Nanny Tango Radiophonic Jazz - mixed by Alan Gubby (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Nanny Tango, 2011-07-12 Alan Gubby aka Jung Collective has recorded for some of the finest electronic & jazz labels in the UK including The Leaf Label, his own Nanny Tango, Tru Thoughts, Soul Jazz, Cup Of Tea, Melt 2000 and many others. He writes & produces most of the material but is assisted by a talented & ever-evolving 'collective' of musicians & performers... We remembered him playing some of our tracks on his Nanny Tango Radio show and couldn't pass on inviting him on Paris DJs. Alan...

Seven Heven - Perfect Slices of Soul, Funk and Funky Jazz from the 21st Century New Music from the Original Compact Disc-Otheque
Compiled by Mark Webster
(CD/2LP/Digital/7" vinyl single) Barely Breaking Even BBE171, 2011-05-17

The revolution starts here! With World Record Store Day just behind us, bringing with it the news that vinyl sales were up 12% in 2010, what better time for BBE records to proudly announce the release of a compilation album that celebrates great new music, from across the globe, released by a series of independent labels, and all born on popular music's original and most natural format - the 7" single. Compiled by broadcaster, journalist, DJ and long time black music fanatic Mark Webster, Seven Heven brings together music released since 2000 by labels from the UK , Europe and America and highlights what is a burgeoning scene encompassing musicians, singers, DJs, clubs, gigs and an ever growing following of enthusiasts. And because this music is released by indie labels, a lot of it is already in the hard-to-get category - making Seven Heven an even more essential collection of music, Good is great, but good and rare, even better!! Seven Heven taps into all areas of the black music genre - sweet soul, organ-heavy soul jazz, pure funk, classy disco, vocal jazz, latin and all stops in between. Indeed, one of the tunes, 'Better Living', was only originally available on download so we became part of the solution, not the problem and pressed up our own 7" single. Thus, it's on the compilation. The 7" single is certainly making a comeback across the whole of pop - it always was and remains the symbol of 'youth music ' - and on Seven Heven we see that 'punk' attitude writ large. SAY IT LOUD, I'M 7 AND I'M PROUD!

Various - The John Baker Tapes Volume One
Compiled by Alan Gubby (Jung Collective/Nanny Tango)
(CD) Trunk Records JBH028, 2008-07-28


Various - The John Baker Tapes Volume Two
Compiled by Alan Gubby (Jung Collective/Nanny Tango)
(CD) Trunk Records JBH029, 2008-08-25

Over the next few months Trunk will be issuing two CDs and a vinyl LP of very rare and mostly unreleased John Baker recordings. This includes rare radiophonics, unheard home recording, electro adverts. soundtracks, some jazz and library. Wow. Yeah, wow. (from Trunk Records website)

Trackiisting : no info yet

Links :
trunkrecords.com/turntable/john_baker.shtml
myspace.com/jungcollective
nannytango.com

Tongues Of Fire - Smokin' Jo Crow/Washerwoman's Brawl
(7"/promo CD) Nanny Tango NT8, 2007-04-09

Tracklisting 7 inch :
A1. Smokin' Jo Crow | MP3 sample
B1. Washerwoman's Brawl | MP3 sample

Tracklisting promo CD :
01. Tongues Of Fire - Smokin' Jo Crow
02. Tongues Of Fire - Washerwoman's Brawl
03. Tongues Of Fire - Smokin' Jo Crow (Jung Collective Rehash)
[exclusive remix not on 7" vinyl]
04. Mooncakes - Don't Leave Me Hangin'
05. Mooncakes - Feelin' Good
06. Mooncakes - Lonely Boy
[exclusive track not on 7"]

Links :
myspace.com/tonguesoffirepoetry
members.shaw.ca/tonguesoffire
myspace.com/jungcollective
nannytango.com

