slow, funky, groovin' laid back music

Memberman, I know the suggestions were not aimed at me, but thanks.

I went to AMG, listened to a few cuts from Nightmares on Wax and Ratatat and am ordering the LP's.

Anything on Daptone Records.

Definitely Nightmares on Wax as suggested. Try also Kid Loco. For some afro/cuban jazz try Herbie Mann from the 70s.

Best idea is to get a free lastfm.com account and plug in those names. You'll be able to hear snippets and sometimes whole songs and they have an amazing 'similar artist' search engine. You'll go for hours finding one after another of exactly the type of musicians you're interested in.

Al Green

If you like NMOW and Thievery, a few other recommendations that might fit the bill:
1. DJ Krush--Jaku
2. Zero 7--Simple Things
3. Jose Gonzalez--Veneer
4. Adrian Sherwood--anything
5. Up, Bustle and Out--anything
6. Massive Attack & Mad Professor--No Protection