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Various Artists: The Rough Guide to: Ultimate Musical Adventures

by Stuart Henderson

[9.May.08] :. The most successful world-music-for-dummies label that isn't Putumayo!

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Various Artists: Stax Does the Beatles

by Dara Kartz

[7.May.08] :. Soulsville USA shows its relevance outside of Memphis with a pair of releases from Stax artists covering London and Detroit in their gritty soul sound.

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Various Artists: It All Started With Doo Wop

by Justin Cober-Lake

[5.May.08] :. The kids might not be into doo wop, but they should be.

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Various Artists: Beats, Bites & Öxle

by Brendon Griffin

[1.May.08] :. Rainer Trüby, of Trüby Trio and Jazzanova fame, concocts what is essentially a standard issue mix.

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Various Artists: Our Side of Town

by Stuart Henderson

[29.Apr.08] :. A terrific sampler from one of the best labels in contemporary folk.

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Various Artists: Dorm Sessions Volume 5

by Evan Sawdey

[29.Apr.08] :. It's another year and another mixed bag of an album. But just like every year, you can never fault these kids (or this disc) for lack of ambition.

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Various Artists: Putumayo Presents Euro Groove

by Dan MacIntosh

[25.Apr.08] :. Languages and cultures are mixed together like an indescribable stew.

Various Artists: Easy Beatles

by Evan Sawdey

[24.Apr.08] :. Beatles covers redone as unabashed pop fluff, somehow retaining the original songs' rigidity in the process.

Various Artists: Get Ready: U.K. Floor Fillers Volume 3

by Alan Brown

[24.Apr.08] :. Prime cuts of soul-pop danceability from 1960's England rescued from the musical abyss by an indefatigable collector of lost and obscure gems.

Various Artists: Beautiful Escape… is Coming Right Along EP

by Marc A. Price

[23.Apr.08] :. Some frosting is best left on the beater.

Various artists: Do the Pop!

by Jennifer Kelly

[18.Apr.08] :. The shadow of Radio Birdman looms long over this second edition in an exhaustive Aussie proto-punk series.

Various Artists: Miles from India

by Brendon Griffin

[18.Apr.08] :. Indo-jazz on a venerable scale as the cream of Miles Davis’ electric era players reconvene, not so much to reminisce on the old times as to reinvent them.

Various Artists: Members Of The Trick

by Filmore Mescalito Holmes

[17.Apr.08] :. Just so you know, this is an average compilation of German house tracks, not a concept rap album about a prostitute with several penises.

Various Artists: In the Name of Love

by Michael Keefe

[16.Apr.08] :. This compilation of U2 cover songs by African artists mostly succeeds as a pure listening experience, a cool idea, and a fine introduction to some great musicians.

Various Artists: The Sound of Philadelphia

by Claudrena N. Harold

[11.Apr.08] :. Looking at the familiar and the obscure, these two discs provide fascinating snapshots of the amazing music of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

Various Artists: Om: Chilled v.2

by John Bergstrom

[8.Apr.08] :. Not that you need another "chill out" collection, but if you do...

Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Congo Gold

by Nate Cunningham

[7.Apr.08] :. A crash-course in Central Africa’s rumba and soukous that (for the most part) won’t make you feel like a musical tourist.

Various Artists: Droppin’ Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab

by Colin McGuire

[26.Mar.08] :. Blue Note releases brilliant compilation of timeless songs that sounded good, even before they were sampled.

Various Artists: Spirits in the Material World: A Reggae Tribute to the Police

by Dan MacIntosh

[25.Mar.08] :. It’s only fair for the reggae world to get a shot at Police songs, as there would likely have been no Police without them.

Various Artists: Fallin’ Off the Reel Vol. 2

by Chris Gaerig

[24.Mar.08] :. A joyous collection of tracks that showcases Truth & Soul's old-school production methods and smooth melodies.

