TRUBY TRIO - DJ-KICKS
Transcend Me
[7:49]11.2 Mb
Upsolid
[7:33]10.8 Mb
One and the Same (Jazztronik Brushed Up mix)
[8:37]12.4 Mb
Some People (Waiwan remix)
[7:16]10.4 Mb
Toronto
[6:25]9.2 Mb
Colours (Freefrom Five mix)
[7:29]10.8 Mb
Granada
[7:02]10.1 Mb
Tel Aviv
[5:05]7.3 Mb
Truby Trio "DJ-Kicks" Album Review
Just Relax While I play you some Nice... Broken Beats
DJ Kicks... one of my favorite DJ series. Carl Craig, Thievery Corporation, Kruder/Dorfmeister, DJ Cam, Smith & Mighty, Daddy G, Terranova, Stereo MC's and at least a dozen others have all graced the series with their unique mixes. This one, done up in 2001, was put together by Truby Trio. That's Rainer Truby, Christian Prommer and Roland Appel - the last two being members of Fauna Flash but all three working togehter or individually or even with other groups on the German label "Compost".
This is easily one of my favorite DJ Kicks releases. It starts out sweetly with Conjure's "Medley" before Truby Trio's own "High Jazz" kicks in. I dig their cut - it's got a sensational broken beat to it and a class that was neatly remixed a few years later. That's followed up seamlessly with Block 16's "Find an Oasis"; a track that's loaded with Braziliance, soul & electronica. A moody track follows up, "Edony", by Africanism before another neat broken beat by Matthaus. Slow Supreme's "Granada" is a track that would be popular on a few mixes and is soooooo... I dunno, "Europish". :) I never said that was a bad thing, and it has an awesome electronic feel to it. One of the other highlights to me was Afronaught's "Transcend Me". This cut JAM's, you listen to it once and think it's cool but then it sticks in your mind and you have to hear it again. Other great songs on this were Korova's "Some People", remixed by Waiwan, Modaji's "one and the Same" done up by Jazztronik, and.... heck... the whole thing's pretty sweet. Tim Hutton's "Colours" would sort of be the track of the summer in 2002, you've got another Truby Trio track remixed by Zero db, a kicken beat by Voom:Voom (who is Prommer, Appel and Peter Kruder) and a sick percussion and sax track to close the set by... Fauna Flash. Funny though - I don't know if it's really possible to find a good album with broken beats that doesn't include anyone from Bugz in the Attic (Afronaught, Modaji, etc.)
I definitely recommend this one. I love it. The music's tight and it's great electronica and broken beats from all over. Since this, Truby Trio's gone on to make loads of remixes, release a feature album in 2002, a remix album a few years later and Rainer's also done lots of work too. K7's a label known for underground beats and grooves but I'm pretty sure that over the years, their secret's out now. If you like this, be sure to keep your eye out on a DJ Kicks' "Best Of" sort of deal that just came out this month title: "DJ Kicks - The Exclusives". You also have to get your hands on the Trust the DJ series' as this mix is eerily similar to Gilles Peterson's "GP01", and you'll probably like Phil Asher's "PA01" and "PA02" along with the sets done by Patrick Forge, Michael Reinboth (also of Compost) and Dr. Bob Jones.
Video Nu-Jazz Music: Rainer Trüby Trio - Bad Luck
The Cosmic Lounge presents Nu-Jazz Music: 'Bad Luck' by Rainer Trüby Trio. "Formerly of A Forest Mighty Black, DJ Rainer Trüby built his reputation as a connoisseur of music past and present at the Root Down club night in Freiburg, Germany. Once a month he spins an eclectic blend of traditional bossa nova, modern organic breakbeat, and future-leaning jazz to a packed crowd of beat-hungry clubbers and martini-sipping soul sophisticates. Trüby garnered a solid following for his impeccable skills behind the decks and the respect of pioneers such as Gilles Peterson, LTJ Bukem, and Peter Kruder (Kruder & Dorfmeister), the last of whom went so far as to dedicate a track to the budding German jock. "But hold on a sec, doesn't a trio require three musicians?" you holler. That's where Christian Prommer and Roland Appel come in. Best known for their jazz-driven drum and bass as Fauna Flash and their slinky mid-tempo beats as Voom:Voom (with Peter Kruder), the two teamed up with Trüby in the late '90s to create the Trio. Released on Compost, "A Go Go" and "Carajillo" became huge hits on the modern jazz and leftfield breaks scenes, raising the Trio's profile to astronomical heights. Following a slew of successful remixes for the likes of Peace Orchestra, Mr. Gone, Bobby Matos, and Frederic Galliano, !K7 Records asked the three to select and mix a DJ-KiCKS comp, putting them in the same league as Nightmares On Wax, Stereo MCs, DJ Cam, and Carl Craig. Originally released as a single, the Zero dB Remix of "Galicia" is featured on Compost 100 alongside some awesome jazz-house fusion from Kyoto Jazz Massive, Beanfield, Minus 8, and The Amalgamation Of Soundz." http://www.last.fm/music/Trüby+Trio
STEFANO TOROSSI - FEELINGS
Flying High
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Walking in the Dark
[4:45]6.8 Mb
Fighting for Life
[3:39]5.2 Mb
Feeling Tense
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Running Fast
[4:25]6.3 Mb
Being Friendly
[2:59]4.3 Mb
Fearing Much
[3:41]5.2 Mb
Having Fun
[4:03]5.8 Mb
Loving Tenderly
[3:31]5 Mb
Going Home
[2:48]4 Mb
Stefano Torossi "Feelings" Album Review
Nicola Conte and Bernard Herrmann in a Discotheque!
