from Verve Records, which provides ?full track samples? from past, present and upcoming Verve releases for your enjoyment. This yearly sampler has become a highly regarded source of information and track appetizer from albums of the featured artists.

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1. True Happiness This Way Lies
2. Love Is Stronger Than Death
3. Dogs Of Lust
4. This Is The Night
5. Slow Emotion Replay
6. Helpline Operator
7. Sodium Light Baby
8. Lung Shadows
9. Bluer Than Midnight
10. Lonely Planet

If the unconscious mind could speak for itself, what would it say? That is the question singer-songwriter Matt Johnson and the The attempt to answer on Dusk. On three previous the The recordings, Johnson always asked difficult questions about human frailty and psychic vulnerability, though not without flinching. By contrast, the songs on Dusk are written in the language of raw need.Using the core musicians from Mind Bomb (1989) ? guitarist Johnny Marr, drummer Dave Palmer and bassist James Eller, along with the newly added keyboardist D.C. Collard ? the The has been transformed from Johnson?s solo vehicle into a band of collaborators. The players provide Johnson with a solid, unobtrusive foundation ? of rock, pop, blues and jazz ? that allows his characters? damaged, restless hearts to speak. The predominantly acoustic mix uses ornamentation sparingly, allowing the listener to become immersed in Johnson?s voice and lyrics. Guitars, harmonicas and Hammond organs dot the song-scapes, playing just behind the words as Johnson poses probing, seductive questions. With Dusk, Johnson displays his maturity as a songwriter, and The The reveals itself as a band in full command of its gifts at the very beginning of collective musical discovery.Highlights here include ?This Is the Night?, featuring Johnson at his most vocally emotive and with a barreling, honky-tonk piano, and the beautiful ?Bluer Than Midnight?, a simple, acoustic track with piano, drums, and a trumpet. Also of note are the album?s two singles, ?Dogs of Lust?, and ?Slow Emotion Replay?. The album also ends with a message that, if not quite hopeful, is at least one of positive action: ?If you can?t change the world, change yourself?.

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1. Akasha Theme
2. Soft And Melting
3. Crazy Baby
4. Sweet Child Of Mine
5. Spanish Fly
6. Maximun Karma
7. Mescalin
8. Brown Sugar
9. Cold Fusion
10. Blues
11. Jazzadelica Reprise

Equally admired by jazz fans and drum?n'bass DJs, Charles James Casey and Damian John Hand recorded several of the most diverse EPs for the nominally trip-hop/big-beat Wall of Sound Records. Based in Brixton, the duo debuted in early 1995 with the EP Jazadelica, the third release on Wall of Sound. The EP earned much praise, earning Akasha a spot at 1995?s Glastonbury Festival. There, Casey and Hand unveiled their onstage incarnation, a nine-piece band with several accomplished musicians. In 1998 they released two remix EPs, and a year later the full-length album, Cinematique followed.Akasha is one of those rare groups whose sound transcends genres?a sound which by all rights should have no problems finding an audience. Although it might be classified under downtempo today, Cinematique contains many different styles?but is kept cohesive by one base element: jazz. From the lounge-soaked sound of ?Akasha Theme?, to the gorgeous horns and beats of ?Crazy Baby?, you can almost taste the jazz textures?as well as a touch of rare groove. There are several samples incorporated into Akasha?s compositions; however, they are perfectly suited to the songs, and do not get in the way of the group?s musical prowess and presence. Cinematique also features a few special guests: Maxi Jazz (Faithless) lends his voice to a couple of tracks, and Neneh Cherry sings on the splendid, unique revisitation of ?Sweet Child of Mine?. To this day, I have yet to find a group that performs on this level of sophistication?hopefully, someone will realize that this album must be reissued.Until that time, try to pick this up by any means possible.Akasha is essential listening.

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01. Catch the Fact (Intro)
02. The Man form Nagpur
03. Down in the Village
04. Raw Cotton Field Feat Masato Nakamura (form Sleep Walker)
05. Over the Horizon
06. Objest in the Mirror Feat. Carmen Lundy, Masato Nakamura (form Sleep Walker)
07. Time is Love Feat Carmen Lundy
08. Over the Horizon (Reprise)
09. Ipe Amarelo
10. For Self Defense
11. Never Gonna Let You Go Feat Carmen Lundy
12. The Land of Freedom
13. Catch the Fact (Outro)
14. (Encore) Oneself-Likeness

The only thing better than Quasimode on record is Quasimode live ? as you?ll hear on this sweet little set! The album captures the Japanese jazz combo in all their jazzy brilliance ? working live and loud, with a razor-sharp sound throughout! The set?s a great way to hear the group?s sound at its core ? and to appreciate that their deft way of turning a groove comes from no tricks in the studio ? no fancy edits or overdubs. Instead, the sound here is pure jazz energy ? tightly rhythmic lines that hearken back to 60s modal MPS or Blue Note ? just oozing with soul throughout.

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1. Arabesque
2. Bossa Per Due
3. Dossier Omega
4. Cerchio Rosso
5. Fuoco Fatuo
6. Forma 2000
7. Missione a Bombay
8. Jazz Pour Dadine
9. in Samba
10. Coda del Diavolo
11. Mambo de Los Dandies
12. Jet Sounds
13. Trappola Mortale

Wonderful wonderful wonderful ? and one of the best albums we?ve ever heard of modern bossa and soundtrack grooves! For years, Nicola Conte has been a seminal force in the new Italian scene ? working as a DJ, promoter, producer, and sometimes recording artist under the odd 12″ single. This album marks his first full effort ? and after years of bubbling under in the Italian scene, Nicola emerges as one of the most perfect-formed artists we?ve heard in years. The whole album?s a breathtaking mix of 60s bossa, soundtrack, and easy themes ? put together with never a dull moment, and always a focus on the kind of mid and uptempo grooves that have been pushing the Italian and German scenes for the last years. The record features great mixes from a few of Nicola?s 12″ singles, plus a wealth of excellent new material that really expands his groove wonderfully ? with a totally real, totally honest sound that pushes past the gazillion retro remix throwaway albums that you?ll find stuffing the listening stations at the megastores! -Dusty Groove America

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