Thursday, April 01, 2010

VA - Kyoto Jazz Massive - 10th Anniversary (2CD) (2006)


Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Kyoto Jazz Massive - 10th Anniversary
Year Of Release: June 13, 2006
Label: Compost
Genre: Free Jazz, Broken Beat, Future Jazz, Deep House, Contemporary Jazz
Quality/Bitrate: MP3 / VBR kbps / 44.1 Khz / Joint Stereo
Total Time: 2 h 22 min 09 sec
Total Size: 201 mb


Tracklist

CD1


1. Kyoto Jazz Massive - The Brightness Of These Days Quantic Remix (8:10)
2. Incognito - Where Love Shines (8:27)
3. Kyoto Jazz Massive - Endless.. (5:20)
4. Restless Soul - Time To Fly (6:56)
5. Mind Expansions Blaze Shelter Sundae Mix (6:58)
6. Shine Kenny Dope Remix (6:50)
7. Domu - Taking Flight (6:40)
8. Afronaught - Now Or Never (6:04)
9. Dego & Kaidi Tatham - Come With Me (4:42)
10. Reel People - Tomorrow Never.. (9:15)

CD2

1. Da Lata - Ronco Da Cuica (11:20)
2. Jazztronic - Shine (10:59)
3. Louie Vega & The Eol Band - Aphrodite (4:51)
4. Monday Michiru - A Calmarita (9:37)
5. Dj Mitsou The Beats - Spiredown 2004 (4:46)
6. Sleep Walker - Eclipse (8:56)
7. Toshio Matsuura Group - Behind The Shadow (9:07)
8. Electric Sheep Feat Ua - The.. (6:58)
9. Aurora - Nacel Do Sol (6:13)


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That's really what this is. In 2004, Kyoto Jazz Massive celebrated 10 years of their music, and with loads of friends from around the world, they came up with a three cd series. They were titled "RE: KJM" (Red Cover), "For: KJM" (White Cover), and "By: KJM" (Black Cover). These three discs were straight imports, and initially retailed at about $30-$40 state-side. Re: KJM had artists re-interpreting many of their songs. For: KJM had songs dedicated to them and even had a song done by them. By: KJM featured KJM's remixes. This one, the gold covered "10Th Anniversary", is a double disc set released by Compost Records (their label in 2002) featuring many of the songs from there along with a mix from a random 12" of their tunes. Yup - the three discs came out in 2004, and this gold one came out in 2006. A bit of a delay.

The music here's good. Energetic and neat broken beats on the tracks. CD1 starts out with Quantic's rendition of "Brightness of These Days", followed up by a neat broken beat mix of "Where Love Shines" by Incognito - given the trademark Kyoto Jazz Massive percussion treatment. It's such an alive sort of sound... the cut kind of reminds me of a Jiva song. That's followed up with Phil Asher & Rasiyah in "Time to Fly", the opening track on "For: KJM". Great song, nice glide, gentle soul. Other highlights were Kenny Dope's take on "Shine" (man, I miss THAT Guida De Palma, where it wasn't forced!). Other hits were Domu's, Kaidi Tatham/Dego and Afronaught's tracks. Basically, a broken beat fest of cuts.

CD 2 starts out with Da Lata's take on "Ronca de Cuica" which was solid, but not that impressive to me. Jazztronik's crazy beat-heavy version of "Shine" pumped up the album quite a bit. Strange song, but interesting, all the same although the beats, after a while, feel distorted (and it wasn't my speakers... take great care of those!). "Aphrodite" by Louie Vega and EOL was one of my favorites though of the three disc series... really nice latin vibe to it with the drums, xylophone and guitar in harmony. Nice little cocktail jam. Monday Michiru put in a very nice take on one of KJM's biggest cuts, "A Calmaria", with a poem as she does. Would've been even tighter without some of the electronic in it - but still a wonderful song. Other highlights from disc 2 were Sleep Walker's version of "Eclipse" and I lked Aurora's "Nacel Do Sol"... Nacel Do Sol in particular takes me back to the good old "Bossa Tres... Jazz" days.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Speedometer - Diggin Deeper (2006)


Artist: Speedometer
Album: Diggin Deeper
Label: Freestyle Records
Released: 20 Nov 2006
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Deep Funk
Format: mp3 320kbit
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 54:18
Total Size: 125 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/speedometeruk

Track list:


