Articles by Cheryl Thompson

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  DJ Wally

  Nothing Stays the Same

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  Jazz music gets funked up on Nothing Stays the Same like it never has before. DJ Wally, in the game since the mid-’90s, has a musical style...

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  Tuube

  Tuube

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004

  We have the collaborative efforts of producer Noah Frank and vocalist/songwriter Syreeta Neal to thank for this album as Tuube is truly sed...

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  Alexkid

  Mint

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  This album is best described as nu-jazz tech house music. It is Alexkid’s sophomore effort following the release of Bienvenida. Mint featur...

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  DJ Heather / Various

  Dancefloor Principles

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  DJ Heather is another export from the Chicago house scene whose aptitude as a DJ speaks for itself. This is her first mixed CD and for a fi...

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  Bob Jones / Various

  BJ02: Souljazz

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  This is perhaps one of the best house compilations released this year. Souljazz is exactly that: improvisational jazzy riffs masterfully bl...

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  Various

  hOMe for the Holidays

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  Have a merry funky Christmas! You’ve probably never heard that said before but with the release of hOMe for the Holidays that’s exactly wha...

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  Mark Farina

  Air Farina

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Air Farina is the long anticipated debut album from Mark Farina, legendary hip-hop, funk, soul house DJ whose style is a coupling of Chicag...

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  Nick Holder

  The Other Side

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Toronto’s own Nick Holder is back with the The Other Side, an eclectic, succinctly packaged set of deep house, soul, hip-hop and trance. Fe...