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Sounds of the Universe website is now available on your phone! When you are on your mobile simply go to the normal site and you will be directed to our new, funky, streamlined mobile site. Here's what it looks like.
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Our new deluxe 200 page deluxe book, Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92, features hundreds of stunning photographs. AMAZING!
The CD and vinyl release features MAW, Armand Van Helden, Ellis-D, Diana Ross, Loose Joints and comes with limited edition Junior Vasquez mix album.
Order book now here.
Order 3CD/Two vol. 2xLP/Download here.
SOUL JAZZ RECORDS are releasing a very limited 12" single by Rocketnumbernine, an intense electronic progressive experimental monster!
Check it out here!
(photo by jason moon)
EXCLUSIVE 12" Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe exclusive heavyweight Afro-beat from the Lijadu Sisters. Heavyweight! 500 Worldwide - ONLY available here!
This is the sixth installment from our Sotu Mix series which has included exclusive selections from Maxmillion Dunbar, Claremont56, Distal, West Norwood Cassette Library and DJ Haus (Hot City) with a killer schizophrenic mix from film buff and general music nut Lovely Jon! This is a rollercoaster ride of obscure cinematic ditties, hip hop, post-punk, freaky rock, soul and everything in between!
SOTU#6_Lovely Jon (June 2011) by Soul Jazz Records
We are pleased to have our first exclusive mix of 2011 from rising star and elusive producer DJ Haus! DJ Haus is the powerhouse behind Hot City & UTTU! Expect to hear Jackin' Acid, Detroit, Techno, Industrial, House and Bass!
Listen here: SOTU#4_DJ Haus (March. 2011) by Soul Jazz Records
New exclusive mix for Sounds Of The Universe from producer, DJ and label owner West Norwood Cassette Library! Bob Bhamra's West Norwood Cassette Library has been making waves for sometime now with his dancefloor-ready productions spanning dubstep to house and everything in between. Receiving maximum props from Mary Anne Hobbs (who asked him to do an exclusive mix on her Radio1 show), Quantec, Ramadanman aka Pearson Sound (who has remixed his latest tune 'Blonde on Blonde'), Mosca and loads more! This exclusive mix features a slew of fresh dubplates (cut by Transition’s LD - big up!) from Blawan, Brackles, Hackman, T Williams & Breach and more, as well as a bunch of new exclusives from West Norwood Cassette Library himself! Happy listening!
SOTU#3_West Norwood Cassette Library (Dec. 2010) by Soul Jazz Records
Tracklisting:
01 . KNOWING LOOKS . Abandoned Skip (forthcoming WNCL Recordings)
02 . BLAWAN . Shader (dubplate)
03 . BLAWAN . Bohla (dubplate)
04 . T.WILLIAMS & BREACH . The Bees (dubplate)
05 . HACKMAN . Made Up My Mind (forthcoming PTN)
06 . BRACKLES . Blazeby (dubplate)
07 . WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY . What It Is (VIP) (dubplate)
08 . JACE SYNTAX . Jackin’ Around (WNCL Remix) (forthcoming Mutate)
09 . KNOWING LOOKS . Cytal Fink (dubplate)
10 . WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY . Body Rock (dubplate)
Check some out West Norwood Cassette Libary releases:
West Norwood Cassette Library - Blonde On Blonde / Pearson Sound Remix (Teal)
West Norwood Cassette Library — Mrs Fingers / Original & Quantec Remix (WNCL)
West Norwood Cassette Library — What It Is (Original & Brackles Remix) (WNCL)
DJ C - Jump Up And Bounce / Mad Again (WNCL)
Welcome to our latest Sounds Of The Universe Radio Show on Spine Radio! Sounds Of The Universe crew are keeping you heated with a selection of winter warmers that includes James Blake, Stephanie McKay, Bill Withers and Recloose feat. Dwele. Listen and download this show HERE
Enjoy!!!
Tracklisting:
Recloose - Can't Take It (Rush Hour)
Fantastic Mr Fox - Evelyn (Black Acre)
T Williams - Heartbeat (Local Action)
Roundtree - Get On Up (Get On Down) (Island)
Al Hudson & The Soul Partners - Trying To Prove My Love To You (ABC)
One Way - I Didn't Mean To Break Your Heart (MCA)
Mystic Merlin - Can't Give You Up (Capital)
Sylvian Vesta - Give It Up (Daft Funk's Tear Up) (The Bear Essentials)
Bill Withers - Hope She'll Be Happier (Columbia)
James Blake - Limit To Your love (Atlas)
DJ Rhettmatic feat MED - Do It (The Door Over)
Jovens Do Prenda - Ilha Virgem (Analog Afro)
Mckay - Take Me Over (Go! Beat)
Eddie Hooper - Tomorrow's Sun (Soundway)
Atlanta-based producer, DJ and promoter and Embassy Recordings label boss Distal has produced this killer mix exclusively for Sounds Of The Universe!!! A lover of all things bass Distal made his debut on Soul Jazz Records Future Bass compilation. This mix takes you on a journey through classic house, acid, juke, crunked up dubstep and more aswell as heaps of exclusives from the man himself!!!
Enjoy!!!
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01. 808 State - Thermo Kings
02. Sekta f. Spoek Mathambo - Peterpan (Julio Bashmore remix)
03. Boddika - Boddika’s House
04. Mr. Fingers - Distant Planet
05. Breach - Man Up
06. DISTAL - Feed Me v.1
07. Lorenzo Vektor - Turn It Up (Canblaster Remix)
08. Boddika - Boddika’s House
09. DISTAL - Amphibian - DISTAL - Amphibian
10. Mite - Faces East
11. Talk (Distal Remix) - Talk - Holy Mountain ( DISTAL Remix )
12. TMSV - Cold
13. EshOne - EshOne - Partial V1
14. DISTAL - DISTAL - Boss of the South
15. Mimosa - Hustlin
16. Wheez-ie - Wheez-ie_Barefoot Billy
17. DISTAL - DISTAL - Chit Chat
18. DJ RASHAD - She A Chicken Head
19. machinedrum - the statue
20. Distal & Dj Rashad - Distal_DjRashad - Stuck Up Money
21. DJ Hilti - Society is Crap
This month's show features a Soul Jazz exclusive from Randomer & Fife plus oldies and newbies to keep out the cold from Jessie Ware, Caribou, Mary Jane Hooper and, as a tribute, a show closer from Gregory Isaacs.
Scroll down for the full tracklist.
Listen to the show or download HERE!!!
Tracklisting Show No.7 - November
Dr Dre - Puffin' on Blunts & Drankin' Tanqueray (Death Row)
Natives From Da Unda ground - Pack Da House (Hipnotech)
Sbtrkt & Jessie Ware (Numbers)
Randomer & Fife - No Sleep (Soul Jazz)
Caribou - Sun (City Slang)
Omar S Feat. DJ B-Len-D - Da Teys (FXHE)
Horror Inc - I Plead Guilty (Perlon)
Astrud Gilberto - Let Go (Verve)
Hi Tension - Hi Tension (island)
Samsom & Delilah - Will you be ready (red cap)
Mary Jane Hooper - I Got Reasons (Power)
Johnny Clarke - African Roots Dub (Jackpot)
Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward (Virgin)
