Lanu drops a freestyle selection blurring boundaries between Jazz, Hip hop, Latin, Drum & Bass, Afro-Beat, Soul, House, Funk, Broken Beat and Boogie.

1. Donald Byrd Place & Spaces (Live version) [Blue Note]

2. Nancy Wilson Houdini In The Midnight Hour [(Capitol)]

3. Roy Ayers What You Wont Do For Love [(Polydor)]

4. Renee Geyer Be There In The Morning (7” Version) [(RCA)*]

5. Chic Sau Paulo [(Atlantic)]

6. Moments & Whatnauts Girls [(Philips)]

7. 100% Pure Poison Windy C [9Soul Brother)]

8. Sweet Cream Do A Dance For Love [(Shady Brook)]

9. Jaco Pastorious Portrait Of Tracy [(Epic)]

10. Oscar Peterson & The Singers Unlimited Children’s Game [(MPS)]

11. Weather Report Non-stop Home [(CBS)]

12. The Brian Brown Quintet Carlton Streets [(44)*]

Wedding bells tolling for Lanu this fortnight. And in my absence a great opportunity to hear some deeper selections from the Back To The Future crates. “Shelf-life’” is all about digging for the influences that shape the Back To The Future sound.




* - Indicates Aust/NZ Artist