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  • 1 Mark de Clive-Lowe | Album review
    Music | Progressive soul / Broken beat
  • 2 Gilles Peterson | Album review
    Music | Nu jazz / Electronica
  • 3 Jawbone Jambox | Wireless speaker
    Culture | Audio accessories
  • 4 TDK Boombox | Audio system
    Culture | Hi-fi design
Previewing Norman Jay Presents Good Times 30th Anniversary Edition compilation  MUSIC  Soul / Disco

Norman Jay Album preview

Samba and soca are the signature sounds of carnival because Brazil and Trinidad are >>>
Previewing Kaidi's 5ive, a mini broken beat album by Kaidi Tatham on the Jazz Re:freshed label  MUSIC  Broken beat

Kaidi Tatham Album preview

Any Kaidi Tatham release is noteworthy, even a short one. At five-tracks long, Kaidi's 5ive >>>
Previewing Evoluzion, a nu jazz and broken beat album from German-based trio SoulParlor  MUSIC  Broken beat / Nu jazz

SoulParlor Album preview

Frank Jensen, Frank Lotz and Tobias Müller are SoulParlor — a German-based trio that's >>>
Previewing the new broken beat album by Dego of 4hero and Silhouette Brown fame  MUSIC  Broken beat / Nu jazz

Dego / 2000Black Album preview / Free download

The last time there was such a buzz surrounding an album was... well, the last time Dego >>>
Previewing nu jazz compilation Beyondjazz Vol. 4  MUSIC  Nu jazz / Electronica

Beyondjazz Vol. 4 Album preview

Unless you're a jazz virgin, a hermit, or both, you'll know that Beyondjazz is the home of one of >>>
Looking at the work of Braun product designer Dieter Rams  CULTURE  Product design

Dieter Rams Industrial designer profile

The world may drool over the clean, sleek creations of Jonathan Ive, senior vice >>>
Previewing a double CD exploring the breath of Blue Note's output  MUSIC  Acoustic jazz / Fusion

Jazz FM Presents Blue Note Legends Preview

Blue Note's music conjures up images of acoustic jazz outfits playing bebop. This compilation >>>
A look at Micro Four Thirds cameras, a new category of photography  CULTURE  Photography tech

Micro Four Thirds cameras Under the spotlight

Anyone with even a passing interest in photography would have noticed the full-on >>>

Album reviews


Progressive soul /
Broken beat
Mark de Clive-Lowe
Renegades Renegades album cover

Nu jazz / Electronica
Gilles Peterson
Masterpiece Masterpiece album cover

Soul / Jazz / Reggae
Tru Thoughts
Shapes 10:02 Shapes 10 02 album cover

Soul / Jazz
Izzi Dunn
Cries & Smiles Cries And Smiles album cover

Funk / Soul / Rare groove
Florian Keller
Party-Keller Vol 3 Party-Keller Vol 3 album cover

Downbeat / Electronica
The Cinematic Orchestra
LateNightTales LateNightTales album cover

Smooth jazz / Fusion
Prince Sampson
Living In The Moment Living In The Moment album cover

Acoustic jazz
Neil Cowley Trio
Radio Silence Radio Silence album cover

Neo soul
Erykah Badu
New Amerykah Part Two:
Return Of The Ankh New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh album cover

Acoustic jazz
Christian Scott
Yesterday You
Said Tomorrow Yesterday You Said Tomorrow album cover

Nu jazz / Jazz / Soul
4hero
4hero presents EXTENSIONS 4hero presents EXTENSIONS album cover

Broken beat / Neo soul
Silhouette Brown
Two Two album cover

Progressive soul
Deborah Jordan
The Light The Light album cover

Broken beat
Bugz In The Attic
Got The Bug 2 Got The Bug 2 album cover

Hip hop / Jazz / Funk
Q-Tip
Kamaal The Abstract Kamaal The Abstract album cover

Neo soul / Soul
Maxwell
BLACKsummers'night BLACKsummers album cover

Broken beat / Soul
Domu
One Offs, Remixes
And B Sides Ones Offs, Remixes And B Sides album cover

Funk / Hip hop / Soul
Clyde
Higher Hyper Reality album cover

Soul / Jazz / Broken beat
Michelle Amador
Higher Higher album cover

Nu jazz / Chill / Folk
Lars Bartkuhn
The New Continent The New Continent album cover

Acoustic jazz
Elan Mehler
The After Suite The After Suite album cover

Electronica / Hip hop
Dorian Concept
When Planets Explode When Planets Explode album cover

Jazz / Broken beat
Kaidi Tatham
In Search Of Hope In Search Of Hope album cover

Hip hop / Neo soul
Q-Tip
The Renaissance The Renaissance album cover

Broken beat / Soul
2000 Black
A Next Set A Rockers A Next Set A Rockers album cover

Jazz / Neo soul / P-funk
Karen P
…broad casting broad casting album cover

Neo soul
Erykah Badu
New Amerykah Part
One: 4th World War New Amerykah Part One album cover

Acoustic jazz
Soil & "PIMP" Sessions
Planet Pimp Planet Pimp album cover

Nu jazz / Broken beat
Various artists
Jazz Re:freshed Vol. 1 Jazz Re:freshed Vol 1 album cover

Neo soul
Dwele
Sketches Of A Man Sketches Of A Man album cover

Soulful house
Fanatix
This Thing Of Ours… This Thing Of Ours... album cover

Hip hop
J-Live
Then What Happened? Then What Happened? album cover

Nu jazz
Sonar Kollektiv Orchester
Guaranteed Niceness Guaranteed Niceness album cover

Acoustic jazz
The Neil Cowley Trio
Loud… Louder… Stop! Loud... Louder... Stop! album cover

Nu jazz
Two Banks Of Four
Junkyard Gods Junkyard Gods album cover

Hip hop / P-funk / Dub
4hero
…mixing ...mixing album cover

Soulful house / Soul
Reel People
Seven Ways To Wonder Seven Ways To Wonder album cover

Neo soul
Natalie Gardiner
California California album cover

Broken beat
Various artists
Broadcite Acetate Broadcite Acetate album cover

Soul / Funk / House
Opolopo
Rf Presents Opolopo Rf Presents album cover

Broken beat / Neo soul
Flowriders
R.U.E.D.Y. Ruedy album cover

Neo soul
Jill Scott
The Real Thing:
Words And Sounds Vol. 3 The Real Thing album cover

Neo soul
Angie Stone
The Art Of Love & War The Art Of Love And War album cover

Neo soul / Broken beat
The Politik
(Bêmbè Sêguè
& Mark de Clive-Lowe)
The Politik The Politik album cover

Neo soul / Hip hop
Jill Scott
Collaborations Collaborations album cover

Downbeat / Folk
The Cinematic
Orchestra
Ma Fleur Ma Fleur album cover

Broken beat / Neo soul
Brotherly
One Sweet Life One Sweet Life album cover

Soul / Broken beat
4hero
Play With The Changes Play With The Changes album cover

Broken beat / P-funk
Bugz In The Attic
Back In The Dog House Back In The Dog House album cover

Broken beat / Soul
Domu
Return Of The Rogue Return Of The Rogue album cover

Soulful house / Soul
Peven Everett
Power Soul Power Soul album cover

Video

 MUSIC  Neo soul

Tracy Cruz's Love's Galaxy

Video of Love's Galaxy from the San Jose singer's 2011 >>>



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