Released six months after the previous volume,
Brownswood Bubblers Nine offers another diverse yet steady assortment of tracks selected by label boss
Gilles Peterson. This time, only one selection comes directly from the DJ's Brownswood label -- "Layou," a pattering avant dub demo from Birmingham, England group
Troumaca. Licensed highlights come from promising acts like Australian quartet
Hiatus Kaiyote (organic, Questlove-approved contemporary soul), D.C.-based
Diggs Duke (a soul-jazz multi-instrumentalist who has a hint of
Donald Fagen in his magnetic voice), and U.K./U.S. throwback R&B duo Lady (consisting of veterans
Nicole "Make It Hot" Wray and
Terri Walker). ~ Andy Kellman