A Man Called Adam’s Steve Jones and Sally Rodgers finally open the vaults and, for the first volume of this ‘Collected Works’ series (four albums in total), have hand picked, what they consider to be, the very best of their ‘chill out’ and ‘lounge’ recordings. Featuring seminal tracks such as Yachts, and the ‘pacific classic’ Easter Song this album is the perfect soundtrack for a day at the beach or night under the stars. With their lyrical depth and evocative soundscapes tracks like Estelle and Barefoot in the Head really mean something to millions of people around the world and have sound-tracked holiday sunsets, births, deaths, courtships and marriages. Defining the sound of the Balearic genre this collection illustrates A Man Called Adam’s influence on the pre and post-club scenes of the last fifteen years. From beer to breakfast cereal, Yoga TV to Sex In the City, and integral to the sales of a million compilation albums (Café del Mar and Hotel Costes to name but two) this music helped to shape the aesthetic landscape of the 1990s and sounds as good today as it did then. Featuring three previously unreleased versions and hard to find mixes of classic tracks, A Man Called Adam - Collected Works Volume One is just a taste of the series to come.

Strut re-kindle their involvement with one New York’s most revered DJs and re-edit pioneers, Danny Krivit, with a fresh album of essential new, rare and classic re-works, past and present. An acknowledged leader in New York clubland for many years, Krivit learned his craft through a series of early residencies, including a four-year stretch at The Roxy as hip hop came downtown from the Bronx during the mid ’70s. Throughout the ‘80s, he was then often DJ-ing six nights a week at seminal nightspots like Area, Danceteria, Save The Robots and more. Since then, he is perhaps best known for his residency at the legendary Body & Soul parties from the inception in 1996 alongside Francois Kevorkian and Joe Claussell, a calling card that has kept him an in-demand DJ globally as club-goers gravitate towards his unique blend of emotive soulful house, disco and Afro sounds. The party has continued in Brooklyn and Manhattan, with Krivit’s 718 Sessions now a regular fixture of New York’s club diary. As a producer, Krivit is the acknowledged “King Of The Edit“ and has been a major influence on today’s re-edit culture. From early classics like the ‘Feelin’ James’ and ‘Rock The House’ JB cut-ups during the mid-‘80s, he has released over 300 unique versions, often under the mysterious ‘Mr. K’ moniker. After releasing a batch of his finest edits on the ‘Edits By Mr. K’ compilation in 2003, Strut now delve back into the tape cupboard for an all-new edition, bringing together some of Krivit’s secret weapons in a wide-ranging selection covering soulful disco, funk and jazz. Tracks include in-demand Krivit rarities including his previously unreleased re-work of Black Blood’s Afro-rock rarity ‘Chicano’, the revival of a soulful Patrice Rushen sleeper, ‘Music Of The Earth’ and an extended workout on the Chairmen Of The Board’s psychedelic soul classic, ‘Life & Death’.

Hip Hop purists, make room in your crates under "Baroque/Blunted Beats" for Jules Chaz. You may have never heard of him and Google certainly won't help, but the man's street cred weighs a ton. After playing in various bands around British Columbia, cruising around the world on a ship and supporting the celebrated Cobblestone Jazz crew over the last 15 years, one of Canada's hardest working and most talented DJs, musicians and producers has finally stepped up to release a CD under his own name.
Making up for lost time, Jules Chaz's eagerly-anticipated debut "Toppings" on Wagon Repair features 21 tracks of fuzzy downtempo bliss, punctuated by finely sliced and diced snippets of Hall and Oates, Julee Cruise ("Blak Lodge"), reggae and bangra ("Saysumthin") samples, with cameos by Cobblestone keyboardist Danuel Tate ("Yes I Do") and fire-spittin' emcee Ishkan ("Could Happen").

Aroop Roy is an artist and producer of many dimensions. Aroop's eclectic work as a producer has been supported worldwide by numerous tastemakers including Bugz In The Attic, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Patrick Forge and Laurent Garnier. In 2006, he even had the chance to work with legendary Motown producers The Mizell Brothers.In 2009, his compilation absolute!!:Sounds From Tokyo was released to critical acclaim and he was invited to do a guest mix on Gilles Peterson's legendary Worldwide BBC Radio 1 show.Currently based in London, he is constantly traveling across the globe. During his time in Japan, as a DJ and event organiser, he took Tokyo by storm building up a firm reputation as one of the most forward thinking people in the scene. His events absolute!!, Exposure and Culture all enjoyed immense success whilst opening people's ears to a wider range of music than ever before. He is also resident DJ at Geneva's long running superclub La SIP.Nomadic Soul includes collaborations with much in demand Toronto diva Sacha Williamson whose sultry voice graces the huge dancefloor anthem The Lonely Years. London soul artist Lyric L the voice behind the broken beat hit Loose Lips brings her contagious flow to bruk house club banger Step Back. The melancholic rap and soul of Barcelona based vocalist Sara G is featured on the dark and jazzy techno number Ain't That Sweet. Highly respected US poet and rapper Replife skillfully navigates the twisted syncopated hip hop beats of Stand Up whilst UK Jazz singer Sarah Winton brings the album to a close with an angelic performance on the beautiful Lilly.

We reach for the vinyl heavens again and catch a celestial delight - an exact repress of Boris Gardiner's legendary "Every Nigger is a Star", the long-lost soundtrack to a near mythical Jamaican film! Long a grail-status LP for reggae and funk aficionados alike, Gardiner's OST for Calvin Lockhart's mysterious movie has eluded any official or unofficial re-release since 1974. Presented in its original format and with its original cover art, Every Nigger is a Star is a dose of the finest conscious Jamaican music, generously laced with blaxploitation-style heavy funk. The Boris Gardiner Happening present a deep, cross-genre constellation of sounds that spans sweet reggae to soul balladry, and stretches from the magical carib-funk-jazz of "Negril", through the gold standard funk classic "Ghetto Funk", to the deep acoustic cut of the title track. An essential release for fans of funk, blaxploitation OSTs and reggae, the CD release also comes equipped with detailed historical notes which finally clear up the mystery of the original film. Another 'Deadly Sting' from Jazzman Records - because we dig deeper!

For several years now, "Early Morning Breaks" is a synonym for laid-back Chillout Grooves and Loungy Deep-House Tracks. Divided up into a soft mixed "Chill Session" and a "Deep (House) Session", early morning breaks provides the perfect sound not only for an early morning.