Way cool! Stefano Torossi has provided me one of my favorite albums of the year (although it was released in the mid-80s and reissued by Easy Tempo recently).
It's got a distinct Bernard Herrmann-taxi Driver sheen to it. Lots of reverb on the strings and dynamite, driving, 70s type percussion.
The sound and song fall somewhere between post-mink stole and pre-Fern Bar; imagine if the ever-sturdy skill of Italian pop songcrafting had descended on Issac Hayes' Shaft-era horn clusters, Barry White's strings, Artie Kane's late 60s film scoring techniques ("The Love Machine"), then all of it ladled with that snazzy, way-Uptown, 'oh babe let's dress up like we're in a decadent Helmut Newton photo -will you slip on those 7 inch stilettos?' vibe that Neely Plumb produced for the remix versions on the 1977 TAXI DRIVER soundtrack (including the groovy flugelhorns). Throw in a few guitar licks from Archie Bell and the Drells' "Tighten Up". Gosh, you can just visualize some mid-70s era rock star's mistress leaping long-legged out of a limo, dashing by Tiffany's for some last minute jewels, catching her wistful relfection in the store window, then dipping some nose candy in the leather backseat before she heads off to that new place called Studio 54, and basking in all the lush, melancholy neon draped along both sides of the streets along the way ("Aren't the bums so tragique? I wonder if Liz will drag along that little eyesore, Truman?") It's such an exciting life, and it can be yours if you buy this disc!!!
It's all done skillfully: Herbie Hancock-swift electric keyboards, throbbing electric bass, outrageously lush strings that swoop down from heaven and spin circles around driving percussion, and horn arrangements that spit sunbeams. The title cut alone will make you long for another romantic laision - no matter how disastrous the last one may have been!
All Easy Tempo fans of Piccioni and Umilani: this is a must-get. It's more mid-70s than, say, Camille 2000, but it's got the scintillating quality of Nicola Conte's JET SOUNDS which apes and reimagines the late 60s and its leopard-print Mrs. Robinson aesthethic. Put them both on repeat play and you'll never need Prozac again.
Anybody know what happened to his gifted Italian guy? I sure would love to hear more.
GILLES PETERSON - WORLDWIDE PROGRAMME 1
Roun Soun
[5:19]7.6 Mb
Slowly Surely
[4:24]6.3 Mb
Black Mary
[4:17]6.2 Mb
The Ghetto-El Barrio
[8:21]11.9 Mb
The Mamma Suite part 1 not Enough Mamma
[5:27]7.7 Mb
Waltz for Koop
[2:58]4.3 Mb
Perfect Season
[4:28]6.4 Mb
Lonely Can Be Sweet
[5:58]8.6 Mb
Manhood
[5:40]8.1 Mb
Life Changes
[5:45]8.3 Mb
Thinking Louder (J. Raq remix)
[6:20]9.1 Mb
The Last Beat (Twisted dub)
[5:08]7.3 Mb
All I Have in Me
[10:37]15.3 Mb
The Mystery of Man
[3:58]5.7 Mb
Gilles Peterson "Worldwide Programme 1" Album Review
Album Description
Talkin' Loud. 2000.
RED SNAPPER - RED SNAPPER
Regrettable
[5:37]8.1 Mb
Mountains and Valleys
[3:27]4.9 Mb
Ultraviolet
[6:00]8.6 Mb
Heavy Petting
[6:15]8.9 Mb
Dnipro
[5:14]7.5 Mb
Hot Flush (Sabres of Paradise mix)
[8:04]11.6 Mb
Odd Man out
[4:25]6.3 Mb
Downsizing
[3:31]5 Mb
The Tunnel (live)
[5:52]8.4 Mb
Four Dead Monks (live)
[5:32]8 Mb
Red Snapper "Red Snapper" Album Review
90 tracks (how many do you remember ?)
The best thing about hearing label collections such as this is in the discovery of tracks one had not been previously exposed to. A lot of material to digest , especially for those unfamiliar with the label's releases , but what an enjoyable time you will have ! Quantity AND Quality at 33 pennies a track!
Video Red Snapper - Some Kind Of Kink
2001 music video directed by Richard Anthony.
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