There is no way we are able to cover EVERY release that has been pleasing our ears that week, so we decided that to do an oft updated weekly post, highlighting some of the finest cuts that need to heard . All of these come highly recommended.
I have just enough time to sneak one more tune into this week's selection, and it's a biggun. This will see wax on Danjah's "Industry Standard Vol. 4" due on Planet Mu in the middle of August and could easily be THE truest vinyl release of 2009.
Shortstuff on point once again with 2 more big cuts. Both tracks "Rustling" and "Stuff" are heavy on the garage vibes and that highly syncopated left field percussion kick Brackles and Shortstuff have been deep into lately. This is the sound right here.
Throwback boogie g funk beats from Stones Throw's resident synth master Dam Funk.
I really can't think of a good analogy to how great of a pairing this video and this song are, so just watch it. This reminds me of playing Cruisin' USA at Roller Kingdom eating some rotisserie pizza. Thanks Dam. Ups to BenUFO for this.
Lastly on this Dam Funk kick, he recently did an exclusive mix for Scotland UK's,Lucky Me. As one might except from Dam, this mix is an array of early some of the most out there early to mid 80's boogie funk, cosmo synth beats and spaced out prog. He also throws in a few newer releases and an unreleased track of his own. Intro for the mix and tracklisting below.
"This year has been Dâm-Funk's year. Which is kinda ironic given the man is the anti-hipster. He loves this music. He loves its very essence. With Damon you should know you aren't getting a DJ that's just exploring genres looking for ideas. These are not samples on this tape, fresh for the plunder. Nor are you getting a connoisseurial collectors tape here. I mean, who else lists labels and the year on his tracklisting? Dam is for sharing. If this music is rare then so be it. It's only there cause in Dâm-Funk's mind this is the best party in the cosmos - and you are invited. He lives this music. The real deal. We got this in the post with a note saying '"All music was recorded via the 'original wax' recordings. No Mp3's or re-issues were used whatsoever."
louis johnson - she's bad - capitol records 12" - 1985 impulse - can you hear me (calling you) - impulse records EP - 1984 bruford - one of akind pt's 1 & 2 - polydor records lp - 1979 carole walker - rejoice - secret records lp - 1987 lamont dozier - Interlude - columbia records lp - 1981 bronner brothers - what do i have to do - neighbor records lp - 1986 maniacs - sweet ladies (instrumental version) - 25 west records 12" - 1983 gosub - mind travel method - citinite records lp - 2007 reinhard lakomy - der traum von asgard - amiga lp - 1983 mike maineri - flying colours - warner bros lp - 1981 bim marx - stronger - stillove4music records 12" - 2008 kaidi tatham - swift inspiration (quick kid) - freedom school lp - 2008 wizardz - boogie slyde (original version) - sound wave records 12" - 2009 twennynine with lenny white - movin' on - elektra records 12" - 1981 bryan loren - do you really love me" (instrumental version) - philly world records 12" - 1984 ojeda penn - happiness is having you near - ife records lp - 1980 wavelength - funk dreams - glydezone records 7" - 2009 dâm-funk - breakthru - (unreleased dubplate) 12" - 2006
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