Few musicians have had greater impact on contemporary mainstream jazz than Horace Silver. The pioneering hard bop style he developed in the 1950s is now played by several generations of jazz musicians. Featured here on this 35 track Anthology are five of his original Blue Note Albums: 'Blowin' The Blues Away', 'Finger Poppin', '6 Pieces Of Silver', 'The Stylings Of Silver' and 'Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers'.

A great collection of 45 of the very best Afro Cuban Jazz tracks. All the big names are here, including: Mongo Santamaria, Cal Tjader, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Tito Puente, Jack Costanzo and many more. A must-have compilation not to be missed by fans of the Latin music genre.

Fresh from winning awards for ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best Compilation’ at Breakspoll, Against The Grain records return with another killer compilation, presented by label head honcho, Skool Of Thought. Best known for the hugely successful ‘Random Acts Of Kindness’ and ‘Heavyweight Breaks’ albums, Skool Of Thought now sets off on a safari of sound where the wild beasts are basslines and the beats bite back. ‘Natural Selection’ has a killer instinct, from the stealth-like approach of Phaeleh’s ‘Selecta’ which creeps and pounces with precision, to the straight-for-the-jugular approach of Affinity’s remix of Freestylers' ‘Slammer’. The album stands tall; proud in its breakbeat roots, safe in the knowledge that it’s scene remains strong and confident for the selection to briefly explore the territories of grime and fidget with tracks like Stenchman’s ‘Computer Expert’ and Superstyle Deluxe’s remix of ‘Critical Systems’ by Kid Digital. Skool Of Thought himself also features tracks on Natural Selection alongside fierce new talent Afghan Headspin, Adsorb, Splitloop and Michael Morph. The sound is raw and true, a departure from the cheap thrills of many passing trends, an endangered species, fierce without being tearing, and uncompromising whilst avoiding self-indulgence; it is indeed, a Natural Selection, a survival of the fittest for beats and breaks in 2010.

Anyone with a passing interest in reggae has heard of Lee Perry also known as ‘Scratch’ or ‘The Upsetter’ but, over the last thirty years, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has become better known as a ‘performance artist’ than a record producer.

For the six years it was operating his productions from his own Black Ark recording studio set standards that have never been bettered: it was there that Scratch moved his music in directions that no-one else has, even now, thought to consider.

Freed from the strictures of paying for studio time on an hourly rate his music became increasingly intense, multi-layered and extraordinarily experimental.

The exclusive mixes showcased on this release have never been heard before outside of sound system dances. Some will be familiar through their commercial incarnations, such as ‘Bucky Skank’, ‘History’ and ‘Groovy Situation’, but here they have been pushed and pulled, coaxed and cajoled in hitherto unexplored and previously unimagined directions. This is music from a man coming to the end of his tether.

The UK’s leading Brazilian record label Far Out Recordings brings together the very best young talent from around Brazil on this relentless compilation full of underground and popular new classics. Next Generation Brazil picks out the best in modern Brazilian rock, electronica, samba, baile funk, nu-bossa, tropicalia, jazz, folk and more. It’s the perfect introduction to new Brazilian music.

Introducing:

Binario are a passionate seven strong band from Ipanema Beach. They combine psychedelia, guitar fuzz with tripped out space funk. One of the standout tracks from their internationally acclaimed 2008 self titled debut ‘Amor Liquido’ brings battle ready, rhythmical rapping in to a futuristic soundscape filled with paranoid synth bleeps and bounding guitars. Followed by a mesmerising warped ambient rocker from Rio’s Camarades showing Brazilian guitar music is in very safe, creative hands.

Rabotnik is a collective group of musicians guided by their love and passion for electronic experimentation. Led by the founding members Eduardo Manso and Estevao Case Rabotnik push the boundaries by bringing a climatic electro sound straight to your speakers. DDP is their baddest track – like Autechre remixed for a Tarrantino soundtrack. Experimental excellence.

Democustico combine many different styles ranging from Brazilian samba, folk and trip-hop to Indian vibes and beats. The beatiful vocals and swirling music is reworked with big bass to wonderful hynotic effect.

Clara Moreno music is compelling to listen to and has a samba spirit running deep through it. Pouquoi is one of Brazil’s most famous tunes and Clara’s version is highly addictive, D.O.T’s enormous baile funk remix only adding to the party with booming bass and triumphant horns.

Zeep bring music inspired by the attitudes of the 70s with their music being live, urgent, funky and folksy. They spice up rock 'n' roll, funk and classic pop with some samba magic. The sound is a fusion of a cosmopolitan London and an inspirational Brazil by Smoke City’s Nina Miranda and Da Lata’s Chris Frank.

Sabrina Malheiros is Rio‘s original nu-bossa star. Her music is effortlessly beautiful, her songwriting much praised. Her sound ranges from contemporary electronics to samba, disco and house. Connexao was the smash single from New Morning –declared the “album of summer 2008“ by the Evening Standard.

Together the cream of Far Out’s next generation show why they’re among the most exciting talent Brazil has to offer. ‘Next Generation Brazil’ is the perfect showcase for their wonderfully diverse, but always innovative new Brazilian music.

Max Sedgley’s name is eponymous with his worldwide hit “Happy”. A tune so gargantuan it was used as the theme tune for BBC’s coverage of the last world cup and which has helped sell the idea of good times to a generation of clued-up clubbers and big name brands most notably Bacardi who used the track for a worldwide campaign.

On the back of that single Max recorded an album for Rob Da Bank’s Sunday Best label and toured the world with his band The Shoots – living the high life as a festival bill topper.

After Uni - a slight reformed Max was much in demand for his skills on the skins and played drums in a wide variety of bands including King Kooba, Organic Audio and a stint as drummer for Roni Size’s Breakbeat Era project.

During this time Max recorded “Happy” which was about as different to everything else around as it could be - and therein laid its beauty. Initially released as a 500 run on Italian label IRMA it was quickly picked up by one of UK Music’s arbiters of taste Rob Da Bank who signed it to his Sunday Best label with the rest as they say being history.

Forward-Wind to Spring 2010 – Max’s new album is ready – signed to Jalapeno and already causing a stir in the shape of the first single “Something Special” – a track which has been getting love from the old school and the new with supporters including Danny Tenaglia, Tom Middleton, Aeroplane, Crazy P and Mark Knight.

