Track Listings
1 : Never Doubt
2 : Say Wow (ft. IDK, Jay Prince)
3 : Rice & Peas (ft Kyra, Bnny Hunna, Aidan)
4 : Cherry Blossom (Ft Ben Jones & Parthenope)
5 : Sky Paradise (interlude)
6 : Wait A While Ft Farah Audhali, Amber Navran
7 : Sunset In LA
8 : Nights In Tokyo (feat. Kaidi)
9 : Take Time (ft Kojey Radical & Daley)
10 : Guava (ft Kaidi Akaninbi, Poppy Daniels, Richi, Camilla georgia)
11 : Blue Eclipse (FT Poppy Daniels)
12 : Brother Ft. Natalie Lindi

Grammy winning duo Blue Lab Beats one of the fastest-rising production duos in the world right now, announce the release, on April 19th, of their eagerly anticipated fourth studio album, “BLUE ECLIPSE”. “Blue Eclipse” heralds an exciting new era for Blue Lab Beats and the 12 songs reveal the depth and breadth of producer NK-OK, and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM’s musical ambition. Featured guests include Mercury Prize nominated Kojey Radical alongside Daley, on “Take Time”, IDK & Jay Prince on “Say Wow”, Amber & Farah on “Wait A While”, and Poppy Daniels on the title track. “We called this album Blue Eclipse as a nod to Blue Skies, our first EP. We wanted to embrace some themes and sounds that we’ve used throughout our career and make an album that truly represents us. Using sky titles acts as a reminder of people in our lives who inspired us and left a very important mark on us. We wanted to welcome old friends as well new ones onto this project and we are so happy with everyone’s amazing contributions.” Blue Lab Beats.

Whether or not the Original Dixieland Jazz Band were the actual "creators of jazz" as the cover on this West End compilation asserts is up for serious debate, but one cannot deny the value of this budget-priced Essential Collection. Here are 49 tracks, arranged chronologically from 1917 through the early '30s. The band underwent changes during that time, but the music was the same. Also of note is how many tunes that are now standards in the New Orleans repertoire were written by members of this fine outfit: "Ostrich Walk," "Tiger Walk," "Sensation Rag," and many others. This double-disc set is essentially a non-remastered reissue of Avid's earlier collection of the same name that was released in 2001. ~ Thom Jurek

Track Listings:
Disc: 1
Side: A
A1 : Never Understand
A2 : Everything's Alright When You're Down
A3 : The Hardest Walk
A4 : Break Me Down
Side: B
1 : Totally Wired
2 : Bingomaster's Breakout
3 : The Dice Man
4 : Container Drivers
Disc: 2
Side: A
1 : Eighty-One
2 : Four
3 : Seven Steps To Heaven
4 : Half Nelson
5 : Version City
6 : New Rose
7 : Bodies
8 : Stop Trying To Sell me Back my Past (vol. 1)
Side: B
1 : Friday I'm In Love
2 : In Between Days
3 : Killing An Arab
4 : Show Me a Sane Man and I Will Cure Him For You (guitar version)