1. Lambchop ‘Up With The people’ (City Slang)
Andy Mac from Skint records put me onto this. Lou Reed meets Eagle Eye
Cherry at church on a Sunday morning.
2. Detroit Experiment ‘Think Twice’ (Planet E)
Trancey lo-slung Jazz House from a Techno god. Enough genres for you?
3. Barefoot ‘Various’ (Barefoot)
Mindblowing smokey jazz covers of classic club tracks featuring the
beautiful voice of Sam Obernick.
4. Stevie Wonder ‘Songs In The key Of Life’ (Motown)
No need for explanation, it’s been with me since I was in nappies.
5. Nina Simone ‘Feeling Good (Joe Clausell Remix)’ (Verve)
You can hear the love put into this remix. Perfect for any weather.
6. Rotary Connection ‘Blackgold Of The Sun’ (Cadet 4)
Hero nearly topped the original with their remix for Nu Yorican Soul.
7. Omar ‘There’s Nothing Like This’ (Kongo Dance)
The title says it all. The soundtrack to punting up the river.
8. Young Disciples ‘All I Have In Me’ (Original Musiquarium Mix)(Talkin)
Loud From one of my favourite albums of all time. A weep inducing ballad
sung by Carleen Anderson.
9. A Tribe called Quest ‘Midnight Marauders’ (Jive)
No one can beat the Tribe for Rhymes, Beats and Life
10. Count Basie ‘Atomic Basie’ (Chess??)
A horn section tighter than a nun’s nasty. Timeless Big band
