Stix Recordings round up all those essential Taggy Matcher 7" anthems onto this long player, with all the cuts remastered for the occasion. The Taggy script? Just mash-up the biggest hip hop raps with choice reggae backing tracks. Along with the likes of Jstar, Nuff Wish and Nice Up!, Taggy has the tracks blended to perfection, and ready to rock the party. As well as all those favourites ("Rappoors Delaaght", "Root Down", "Frontin", "Shimmy Shimmy Ya", "The Message" etc), this collection includes two unreleased blends featuring Q-tip ("Breathe And Stop") and Roots Manuva ("Witness").
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Coastal Cumbias from Colombia's Discos Fuentes. Call and response wailing, percussionists that play a measure then disappear, backwards accordions and a persistent, loping bassline comprise some of the elements that make up the Cumbia. Born on the banks of the Magdalena River in coastal Colombia, this infectious music represents a marriage of African, Spanish, and Indigenous influences. Antonio Fuentes began recording Colombia's music in 1934, founding his country's first record label, Discos Fuentes. These 12 gems - released between the mid 1950s and the mid '70s - are lovingly selected from the Discos Fuentes catalog. Includes tracks by Andres Landero, Los Corraleros de Majagual, Los Guacharacos, and Nafer Duran amongst others.
Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Dãm-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dãm (pronounced: 'Dame' as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance rooted in the early-'80s styles known as Boogie, Modern Soul and Electro-Funk.
As a DJ/selector, Dãm attracts the most discerning Boogie Funk afficionados within driving distance of his storied Monday-night Funkmosphere parties. But it's not just collectors at the bar toasting to the melodic sounds. Anyone who grooves to the likes of Slave, Aurra, early Prince, Prelude Records and the like, will get a dose of those groups' unknown contemporaries – more obscure but equally Funk-worthy.
The next phase of the Ambassador's mission is his debut album Toeachizown: continuing the classic West Coast tradition into today's scene with Dãm's own original "Modern-Funk" compositions. By plugging in his arsenal of vintage synths and drum machines, Dãm channels the galactic harmonies of his inspiration into his own brand of new boogie. Stones Throw Records' like-minded honcho Peanut Butter Wolf brought Dãm on to the team to glide into the future with his unique, synth and bass-driven vibe. It's a promising new chapter for Southern Cali space funk.
Next up on Eglo Records after the hugely successful "Vacuum" EP by Floating Points It´s the debut release of West London´s Stevie J aka FunkinEven 1956, featuring Hackney´s new Queen of Funk & Soul, Fatima on vocal duties.1Xtra´s Benji B has already been going mad over it, and the track is slowly building a reputation at a number London´s underground jams and warehouse parties. Sonically it occupies a similar stratosphere to Dam Funk, Sa Ra, Bugz In The Atitic, Dorian Concept, Joker etc,, but with a West London twist and deeply crafted vocal melody.
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