VA - Analog Soul - Still Music Compilation

很有質感和特色的一張唱片，
酷酷的爵士、熱情搖曳的拉丁音樂、靈魂樂、 R&B...
還有一定要的浩室歡愉節拍和那下得去上不來的Downtempo。

Label : Underground Gallery Productions
Catalog# : UGCD-SM001
Format : CD, Compilation
Country : Japan
Released : 2007
Genre : Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style : Deep House, Future Jazz, Downtempo
Credits : Executive Producer, Compiled By - Jerome Derradji

Tracklisting:
01. Sam & Gigi - Bau Au (Patchworks Remix) - 5:16
02. Patchworks Ginger Xpress - Brothers On The Slide - 5:31
　　(Brooklyn Mix)
03. Delano Smith Feat Diamond Dancer - A Message From - 7:21
　　Thedj (Jimpster's Red Light Remix)
04. Rondenion - Necessary One For Me - 5:30
05. Paul Randolph - Believer - 4:47
06. Gerald Mitchell - Stronghold (Cast En Down) - 5:39
07. Irfan - Xiame - 7:48
08. Grupo X - Brand New Love (Irfan Mix) - 7:09
09. The Voice - Horror In Sudan (Phil Asher Restless Soul - 8:13
　　Vocal Mix)
10. Francois A - Divine - 6:26
11. isoul8 Feat Paul Randolph - On My Heart (Phil Asher - 8:23
　　Restless Soul Mix)

Swirl People - Swirl it up

比利時的浩室雙人組Swirl People(Dimitri Dewever & Raoul Belmans)成軍約十年，曲風以Deep, Funky House為主，擅長用輕快、優雅的節拍結合靈魂、爵士的獨特韻味，表現出簡約、時尚感的聽覺感受，When I Think Of You一曲中甚至請到極受歡迎的Chicago House代表性人物DJ Heather跨刀獻出她的美聲。

Swirl People - Swirl it up
Type: album
Source: continuous CD
Label: Aroma
Cat. #: AROMA CD003
Release date: March 2007
Genre: House, Deep House

Tracklisting:
01. When I think of you (3:57)
02. You’re a star (3:42)
03. To the restaurant (4:40)
04. I like to boogie (3:30)
05. Ride the pony (4:52)
06. Play along (4:58)
07. The greatest time (3:58)
08. [I’ll be a] freak for you (3:26)
09. Swirl it up (4:37)
10. Hot ‘n’ stuffy (4:34)
11. Luscious (4:26)
12. Wotcha gonna do (9:33)

The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth

The Go!Team - 充滿驚奇和創意的新生代搖滾樂隊！
他們的音樂就像專輯封面給人的感覺一樣，拼貼、五味雜陳、充滿歡樂的氣息。融合了民謠、碎拍、Post Punk、Hip Hop、Funk、Soul等元素，最後再加上平和的管樂，呵呵～真是絕妙的組合！The Go!Team好像在告訴我們：早就該這麼搞啦！這樣不設限的創作方式，真的有跳脫出既有的框框，這種精神才叫搖滾不是嗎？

The Go! Team Profile :
Sam Dook (guitar), Chi (drums), Silke (multi-instrumentalist), Jamie Bell (bass), Ninja (vox), Ian P (band leader, electric guitar and harmonica).
URLs : http://www.thegoteam.co.uk/




















Title : Proof Of Youth
Artist : The Go! Team
Label : Avex Trax Records
Street Date : Sep 11, 2007
Genre : Leftfield, Indie Rock, Breaks, Hip Hop

Tracklist:
01 - Grip Like A Vice
02 - Doing It Right
03 - My World
04 - Titanic Vandalism
05 - Fake Id
06 - Universal Speech
07 - Keys To The City
08 - The Wrath Of Marcie
09 - I Never Need It Now So Much
10 - Flashlight Fight
11 - Patricia's Moving Picture

The Durutti Column - Idiot Savants

很久、很久以前......

