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Totally slept on this new Alton Miller album called “Light Years Away”. Good thing my man MRP hooked me up last week so I can let ya’ll know what a luscious Detroit sounds were created on this brilliant album…quite breathtaking. My verdict is simple…BUY IT! But please don’t take my word for it and listen to it yourself. In case you do want to pick up this sureshot on CD or vinyl via our buddies at Rush Hour.

Alton Miller – Light Years Away Ft. Amp Fiddler [112kbps]

Alton Miller – Beautiful [112kbps]

Carlitta Durand, mostly known for the hooks on the Little Brother and Foreign Exchange albums and her album with Vaughn Garcia “The Doug & Patty EP” has just released this FREE EP entitled “Nostalgic Nights” as a christmas gift for you. Enjoy..

Carlitta Durand – Forrest Gump

Keeping it short because of the holidays. Lovely free project from King Britt and Rucyl under the name “Saturn Never Sleeps Sampler No.2”. Get some of that holiday spirit featuring artists such as Zap Mama, James Poyser and Ursula Rucker. In case you missed it…download it HERE.

911 Ft. Zap Mama – Cosmoafrique

King Britt Presents Sylk130 – Re-Member’s Only Ft. James Poyser

I’m sure J*DaVeY doesn’t need an introduction. A few weeks ago a video popped up of them doing their own rendition of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and as a very special Christmas gift they’ve now put up the studio version on their Bandcamp. Can’t wait for more new material by Jack and Brook…

J*DaVeY – Smells Like Teen Spirit

Now I’ve been a huge fan of eighties Boogie/Funk music for ages and when I noticed that it was steadily making a comeback I was psyched. Earlier this year the ambassador of modern Funk, Dam-Funk told me he had the feeling a whole lot of new artists would be dropping that Future Funk in the years to come. The time is ripe…the fOnK is back. Tokyo Dawn Records just released this bangin’ “The Boogie” compilation, filled with nastyness from B. Bravo, AD Bourke, Opolopo & Amalia, Saturn Never Sleeps and much more. Available HERE digitally now and January 21st on CD.

AD Bourke – Aries [112kbps]

Opolopo & Amalia – Life’s A Dance (Nu Opo Swing Mix) [112kbps]

Another free download from the collective know as Eight. Go check out “8.1” for yourself and enjoy this new B. Lewis joint while you’re at it.

B. Lewis – La Vida Loco

We’ve been hearing loads of new music from Olivier DaySoul lately…which is a good thing. He remains one ot those cats that in our opinion deserves to blow up. To end 2010 with a bang and satisfy our hunger, he decided to bless us with a new freebie called “Finer Things In Life” produced by Eric Lau.

Olivier DaySoul – Finer Things In Life (prod. by Eric Lau)

Dorian Concept has released a string of extraordinary singles and EPs on Affine Records and Kindred Spirits, most notably the Trilingual Dance Sexperience and When Planets Explode. He was asked by Flying Lotus to play at his Brainfeeder Event in London in 2009 during the Red Bull Music Academy. Dorian also submitted an original track to the Ninja Tune XX releases and collaborated at the Royal Albert Hall Ninja Tune XX show with an ensemble including members of the London Metropolitan Orchestra.. Dorian Concept‘s Her Tears Taste Like Pears EP is out soon on Ninja Tune.

Dorian Concept – Toe Games Made Her Giggle (112 kbps)

You might have heard Erik L’s (Erik Lidén) melodic music played by tastemaking radio DJ’s like Gilles Peterson and Benji B, both from BBC Radio. Erik L has worked with artists such as Frank n Dank, Kissey Asplund, Dynamite MC and Hezekiah to name a few, creating a buzz in the underground scene and on sites like 2dopeboyz and Okayplayer etc. His song Soul Symphony was ranked as one of the best beats of 2009 by Benji B of BBC Radio, who have been playing Erik’s stuff frequently in his shows. On Display is mixed by Devastate, a talented Swedish DJ that released his debut album on the legendary English label BBE Records. This mix features a selection of hip hop and soul productions made by Erik L in the past few years along with some new and previously unreleased material. Lately he has been focusing on getting a new album ready with his group Favorite Flava that also consists of Stray (Mattias Axelsson) and Paul Mac Innes. Favorite Flava released their critically acclaimed debut album ”Different Phase” in 2009 on Ubeat Records. The music is a perfect blend of soul, RnB, pop and jazz with an approach to melodies that is unusual in the music busines these days. Available now as a FREE DOWNLOAD via Soularp Records.

Erik L – Never Fall In Love Feat. Cerebral Vortex & Stray

Erik L – Musical Addiction

‘Straight Out The MPC’ is a collection of 30 beats produced by Jaisu between 2007 – 2010.  During this time Jaisu’s series of beat tape videos at www.youtube.com/ab0181 accumulated 270,000 views. Commentators’ demand for a download has reached breaking point and now here it is. Buy Jaisu – Straight Out The MPC now..

Jaisu – Kenya

Jaisu – A Precious Mind