The Jivers - Do What EP
(12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM014, 2011-09-26

The Jivers is a production duo formed by the two French DJs/producers: Don Pascal and Fred Spider. Having not known each other before, their paths first crossed when both of them had moved to Barcelona in 2007. Soon they discovered their common love for deep and soulful music ranging from Jazz, Funk, Brazil to Nu-Jazz, Broken Beat or House. Their debut single Do What has already been featured on the second Jazz&Milk Breaks compilation and received amazing feedback and spins from DJs all over the globe and was brought to an even broader audience after being included on several compilations such as Saint Germain des Prés Café. Now the song is being re-released in form of the Do What EP including a brand new track called Move On Girl, again featuring the unmistakable voice of Anqui and remixes by DJ Moodz, Don Pascal and Fred Spider. The Jivers' music can be described as a dance-floor oriented fusion of Jazz elements with modern beat productions including the colorful and melodic vocals of Anqui.

Kidboy - Disparate EP
(12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM013, 2011-06-20

Kidboy is an upcoming producer and versatile musician based in Granada who is always searching for a balance between organic and electronic sounds. On his debut EP he teams up with vocalists such as Ohmega Watts, BluRum13 and Julio Cesar Rodriguez and a bunch of excellent jazz musicians including pianist Juan Galiardo. Bored by too many monotonous releases out there Kidboy wanted to present a diverse EP - with percussive Broken Beats, heavy basslines sounds and Latin instrumentation on the one hand and very mellow and jazzy Hip Hop tracks on the other! The EP starts off with Yo Me Voy De Aqui, a progressive DJ tune filled with organic latin samples and an enormous sub bassline - one truly for the dancefloor! Also on the latin tip, Changüí De Manteca features cuban singer Julio Cesar Rodriguez on vocals and percussion, Cesar's Salad pianist Jo Junghanss on keys and Andrew Linch on sax on top of an energetic Broken Beat. Eventually Kidboy takes you back into the 90's - the golden era of Hip Hop - with organic beats, jazz driven instrumentation and sophisticated rapping. The Culture features Ohmega Watts, a virtuoso rapper from the States who has released on Ubiquity and already worked with well-known acts such as Quantic, The Bamboos or Breakestra. A Moment To Think presents BluRum13, known for his project One Self with DJ Vadim and Yarah Bravo, who came to Granada to collaborate with Kidboy.

Fredericks Brown - Land Of Plenty
(12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM012, 2011-04-18

From the beautiful islands of New Zealand comes Fredericks Brown, the musical collaboration of vocalist Deva Mahal, keyboardist Steph Brown, and guitarist Michael Taylor. They have become renowned for their energetic live shows, rich harmonies, and beautifully crafted songs. After initially meeting on the festival circuit in New Zealand, where both were key players in their respective cities, Mahal and Brown moved independently to Brooklyn in 2007 where they met up again to form Fredericks Brown. In each other, they discovered a passion for storytelling; writing songs that combine imagery and narrative, which they interpret with a stunning blend of strength and intimacy that draws the listener close. Their music fuses the cultural heritage of both musicians; Deva, daughter of legendary blues musician Taj Mahal, draws on her rich soul and blues roots. Steph's sound is rooted in the organic Pacific sound of her native New Zealand. In 2009 the duo were joined by fellow New Zealander Michael Taylor, a sublime trumpet player and guitarist who had just graduated with a Masters from the Manhattan School of Music. Between them they have worked with Kanye West and Common, billed with such acts as De la Soul, Alice Russell, and Etta James, and have performed in theaters and clubs all around the world.

Bad Jazz Troupe - Looking For Jupiter
(12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM011, Dec 3rd 2010 - digital // Dec 13th 2010 - vinyl

You could probably live without bad Jazz, but you don't want to miss the Bad Jazz Troupe! Disregarding any kind of mindless rule - musical or otherwise - this reckless band revamps traditional rhythms and styles with modern production techniques. The Bad Jazz Troupe brings together raw Afrobeat, Jazz and Funk elements with the latest achievements of the electronic revolution in the world of music. The result sounds fresh and original and yet reminds one of those days when Jazz was still something unruly, naughty and rebellious. What the Bad Jazz Troupe seeks to accomplish, after all, is nothing but bad jazz in the best sense. The initiators of the project are two "bad" boys in otherwise quiet and peaceful Munich, Germany. Jerker Kluge, much sought-after bassist and composer (The Boogoos, The Hi-Fly Orchestra, Cesar's Salad, Radio Utopia), provides an invaluable musical basis with selected players of the local Jazz and Funk scene. Their organic sound is infused with energetic beats and hypnotic loops by Dj, producer and labelhead Dusty (Jazz & Milk). Already in 2009 he created a dancefloor hit by remixing the Afro-Funk of The Boogoos. Back then Jerker and Dusty decided that they will continue acting in collusion and so they founded the Bad Jazz Troupe...

