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Sounds like:
The Velvet Underground,
The Front
By
Dwayne
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May 30, 2012
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Released as a single on The Doors' eponymous debut album, this is one of the songs that helped to cement their legendary reputation and became a staple at their gigs down the years."Break On Through (To The Other Side)" has definite influences outsid...
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2

Sounds like:
The Persuaders,
Marvin Gaye,
James Brown
By
Dwayne
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May 23, 2012
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This week's Old School Wednesday is taken from Al Green's fifth album, I'm Still In Love With You, which went platinum.One of the reasons it reached such status was the track "Love and Happiness." It's made up of an exciting combination of guitars an...
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3

Sounds like:
Squarepusher,
Luke Vibert
By
Dwayne
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May 2, 2012
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Aphex Twin has had a role in advancing electronic music, but even with that in mind, his best known track "Windowlicker" is still mind-blowing.Why? It was released in 1999, despite the fact it would sound out of place on the more avant-garde/experime...
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4
Sounds like:
John Coltrane,
Stan Getz,
Duke Ellington,
Miles Davis
By
Dwayne
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Apr 11, 2012
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This week's Old School Wednesday is one of the most recognisable jazz songs of all time - and one of the only ones to invade the Billboard Charts. Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" is simply a classic of the genre - indeed, of any genre.Known for its distin...
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5

Sounds like:
J Dilla,
The Ummah,
Black Milk
By
Dwayne
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Mar 28, 2012
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This weeks Old School Wednesday never achieved the sales figures of some of it's contemporaries but is regarded by many as an all time classic."Fall In Love" is perhaps J Dilla's best known beat, and it's not hard to see why. Released on Fantastic Vo...
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6

Sounds like:
Portishead,
Morcheeba,
Zero 7,
Thievery Corporation
By
Dwayne
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Mar 21, 2012
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Emerging from Bristol in the early nineties, Massive Attack were at the forefront of the trip-hop sounding emanating from the area. Their debut album, Blue Lines,was widely acclaimed, with "Unfinished Sympathy" one of the most popular songs from it.V...
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7

Sounds like:
Q-Tip,
Jungle Brothers,
De La Soul
By
Dwayne
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Feb 29, 2012
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This week's Old School Wednesday has a hip-hop feel courtesy of A Tribe Called Quest.Perhaps their best known track, "Can I Kick It?" was originally released in 1991 as the third single from Tribe's successful debut LP, People's Instinctive Travels a...
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8

Sounds like:
Shirley Bassey,
Lulu,
Petula Clark
By
Dwayne
on
Feb 22, 2012
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What better way to celebrate each Wednesday than with a classic song from yesteryear? It is with this in mind we present Old School Wednesdays, a new series we'll be running on Indie Shuffle. We'll be visiting a new track each Wednesday.Whether you'v...
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