The End have released the third volume of their marvelous Recommends compilation - free high quality tracks from some of the most exciting artists around. You can get it from http://www.endclub.com/recommends.
Here's the tracklisting with their very own sleevenotes:
Recommends Vol 3:
1 - Sebastien Tellier: Divine [Midnight Juggernauts remix] (Lucky Number)
An epic synth-driven power ballad conjuring up visions of The Bee Gees dressed as robots walking through the Blade Runner set.
2 - Black Grass: Bless (Catskills)
If ‘Bless’ had been produced 40 years ago, it’s the type of track that would have been played in the dance tent at Woodstock amidst a brigade of naked hippies dancing around daisy fountains.
3 - Inland Knights: Lay On Me (Drop Music)
Classic Inland beats, a great b-line, a cheeky little lyrical injection from Gills Scott’s 'Love Rain' but best of all, a seriously clever steel drum layer.
4 - DJ Gregory: Triby (Defected)
A masterclass in house music individualism...
5 - autoKratz: Reaktor (Kitsune)
More jump around magic from Kitsune – can this label do no wrong?
6 - Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip: Look For The Woman [Zane Lowe remix] (Sunday Best)
An infectious cocktail of elegant electro-hop; the pair bill the track as a “love song for those sick of love songs”.
7 - Jay Shepheard: Pipes N Sneakers (Compost Black)
Jay Shepheard moves to Poland and suddenly starts making tracks like this? If only producers did the same, think how much good music we’d have!
8 - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band: Sunshower (Strut)
MIA sampled this track, but you have to check out the original - the perfect example of how music with shelf-life resurfaces decades after creation.
9 - Plantlife: Lovetoy (Rapster)
This brims with the funkful soul of The Meters, the electronicism of Funkadelic and a guitar solo that could easily be an extension of Prince’s little being.
10 - Me & You: Sneaker Thief [Hint Remix] (Tru Thoughts)
A prescription of trumpets announces the forthcoming onslaught of breakbeats and gastro-bass in the Hint remix of Me&You’s excellent ‘Sneaker Thief’.
11 - Tiger Stripes: Beach Buggy [Motorcitysoul Ambient Mix] (Urban Torque)
What was originally an arpeggio house masterpiece has now become a sublime chill out masterpiece remixed by Frankfurt’s kings of the deep, Motorcitysoul.
12 - Booka Shade: Mandarine Girl [Rework] (Get Physical)
We are delighted to present you with this brand new edit of Mandarine Girl, a UK exclusive of a fantastic remix .