3 years ago Dusty wa launching the Jazz & Milk lable in Germany, with a first EP now cult (and a underground hit with the Jazzhole from Free The Robots) and artists such as Mr Chop, Rube or Romanowski. Between the monthly show of the label in Munich, remixes for The Hi-Fly Orchestra, Analogik ou Tom Eno, Dusty travels trhough the whoel world an fills dancefloors in clubs & festivals with his exotic DJ sets, blending jazz melodies and highly percussive beats. The vinyl and CD releasesare always rather clubby, but expect also many jazz choruses, lots of melodies, and a permanent mix between modern and vintage sound!

Paris DJs Soundsystem - 21st Century Latin Vol.7 (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-11-09 Sorry for the lack of updates, we are quite overwhelmed with stuff to do... Many mixes are ready to be aired... Here's a selection of rather explosive dancefloor latin goodies released those last two years. Coming next: a dub set, some funky african soul, Hammond jazz & funk, latin Soviet grooves and a 'Molesting Laura' special Movies! [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : 01. Cesar's Salad - Batucada Surgiu (from 'The Latin Beat' album, 2009 / Perfect Toy) » more info on parisdjs.com « 02. Una...

Various - Jazz & Milk Breaks – Compilation Series Vol 2
(CD/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM-CD-004, 2009-10-28

The wait is over! Jazz & Milk has come up with another dancefloor smasher!
The second Jazz & Milk Breaks CD edition is out now. Brilliant international producers and musicians from Barcelona to London, Tokyo, New York, Warsaw, San Sebastian and Munich joined the project and left their individual and often exotic trademarks on this genre-breaking compilation. Taking in fusions of Jazz, Latin, Afro and Funk with eclectic productions, this is all designed for forward thinking dancefloors and minds. The vinyl sampler which already featured some of the tunes got heavy support by the kinds like Craig Charles (BBC 6), Nik Weston (Mukatsuku), Paul Murphy, Dimitri From Paris, Dom Servini and Diesler, just to name a few.

Paris DJs Soundstem - 21st Century Latin Vol.4 (Latin Funk) (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-08-20 The Latin scene is vibrant in Europe. Quantic offered at the beginning of the summer a fantastic new album on a Columbian tip. Don't miss his live show with his Combo Barbaro in Paris on September 12 (Le Bataclan). Electic new albums from Black Grass and Dub Pistols are filled with marvels in all styles - latin grooves included. Palov & Mishkin come from Greece and their latest CD has been spinning all summer in our stereos. Skeleton is the new project from Brighton's jazz...

Various - Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 3
(12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM010, 2009-06-26

Jazz & Milk enters the third round with their highly successful Jazz & Milk Breaks series. Six individual tracks with various influences ranging from Jazz, Funk, Latin to Afro and percussive Beats have already attracted a lot of attention on the Munich Jazz & Milk dance floors and finally made their way onto this versatile vinyl release. The records starts off with Innocent Sorcerers' very own Envee who has turned Pinnawela's tune You Can Dance into a wonderful and swinging jazz dance anthem. The track is followed by percussion maestro César Granados. His unique and vintage version of Dizzie Gillespie's latin-jazz classic Manteca is a true dance floor filler. The Snip's double bass driven downtempo bomb El Boom rounds off side A! On the flipside The Jivers, a new production duo out of Barcelona present a clubby jazz-hit called Do What featuring the unique voice of Anqui. Label head Dusty also joins the compilation with the remix of The Boogoos' afro-funk track The Journey / Ghana '74. Finally Greenwood Rhythm Coalition from New York's great Names You Can Trust imprint deliver a brilliant DJ bomb called Cotonou Caravan.

Flevans - March 2009 Mix (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-05-03 Some of you might remember the end of year 2007, when we put up an Unfabulous Megamix from Brighton's 21st century post-breakbeat funkster Flevans. We were celebrating the lad's second album released on the Jack To Phono label. Since then we had many thank you feedback from people delighted to have discovered those authentic new grooves. Flevans will be back on May 18th on his former label Tru Thoughts with a new album, 27 Devils, that's been playing on repeat on my CD player (along with the upcoming Quantic one). He cooked...