We Made This: Volume 1
We Made This is a compilation put together by members of the Brownswood message board. It features a wide array of artists and genres and is now available for a more-than-fair price.
Talkin' Loud 2010
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Gilles Peterson’s former label Talkin’ Loud, the Japanese Market gets to see two new compilations.
North / South / East / West
Bleep teamed up with British photographer Shaun Bloodworth and designer Stuart Hammersley (GiveUpArt) to create a “musical and visual document”, titled North / South / East / West.
Martyn – Fabric 50
Martyn, the man behind this year’s magnificent Great Lengths album, was asked by London’s Fabric to do a mix for their latest compilation.
Daniel Wang presents Balihu 1993-2008
For their latest release, Amsterdam’s Rush Hour label teamed up with the legendary Daniel Wang to release a retrospective of the last 15 years of his Balihu label.
Mary Anne Hobbs – Wild Angels
Mary Anne Hobbs’ third compilation on Planet Mu will be out this Monday putting the spotlight on the worldwide scene between “wonky” hip-hop and dubstep.
New Sonar Kollektiv Compilations
Sonar Kollektiv has released two new iTunes-exclusive compilations, Digital Gems and Based on Misunderstandings. Fans of Jazzanova should check these out, as each contains a mix by the Berlin discjockeys.
Domu's Remixes, Rarities and One Offs
Later this year, you can expect a new double CD from Domu on Tru Thoughts. Called Remixes, Rarities and One Offs, this compilation is what the name suggests. It will be preceded (“very, very soon”) by a…
Bagpak Selects Vol. II
New York’s Bagpak Records has been on my radar for quite a while, being the home of names Yellowtail, Nubian Mindz or Arch_typ. They were so kind to send me a copy of their upcoming compilation Bagpak Selects Vol. II, which I believe is set for a release in late February.
Sonar Kollektiv 200
Following last year’s 10th anniversary, Jazzanova’s Sonar Kollektiv label is about to celebrate its 200th release with a compilation simply titled SK200. Two-hundred releases, not bad for an independent label, but there already was a big retrospective with Ten Years, Who Cares?
Here Comes Treble
It’s been one of my favourite compilations of the year and I’m late on my review duties – but in fact this blog didn’t even exist when everybody else was loving it already. Today we’re talking about Here Comes Treble, the first compilation from Domu’s young TrebleO label. And it’s a great debut, way too fresh to be put in this blog’s classics category!
Simply Ourselves: Zed Bias Works
Now this is a bit obscure and I’m not only talking about the cover. This collection of Zed Bias produced tracks showed up on Juno this week. It was compiled and mixed by Masato Komatsu aka Slowly (producer of Quasimode) and released through Style Drive. I could not make out any direct connection to Zed Bias or his label, but it turns out to be a nice collection of tracks.
Next Stop by Various Artists
Canada’s Public Transit celebrates its 10th anniversary with Next Stop, a compilation available as a free download. The label’s roster is well-represented with founder Moonstarr, LAL, Voice, Think Twice, Arch_Typ, Murr and InsideAmind. Other artists include Karma & Lotus, Incubator, Grahmzilla and Aadm, but the label website does not indicate if these are signings.
Deepblak presents Blaktropolis Volume 1
Deepblak has been stirring up the scene recently with its though soulful and deep, also dark, futuristic, even industrial sound. Playing a healthy mixture of jazz, techno and hip hop, Aybee gathered his label-mates Erik Rico, Afrikan Sciences, Black Jazz Consortium, o1o, Trinidadian Deep, Blaktroniks, Xaphryn Follicle, Dozie and Mattski to put out the labels first compilation. The first impression? It’s an fantastic compilation, has a very black feeling to it, and it keeps reminding me a lot of Volcov’s Soul in Motion from 2002
Afronaut Y Amigos Presentan Hecho En Casa Part 1
For the last couple of years, Orin Walters of Bugz in the Attic has been traveling to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. There he discovered the depths of latin music, its many flavours and in particular the rumba. Many travels later, a friendship with the local scene emerged and led to first collaborations – the most famous being Golpe Tuyo Calinda, a standout broken beat track released under Orin’s Afronaut moniker.
Our Music Our Culture Volume 1
The tracks sound familiar? That’s right, as they’ve been available in different outfits from the Coopr8 MP3 store. First you could get them on the five Cooperation III Samplers, the first two were even out on vinyl. Later this compilation showed up on the same store, under a different name but with most of the tracks, though not all of them.