Various Artists: Be Kind Rewind

by Evan Sawdey

[21.Mar.08] :. Sprawling, breezy lite-funk mixed with classics by Billy Preston and Booker T. & the MGs. Definitely worth rewinding.

Various Artists: An Anthology of Noise and Electronic Music: Fifth a-Chronology

by Nate Cunningham

[19.Mar.08] :. A happily schizophrenic transmission from the past and present avant-garde that works better the more alien it sounds.

Various Artists: A Number of Small Things

by Dave Heaton

[13.Mar.08] :. This is the collected memory of a series of small creative acts.

Various Artists: City of Dreams

by D.M. Edwards

[13.Mar.08] :. This collection spreads piano, blues, street beats, and slippery funk over four discs that are as joyous and imperfect as the Crescent City itself.

Various Artists: Always Lift Him Up: A Tribute to Blind Alfred Reed

by Alan Brown

[10.Mar.08] :. A fine testament to one of the founders of country music, whose views about the perils of damnation might seem a tad harsh to modern ears.

Various Artists: Stay in the Box 2

by Evan Sawdey

[6.Mar.08] :. There are some true gems thrown in here, a few major bombs, and other tracks that you'll only need to hear once in your life.

Various Artists: Achtung! German Grooves

by Cole Stryker

[5.Mar.08] :. The songs are so stiff and contrived, it seems like a crime to even call the artists "funk", forcing James Brown and Sly Stone to share the moniker with these squares.

Various Artists: Living Bridge

by Matthew Fiander

[28.Feb.08] :. This compilation is a atmospheric melding of songs that succeeds best when its parts don't quite fit the space they're given.

Various Artists: Moods: You, the Night, and the Music

by Evan Sawdey

[27.Feb.08] :. What's going to be the soundtrack for you night of downtown flirting? In all likelihood, it's going to be Moods: You, the Night, and the Music.

Various Artists: The Greatest Songs Ever: West Africa

by Rajkishen Narayanan

[25.Feb.08] :. The album is a compilation of African musicians sharing their stories, but that's what makes this album more than just a compilation.

Various Artists: Airport Symphony

by Dave Heaton

[22.Feb.08] :. Anyone who has traveled by air understands the strangeness of it -- the way airports make you feel lost. This music captures that perfectly.

Various Artists: Sowing the Seeds

by Andrew Gilstrap

[22.Feb.08] :. Sowing the Seeds collects the best of Appleseed's run so far.

Various Artists: Box of Dub 2: Dubstep and Future Dub

by Sean Padilla

[21.Feb.08] :. There's much more to dubstep than just Burial. This compilation is a great entry point into one of electronic music's most interesting subgenres.

Various Artists: The Greatest Songs Ever: Arabia

by Rajkishen Narayanan

[19.Feb.08] :. Arabia: The Greatest Songs Ever brings to light great music made by musicians from the region.

Various Artists: Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 11

by John Bergstrom

[14.Feb.08] :. The latest installment of the long-running Compost series offers no surprises but plenty of tasteful tracks from electronica's mellow end.

Various Artists: Droppin’ Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab

by Thomas Hauner

[13.Feb.08] :. The album serves as a competent syllabus for a history in hip-hop sampling.

Various Artists: Soul Summit

by Steve Horowitz

[13.Feb.08] :. It’s no accident that rock’s first big selling live album, James Brown’s Live at the Apollo, came out of soul music. Soul’s deep, emotive impact benefits from the...

Various Artists: Return of the Instro-Hipsters Vol. 2

by John Bergstrom

[7.Feb.08] :. This collection of shagadelic obscurities may appeal to your inner Connery-era Bond, but it's hardly essential.

Various Artists: Soul Jazz Records Singles 2006-2007

by D.M. Edwards

[5.Feb.08] :. Anyone waiting for Soul Jazz Records to put a foot wrong might want to find something else to do.

Various Artists: Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6

by Stuart Henderson

[4.Feb.08] :. Want to become an instant armchair expert on one of the most exciting, melodic, diverse, and joyous periods in the history of pop music? Nigeria Special provides your crib notes.

