soul jazz records - C or D

too much cool shit coming out at the moment.

heard this on the radio over the weekend (specifically the opening track, an amazing version of "Ring My Bell") and bought it when I saw it in the record store Monday. So, so good.

Love that comp. This also looks great: http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=27099

gotta hand it to them, the new ACID comp is pretty sweet, much better imo than the first one

I am head over heels for the two Krautrock compilations they've put out.

I love 90% of what this label has released. If I only owned their Studio One and Dynamite comps and nothing else by anyone I would probably be happy for a long time.

one of the main things not on Spotify that I really wish was

So, that Fashion Records comp. I'll admit I'm not the hugest Jungle head anyway, but throwing in random jungle remixes into a selection of early 80's Dancehall and trad Reggae is not the best way to enjoy those, right?

A lot of Soul Jazz stuff feels poorly sequenced to me, tho much the Brazilian and Venezuelan stuff flows very nicely...

bunch of their comps now ARE on spotify, apparently. Also helpful users have reassembled some of the others (e.g. the dynamite comps) as playlists.

The new Cuba compilation is predictably great - lots of salsa of course (though Cuba rejected the term) but also acid rock and stuff that sounds more MPB or at times even Morricone - there's a few tracks by the Cuban Film Institute house band that should appeal to library music fans. Very much in the same vein as their Venezuela comps.