Raise the Roof - Groove Shot (2001)

Third album from the groovy Dutch group Raise The Roof playing mix of funk, jazz, beats and rap. Raise The Roof includes: Sander Hop (vocals, guitar); Tibor Paulsch (drums); Wouter Schueller (tenor saxophone); Andy Bruce (trombone); Ingo Senst (bass); DJ IQ (turntables); Guido Nijs (Alto sax); Stefan Schmid (Fender Rhodes).

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Soma 10 Anthology

In the 90's Soma Records the Scotland based label has provided the launch pad for a number of recording acts including Daft Punk (who start the record off with ‘Da Funk’). This anthology released in 2002 is to commemorate Soma's ten years on the planet. Hand picked by the directors of Soma, it contains the best tracks from Soma's history which include some of the less well-known house classics that you just might not have heard of such as Scott Grooves’ collaboration with Roy Ayers in ‘Expansions’ and other obscure but essential collection from the label.

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Talc - Sit Down Think (2006)

Debut album by Talc, the 2-man studio outfit, who swell to a whopping 10 members when performing live. The two men are James Knight (Dr.Fun), Nichol Thomson (The Gift) who draw their influences from Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Buddy Miles, The Doobie Brothers, and Frank Zappa.

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Audio Lotion - Advanced Skin Care (1999)

Debut album from Audio Lotion which got themselves noticed back in 1999 with tempting Drum 'n' Bass and jazzy downbeats, mixed with ambient and latin elements.

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Soothsayers Meet the Red Earth Collective - One More Reason

Latest from Soothsayers since the famed Tangled Roots album in 2005. One More Reason brings Soothsayers love of dub to the fore - featuring legendary reggae vocalists Johnny Clarke, Michael Prophet and Linval Thompson alongside contributions from UK dub legends Mad Professor and Nick Manasseh - the album harnesses deep dub grooves to perfectly compliment the pulsating Afro-beat rhythms and the mighty horn arrangements that Soothsayers are well known for. Please see here for review.

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Rob Smith - Up On The Downs (2003)

" First solo record from Rob Smith of Smith & Mighty. Smith, along with Massive Attack and Portishead, were responsible for that brooding blend of hip hop-primed beats and textured soundscapes which later became trip hop. This solo effort is much more than the coffee-table accessory that might suggest. The album’s roots are in Reggae, Dub, Drum N’ Bass, Punk and Hip Hop, with soaring strings, deep, deep bass, Jungle....." (Uncut)

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Q-Continuum - Organ Kane's Quintessential Grooves (2004)

Q-Continuum is a funk-crossover outfits which was 'intentionally' started as a sideproject to the group Quintessence, as they were working on their debut album (Talk more listen less) in 2002. The core of Q-Continuum are Tuomo Prättälä (Aka Tuomo, Organ Kane): vocal, keyboards, Aki Haarala: guitars, Heikki Laine: bass and Mikko Kaakkuriniemi: percussions. Q-Continuum was actually a collective project as it includes a wide variety of additional rappers, musicians and singers. Q-Continuum have collabrated with singer Emma Salokoski, rappers Paleface, Tommy Lindgren and Axl Smith among others. They play a tight mix of funk, soul, jazz and r&b.

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Cantoma - Cantoma (2005)

Debut solo project from chill-out DJ Phil Mison inspired largely from his sessions at Cafe del Mar and features guest vocalists Pathaan, Tanja Thulau, Silvana Malta, Tony Sayer, and the Spanish Choir from Istanbul.

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Fantastic Freeriding Vol.2 (2003)

From Switchstance recordings artists the second of a series.

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You can get the first and third volumes from Secret Music Box

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Aphrodesia - Indigo (2007)

Aphrodesia, is a duo of Grammy award winner soul princess Yasmin Elvira and her spouse Asger Steensholdt (former bassist in the Danish pop-rock band Big Fat Snake) playing in a jazzy constellation of soul, pop, bossa and blues.

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Ingleton Falls - Absconded (1994)

Ingelton Falls was the short lived project of Andy Eardley [:zoviet france:/h222] & Andy Seymour [h222] Their debut 'Champagne In Mozambique' was a ltd cassette only release nestled inside a hollowed out hardcover book from the "Ingleton Falls Library". It was followed in '94 by the 'Absconded' cd album released on Charrm.

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