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Radio Citizen - Hope and Despair - out on Ubiquity

Tuesday 19 October 2010, 21:09

Radio Citizen Hope and Despair
Radio Citizen - Hope and Despair
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records URCD279/URCD279, 2010-10-19

Four years have passed since the release of Berlin Serengeti, the debut album from producer Niko Schabel and friends, aka Radio Citizen. His first album was an all-out assault of electronic music armed with organic tentacles that reached far into an eclectic bag of rough jazz and worldly funk. (...) Schabel creates music that balances being accessible and exciting by way of his ability to blend the electronic with the organic. On Berlin Serengeti he seamlessly glued-together a loose collage of sampled textures and embellished them with gifted musicians and vocalists. On Hope and Despair he takes an even headier blend of raucous live instrumentation and works it into gritty songs and walls of sound with deft mixing and subtle studio trickery all rooted by heavyweight bass lines. His mass ensemble of musical friends often performs together in the Radio Citizen live show that developed after the release of the first album. Their unified musical prowess is reflected in the soloing, the harmonies, and all the interactions, that lift Hope and Despair above its predecessor.

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The Bahama Soul Club - Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky

Tuesday 21 September 2010, 19:32 1

Bahama Soul Club Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky
The Bahama Soul Club - Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky
(CD/Download) Buyu Records BU005CD, 2010-08-13

We've played the unstoppable uptempo bossa of But Rich Rhythms, extracted from their first album Rhythm Is What Makes Jazz Jazz, in our 21st Century Latin Vol.3 mix, way back in january 2009. You might have heard the creative team around Oliver Belz before, thru its earlier incarnation as The Juju Orchestra, who got the T.I.M.E.C. golden pepper with their vintage latin singles way back in 2006 for those following my writings. The Bahama Soul Club are now back with a sophomore album, Bossa Nova Just Smells Funky, deliciously clashing neo-retro soul, jazz, bossa and afro-latin grooves into a both immediate and timeless record. Dear Oliver, as long as you will keep on delivering such tasty goods, count on me to buy your vinyls!!!

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Grant Phabao and Djouls 21st Century Roots Soul

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Soul

Monday 15 February 2010, 23:39 4

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Soul (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-02-15 Another batch of the best reggae from the recent years? Yee-ha! With a word wide ear we've been trying to dig into all the best vibes deeply inspired by Jamaican music. So here it comes, from Germany, USA, New Zealand, Jamaica, Italy and England. 21st century roots grooves guaranteed to rock your soul. Roll a phat one if the time is right. [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : 01. Ancient Astronauts - Surfing The Silvatide (feat. Bajka) (from 'We Are to Answer' album, 2009 / Eighteen Street...

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Various - Contemporary Jazz - out february 1st on Tramp Records

Monday 01 February 2010, 00:44

Tramp Records Contemporary Jazz
Various - Contemporary Jazz
A fine selection of some of today's most exciting jazz bands from all over the world
(CD/LP/Digital) Tramp Records trlp/cd-9006, 2010-02-01

It was not long ago when Tramp Records founder Tobias Kirmayer discovered his love for jazz and its colorful varieties. His general affection for the analog recording technique is as evident as on the compilations predecessor‚ Contemporary Funk. If you are familiar with the aforementioned album, you know that the focus is not only about the production/sound of the late 1960s but in at least the same extent on bands which have not yet had much musical output, if any.

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The Whitefield Brothers - Earthology

Monday 11 January 2010, 23:48

The Whitefield Brothers EarthologyThe Whitefield Brothers Earthology
The Whitefield Brothers – Earthology
(CD/LP/Digital) Now Again/Stones Throw NA5047, 2010-01-11

While In The Raw's hypnotic, defiantly psychedelic funk music was grounded in the great musical traditions of both America and Africa, Earthology finds the Brothers infusing their funk with musical traditions that span the globe. With this new album, The Whitefield Brothers - and a multitude of guests ranging from vocalists Edan, Mr. Lif, Bajka, Percee P and MED to musicians from Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Quantic, Poets of Rhythm and the Dap-Kings - blend together what might seem to be disparate music into global-psychedelic-jazz using the fierce funk their fans have grown to love.

