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UK producer Dom Stanton aka Domu announces that he has quit making music : “The point is that I am no longer Domu. He is a character, always has been, and as of Friday 13th November 2009, he no longer exists.”

Urban dance, hip-hop, beats mixes from Hint, Natural Self, kidkanevil – enumclaw’s unkraut 01 mix : psychedelic soundscapes, Camarilha podcast 09, Underground Spiritual Game’s Burning Spear mix.

We’ve got five mixes/podcasts today, newschool beats from LA’s Low End Theory Club, a late night jazz & ambient mix from Low Light Mixes, urban dance music from ARGO, drone/ambient mix by Sweden’s Ljud and Illum Sphere’s Hoya:Hoya 2.

The Politik on Milan Records is the brainchild of the keyboard extraordinaire Mark de Clive-Lowe and his longtime vocal partner, Bémbé Ségué. If you’re into nu-jazz ala Compost or even into the Cafe del Mar series, chances are you have already heard of this guy as his tracks have graced more than 100 releases.

* Taxi Taxi – Maps and Legends : NY indie rockers Taxi Taxi have presented a solid album with lots of good songs, I even have second thoughts about how it may have deserved a higher spot.
* Odd Nosdam – Level level wires (Anticon) : Released on California’s Anticon, this album blends minimalist electronics with soundscapes and beats.

Philly soul boss Vikter Duplaix has released his second studio album Bold and Beautiful on UK’s Barely Breaking Even also home to Roy Ayers, Will I Am, Osunlade, J Dilla. He’s worked and studied with artists such as Teddy Pendergrass, the late Luciano Pavarotti, King Britt, Kenny Gamble, Jazzanova, Clara Hill and more and he’s also released for K7’s prestigious DJ Kicks.

The Brand New Heavies feat. N’Dea Davenport by Patrick GriffithsOur kind friend Paul Moshay informed us that the Heavies’ last album got some remix treat. What’s especially attractive is they’ve released it all for free on Last.fm. If you’re looking for your daily soulful urban beat fix you should check out these “Let’s do it again” remixes.

I have a love & hate relationship with this man, since on one hand, he has the best jazz/hiphop work among my recent selection of music and on the other hand, i hate him because he’s only a year older than me. (Yes i’m not English, i don’t possess Jamaican heritage and i probably can’t even blow spit through a saxophone but that doesn’t mean it’s ok for someone my age to become more succesful than me!)