“My new album is a snapshot of my life for the last couple of years, a lot of my influences are in there – from the funk and jazz I grew up with, through drum and bass and house music - all tempered with the experience of being a band leader and knowing how to get the best out of the people I work with live”

Once Max had got together some ideas for the album the first people he turned to were the stalwarts of his live band Tasita D’Mour (who herself has a stellar history providing a multitude of hits for bands like Reel People and Copyright) and MC 2-ICE (Ryan to his mum) the MC from Max’s live shows.

Max also had his mind on a couple of guest vocalists who had impressed him over the previous year. Having already remixed one of their previous singles, Max knew all about NYC rappers QNC (Q Ball & Curt Cazal) who were duly contacted and drafted in. Next on the list was breakthrough toaster Tor - a UK rapper with one of the most distinctive voices around and the perfect person to drop the vocals on “Sound Boy”.

By now the album was really taking shape and with new label Jalapeno on board it was time to put the finishing touches to it. The vocal tracks are glorious dance records with touches of Quincy Jones and 80’s boogie all tied up in slick club production - all tight drums, irresistible bass lines and soaring strings.

Tasita cements her place as one of this decades finest club divas while MC 2-ICE injects some irreverent humour into proceedings on tracks like “Hey Mr. Superstar”. The NYC connection kick it like it’s a back in the day rollerskate jam on “Whatcha Doin” while Tor rips it up sound system style on “Sound Boy” a track that is destined to be the second single from the album.

Max finishes the album and counterpoints the club tracks with an ambient - percussion led comedown tune “Life’s A Beach” which could have come straight from the Bukem era of Drum and Bass.

With the growing popularity of Spoonface's latest hit collaboration with Gabry Ponte, FAADA have decided to compile a set of Dance Tracks to 'recap' the journey so far.This is an especially solid release for Spoonface lovers that haven't had a chance to get beyond "You see the Trouble with Me" or "Hey Girl.Stunning Club bangers from mighty Italian Dance Label Time S.P.A to Hospital records and more.Stand out must have offerings include 'Dont Know Why', 'Insane', 'Here For You', 'Magical Girl' and of course 'Love 2 Party'.

Producer and DJ, Richy Pitch moved from UK to Ghana, West Africa and took on the challenge to record a LP which drews on his many musical experiences during his stay. His goal was to record with local stars and talents and fuse the classic sound of Ghanaian music with his own production skills that he'd already developed in London.
Two years later and back to London, Richy knocked on BBE Records' door to deliver Ye Fre Mi Richy Pitch (They call me Richy Pitch in Twi).
His creation gives the listener an excellent taste of the many different styles of Ghanaian and West African music from Highlife, Hiplife to Afrobeat to traditional percussion music, all combined with a fresh production twist.
It features the cream of Ghanaian music talent including MOBO and MTV Africa winner Samini, Reggie Rockstone, known as the Godfather of Hiplife and talented MC's such as Wanlov the Kubolor, M3NSA and M.anifest, plus many other inspiring Ghanaian artists.

New !K7 affilated label Cool in the Pool opens it's account with a state of the art compilation from 24 year old Londoner Brackles. In the last six months, the Blunted Robots co-owner and FWD/Rinse FM regular has been grappling with the 'Future Garage' tag that's been pushed his way, and he's not mad keen: "Too limiting" he says. Brackles prefers the 'Post Dubstep' moniker, but his first commercially available mix album gives us a better snapshot of where this buzzing, vibrant scene is going than any scene name could hope to do.
Brackles represents a new generation of electronic producers and dj's, a million cultural miles away from the 40 + year old Ibiza veterans still punting out the big tunes for ever diminishing creative returns, but unshackled by the 'hardcore continuum' of which they're no doubt a part.
It's a mix for the mind and the soul as much as the body, and it comes from a legion of musical influences, not all of them conscious ones. It was only when Mike 'Mu' Paradinas commented on the Detroit influence he heard in Brackles' sound that the young Londoner went off to explore and enjoy the Motor City mothership, and now it's there, along with the garage, the dubstep, the house, the funky and the rest of it, all channelling into Brackles' contribution to the continuum, all helping shape his Songs for Endless Cities.

Fourth instalment in the Gomma Dance Tracks Compilation series featuring Gomma's biggest dancefloor smashers and hit remixes. No fillers! Just approved killers! All tracks have been hammered by DJ all over the world. Here you get them all together: Gomma remixes by DJ Koze, Prins Thomas, Azari & III, Zombie Nation, Siriusmo and German house legend Ian Pooley. This is hard future disco and funky techno boogie. "Gomma Dance Tracks has the sound of 2011" ... as London's Mixmag descriped the Gomma sound recently.

