Few of you have ever heard of Tony Cook, yet some people call Tony’s “On The Floor” (released in ’84) the first house music record. Eventhough the sound of his music seemed to breathe New York, Tony was in fact from Georgia. After two and a half decades he finally releases his “Back To Reality” album on Stones Throw. If you’re into that Modern Funk, you’ll definitely love this album full of unreleased material and rare jams. Now available via Rush Hour or the ST store.

He got his start as James Brown’s drummer (while still a teenager) as soon as he graduated from school. He drummed off and on for James as well as Etta James, all the while recording his own music that sounded nothing like neither artist. Even though he’s released many 7” singles through his own label, none of these songs have ever been on a full album before, They’ve never been performed live either.

Tony Cook – Video Rock [112kbps]

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Tony Cook – To The Floor [128kbps]

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written by nilez \\ tags: back to reality, boogie funk, drummer, etta james, free download, future funk, james brown, modern funk, on the floor, rare jams, rush hour, stones throw, tony cook, unreleased material, video rock

“Never Stop Loving You” is the first leak of Terrace Martin‘s “The Sex” EP, out 2.13.11. The instrumental track features 9th Wonder on production. Thanks to Devi Dev for the #DeviTerraceTuesday tune..

Terrace Martin – Never Stop Loving You Feat 9th Wonder

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written by Nevill \\ tags: 9th wonder, devi dev, download, ep, los angeles, never stop loving you, terrace martin, the sex

Suzi Analogue aka miss Uziklip teams up with eLan on the freshly squeezed “Only Thing Left”. Kilpmooooooooooode..

Suzi Analogue – Only Thing Left (prod. by eLan) [112kbps]

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written by nilez \\ tags: elan, klipmode, only thing left, suzi analogue, uziklip

Last year I received a promo copy of Freddie Cruger & Anthony Mills (Wildcookie) their “Cookie Dough” album to be released on Tru Thoughts February 22nd. I heard my favourite song of the album again today and thought why not share a low bitrate stream with you guys. It’s quite addictive and therefore suitably entitled “Heroine”. To listen to a few more sneak previews visit Wildcookies Bandcamp page.

Freddie Cruger & Anthony Mills Are Wildcookie – Heroine [112kbps]

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written by nilez \\ tags: anthony mills, bandcamp, freddie cruger, heroine, jazz, nu-jazz, red astaire, tru thoughts, wildcookie

I was quite surprised to hear sweet little TOKiMONSTA did a remix for the lovely Andreya Triana. When I heard “Far Closer” though I heard a killer combo! The single will be out February 15th via Ninja Tune in case you were wondering. Head over to XLR8R for a FREE DOWNLOAD.

Andreya Triana – Far Closer (TOKiMONSTA Remix)

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written by nilez \\ tags: andreya triana, brainfeeder, far closer, free download, london, los angeles, ninja tune, remix, tokimonsta, xlr8r

We knew this “SOULECTION” compilation was going to come, but what we didn’t know is that it was going to be this scrumptious. A bit behind schedule yet right on time. Together Joe Kay, Andre Power and 96 (responsible for the artwork) form this collective and have just released a FREE compilation. A lot of talented producers on this one, so be sure to visit our brand new colleagues to grab that download!

AFTA-1 – 4nia

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Cazeaux O.S.L.O. – Happily Neva AFTA DEAL

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written by nilez \\ tags: 96, afta-1, andre power, beat maker beat, cazeaux, cazeaux o.s.l.o., dibiase, elan, elaquent, hazel, jesse futerman, joe kay, nikko gray, soulection, versis, vlooper

Kris Infinite told us to check out his boy Pogflipper. We had never heard of this UK cat, but before we knew it he took us into an enchanting wonderland called “Momentarily Lost”. This 9-track release is available for FREE via Pog’s Bandcamp page. Check him out..

Pogflipper – 3ree

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Pogflipper – Momentarily Lost

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written by nilez \\ tags: 3ree, bandcamp, electronic beats, free download, infinite potentials, momentarily lost, pogflipper. uk

2011 marks the return of the angelic songstress Deborah Jordan. You might remember her soothing voice from her amazing vocals on the classic Silhouette Brown album and she’s back with some beautiful music! Her “What You See” album is now available at Juno and it’s the perfect soundtrack to a Sunday afternoon…highly recommended.

Deborah Jordan - What You See

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Deborah Jordan - Rise

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written by nilez \\ tags: deborah jordan, futuristica music, juno, marc rapson, rise, silhouette brown, ty macklin, what you see

Almost two weeks ago Dorian Concept uploaded this new freaky funked out remix (fittingly entitled “Deliver The Weird”) to his Soundcloud. We thought you guys might like to hear how he reworked Clifford Gilberto’s (Ninja Tune) song. Eventhough it’s kind of a late pass..

Clifford Gilberto – Deliver The Weird (Dorian Concept Remix) [128kbps]

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written by nilez \\ tags: clifford gilberto, deliver the weird, dorian concept, ninja tune, soundcloud

Almost missed this tweet that Nev had favorited, but here is a brand new killer from Freddie Joachim. The guy seems to amaze me time after time and with “Saturn” he manages to get my neck in motion once more. Check out his Bandcamp page to see what’s up..

Freddie Joachim – Saturn [128kbps]

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written by nilez \\ tags: bandcamp, freddie joachim, mellow orange, saturn