DJ Yoda - The Amazing Adventures Of DJ Yoda
(CD) Antidote ANTCD111, 2006-10-02

Tracklisting :
01. Intro
02. He's A Nutbag
03. Wheels
04. Fertiliser
05. Breakfast Cereal feat. Biz Markie
06. Yoda In Reverse
07. Playin' Around feat. Jungle Brothers
08. Cuban Brothers FM
09. Let's Get Old feat. Princess Superstar
10. Fiddy
11. Holdin' Down The Block feat. Andy Cooper of Ugly Duckling
12. Haunted House feat. Biz Markie
13. Bargain Hunters
14. Chatterbox feat. Sway
15. Tip-Toe
16. Luke's Advice
17. The Brush-Off feat. Aspects
18. The Zipper Scratch
19. Fresh Fly Fellas feat. Celph Titled, Kwest & Apathy
20. Duellin' Banjos
21. SALAAM feat. MC Paul Barman 22. Just Practicing
23. Pussy Cat feat. Mr David Viner
24. Muted Cartoons feat. Akinyele

Links :
djyoda.co.uk
myspace.com/djyodauk
antidoterecords.co.uk

Ugly Duckling - The Best of Ugly Duckling
(CD+DVD) Handcuts Records HJCV-2, 2006-08-02

Tracklisting CD :
01. gET oN! / m-flo loves Crystal Key (Ugly Duckling Remix)
02. Turn It Up
03. Smack
04. Something's Going Down Tonight feat. Grand Puba
05. Let It Out (SDP remix)
06. Rio De Janeiro
07. Celebrity
08. Shoot Your Shot
09. Pass It On
10. Left Behind (Wichita mix)
11. Domb It Down
12. Get Ready
13. Meatshake
14. Bob Your Head
15. A Little Samba
16. Yudee!
17. Eye On The Gold Chain

Info :
The past, present, future of the hip hop artist who crosses over Western and Japanese music, UGLY DUCKLING! THE ultimate best album! A must not only for UGLY fans but also for Japanese hip hop/club music listeners!! For first pressed, the DVD of ”Let It Out (SDP remix)” is included!!

Links :
handcuts.com
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The 150 Best Records Of 2006 - Part 1

12 ELECTRONIC ALBUMS & SINGLES FOR 2006 PART 1

01. Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 2 (CD/2xLP)
02. Diesler - Keepie Uppies (CD)
03. Quantic - An Announcement to Answer (CD/LP)
04. Grant Phabao - Remixed & Remixes (CDR)
05. AFX - Hangable Auto Bulb (CD) / Chosen Lords (CD)
06. Senor Coconut - Yellow Fever (CD)
07. The Juju Orchestra - Kind Of Latin Rhythm (12") / Take Four (12")
08. Orgatronics - Moonfruit (CD)
09. Fort Knox Recordings - The New Gold Standard (CD/12")
10. Felix Laband - Dark Days Exit (CD/LP)

We've been amazed by their talent for years now so it's no surprise to find Burnt Friedman, Grant Phabao, Aphex Twin or Atom Heart (under his Señor Coconut guise) in this Top 10 once again. These guys are at the top of their game, each one creating an exceptionally unique sound and an incredibly vast discography. Seek them out. Diesler and Quantic are no real surprise either, as the Tru Thoughts label they're on was one of the best of 2005 for all connoisseurs. Breakbeat programming and fusion of groovy styles gets re-invented with the Brighton twist in there. Ask your record dealer for their albums and singles! Newcomers are also welcomed in this bi-annual "Best Of", whether they're cool and fun like the Juju Orchestra, roots and classy like Orgatronics, hip and shaky like The Fort Knox Five or dark and lovely like Felix Laband. You can start diggin'.

