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Tomoz Jazz
Baby Mamoth
Octo Muck [2003]
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Beautiful America
Five Iron Frenzy
Upbeats & Beatdowns [1996]
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Inner Citee Color Reprise
Jimmy Edgar
Bounce, Make, Model [2004]
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Blackbird
Mocean Worker
Enter The Mowo! [2004]
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Da Antidote [VIP mix]
Stanton Warriors
(unreleased-free download per the 'Warriors website) [2006]
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Here's another sampling for your 'pod, car stereo, @work-PC-speakers, or wherever it is that you choose to digest music ['fess up, who's going FmGT style in the shower?].

Baby Mammoth's 'Tomoz Jazz' is a smooth sucker that'll keep you suctioned to your red leather couch. The duo keep a solid yet refined catalogue of instrumental Hip-Hop beats that err on the side of Acid Jazz. If you're into stuff like Mr. Scruff, you'll enjoy Baby Mammoth.

'Beautiful America' is today's comic relief track. When I check out live music, I'll nod my head and enjoy the beats. But, there's nothing like laughing while skankin with all the rudys at a ska show. Five Iron Frenzy's track isn't funny per say - the lyrics are a social commentary of sorts, but I can't help but laugh as I sing a long to their Ska'd out version of West Side Story's 'America' as 'Beautiful America's closing chorus.

Jimmy Edgar, another prodigy from Warp Records, has a cut & paste sound similar to Prefuse 73, but with more of a synth-electronic style. It's still got a Hip-Hop bounce, but it's a little more abrasive than Prefuse 73, setting them apart on a seemingly similar plane of existence.

Mocean Worker's track, 'Blackbird' accomplishes what Moby has tried so many times - to create a subtle melancholy track using audio samples while trying to remain minimal. As Moby's efforts of this sort can sound rather unemotional, Mocean Worker's has done it just right with this one. [Though Moby's 'That's When I Reach For My Revolver' is a damn fine track]. Funny enough, I had dinner with Mocean Worker a few years ago without even knowing it, and that's all I can tell you, we ate Italian Food and I can't recall anything else.

Maybe this last track will be a good means of motivation for you to straighten up your papers and get ready to leave work for the day [once that time finally comes...tic...toc...tic...]. The Stanton Warrior's are breakbeat masters - there are few names that I could bring into the category of 'remix masters' [I would have to mention Hybrid there though]. Aside from their remixes, they have plenty of original tracks as well. To celebrate the launch of their new website, the 'warriors are hosting this track 'Da Antidote' on their site [which is looking halfway decent - I just hope that the forums become populated]. If you're familiar with these guys, then you know exactly what to expect.

hiphopacidjazzskaelectronicdowntempobreakbeat - That's FmGT for today. Enjoy, and stay tuned.