summer tunes

[Rusty Shackleford]

The Foreign Exchange Be Alright, soulful, melodic, sunkissed hip-hop. Could have picked several from the album, Connected - one of my faves from last year.

Mike Fellows AM, may be too laid back, but this is a lovely bit of downtempo 'folktronica'. Soporific, pretty, delicate...contemplative, great for watching a sunset, or stoned stargazing. Actually, just get the album, Limited Storyline Guest, another corker from last year.

Dwight Trible & the Life Forece Trio Equipoise, their album Love is the answer has just been released on Ninja Tunes. Jazz-funk is probably the best description; reminds me of Lonnie Liston Smith and Terry Callier but with a healthy dash of Ninja hip-hop and electronica thrown in. If this isn't in my top 10 at the end of the year...it's gonna be a great year

If you have problems finding these, matt, let me know...