曾經有一段時期，習慣在每天睡覺前，在一整櫃的搖滾樂錄音帶中找出一片可以伴我入眠的作品，The Durutti Column一直是那很好的選擇。

他們的音樂完全對應了"態度要堅定，身段要柔軟"這句話，基本上，他們是以清新、迷幻的民謠為主架構，軟綿綿的樂器彈奏加上主唱的呢喃唱腔，沒有任何激情，裡面盡是陰霾和霧朦朧的氛圍，卻有一種憂鬱的美感。在那個年代，這種樂風別說要打入流行樂壇，就連特立獨行的搖滾客都不容易接受。隨便算算，他們成軍至今應該超過二十個年頭了，現在再次聽到他們2007的新作，還是有著相同的感受，真是夠硬！並非是指樂風，而是指他們對於自己風格表現的堅持。

Title : Idiot Savants
Artist : The Durutti Column
Label : Universal
Country : UK
Street Date : Jul 30, 2007
Genre : Avantgarde, Folk, Indie, Alternative Rock
Credits :
The Producer: Keir Stewart
The Guitarist: Vini Reilly
The Singer: Poppy Roberts
The Gonzo Drum Master: Bruce Mitchell
The Photographer: Rachel McFarlane

Tracklist:
1. Better Must Come (6:14)
2. Interleukin 2 (6:13)
3. Please Let Me Sleep (9:04)
4. 2 Times Nice (6:13)
5. No Last Surprise (5:44)
6. Gathering Dust (6:05)
7. Whisper To The Wind (8:31)
8. That Blows My Name Away (4:16)

Blu Mar Ten - Black Water - 2007

Blu Mar Ten的音樂會讓我聯想到擅長以優美音色融入碎拍的Progressive Breaks界的巨人-Hybrid，只是Blu Mar Ten並沒有以Breaks作為表現的主軸，多首結合吉他、鋼琴演奏的Downtempo細緻而深沈的直擊人心，All Over Again這首甚至以Soul House融合在極低沈的Bass Line中，在在都可以聽到他們的創意和獨特美感。聽著他們如此細膩的處理每首歌的細節以及刻畫那些豐富的層次感，我完全的被他們取悅之外，更被他們的態度所感動了。

Blu Mar Ten - Black Water
Label : Exceptional
Catalog#: EXLPCD0702
Format : CD, Album
Country : UK
Released : 09 Jul 2007
Genre : Electronic
Style : Breakbeat, Drum n Bass, Downtempo
Blu Mar Ten=Leo Wyndham, Chris Marigold, and Michael Tognarelli

Tracklisting:
01. Black Water
02. Anytime Soon
03. Rouge
04. Brother
05. Dolce Vita
06. Why Me, Why Now
07. Silk Road
08. 2046
09. All Over Again
10. Ghost Trio
11. Sunday Water
12. The Feeling (Remix)
13. Turtle Beach
14. The Conversationalist
15. Wa'ke
16. Free At Last

Nate Harasim - Next in Line

Nate Harasim - Next in Line
Original Release Date : 2007
Number of Discs : 1
Label : H&N Productions
Genre : Smooth Jazz
Nate Harasim

01. Next In Line
02. Holloway Cruise
03. Somerset
04. 92101
05. Sweet Dreams
06. Soledad Sunset
07. Tropical Mist
08. Breathe
09. Driven
10. Coronado Shores
11. Look "n" Back

VA - Imagination Of The Shape [2007]

忽然發現...原來我是很喜歡Deep House的！

拿最大宗的Hed Kandi系列之House相比較，Plastic City的Deep House帶來的愉悅感是間接的、輕輕柔柔地，卻能夠讓我再三反覆的回味，Hed Kandi是甜蜜蜜的，而Plastic City的東西則多了點酸酸的感覺。

Imagination Of The Shape由Eddie Richards主理，從開始的恬靜到後半段能量和力道的漸增，情緒是被他慢慢牽引著而產生變化的，就像是經歷了一段從沈睡到甦醒的多層次聽覺旅程。

Imagination Of The Shape [2007]
Label : Plastic City
Catalog# : PLACCD050-2
Format : CD, Mixed, Compilation
Country : Germany
Released : 22 Jul 2007
Genre : Electronic
Style : Deep House, Tech House
Credits : DJ Mix - Eddie Richards

Tracklisting:
01. El Farouki - Fuschia
02. J. Axel - Across The Sea
03. DJ Yellow - A Beautiful Mind (Alienation 9)
04. Greg Parker - Next Mute
05. Atjazz - Dirty Ride
06. Forteba - Landing Vostok
07. The Mulder - I Take You Out To Space 2007
08. Gorge & Nick Curly - Donut
09. Terry Lee Brown Junior - Crosses
10. From P60 - Enjoy The Sound
11. Rob Pearson & Colin Dale - Yeah But No But
12. Soda Inc. - Rise!
13. Eddie Richards - Droids
14. Jeff Bennett - Lost Boundaries
15. The Timewriter - Play My Soul
16. Lukas Greenberg - Heaven
17. Stryke - Her Eyes Are Stars (DUB)
18. Jussi Pekka - Irkki