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BEATJOINTnugroove (SOUL, JAZZ, BREAKS, BROKEN BEATS + MORE…) # 1

Welcomin’ those of you joinin’ us on this Beatjoint news section. This week we go even deeper indeed as we are starting with a spotlight on – hear me now! - the complete catalogue of Basic Channel Records! Remember who brought back the classic reggae dub sounds of Wackies (check our blog section for a full focus on them)? Basic Channel did it! Say who? Basic Channel, the legendary minimal techno production team and record label, composed of Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus from Berlin… Always hidden in the shadow, remaining elusive as their music is… But they are still strong after 15 years of activity. We bring you no less but their extensive collection of essential dub techno releases (which had been - ever since it came out- rare and highly collectable items, vinyl-only tracks under various aliases that became some kind of holy Grail for many Detroit Techno and Dub appreciators to the point Moritz Von Oswald

where it is regarded reverently like King Tubby or UR best works). The mysterious duo set up a studio in Berlin, in a building which was eventually the HQ of Mark Ernestus’ distributing company and shop Hard Wax, and the label's mastering studio Dubplates & Mastering, set up to ensure a unique sound with a desired dynamic quality for the vinyl.The Basic Channel imprint ceased business in 1995 (apart from two releases almost a decade later that were originally issued on Carl Craig's Planet E label), but were followed by a string of similar labels. Among the most important were Chain Reaction, which released non Von Oswald/Ernestus productions and helped launching the careers of dub-influenced minimal techno producers such as Monolake and Porter Ricks but also Basic Replay geared into reggae and dancehall re-issues. Main Street, for house-related releases. And Burial Mix and Rhythm & Sound which saw the duo's sound move away from the Detroit blueprint and get closer to vocal-lead dub and reggae. Their With The Artists album, released under the Rhythm & Sound banner featured celebrated reggae and dancehall vocalists such as Sugar Minott (not to mention all the aforementionned re-issues of Wackies).

Next up, as we announced you before right here comes Robert Owens on Michael Reinboth’s unstoppable Munich-based imprint Compost Records hitting us with a new album, Night-Time Stories”. On this splendid record, our man proves that he was and still is ever on point ever since the birth of house music in the early 80’s (he was the voice behind anthems like Mr Fingers’s “Can You Feel It?” or Franckie Knuckles “Tears”). To record his first artist album in ten years Owens has hooked up with Wahoo, Charles Webster, Jimpster, Atjazz and Kirk Degiorgio to create a beautiful soulful journey… Night times stories as sweet musical allegories that evolve from R&B to techno and a lot of deep house moods inbeetween.

We slow it down (like Brand Nubian used to say) with another voice to be reckon with… the man they call OlivierDaySoul (we were some of the very firsts to big up this singular soul singer. Also hold tight for a focus on him in our blog section very soon)… Now hear this all soul and beat headz, keep your ears widely opened as we keep digging somewhere far out and exuberant between Prince or Andre 3000/Outkast, Madlib, Wajeed and Flying Lotus… There gracely lies OlivierDaySoul from Washington DC! With a bad first album called “Kilowatt” on 4 Lux confirming his promissing vynil debut full of dope modern day soul songs (remember our recommandation for "Brain", a tight leftfield joint alla Spacek produced by him and Paulo. while the flipside "Potion 9" produced by Unknown explored more R&B territories). Well don’t you stop boucing and check this record produced by Oddisee, Unknown, Planet Mohawk, Hudson Mohawk, Paulo and the phunky polymorphic Dutch dude known as Gerd.

Also check out Eye Beta Rock’s “Super Rock Body Shock”. A great limited re-issue of an obscure disco synth bomb from the early 80's by Daryl Cameron. Includes a very nice Gerd dub. Just a 400 copies limited edition run, no repress. Electro-disco alert !

And again rejoice! Who said one can’t find nu soulful voices in the music game nowadays? Yet another one to show them wrong! Memorize this name: Middle Child. She’s teaming up with J.Rawls on a project simply named J.Rawls & Middle Child with an eponym album (here available in its prestigious Japanese edition). Spread the word: Middle Child is a golden voice from Youngstown, Ohio who hooked up with local producer, the very talented J.Rawls. Her voice is kind of reminiscent to India Arie and her lyrics are clever and catchy. For those connoisseurs who praise him for years to the average hip hop head-nodeer J.Rawls reminds us his great taste and diversity beatmaking wize, from making classic R&B to soft rock to hip-hop sampladelic jams. A lack of decent soul this year you said? Maybe on MTV Base‘s whack playlist but look further, there is more than meets the eye…like Rawls & Middle who definitely hit raw in the middle! Such as Nicolay & Kay from North Carolina. A dynamic hip-hop duo influenced by Tribe, De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers and the whole Native Tongues family… Hip hop like we’ll always love here with the release of their “Time:line” which is a concept record about the life cycle. Hard to sell? Well even with a great LP on BBE a few years ago, Nicolay still didn’t get a lot of mainstream attention but it won’t stop them, as striving dedicated indie artists they maximize on the quality of what they do and keep it up. Just like them we believe that true good music with integrity lasts longer than big disposable quantity. Support the cause!

An ethic close to DJ Buzz on a adequatly named label, Personal records. Having all those good examples in music history in mind, no matter if it is jazz, hip-hop, brazil, rocksteady or disco, the Personal team celebrate their ten year anniversary with DJ Buzz “In Between Blue & Black”. Their brand new recent release after a 4 year hiatus with some 7-Inch biz from DJ Buzz, well known as 1/3 of Austrian Hip-Hop/Funk/Electronic-Combo Waxolutionists and mastermind of the Supercity Soundsystem. The Waxolutionists Band with Rappers Deph Joe & Manuva and Musicians like the Twin Towas, etc... Too many names? Just let the music do the talking!

Let us also recommand you Metropolitan Jazz Affair’s MJA. Metropolitan Jazz Affair is the initial project from 3 main figures on the French jazz and soul scenes. They intend to dig a little deeper in a modern soul/jazz direction, without forgetting what it originally is: a music for the soul that can shake your legs! This album, originally released in 2003 is produced by Patchworks, a Lyon-based producer known for his collaborations on projects such as The Dynamics, Uptown Funk Empire and more! The crew features Stephane Ronget (also know as the Rongetz Foundation) on trumpet and Benjamin Devigne on Pianos. Guest vocalist Mr Day is performing too on this record. He brings a soulful flavor to the MJA vibe ! This album was followed by a second one in 2007 on German label InfraCOM!

And we finish off with Mombasa’s “African Rhythms And Blues 2”. The group being a very respected afro-funk band created in 1976 by Lou Blackbun, Doug Lucas, Bob Reed, Don Ridgeway and Alan Tatham. This is here the seminal re-issue of their original second LP release: deep Afro jazz/funk by Lou Blackburn and his wicked group recorded 1976 in Germany - a top rare album originally released on German imprint Spiegelei label, containing the sought after DJ-spins "African Hustle", "Yenyeri" and "Shango II" then mastered this year from the master tapes, with original cover artwork, and re-released for the first time. Monster album! Far out we went, from dub techno to Afro-beat and beyond… roots & future we are for ever! So until next time: one love!

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