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1. The Skeletons “Elephants” (Koka / Universal)
2. Fringe Magnetic “Awake Like This” (Loop)
3. Riaan Vosloo “The Magnetic Peacock” (Impossible Ark)
4. Ma “We Are Two” (Grundle)
5. Andrea Triana “Lost Where I Belong” (Ninja Tune)
6. Outhouse “Bleak Sylvette” (Babel)
7. Allsopp, Vosloo, Stanley, Giles “Beatrice” (Impossible Ark)
8. Kaz Simmons “Dandelions”
9. The Rhythmagic Orchestra “Empathy” (Impossible Ark)

Ben Lamdin (aka Nostalgia 77) has a nice mix of tunes from some of the prominent artists in the underground London jazz scene; it’s a timely mix with our Jazz Issue on the horizon. Relics features tracks from his own label, Impossible Ark, as well as Babel, Loop, Grundle, and Ninja Tune, providing an cross section of the sounds of contemporary jazz in London including a couple unreleased gems such as “Dandelions” by Kaz Simmons and “Elephants” by the Skeletons.