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Brownswood Bubblers Vol.3 | 
| Artist: Gilles Peterson
Label: Brownswood
Category: Music
New (3) Used (3) from £17.13
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 60972
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5060180320003
ASIN: B001C5M1A4
Release Date: August 11, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Get Familiar - Bullion | | • | Turn It Out - Joey Negro & Sunburst Band | | • | How About Us - Katalyst & Steve Spacek | | • | Place To Go To - DJ Day | | • | Something Important - Jukes | | • | Floatin' - Epps, Stacy | | • | Morning Light - Dame, Rozzi | | • | Where Would You Be - Yaw | | • | Turn Your Lights On - Emantive & Ahu | | • | Spiral - Invisibles | | • | Aurora - Ghosh, Arun | | • | Prayers For Angry Young Men - Dark, Charlie & Roger Robinson | | • | Fragment One (And I Kept Hearing) - Bager, Kenneth |
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| Customer Reviews:
Bubbling over very nicely indeed October 2, 2008
Let's face it. As a DJ and musical tastemaker Gilles Peterson has few peers but in my humble opinion he's put his name and face on to a few ropey compilations over the last couple of years. Brownswood Bubblers Three heralds a startling return to form.
An eclectic tour de force of fine talents, there really is something on here for just about everyones's musical palette from the catchy electro swirl of "Turn it on," to the punchy soul of "How about us" and the ethereal, dream of Kenneth Bager's "Fragment Zero."
Two tracks that really do it for me are the smokey Mrs. Dalloway reflection of Jukes's "Something important," and the stark lyrics on,"Prayers for Angry Young Men."
Cool, fresh, ideas brimming over - this is GP back to his best.
Bubbling over August 6, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Of the three volumes to date in the Brownswood Bubblers series I've anticipated this one the most rabidly, the reason being the emanative track 'turn your lights on' which features flying lotus collaborator Ahu on vocal duties. I defy anyone who feels soulful music not to turn into a human goosebump after one listen, it is quite simply the sound of everything clicking perfectly and a strong case in itself for buying this album.
That isn't to say this collection is a one trick pony, far from it, regular listeners of Gilles Peterson's worldwide radio show will already be quite familiar with many of the artists on here, particularly Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band's 'Turn it Out', Kenneth Bager's 'Fragment One'(appearing here as fragment 0) & Charlie Dark & Roger Robinson's 'Prayer for angry young men' which justly featured in Gilles 2008 winners show.
The tracklisting, in keeping with the standard set by the other 2 installments, provides a varied listening experience while also flowing nicely, from the opening staggering beat laden brilliance of Bullion's get familiar (think Spacek meets Dabrye) through to the dreamy, guitar tinged, choral backed narrative of Jukes 'Something Important' the whole collection is another testament to Gilles' acute ability as a selector and tastemaker.
As a label boss I think he's really leading by example, he has the perfect outlet to wet our appetites for the freshest new sounds on his worldwide radio show, playing great records that he can then put out on his label while they're still hot rather than waiting months until the urgency and immediacy has gone (as is typically the case with the laborious machinery of major labels). And what's more he makes his product available at gigs affiliated to his label ahead of the official release date and at a decent price (I bought my copy for a tenner at the recent Jose James roundhouse gig).
Anyway in summary this really is a worthwhile purchase and a fantastic label to be putting your hard earned cash into supporting.
Ecclectic Compilation of Talent, Passion and Purpose March 31, 2007
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I write this as I listen to James, Jose's "Dreamer". This album is by far one of the best compilations of artists I have ever heard. I live stateside, and I only heard one song: Iman's "Who Was I Trying To Fool?" Off of that one song, I knew I wanted to get the entire disc! It was only sold in one store in my city as it was an import. But what can I say? I am hooked!
Aside from the first song, I let the entire album play in its entirety. It has something for every mood and gives you a great taste of these artists' talent, passion and purpose. Whether you want to chill to easy rhythms and just relax or if you want to get up and dance and act silly, this album has it all. The second half of the album has a lot of songs where words are more powerful than the beats themselves. The artists speak those things we are too afraid to speak with our mouths.
The thing I appreciate most about this disc is that it's not popular stateside - I'm not sure about the UK. So it gives me a taste of something very different and extremely original. I've found a few of the artists on mySpace and have listened to even more of their music. I can say I am definitely a supporter of their efforts, and I am most appreciative of this disc. If you get the opportunity to check it out, please do.
It just gets better and better October 26, 2006
6 out of 25 found this review helpful
This is a truly great album with some real feel good tunes. And everytime I listen to it, I like it more and more. It just keeps growing on me.
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