NIGHTHAWKS – “Today” A musical journey of a different kind A short keyboard motif – its sound seems to emanate from a music box. It is joined by a bouncy, increasingly climactic groove with a jazzy-percussive trumpet on top creating an effervescent, pulsing atmosphere. “Boutique Korkut” – we are in the middle of the vibrant Belgian quarter in Cologne. Once again twilight falls, the sun sets and the night begins to the musical soundtrack of the Nighthawks. The Nighthawks project, launched at the end of the 1990s, is the brainchild of trumpet player Reiner Winterschladen and multi-instrumentalist and producer Dal Martino. Since their first album “Citizen Wayne” (1998), the duo has been known for its profound and stylish jazzy lounge music. However, stirring up associations and images, the Nighthawks’ music goes much deeper than that. “I think it’s great and very important that the listener has visual associations while hearing the music”, says Dal Martino. “Our project started with film music. For me, it is still important that each track has a little script. We aim to trigger images which in turn release certain emotions.” On their new album “Today”, which is their fifth studio album to date, the Nighthawks have embarked on an unusual and extraordinarily exciting world tour of a different kind. It is not really what one would have expected of them. At the start, they only had one aim in mind: “Back to the roots”, summarises Dal Martino. “In the sense that we let our ideas run wild and developed melodies and groove fragments without asking ourselves whether these sound fragments fitted together. The final structure of the album crystallised much later.” Their unceasing curiosity to explore new musical horizons has once again led the Nighthawks halfway around the world – especially to eastern regions. Musicians certainly depend on ideas, suitable ideas. Ideas is something the Nighthawks have never been short of. However, at the start they did not know where these original ideas would eventually lead them. They were happier not knowing, aware of the restraining effect that too much rational analysis would have on their curiosity and instincts. Instead, the Nighthawks placed their trust both in themselves and their ideas. This time, their travels led them into the thicket of the Romanian forests, the glamorous Brazilian Trancoso, to the picturesque “Rialto Hotel” in Warsaw and to the almost deserted steppes of Iran. “I have been travelling around a lot these last few years, I was in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldavia,” says Martino. “Of course that affected our music, especially as I met fantastic singers such as Anna Maria Jopek from Poland or Emilia Istvan, a Roma icon, whose qualities have given the new album a unique character.” Things cannot always be planned when you work on an album. Emilia Istvan is a case in point. “In Timisoara, I heard ‘Ederlezi’, a traditional Roma song which impressed me a lot. It’s a wonder that the song finally made it on to the album as Emilia is constantly on the move around the entire Balkan area. By lucky coincidence, I managed to record her voice in a hotel room in Bucharest. When the piece was completed I realised that it effectively represented the starting point of our journey which eventually led to ‘Male Tesknoty’ featuring the fantastic Anna Maria Jopek and Sting’s guitarist Dominic Miller.” Both ‘Ederlezi’ and ‘Male Tesknoty’, a Polish hit from the 80s, demonstrate Dal Martino’s and Reiner Winterschladen’s unique ability to reshape a musically rather absurd original into a typical Nighthawks soundscape. The epic ‘Dust’, the last track on the CD with its somewhat Arabic melodic motif, is evidence of their universal pretensions. On top of this, their music is becoming increasingly compact. Not one note is out of place, not one sample is used just for the sake of it. The Nighthawks are resounding proof of the premise that less is better. In many cases, their music works like a soundtrack to an imaginary film. The new album ‘Today’ is no exception. One should just listen to the bouncy grooving and mysterious ‘The Consul Is Driving’ which would make a brilliant soundtrack for a psycho thriller. The slightly wistful ‘To The Bar And Back’ would also perfectly complement the film noir genre. “Even after the recording process has started, an album such as this always requires numerous decisions to be taken. I could name each album ’One Million Decisions’. However, in the end I believe that only things that really strike a nerve with us pass through the filter of my spirit.” The new Nighthawks CD, which has been called ‘’Today’’ for good reason, demonstrates what Dal Martino and Reiner Winterschladen are getting excited about in the here and now. It is a musical journey of discovery: soul, jazz, pop, reggae, Latin American and Arabic influences, melodies from Poland and the Balkan region – driven by their passion for experiment, the Nighthawks are not concerned with borders. Aside from their undoubtedly top class musicianship, it is their curiosity and their love of the unusual that makes ‘’Today’’ so exciting and entertaining. Line-up: Dal Martino (bass, guitar, vocals) Reiner Winterschladen (trumpet, flugelhorn) Jürgen Dahmen (Rhodes, percussion) Markus Wienstroer (guitar) Xaver Fischer (keyboards) Thomas Alkier (drums, percussion) Guest musicians: Anna Maria Jopek (voc) Emilia Istvan (voc) Dominic Miller (git) Zdidslav Marcinkiewicz (keys) Zwanie Jonson (drums)

Most recently, Spoek Mathambo has finished recording his solo album, Mshini Wam for BBE, and has built a live band (which includes two dancers) in order to tour the project. The release of this project is particularly exciting as a sign to the world of what Africa has in store in terms of progressive electronic music.
Part of a new breed of African artists, 24 year old Spoek Mathambo (Rapper/DJ and Graphic Designer/Illustrator) is hitting the world hard with his take on Afro-futurism. Spoek sees himself as a part of a new wave of energy in Africa, which is intent on nurturing a sense of progressiveness while maintaining a pride in culture. As front-man for electrorap outfits SWEAT.X and PLAYDOE, Spoek Mathambo has become a increasingly prominent figure in the international music scene over the last couple of years.

After quite a while Unique finally delivers a compilation containing in house tracks exclusively. From late-breaking tunes like Diesler's 'Samba Magic' and Al Supersonic's 'United Nation Of Soul' to Unique classics such as Glen Anthony Henry's 'I Don't Know' or Eli Goulart's 'Meu Samba' (Nicola Conte's Bossa Ahead Remix) - there should be something suitable for every taste. Therefore this compilation offers an excellent profile of Unique's musical spectrum.

The final Volume of 'Sounds For The Soul' is put together by label favourites Reel People. Featuring 2 exclusive tracks from Seven feat. Omar & The Realm this is another must for all soulful music lovers.

It's the season for grilling, afternoon beers in the park, and the family reunion. What better way to spend a Sunday then getting into a fight with your drunk uncle over hot dogs and questionable shor
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It's the season for grilling, afternoon beers in the park, and the family reunion. What better way to spend a Sunday then getting into a fight with your drunk uncle over hot dogs and questionable shorts socked footwear combinations? It's also the season for Vakant the label, the mythos, the family to reunite and drop the blazing ‘Family Values’ compilation for your late summer revelry. The unmixed compilation starts off with our distant Argentinean cousin Nico Purman. His ‘Xpress Yourself’ lands somewhere between Rick James and Francois K. Second is bro wonder Tolga Fidan who continues to impress with his ‘Linnz’ contribution. Not one to leave all the fun to the kids, Godfather Alex Smoke (VA001) gives his army of robots free rein and out the other end comes ‘I-73 Nightʼ, freaky yet reassuring like advanced techno should be. Rounding out the first half is our other prodigy DeWalta whose favorite pastime happens to be breaking subwoofers. His deep yet bouncing ʻStringer Bellʼ is sure to result in a run on replacement woofer cones. The wise and the freaky family elder Robag Wruhme (VA002) bestows upon us ʻKuttenrolch 1996ʼ, a light and airy electro tinged piece produced solely on a Korg Trinity in 1996 while sounding just as fresh as if produced yesterday. Next up is visiting uncle by way of marriage Anthony Collins who imparts ʻBoys Sometimes Cryʼ showing his depth, musicality, and maturity. Then everyoneʼs brother Mathias Kaden presents us with a 2010 edit of his own first ever solo release, ʻCircle Pitʼ (VA004) which is as sick as the original was in 2005. Finally comes our Bavarian son Dario Zenker who puts a big red ribbon on the ʻFamily Valuesʼ package with perhaps his slickest, sexiest, and expansive track to date with ʻApollo 910ʼ. So enjoy the Vakant familyʼs tech house fruits, partake in its freaky family love, but please try not to get burned.

