SERGE GAINSBOURGE "Histoire de Melody Nelson"

A cool album with cute artwork cover photo by the legendary French man, Serge Gainsbourg, recorded in London in 1971.

Tracklisting:

1. "Melody"
2. "Ballade de Melody Nelson"
3. "Valse de Melody"
4. "Ah! Melody"
5. "L'hôtel particulier"
6. "En Melody"
7. "Cargo Culte"
   

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TERRY CALLIER "What Color Is Love"

Another sexy album with a sexy artwork cover by Terry Callier released in 1073. Jazzy, folky, soulful and yet spiritual.

Tracklisting:

1. "Dancing Girl"
2. "What Color Is Love"
3. "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman"
4. "Just as Long as We're in Love"
5. "Ho Tsing Mee (A Song of the Sun)"
6. "I'd Rather Be with You"
7. "You Don't Care"
   

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BLACK JAZZ CHRONICLES "Future Juju"

An album released in 1998 by Black Jazz Chronicles, another alias by the man who has worked as so many units with different people for each, Ashley Beedle, with Marc Woolford this time. So jazzy. So black. So futuristic.

Tracklisting:

1. "Up And Down"
2. "If The Creator Came Today"
3. "Ancient Future"
4. "Sun Of My Suns"
5. "Dope Stuff"
6. "Snooky's Spirit"
7. "Future Juju
8. "Alien Waters"
9. "World Will Rock"
10. "New Orleans"
11. "All Allah"
12. "One Bad Morning"
13. "Promises And Lies"

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MUTE BEAT "Lover's Rock"

A Japanese dub classic album by the legendary band called Mute Beat. Cool band name. Cool album title. Cool artwork photo. Sounds dope and yet sentimental. Released in 1988.

Tracklisting:

1. "Everyday"
2. "Jazz Man"
3. "Old Air"
4. "Dub in the Fog"
5. "Rhythm Trax"
6. "Down Train"
7. "Blue Beat Melody"
8. "Kiyev No Sora"
9. "Lullaby For Frances"

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LEON WARE "Musical Massage"

A mellow soul classic by the singer / songwriter / producer behind the 60/70s soul music factory. Simply mellow, sexy and smooth groove. Released from Motown in 1976.

Tracklisting:

1. "Learning How To Love You"
2. "Instant Love"
3. "Body Heat"
4. "Share Your Love"
5. "Holiday"
6. "Phantom Lover"
7. "Journey Into You"
8. "Musical Massage"
9. "French Waltz"
10. "Turn Out The Light"
11. "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
12. "Comfort (AKA Come Live With Me, Angel)"
13. "Long Time No See"
14. "Don't You Wanna Come"
15. "You Are The Way You Are"

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THE WILD BUNCH "The Wild Bunch"

An lovely lover's rock album with a nice artwork photo from Ariwa in 1984, featuring Sandra Cross on vocals. Produced by Mad Professor.

Tracklisting:

1. "Mr. President Man"
2. "Creation"
3. "Live In Love"
4. "Styler Boy"
5. "Freedom Fighters"
6. "Runaround"
7. "Love & Harmony"
8. "Indestructible Woman"

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KENJI OZAWA "Ecology Of Everyday Life"

A comfortable instrumental album by a Japanese musician / producer. Sounds of relaxation. Electronic, dreamy and yet organic.

Tracklisting:

1. "The River"
2. "Voices From Wilderness"
3. "Ecology Of Everyday Life"
4. "Jetset Junta"
5. "The Sea (I Can Hear Her Breathing)"
6. "Sol Le Pido A Dios"
7. "Shadow Work"
8. "Sleepers Awake ／Mathrimba"

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"Detroit Beatdown"

One of the best machine groove music compilations so far, dedicated to the people in Detroit of past, present and future. Released in 2002. Dope, electric and yet soulful. Nice artwork, too.

Tracklisting (Disc 1):

1. MALIK ALSTON "Butterfly"
2. ALTON MILLER "Tulum"
3. THEO PARRISH "Falling Up"
4. RICK WILHITE "Ruby Night"
5. NORM TALLEY "Exodus"
6. MIKE CLARK "The Creeper"
7. NORM TALLEY "Change"
8. MIKE CLARK "Let Your Love"
9. DARREN ABRAMS "Loose Piano"

Tracklisting (Disc 2):

1. DELANO SMITH "Metropolis"
2. EDDIE FOWLKES "Brotheman"
3. L. A. WILLIAMS "Velvet Musac"
4. EDDIE FOWLKES "Powerquest"
5. DWAYNE JENSEN "My People"

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NUYORICAN SOUL "Nuyorican Soul"

One of the classic albums in 90s produced by Masters At Work, featuring the legendary musicians such as Roy Ayers, Bob James, George Benson, Jazzy Jeff, etc., including the hit singles, "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun", "It's Alright, I Feel It!", "Sweet Tears", "Runaway" and "You Can Do It (Baby)". So latin, so disco, so funky, so jazzy, and so soulful. Simply good music.

Tracklisting:

1. "Nuyorican Soul (Intro)"
2. "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun"
3. "It's Alright, I Feel It!"
4. "MAW Latin Blues"
5. "Gotta New Life"
6. "Nautilus"
7. "Taita Cañeme"
8. "Habriendo el Dominante"
9. "Roy's Scat"
10. "Sweet Tears"
11. "Runaway"
12. "Shoshana"
13. "Jazzy Jeff's Theme"
14. "You Can Do It (Baby)"

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VINCENT GALLO "When"

Although he's famous as a film director, Vincent Gallo has made a remarkable work as a music producer in 2001. Lazy, jazzy, moody and laidback sound of musical relaxation.

Tracklisting:

1. "I Wrote This Song For The Girl Paris Hilton"
2. "When"
3. "My Beautiful White Dog"
4. "Was"
5. "Honey Bunny"
6. "Laura"
7. "Cracks"
8. "Apple Girl"
9. "Yes I'm Lonely"
10. "A Picture Of Her"

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