Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Blow Up Presents - Exclusive Blend 2
Year Of Release: 2 Jul 2007
Original released: August 9, 1999
Date Recorded: 1968-1970
Label: Blow Up
Genre: Easy Listening, Jazz, Lounge, Funk
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: 192 kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Size: 52,2 Mb
WebSite: www.blowup.co.uk

Product Description

2007 reissue of this collection of rare music library recordings. Volume 2 sees Blow Up’s founder and DJ Paul Tunkin entering the vaults of De Wolfe, Amphonic and again KPM. As with a bulk of Exclusive Blend 1, many of these tracks were receiving their first commercial airing on this album’s release. The album also introduced James Clarke’s Wild Elephants to the world, which was subsequently picked up by Gap and used on the 1999 ‘Khaki A Go-Go’ worldwide campaign. As a thank-you from the writer it was re-titled ‘Blow Up A-Go-Go’ and became the title track for the successful V2 / Blow Up compilation ‘Blow Up A-Go-Go! Dancefloor Classics from The Legendary Blow Up Club’. This album includes tracks from many great music library theme writers including Keith Mansfield, Alan Hawkshaw and Syd Dale, and includes the Alan Moorhouse Hammond heavy classic “Soul Skimmer” and the spaced out tribal funk of Nick Ingman’s “Tripwire”. Blow Up.

tracklisting:

01: James Clarke - Wild Elephants (2:31)
02: Alan Moorhouse - Soul Skimmer (2:07)
03: Jack Trombey - Underlay No.3 (4:00)
04: Alan Hawkshaw - Powerboat (1:29)
05: Keith Mansfield - Close Shave (2:07)
06: Alan Moorhouse - Boss Man (2:00)
07: Syd Dale - Lucky Seven (2:27)
08: Alan Moorhouse - Heavy Bopper (2:30)
09: Keith Mansfield - Funky Fanfare (1:30)
10: Nick Ingman - Trip Wire (2:54)
11: James Clarke - Second Cut (1:53)
12: Simon Haseley - Bora (3:11)
13: Keith Mansfield - Teenage Chase (2:20)
14: Keith Mansfield - Fast Back (2:18)
15: Johnny Hawksworth - This Way Up (1:25)
16: Claude Vasori - Raggers (2:56)
17: Lee Mason - Cult And Colour (3:11)
18: John Reids - New Project (2:47)

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Blow Up Presents - Exclusive Blend 1
Year Of Release: 2 Jul 2007
Original released: august 19th 1996
Date Recorded: 1968-1970
Label: Blow Up
Genre: Easy Listening, Jazz, Lounge, Funk
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: 192 kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Size: 52,8 Mb
WebSite: www.blowup.co.uk

Review

Originally conceived as a mod club, London nightspot Blow Up spearheaded pop’s brief flirtation with mod at the beginning of the Nineties that spawned bands like Menswear and inspired Blur’s Parklife. However, as well as resurrecting old classics from the likes of The Who and the Creation, it also managed to forge a unique sound all of it’s own, mixing easy listening into the trademark brew of mod and pop. One of the most important achievements by DJs Paul Tunkin, Andy Lewis and the Karminsky Experience was the rediscovery of rare Sixties library music. This album is packed with such rare and previously unheard music from the likes of easy listening masters as Keith Mansfield and Alan Hawkshaw of The Mohawks, as well as plenty of funky instrumental numbers and sitar grooves. If this doesn’t make you want to don your sharpest Sixties garb and shimmy with the best of them, then nothing will. –Amber Cowan

tracklisting

01: Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker - Move Move Move (2:50)
02: Johnny Pearson - Delhi Discoteque (2:01)
03: Steve Gray - Snowmans Stomp (2:25)
04: Alan Hawkshaw - Rocky Mountain Runabout (2:08)
05: David Lindup - French Kick (3:30)
06: Alan Hawkshaw - Beat me till I’m Blue (2:37)
07: Keith Mansfield - Exclusive Blend (3:20)
08: Alan Hawkshaw - Tap Footer (1:37)
09: David Lindup - The Zodiac (3:07)
10: Ray Cameron, Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker - Coast to Coast (3:24)
11: James Clarke - Boogaloo Smith (1:35)
12: Keith Mansfield - Step Forward (2:59)
13: Keith Mansfield - Mexican D.J. (2:10)
14: Keith Mansfield - Powerhouse Pop (2:32)
15: Johnny Pearson - Come Here Calcutta (1:48)
16: Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker - Take to the Sky (3:06)

Featuring the cream of the KPM Music Library writers including Keith Mansfield, Alan Hawkshaw, Alan Parker and Johnny Pearson, Exclusive Blend Volume 1 takes us on a journey deep into the library’s vaults, starting with the pounding uptempo of ‘Move, Move, Move’ through the Hammond-heavy ‘Beat Me ‘Til I’m Blue’ and ‘Rocky Mountain Runabout’ (versions of both featuring on the legendary Mohawks ‘The Champ’ album) to the sitar 6Ts club sound of ‘Delhi Discotheque’ and ‘Come here Calcutta’. Since its original 1996 release Exclusive Blend Volume 1 has continuously been re-pressed and perfectly captures the early ‘Blow Up’ club sound whilst still remaining a ground-breaking introduction to the world of the Music Library and an inspiration to djs, collectors and a million imitators.

Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Mountain Deluxe 02
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: WMI (Warner)
Genre: Jazz, lounge, pop, bossa, dance
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: VBR V2 kbps
Total Time: 116:35 min
Total Size: 165 mb

Tracklist
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1. George White Group - Gypsy Dream (2:29)
2. Stella Starlight Trio - Dont You Forget About Me (2:49)
3. Jazzistics - Personal Jesus (3:09)
4. Moc-Sha - California Dreamin (3:05)
5. Dominique - Lili Was Here (5:41)
6. The Black Orichids - Hot (3:23)
7. Cat Lunette - Snow (3:47)
8. Waldeck - Make My Day (2:46)
9. Eva St Jones - Space Cowboy (3:22)
10. Sarah Menescal - Dont Speak (4:06)
11. Jamie Lancaster - Boys Dont Cry (3:05)
12. Lazy Sundays - Smoke On The Water (5:07)
13. Don Gorda Invites Solanos - Islamorada (6:05)
14. Parov Stelar - Love Original (4:22)
15. Lorenzo Al Dino - Wicked Game Main Mix (5:56)
16. Turntable Orchestra - You are Gonna Miss Me (5:42)
17. Peter Gelderblom - Waiting (6:13)
18. Quincy Rockford - Back To The Underground (4:57)
19. Soul Emphasis - The Way We Do It (4:57)
20. Dj Circle - Diggin It (6:13)
21. Matt Caseli - Gonzalos Guestlist (6:18)
22. Michael Mind - Ride Like The Wind (5:17)
23. Patryk Leblanc - Hope On The Floor (5:04)
24. Lolosan - Revolution (7:03)
25. Alan Pikes - Up (5:39)

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