Of course, “new” is relative as your Fly Global Music experts have been on the case already with some of the artists featured here but it’s good to catch up with them again and some names we don’t know.

As a longtime fan of musician, producer, DJ, head of Further Out Recordings all-round good bloke and recently entitled husband, Richard E caused some cosmic dust to spin around Saturn when ‘The Call’ first came out earlier this year. Featuring the gorgeous vocals of Jennifer Moore, it was a huge favourite at the much missed Saturn Radio gigs. Now producing with Mrs E, a.k.a. Annabel (lee), watch out for some By The Sea gigs.

Talking of gorgeous vocals, new names to us are Lea Lea Jones (Chip And Spin Records) and Kate Bannatyne (Backwater Records) who provide a couple of contemporary jazz-pop tunes

Bombay Monkey apparently hail from a farm in deepest Kent (where else?) and they are influenced by the Ninja Tune/Coldcut cut-up merchants which nicely leads into ‘Everyday’ by Jonny “Jus’Listen” Miller; the synths and vibes get me every time on this one. And perhaps due to all his influences, (see Peterson, Forge, Jones), the track by Jus Listen’s Tim Scott sounds very familar.

We know Ok-Ma from the single, ‘Goflow’ and current office favourite feat. Lea Lea Jones ‘Bwoygal’ so luckily, in addition to ‘Inna Blink’ we get a double portion of Ok_Ma as they produced the jazzy hip hop of Choi (‘The Way We Are’).

If there is one track that might sum up the vibe on this compilation, I think I’d pick ‘Lesser Things’ by Djinji Brown (also see Ethnic Heritage Ensemble) as it hits the peak of future hip hoppin’ downtempo soul and jazzy funk.

To round off, the last track reminds us it has been a year since Brownswood Bubblers came out. As Peterson prepares for his big party at The End (13th Oct.), Yellowtail, this time via Sick Trumpet (who seems to be everywhere of late) gets high ‘NRG’ in a broken ragga tip.

Not sure what Studius is all about but if the music policy is anything like this compilation, it’s definitely the place to be.

Hectic Mix nominations: ‘The Call’, ‘Everyday’, ‘Inna Blink’, ‘Oh My’, ‘Zealous’, ‘The Way We Are’, ‘Lesser Things’, ‘B.S.T’, ‘NRG’

Reviewed: Various — The Hub Compilation (Studius) Release date: Fall 2007
Tracklisting:
1 Lea Lea Jones — Oh My (5:29)
2 Kate Bannatyne — Zealous (2:04)
3 Richard E featuring Jennifer Moore — The Call (4:19)
4 Bombay Monkey — Camouflage (2:40)
5 Jonny Miller — Everday (5:52)
6 Choi — The Way We Are (5:40)
7 Ok_Ma — Inna Blink (4:50)
8 Dijinji Brown Featuring Vinia Mojica — Lesser Things (5:42)
9 Tim Scott — B.S.T (5:23)
10 Yellowtail — NRG (5:30)

Links:
www.studius.com
www.myspace.com/richardefurtherout
www.myspace.com/lealeajones
www.backwaterrecords.com/kate
www.lo-tek.co.uk
www.myspace.com/bombaymonkey
www.myspace.com/juslistenrecordings
www.myspace.com/choi1
www.myspace.com/viniamojica
www.djinjibrown.com
www.myspace.com/djinjibrown
www.myspace.com/32787185
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabel_Lee