HinweiseEver stylish Washington DC-based label E.S.L. have over the last six years provided us with some great listening from artists like Thunderball, Ursula 1000 and - label owners - Theivery Corperation. Alongside the work of Austrian and German nu jazz artists like Truby Trio, Boozoo Bajou and of course Kruder & Dorfmeister, and labels like the Nurnberg-based Stereo Deluxe, E.S.L. have forged a path that combines dub, soul, jazz and hip-hop influences with state-of-the-art studio trickery, producing a sound that's relaxed and relaxing without drifting off into sleepy-boring land or self-indulgent chinstroking nonsense. Another great release from a brilliant label.