TRG : Post rave blues
UK : Tube 10
10" = £5.99 Normally in stock
TRG is the man right now, and it seems every release is a killer! 'Post Rave Blues' is a sparse, spacey, deep, 2 stepper, fans of 2562 and Martyn should check! The flip, 'Less Music' is in a very similar vein, recommended!!!!!

Usher Ft Young Jeezy/ Mary J Blige : Love In This Club/ Family Affair (Reggae Remixes)
France : The Bombist
7" = £5.99 Normally in stock
Bombist goes back to basics after swaying away from the remixes to do an out and out cover with 'Jamaican Boy'. On this 7", Usher and Young Jeezy's 'Love In This Club' gets laced over the Marvel riddim, big! Over on the flip, Mary J's classic 'Family Affair' gets laced over the Rankin riddim, and it works a treat!!! These are gonna fly yo!

Kraak : Squeeze me
UK : Jalapeno
12" = £4.49 Normally in stock
Another awesome Kraak and Smaak 12-inch proving that they can't be pigeonholed!! 'Squeeze Me' features Ben Westbeach on vocals and to be honest, the killer on here is the Trevor Lovey Skeezer Pleezer Jam Remix. Killer, broken meets bassline, garage. Dope, really dope!!

A Tribe Called Quest : Beats Rhymes and Life
USA : Jive
Double Album = £13.99 Normally in stock
Tribe classics all the way on their third album. One of the best acts ever, you need this in your life. Includes Stressed Out, 1nce again and its a bit pointless listing the rest, you need em all. You know you get some of Jay Dees best production.

Paul Nice : Soul On The Grill
USA : nice
CD = £12.99 Normally in stock
Awesome breaks mix with 28 classic soul tracks and some very nifty DJing. If you were feeling Monks Dream....

James Brown : Black Caesar
USA : Polydor
Vinyl Album = £8.99 Normally in stock
Classic JB soundtrack - includes The Boss and Mama Feelgood. Another great LP from the godfather of soul, which is currently going through a bit of a renaissance due to Nas sampling The Boss for his Get Down hit - always a wicked track and a great break to boot. Also includes Down and Out In New York City and the Lyn Collins vocalised Mama Feelgood that always gets the girls up dancing, as well as being sampled by Public Enemy.

Paul Nice : Breaks For Days
USA : Nice
CD = £12.99 Normally in stock
BACK IN STOCK! The first Paul Nice mix CD sees the super DJ digging in his crates for the original breaks...This classic mix CD is the one that brought Paul Nice to the worlds attention in the first place, showcasing his top drawer DJ skills, and the depths of his record collection as he chops up double copies of rarities, obscure cuts and some well known nuggets, all with style and a wicked sense of humour. This 2002 mix is pretty hard to get hold of these days, so don't sleep on it this time!

A Tribe Called Quest : Midnight Marauders
USA : Jive
Vinyl Album = £14.99 Normally in stock
Another dope Tribe LP for the crates.

Mandrill : Just Out Side of Town
USA : Polydor
Vinyl Album = £8.99 Normally in stock
Heavyweight funk grooves and nice laidback bits from one of Mandrills best albums. A great album which combines great percussion of an african feel with raw funk. Check our Mango Meat for the jungle Brothers 'Straight Out the Jungle' Loop, and the 'Fat City Strut' (Check where we got our name from) with its latin/funk vibe, which has also been sampled by Schooly D. Also check 'Two Sisters of Mystery' for some heavy funk rock! Great cover photo as well!

scratch roulette : scratch roulette
USA : fat beats
Vinyl Album = £9.99 Normally in stock
2 full sides of skratch samples, lots of classics, lots of film clips. absolutely no beats on this 12, just skratch sentences all the way through both sides. over 30 minutes of samples. good for needle dropping at any point and cutting with the random sound - the game is called scratch roulette! not bad for producers too - covers all the classic samples.

