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Monthly archive: October 2010

    AZUR – “So Cold” feat. D’Angelo

    October 27, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Releases, Tracks.

    After Stuart Zender left Jamiroquai in 1998, he worked on an R&B album collaboration called AZUR. The finished product never surfaced, but a single track that features D’Angelo on Fender Rhodes has been released:


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    The Haggis Horns – “Keep On Movin’” (2010)

    October 22, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Albums, Reviews.

    The eternal curse of the sideman, always in the background, never in the spotlight. Where would James Brown (R.I.P.) be without the JB Horns? During his prime, they featured such stellar performers as Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and Pee Wee Ellis to name a few, and unknown to many, they were the ones who wrote and arranged almost all of his hit-songs. The same story is true for countless others and their often anonymous but essential hired hands. Well, The Haggis Horns decided; No more, we deserve to show what we got on our own!

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    Dennis Jr – “One Freaky Loop” (edits)

    October 21, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Releases, Tracks.

    Dennis Jr is a drummer, DJ and music producer from Norway that also owns and operates the record label Akustikk Recordings, below you can listen to (and buy) some of his excellent re-edits:

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    Lyrics Born – “As U Were”

    October 12, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in News.

    We’re not trying to start a negative trend here, but the same sentiments are worth repeating for the new Lyrics Born album (out October 26.) that were mentioned about the upcoming Jamiroquai release; A return to form. This man and his music has played an important part in keeping the origins of hip-hop alive for new generations. That does not in itself mean that change is not good, but as his previous album showed, he lost a great deal of soul and depth because of it. Even so, Lyrics Born has definitely deserved a second chance.

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    Jamiroquai – “Rock Dust Light Star”

    October 12, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in News.

    So far, the two tracks that have been revealed from the new Jamiroquai album (out November 1.), “White Knuckle Ride” (video) and “Blue Skies” (video) show no signs of them returning to their funk, soul and acid jazz roots that many of their fans (including me) had hoped they would do since their departure or escape? from Sony/Columbia. With over 10 tracks still to be heard, there might be room for more adventurous material, the two songs mentioned above being typical radio-friendly single fodder.

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    The Bamboos – “Turn It Up” feat. Lyrics Born (club edit)

    October 7, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Releases, Tracks.

    The Bamboos, Australia’s premiere Deep Funk band in collaboration with US rapper/singer Lyrics Born, have created this killer funk track called “Turn It Up” which is featured on their latest album “4″:

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    DJ Cheeba – “Solid Steel Radio Show Part 3 + 4″

    October 5, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Mixes, Releases.

    DJ Cheeba mixes jazz and soul tracks that have been sampled by Mos Def (full playlist):

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