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Ancient Astronauts - We Are To Answer

Tuesday 09 June 2009, 00:47

Ancient Astronauts We Are To Answer
Ancient Astronauts - We Are To Answer
(CD) Eighteen Street Lounge, 2009-06-09

The newest ESL signing, the Ancient Astronauts (Kabanjak and Dugo) will be releasing an album on June 9th. The album, titled "We Are To Answer," features a variety of new sonic collaborators including Bootie Brown and Imani of legendary hip hop group The Pharcyde, Azeem, Tippa Irie, Bajka, See-I, Phat Old Mamas, Ulf Stricker, Raashan Ahmad (Crown City Rockers) and Entropik. A block-rockin' boom-bappin' sonic tour-de-force, "We Are to Answer" is a musical vision of life on Earth and beyond!

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Sola Rosa - Get It Together

Thursday 30 April 2009, 03:05

Sola Rosa Get It Together
Sola Rosa - Get It Together
(CD/download) Way Up Recordings WU003, 2009-03

Sola Rosa's recorded material is hard it is to categorise, fusing elements of diverse genres with skewed soundtracks rubbing shoulders with elements of dub, hip hop, lounge and jazz along the way. This diversity comes to the fore again on the much-anticipated new album from Sola Rosa - Get It Together. Taking in a wide swathe of genres, and walking an ever-erratic line between organic and electronic elements, the songs continue to pull off Spraggon's patented trick of bewitching and beguiling ears in equal proportion and is further proof of the solid sonic sorcery that is Sola Rosa.

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Bajka Lyrical Funk

Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Bajka's Lyrical Funk

Sunday 25 January 2009, 18:18 7

Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Bajka's Lyrical Funk (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-01-25 After our Malcom Catto/Heliocentrics special presenting and incredible drummer currently recording and touring, here's Bajka, a new voice we fell for, an amazing jazz/funk/soul/reggae singer from Germany who only released a few singles, but already appeared on many albums on labels such as Compost, Ninja Tune, Ubiquity, BBE, Switchstance, etc. Much, much love from the Paris Djs Soundsystem to Bajka with this 30mn mixed retrospective from the last three years (2005-2008).... I've been a...

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Eastenders feat. Bajka - Capitalism

Monday 27 October 2008, 17:24

Eastenders feat Bajka Capitalism
Eastenders feat. Bajka - Capitalism
(12"/Download) Poets Club PCR046-1, 2008-10-27

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Protassov - Shalina Music

Friday 16 May 2008, 16:45

Protassov Shalina_Music
Protassov - Shalina Music
(CD) Switchstance Recordings SRCD 006, 2008-05-16

Info :
"Protassov's first solo album "Shalina Music" (SRCD 006) is finished and it's a pure banger. after releasing the collaboration album "Grow" together with Kabanjak in 2005 he is ready to show why we call him our psychedelic beatmonster. the funked up teaser for this album, the "Steam & Oil EP" (including remixes by Flevans and Dr. Rubberfunk), received great response and numerous plays by cats like Kid Loco, 7 Samurai, Dusty (Jazz & Milk), DJ Enne (Innvision), Erik The Red (Giant Step) and many more. the album will be out on the 16th of may, distributed worldwide exclusively through Groove Attack (physical release) and Zebralution (digital release)." (from Switchstance MySpace page)

Tracklisting :
01. Liquid Season
02. Shalina Music
03. Another Letter
04. I Wonder feat. Bajka
05. Baby Headache
06. When We Dance
07. Robinson
08. A Thousand Dates
09. Steam & Oil
10. Animal Tears
11. Fine Times
12. Wake Up
13. Never Gonna Stop

Links :
myspace.com/aprotassov
switchstancerecordings.de
myspace.com/switchstancerecordings grooveattack.com

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