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Dom Thomas
Dreams Of San Antonio CD

balearic beat, bongo rock, acid disco and more

Another mind-blowing comp of unheard, unknown, and under-appreciated gems unearthed by Dom Thomas on Brutal Music! If you've been keeping tabs, this is his fourth release on Brutal Music, and once again he delivers in aces, this time with a fresh "balearic" (and I use the term loosely) slant. Here's what the label says: "The term Balearic when attributed to musical style often leaves the most ardent music aficionados scratching their heads in a confused sweat. Attempting to sum up an infinite set of sounds from disparate backgrounds and eras is no easy task. The original manifesto of what makes something "balearic" is a loose definition: there are no rules, anything is everything below 122BPM. Here on Dreams Of San Antonio Dom Thomas embarks on his fourth Brutal Music sonic adventure, celebrating the ambiguity of the genre to craft a sublime personal journey through his own skewed vision of the Balearic sound. A fantasy trip through Balearic Beat, Bongo Rock, Acid Disco and Far Flung Folk. A misty-eyed look back to the embryonic days of Pacha and Cafe del Mar married with dreamy images of Barbet Schroeder's '69 Ibizian paean "More." Amazing stuff well worth the price of admission. Recommended!
reviewed by Von Bee


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Girl Talk
Night Ripper CD

mash-up mix

Girl Talk is a motherfucker. His Night Ripper mash up CD takes every jukebox favorite, radio jam, billboard hit, and wedding DJ request and mixes it into this hellspawn of a PARTY mix. Love it or leave it, this is the definitive ADD blend style and the hype factor is reaching critical levels! Here's a sample of the artists in the blender...

2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 50 Cent, 69 Boyz, ABBA, Paula Abdul, Aerosmith, Amerie, Annie, Arrested Development, David banner, Rob Base, Bel Biv Devoe, George Benson, Beyonce, Black Box, Black Crowes, Black Eyed Peas, Black Rob, Black Sheep, Chris Brown, Boredoms, Boston, Bow Wow, Boyz II Men, Breeders, Bun B, Busta, Candyman, Mariah Carey, Cassidy, Chicago, Ciara, Diplomats, Dinosaur Jr, Dr Dre, Jermaine Dupree, Elastica, Missy Elliot, Eminem, Emotions, En Vogue, Fabolous, Fall out Boy, Fatman Scoop, Fleetwood Mac, Folk Implosions, Foo Fighters, G-Unit, Game, Garbage, Genesis, Al Green, Peter Gunz, Hall And Oates, Sophie B. Hawkins, Honey Drippers, Hum, Donnie iris, J-Kwon, J Fad, Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, LL Cool J, Lady Sov, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Manfred's Mann's Earth Band, Marky Mark, M.I.A., madonna, Main Ingredient, Mobb Deep, NIN, Nirvana, Noreaga, Notorious BIG, Pharcyde, Pharrell, Pilot, Pixies, Positive K, Salt-n-Pepa- Juelz Santana, Seals And Croft, Kanye West, Three 6 Mafia, Ying-Yang Twins, and many many more...

Did I mention its only 41 minutes long?
reviewed by C'mish


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Girl Talk
Secret Diary CD

This is the 2002 debut album from the guy who made the word "mash up" a household term. Greg Gillis' earlier stuff sounds a lot more glitchy, and gets weirder and more experimental than the ADD blends that made him famous. While the tracks on this one definitely move quickly, the effect is more like a scratched CD in many places. If you've ever wondered what it would sound like if Oval took on pop music, here's your answer.
reviewed by suicide bangs


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Girl Talk
Unstoppable CD

Unstoppable is Girl Talk's sophomore album for Illegal Art label. While it still samples and mashes heavily (both trademark's of Mr. Gillis' work), the material here is a lot glitchier than the CDs that made him famous. Many samples are sped up and chopped up to form beats that are reminiscent of drum n bass or IDM artists like Squarepusher. This one might take fans of Night Ripper off guard, but still a nice look at Girl Talk's early work and influences.
reviewed by suicide bangs


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Na Hawa Doumbia
La Grande Cantatrice Mailenne Vol.3 CD

rare folk dance sounds of Southern Mali

Awesome Tapes From Africa, a blog dedicated to exposing rare sounds from the African continent, releases its first record as a label. Mali's Na Hawa Doumbia originally recorded La Grande Cantatrice Vol 3 on vinyl in 1982, and the album contains four didadi tunes - folk dance music of Southern Mali inspired by everyday life and composed of three or four drums plus vocals - you won't easily find/hear anywhere else. Harp and guitar melodies mingle with various layers of percussion to provide the backdrop for Doumbia's bold, emotion-filled vocals. Although it's impossible to understand the words, the positive, uplifting vibe can easily be felt. Recommended.
reviewed by nakinboots


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Soft Rocks
Disco Power Play CD

balearic disco comp

Brighton's Soft Rocks have been dealing out choice balearic cuts for a minute now with their Disco Power Play 12"s. The series started back in 2006 and have garnered a sort of cult status among the bearded disco types. In case you missed out on the vinyls, this CD compilation collects the tracks from all three of the Disco Power Play 12"s plus a couple bonus tracks exclusive to this release. Here's some highlights: "Sexual Advances(1)," "Garden of Eden(2)," "Paco Bell(3)," "Seismic Push(4)," "U Can Dance If U Want To(5)," "Free Ride-Err(6)," and "Pen 15 Club(7)." 13 tracks.
reviewed by The Kosmische Beard


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V/A
Christophe Lemaire And Now-Again Present: Where Are You From? CD

global psych rock, funk and folk grooves compiled

Where Are You From is the result of an unlikely meeting of minds: Cristophe Lemaire, once creative director at French sportswear giant Lacoste and Hermes, and Eothen "Egon" Alapatt of Stones Throw/Now-Again fame. From Stones Throw: "This anthology took form after one of many meetings at Lemaire's boutique in the Marais district in Paris. The designer wondered if some of Egon's Now-Again titles would be available for purchase, for sale in his shop? Egon - aware of Lemaire's deep knowledge of the past forty-some-odd years of musical innovation and impeccable taste - proposed something more fitting: another collaboration, whereby Lemaire would pick songs from Now-Again's vast catalog, which they could present as something unique, something new.. or as Lemaire puts it in his liner notes to this anthology - "a psychedelic journey of delicate perception." Features tracks from Kourosh Yaghamaei, MRR-ADM, Gal MacDermot, Karl Hector & The Malkouns, Gary Wilson, Rikki Ililonga, Koushik, Panbers, and many more. 16 tracks total with complete liner notes by Lemaire and beautiful cover art by Sanghon Kim.
reviewed by Extravagant Traveler

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stones throw shop

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V/A
Psych-Funk 101: A Global Psychedelic Funk Curriculum 1968-1975 CD

pick, supreme collection of psyche-funk from all around the world

This is a record collector's wet dream. Here's 14 impossibly rare psyche-funk gems from around the world with many unexpected sources like Istanbul, Seoul, Rome, Beirut, Cairo, Moscow, etc. The musical quality and beat sensibilities (drum breaks galore) are ridiculously high here, every track is a revelation (that Korean joint is my shit!). In addition, the in-depth linear notes, complete with original cover shots, reads like an issue of Wax Poetics. Highly recommended.
reviewed by the mgmnt

file under:
funk soul disco - reviewer recommended / stones throw shop / now again + soul cal (stones throw) / funk + soul + latin + disco / and more

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