„Versions, Vibes & Remixes“ is CD series. Energie Du Verre got the ball rolling in 2009. And now it’s time for Ensemble Du Verre – the second album of the series is released August 20, 2010. By the end of 2009, I finally succeeded in bringing the master rights for E.D.V.’s first two albums “Facing. Transparent” (SPV 2004) and “Sing Me Something” (SPV 2005) back home. It had been a long and hard struggle with the record company’s insolvency administrator. To celebrate this victory, I decided to re-release this music on my own label Batterie. But that was just the start. I spent the time between Christmas and New Year’s Eve in my studio, opened the drawer with the backup files and reloaded the songs into my computer. I just wanted to polish the files and make everything nice and tidy. My studio had grown considerably over the last years and everything that comes out of it now just sounds so much better. I wanted to share this pleasure with every listener of my music. While I was sitting in my studio, fooling around and filled to the brim with roasted Christmas goose, new ideas for old songs started to surface. I was reluctant at first. But when the idea of “Versions, Vibes & Remixes” came up, I decided to put the pedal to the metal. During the producing process of the album, two remixes, two original versions (more on that later) and a brand new song were born. Not only has my studio grown considerably, so did my collection of instruments – much to the delight of my dear wife J. I bought a 1971 Fender Rhodes some time ago (I’m still restoring this one), an electric bass, a fantastic jazz guitar including amp and lots of other odds and ends. Consequently, I played most of the parts recorded for the album myself. On “One for Garry Brown” my two new favourite guitar players Johann Popp and Norman Mohrholz had their fingers in the pie while Stefan Kuchel played tenor saxophone on “Familienfoto”. He improvised several times over the track and played so many wonderful Coltrane-like lines that I couldn’t resist sampling them. I added those samples to the song in true DJ-fashion later. The fact that the bass line resembles the one on “Acknowledgement” (on John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” Album) was something I realised only during the recordings with Stefan Kuchel. Later on, I asked myself “Why don’t I sing something?”. No sooner said than done – and the homage to one of the greatest albums of the last century was perfect. However, “Familienfoto” is much more than just an homage to John Coltrane. It pays tribute to my own musical background and family. They are represented by 80s synthpop, African percussion, 70s jazzrock, dubdelays, pop and spiritual jazz. And since a family is always some kind of choir, everybody gets involved and puts in his two cents. This is the albums recurrent theme and it can be found in all ten tracks. Now, as announced earlier, a few more words on the original versions. Initially, “Familienfoto” had been used by Ursula Rucker on her album “Ma’ At Mama” (here, the song is called “Uhuh”). I went back to the very beginnings and took a different turn. The result is a completely new piece of music. This is what a Pink Floyd recording featuring Pharoah Sanders produced by Flying Lotus might sound like. Oh, well J. Another original version is “Beep”. This is the track from “Sing Me Something” (2005) that Sidsel Endresen was kind enough to add her vocals to. During the course of the production at the time, something completely new developed. “Beep” turned into “Phonetic” (get the picture?). “Versions, Vibes & Remixes” now features the original version of “Beep” as well as the newest version of “Phonetic (Our Northern Souls)”. As on this album’s predecessor “Sanctuary for Animals” (Batterie 2008), I have been using many different musical ensembles. Fat and juicy ones as well as small and intimate ones. Acoustic and electric. It was never my plan to create one uniform sound. Still, my playful and intuitive approach created just this. And I’m very glad it did. I used the same approach on “Sanctuary for Animals” and, much to my surprise, received an award for it. I was completely blown away. Unexpected pleasures are always the best ones. Speaking of unexpected pleasures: I was just having some red fruit jelly with milk when Hamburg’s jazzclub “Stellwerk” called and asked if I might be interested in doing an experimental concert. We used two drumsets, one trumpet and lots of electronic gadgets to stage the album last Saturday. It turned out extremely well and we had tons of fun. This is something we’ll do again. Promised.

John Coltrane is today recognised as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz. Yet when he first appeared in the ranks of Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra at the end of the 1940s, no-one could have predicted this different young man would, within a decade, become an iconic musician dedicated to making music into hitherto undreamt-of dimensions. Featured here are his two fine 1958 albums; 'Settin' The Pace' and 'The Last Trane', both complete and in their original running orders.

Upon visiting a city you’ve never been to before, one of the best things you can do to explore and discover that new ground is definitely taking a cab. The taxi driver sure knows where you want to go. But rest assured he also knows where it’s at, and where the nice spots & cool things happen. The man they call LEVTHAND (aka Levent Canseven) worked and travelled the dancefloors of Europe under the CAN7 moniker and as such delivered flawless remixes & productions for a.o. Bootsy Collins, Randy Crawford, Ricky Martin & Moloko... just to name a few. The CAN7 album „Safari“ released in 2006 on PEPPERMINT JAM marked a turning point in the life & career of CAN7. Levent was broadening both his horizons as well as the variety of genres he was influenced by Funk, soul, pop, reggae, jazz has always been the fuel for his taxi... And so it comes as no surprise that this first LEVTHAND album, is a combination of all of those genres. Always true to where he came from, LEVTHAND gathered an all star line up of close musical friends & like minded individuals to turn his musical vision into a reality: UK pop music legend KIM APPLEBY (of MEL & KIM), MCs/rappers SON OF SLAVES & MISTA GOOD, outstanding vocalists ZOE, LAYGWAN SHARKIE, ELENA LEY & ROMORRIE, trumpeter PATRICK ANTHONY, Washigton DC love poet JEN & downtempo dj colleague GEORGE SOLAR (SOLAR MOON) all contribute to an album that simply wants share’s good vibes with you. As a result, you’ll pass by Little Jamaica & parts of the Bronx, where you will meet & greet some of LEVTHAND’s friends, have a smoke, and take in the vibes... The journey continues, taking you to the uptown area where the nightclubs, bars and cool hangouts are located. There you’ll stay until the early hours of the morning, greeted by a new day... dancing, laughing & simply feeling the vibes! In the backseat, just in time for the sunrise, the taxi drive continues. Nevermind the amount of happy people that are now sharing the cab with you – keep smiling, as LEVTHAND has now turned off the meter, because the last few miles of this ride, are for free. One more look in the rear view mirror, one more uplifting song booming from the car stereo...you’ve now reached your final destination. Great Journey, cool destination and the right place, at the right time!

