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 The Colman Brothers'The Colman Brothers' (Wah Wah 45s) After a handful of genuinely amazing 45's, The Colman Brothers LP has been a much anticipated release here at Jelly towers. The expectation has been high, and even before hearing it I kind of knew that this would be one of the most artistically complete things Wah Wah has ever put out, I wasn't wrong! Mat (trombone) and Andrew (trumpet/flugelhorn) with sister Sara on vocals have created simply stunning straight-up-jazz for the dancefloor album, it brings tough bossa rhythms on cuts like 'Mr. DG', the blazing 'Another Brother' and 'Sem Amor', alongside the more chilled late night flavours of 'Momo' and 'The Chief', and doing so have produced a beautifully constructed album that pays homage, musically and visually, to labels like Atlantic, Prestige and Riverside. This one is for fans of quality music, peroid. Fans of Nostalgia 77 and the like,this is your bag for sure. Big props to Animisiewasz from Poland too for a gorgeous bit of sleeve design! Links: The Colman Brothers | Wah Wah 45s | FREE Track! Release date: May 30th
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 Benji Boko'Beats, Treats & All Things Unique' (Tru Thoughts) Incoming FIRE! Blimey, where have I been? Benji Boko has somehow been cloaked from my musical radar, and boy have I been missing out! His new album on Tru Thoughts dropped through my letterbox this week and in it is a fantastical array of samplemania, humour, deep beats and head twisting pop hop, I fookin' love it! There's collaborations with heros Maxi Jazz and Ricky Rankin, and in the latter what surely will be one of the tracks of the summer, just you wait and see. 'No. 1 Sound' is a funky rubberdub floorfiller of the highest order, a hands in the air BOMB that will be rockin' the festival crowds from Cornwall to Croatia (check the sample below). 'Beats, Treats...' is very much an album of now, capturing the musical zeitgeist perfectly by fusing elements of, well, everything! There's recognisable hooks, riffs and flavours seeping in from every angle, resulting in a body of work that will satisfy any short-attention-span suffering modern music fan. Links: Benji Boko | Tru Thoughts Release date: June 20th
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