Music Update: August 25th,2010

Music Update: August 25th, 2010

Check out the new Stompy Top 10 charts, including Top 10 Picks from DJ SNEAK, KRIS WADSWORTH, IN FLAGRANTI, MAX SEDGLEY, IRON CURTIS, RANDOM SOUL, and JAFFA SURFA.

* click an image to get an earful of our featured artists and labels...

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The Funk
featured: artist. Soul De Marin / label. Clean House




Check the full list of Features in THE FUNK

For THE FUNKY players--The 1200 WARRIORS have been at the top of the Jackin' house game for quite a while, and they drop their long awaited new album "Live From New York". This is certainly what the Warriors are all about, and their guests on the album range from MICHELLE WEEKS and CRAIG MITCHELL, to their friends in the hip-hop world, KRS-ONE and WU-TANG CLAN. Big! "The Head Nod Vol 2" the sophomore release from a producer to keep your eye on, THAT PERUVIAN BOY; Blockhead rleease their big "Summer Sampler" featuring JAVI LOPEZ and ERIK BO; DJ SOYDAN gets jackin' with "Goat" on Disko Zoo; DJ SNEAK remixes "Darlin Baby" exclusively for Stompy; Funkfield is back with "Jazz Me Blues" from HOKUS & MASSS; Myna comes through with JAY WEST's "Hot Tonite", featuring a remix from label boss DA SUNLOUNGE and JAMES CURD; CHUCK LOVE and Onethirty represent Minnesota's finest with "Minneapolis Coming At Ya"; and the digital reissues of BRETT JOHNSON's impressive back catalog is released on Aesoteric.

Staff Picks of the Week for The Funk

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Soul Full
featured: artist. Studio Apartment / label. Composite




On the Deep and SOUL FULL side of things--Everything always comes full circle, and LANCE DESARDI's new EP on Seasons proves it. Originally known for his deep tracks on the imprint some time ago, he's gone to the electro sounds of Land Shark, to his Techier sound of Bang the Box, and now he's back with Soul for "Saturn 5". BROTHERS VIBE serves up a tasty remix of "May 22nd"; touching on classic underground insrumental house, musical maestro CHRISTO joins the ranks with his debut Atjazz Record Company release, "The Trust Is Gone"; to kick off the new decade, "Bitches Brew House" is releasing a reissue series of the definitive tracks from out of print Bitches Brew classics, with JIMPSTER, SUMO and ALIX ALIVAREZ on the first outing; "Together Forever" comes from DJ JSHONT with MARCIA BOYNTON on vocals; following on the earlier success of their Lazy Days release, Time Has Changed hosts KRUSE & NUERNBERG to the label with "Don't Fret"; CHRISTIAN ALVAREZ steps up for part 2 of JAY-J's "Into The Light Remixes"; Miso label boss CHARLES WEBSTER adds FURRY PREAKS and TERRA DEVA's "Soothe" to the digital shelves; the impeccable ABICAH SOUL remixes "Nothing Ever Changed" for Cabana; JAZZY EYEWEAR delivers a quality and emotional element on his new release, "The Wait"; Open Bar puts together their "Deep House 5" compilation exclusive to Stompy, featuring prime house cuts from MOBA SOUND, ATFUNK, BEAR WHO, SIMON WEISS, and more.

Staff Picks of the Week for Soul Full

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Tek
featured: artist. Miss Fitz / label. Supplement Facts




One of our partners in crime for our Stompy/Sunset parties, GALEN, teams up with another friend, JUSTIN MARTIN, for "The Cactus EP" on Dirtybird. We've seen first hand as the crowds go nuts when Galen and Justin have dropped it at our events earlier this year, so don't get caught sleeping. It's the season for the Vakant label to reunite and drop the blazing "Family Values" compilation; FUTURE BEAT ALLIANCE joins the Tresor family, whose "Machines Can Help" is his homage to the art of nightclubbing; Murmur reaches two years of releases with a special
remix package from one of their biggest talents, TOM DEMAC, and taking one of the labels strongest releases, "Crewcuts and Curls" for remixes from JAMIE JONES, WOLF + LAMB, and LUKE SOLOMON; part 3 of the "Bouq Family & Friends" series is finally here; After the great success on the 'Sunstep EP', Oxia teams up with Eric Borgo on 8bit to deliver the massive "Late Variations"; Supplement Facts re-confirms their status as one of the most consistent, forward thinking labels of today with "How Do You Sleep At Night"; and AUDIOJACK kicks off their anticipated new label Gruuv with their self titled EP featuring a remix from CATZ N DOGZ.

Staff Picks of the Week for Tek

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Down-N-Out
featured: artist. Max Essa / label. Firecracker




Staff Picks of the Week for Down-N-Out


Enjoy the Music!
-Stompy Crew

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