Three songs today to please the eardrums of the funky and the soulful.

First one is from the upcoming 2CD Domu release on Tru Thoughts, called ‘One Offs, Remixes and B Sides’. Now, although Domu’s forte is broken beat, we all know that he can rock sister genres with equal ease. And so his remixes for Jazzanova, Maddslinsky and Cinematic Orchestra would tell, he’s been on the forefront of urban dance music for the last 5 years. This discoid remix to Quantic Soul Orchestra’s “Waiting For Your Touch” with Quantic’s laidback funky guitar work and Spanky Wilson on top form with the will probably be a crowdpleaser in this summer.

The second one is again off another upcoming Tru Thoughts release, the sophomore album of The Bamboos vocalist, Australian Kylie Auldist’s sophomore ‘Made Of Stone’. It’s produced by Lanu (Lance Ferguson also of The Bamboos) and it feels like a more electronic version of retro Bamboos funk and soul.

The last one is off First Word records 2009 debut 7″ by Kidkanevil collaborator Laura J Martin. Just look at her list of influences: Lalo Schifrin, Japanese folklore, Jethro Tull, Yusef Lateef, Herbie Mann, Madlib and Neil Young very impressive!. She’s been providing the flutes to the Kidkanevil live show for some time and unsurprisingly this one features a very catchy and naive fluteline on top of instrumental beats and handclaps, and a kidkanevil remix on the flipside. Don’t forget that there’s also an upcoming kidkanevil release on First Word and you can listen to a sampler mix here.