my friend victor aka sun glitters just shared a new track from his upcoming album as a free download on his bandcamp page

Jus Like Music Records are very pleased to introduce you to Kratos Himself with his 7-track EP; A Town Called Imaginarium – out as a FREE digital download via Bandcamp from 24 June.

Kratos Himself is from the Netherlands. A Town Called Imaginarium is his new EP on Jus Like Music Records that he states is dedicated to the imagination of whoever is listening. It’s a downtempo instrumental EP featuring additional instrumentation from bass player Marc Machielse, plus singers Ditte de Muynck and K.J.B.

Blending the organic with the electronic, A Town Called Imaginarium is a beautiful EP that straddles a line between soundscape and song, with ethereal melodies and tight jazz breaks.

The release will be available as a FREE download via Kratos Himself’s Bandcamp page from 24 June.

this is soul started as a guest mix i recorded for laid back, it is different from the obsolete black plastic series because it was meant to be more like a radio show. it’s still available on laid back’s mixcloud page but i wanted to make it available for download again so here it is. and as a bonus i uploaded the other 2 mixes in the series for your enjoyment too. vol. 2 was only available on my mixcloud and vol. 3 is a mix i recorded for fagostore’s mixcloud page launch a few weeks ago…
all tracks recorded from original vinyl, no compilations or mp3′s

this is soul vol. 1
Olinga – Milt Jackson
Get out of my life woman – Solomon Burke
Ninety Nine And One Half – The Heads of the Family
Stainless Soul – The New Apocalypse
Love For Sale – Ernestine Anderson
Into Something (Can’t Shake Loose) – O.V. Wright
How Can I Forget – Marvin Gaye
This is soul – The Paul Nero Sounds
Where I’m Coming From – Leon Spencer
Talking about freedom – Fontella Bass
Press On – David T Walker
Tire Loma Da Nigbehin – Monomono

this is soul vol. 2
Funky Chimes – Francois Coppetiers
Save The World – Southside Movement
Seed Of Love – The Little Boy Blues
Strangers In The Night – The Young Holt Trio
The Look Of Love – Johnny Pate Orchestra
Ripped Open By Metal Explosions – Galt Macdermot’s First Natural Hair Band
Theme: Modesty Blayse – John Dankworth & His Orchestra
Young Gifted And Black – Aretha Franklin
Who Is She And What Is She To You? – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Today – Tom Scott (With The California Dreamers)
Inner City Blues – Reuben Wilson
Space Odyssey 2001 – Daly-Wilson Big Band

this is soul vol. 3
Prelude To a Leaving – Shawn Phillips
Chameleon – Louis Bellson Explosion
Didn’t I Fool You – Ruby Andrews
Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love – Odyssey
Free Wheel – Hard Meat
Love Suite – Nirvana
Get out my life woman – Wilmer And The Dukes
Brother Where Are You – Oscar brown jr.
Don’t Knock My Love – Dominican Stew
All of a Sudden – Skull Snaps
Ode To Billy Joe – Truman Thomas
Psychedelic Train – Tomorrow’s People

the rimshots were the house band for the all platinum/stang record label during the ’70s and also released their own records
after releasing their debut album soul train in 1972 they released a string of 45′s including this much sampled track
the band released their second album in 1976 called down to earth
this track was originally recorded and released by the fatback band in 1973

i just heard about this this morning, it’s a shame really… why can’t they just let creative minds be creative?
read more about it here:

http://bizarretribe.com/access-denied-an-open-letter-to-sony/

http://gummysoul.bandcamp.com/album/bizarre-tribe-access-denied

Following on the heels of Kenny Cox’s previously unreleased Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise, 180 Proof Records continues to bring new life to the Strata Inc. Catalog with Larry Nozero’s 1975 passion project, Time. The last album to be released on Strata Inc., Time is a dreamlike mix of mood, an album full of range, tempo, and feeling; from the impulsive and airy rendition of the jazz standard “All the Things you Are” to the brooding melancholia of “Tony,” Nozero’s Time is destined to become known among aficionados as a classic of 1970s jazz.
Time has been remastered from the original reel to reel masters, along with the artwork, which has been restored and printed ontop Heavy Stock Tip On Gatefold Jackets. Vinyl is pressed on as 180 Gram numbered vinyl. Includes extensive liner notes and never seen before photos.

Larry Nozero – Time is now available on double 180 gram vinyl and cd

http://180-proof.com/products/larry-nozero-time-2xlp

http://180-proof.com/products/larry-nozero-time-special-limited-edition-japanese-cd

i was asked to do a guest mix for fagostore’s new mixcloud page
if you don’t know, fagostore is a website selling all kinds of amazing records, so check it out if you’re looking for some new music!

http://www.fagostore.com/

this isn’t a get down mix, the ‘this is soul’ series is like a radio show, taking you on a trip through the world of music
i will post all three of the ‘this is soul’ mixes in a few days for you to enjoy and if you like, download and share
but for now, listen to my mix and other guest mixes by dj kwak, jon kennedy and more on http://www.mixcloud.com/FAGOstore

http://www.mixcloud.com/FAGOstore/this-is-tomorrow-this-is-soul-vol-3/

although i use the mpc to make beats i started out making ‘beats’ on different machines like the groovebox… this is a collection of tracks that started out as remixes for other artists and now you can have the instrumental versions, for free. all tracks done with the access virus a and the akai mpc1000

http://thisistomorrow.bandcamp.com/album/the-virus-ep