Super X-mas treat: two disc set with 26 old and new, original and remixed, reworked, reinterpreted jazz tracks by the great Nicola Conte.
Good times for a change
* There are moments that you feel alone
* There are moments that you want to be alone
* There are moments that you say " where are everybody" ?
* There are times that you find a new song and your day starts to have more colors than the last one… This is one of these days..
No they are not Coco Rosie or Au Revoir Simone, Warpaint are these ladies with a rhythmic feel and style all their own..
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So, this is the 2nd Focanegra Mix Tape!
This time El Jeffe from Creamy Meat takes control with his fantasy selection, and we are sure that he will warm up your living area!
Playlist
Jens Lekman - A Little Lost
Dan Mass - Sunday Drinking
Meanderthals - 1-800-288-Slam
Rocha - Hands Of Love (Gatto Fritto Mix)
Wendy & Lisa - Honeymoon Express
Topper Hedon - Du Cane Road
Linus Loves - Skagg
Crazy P - Lie Lost (Faulton Mix)
Future Perfect - Parmesan Helmet
I Level - In The River
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After finished their fifth soundtrack for a film, White Material, Tindersticks announce their 8th studio album, "Falling Down A Mountain", will be released in Europe on 25 January with a North American release following on 16 February.
He is often referred to as the Korean Elvis. A fierce guitarist and popular producer by the name of Shin Jung Hyun wrote this beautiful, melancholic song in the end of the 60s. From Stones Throw's lessons in global psych funk (and not funky psychedelia). Lower the lights now please for the man who must leave...
Beats and bleeps and soulful vocals all the way from New Zealand: Julien Dyne just dropped his debut solo album on bbe and this tune featuring vocals by Parks is simply addictive...Written by Bill Trader in 1952 and first performed by Hank Snow who peaked at number four on the country charts early 1953.
A recording by Elvis Presley was even a bigger hit, reaching number one in the UK and number two in the USA (1959)....
"Now and then there's a fool such I "....Wohhhh Elvis!!!!
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Oh, I get a kick out of RecordKicks!
…your revolution will not happen between these thighs
your revolution will not be killing me softly, with Fugees
your revolution will not make you feel bombastic and really fantastic
your revolution makes me wonder, where could we go
if we could drop the empty pursuit of props and ego
we'd revolt back to our Roots, use a little Common Sense
on a quest to make love De La Soul, no pretense
because the real revolution, that's right I said the real revolution
you know I'm talking about the revolution
when it comes, it's gonna be real..
Brainy lyrics, uplifting rhythm and a powerful voice…
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Dj Vadim feat. Sarah Jones - Your Revolution
It comes from the early 70's but it’s still irreplaceable. And will always activate your sentimental wheel if you let it roll in to you… Spot On! Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It |
"And I Love Her" is a song composed by John Lennon , Paul McCartney and recorded by the Beatles on their third album A Hard Day's Night (1969). After a while The Friends Of Distinction covered this song and gave a slow-burning downtempo soul taste!
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Welcome to Focanegra's mix tape series!
In this mix-tape Dj Vags from Plaidmusic spins some records from early 90's to future classic tracks. From Marvin Gaye and David Bowie to Fleetwood Mac and Frankie Knuckles.. You only have to take a quick look to his playlist and you'll understand everything!!!
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The Vinyl Factory Manufacture from thevinylfactory on Vimeo.
Formed in France in the early '70s, the Kongas boasted several members that would change the face of disco music, among them Don Ray and Cerrone. Tattoo Woman is from the group's second album called Africanism.
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Video directed by Bienvenido Cruz
Circlesquare’s new album is exactly what it says. Songs about dancing and drugs. He perfectly combines rock elements with minimalist electronica and meaningful lyrics with a deep clear voice that sometimes sounds like whispering. His new album from our favorite !K7 records is one of the best in 2009 and the single Dancers one of the highlights.
Now that everybody started to dance
now we are all dancers..”
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Strawberry Letter 23 is a song written by Shuggie Otis, but I' sure that most of you know the version done by The Brothers Johnson when it was used in Quentin's Tarantino film Jackie Brown. Otis wrote this song for a girlfriend who used strawberry-scented paper when she wrote letters to him..how romantic : P
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"Listen to the silence, let it ring on.
Great spiritual groove from one of the leading figures in 70's disco music!This is voodoo-disco...F%^%$ I love this track..and his hair!!!
We don't know a lot info about Yu, but we stuck with this track that appears in new Brownswood Bubblers Four, compiled by the "Master Guru" Gilles Peterson , just take a taste from this great compilation!
Great re-edit..great cosmic mid-eastern groove...Get ready to dance like a Taliban!!!
..and what is he to you ? What a lyrics ! Ok, so everybody knows Bill Wither's original version..Try now Henrik Schwarz's edit and you will burn your stereo!
It's hot August and we need holidays!!!
His look, his vocals, the grooves on his records was so indebted to James Brown that he earned the nickname "Little J.B.".Lee Fields returns with his new album called "My World" released from Truth & Soul records.."My World Is Empty Without You" (smells like The Supremes) is one of our favourites of his album..
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Johnny Cash or "the man in black" shows his dark convictions to this song... As he said "The song is the thing that matters. Before I can record, I have to hear it, sing it, and know that I can make it feel like my own, or it won't work. I worked on these song until I felt like they was my own"...Of course Mick Harvey and Nick Cave wrote that song..What a great cover..
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