John Coltrane is today recognised as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz. Yet when he first appeared in the ranks of Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra at the end of the 1940s, no-one could have predicted this different young man would, within a decade, become an iconic musician dedicated to making music into hitherto undreamt-of-dimensions. Featured here are his two fine 1958 albums; 'The Last Trane' and 'Bahia', both complete and in their original running orders.

Serge Gainsbourg may primarily have been known outside his native land for the heavy breathing masterpiece 'Je T'Aime', the only French song ever to top the British charts, but to those at home he stood as one of the most potent cultural figures of post-war France. His poetry was compared to Rimbaud and Baudelaire, his morality to Marquis de Sade, yet he was rewarded the Chevalier Des Arts et Lettres, his country's highest artistic honour. Featured here are the first two albums he ever recorded.

DMX Krew is Ed DMX, longtime artist on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label, boss of legendary UK electro label Breakin' and a regular live performer and DJ around Europe and the world.This is a rare DMX Krew album previously only released in Japan in 2005, now available for the first time to fans worldwide.The album contains 12 solidly 80s songs in the vein of Minneapolis funk, P-Funk and freestyle

Following on from the LP “My Heart Beats Like A Drum” this digital single compiles some great remixes of tracks from the album and one exclusive cover version.

First up, Prince Fatty, who has been making waves with his authentic but modern reggae and dub project, puts “Midnight Sun” through his mixing deck, drafting in his crew of veteran players to turn out a brand new piece of music (plus a heavily dubbed-out version). Pure sunshine vibes!

Next is a cover of Radiohead’s “Street Spirit”. Natural Self told us “I originally did this on a whim – it’s one of my favourite Radiohead tunes. It was going round in my head one day and I realised it actually fits with the tune that DJ Shadow sampled for “Organ Donor”. Mmm, good idea for a mash up I thought… I then immediately realised I don’t like mash ups, I’m a snob like that. So one Sunday afternoon I set about doing it over from scratch. I liked the way it came out so I played it to Tru Thoughts’ A&R Robert Luis. We decided I should give it the proper treatment so I re-played the organ, re-sang the vocal and laced the drums sampling a recording from an unreleased Broken Keys session. This is how it came out.”

Natural Self also remixes himself, turning “All Static” into one of his unique percussive dancefloor nuggets. With Brazilian and Tropical influences and some space age synth noise this is a pure modern club rocker.

Jeremy Sole provides a soulful take on “Midnight Sun”. Jeremy is a Los Angeles based DJ, radio presenter on KCRW and producer, he is a big fan of the French singer Elodie Rama who co-wrote and sings on the track and specifically asked to remix it. This mix also features the talents of trumpet player Todd Simon (who has provided horns for the likes of Mayer Hawthorne and Kanye West).

The remaining three remixers explore Natural Self’s beats and abstract instrumental grooves in their own unique ways. Kid Kanevil (First Word) shows why he has been picking up many fans with his fusion of tough drums and electronic sounds. Eliphino has just had one of his tracks licensed to Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label and has magazines like XLR8R raving about him, he demonstrates his soulful electronic style perfectly here. Last but not least, French producer Yult asked if he could try to remix something from the album. We’re so glad he asked….Woah! This one is heavy! He took loads of parts from the original and completely twisted them, Year 3000 beats…

Make sure you check all the tracks….we definitely think there’s something on here that you’re really going to enjoy.

Brilliant outfit and the finest sound from famous chillout cafe´s round the world. This is "Lounge Del Mare". The first editions have been top 5 in the german chillout charts and top 10 in the iTunes download charts. Selected was this CD again from the music minds around the top chill seria "Islands Of Chill" (No 1 in the iTunes Music Charts). The CD includes the exclusive highlight "Noise Boyz feat. Io Vita - declaration of love" well known from Cafe Del Mar Vol.16 an is at the moment one of the most played chillout tracks. Cool sounds for real good moments to relax ...enjoy "lounge Del Mare" Description cd on encoding desk, please encode, thanks V.A. - Lounge Del Mare Vol.4 (Chillout Café Pearls) Edles Outfit und edler Sound aus den Chillout Cafe´s dieser Welt, das ist "Lounge Del Mare" Die ersten Ausgaben waren bereits Top 5 der Deutschen Chillout Charts und Top 10 in den iTunes Download Charts. Ausgesucht wurden die Trax wieder von den Machern der Erfolgs CD "Islands Of Chill" (No 1 in den iTunes Music Charts) Genießen Sie eine relaxte Welt, voller Entspannung und Harmonie. Die CD enthält u.a. das exklusive highlight "Noise Boyz feat. Io Vita - declaration of love" bekannt von Cafe Del Mar Vol.16 und ist einer der meistgespielten Chillout Titel der jüngsten Zeit. Tauchen Sie mit jazzigen, coolen Klängen ein in die ganz besondere Chillout Serie von "Lounge Del Mare". ......................... Brilliant outfit and the finest sound from famous chillout cafe´s round the world. This is "Lounge Del Mare". The first editions have been top 5 in the german chillout charts and top 10 in the iTunes download charts. Selected was this CD again from the music minds around the top chill seria "Islands Of Chill" (No 1 in the iTunes Music Charts). The CD includes the exclusive highlight "Noise Boyz feat. Io Vita - declaration of love" well known from Cafe Del Mar Vol.16 an is at the moment one of the most played chillout tracks. Cool sounds for real good moments to relax ...enjoy "lounge Del Mare" Show »

bésame is one of germany's most successful chillout/downbeat series. Highly recommended by numerous international Club DJs and music journalists the bésame-series is considered to provide the best alternative to the bulk of countless chillout and downbeat compilations that only mix kruder dorfmeister, thievery corporation, jazzanova and mo'horizons over and over again. The philosophy of bésame is to have a wider perspective on the genre, look left and right and not only focus on the mainroad to find new highly talented artists. There had been loads of appliances for each volume from which the hamburg based label 'popup-records' choose their favourite tracks to compile these 4 exclusive compilation albums. Enjoy!

Its all about compiling tracks together to establish a well fantastic product. Thats the core business line at the moment of Sonar Kollektiv. After some successful compilations in the past, the label has once again came up with another compilation. We are proud to introduce: "Various Artists - The Instrumental Session". Featuring the finest electronic instrumental music e.g. DJ Ghe, Moonstarr, Micatone, Stee Downes,...

