all in a days work

folks.

the life of a music junkie can lead you into areas you never expect.

despite my letterbox being stuffed with hopefuls each day, i still cannot resist the bargain bins that languish hidden away in the grotty corners of your local trade in shop. so without further ado here's the latest additions with a quick rundown in case you too feel tempted to loose a fiver:

so solid crew - 2nd verse - a lot more r-n-b flavoured than their debut, but still you cant beat a bit of street orientated grime that was never going to please the media now can you. not too bad.

man with no name - earth moving the sun - full on early 90's goa-trance. worth it, if you love that big hands in the air rush of pounding synths and hippy lyrics. some excellent stuff, especially, 'seratonin sunrise' with vocals by a john lydon copyist. of course, there is a fair bit of cheese spread across the album and there is little in the way of variety. but dont forget - cheese can be great on toast.

vernon reid - mistaken idenity - ex-living colour boss makes album with prince paul. yes prince paul, with my old fave scott harding (new kingdom,  stero mcs, wu-tang) on production. so, lots of low slung hip hop beats, scratched up extras, film samples, plenty of clarinet (!!),and lots of guitar solos. not great, but one for those days when you just want some beats and music. could be a grower actually.

truant - neither work nor leisure - released on paper recordings, which i had a vague memory about. shame, as this is pretty lame. instrumental chillout jazzy house.

more reports on your diggin' reporter as and when .

mark e

ireallylovemusic