Funky Nassau - The Compass Point Story (1980-1986)

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"It is a sound which defined an era and became the very essence of Island Records. During the '80s, Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas, set up by Island MD Chris Blackwell, was a magnet for soul, reggae, punk and rock artists eager to inject their sound with some Nassau magic. And the magic, apart from the tropical sunshine, was the production genius of reggae legends Sly & Robbie, engineers Steven Stanley and Alex Sadkin, and the Compass Point All-Stars house band. Most people would recognise the sound from hits by Grace Jones or Tom Tom Club, an unmistakeable fusion of great, often quirky songwriting, dub production techniques and low end funk, extended into spacious and unhurried 12" versions. This was vibe music which has remained timeless on dancefloors ever since."

Taken from UGHH.com

Kid Creole: Going Places: The August Darnell Years (1974-1983)

"a virtually unclassifiable mixture of vintage and modern sounds that melded disco, funk, soul, new wave, big band, early '60s girl groups, Tin Pan Alley, show tunes, and nearly the entire Latin music spectrum -- must have been conceived on another (much better) planet..." - AMG
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Swell Maps - Jane From Occupied Europe (1980)

Early droney guitar punk/psychedelic pop noise with some eerie/corny keyboard bits. These are really chaotic, stuffed-up fuzzed-up Brits. Kind of like mixing Jesus and Mary Chain and The Fall. The song Mining Villages makes me laugh.

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!!! - Myth Takes (2007)

Dance, monkey.

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Santogold (2008)

Santogold is a lady mixing dub and dance and pop. Think No Doubt + MIA. Infectious tunes.

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