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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: The Herbaliser "Same As It Never Was" (!K7 Records)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=573]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-05-27 - CD] Anyone worried by the fact that the Herbaliser's new CD is not on Ninja Tunes can relax – they may have a new label and a new lead singer, but the kings of hip hop have not lost their crown.  The Herbaliser – aka Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry are real veterans of the electronica scene, having been around since the early 1990s and releasing records on Ninja Tunes since 1995.  Their new CD "Same As It Never Was" is not a tribute to Talking Heads (which is something I wouldn’t mind hearing – but that's another story), but sees the Herbz taking a more soulful and old school funk direction after they signed to the K7 label.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri,  9 May 2008 07:05:25 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Govinda "Sound Sutras" (Intent City)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=572]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2007-11-20 - CD] Sometimes artists release new material that strays from their past. Perhaps it's because these artists feel compelled to push across other styles and genres in an effort to help grow musically. For others, a sound may be so unique that there is no need to move away from a good thing. Govinda (aka Shane O Madden), has instead taken the time to enrich his style with each release. The combination of world instruments and vocals united with expansive electronica is his signature, and on his new release, Sound Sutras, he continues to take his time and explore all the corners, nooks, and crannies of his familiar sound.  But don't tag Sound Sutras as a carbon copy of Worlds Within.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat,  3 May 2008 06:54:51 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Label Addition: Intent City]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/label/profile.php?view=187]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[The vision of Intentcity as a global music company is to provide the highest quality of music to an audience that loves and lives with music.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat,  3 May 2008 05:45:57 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Don Air "Carpenters Delight" (Freshly Squeezed)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=571]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-05-18 - LP/Digital] A Delight indeed is a downtempo, dub, and electronica album with bits of lounge, jazz, and Latin added to the blend. Ska-cha, an unusual word used to describe this album elsewhere, also fits these twelve eclectically influenced tracks.  Don Air is three Germans who met in the late nineties in south London, and just as they released Carpenters' Delight in 2000, their label folded. Freshly Squeezed Music has picked it up and released it.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri,  2 May 2008 07:23:14 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Trickski "Members Of The Trick" (Sonar Kollektiv)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=570]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2007-09-03 - CD] With a family of meerkats on its cover and a code of meerkat ethics preceeding the track list, you have to ask yourself a couple things. First, do I know enough about meerkats? Second, would meerkats actually like the music on Trickski's "Members of the Trick"?  Well, based on what I've seen of them, I think they would enjoy it, at least as a soundtrack to an hour or so of their mischevious, foraging antics.  Of course this means that I believe meerkats can effectively be represented by analog, 80s inspired house music you're likely to hear slipped into more than a few cosmic disco mixes, but that's part of another discussion entirely.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu,  1 May 2008 07:22:26 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Issue (Publication): Shook No. 1 (Shook Magazine)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/life/publication/profile.php?view=29]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[As the end of 2007 saw the demise of the UK's much loved Straight No Chaser, it also introduced us to what is sure to be a new love called Shook.  There are no shortage of articles speaking on how this fresh publication is prepared to pick up where SNC left off, or how it's bares similarities to Waxpoetics, but the coverage in Shook has a more varied menu than SNC.  In fact, Shook is a lot like the coverage you'll find in the US magazine RE:UP.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu,  1 May 2008 05:05:51 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Various (Sonar Kollektiv) "Best Seven Selections 2" (Sonar Kollektiv)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=569]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-03-18 - CD] The proliferation of reggae's influence on downtempo music (which necessarily includes dub) is really one of the best things to ever happen. Which isn't to say it outshines or is out shown by the influences of Latin, Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern music, or even soul and hip hop for that matter.  These are all the reasons why Best Seven Selections 2, compiled by Best Seven label boss Daniel Best, is without question a vital listening experience.  It so deftly steps through the world of reggae influenced downtempo and (more strongly) soul influenced reggae that you almost need to think of it as a defining study on the matter.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:15:48 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Portishead "Third" (Mercury Records)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=568]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-04-28 - CD] I'm not sure if it's good or bad that I haven't really paid much attention to Portishead's third album release Third.  There have been no shortage of teaser news articles, a few actively profiled live performances, a new track on a Serge Gainsbourg tribute compilation, and even the preview release of the song "Machine Gun" floating around, but short of passing on a few news tidbits, and listening to their Serge Gainsbourg tune, I haven't been following it.  All that said, as I'm listening to Third, Portishead's album 10 years in the waiting I have a lot of freshly mixed emotions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:00:13 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Label Addition: Mercury Records]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/label/profile.php?view=186]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:48:03 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Clara Hill "Clara Hill's Folkwaves: Sideways" (Sonar Kollektiv)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=567]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-04-15 - CD] On her past albums, Clara Hill has always lain her lyrics and sweet, soulful vocal treatments over music you could either categorize as nu jazz, future jazz, house, or even broken beat, but performing on Clara Hill's Folkwaves: Sideways, she plays with a style of music that's perhaps best described as retro-rooted future folk.  Imagine "Sideways" as an expansion on the sound she explored in the song "Wake Up" from her previous full-length All I Can Provide.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:11:22 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Supreme Beings of Leisure "11i" (Rykodisc)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=566]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-02-12 - CD] Do you ever sense the same nostalgia when listening to new music that you might about your own family history? Do you ever find yourself mapping out a musical family tree to get an understanding of the relationships between artists? Well, maybe not, but maybe you should. For the Los Angeles electronic music scene, you need to take a course in genealogy just to follow all of the divorces and marriages that have occurred.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:23:05 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Label Addition: Rykodisc]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/label/profile.php?view=185]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[Rykodisc is a New York baseed label, well known for their distribution and marketing of releases from major and emerging artists as diverse as David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, Belinda Carlisle and Supreme Beings of Leisure.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:15:18 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Robert Owens "Night-Time Stories" (Compost Records)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=565]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-02-25 - CD/LP] In the Eighties it seemed as if all dance music was vocally rooted in R&B or various flavors of soul.  By the time the 90s hit us, you'd think this would have changed, but in fact, when it came to house music, especially Chicago's brand of the stuff, the vocal influence remained the same.  Now that we're past the tipping point of the Two-thousands, you simply have to accept that R&B/Soul vocals are always going to be the backbone of dance music.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:05:25 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Label Addition: Bagpak Solo Series]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/label/profile.php?view=184]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[Developed by NYC's Bagpak Music, BPSS (Bagpak Music Solo Series) was set up to act as a platform for unsigned artists seeking to promote their music worldwide.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:19:47 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Summary "Nasty Depths" (Bagpak Solo Series)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=564]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-03-12 - Digital Only] Summary is a Birmingham, UK based nine-piece jazz/hip hop band led by saxphonist Mary Wakelam, that includes horns (Joe Egan), MC vocalists (Naomi Blake, Taharka), and a DJ (Maxwell) on decks.  The six minute long opener "Crack It Open" shows a deft combination of jazz and hip hop with rapping that drifts in and out, but most of the song is refined nu-jazz, or future jazz if you prefer, with all the elements combining smoothly.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:14:34 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Randolph "Lonely Eden" (Still Music)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=563]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2008-03-25 - CD] The great city of Detroit has given us many great musicians over the years, from Aretha Franklin to Eminem – and now it's given the world Randolph.  "Lonely Eden" is a breathtaking eclectic record with everything from funk to soul, from blues to R&B, and all of it as smooth as silk.  Randolph has already made a name for himself, sitting in with the likes of Buddy Guy, P-Funk and War. The great Jazzanova have also remixed ‘Believer' and they know a thing or two about the groove.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:02:36 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Label Addition: Still Music]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/label/profile.php?view=182]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[Created a few years ago by Jerome Derradji in Chicago, Still Music wants to dig deeply into the "post house" electronic soul !!!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:46:47 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: DJ Drez & Marty Williams "The Complete Moon Bay Sessions" (Say It Loud Music)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=562]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2007-06-09 - CD] This record must be one of the most successful hip hop/jazz collaborations in years, because it explores each genre's dialogistic features while remaining true to the DNA code of both. The Moon Bay Sessions are a feel-good take on fusionism which ultimately has the listener wonder how the two genres could ever live separately.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:36:01 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: Henrik Schwarz "Live" (!K7 Records)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=561]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2007-10-02 - CD] Henrik Schwarz's "Live" for it's lack of flaws in the mix, certainly doesn't sound live, and there is no mistaking that this is definitely a DJ set aimed at moving your feet, with strong beats flowing into each other and feeding off their shared energy. The transitions are skillfully done, especially considering their wide variety.  This set is a clear demonstration of why Henrik has gained the reputation and attention he has.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:51:30 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Review: The Ticklejunk All Stars "Future Funk Sessions" (Ticklejunk Recordings)]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=560]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[2007-05-01 - CD] Seattle’s one-man funk-factory Danny Massure never fails to deliver the goods and the Future Funk Sessions.  The Ticklejunk All Stars represent the crème de la crème of the local music scene in Seattle with plenty of phat beats and funky lines from the man himself.  It’s a truly ensemble record with Danny working with saxman Michael Deasy Jnr and executive producer DJ Phil Anthony to come up with a potent mixture of soul, jazz and funk, which is totally organic and 110% sample free.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:53:38 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Label Addition: Ticklejunk Recordings]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.properlychilled.com/music/label/profile.php?view=181]]></link>
			<description><![CDATA[[Ticklejunk Recordings is a Seattle, WA based funk and acid jazz label releasing work by Danny Massure and The Ticklejunk All Stars.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:24:54 -0700</pubDate>
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