Cool Breeze - Assimilation (1995 Dorado)

Cool Breeze was a solo project of D*Note member Charlie Lexton. On his only album Assimilation you will find the legendary downtempo hits Can't Deal With This and Acoustic Blues as well as Tik Tok remix by his brother Jamie AKA Kid Loops and also funny cover version of Charlie Don't Surf by The Almighty Clash.

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Slowly - Ming (1995 Dorado/Chill Out Label)

Slowly was the first artist licensed to Dorado to cross the subtle line between acid jazz and trip hop which is not such a mystery case as their sole album Ming was originally released on short-lived (and equally legendary) Chill Out Label run by Jonathan Moore, later of Ninja Tune fame. Although this DJ/sound design trio is widely known to fans of heavy big beat sound as Headrillaz (check their album Coldharbour Rocks on Howie B's label Pussyfoot Records), Ming is a sweet collection of jazz scented breakbeats and tracks like On The Loose are guaranteed to stay in your head for days.

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VA Dorado - A Compilation (3) File Under Dorado (1994)

The third volume of Dorado Records label compilations has been donated by our reader T-Bird and features some dope acid jazz tracks including Dorado stalwarts Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Outside (King Tubby remix!), Cool Breeze and Jhelisa, as well as couple of tunes available on wax only.

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Jhelisa - Friendly Pressure EP (1995 Dorado)

I swear I have both her Dorado albums somewhere and will post them soon. In the meanwhile enjoy this lovely remix EP. The disc contains my fav remix by Ashley Beedle but as I grow older, I enjoy the Quiet Storm mix more and more.

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Outside - The Rough And The Smooth (1995 Dorado)

Here comes the second Outside album. This time Matt Cooper cooperated with Lee Hamblin, who was responsible for success of Jhelisa's debut album an year ago and the result is way beyond the boundaries of acid jazz. The Rough And The Smooth is a giant of a record with great sound and mile-long list of guest musicians and vocalists. I have also included the single The Plan with a couple of nice remixes.

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VA A Compilation (2) (1993 Dorado)

Second excursion into Dorado Records artist roster includes new material by Cool Breeze, Jhelisa, Outside and the label's brightest star D*Note plus some. My fav is still Beached by one-off project Milk with that lovely trombone solo by Ashley Slater.

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