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Issue 1008

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S K Radicals:  Troubled Times

S K Radicals: Troubled Times

I was so pleased to purchase this, this week – Broken Beat is still with us! The a-side is that classy, down-tempo style that is so popular in that scene. This will be the biggest record for me over the summer without a doubt...

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NU TROPIC: JESSICA/DANCE OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN

Nu Tropic : Jessica / Dance Of The Little Children

A hate these situations when both sides of a record are killer and you don’t know what to go with. A case in point is this French 45...

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The New Mastersounds feat. Dionne Charles: 'King Comforter'

The New Mastersounds feat. Dionne Charles: 'King Comforter'

The super-hot ‘New Mastersounds’ are back with a killer new 45, and this time it features the vocals of Dionne Charles of the Brighton-based Funk outfit ‘Baby Charles’...

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Liberdade: 'Grande Lua Cheia / Estrada Velha'

Liberdade: 'Grande Lua Cheia / Estrada Velha'

Recorded in Brasil in 2002, I’m not sure why it’s only surfaced now but – ouch – it’s too hot to hold! What we have here is some serious, tough and jazzy mid-70’s Funk...

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Diplomats Of Solid Sound

Diplomats Of Solid Sound; Feat. The Diplomats

This album is exceptional. As it is produced by Lack Of Afro, you would expect it to be too. There are plenty of hard-hitting Funk tracks here and even a killer early-60’s R&B Popcorn tune...

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Jaz’presso: 'Eerie Dance'

Jaz’presso: 'Eerie Dance'

It’s so hard to find Japanese Jazz imports here in the UK. Luckily for me (and you) this didn’t slip through the net. Here is the second album by a fantastic trombone-led outfit called ‘Jaz’presso’...

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Elizabeth Shepherd : 'Parkdale'

Elizabeth Shepherd : 'Parkdale'

The Canadian vocalist and pianist Elizabeth Shepherd has already caused big waves in the jazz dance world over the past couple of years. The song-writing is fantastic and the songs contain some very off-kilter grooves and time signatures...

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James Hunter 'The Hard Way'

James Hunter – The Hard Way (Go records)

What does he sound like? Try and imagine a man whose voice and music is cross between Ray Charles (circa 1960) and Sam Cooke, with some Bobby Bland and Little Johnny Taylor thrown in for good measure. Got it?

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The Jazz Invaders: 'Blow'

The Jazz Invaders: 'Blow'

Let’s make no bones about it, this album is aimed straight at the dancefloor and hit’s the bullseye...

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Pure Urban Essentials (Summer 2008)

VARIOUS: PURE URBAN ESSENTIALS (Summer 2008)

It's a cheeky 'no frills' solid double album with some well chosen mixes, that makes this twin set worth the gate money. If you haven't brought a tune in a while, then this will help you catch-up an some...

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SATURDAYS @ Traks Complex, Soi (Every Saturday, 10pm-3am) Portrush

They say you can’t always get what you want. In clubbing circles, that’s not entirely true, as a visit to the sprawling Traks Complex in the pictureseque Northern Irish coastal town of Portrush will reveal.

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SINTILLATE @ CC Club (every Friday, 10pm-3.30am) London

It’s quite an achievement for a night to last five years in the volatile and competitive world of Central London clubbing. It’s even more impressive when it doesn’t sell out musically in order to achieve such a status.

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