Just in time for Christmas, DJ Shadow's Entroducing is now a jigsaw puzzle

You can get a 1000-piece puzzle of that Brian Cross sleeve shot for Entroducing feat. Chief Xcel, Asia Born & Beni B right here.  

Thundercat drops new track "Friend Zone"... last year

"Friend Zone" is off the forthcoming Drunk album by Thundercat who finds inspiration in Salongo-era Ramsey Lewis.

RIP David Axelrod, 1931-2017

Here's a special David Axelrod mix by Cut Chemist and discussion of his work with Brian "B+" Cross.

Keep your Adele, I'll take Alice Russell

Tru Thoughts labelmates Alice Russell and Will "Quantic" Holland have teamed up for a new album entitled Look Around The Corner which is set for release on April 3. The lead off single is the beautifully uplifting title track which recalls Minnie Ripperton's classic Rotary Connection recordings produced and arranged by the late great Charles Stepney. But knowing Quantic, he'd  likely say that he was actually thinking more along the lines of Ripperton's 1971 solo debut Come To My Garden instead.  

If the rest of the album is anything like the stellar live version of Look Around The Corner recorded for the video (below) – filmed by videograper, photographer and noted vinyl hound Brian "B+" Cross – this new collabo with Combo Bárbaro could be exactly what Russell (and Quantic) needs to break beyond the deep funk cult and start ringing up some Adele-level sales. Here's hoping.

Get the limited-run 10" vinyl single on Fat Beats here or just grab a digital download of the track here.

Look Around The Corner (live) by Alice Russell w/Quantic's Combo Bárbaro