Mix archive and music blog by Koray Özel.
This year was rich with new discoveries. I heard a lot of amazing old records but, I also came across a lot of exciting new tracks. For this list, I revisited all of the “current” records, CDs, and MP3s that I bought in 2009. You won’t find any vintage Jazz or reissued classics on this list, however, there is at least one remake of an old standard (Emanative’s “Naima”) and a slew of other tracks that will make you wonder which decade we’re really heading towards.
Here’s a partial playlist for your amusement (30/50):
Crème de la Crème
Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson “Fall in Love” [Mochilla]
SA-RA Creative Partners “Cosmic Ball” [Ubiquity]
Matthew Halsall “Colour Yes” [Gondwana]
Alister Johnson “Invitation” [Wah Wah 45s]
Moodymann “Freeki Mutha Fucka” [Mahogani Music]
Maylee Todd & The Pegwee Power “Summer Sounds” [Do Right!]
Lee Fields “Ladies” [Truth & Soul]
Tanya Morgan “So Damn Down” [IM Culture]
Georgia Anne Muldrow “Roses” [E1]
Floating Points “Love Me Like This” [R2]
Soulphiction “Underground Railroad” [Philpot]
Jukka Eskola “Chip ‘N’ Charge” [Ricky-Tick]
Timo Lassy “The More I Look at You” [Ricky-Tick]
Nomo “Crescent” [Ubiquity]
Emanative “When on Earth” [Futuristica]
Build an Ark “This Prayer: For the Whole World” [Kindred Spirits]
Dr. Who Dat? “Ghetto Dreaming” [Lexoleum]
Kafka “The Kafka Anthem” [Mighty Highness]
The Younglovers “Low Down Groove” [Loungin’]
Dalindèo “Mr. J.L.” [Ricky-Tick]
Shafiq Husayn “Lil Girl” [Plug Research]
Moonstarr “Laham Baagine” [PTR]
Gramophonedzie “Why Don’t You” (Original Mix) [Positiva]
Jay Are “The Lee Morgan Story” [Polar]
Mono/Poly “Oil Fields” [Fat City]
Voodeux “Deadend Motel” [Mothership]
Deborah Jordan “Breathe” (Chamade Beat Remix) [Futuristica]
The Clonious “If Joe Had the Power” [Ubiquity]
The Clonious “One at a Time” [Ubiquity]
AC Lewis “Tickles” (Domu Dub) [Tru Thoughts]
BK-One with Benzilla “Tema do Canibal” [Rhymesayers]
Mos Def “Auditorium” [Downtown]
Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins “Ancient Chinese Secret” [Ubiquity]
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro “Más Pan” [Tru Thoughts]
Emanative “Naima” [Futuristica]
Povo “Bennie’s Groove” [Ricky-Tick]
Nostalgia 77 w/ Keith & Julie Tippett “Film Blues” [Tru Thoughts]
People Under the Stairs “Much Too Much” [Om]
John Robinson “There She Goes” [High Water]
The Quiet Nights Orchestra “Sun” [Do Right!]
SA-RA Creative Partners “Spacefruit” [Ubiquity]
Dâm-Funk “Killdatmuthafucka” [Stones Throw]
Lizzy Parks “All That” (Natural Self Remix) [Tru Thoughts]
Guynamite “Set Me Free” [Mukatsuku]
Guilty Simpson “My Time to Shine” [Now-Again]
Mr. Chop “The World is Yours” [Now-Again]
The Memphis Sounds “Hung Up On My Baby” [Decision]
Dâm-Funk “I Like Your Big Azz (Girl)” [Circle Star]
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics “Fire in the Zoo” [Strut]
Carlos Niño “Ants and Elephants” [Kindred Spirits]