12 FOLK ROCK POP ALBUMS FOR 2006 PART 1

01. Mushroom - Really Don't Mind If You Sit This One Out (CD)
Caroleen Beatty (w/ Mushroom) - You're Only As Pretty As You Feel (CD)
Various (alias Mushroom) - Soul Sisters - The Sights & Sounds of the African-American Underground (CD)
02. Phish - Live at Madison Square Garden New Year's Eve 1995 (3xCD)
03. Loka - Fire Shepherds (CD/LP)
04. Benevento/Russo Duo - Raw Horse: The Benevento Russo Duo Live! (CD)
05. Les Claypool - Of Whales And Woe (CD/LP)
06. Brave Captain - Distractions (CD/LP)
07. Bobby Previte - The Coalition Of The Willing (CD/LP)
08. Keller & The Keels - Grass (CD/LP)
09. The Disco Biscuits - The Wind at Four to Fly (CD/LP)
10. Blues Traveler - Bastardos (CD/LP)

Yeaaaah we like our pop and rock to go psychedelic all the way. So what? You'd rather we'd opt for some formatted everybody-plays-the-same-shit-to-be-on-radio? Sorry, that won't happen. As pop/rock has became the mainstream in all major medias, some artists and bands are still re-inventing the realm each year, starting with the acidest we could find, Mushroom, who recently released three albums under different names. Those San Francisco guys love trippy music as much as record collecting, so you'd rather take their misleadings as a trasure quest... Next is an 11-years- old show from mammoth jamband Phish, but one of their bests, at a cheap price for a 3 -CD set.
Our American underground / jam bands / psychedelic US rock selection doesn't stop here, with incredible mind-meltingness from the Benevento/Russo Duo (now touring with Trey and Mike from Phish...), Primus frontman and bassist extraordinaire second solo opus as Les Claypool, Bobby Previte and his stellar array of guests (Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Steven Bernstein, Skerik...) for some loud "jazz meets rock" noise, Keller Williams' soft folk in the grass, The Disco Biscuits' cosmic live trance-fusion exploison, and Blues Traveler's recent comeback to their best with some heavy psychedelia.
Last year we had voted in this same section for Super Numeri, and we're still listening to that album. So it's no surprise to find the Loka album in this list this year, as Loka is a duo fronted by Karl Webb, one of the three founders of Super Numeri. Go seek - and yes, there are vinyls for those albums!! Cherry on the cake is the FREE album from former Boo Radleys frontman, Brave Captain, who simply still on the top of my pop idols list. You can download it on his site in WAV or MP3 format for free. Life's no bitch.

11 HIP HOP ALBUMS FOR 2006 PART 1

01. Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo (CD/2XLP)
02. People Under The Stairs - Stepfather (CD+DVD/2xLP)
03. Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening (CD)
04. New Flesh - Universally Dirty (CD/2xLP)
05. Mocky - Navy Brown Blues (CD)
06. Freddie Cruger presents The 3 Foot People - 3 Feet High & Rising (CD/2xLP)
07. CunninLynguists - A Piece Of Strange (CD)
08. Ammoncontact - With Voices (CD/2xLP)
09. Speech Defect - Freshcoast Gettin' Rowdy (CD/2xLP)
10. Soul Position - Things Go Better With RJ And Al (CD/2xLP)
10. Rjd2 - Magnificent City Instrumentals (CD/2xLP)

Spank Rock is undoubtly the sensation of the year. He brought Baltimore's Hip Hop to us without warning and stormed to our dancefloors with the most innovative record of the year (so far). We've chosen another Big Dada joint with the upcoming New Flesh album, full of hits and inventivness. Sister label Ninja Tune isn't far with the Ammoncontact album, a pure masterpiece of L.A. jazz/soul/hip hop, and we're still very fond of Mocky's world, not so far from Gonzales one... The rest of our biannual selection is mostly old school funky hip hop, the one we like best, with "I-need-the-vinyl-absolutly" pieces from People Under The Stairs, former Jurassic 5 DJ Cut Chemist, recent Tru Thoughts signing Freddie Cruger (known as Red Astaire on the recently closed G.A.M.M. imprint), underground favorites Cunninlynguists, and swedish Ugly Duckling counterparts, Speech Defect. A couple of recent Rjd2 productions are thrown in there too cos' we still haven't got tired of his Shadow-esque style. Hip Hop don't stop.