This summer Hospital shows some love with an awesome trio of back catalogue bundles, all at rock bottom prices. Following on from “Way Out Patients” and “Plastic Surgery: Final Reconstruction” is the “Weapons Cluster”. The Weapons of Mass Creation series spawned three full length CD compilations and one 4-track EP bringing through releases from John B, Danny Byrd, Logistics, Bungle, Blame, Makoto and Agent Alvin amongst many many more. Including legendery tracks such as “Avalon” by Blame, “The Trip” by Logistics’ and “Panda Style” by LAOS Weapons has always brought fresh D+B to the table. Also boasting 3 awesome mixes from London Elektricity, Logistics and Danny Byrd this is awesome quality and value from start to finish.

There are three stages to establish an artist, and getting through the second one is always the hardest. The first stage is a fun phase with endless possibilities; there's so much ahead, and you start to dream really big. All six of your fans are fiercely loyal and basically you have tons of freedom for getting to the top. – OK, done! Now, let’s skip ahead ... The third stage is an amazing picture, larger than life. Touring internationally, headlining shows and selling millions of albums. Songs on hit radio stations, loved by millions and tons of groupies all around the world. You don't cope with a stage three hero and you get stuck at stage one, if you don't have a plan for stage two … In fact, you don't even know what stage two is and make the mistake of wishing for that miracle …Solution: The second stage is all about making a good album. Roughly speaking, arrange exciting songs full of SOUL, AFROLATIN and JAZZ, with a special love to modern BOSSA NOVA, now create a unique sound with selected vintage gear for that legendary “Bahama Sound” and scan the world for unmatched singers and stoned troubadours. You can ask the exiting Pat Appleton from DePhazz for a couple of songs. She’ll give you a fantastic demonstration of her powerful soul and also a delightful atmospheric track. Then join geordie-man John Turrell from the great Smoove & Turrell for adding some gospel flavoured and soul powered melodies. And who can resist the amazing Ms. Bella Wagner for her wonderfully emotional and deep voice? For presenting some of the hottest talents please ask breezy dutch singer Sitzka for her sultry singing on big dirty beats. Furthermore, respect afro magic and fuse your latin beats with pure african high-life of inimitable multi-instrumenalist Kojato and twinkle to the afrolicious artwork of the CD-cover. Then you can probably add just a dear friend as A special Secret and let her sing magical notes to mystify the line-up. Finally do your very best on some remixes for selected fine artists like Xantoné Blacq, singer and keyboard player from Amy Winehouse and for incredible Bajka, probably the most unique female voice of this time and try to get these mixes on your album. This should complete a formidable bandwith of surpassing artists and voices around the globe, believe me. - So now: Let it simmer for a delicious chowder and you know what? It smells funky as … yeah, and -it’s not a crime- as an old recording from the legendary Juju Orchestra proclaims, “It just smells funky!”. Remember the wise words from a cherished musician with a proper moustache: “Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny”, FZ.

Second part of the compilation series with early American rock 'n’ roll. Long before Elvis found his way to his pelvic thrust in the Sun Studios and the Rolling Stones made Mississippi blues their own and, along with legions of white bands, let their amplified guitars rip, black blues, gospel and jazz performers laid the foundations for the musical revolution that would shake the western world from the ground up. Rock ’n’ roll. Less well known by far than its white imitators, it provides the more down-to-earth originals: performers that brought together the archaic vehemence of blues with country melodies and the feverish beat of black church services and who short-circuited African rhythms with electric amplification for a black audience that was constantly hungry for new sounds. With "Roll Your Moneymaker", the first of journalist Jonathan Fischer's (“Süddeutsche Zeitung”, etc.) compilations was released with “early black rock ‘n’ roll” in January 2009 – highly praised, often heard and deeply loved. There is now more of this sound to be heard on “I Smell a Rat...”.

Fun+Happiness on da Beach that´s "Ibiza Beach House 2010". Cool Design and groovy Beachsound, sometimes chilly, sometimes kickin but even in the greatest party mood. Enjoy the sound of the beach and hear the waves groovin. When you close your eyes i´m shure you will see da sexy babes dancing at the beach. Includes the exclusive highlight "Phil Kinley - feeel da groove" This title is one of the most played titles at famous beachcafes like "Cafe del Mar" etc. Enjoy "Ibiza Beach House 2010" ...happy, funky, groovy !

Murder and violent crime in blues, hillbilly, calypso, R&B and Tin Pan Alley. Greed, jealousy, sexual desire, guilt and power have been motives for murder since the beginning of mankind. Since Cain and Abel, murder stories have been stirring up people's imagination. Stories that were once passed on orally were then written down and spread as religious texts, folk tales, regional fables and legends – often in the form of penny dreadfuls as cheap street literature. Later, the stories found their way into the repertoire of hillbilly singers, blues troubadours, jug bands and calypso entertainers who released them on records, whereby new murder ballads were continuously being added to their repertoires - cases that were published in the newspapers or that somebody talked about. Songs from the dark side of life are compiled on “Murder”. Songs about brutal crimes, insane murderers and innocent victims. Beautiful vocals, wonderful music, bloody lyrics. The whole thing was compiled by Christoph Wagner. Many of the songs introduced on the album are also mentioned in the book.

Bessie Smith dominated what has become known as 'Classic Blues'. Living every day as though it were her last was hardly conductive to a long life, but it gave the singer experience of suffering which she brought out in her singing. Not that Bessie lacked humour; the recordings of more comical material are every bit as red blooded as her articulation of disillusionment and hurt.

The Diplomats of Solid Sound are back with their 5th full-length, and if the last album was their senior effort, with "What Goes Around Comes Around" the band has officially graduated! Once again mixed and edited by Freestyle's boy wonder Adam Gibbons aka Lack Of Afro and featuring The Diplomettes on vocals, the cuts included here are a strong showcase of the growing maturity and sophistication of the group. From the sing-along chorus of opening track "B-O-O-G-A-L-O-O", to the smooth soul number that gives the album its title, the uptempo "Back Off", or the instrumental groover "Bailout", "What Goes Around Comes Around" draws on a variety of styles but always keeping things soulful and funky! The vintage sound of The Diplomats has been fine-tuned by almost a decade of releases, and ever since their first album in 2001 the band has been making a name for itself by firmly establishing it's credentials as one of the tightest contemporary soul outfits out there. The group can already count on the support of names such as Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz), Mark Lamarr (BBC 2), Craig Charles (BBC 6), Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts), and Michael Ruetten (Compost Records), just to name a few, but with "What Goes Around Comes Around" The Diplomats Of Solid Sound raise the stakes up a notch. Though the formula remains unchanged, there's an added depth to the music, making this album a heavyweight must-have no matter how you listen to it!