Various Artists: When Rhythm Was King

by Dan MacIntosh

[24.Jan.08] :. Long live the rhythm king!

Various Artists: The Kings of Electro

by Tim O'Neil

[23.Jan.08] :. Two different and very distinctive interpretations of the genre -- but unfortunately, not entirely equal in their charms.

Various Artists: Downtown 81

by Tim O'Neil

[17.Jan.08] :. Anyone wanting to understand this crucial era in modern music need look no further for a great sampler of the artists and genres involved.

Various Artists: Well Deep: Ten Years of Big Dada Recordings

by Tim O'Neil

[11.Jan.08] :. There's a lot of good hip-hop here, but more importantly, you have the acknowledgment that there is an awareness of good hip-hop that transcends national identity.

Various Artists: EXPANSION / contraction

by Tim O'Neil

[10.Jan.08] :. For those who love techno, I mean really love techno, this is as close to the Godhead as you're likely to get.

Various Artists: The Harlem Experiment

by Filmore Mescalito Holmes

[9.Jan.08] :. The third in a series of experiments, Ropeadope's gaze into Harlem gets the jazz-fusion job done, then leaves work five minutes early.

Various Artists: Now We Are Ten

by D.M. Edwards

[7.Jan.08] :. The ten-year celebration of one-man label Trunk contains some of the prettiest, funniest, and strangest sounds you will ever hear.

Various Artists: Iceland Airwaves Eruption

by Barry Lenser

[7.Jan.08] :. Iceland Airwaves Eruption basks in the cool glow of the island nation's hot music-scene status but only inconsistently delivers on its promise.

Various Artists: Live Earth

by Dan MacIntosh

[3.Jan.08] :. Whether you’re behind the politics of it all or not, it’s hard not to enjoy the wide variety of good sounds packed into this package.

Various Artists: Soul Jazz Records Presents Studio One Roots Vol. 3

by Sean Murphy

[2.Jan.08] :. Those of us who care should be deeply grateful to Soul Jazz Records that these performances are steadily being liberated from oblivion.

Various Artists: Summer Records Anthology 1974-1988

by Dave Heaton

[21.Dec.07] :. The music ended up sounding like Jamaica, and not.

Various Artists: 10,000 Laughs

by Dan MacIntosh

[21.Dec.07] :. I don’t think everyone will laugh 10,000 times before it’s all over; your mileage may vary. But you’ll chuckle a lot, that’s for sure.

Various Artists: Soundboy Punishments

by Mike Schiller

[12.Dec.07] :. Shackleton and Appleblim compile the first batch of 12-inches from their groundbreaking Skull Disco label.

Various Artists: Free Yr Radio

by Aarik Danielsen

[12.Dec.07] :. This collection is of consistent quality throughout and does a nice job of showcasing the types of artists that can flourish on independent radio.

Various Artists: The Unholy Alliance [DVD]

by Andrew Blackie

[6.Dec.07] :. Musically, of course, it doesn’t get much better than this – some of metal’s biggest names are on the bill, and in fine form, too, so the main fault with The Unholy Alliance is the compilation.

Various Artists: Putamayo Presents New Orleans Brass

by Christian Carey

[6.Dec.07] :. One of America's most beloved musical cities comes alive on this new sampler from Putumayo.

Various Artists: Rough Guide to African Blues

by Robert R. Calder

[5.Dec.07] :. This disc is a nice mix of music, all African, some blues, maybe just a little "African Blues", but not a lot.

Various Artists: Oh Santa! New & Used Christmas Classics from Yep Roc

by Dan Raper

[5.Dec.07] :. The anti-Christmas Christmas compilation from one of indie rock's most rockin' labels

Various Artists: Home for Christmas

by Dan MacIntosh

[5.Dec.07] :. The natural sounding Home for Christmas: Voices from the Heartland is such a welcome addition to the seasonal music section of your CD rack.