Def Beat Remixes Vol.7 presents Cut Chemist
(2xLP) Def Beat Remixes DBRLP007, 2006

2xLP Tracklisting:
A1 Cak Ca Ba Ba - Cut Chemist Meets Shortkut
A2 The Number Song - Dj Shadow (Cut Chemist Remix)
A3 Drums Of Fire
B1 Motherlude - (feat Biz Markie)
B2 Do That There - Lyrics Born
B3 Sure Shot - Beastie Boys (Cut Chemist Remix)
B4 Biggety Balls
C1 Back From The Dead
C2 Eye On The Gold Chain - Ugly Duckling (Cut Chemist Remix)
C3 Are You Ready? - Cut Chemist Meets Shortkut
C4 Abstract Hip Hop - (Cut Chemist Remix)
D1 Majore Force - The Re-Return Of The Original Arform
D2 Alphabet Aerobics - Blackalicious (The Cut Chemist 2.5 Minute Workout)
D3 Flight Of The Bumblebee

Loik & Djouls - Block Party Vol.1 (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Kraked/T.I.M.E.C., 2006-04-22 [comment faire?/how to?] Info : This selection was mixed live, with an exlusive selection of vinyl 12 inches only. Hip Hop, Soul, Electro & Funk mixed for a session of 30mn non-stop dancefloor action. File under : Hip Hop, Funk, Breakbeat Tracklisting : 01. Breakestra - Family Rap (This Is The Sound) feat. Chali 2NA & Soup, Double K (Xtended mix vocal) (from 'Family Rap' 12inch, 2006 / Ubiquity) 02. Kelis - Trick Me (TM Juke mix) (from 'Rebtuz EP3' 12inch, 2005 / Rebtuz) 03. Hint -...

In case you missed it on the Ugly Duckling site, Einstein's put the funk and soul mix he did for Handcuts in Japan up as a free download on their site.

Download Link :
Young Einstein - Handcuts Soul Mix

Official website : uglyduckling.us
MySpace page : myspace.com/uglyduckling
More MP3s & info : djouls.com...

DJ Format - Fabriclive 27
(CD) Fabric Records Fabric54, 2006-04-17

Tracklisting :
01. DJ Format - 33% B-Boy
02. Ugly Duckling - U. D. In Brasil
03. Lyrics Born - Do That There
04. DJ Format Ft. Abdominal & D-Sisive - 3ft Deep
05. Cut Chemist & This Kid Named Miles - SNT [Live At The Peace Pipe '93]
06. Coldcut - Beats & Pieces
07. Aspects - Bristol Fingers
08. Jimmy Smith - Root Down And Get It
09. Mr Lif Ft. Edan - Get Wise '91
10. Nostalgia 77 - Changes
11. Ella Fitzgerald - Sunshine Of Your Love
12. Marsha Hunt - Hot Rod Poppa
13. Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours - The Slip
14. Nina Simone - Save Me
15. Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity - Indian Rope Man
16. Julien Covey & The Machine - Sweet Bacon
17. We The People - Breakdown
18. Ellen Mcilwaine - Toe Hold [Live At The Bitter End, New York]
19. Karachi Prison Band - Put Some Grit In It
20. Ruff Francis & The Illusions - Give Me Mercy
21. Linda Perry & Soul Express/Eddie Billups - I Need Someone
22. John Murtaugh - Slinky
23. Ananda Shankar - Dancing Drums
24. Cleo Laine - Night Owl
25. Edan Ft. Dagha - Rock And Roll

Links :
djformat.com
myspace.com/djformizzle
fabriclondon.com

Speech Defect - Freshcoast Gettin' Rowdy
(CD/2xLP) Jugglin' JUGGLINCD001/JUGGLINLP001, 2006-03-27

Tracklisting CD :
01. Blast It In Your Hood
02. Do It Like That
03. Skin Deep
04. Solid Gold
05. Amusing/Amazing
06. I'm On My Way
07. I Wanna Do My Thing feat. Aaron Phiri
08. Skit
09. My Favourite Waste Of Time
10. The Break Seminar pt. 3
11. One tape song
12. Acin' It
13. Future Movement
14. Ain't It Just Like A Hollywood Movie?