Quantic Presents : The Worlds Rarest Funk 45s
UK : Jazzman
CD = £14.99 Normally in stock
Quantic and the Jazzman Records crew present the long awaited compilation of some of the rarest deep funk 45s, so you dont have to spend £1000s.

Muddy Waters : Electric Mud
USa : Cadet
Vinyl Album = £8.99 Normally in stock
You lucky lucky people. Muddy Waters finest moment Electric Mud was unleashed upon the world in 1968 light years ahead of its time and ushered in a new and exciting electric psychedelic phase for the famous bluesman that owed as much to Hendrix as it did to deep south chain gangs of decades gone. EM is also famous for having an early production credit from Charles Stepney who went onto to work wonders for Rotary Connection Ramsey lewis Earth Wind & Fire and many more... Cypress Hills source for Ultraviolet Dreams is ingrained in Tom Cat which is a monstrous eyes down blues funk number in its own right.

Slave / Cheryl Lynn / Gap Band : Just A Touch Of Love / Got To Be Real / Outstanding
USA : 12 inch dance classics
12" = £6.99 Normally in stock
Much sampled classic disco breaks on fat 4 track 12". Check the name on the label - self explanatory, no? Three well known disco break classics including probably the biggest of the lot (Cheryl Lynn), and another break I know on Music, though the name of the artist escapes me. Another essential, and great value, disco 12.

UMCs : One To Grow On
USA : Wild Pitch
12" = £7.49 Normally in stock
Sought after old school hip hop on the Wild Pitch label using a big jazzy break. Another hip hop classic from 1991 - just check the sound sample to feel the party vibes spread... The flip is more downtempo headnod material but just as jazzy.

Red Astaire : Go Move
SWE : Homegrown Records
12" = £7.49 Normally in stock
New Red Astaire on his own Howngrown label, three tracks of funky dancefloor brilliance, hip hop mash ups and usefull DJ tools - essential.

Red Astaire : Move Yo Ass
SWE : Homegrown
12" = £6.99 Normally in stock
Red Astaire hits us with yet another dance floor winner, this time huge latin flavours re mixed with club style drums and extra raps from the like of Clipse to create 4 absolute winners.

Weldon Irvine : Spirit Man
USA :
Vinyl Album = £8.99 Normally in stock
Awesome album on more of a funk tip from Weldon Irvine featuring an amazing blend of heavy percussion, electric keys, synths and some class jazz soloing.  Featuring high calibre players such as Sonny Fortune, Charlie Sullian and Everett Hollins over the top of Weldon's quality key-work. The album features the classic sample 'We Gettin Down'  as used by A Tribe Called Quest on "Award Tour" and the stand out track 'Jungle Juice' an 8 minute squelchy percussive funk bomb!

Gilles Peterson : Digs America 2
US : Luv n Haight
CD = £11.99 Normally in stock
Triple Album = £14.99 Normally in stock
NOW ON TRIPLE VINYL! Gilles is back and he’s still digging. For the second instalment of the Gilles Digs America series he’s dusted down some real gems that will have y’all drooling. Kicking off the comp this time is the awesome “I’m Wishin” by Lorez Alexandria. Followed by tunes from RAMP, Irene Karal, Mary Lou Williams, Dee Edwards, Al Jarreau, Steve Parks, Gap Mangione (sampled by People Under The Stairs) and The Love Affair, this is on a par with the last one, if not better. A must have for diggers and young upstarts. Recommended.

Percee P : Perserverence
USA : Stones Throw
CD = £13.99 Normally in stock
Double Album = £12.99 Normally in stock

Now on Double Vinyl!

"No other mc has waited as long to record a debut, but what Percee's done in the meantime has made him a legend" - Resonance

And what a debut it is! 18 tracks all produced by Madlib, with guest slots from Diamond D, Guilty Simpson, Aesop Rock, Charli 2Na (Jurassic 5) and Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks). This is an absolute must for fans of real hip hop from one of the greatest of all time - Do not sleep!

