In the middle of the week, I usually start checking for music to stock up my radio.blogs. They've become a serious habit. Although my musical vibes change like the weather, it's always fresh to me.

Take for instance, Anthony David. Having seen him as an opening act and preparing for one of his concerts coming within the next month, I've been vibing to his album. It's a laid back feel, with a soulful groove. His live performances vibe much the same way as the album does: warm and inviting, yet raw and acoustic throughout. Check out Part of My Life here, or go to Amazon or iTunes to cop the album.

And then comes the times where I walk into the rekkasto [Internet Explorer required] and there's a compilation or two or twenty....prolific, I'm sure you understand. While listing a small percentage of them would take forever, I want to touch upon this week's choice, which is Unabombers: Electric Soul 2. It's an electric-soul mix CD from the UK, which go from soul (This Thing), to rap (Kenn Starr, Asheru and Talib Kweli in the track If), and even mixes of songs from old favorites (like Incognito's Out of the Storm, mixed by Carl Craig).

Check more samples here, vibe to This Thing by D'Nell, or purchase this album from my MoodsMusic (email me for more info) or from www.tunes.co.uk. (Not available on iTunes or Amazon at this time).

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It's been an electronic week. There's Jill Scott and Anita Baker, and although they've been hitting the airwaves, my focus has been nu jazz and nu soul, with a capital N. [Please note that I really will focus on them, as soon as I get my head out of the clouds.]




Ernesto's Album. Ernesto's vibe has been in a couple of places: Beanfield, remixes by Naked Music NYC, and now he has his own CD finally out, Ernesto's: Album. Too many interesting tunes to list here, but what grabbed me initially was the single Try from Bare Essentials, Volume 2, which led to Beanfield and anticipation of his album. Eclecticism? No doubt, which tracks like Tip Toe and Portugese Nights displaying vibes which can't be pigeonholed.

Make your selection:
1. Check out Soul Creation.
2. Purchase Ernesto's: Album.
3: Check out Try.
4. Purchase Naked Music NYC's Bare Essentials, Volume 2, if you're vibing off of Try.

P'Taah. P'Taah has also been an electronica fixture from Chris Brann. Although the Wamdue Project, also helmed by Chris Brann, has been an enormous success, he's content in trying things altogether new. Hence, my vibe to Staring at the Sun. This is much less vocal arrangements instead vibing for instrumentation with a fusion of drum and bass, jazz, and house.

No conventional sounds here. Check out The Oldest Story or better yet, purchase the album.