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It's been a few weeks since the last one, so this one's full of winners. We start out with two tracks of Wedidit collective producers Shlohmo and D33J, then we move things up a notch with Deadboy and the closing track of the Atoms For Peace album, still on heavy rotation. Furthermore, with two tracks featured, album of the week is Lapalux first full length titled Nostalchic, out now on Brainfeeder. In between new artistry from James Blake and Cloud Boat, and before the boom bap kicks in, we play a big track of the much anticipated Bonobo album, featuring none other than Erykah Badu, heavy on the harps and soul. We begin our Hip Hop segment with heat from Black Milk, and Trek Life with a joint from his forthcoming album on Mello Music, and round of things with two freely available nuggets from Darryl Reeves and Dibia$e, some Madlib produced Burgundy Whip, and another epic Robert Glasper collab of Bilal's new album A Love Surreal. Release roll call:

Lapalux - Nostalchic LP (Brainfeeder) Bonobo - The North Borders LP (Ninja Tune) Deadboy - Blaquewerk EP (Numbers) Trek Life - Hometown Foreigner (Mello Music Group) 3 Chairs - Demigods EP (Mahogani Music) Vondelpark - Seabed LP (R&S) James Blake - Overgrown LP (Republic) Tyler, The Creator - Wolf LP (Odd Future) Letherette - Letherette LP (Ninja Tune) Dilla - Lost Tapes Reel + More EP (Mahogani Music) Sepalcure - Make You EP (Hotflush)

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Episode 3 turned out a lot more uptempo than initially planned. Included are excellent club tracks from Peverelist and Ital Tek, both taken from their recent EPs on Hessle Audio and Planet Mu respectively, alongside more cross-over bits from Kixnare, Giraffage and Morri$. Also featured is another fine Machinedrum remix, this time for Jesse Boykins & Melo-X, and an impressive new single from James Blake. Furthermore, Blue Daisy comes correct under his new alias Dahlia Black, Sango mixes up Kendrick Lamar, Kankick is addressing the issue of rappers using his beats, and Vondelpark and Lapalux give us a taste of things to come.  All out now or anytime soon:  Ital Tek - Hyper Real EP (Planet Mu)  Giraffage - Needs LP (Alpha Pup)  Peverelist & Kowton - Raw Code / Junked (Hessle Audio)  Inc. - No World LP (4AD)  Mo Kolours - Tusk Dance EP (One Handed Music)  Atoms For Peace - AMOK LP (XL)  Various - Think and Change (Nonplus+)  Shlohmo - Laid Out EP (Friends of Friends)

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This episode I'm previewing 2 tracks from Antwerp audiovisual project Internal Sun. Great futuristic beat scapes that blend in perfectly with classic Warp stuff from Autechre and Clark. Also hot of the presses, a new tune from Bonobo, of a forthcoming album, but more eminent and in stores already are new longplayers from Toro y Moi and Nosaj Thing.  Furthermore this week, a nice surprise from Four Tet who dropped a freebie on his own TEXT imprint, and 2 tracks taken from the Dual Form compilation, a joint venture between LA's Leaving Records and Stones Throw. Ending this mix on a Soulquarians tip with a track of José James new album on Blue Note, and drummer Chris Dave who gave us a free mixtape full of tasty rhythm excerpts from studio jams with luminaries such as Pino Palladino and James Poyser.  Keep an eye out for these, dropping next week:  Oh No - Disrupted Ads LP (Kash Roc)  Synkro - Acceptance EP (R&S/Apollo)  Maurice Fulton - A Blink Of An Eye LP (Bubbletease)

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First episode.  What's on? Some tunes that scooped in at the end of last year, and of course a great deal of things to come, most significantly a new Nosaj Thing album called Home, out next week on Innovative Leisure.  There's Chris Turner and Brooklyn's Pro Era crew both dropping full length freebies over the holiday period. More album pressure from FaltyDL, DJ Day and Atoms For Peace. Also that much talked about Big Boi and Andre 3000 team-up on Frank Ocean's Pink Matter, and a cheeky footwork edit by Machinedrum. We end the mix with a new Mo Kolours track of his third EP forthcoming on One Handed Music and one of the more soulful cuts of ASAP's debut album, which came out this week.  Releases to keep an eye out for, and all supposedly out next week:  José James - No Beginning No End LP (Blue Note)  FaltyDL - Hardcourage LP (Ninja Tune)  Nosaj Thing - Home LP (Innovative Leisure)  Toro y Moi - Anything In Return LP (Carpark)  Dual Form compilation (Stones Throw) 

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Chris Dave and The Drumhedz Mixtape (free download)

Chris Dave and the Drumhedz is a band of world-renowned musicians put together by your drummer's favorite drummer Chris Dave, with a formation that always alternates.

The band has featured great musicians such as Tenor Saxophonist Gary Thomas, bassist Joseph McCreary professionally known as Foley who played with Miles Davis from 1987-1991, Derrick Hodge and Pino Palladino, guitarists Isaiah Sharkey and Tim Stewart, and Cleo “Pookie” Sample on keys. Just fresh from a European tour they now put together a 23 track mixtape with all the musicians above featured, plus a handful of guest appearances such as Mos Def, Robert Glasper and James Poyser. Soulquarians unite!

Info and download at chris-dave.com

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Austin Peralta trio w/ Zach Harmon & Gabe Noel 11/03/12 at Warsoul Sessions Warsaw, Poland R.I.P. Austin Peralta