Spring 2004. Somewhere on the crossroads between the cities of Mechelen (Belgium) and Leuven (Belgium), along the muddy banks of “De Dijle”, six gentlemen and a lady decide to join forces. They wanted to revive seventies funk, eighties kitsch and combine them with the grooves and guitars of the nineties. They started making this... [+] Read More

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An acid jazz band that focuses more on jazz than groove-oriented dance music, the Greyboy Allstars came together in 1993 when noted rare-groove DJ Greyboy (aka Andreas Stevens) met up with Karl Denson, a saxophone player who was then touring with Lenny Kravitz. The pair collaborated on two tracks for Ubiquity Records' Home Cookin' compilation,... [+] Read More

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The acid jazz outfit Groove Collective was formed in downtown New York City in 1990 by flutist Richard Worth, DJ Smash, and rapper Nappy G, all three staples of a nomadic dance club called Giant Step. In time, the trio was joined by keyboardist Itaal Shur, drummer Gengi Siraisi, and bassist Jonathan Maron, earning a growing cult following and... [+] Read More

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As Mondo Grosso, Japanese track-master Shinichi Osawa has acted alone and with various vocalists and collaborators -- ranging from Monday Michiru to N'dea Davenport to Tania Maria -- to produce some of the most stylish acid jazz, house, and R&B produced in his country during the '90s. Born in 1967, the man from Sakura Hills began recording in... [+] Read More

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Outside mastermind Matt Cooper collaborated with a multitude of musicians on several albums in the 1990s, beginning yet another acid jazz group in the early '90s and evolving into something much more than that by the decade's end. However, despite Cooper's resilience and prolific output, Outside never attained substantial success, remaining more... [+] Read More

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Palm Skin Productions specialize in darkside dub excursions, heavy on the downtempo breakbeats, jazzy flourishes and gut-bucket percussion. It's all the work of one Simon Richmond, though occasional collaborator Chris Bowden often appears on saxophone. Richmond first worked as a percussionist for the Talkin' Loud label's in-house session team K... [+] Read More

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London-based acid jazz quartet the Sandals only lasted for one album, but their ability to sign with a major label and score a pop hit with their single "Feet" was an early indication that trendy club music could comfortably move from the hipster fringes into the mainstream. Naturally, some despise them for this, but the group's two... [+] Read More

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Members of San Francisco's fertile acid jazz scene of the '90s but also willing to explore the earthier side of techno and drum'n'bass, Slide Five consists of brothers John and Dave Warrin (on guitar and keys, respectively) plus drummer Guy Gershoni and bassist John Christensen. Formed in 1990, the quartet gigged around the Bay Area and recorded... [+] Read More

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One of the most successful hip-hop acts to emerge from Great Britain, Stereo MC's formed in London in 1985, when rapper Rob B. (born Rob Birch) and DJ/producer the Head (Nick Hallam) formed the Gee Street label as a means of promoting their music. Gee Street soon signed a distribution deal with the New York-based 4th & Broadway label, and a... [+] Read More

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Pioneers of the Japanese acid-jazz sound, the United Future Organization comprised Tokyo club DJs Tadashi Yabe, Toshio Matsuura and French expatriate Raphael Sebbag. Joining forces in 1990, the trio quickly emerged as a leading force on the Tokyo underground club scene, making their recorded debut the next year with the 12-inch "I Love My Baby... [+] Read More

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