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By admin, 08/31/2007 4:59 pm

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It’s “Nu,” as in Nujazz, or maybe Nu-Jazz, or perhaps Nu Jazz… however you want to spell it, it is super cool stuff and it is here just in time for the Labor Day holiday weekend in the U.S.!

So many new and exciting things are happening in my life, I guess it was bound to overflow in to my creative outlet. I had so much fun with this month’s podcast! I hope that you can tap in to all of that positive energy!

Sooooo… Nujazz, what a great umbrella term for such fantastic styles of music. It’s smooth and sexy, funky and fun, and most importantly, emotional and expressive. It combines the progressions of traditional jazz music with the power and complexity of electronic music. Had I known that Jazz and Electronica would fuse in to such a wonderfully eclectic range of styles, I don’t think I would have ever put down that Tenor Saxophone all those years ago!

This month’s downtempo podcast is a seventy-six minute musical journey, during which, I explore a broad range of styles that make up Nu-Jazz. The mix starts with what feels like a late 70’s/ early 80’s flashback! The first three or four songs are very reminiscent of tunes created by Earth, Wind, and Fire or The
Parliament Funkadelic at the peak of their popularity. However, it is all “Nu” material.

After the initial dose of funk, we quickly move in to more traditional feeling Nu Jazz tunes which seem particularly influenced by broken beat, house, and classic jazz. The set ends with what is really becoming somewhat of a staple here at “Chill with The Chola”… the Bossanovas. I just cant get enough of samba and bossa nova lately and I have found a great selection for this show.

This chillout mix is perfect to throw on during cocktail hour to get the conversation flowing. As cocktails flow and hunger grows, you will find the seductive bossanovas will set the perfect mood for a quiet candle lit dinner experience! Enjoy.

Here is this month’s tracklist…

01. Wagon Cookin- Ridin’ On The Wind
02. The Recloose Live Band- Sweet Power You Embrace
03. Rivera Rotation- On My Mind (Album Version)
04. Solaa- Seek (Beatlicks Remix)
05. Ben Westbeech- Dance With Me
06. HybridJazz- Shapes
07. Timax- Golightly Funky Party
08. Joe Dukie, DJ Fitchie- Seis Por Ocho
09. Povo- Hi Fly
10. Monodeluxe- Show This (Original Mix)
11. Mustafa- Leo Cuenca (Mo’ Horizons Remix)
12. Soul Quality Quartet- I’m Not Here
13. Bitter:Sweet- Heaven (Nicola Conte Rmx)
14. Living Room- Smokers Relight
15. Tactful- Recalling The Rising Sun

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By admin, 08/01/2007 11:37 am

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After taking a two month hiatus from the loungey side of chillout, I decided it was time to get back to the roots of this show and head “Back to the Lounge!” Don’t get me wrong, I have enjoyed creating the last two podcasts, but, there really is something about jazzy bossa novas, sambas, and acid jazz that bring a smile to my face.

This set really has a kind of “summer feel” to it. It is the perfect mix to throw on while chilling out by the pool with some cocktails but it could also be played in the coolest of hipster lounges. Heck, I even dug it last night while I was reading a book! It is an all around great set for lounging out.

Here is this month’s tracklist…

01. Mo Horizons – Green Day (12 Inch Mix)
02. Error 404 – Summer Song
03. Fabio Nobile – Bossaroma
04. Naoki Kenji – Rain On
05. Marco Polo Cecere – Puro Prazer (Beach Mix)
06. Snorre Seim – Stokkaboogie
07. Lemonade Speedster – Desires
08. PepperMill – Cathodical Mirror Of Human Beings
09. Christian Prommer – Strings Of Life
10. Jef Stott – Funky Nawari (Drumspyder’s Midnight Snack Wrap Up)
11. Worldwide Groove Corporation – Mas Que Nada
12. Blu Mar Ten – Dolce Vita
13. Spooky – An Ending

If you enjoyed this month’s podcast I would like to bring two artists to your attention. The first is Fabio Nobile. Fabio hails from Italy and is probably the coolest jazz musician I have heard in years. Not only do his composition and arrangement skills blow my mind, he is a virsatile musician who plays percussion, bass, guitar, piano and more! I have wanted to play his music on my podcast for months and decided this month was the perfect opportunity. Be sure to check out “Fabio’s Myspace Page.

The second artist hails from Nashville, Tennessee… Worldwide Groove Corporation. Wow, I was surprised to hear such great lounge music come out of a city that is so well known for country music! I guess I have just become accustomed to chillout music coming from the west coast of the U.S. or from overseas. I found Worldwide Groove Corporation through their myspace page and purchased their debut CD Fever: Chillodesiac Lounge Vol. 1 the day it was released. It has been in heavy rotation ever since!

Chillodesiac Lounge Vol. 1 features a mixture of terrific original tracks, and, some of the most creative remixes/ rearrangements of classic jazz songs that I have ever heard! Worldwide Groove Corp have taken jazz standards such as “Tangerine,” “My Funny Valentine,” (one of my all time favorites) and “Mas Que Nada” and breathed new life in to them by creating amazingly hip, sexy, lounge arrangements that this generation as well as the next will enjoy! Buy this CD! You will love it.

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I just wanted to invite all of my listeners to check out a new uplifting, positive House mix I posted on my Myspace BLOG. It is much more uptempo than the mixes I post here but is a fantastic set none the less! Check it out HERE.