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SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA - Some Blues But Not The Kind That's Blue (Atavistic US) Comentários: The third deluxe RA reissue in the new O-Card format from the UMS, released in conjunction with EL SATURN Records is here: A superb reissue of adelicious, seldom heard Saturn Records document from 1970- replete with two alternate takes of a previously unissued classic AND an "Untitled" piecefrom the original '77 sessions... all available for the first time on CD!"Sun Ra's career-long committment to his Arkestra allowed the pianist and bandleader little time for the elaboration of less populous projects. Therewere brief, tantalising glimpses, however, into his small group concept-including a rash of recordings made in the mid 1970s. There are, for instance, two great double-LPs of quartet music, tenor saxophonist John Gilmore gloriously forward, made for the Italian Horo label in 1978. A year prior, a stripped-down group made a set of studio recordings focused on s...

SPACEK, Steve - I Wanna Piece Of Ur Luv (Jazzy Sport Japan) Comentários: Lush hitech soul tracks; again a cutting edge production with out-there sounds to support the soothing voice from Steve Spacek. The A side comes with the easy 'I Wanna Piece You' as vocal and instrumental mix. The flip has the offbeat 'URUB', co produced by Mark Pritchard with it's high end spaced out strings; also comes as vocal and instrumental. Limited 12 from the japanese Jazzy Sport camp! Tip! in rushhour [ Para Ouvir/Samples ]

RAYTHOUGHT - Raythought EP (Jazzy Sport Japan) Comentários: Hip hop groove from the Japanese scene -- jazz beat centered, bright and bouncy boom bap from Raythought -- featuring production by Grooveman Spot, DJ Juco, Cro-Magnon, DJ Mitsu and others -- trademark stuff from the ever reliable Jazzy Sport crew! Being yanks, we can't speak from a lyrical standpoint, but the beats thump and the keys swirl in that great Jazzy Sport style! Tracks include "In The Silence", "In The House" feat Taishi, "My Mind" feat Hunger, "On The Run", "Beat Gose On", "Fraygular League", feat Full Member, "Black Magic Disco", "Live Ignition" feat Sey, "Don't Stop", "Sun Will Shine" feat Taro Soul & Coma-Chi and more. in dustygroove [ Para Ouvir/Samples ]

THE MILLION DOLLAR ORCHESTRA - Better Days (BBE) Comentários: "Better Days" was recorded in the traditional way - mostly one take, in an analogue studio. The Sound is rich , lush,string laden, beautiful disco music, full of joy with phenomenal musicianship. It is Al Kent's biography told in music. nota do editor [ Para Ouvir/Samples ]

MURO/TAKESHI NAKATSUKA/SOIL & PIMP SESSIONS/TOSHIO MATSUURA GROUP/DJ KAORI/HOME GROWN - Blue Note Street Part 02 (Blue Note Japan) Comentários: Limited edition Japan only Blue Note EP with a great set of remixes from Japan's finest producers.Juno is one of the only record stores outside of Japan to carry this 12 inch. nota do editor [ Para Ouvir/Samples ]

ONRA - Chinoiseries (Label Rouge) Comentários: Brilliantly odd instrumental hip hop album here from Onra, compiled and constructed around vintage Vietnamese pop records picked up in flea markets on a trip to the far east. 32 short tracks make up "Chinoiseries", each of them clocking in at the 1 or 2 minute mark and delivering a tight selection of beats that somehow bring to mind J Dilla, Rza, Madlib, Moondog, MF Doom and the Sublime Frequencies label rolled into one beautifully incoherent package. Having a ravenous appetite for the "Radio Transmission" style beloved of the aforementioned Sublime Frequencies crew, we might be perfectly primed for this sort of thing, but while the dusty exotica, folk and plastic pop of the source material here could so easily have ended up sounding like the sterile plunderphonic coffee table beats that typified so much instrumental hip hop in the late 90's, Onra manages to harness the mystifying magic of the original material and...

LEWIS, Webster - Webster Lewis In Norway: The Club 7 Live Tapes (Plastic Strip Norway) Comentários: Plastic Strip Press and Jazzaggression Records are proud to present this 2 CD/2 LP release of the Webster Lewis and the Post-pop, space-rock, be-bop, gospel tabernacle chorus and orchestra BABY!! Live at Club 7 2LP released by Arne Bendiksen in 1972. This original 2 LP has become a holy grail for soul and jazz collectors all over the world and includes the dance floor classics It´s your thing and Do you believe that has been sampled by various hip-hop and electronica bands. PSP and JA have gotten exclusive access from Arne Bendiksen AS to the complete studiotapes recorded during 2 nights at the legendary Club 7 in Oslo with over 10 hours of music in total. We have found the complete photo series taken by Svein Kojan during the Club 7 concert and the release also includes in depth linernotes based on an interview done with the producer of the Live at Club 7 record Hallvard Kvåle. Webster...