May 16, 2012 - posted in News, Releases, Videos.
Really looking forward to this one, hopefully it’s all as good and funky as this little teaser clip:
May 3, 2012 - posted in News, Releases, Tracks.
The drummer in Medeski, Martin & Wood, Billy Martin, is releasing a duo album packed with groovy slices of back-to-the-basics Hammond jazz-funk paired with newcomer organist Wil Blades on May 22. (LP, CD and digital – more info and tour dates). You can listen to a preview right here, and you can also download a free MP3 track from the record titled “Pick Pocket” by following this link.
Billy Martin & Wil Blades – “Les And Eddie”:
April 28, 2012 - posted in News, Releases, Tracks.
Lettuce’s new studio record “Fly” drops June 5. on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and select stores, below is a track from the album called “Bowler” (free download by clicking on the cover image):
June 5, 2011 - posted in News, Releases, Tracks.
Under the right circumstances, I’m a sucker for some smooth grooves as long as they are tight, funky and have plenty of soul. Down To The Bone has been providing their fans with just that for almost fifteen years, and their new album will be out in Europe / South Africa / Australia / New Zealand: June 27., USA / Canada: July 19. and Japan: July 20. Below you can preview their first single “Music Is The Key”:
April 14, 2011 - posted in News.
After almost eight years, most of the original ultrafunk crew is back together again, and we are working on a new audio hardware project that has been going on for quite a while. It’s called organic one, and you can find out more about it on the new ultrafunk site. Because of this, we have decided that the ultrafunk name will once again be used for all our future development and design ventures.
April 6, 2011 - posted in News, Releases, Tracks.
Beastie Boys long awaited eight studio album called “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two” is close to being released (out May 2.), and below you can listen to the first track from it called “Make Some Noise”:
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February 10, 2011 - posted in News, Records, Releases, Tracks.
With strong roots in early 80′s boogie disco and more modern nu-soul and electronic music, Amalia’s debut effort (out March 4.) is clearly influenced by artists like Chaka Khan and Erykah Badu to name a few, but the album still manages to sound like her own creation, overflowing with fresh grooves and rampant creativity! The very kind people at her label Tokyo Dawn Records, allowed us to select a track for you to listen to, enjoy and download for free:
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Download link: Amalia – Bonafide (11.3MB mp3).
February 2, 2011 - posted in News.
Norway’s foremost soul performer, Jarle Berhoft, is about to release his second solo album titled “Solidarity Breaks” during the coming months coinciding with a European tour to promote it. On this one he has gone from using a full band to playing, singing and producing most of the tracks himself with a few select collaborators. The result is a much more varied and tighter sounding record than his first one, but it’s still nowhere close to hearing him live which I highly recommend if you have the chance!
February 2, 2011 - posted in News.
The invisible friends from Venezuela are back with a mini-album of tasty leftovers from their previous release “Commercial”, this one is funnily enough called “Not So Commercial” (out February 8.). To be honest, this is not their absolute best stuff, but as always there are some really sexy tracks to be found including the tribute song “Corduroy” that really nails the sound of the Acid Jazz pioneers from back in the day. You can listen to a complete preview at the Nacional Records website.
November 27, 2010 - posted in News, Releases, Tracks.
The Austrian born jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist Lylit has just released her first EP as a soul performer, with a full album to follow early in 2011. She was picked up by the Kedar Entertainment CEO Kedar Massenburg (who has signed among others Erykah Badu & D’Angelo) after she sent her demo to the labels of artists she admired. You can listen to one of the tracks from the EP called “The Plan” below:
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