Ugly Duckling - Bang For The Buck
(CD) Handcuts Records HJCR-61, 2005-10-05 (Japan)

Tracklisting :
01. Ugly Duckling - Let It Out Download MP3
02. Ugly Duckling - Shoot Your Shot feat. People Under The Stairs Download MP3
03. Ugly Duckling - Left Behind
04. Ugly Duckling - Smack Quicktime Video
05. Ugly Duckling - The Breakdown
06. Ugly Duckling - Einsteins On Stage
07. Ugly Duckling - Yudee! Download MP3
08. Ugly Duckling - Lower The Boom
09. Ugly Duckling - Andy Vs Dizzy
10. Ugly Duckling - Slow The Flow
11. Ugly Duckling - Bang For The Buck
12. Ugly Duckling - The End Of Time

(CD/2xLP) Earshot EAR014CD, 2005-10-03 (Australia) / All City Music/PIAS ACM1006, 2006-03-20 (Europe)

Tracklisting CD :
01. Ugly Duckling - Bang For The Buck
02. Ugly Duckling - Yudee!
03. Ugly Duckling - The Breakdown
04. Ugly Duckling - Left Behind
05. Ugly Duckling - Smack Quicktime Video
06. Ugly Duckling - Einsteins On Stage
07. Ugly Duckling - Let It Out
08. Ugly Duckling - Lower The Boom
09. Ugly Duckling - Andy Vs Dizzy
10. Ugly Duckling - Slow The Flow
11. Ugly Duckling - Shoot Your Shot feat. People Under The Stairs
12. Ugly Duckling - The End Of Time

Tracklisting 2xLP :
A1. Ugly Duckling - Bang For The Buck
A2. Ugly Duckling - Yudee!
A3. Ugly Duckling - The Breakdown
B1. Ugly Duckling - Left Behind
B2. Ugly Duckling - Smack Quicktime Video
B3. Ugly Duckling - Einsteins On Stage
C1. Ugly Duckling - Let It Out
C2. Ugly Duckling - Lower The Boom
C3. Ugly Duckling - Andy Vs Dizzy
C4. Ugly Duckling - Slow The Flow
D1. Ugly Duckling - Shoot Your Shot feat. People Under The Stairs
D2. Ugly Duckling - The End Of Time
D3. Ugly Duckling - Bang For The Buck Remix

Info :
The long awaited new album of Ugly Duckling, the hero of the West Coast underground Hip Hop, is dropping! The energetic and the catchy sound production is still on its way of evolution, and it surely is a stunning party tune album as it shows on the album cover! Also, the People Under The Stairs a.k.a. P.U.T.S., who is also the West Coast's sampling Hip Hop pioneer, is featured on "Shoot Your Shot"!

Ugly Duckling Discography :
01. "Fresh Mode" EP
02. "Journey To Anywhere" LP
03. "Journey To Anywhere" Bonus Disc (buy the US release to get this)
04. "Taste The Secret" LP
05. "The Leftovers" EP (buy the "Combo Meal" to get 4. & 5. together)
06. "Live Shake" Live CD (with the "Live Shake" DVD, Japan only)
07. "Bang For The Buck" LP (only in Japan & Australia so far)

Ugly Duckling Links :
uglyduckling.us - Official Website
myspace.com/uglyduckling
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The Bamboos - Step It Up
Phish - Live at Madison Square Garden New Year's Eve 1995
Quantic - presents The World Rarest Funk 45s
Speech Defect - Freshcoast Gettin' Rowdy
Ugly Duckling - Bang For The Buck

The year 2006 seems to be a good one for funk, old school hip hop party music, quality stuff, black grooves and phat beats... Australian outfit The Bamboos tear the roof off with some breezy 1970 raw funk. Cult jam band Phish offer one of their best live recordings ever, and if you can manage to agree that they were the best live band of those last 15 years with no challenger whatsoever, you might know what I mean. Funky-beasty-beats-meister Quantic finally presents his selection of rare funk 45s that we were eagerly waiting for. And Speech Defect & Ugly Duckling bring both a heavy dose of fun and party to conclude this selection with the hands in the air - party style! All this music is guaranteed with 0% mainstream punky-pop attitude. KnowhatImean kids?
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