Been listening to Farina's Mushroom Jazz Series today, and I gotta say, with the exception of number 2, it is completely scratching me where I itch today. Anyone have any recommendations for other artists or CD series that bring together a similar combination of jazz, rap/hip-hop, and downtempo electronica?

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tosca

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Tosca is great, really like the chocolate elvis album. Herbaliser has a bit more of the hip hop side but similar and really good. DJ Cam, DJ Food, DJ Vadim are all ace.

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[QUOTE=toasty;679119]Been listening to Farina's Mushroom Jazz Series today, and I gotta say, with the exception of number 2, it is completely scratching me where I itch today. Anyone have any recommendations for other artists or CD series that bring together a similar combination of jazz, rap/hip-hop, and downtempo electronica?[/QUOTE]

vol 2 was one of my favorites

Also try dj krush, cut chemist, nightmares on wax, and of course dj shadow

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da da da da dj shadow. wicky wicky wicky. ba ba back again. who is he? just your favourite dj saviour.

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dan the automator, herb alpert, funky porcini etc, etc...

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Hey bro, Check out People Under The Stairs, Mark really likes them. Also, hit up the "trip hop" and "chilled hip hop" threads here too.

Here's People Under the Stairs - "Schooled in the Trade" -- one of my all time favorite tracks, with those combos.

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didnt we just have a thread like this? I'll try and find it

Guru - jazzmatazz is phenomenal

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RJD2 - Deadringer

Great Album

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kyoto jazz massive too

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Cool, thanks all -- am familiar with most of these, all good, although there's a few here I'll need to check out. I'll say this, though -- there is something about Farina's sound that is very distinct. It's not just jazz-influenced hip-hop, or downtempo, or chill, or trip-hop, it really is a unique blend of all of it -- haven't really found anything else that brings it all together quite the same way.

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When I was in Los Angeles I was shopping on Melrose Ave. and they were playing a chillout mix called "You Got's To Chill Vol. 1" by DJ Gabriel DIggs in the store where I was shopping. I think the shop was called iVogue. Anyway this mix they were playing was amazing! I own the Mushroom Jazz series and I'm always looking for more music like this so I picked up "You Got's To Chill Vol. 1" I asked the store owner where I could find more mixes from the DJ since the mix was very well put together. He told me that DJ Gabriel Diggs has a whole series! I did some searching online and found his website. I think he just released Vol. 4 which I picked up along with Vol. 2 and 3 and in my opinion they're all as good if not better than the Mushroom Jazz series! If you're looking for a really good mix of chill out and hip hop I highly recommend. Here's the link to the page where I found the CD's: [URL]http://www.gabrieldiggs.com/releases.html[/URL] I can't wait for Vol. 5!!!

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^Ibizalove, thanks for sharing that experience with us, and welcome to MS!

;)

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Good thread this def. a style that I pretty much enjoy

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;877434]^Ibizalove, thanks for sharing that experience with us, and welcome to MS!

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yea! now that's a first post. will be interesting to see if there is a second....................

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make sure to check out the mix tapes from glen coates at [URL]http://www.shelltoesmusic.com/[/URL]!