Naim - Balloon Pop
(CD/Digital) Lifted House/Disco:Wax, 2009-11-14

The debut album titled "Balloon Pop" holds 11 soulful tracks in the electronic vein. The music is best described as "Outkast vs. 70's David Bowie".

Naim - Out to Sea EP
(12") Above The Clouds Recordings ATC014, 2007-12-10

Info :
Naim (above) is a Scandinavian (Danish) wunderkind the likes of which we've never heard before. You may have heard him on TM Juke's last album or seen him live at the Big Chill but if not you'll soon have Out to Sea (or one of his other forthcoming gems) sound-tracking your every thought. Infectious is not the word. Watch out for a Ltd ATC014...

Tracklisting :
A1. Out To Sea
B1. Drive You Around
B2. Touch note

Links :
myspace.com/naimnafar
abovethecloudsrecordings.com
myspace.com/abovethecloudsrecordings


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Naim - Sex / On Your Own
(7") Hear Today Records HEAR002, 2007

Tracklisting :
A1. Sex
B1. On Your Own

Links :
myspace.com/naimnafar
heartodayrecords.com
myspace.com/heartodayrecords

Info :
Extremely limited pressing that has been put on ice since Naim has been signed to another label. We pressed 300 of these little puppies in the hope that we could promote Naim and maybe get him some label interest. We sent a bunch out and got some label interest! Those that weren't sent out as promos have mostly been distributed to Japan, but we've kept 80 back to shot to the good people of myspace. This Danish super-producer / singer is going to be big! £3.00 incl worldwide p&p - Own a very limited, and significant debut record for the price of a sandwich...
"Naim makes quality squelchy music with a unique voice. More please" Robert Luis Tru Thoughts / Zebra Traffic
"This tune is killer! The future sound of Copenhagen" Bonobo (Ninja Tune)

TM Juke - Skin
(12") Tru Thoughts TRU116, 2007-03-12

Tracklisting :
A1. Skin feat. Naim (clean LP version)
A2. Skin feat. Rup
A3. Skin (instrumental version)
A4. Skin feat. Naim (original acappella)
B1. So Good feat. Alice Russell
B2. So Good (instrumental version)
B3. Bee's On Mars
B4. Skull Session

Links :
tmjuke.co.uk
myspace.com/tmjuke
myspace.com/naimnafar
tru-thoughts.co.uk

Loik & Djouls - Block Party Vol.2 (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Kraked/T.I.M.E.C., 2007-01-06 [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : 01. TM Juke - Life, Rain, Fall (from 'Forward' LP, 2006 / Tru Thoughts) 02. Freddie Cruger - Running From Love feat. ADL (from 'Soul Search' 2xLP, 2006 / Tru Thoughts) 03. The Procussions - Simple Song (Grant Phabao Remix) (from 'Simple Song (Grant Phabao Remix)' virtual release, 2006 / Paris DJs) 04. The Coup - My Favorite Mutiny with Black Thought and Talib Kweli (from 'Pick a Bigger Weapon' CD, 2006 / Epitaph) 05. Cut Chemist - The Audience Is Rural...

TM Juke - Forward
(CD/LP) Tru Thoughts (UK) TRU110 / Ubiquity (US) UR204, 2006-10-16

Review :
They all love The Man Juke.

Kinny, the singer from the Kinny & Horne project with Espen Horne is here. TM Juke has crafted some "Damn" nice pop for the lady, she'd be stupid to refuse those kind of advances. Sinous Brighton vocalist Sophie Faricy, who toured as lead singer with TM Juke, but also sings for Bushy (Catskills), Bonobo (Ninja Tune) and many more, hasn't missed the party either, gracing the amazing broken latino groover "Come Away" with a counterpointing cool vocal part.

Danish singer Naim -a newcomer on the scene with a new 7 inch out on Today Records (if anyone's got info on that??)- is here too, with one of the hightlights of the album: "Skin", and its wonderful electronic pop harmonies on a classic hip hop beat. Don't miss the 12 inch featuring a rap from Rup (Zebra Traffic) out in March 2007... and not only for this track, but also for the following one on the album, "So Good", featuring the incredible vocals of Alice Russell, the explosive new UK soul singer! After TM Juke had produced such a beautiful album for her, she couldn't not be part of the game.

Elmore Judd (keyboard player and brother of Louis Slipperz), who now collaborate with Damon Albarn's Honest Jon's label, brings his electronic soul sensibility to "Electric Chair", a moody one right between the electronic hip hop of Lex Records and the soul of Jamie Lidell...

This record's just starting to sound like a collection of hit songs, when you get to "Life, Rain, Fall", sung by Jim Oxborrow, a masterpiece of anti-"Blade Runner" futuristic soul - a favorite played on the new "Block Party Vol.2" mix by Paris DJs.

TM Juke has clearly been digging for vocal parts, and he's been really good at it, considering this is already is second album of 2006 (with Alice Russell's one, the second in a row to appear in the djouls.com biannual selection), and with the new ones coming in 2007, we can already say the man's now became a complete scene by himself!
Djouls

Tracklisting :
01. Foreword
02. Damn feat. Kinny
03. Come Away feat. Sophie Faricy
04. Bees On Mars
05. Arrggh
06. Skin feat. Naim
07. So Good feat. Alice Russell
08. Ladygarden
09. Electric Chair feat. Elmore Judd
10. Grounded in Fargo
11. Life, Rain, Fall
12. Pencils For Dolphins

Links :
tmjuke.co.uk
myspace.com/tmjuke
myspace.com/sophiefaricy
myspace.com/elmorejudd
myspace.com/naimnafar
audio samples are available on UbiquityRecords.com

Various - Shapes Compilation 2006 Vol.2
(CD) Tru Thoughts TRU111, 2006-09-05 (etchshop.co.uk) / 2006-09-25 (worldwide)

Tracklisting :
01. Alice Russell - Mirror Mirro On The Wolf (Bonobo Mix)
02. Nostalgia 77 & Capstone - The Moon
03. Jumbonics - Take Me With You
04. TM Juke - Skin (feat. Naim)
05. Kinny & Horne - Bangladesh
06. Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Waiting For Your Touch
07. The Broken Keys - Flow
08. The Bamboos - Pussy Footin'
09. Diesler - A Little Something (Gerardo Frisina Mix)
10. Quantic & Nickodemus feat. Tempo & The Candela Allstars - Puerto Rico Pa Gozar
11. Quantic - Electric Folklore
12. The Broken Keys - The With (The Bamboos Version)

Info :
Nine months, nine great albums and over half a dozen singles through 2006 already, Tru Thoughts & Zebra Traffic are set to release their second 'Shapes Compilation' of the year. Offering listeners a sneak preview of what the label has lined up for the next six months, allowing DJs to get their hands on some early exclusives and giving the turntable-less a chance to hear some essential non-album tracks, 'Shapes Compilation' is perfect for newcomers and impatient fans alike. Feat. exclusives from Quantic, Nickodemus and Nostalgia 77; also incl. unreleased material by Spanky Wilson & Quantic Soul Orchestra, TM Juke, Jumbonics and Kinny & Horne; a cover of The Broken Keys' next single by The Bamboos; Alice Russell remixed by Bonobo; Diesler getting the Gerardo Frisina treatment and a live recording by The Nostalgia 77 Octet....