Osunlade

Osunlade makes some seriously deep sounds both as a producer an a dj. Peep Jimster's slipped disc remix of his track Momma's House for proof. Also check out his Yorba Record imprint for some deep deep soul and house music.
Osunlade Momma's Groove Slipped Disc Remix

Soul Strut

Soul Strut putting suckers in their place since 99.
Seriously Raj and peeps are good people.
Just don't ask about what sample was used in what track.

Soul Strut

Moodymann @ Smart Bar

Damn you need this mix in your life. Moodymann and Jerome live at Smart Bar in Chicago. 6 hours of goodness. This is the best mix i've heard all year. Think Boogie, House, Funk and Disco. Makes me feel cheated at his two hour set at Hyde Park barracks here in Sydney. Time to move to Chi Town.

Moodymann @ Smart Bar

TRG

Romanian Dubstep producer TRG is making some amazing music right now. Check Oi Killa for some 2 Step Garage drums, dub infused Synths and a catchy vocal sample. Im really liking how producers like TRG are still keeping things wide open.

TRG Oi Killer Mp3

Deadly Dragon Sound

Best Reggae store in NYC. Hell best reggae store hands down. Check their blog, online store and podcasts.

MARTYN

When people write album reviews they always seem to throw around a bunch of cliches such as "genre defying" and "cutting edge". Once in a while there is an album that these cliches actually apply to.
I don't need cliches to describe Martyn's Great Lengths album. One word will do and that word is "Wow".
Just plain wow. Im really feeling the direction Dubstep producers such as Martyn, Synkro, Appleblim and 2562 are taking the genre. Martyn takes his extensive experience in producing techno and Drum and Bass. Fuses it with half time drum patterns, some amazing echo, reverb, filtered and delayed effected synths and creates a unique electronic masterpiece with dancefloor sensibilities. A journey touching down in Detroit, Holland and London. Truly inspiring stuff. Check out Vancouver for an example of this space age funk.
Out now on his own label 3024.

Martyn Vancouver

Yooouuutuuube

Yo check this new site out. Highly entertaining. Just load what ever video you want from youtube and off you go. check the link using Prefuse 73's Perverted Undertones as an example.

Prefuse 73 Perverted Undertones

Benny Johnson Please Come Back

Winter seems to have come early this year. Im not sure wether its the drop in the temperature or the dramatic reduction of sunlit hours in the day but its put me into a reflective mood. Could be the fact that im turning 30 and i need some grown folk music. But whatever the reason im glad that the sweet sounds of Benny Johnson are here. Released in 1973 on NYC's Today records. Visions Of Paradise is a slice of pure soul goodness.

Benny Johnson Please Come Back