Good records released last year that I, by no reason at all, just didn't wrote about - Vol. Two

There is a second part too.

This time I dig deeper in the more experimental crates of 2008, which in my opinion has been given us some real good tunes to have in mind for 2009!

MIKE SLOTT - FLUNKY/DEUX THREE

This is one of the records that dominated the later parts of my 2008. First of all, the artwork of the record and the sleeve attracts me alot, always nice with some thoughts behind the covers in this business of whitelabels!

Second, the two tracks is dope as hell. So if you haven't put your fingers on some of Mike's work yet, do it!

LISTEN TO FLUNKY!

LOOK AT THE COVER ART!

FLYING LOTUS - LA 2X3 EP

Good 12" with some dope remixes from Fly Lo's LA Album released earlier this year. The strongest card's on the record is the "Sleepy Dinosaur" remix på Ras G and "RobertaFlack" By Mike slott, kind of "reflunked" though. The remix of "Robertaflack" by Martyn is also a safe bet.

A wide selection of remixes with something för every beat loving head.

LISTEN TO ROBERTAFLACK MARTYN's WAY

LISTEN TO ROBERTAFLACK MIKE SLOTT's WAY

LISTEN TO SLEEPY DINOSAUR RAS G's WAY

RAS G AND THE AFRICAN SPACE PROGRAM - GHETTO SCI FI

Here's one more piece of great album artwork! And a great album too, somehow they tend to come together. Maybe there's some synergy between them. Or good artists like to work with great designers and the other way around.

Ras G keeps delivering them mysterious dub flavourd beats. Someone decribed him as a blend of Lee Perry and Madlib. And that description works for me. This record is pretty far out in it's places but that's problably what an african space program would be.

GOOD ALBUM!

RAS G's MYSPACE

COVER ART

TAKE - THE DIRTY DECIBELS OF THOMAS TWO THOUSAND

This is a highly recommended 12". I've been spinning it over and over for several weeks this year. It keeps giving me that fresh feeling. Which is kind of spectacular because of the pretty worn out samples used on the tracks.

This is a new way of thinking behind beatmaking. Do also check out some of Take's other releases, always good...

Btw, the remix of "Make Believe" by austrian Dimlight is very good.

LISTEN TO MAKE BELIEVE DIMLIGHT's WAY

LISTEN TO LIE TWERKS

LISTEN TO AFTER WORDS

SNOWMAN, MIKE SLOTT, FULGEANCE, MWËSLEE, LE N?KO AND HUDSON MO
THE REST OF THE ALL CITY 7X7 SERIE

I've already praised the last release in this serie of 7" by ONRA. Here's the other six, and they're in the same league. This is a very complex serie with very different styles in beatmaking, but what the records have in common is a new way in thinking. And of course that they're in the more experimental zone of beats. Lovely serie, and very good looking in the crate.

Read more about it and listen to some snippets on the all city site.

www.all-cityrecords.com

/ JayWalk