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Artist:	DJ POGO
Title:	Block Party Breaks 2
Label:	STRUT (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	STRUT 009CD

"Something of a phenomena in the OG-breaks reissue arena. In that the CD version hails the initial digital appearance of the long fabled 'Amen' break (albeit a smugly 45-nicked but nicely remastered take) used by every berk with a sampler (and an internet connection/sound card) at some point over the last 15 years. Which of course heralds in a new era of folks using said break without considering the repercussions (ouch! NPI), not to mention the cloaked/hooded 'hall of breaks dealers' now rendered obsolete with a single mass-market issue. Otherwise a nice to great selection of funk and soul rarities, although Pogo's audacity in filtering less desirable break-choons (by Jeff Beck and Gong!) in with what would otherwise be a flawless set to the oblivious is a bit on the inconsiderate tip. Buy a copy, rip the break(s), download Dynamo, run the presets (esp. Beat Burglar), send yr demo to Ipecac, put Radiohead on yr speed-dial (nothing but love). Safe sampling, folks." -- Hrvatski. "By now, we all know the breaks -- the part of the record where the musicians leave the drummer to give it some. Drum breaks from original '70s funk, rock and disco have formed the building blocks of dance music since the mid-'80s and the demand for the original sources has never been greater. Since UK turntable hero DJ Pogo compiled the first official album of some of the classic original breaks on Harmless in 1998, the breaks compilation market has exploded. Pogo's follow-up, Block Party Breaks, released in 1999 on Strut, was acclaimed as one of the best of the genre -- established classics alongside some lethal rare funk. Time, then, for Pogo's Block Party Breaks 2. The classics are there -- the famous 'Amen break', ('Amen Brother' by The Winstons) and Juice's 'Catch A Groove' receive their first commercial release since the '70s. There's more rare, rough funk 45s with bad breaks -- Jesse Gresham Plus 3, Dave Cortez & The Moon People and Sammy Gordon." Limited stock, deleted item.

Artist:	KRIVIT, DANNY
Title:	Edits By Mr. K
Label:	STRUT (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	STRUT 016CD

"Danny Krivit is known in the world of dance music for many things, but Danny Krivit should be celebrated as a king of the re-edit. In the history of cut & paste producers, from Double Dee & Steinski in the early days of hip hop to the Latin Rascals' choppy 80s style, Krivit has himself been an anonymous hero of the underground, releasing hundreds of landmark dance-floor edits on small labels under various pseudonyms since the early 80s. Mysterious early breaks 'n' beats staples like the James Brown cut-up, 'Feelin' James' and B Boy anthem 'Rock The House' were Krivit productions, and disco classics like MFSB's 'Love Is The Message', Family Tree's 'Family Tree' and Lace's 'Can't Play Around' have all been hailed as definitive versions after the Mr. K treatment. Following Danny Krivit's magnificent Grass Roots album for Strut last year, we now dive headlong into the world of the Mr. K edits, bringing together a tight selection of classic, rare and unreleased versions from Mr. K's golden disco scalpel."

Artist:	ONENESS OF JUJU
Title:	African Rhythms
Label:	STRUT (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	STRUT 027CD

"Strut continue their re-issue program of the '70s catalogue of Oneness Of Juju, one of the most groundbreaking bands of their time. From early avant-garde jazz work on the Strata East label to their later fusions of Afrobeat, funk and spiritual jazz, Oneness stand as a huge influence for today's jazz scene. Released in 1976, The African Rhythms album is Oneness Of Juju's masterpieces. Bandleader J. Plunky Branch had moved back to his hometown of Richmond, Virginia from New York and introduced R&B, funk and African percussion into his music to appeal to the local market. Topped by the soaring vocals of Jackie Holoman-Lewis, the Oneness sound became a tight, supremely soulful outfit. Although it sold to the local market, African Rhythms was revived in the late '80s when rare groove fever hit the UK. Ever since, the album has been an essential part of any soul and funk DJ's collection."

Artist:	KRIVIT, DANNY
Title:	Re-Edit Series
Label:	STRUT (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	STRUT 12005

"As well as general one-off 12" titles, the label will be releasing a series of 12"s branded around individual producers. The first series will be focusing on the re-edit skills of New York's Danny Krivit, resident DJ at the Body & Soul club night. Krivit has been re-editing and releasing classics since the early '80s and this represents the first time one of his works has ever been made officially available. The 12" series kicks off with a new version of the Salsoul classic, 'Everyman' by Double Exposure. The original track previously only available as an album cut and is provides the basis for the huge new M&S record, 'Salsoul Nugget' (FFRR). This is flipped with Chi Lites' 'My First Mistake', a classic Krivit re-edit from the early '90s re-made for 2000 "

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