VARIOUS: Doing The Natural Thing Vol. 1 and 2

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MAKO & MR BRISTOW: ‘Stank Soul Edits. Vol. 1 & Vol. 2′ seven inches (2015)

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VARIOUS: Tropical Disco Hustle Vol. 2 (2015)

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DJ SHEPDOG: Greatest Licks Vol. 2 (2014)

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FUNKOSOL BEATS: Booty Bangers Vol. 1 & 2 (2014)

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RELATIVE DIMENSIONS: In Beats & Bass Vol. 2 (2014)

How many tracks? Relative breakbeat newcomers Relative Dimensions celebrate two years in the label game with In Beats & Bass Vol. 2 and twenty three flavours of breaks edits, remixes and originals both new and old. And I really do mean anything and everything from respectful funk edits (Dietz Beatz‘ edit of Prince’s Musicology) to reggae/ hip-hop (Titan Sound‘s irie version of Ice Cube’s It…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DJ MAARS: Summer Soundbwoy Vol. 2 (2014)

Some would have it that a Mars a day helps you work, rest and play but were you aware that a Maars per gig helps you work a crowd, rest easy that they’re moving and plays well even with wall flowers? Such is the case with the man who seems of late to have taken over the Shepdog, JStar mantle as king of the reggae hip-…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

JAYEAST/ QTURBO/ AZHQ: ‘All Souled Out Productions Vol. 2’ mixtape (2012) Free download

JAYEAST/ QTURBO/ AZHQ: ‘All Souled Out Productions Vol. 2’ mixtape (2012) Free download It’s cold, it’s rainy and generally a bit shitty – have a free mixtape from the Netherlands’ All Souled Out Productions to cheer yourself up. The All Souled Out crew is Jayeast, Qturbo and Azhq and they’ve got a thing for remixing late nineties/ early noughties hip-hop in a…well…er…late nineties/ early noughties stylee. Yes, stoned is very much the way of the walk here as everyone from Large Pro, to …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SPEEDOMETER: This Is Speedometer: Vol 1 & 2 - 2011

SPEEDOMETER: This Is Speedometer: Vol 1 & 2 - 2011
The kings of espresso-funk get all retrospective on your ass with this gigantic double album consisting of Speedometer’s first two LPs in their entirety. While they always spend far too much time flirting with the jazzy dark side for me, they still can’t help getting down and dirty every now and then so my previous lack of investigation meant that instrumentals like Mullet and vocal cut The Best You Can came as something of a surprise. A lesson then, if it were needed, that you should never underestimate the redemptive power of a good funk. It hasn’t escaped the monkey’s attention, however, that the sound formerly known as ‘acid jazz’…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM