1996 FULL-LENGTH RELEASES
Monty Alexander - Yard Movement (Island Jamaica Jazz)
Better Daze - One Street Over (Ubiquity)
James Bong - C'est Tres Bong (2 Kool)
Cujo - Adventures in Foam (Ninebar UK)
Dimitri From Paris - Sacre Bleu! (Yellow FR)
Dirty Beatniks - One One Seven in the Shade (Wall of Sound)
DJ Cam - Underground Live Act (Inflamable FR)
DJ Food - Refried Food (Ninja Tune)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... (Mo Wax)
DJ Vadim - U.S.S.R. Repertoire (Ninja Tune)
Endemic Void - Equations (Language UK)
Fila Brazilia - Mess (Pork UK)
Freakpower - More of Everything for Everybody (4th & Brwy)
Funki Porcini - Love, Pussycats, and Carwrecks (Ninja Tune)
Galactic - Coolin' Off (Fog City)
Galliano - 4 (Talkin' Loud)
Groove Collective - We the People (Giant Step)
Hustlers of Culture - Many Styles (Wall of Sound)
James Hardway - Deeper...Wider...Smoother...Shit (Substance)
Heavy Shift - The Last Picture Show (Indochina)
Kid Loco - Kid Loco Blues Project (Yellow)
Lamb - God Bless (Fontana)
Lascelles - Rock Oil (Orange Egg)
Les Rhythmes Digitalles - Liberation (Wall of Sound UK)
Little Aida - Confessions (Jazz Fudge)
London Funk Allstars - Flesh Eating Disco Zombies (Ninja Tune)
Medeski Martin & Wood - Shack Man (Ryco)
Gary Moscheles - Shaped to Make Your Life Easier (SSR/Crammed)
Me'Shell N'Degeocello - Peace Beyond Passion (Maverick UK)
Negrocan - Medio Mundo (Deep South)
Naked Funk - Valium (Pussyfoot)
Palmskin Productions - Remilixer (Virgin)
Courtney Pine - Modern Day Jazz Stories (Antilles)
Plug - Drum n' Bass for Papa (Blue Angel UK)
Project 23 - 23 (Dorado)
Ernie Ranglin - Below the Bassline (Island Jamaica Jazz)
Alex Reece - So Far (Quango US)
Nitin Sawhney - Displacing the Priest (Outcaste)
Red Snapper - Prince Blimey (Warp UK)
Resonator - Telharmonium (Ninebar UK)
Spacer - Atlas Earth (Pussyfoot UK)
Spring Heel Jack - 68 Million Shades (Trade2 UK)
Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things (Rephlex UK)
Talbot/White - Off the Beaten Track (New Note)
Up, Bustle and Out - One Colour Just Reflects Another (Ninja Tune)
Cunnie Williams - Take You Higher (Yo Mama)
Wiseguys - Executive Suite (Wall of Sound)
Yada Yada - Subculture (2 Kool)
COMPILATIONS
V/A: Batucada (Mr. Bongo)
V/A: Blue Note Rare Grooves (Blue Note US)
V/A: Brassic Beats Vol. 1 (Skint UK)
V/A: Brazilian Explosion (Mr. Bongo)
V/A: Central Heating (Grand Central)
V/A: Conversions: A K&D Selection (Spray)
V/A: Coolin' a Soul Jazz Journey (Pho)
V/A: Cup of Tea Compilation (Quango US)
V/A: DJ Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister (K7!)
V/A: Evolutionary Vibes (Creative Vibes Aus)
V/A: Freezone 3 (SSR/Crammed BEL)
V/A: Give 'Em Enough Dope 3 (Wall of Sound)
V/A: Good Feelings: Jazz Newbeats Vol. 1 (New Beats)
V/A: Headz 2A/2B (Mo Wax)
V/A: It's All Becoming... (Clear)
V/A: Jumpin' Jazz (Pho)
V/A: Killing Music (Filter)
V/A: Latin Jazz Experience (Pho)
V/A: Logical Progression (Looking Good)
V/A: Mind the Gap (GAP)
V/A: Misturada One: Friends from Rio Remixed (Far Out)
V/A: Music With No Name (B&W)
V/A: Original Raw Soul (Instinct US)
V/A: Platinum Breakz (Metalheadz)
V/A: Pop Fiction (Quango)
V/A: Pussy Galore (Pussyfoot)
V/A: Quango Sport (Quango)
V/A: Red, Hot & Rio (Verve US)
V/A: Sourcelab 2 (Gyroscope US)
V/A: Tech. Steppin (Emotif UK)
V/A: Trippin': The Groove Merchant Compilation (Luv n' Haight)
V/A: Wall of Pussy (Wall of Sound/Pussyfoot)
-- Mark Turner mturner@netcom.com