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ayo ayo nene

summer has arrived with this tune.
been raining and overcast the last few days here and between being that and sick wanted to post some summer music tonight but was having trouble something that blew me away to post for you.
then, through the glory of twitter stones throw threw this out and i'm jammin' away to this. goes out to a mate who has arrived home a little early which is a good thing. :)

between mayer hawthorne, dâm-funk, madvillan paper dolls (see below), and whatnot stones throw deliver yet again with this release! 'Spiritual Jazz: Esoteric, Modal + Deep Jazz From The Underground 1968-77' is a pure gem.

via flyglobalmusic (excellent post btw)
When Gilles Peterson says, “there’s tracks on this album I haven’t heard off. And I’m a collector” you know that Jazzman’s lastest compilation has some truly rare stuff on it. Better than that, it reall is the most essentiall release of the year so far; No Jive!

i also highly recommend Ohio Penitentiary 511 Jazz Ensemble's 'psych city'.

serious business i tells ya!

Download 05 Ayo Ayo Nene

buy: back to africa by mor thiam (iTunes) 'spiritual jazz' from  iTunes (jazzman records) or stones throw

madvillan! nuff said.

Skint

New series here at CubikMusik again as we try and provide readers with some label profiles to compliment the sounds. We will only cover the labels we like.

First off is Skint, home to many great artists such as Goose, Kidda and Fatboy Slim.
Based n Brigthon, England and started by JC Reid and Tim Jeffery, Skint, along with Wall of Sound, were the leaders in the big beat sound that came about around the mid-90's. Since then the label has broadened it's horizons to include some great house sounds (X-Press 2) and singer/songwriter tunes that just blow me away (Lucky Jim).
On their debut album 'Bring It On', Goose create dance music with ferocious metal teeth. Buzzsaw synthesisers, sternum-shaking drums and electric shock riffs combine to make something that is aggressive as it is compulsively danceable. Songs like singles 'Black Gloves' and 'British Mode' show a state-of-the-art rock band making music like a DJ plays a set, with breakdowns, building tensions and ecstatic release.
Download some Goose @ Skint here (registration required)

My favourite artist on Skint has to be Kidda who has been featured on CubikMusik before wth his amazing track, All I Need.
Strong on cut-up, soulful vocals, afro-funky percussive rhythms, bugged out synths and playful moods, Kidda sounds is definitely refreshing and with the debut album including vocal contributions from Gary from Snow Patrol, Pyhco Les from Beatnuts soon to be big rapper Lo Max and Blak Twang amongst others it's sure to grab peoples attention
Download Kidda @ Skint here (registration required)
You can also expect, in the near future an 'Under the Influence with....Kidda' post. Can't wait.

Artists:
Fatboy Slim
Kidda
Goose
X-Press 2
Midfield General
Ralfe Band
Alloy Mental
Lucky Jim

Buy from Skint Records.

Cheers to Dave from Skint for some new sounds and for Kidda (and his manager) for working with me.

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