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Dusty Springfield: Dusty In Deutchland (Zone Records)

This special was recorded in Cologne during November 1969 and was later revamped to become Germany’s official entry into the 1970 Montreux TV Festival. “I was astonished and very pleased” Dusty said at the time

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Jermaine Jackson: Dynamite Videos (Wienerworld)

Jermaine Jackson: Dynamite Videos (Wienerworld)

Jermaine – the gentle Jackson with the quiet voice – has his first video collection released by Wienerworld this month. Maybe not with the most exciting of music, but certainly long overdue in tribute to his talent

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Jose James & Jeff Neve: For All We Know (Verve)

Jose James & Jeff Neve: For All We Know

Jose James, a man who never stops still, goes against the grain and brings out a platter of jazz standards. A brave move as this tends to be a graveyard for many a middle of the road jazz crooner, however Jose is anything but...

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Guilty Simpson: OJ Simpson (2010 Stones Throw Records)

Guilty Simpson: OJ Simpson (2010 Stones Throw Records)

And the winner of the most unnecessary number of interludes on a Hip-Hop album award goes to… Seriously, once you’ve skipped all these interludes (Simpson doesn’t even rap till the third track) you’re left with a...

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Kaya: Remix EP

Kaya: Remix EP (2010 Inigo Recordings)

It's nearly always a memorable sound when a couple of rappers are joined by a drummer, guitarist and bassist. Add a bit of brass for that Ska edge and remix it a few times. The end result is the latest offering from UK act Kaya

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Meleka: Miss Me

Meleka: Miss Me (MMR - Meleka Music Recordings)

To give you a clear enough audio picture of Miss Me without actually listening to it, imagine you’re stuck in traffic on a hot day with two cars with their windows open pumping out loud music on either side of you...

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Taio Cruz: Dynamite

Taio Cruz: Dynamite (Rokstarr)

Cruz continues to mine the music from his Rokstarr album. Produced by the pair who brought recent Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson tunes results in another pumping Cruz single which will get endless airplay...

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Roll Deep: Green Light

Roll Deep: Green Light (Virgin UK)

Every time I hear a new track from Roll Deep they seem to be heading further and further away from their original sound and closer and closer towards glossy but bland old pop music...

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Die & Interface Feat. William Cartwright: Bright Lights

Die & Interface Feat. William Cartwright: Bright Lights

The vocals and smooth production will no doubt divide people. Bright Lights is a ‘love it or loathe it track’, but as it clocks in at under three, minutes it won’t exactly get on anyone’s nerves for long...

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LIVE TROPICAL FISH: THE DAY IS TOO SHORT TO BE SELFISH (LTF Records)

Live Tropical Fish: The Day Is Too Short To Be Selfish (LTF Records)

Acid Jazz never really died and seems to be coming back even Mother Earth are reforming, yikes! So it's nice to see that italian survivors Live Tropical Fish are still going strong and more still producing quality material...

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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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