Blog: Groovin' You

<img src=" http://img239.imageshack.us/im g239/7003/10947032155155yv5.jp g" alt="Dr Who Dat" I make a point to buy everything released on Lex Records, not only because the music is routinely great but also as the CD packaging is always gorgeous - embossed sleeves, foldout inlays and not a jewelcase in sight. Their latest release, Beat Journey by Dr Who Dat? (aka Philly MC/Producer Jneiro Jarel) is

I like finding oddities of tunes in unlikely places. This is one such example. Namie Amuro is one of J-Pop's biggest selling artists with total sales of 27 million and was possibly the most well recognised name on the scene in the 90's. The music is typically hi-octane DDR Pop. More recently she has moved into a more Americanised R&B sound, working with the likes of Dallas Austin, and

I recorded a new mix today. It features many different styles of house music, from deep to bleep to funky - hence the name 'The House Spectrum'. Nothing fancy, just 2 decks, a mixer and a bunch of (old) records. Turned out alright, couple of iffy mixes but nothing awful. Tracklisting: 01. Derrick L. Carter - The Hollow Clash of Marionettes 02. Ibex - Macamba 03. Natural Rhythm - Jammin' 04. DJ

Tortured Soul are drummer and vocalist John-Christian Urich, keyboardist Ethan White, and bassist JKriv and are currently spearheading one of dance music's most exciting scenes, totally live soulful house. You may remember lead singer, Ulrich by his other alias Cooly's Hotbox who had much success with I Never Knew with Roger Sanchez, and What a Surprise which included a remix by house music

Todd Olsen/Todd Terje/Tangoterje tweaks other peoples records. He has re-edited tracks by Chaka Khan, Daft Punk, Santana, Wham! and other lesser known artists. He has also put out a few tracks under his own name which were very good, but for today I'll stick with the re-edits. Juno finally got some more copies of his wonderful re-edit of 'I Can't Help It' last week so I quickly grabbed a copy. It

Hybrid consists of Mike Truman and Chris Healings who hail from Swansea. These guys along with various guests seem to have sewn up the market in mixing breakbeat with orchestral strings creating a truly epic sound. The first album Wide angle had some truly amazing highlights my favourite being the track Dreaming your dreams. It's hard not to argue that with their third album that they aren't

Listening to Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings' music without any prior knowledge, you'd probably think that it's a lost slab of classic funk from one of James Brown's Funky Divas. But as with much of the music on funk revivalists Daptone Records, it's 100% contemporary. This track of theirs is a bit of a barnstormer; transforming Janet Jackson's What Have You Done For Me Lately? into a near

Bembe Segue is a bit of a force in the Broken Beat scene. She is most well known for lending vocals on the Bugz In The Attic breakout hit 'Booty La La' but she has worked with most in the field - the likes of Two Banks of Four, Mark De Clive-Lowe, Alex Attias & Kyoto Jazz Massive. I tend to fall in love with pretty much anything she is involved with. Released only on 12", 'Afrospace' provides a

I've had a copy of the album 'Beyond An Infinite' for quite a while now and it's got to the point where even the weaker tracks have grown on me, making this a very solid album. Listening to it whilst walking around in the sunshine today reminded me how smooth and relaxing it is - perfect for those lazy Sunday afternoons. It's now on general release and you can buy it at Amazon. The Beauty Room -