Loretta Heywood - Little Angel
(7") Nanny Tango NT6, 2006-08

Review :
The current UK soul scene is bubbling with talent nowdays, and while record stores close because lousy records don't sell no more, Alan Gubby (Jung Collective) has taken a cool approach to the 'crisis' with his little label Nanny Tango. If music is all digital shit now, then most of what's left for a record to be bought is the name, theartwork, the sleeve... the object itself. Maybe that's one of the reasons Alan's all about beautiful 45s now. Add all that to a global tendancy towards a comeback to proper songs, and you'll get the new Nanny Tango 45, starring former Bomb The Bass, Bugz In The Attic or Afronaught vocalist, Loretta Heywood. The original song, "Little Angel", is a soft piece of nicely crafted pop/folk, and it clearly aims for the heart of radio programmer and advertising music directors... It should appeal to various "nu soul" compilations quite easily too, and if some cyber-loungers ask for some more beat-oriented smoothness, there's an Oblique remix with many layers of synth that should do the job. But the b-side is the real deal here, with an extended Jung Collective afro-psychedelic "rehash", which manages to transcend the original towards a full entrancing trip into 21st century tribal soul. Djouls

Tracklisting :
A1. Little Angel (Jung Collective rehash)
B1. Little Angel (original)
B2. Little Angel (Oblique mix)

Links :
Listen to the tracks here:
nannytango.com/promo.html

Source : afrozsiraf.hu

Gandharva: Since when did you direct your own Nanny Tango label? And what was your intention with founding it?
Jung Collective: Nanny Tango started at the end of 2001. I'd recorded for lots of cool labels (The Leaf Label / Tru Thoughts / Soul Jazz / Cup Of Tea / DOT...) but was getting frustrated waiting to fit into other people's release schedules. I wanted creative freedom & a challenge and I got both!

Gandharva: The Nanny Tango releases are 7" vinyls only. What is the reason of it?
Jung Collective: I love artists & labels who put that extra effort into their output. Releases aren't just product - they're expressions first. Nanny Tango is a cottage industry. I put lots of care into making each release as individual as the budget will allow. Everyone can burns CD's - 7" vinyl stands out, it's great for DJ's, more collectible & more fun.

Gandharva: Your new release (Jung Collective - Prefab Trad) has been out recently. What about the feedback?
Jung Collective: Feedback is really positive & still coming in. There are more floor friendly tracks on this release, especially the Flevans mix but with the usual leftfield quirkiness too. People are realising we don't just follow the musical herd and you get something more individual from each Nanny Tango release. We've had great support from Bastard Jazz (USA), Si Begg, Paul Murphy, Deisler, Kraak & Smaak (Holland), TIMEC (Paris) and many more.

Jung Collective - Prefab Trad EP
(7") Nanny Tango NT5, 2006-03-31

Info :
We have been waiting a long time for those tracks to come out. Precedent releases could be found on Leaf, Soul Jazz or Tru Thoughts labels, among others, under many different guises and names. After a small hiatus (launching new label Nanny Tango) The Jung Collective is now back with not one but TWO new singles, available on very limited edition phat-sounding 7 inches!! And there's even a Flevans remix in the lot!!!
That's what I call good news...
Let's start with the B-side, "Disappear", with an original version available only as a mp3 download on Nanny Tango's website. Don't hesitate to spend a few minutes of your over-sollicitated time to some worldwide beats and breaks, distorded cinematic horn riffs, free solos - in short a nice piece of full-tripping future funk! Then you could think about buying the 7inch with the remixes: a dark drum'n'ambient strings'n'noises one signed by Codetripper (you could say 'abstract hip hop'), and a breakbeats'n'afrofunk soulful one by Richard E.
Really a nice and progressive coupling of tracks for all kinds of compilations, mixes and radio shows, in the vein of the recent outburst of post-breakbeat in the UK (thanks to Tru Thoughts leading the pack).
Then there's the "Prefad Trad" on the A-side, which is destined to become a fast favorite of all crazy music lovers like Mr Scruff, Treva Whateva, Andy Votel, etc. (myself included). Connoisseurs would even say this is pure Brighton power! This is nu-funk for people who love the old funk, 100% coolness for all the jazz dancers that are slowly reappearing on the dancelfoors, on a worldwide scale. So what about the Flevans remix then? It's a storming winner, once again. Flevans goes all Flatbeatesque on a heavy disco groove and we can't help but smile with all our teeths. Don't miss this single! You've been warned!!

Tracklisting :
A1. Jung Collective - Prefab Trad (Original)
A2. Jung Collective - Prefab Trad (Flevans Remix)
B1. Jung Collective - Disappear (Codetripper Remix)
B2. Jung Collective - Disappear (Richard E Remix)