One of the titles of the year but can veteran Marcos Valle produce one of the albums of the year – you bet as he’s estatic about this!
If you’re of a certain age, Dean Rudland will be a familar name as a the man that knows how to compile a album of Jazzy Vibes and this new release on Backbeats is proof he’s not lost his touch.
Continue reading V/A – Jazzy Vibes (Compiled by Dean Rudland)
One thing you can say about Ashley Beedle (actually, there lots of things but without contradiction), he is possibly the most polymath of musicians around today and he never lets us down; bring on the Darkstarr!
Continue reading Darkstarr – They Live By The Night (Compiled by Ashley Beedle & Cosmo)
Day two of the 2010 Big Chill extravaganza was my first full day on site and by the time I was up and about the action was already well underway.
Continue reading Big Chill Festival 2010 – Saturday 07.08.10
So if you can imagine giving jazz legend a 70th birthday party and got a load of his favourite International music stars to join in on ten of his favourite songs, The Imagine Project would be such a star studded present!
When I first heard about this one, I admit that I was a little excited and the combination of Lloyd Miller and The Heliocentrics is just that, excitement.
Continue reading Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics – Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics
It’s Friday so this is the time of the week that we get up and party. This week we are guided by the Nervous Nitelife signing David Tort who is going to be spinning House this summer somewhere near you.
It’s probably stating the obvious but for all sorts of reasons, the music from the Balkans can be found all over the globe in various adaptations but this latest compilation on Green Queen Music is a healthy thermometer, London is the place for Balkan Fever London: mind the brass!
It’s here at long last! The World Cup coincides with the return of the much missed Mr Bongo label with a fantastic Brazilian football themed compilation – let the drums ring out.
Continue reading V/A – Ginga: The Sound Of Brazilian Football
Fans of Adrian Gibson’s sets at ‘Messin’ Around’ and Perry Louis’ Jazz CoTech dancers are in seventh heaven with news of this 12″ that features two massive tunes.
This will come as a bit of a surprise to most, but Anan?©sworld is possibly the most out there album of the year so far and it’s going to make her a bigger star than she already is!