The Modern Jazz Quartet became the most popular and instantly recognisable small group in the history of jazz during its lifetime. The quartet represented everything that could be regarded as tasteful in the world of improvised music. Featured here are two of their best original albums; "Django" and "Fontessa".

The Modern Jazz Quartet became the most popular and instantly recognisable small group in the history of jazz during its lifetime. The Quartet represented everything that could be regarded as tasteful in the world of improvised music and developed a brand of chamber jazz that has rarely, if ever, been surpassed. Featured here are three of their best original albums; "Django", "Fontessa" and "Concorde".

Von Englands Musikpresse und Radiosendern schon wie ein "Prince of Modern Funk" hofiert und in Japan als höchster internationaler Act auf Platz 3 der Billboard Hot 100 gefeiert, könnte Andy Platts mit seiner vierköpfigen Band Mamas Gun hierzulande vom Geheimtipp für Pioniere der Musik-Szene zum Shooting Star avancieren. Grund dafür ist, neben Platts begnadeter Soul-Stimme, vor allem auch die Mamas Gun-Version des Fanta 4-Hits "Die Da?!" auf der Compilation "A Tribute To Die Fantastischen Vier". Bei deren "Heimspiel" 2009 machten Mamas Gun als Support-Act 60.000 deutsche Zuschauer auf sich aufmerksam, weitere Shows mit den Fantas und Ich & Ich folgten; beste Voraussetzungen also für die Veröffentlichung ihres grandiosen Debüt-Albums "Routes To Riches" in Deutschland. Das Album strotzt nur so vor musikalischer Abenteuerlust. Meilensteine der Musikgeschichte, angefangen bei Motown-Giganten wie Stevie Wonder und Marvin Gaye über Acid Jazz und die Average White Band bis hin zu Lewis Taylor, beeinflussen Mamas Gun. Ihnen steckt eindeutig Old- School-Soul in den Knochen, aber auch Rock, Blues, Jazz und Funk. Vor allem aber sind sie eins - aufregend neu!

A flaming hot selection of Far Out’s catchiest and quirky tracks that have been featured in television, film, adverts, and computer games. A screen, scream!

Far Out Recordings has a history of supplying the top advertising agencies and TV and film studios with the perfect tracks: from the coolest chilled Brazil to beautiful catchy bossas, slamming carnival sambas to funky bass-line driven party starters. Far Out tracks have appeared on Nike adverts; US TV shows including ABC’s Lincoln Heights, NBC’s Lipstick Jungle, and many more. Far Out provides the finest Brazilian music to meet the endless demand for memorable tracks for the big and small screen.

• Zeep were the sound of summer 2007 and Clarks Shoes picked up their biggest hit ‘Keep an Eye on Love’ for an ecstatic advert campaign.

• Azmuth’s ‘Roda Piao’ and Democustico’s ‘Pera’ have both been chosen to soundtrack the 2011 edition of a huge worldwide football game.

• Friends from Rio’s ‘Batucada Com Mingo’ was chosen by CBS to feature on the No Man’s Land episode of CSI: Miami.

• In 2010 Troubleman’s ‘Paz’ has been synched for Eric Hilton’s new film Babylon Central; and Grupo Batuque for the World Cup Africa documentary film ‘Saka Africa’.

• Jose Roberto Bertrami’s ‘Aventura’ was the tune that drove a top Japanese advert. Sabrina Malheiros’ ‘Connexao’ and Arthur Verocai’s ‘Tudo De Bom’ have both been heavily licensed and insanely catchy tunes destined to be future screen classics.

Together, this faced paced, perfectly flowing compilation shows the UK’s leading Brazilian record label in all its cinematic, addictive glory. Taking Brazilian music to the masses around the world via cinema, TV blockbusters, national advertising campaigns and gaming, Far Out’s love affair with the screen burns on…

Just a year after releasing the internationally successful “Rituals” album, Italian jazz-head Nicola Conte returns with a double-cd compiling the re-worked, i.e. fully new arranged tracks he has produced in the last years as so called „remixes“ for some of his friends, who also happen to be some of the most interesting contemporary jazz artists of the world. From Italy to Brasil, Latin America, the USA, Japan and back to Scandinavia and Germany, “The Modern Sound Of Nicola Conte” takes us on a journey into the most tasteful sounds you can get when it comes to Bossa flavored Jazz, Latin excursions and soulful grooves. To complement the masterful takes on other musicians’ recordings, 8 of the 26 tracks on this impressive collection are Nicola’s own, never before released music from the last couple of years, stemming from the sessions to his sought after albums "Other Directions" and "Rituals". Working with some of the world’s finest musicians, Nicola’s “Modern Sound” features household names such as Amercian legend Mark Murphy or German Jazz superstar Till Brönner. Modern hipsters Helsinki’s The Five Corner Quintet are like Nicola dedicated to preserve the spirit of the best 50ies and 60ies jazz, while percussionists Roberto Roena and Luisito Quintero represent two generations of Latin rhythm fever. The music of Norwegians The Bobby Hughes Combination and of American group Thunderball from Thievery Corporation’s ESL Records comes from a more eclectic and electronic background, but Nicola turns their respective tracks into elegant Jazz takes nevertheless. This he does also with Japanese guests such as Akiko, Maki Mannami and the Sunaga T Experience. On Nicola’s reworkings of the various tracks and on his own takes you hear him alongside his fabulous sessions musicians like Pietro Ciancaglini, Daniele Scannapieco, Lorenzo Tucci, Pietro Lussu, Gaetano Partipilo, Rosario Giuliani and Sandro Deida, Fabrizio Bosso, Flavio Boltro, and the Finn Teppo Mäkynen and Timo Lassy. On vocals you hear the talents of Lisa Bassenge, Maki Mannami, Kim Sanders, Alice Ricciardi, José James and Philipp Weiss. Nicola Conte is not only one of today’s most elegant Jazz producers but also a perfectionist in sound. Listening to the 26 tracks of “The Modern Sound Of Nicola Conte – Versions in Jazz Dub” you will learn to love the extraordinary sound and music qualities provided. While many artists will remix music simply by using software tools and letting the computer do the work, Nicola Conte’s method of re-recording live takes with his own musicians make his “Versions In Jazz Dub” a most enjoyable pleasure and a welcome addition to his artistic catalogue.