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Zero 7's ability to conjure beautiful lullabies with all the romance of 1960s French pop (as found on their debut LP, Simple Things) would have made them the toast of soundtrack composers and chill-out connoisseurs the world over. Unfortunately, two Frenchmen beat Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker to the...

The House of Urban Grooves: THUG Jazz...

Mixing fluidly between afro-beat, reggae, rock, Brazilian, soul, easy listening, electronic and rare library music, Thievery Corporation create a set that takes the listener on a trip of truly global proportions. The Outernational Sound is a seamless recording from many nights of sonic exploration w...

Adding pop savvy to their soul-disco mix, Jamiroquai grabbed the attention of MTV and Top 40 radio and won a Grammy with this platinum-selling album, their third. It's a fine record, with warm keyboards, sweet strings, and irrepressible grooves grounding Jay Kay's sublime vocals and fueling the hits...

Re-Members Only, a musical love letter to the `80s, is the second installment in a trilogy of albums from Sylk 130, the musical collective masterminded by world famous remixer King Britt. Featuring guest appearances from Alison Moyet, Kathy Sledge, Pos and Trugoy from De La Soul, Grover Washington J...

Mushroom Jazz...

2008 album from the Acid Jazz favorites. Tales From The Beach, recorded in Italy, Germany, Indonesia, London, and mixed in Jakarta, is an album of 15 refreshing and uplifting songs. Each of the tracks are beautifully crafted; with guest vocals from Maysa Leak (I've Been Waiting') and Tony Momrelle, ...

Practice What You Preach...

The words and beats are crucial to the power of Bob Marley's songs. When Hunter turns "Lively Up Yourself" and "Bend Down Low" from his Natty Dread into soul-jazz, organ-combo shuffles or "Dem Belly Full" into a Latin-jazz blowing session, he divorces them so completely from the originals that they ...

All New Recordings + 2 Tracks From the 2004 We Won’t Stop Album only released in Japan. Featuring The Return Of N’Dea Davenport, who is returning to the BNH fold after a long absence. The fans agree that the first two BNH albums in America were the group’s finest, and they feature N’Dea....