Repost: Michael vs a Norweigen

This one is too good not to repost in better quality. Sorry, as a Norweigen-American I am biased.

Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (TangoTerje edit)

This GAMM 12: also features a great cover of Kitty Winter's "New Morning." He's also got another 12" out with a nice edit of George McRae's"I Get Lifted."

You can also check out an hour cool Todd Terje mix here:

What We Be About

Thought I'd repost this from my main blog, Leftside.

2004 BEST OFs


The 10 dancefloor killers (there's a new sound in Londontown):
Lady Sovereign - Random (Solid Groove mix)
Sunship - Almighty Father
Tubby T - Ready She Ready (Seiji mix
Omar - It's So
Paul Murphy - 'Jazz Room (Spiritual South Remix)' (Afro Art Records)
MIA - Galang
Recloose - Dust
Mr.De' - 'Whonleeone'
Jazzanova Feat. Shaun Escoffery - 'Boom Clicky, Boom Click'
Daz- I-Kue -Blood Fire'


Top 10 Rap Songs
Obie Trice - The Set Up
Fabulous - Breathe
Masta Ace - Good Old Love
TY/Roots Manuva - Oh U Want More (Refix Remix)
Skinnyman - Council State of Mind
Ghostface - Run
The Strange Fruit Project - 'All The Way' (Kajmere)
Q-Tip - Scram Jones (white)
Skillz - 'Take It Back' (Okayplayer)
The Beat Assailant 'Chronic Break' Feat Tash of The Liks


Rap With Singers 10
Lord Finesse - 'Ghetto feat. Rell' (Fatbeats)
Jadakiss f/ Anthony Hamilton - Why + remix
Da Ranjahz f/ Cee- Lo- Insp-Her-Ation
Medaphoar feat. Erykah Badu "Special"
Mos Def feat Vinia Mojica "Magnificent" (white)
Estelle ("Freedom" f/ T. Kweli may be the best song of the year - that no one heard)
Pete Rock f/ Leela James - No Tears
Kanye f/ GLC & Consequence - Spaceship
Isley Brothers - 'Groove With You' (feat Mos Def) (White)
Mad Skillz - Take it Back

R&B/Soul 10Kelis - Trick Me
Platinum Pied Pipers - Stay with Me/I Got You
Sa Ra - Glorious (ABB Soul)
Troubleman - Roll On
Prince - What You Want Me To Do Now?
Jill Scott "Bedda At Home"
Heavy "Do For You"/"Wonderlove"
Amp Fiddler - 'I Believe In You (Jaylib mix)'
Eric Roberson - 'Couldn't Hear Me'
Ty Tribbett - Mighty Long Wayd


Best Jazzy Bits
Intuit "Western Sunrise"
Jazztronik - Samurai
Build An Ark - "The Blessing Song"
Sebastian Teller - 'La Ritournelle' (Source)
Sleepwalker f/ Pharoah Sanders - The Voyage
The Five Corners Quintet "Three Corners(Nicola Conte rmx)"
Directions - 'Busted Trees' (Diaspora)
Rebirth - This Journey In
Troubleman - 'Toda Hora Feat. Nina Marana'
Linn and Freddie 'Keep On Playing' (Swedish Brandy)

Top 10 LPs
Troubleman - Time Out of Mind
DKD - Future Rage
Plantlife - The Adventures of Jack Black
New Sector Movements - Turn It Up
Kanye West - College Dropout
(tie) Dwight Trible and Build an Ark
(tie) De La Soul - The Grind Date and Ghostface "Pretty Toney Album"
Lizz Fields - By Day By Night
Omar Sosa - Mulatos
Zap Mama - Ancestry in Progress


Top 10 Compilations
VA - Bugz in the Attic remix LP
VA - Rewind Vol 3 and 4 (Ubiquity)
VA - New York Soul/California Soul/Philly Soul 2 comps (Harmless)
VA - Gilles Peterson in Brazil
VA - Dj Niuts - Cultura
VA - Kon and Amir - The Cleaning
VA - The Blue Note Project (Blue Note)
VA - Secret Love (Jazzanova picks some of their favorite nu folk flavors)
VA - MPS Jazzy Reworks

Best hip-hop LPs:
Ghostface - Pretty Tony
Strange Fruit Project - Soul Travellin
Crown City Rockers - Earthtones
De La Soul - The Grind Date
MF Doom - Mmmm Food,
Madvillian - Madvillainy
Foreign Exchange - Connected
Masta Ace - Long Hot Summer
Kanye West - Colege Dropout (plus all his prods.)
Devin tha Dude - 2 tha X-Treme

West Coast Soul (and Kakalak)

AG Thomas - The 1, 2
Oakland's soul label ABB Soul ABB Soul, previously best loved for making top notch (often US based) import records cheaper in the US, here showcases 10-year music industry "rookie" AG Thomas... and the production of Mike City (Brandy, Usher). "The 1,2" is one of those that I had a crappy MP3 of for months, but had to break down and cop this weekend. Well done for putting this 2005 soul gem out.

Havana - Shine
Beleagured San Diego can be pround of homegirl Havana. Another new name to me, Mrs. Havana has this 12" and an album coming out on (LA's Elysian Park's up and coming) Kashmere Sound Records. The feel-good "Shine" features the sublime production of Mr. Nicolay (of Foreign Exchange).

Nathaniel - La La La
Nathaniel is the one they usually call Aloe Blacc of Emanon. Known to roc the mic in all kinds a LA dance, his soulful side shines through on his Nathaniel side project. This perfectly spacy 3AM jam was produced by Ta'raach (PPP).

Slum Village v. Exile - Time Has Come
The other half of Emanon, Dj Exile (go there for some fire Jay-Z Black Album remix mp3s), drops 2 bangers on this 12" featuring Slum Village. Sound in Color, Exile, Aloe Blacc.... whatchu got?!!