The wonderful Jazzanova are set to release a new album on October 21st - Of All The Things on Verve. It’s set to be a hot one, featuring collaborations with Phonte, Ben Westbeech and more. Check the tracklist below. Props to Soulbounce’s Butta who was amongst the first to get the word about this on Twitter.  No props whatsoever to Verve for their absolute lack of promotion on this release.

01. Look What You’re Doin’ To Me (feat. Phonte)
02. Let Me Show Ya (feat. Paul Randolph)
03. I Can See (feat. Ben Westbeech)
04. Lie (feat. Thief)
05. Little Bird (feat. José James)
06. Rockin’ You Eternally (feat. Leon Ware & Dwele)
07. So Far From Home (feat. Phonte)
08. What Do You Want? (feat. Joe Dukie)
09. Lucky Girl (feat. Paul Randolph)
10. Gafiera (feat. Azymuth & Pedro Martins)
11. Morning Scapes (feat. Bembe Segue)
12. Dial A Cliché (feat. Paul Randolph)

Get a taste of what’s in store in this EPK:
JAZZANOVA “Of All The Things” EPK 2008

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The Man Anthony Valadez just dropped another luscious mix on his KCRW radio show - catch him every other Saturday from 3am - 6am. Or listen right here, below.

PLAYLIST
OCTOBER 12 2008
DEE JAY ANTHONY VALADEZ

Quantic Westbound D Train
Dj Nuts Embalo Jovem
Coffee Garner LE Soun Boogie
Ninja Simone Jazz On It
Omear Saar Stakes is High (Re Edit)
Emily Wells Juicy
Keziah Jones 1973 (Jokers Reparations
Om’as Keith City got me watching
Myron Best is Yet to Come
Reefer Let it Go 12’
Flying Lotus Fall in Love
Risco Connection Aint no Stoppin us now
Prince Lady Cab Driver
Marvin Gaye Turn on some Music
Miles Bonny What it is I see
Kamal the Abstract Barley in Love
Jason Moran Planet Rock
Shawn Lee Happiness Soul Sessions Compilation
Jake One Feat.
Mf Doom Get er’ Done
E Rule Listen Up
People Under the Stairs Wiz (Instrumental
PPP UNTITLED
Madlib feat.
Frezna
Ras G and the African Space Program Aklebulan
Amp Fiddler I believe in you
Roni Size Heroes
Roni Size feat.
Bahamadia Brand Paper Bag Diabase Metroid
Mathew Herbertt Big Band The Story
Sylk 130 The Reason
Dj Shadow Six Days
Darondo Didn’t I?
Mos def May December

Now that’s a good lookin’ playlist.

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Radiohead have been running a user-generated-remixathon over at radioheadremix.com. Some top-notch folks have been getting on board so I wanted to share a couple of the good ‘uns with you.

First up, Flying Lotus‘ ethereal workin’ over:

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Diplo also tossed his hat in the ring with a couple versions:

This is the first one he did….
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Then he kept on working on it and came up with this one:

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So I think this autotune thingamabob madness that’s going on is for the birds and am sad that Kanye has jumped on that bandwagon with such gusto. Producers just need to stop with it already. Please. And why is Kanye “singing” like his jaw is still wired shut? Young man needs to enunciate.

But having said that, I AM enjoying this LMFAO remix of Love Lockdown. I think it’s way better than the original. They took the lyrical concept and ran with it, adding some way better vocals and a bangin’ beat.I will give Kanye props for making the tracks available on his blog for folks to mess with though. That’s cool.

Download Love Lockdown - LMFAO remix (right click, save as)

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[credit to TreesForBreakfast, cos that's where I found this.]

This is a Nike-sponsored video of Kissey Asplund’s “Silverlake” track - note the prominent shots of the Nike Air Max 90. According to Mr. Dee Phunk, this vid is part of a series where Nike profiles select European musicians. Anyway the song is pretty cool and the vid gives you a little glimpse into the life of Kissey. And if you ever get to see her perform live, you should absolutely check her out. She did a brief set at Strictly Social back in April and was totally captivating.

And here’s the mp3: http://www.zshare.net/audio/199005176e336b21/

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So D’Angelo is back. Allegedly. Yeah, I’m cynical. After all, it’s been….how long?!  Well anyway, here’s a kinda new song from the man, the myth, the legend. It’s kinda new because it’s a remake of his 1996 song which can be found on the Space Jam movie soundtrack of all things. I mean, it’s being billed as a “remake” but since I haven’t heard the version on Space Jam, I can’t say for sure if it’s actually any different, or if the record company is just dredging up less well-known tracks in order to get D back in the spotlight.   This version of the track is taken from the recent Best So Far compilation and is supposedly preparing us for an album to be released in 2009. Fingers crossed he can stay off the crack -or whatever it was that has had him off the scene for all this time - long enough to follow through with the promised album.  In any case, this is a fine slice of D’Angelo-style soul and I won’t say no to that.

D’Angelo “I Found My Smile Again”:

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I’m a big Conya Doss fan. I think she’s one of soul music’s most overlooked talents. She puts out consistently great, classy and authentic soul music. Still is her most recent album (I believe her fourth) and this is the new single from it, “What I’d Do.” Check the video below, and then head over to ConyaDoss.com to scoop up copies of her CDs.

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DJ Rahdu has just dropped this dope mix of progressive soul and hip-hop. Download it for free here (or listen below) and enjoy the dreamy sounds, featuring some of our faves like Peter Hadar, Kissey Asplund, Velben, Dwele, Sy Smith…well shoot, pretty much the whole damn tracklist.

Thanks homie!

PLAYLIST
1. Swoon Unitz Intro
2. Erykah Badu - Me
3. Hil St.Soul - Black Rose
4. Peter Hadar - Laugh Together
5. Raashan Ahmad - Close
6. Jazz Liberatorz - Cool Down
7. Esthero - Superheroes (GAS’D remix)
8. Deborah Jordan; Kamara - Rise
9. Kissey Asplund - You & I
10. Lemongrass - This Way
11. Black Spade - True Friends
12. Coultrain - Lilac Tree
13. Dwele - Free as a Bird
14. Circle Research - I’m Your Density
15. J-88 (Slum Village) - The Look of Love (The Liquid Crystal Project Remix)
16. Byron the Aquarius; Nadine - Turn Back Time
17. Prefuse 73 - Last Night
18. Sy Smith - Fly Away With Me
19. Attica Blues - Blueprint
20. Velben - Come Around
21. The Rurals - Mother Sun
22. Sene; Kissey Asplund - Demon Love
23. Stacy Epps - Addicted
24. Flying Lotus; Dolly - Roberta Flack
25. Samon Kawamura; Aloe Blacc - Try
26. The One - Drippin’
27. Shingo Suzuki - Eternal Sunshine

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Thanks to GiantStep I just got turned on to European producer Sepalot who recently released an album on Compost Records Red Handed. Haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but this track “Did It Again” definitely perked my ears up. It’s hip-hop, but not as we know it. As one might expect from the combination of a European hip-hop producer with an eclectic label such as Compost, Sepalot throws a unique twist on things and brings  a bangin’ electro-funk-hop beat over which Saigon unfortunately only does a so-so job. But anyway, check out the track for yourself:

Download “Did It Again” ft. Saigon

And check out Sepalot’s site for several goodies - downloadable mixes and the like.

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