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J. Boogie’s Dubtronic Science commences the set with
“Afros in Ya,” a jazzy bit of dubbishness that segues
to “The Tribute” by Colossus, which resembles nothing
so much as hip-hop. “Autumn Evening” by Sound
Providers continues the dub-rooted vein kept in force
so far but with quiet, retro elegant jazz as the
flavor. DJ Numark’s “Chau 2NA Comin’ Thru” returns to
hip-hop flavor and Red Astaire’s “Come Down” gets an
almost reggae world soul vibe. “Flow” from Zion I is
more ethereal (we’re still in dubish downtempo land)
and DJ Spinna keeps it chilled with “Nostalgia.” Mark
Farina creates a sort of sample-based funk-hop with
house tones on “Cali Spaces.” Blu Bizness’ “Funky for
You” continues the laid back sample-dub-groove;
“Puttin’ in Work” by Wee Bee Foolish continues in a
similar vein. DJ Dez makes it a matter of soulful
relaxed house on “Hollywood.” Ethereal night jazz
coolness pervades on one of the disc’s stronger
tracks, “Music Makes the World Go Round” by Jazz
Liberatorz. “Maintain” by The Strange Fruit Project
adds piano jazz to the track set and Presto’s “Back in
92” kicks it with a stoned and funky groove. Girl
‘tude hip-hop takes the stage on “You Like My Style”
by Shortie No Mas. The Earl “Here’s the Proof” takes
the ‘tude retro on this jazzy piece and Jonny Alpha
keeps tha jazziness flowin’. “The Kick Clap” by
Starving Artist Crew could be described as dub jazz
while Pete Rock’s “It’s a Love Thing” is more
nighttime-ish hip-hop beats. Thes One’s “The Yacht
Club” adds some vox to the hip-hop flow and The
Foreign Exchange brings it home with the catchy
downtempo of “Nic’s Groove.” Honestly, I’m not sure
why this disc has jazz in the title since what I (not
that I’m an expert) identify as jazz only pops up
occasionally on here. All of it could be called
downtempo; there’s a fair amount of dubbishness.
Hip-hop has a strong presence. But jazz? I dunno. At
any rate, it’s a decent set of tracks for those
inclined toward the above-described styles. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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