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The Document Vol.2: Compiled By DJ Andy Smith

by: DJ Andy Smith

Release Date September 15, 2003
Still a pretty decent mix. Document I was more eclecctic, whereas this one is much more Hip Hop centred. If you liked the first one, you'll certainly like this. If you haven't heard Document I though, get that instead.

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Andy Smith's Northern Soul [VINYL]

by: Various Artists

Release Date January 31, 2005
Pretty good comp of mid'60s uptempo soul tunes. Some of them (e.g. Rodger Collins) are moving more into "raw soul" than "northern", but the dividing lines between the genres are often blurry. No big mainstream hits, but plenty of club sounds to keep your feet moving, and with some real gems too. The vinyl edition is the complete versions of each tune; there's also a mixed version on CD for those who like that sort of thing but personally I'll have the originals any time. Rubbish generic cover though!

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The Document Vol.3: Compiled By DJ Andy Smith

by: Various Artists mixed by Andy Smith

Release Date August 22, 2005
Pretty good comp of mid'60s uptempo soul tunes. Some of them (e.g. Rodger Collins) are moving more into "raw soul" than "northern", but the dividing lines between the genres are often blurry. No big mainstream hits, but plenty of club sounds to keep your feet moving, and with some real gems too. The vinyl edition is the complete versions of each tune; there's also a mixed version on CD for those who like that sort of thing but personally I'll have the originals any time. Rubbish generic cover though!

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DJ Andy Smith Presents The Trojan Document

by: Various Artists

Release Date February 26, 2008
Great CD to catch all of those SKA tracks in one place. I have been crying out for this for a while and hit the spot. Andy Smith has a great talent of bring together great records in one smooth mix.

Don't wonna get to tech or genre specific - buy this CD if you had a good time at carnival, whether you were dancing on the roof terraces or right up close to the soundsystems.

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Freestyle Mix: Mixed By DJ Andy Smith

by: DJ Andy Smith

Release Date October 02, 2006
Great CD to catch all of those SKA tracks in one place. I have been crying out for this for a while and hit the spot. Andy Smith has a great talent of bring together great records in one smooth mix.

Don't wonna get to tech or genre specific - buy this CD if you had a good time at carnival, whether you were dancing on the roof terraces or right up close to the soundsystems.

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Andy Smith: Diggin' in the BGP Vaults

by: Various Artists

Release Date August 25, 2008
Great CD to catch all of those SKA tracks in one place. I have been crying out for this for a while and hit the spot. Andy Smith has a great talent of bring together great records in one smooth mix.

Don't wonna get to tech or genre specific - buy this CD if you had a good time at carnival, whether you were dancing on the roof terraces or right up close to the soundsystems.

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Flow Dynamics

by: Flow Dynamics

Release Date April 30, 2007
If you liked funk in the 70s then this is right up your alley and in my opinion, it's good stuff. It does not quite thrill me like funk did way back then, but of course in those days funk was new on the scene and I was lot younger aswell, so the tendency to get up and shake my tail feather (in a completely embarrassing way) was a good deal greater than it is now. Even so, this record is genuinely funky and it is instrumented in much the way things were back then, so you hear the clavinet, and some scratchy sounding strats and all the rest of them doing their funky thing just how they did back then. So I reckon with a couple of drinks inside me and the right atmosphere this would get me up.

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The Wire: Complete HBO Season 3

starring: Dominic West, Idris Elba, Michael K. Williams, Sonja Sohn

Release Date February 05, 2007
I bought the first two series of the wire on the basis of comments on the amazon web site. Could it really be that good?. To my eternal shame it was several months before I finally got around to watching it. You should be in absolutely no doubt that this is landmark television. If you never watch another TV series for the rest of your life, you must watch this. The downside is that it is so good that it makes it difficult to watch virtually anything else without feeling that you have been short-changed.

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Tropidelico

by: Quantic Soul Orchestra

Release Date October 22, 2007
This has to be one of my absolute favourite albums of recent months. It's Will Holland at his absolute best. Even if you're not familiar with this man's work, I defy you not to like this!!

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Sound of Silver

by: LCD Soundsystem

Release Date March 12, 2007
What an opener - listen to 'Get Innocuous' as loud as you can! And the album keeps the standard up throughout - 'Us v them' being another pinnacle. A classic.