Peanut Butter Wolf : Badd Santa EP
USA : Stones Throw
12" = £5.49 Normally in stock
Stones Throw get festive! The sampler to the forthcoming Badd Santa LP, compiled by head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf, features four track from Scoopy, 69 Boyz, Hard Call Xmas and Super Jay. Watch out for the album coming soon, but this is a must have for Christmas!!!

Peanut Butter Wolf : Badd Santa (LP)
USA : Stones Throw
Double Album = £12.99 Normally in stock
Following the EP comes the ful Badd Santa LP. Peanut Butter Wolf knows who's been naughty or nice, and has rewarded us nice folk with a class comp featuring some real festive treats to make your waistline bulge! 'Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul' re-issued on a 7-inch last Christmas by the mighty Jazzman label, never get tired of hearing this rare classic festive funk tune! There's also 'Go Power At Christmas' by the Godfather, James Brown as well as tunes from Free Design, Bruce Haack, Baron Zen, Coco Tea and Georgia Anne Meldrow, plus more! Ho ho ho (not in an offensive way...)

Various : Baddsanta's 7-Inches
USA : Stones Throw
7" = £4.49 Normally in stock
Cheeky little Christmas that includes two choice cuts from the Badd Santa compilation from future Stones Throw stars Baron Zen and James Pants, plus the an rendition of "Silent Night" by Vector Fields, exclusive to this 7-inch!!!

Supamomo : Stop/ What's Up
: Restaurant
7" = £6.50 Normally in stock
Two huge re-edits on a 7-inch!? Hell yeah! Q-Tip's classic 'Breathe and Stop' gets thrown over a heavy reggae style hip-hop beat (not sure what it is!). On the flip, Redman's awesome 'Whatever Man' vocal gets licked with a different beat. These are seriously big! Don't miss!

Dr John : The Night tripper
usa : Atco
Vinyl Album = £8.99 Normally in stock
Forgotten New Orleans gem from 1970 on ATCO.  Dr John's style at some of its purest here, with his lazy vocal style and drunken swung Mardi Gras funk.  5 nice tracks on the a-side and a full 17 and a half minute monster on the flip - "Angola Anthem" - complete with chains for percussion.  Original Deep American South folk music.

J rocc : James Brown and friends
USA : J Rocc
CD = £9.99 Normally in stock

Erykah Badu : Honey (DJ Day mix)
France : White
7" = £5.49 Normally in stock
WOAH!! BIG BIG BIG! The mighty DJ Day has stepped up and delivered a devastating remix of Erykah Badu's 'Honey'! Sampling Little Beaver, Mary Jane Girls and Marvin Gaye's 'Heavy Love Affair', Day creates a beat that is the only one we've heard that matches the calibre of the original! Instrumental on the flip too, this is gonna be huuuuge!

Gagle (DJ Mitsu the Beats Production) : The Funky Instrumentals 45
UK : Mukatsuku
7" = £4.49 Normally in stock
Yet another corking release on Nik Weston's Mukatsuku imprint. DJ Mitsu The Beats is on the boards, 'The Funky Instrumentals' features two tracks, 'Eastern Voyage' and 'Kuro Fessional MC'. Strictly limited DJ release so big quick on these!

Various : Future Soul
: Freestyle
CD = £11.99 Normally in stock
Remember the excellent Unisex series of neo soul based around cities? (Philly Soul etc) - Well, Five years down the line and Freestyle felt it was about time to resurrect the spirit of this series, but this time not with the narrow confines of making each album city or area specific. The “Future Soul” series will, hopefully, be the first of many compilations showcasing the great wealth of Modern Soul music that is currently out there from around the world. On this album Freestyle A&R Adrian Gibsonand former Unisex Records fella Dan Jordan havegiven us some previously unreleased gems, some obscure album tracks, some singles that went under most people’s radar but all are wonderful examples of music from today. Contained within tracks from soul artists such as Will I Am (from the Black Eyed Peas), Jill Scott, Omar, John Legend and Lewis Taylor alongside lesser known, but as equally talented stars such as Trizonna McClendon, Diesler, Eric Roberson and the enigmatic Nicole Willis.

Pseudo Intellectuals/ Scott Down and DJ Cutler : Mo Money Mo Problems/ Blue Collar Funk
USA : Lo Do
7" = £4.49 Normally in stock
Taken from the awesome 'Blue Collar Funk' mix comes this cheeky 7-inch from Scott Brown and DJ Cutler. The A-Side,  'No Money, No Problems' is a reconstructed nugget made from the Diana Ross tracks 'I'm Coming Out' with various hip-hop acapellas over it. The flip, 'Blue Collar Funk' is a funky as hell dancefloor bomb! Big!

Busta Rhymes : Don't Touch Me
USA : Aftermath
12" = £5.99 Normally in stock
Upfront Promo's!
HOLD UP! The return of Busta Rhymes, and this has to be the biggest Hip Hop record of the year so far, that is bound to be blowing up clubs forever. It rolls in like a steam train, with heavy drums, the sound of air-horns and a serious funk feel. Busta's flow is ridiculously good, and it has smash written all over it. Be quick on these promo's, because we haven't got many and they are not going to hang around for too long!!!

Bitfunk : Migoi 001
UK : Migoi music
CD = £8.99 Normally in stock
Migoi Music is all about giving DJs an outlet to get their music heard by the public and also to promote the quality of underground music. The first CD features Bitfunk, a DJ from Bristol aka James Bridgeman, giving you a reggae-latino-disco fuelled mix of magicness.

Superseal : Volume 2
usa : Dirtstyle
Vinyl Album = £10.99 Normally in stock

BIG sequel skip-proof battle tool from Dirtstyle.  Q-Bert returns with a worthy sequel with plenty of classic and new sequenced skipper loops.  Two brilliant beats at the end of each side and a very lengthy run-out for extra grip make this an instant classik.  Essential for anyone skratching on any level.

All good funk alliance : Weakness of the traid
UK : Funk wepons
12" = £5.49 Normally in stock
The All Good Funk Alliance are back and they mean business with four more huge dancefloor bombs! First up is 'Weakness Of The Trade', then a remix by Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop, big! On the flip, there's 'Freedumbs' plus a remix fro Doc Delay!!!

Martyn : Natural Selection
: 3024
12" = £5.99 Normally in stock
Martyn is a busy boy right now. Having remixed the Blackpocket track on our Fat City label, as well as having just released a killer 12" on Appleblim's Apple Pips label, he now releases this absolute killer follow up on 3024 to the awesome 'Twenty-Four'. Incredible dubstep, nodding towards early UK garage as much as it nods to Detroit techno. For me, as well as a lot of other people, Martyn is THE man right now. Recommended!

Ikonika : Please
: Hyperdub
12" = £5.99 Normally in stock
Hyperdub dropped this 12 early 2008 and it was an instant big tune! It was the first femal production release on the label and turned a few heads because of its killer warped riff that switches every few bars, drops in and out and even doubles up on time towards the end of the track. This is such a heavy track and is one of my personal favourits on Hyperdub! Recommended!

Ghostface Killah : The World According To Pretty Toney
USA : MTV Press
Book = £17.99 Normally in stock
"For all y’all smart dumb cats out there." Ghostface Killah settles into one of his most popular characters 'Pretty Toney' and offers readers a hilarious, unique perspective on life via guides to and advice on everything from sex to gambling, family to education, even how to eat on just $5 a day, better known as The Hustler’s Diet.  A singular twist on Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for the hip hop generation complete with illustrative photos. It started out as a series of shorts on MTV2 and quickly became a channel and online hit with fans. The book also includes an audio companion CD.

Freddie Cruger : Just Chillin' In The Spot
Sweden : Homegrown
Double Album = £14.99 Normally in stock
'Just Chillin' In The Spot' is Freddie (Red Astaire) Cruger's next album, due out on CD later this fall. These are finished advance copies in plain sleeves. A mix of instrumental hip and hop, jazzy downtempo, bassy club bangers and uptempo dance tracks. Fans will not be disappointed. Huge!