1. Speedometer (Pts 1 & 2) (6:11)
2. Soul Safari (3:18)
3. Descarga d'Escargot (4:23)
4. Kool and the Gang (3:37)
5. Up the Down (3:50)
6. Accra International Airport (3:14)
7. Its My Thing (4:00)
8. Two Beat Beast (4:50)
9. Time for Change (6:36)
10. Upstairs at Boston Road (3:11)
11. Ain't Going to Thursford (Pts 1 & 2) (5:53)
12. Hold the Bus (5:13)

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the UK's premier funk band started out as a quartet gigging in small clubs in the Southeast of England in 1999, playing classic funk tunes by artists such as The Meters and The JB's. As the gigs got bigger, so did the band and they were soon complemented with the now renowned Speedo Horns and the all-girl soul vocalists The Speedettes. In 2000, the first single "Soul Safari" was released on the seminal New York based label Soul Fire and was soon followed with a slew of fine releases on other labels such as Timmion and Kennel Klub. Each single was released on 7" only and limited to 500 copies. The emerging modern funk boom of the mid 90s, aided by magazines such as Big Daddy and DJs Keb Darge, Snowboy and Jazzman Gerald, lapped up the authentic sounds and tight arrangements. These early singles sold out immediately and not surprisingly now fetch a handsome price on various on-line auction sites. It is these early groundbreaking singles that this compilation is dedicated. None of the 12 tracks have been released on CD before, with 3 of the tracks being previously unreleased. From the firing opener of “Speedometer Parts 1 & 2” through to the heavy funk workout of “Hold The Bus” it is easy to see this bands influence on the style of artists such as The Quantic Soul Orchestra, Breakestra and any other band in the modern funk scene.Over the years, Speedometer have worked with many of the US funk legends includingJoe Quarterman, Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Sharon Jones, James Bell (Highlighters), Lee Fields, and Billy Wooten. All the artists were blown away by Speedometer's authenticity and dedication to faithfully creating the original soul-funk sound. We hope you are too!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Timo - Taxi Groove (2010)




Artist: VA
Title: Taxi Groove
Compiled: DJ Timo
Mastered: Timo
Released: 20 March 2010
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Deep House
Quality:MP3 320 kbps 44,1Hz Joint Stereo
Tracks: 14
Total Time: 01 h: 19 m: 55 s
Size: 186 Mb


01. Jimpster – Sleeper / Freerange Records / 2009
02. Colette - Think You Want It (Pezzner Mix) / OM Records / 2009
03. Kevin Yost & Peter Funk - Form Where You Come / I Records / 2008
04. Lawnchair Generals - I Want Fred (Fred Everything mix) / LCG Music / 2010
05. Jake Island feat. Alec Sun Drae - Can You Feel It? (Fred Everything Lazy Days Vox) / Toolroom Records / 2009
06. Atjazz feat Clyde - I Forgot You (Fred Everything Lazy Remix) / Atjazz / 2009
07. Kessidis and Bucher - Keep (Original Mix) / Plastic City / 2010
08. Scoper & Bubba - I M Satisfied (Kirby and Aruba Remix) / Elevation recordings 2009
09. Milton Jackson - Rhythm Track (Jimpster remix) / Freerange Records / 2010
10. Photon Inc. Featuring Paula Brion - Generate Power (Jimpster Main Mix) / Strictly Records / 2009
11. Adriano Filippucci - City Lights / Musik Gewinnt Freunde / 2010
12. Jimpster - Got A Hold On Your Soul / Freerange Records / 2010
13. Kasper Bjorke - Alcatraz (Jimpster Dub) / HFN / 2010
14. Pezzner - Brooklyn New York (Extended Digital Edit) / Freerange Records / 2009


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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Bo Diddley - Drive By Bo Diddley: Tales From The Funk Dimension 1970-1973


Bo Diddley we already love you — but this set gives us another reason why! Although Bo's probably best known for his classic R&B work of the late 50s and early 60s, but during the 70s he also managed to cut some massively funky albums for Chess — working in the blues revival/funk turnover sound that was pioneered in the Cadet Concept studios with some of the label's classic artists of earlier years. The grooves on this set are amazing — heavy funk all the way, and filled with a ripplingly strong guitar sound over heavy drums and bass — still handled with the same offbeat sense of humor that we love in Bo's older work, but retuned nicely for the hip heavy sound of the 70s!

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Eddie Bo's Funky Funky New Orleans: Rare & Unreleased New Orleans Funk 1968 – 1971


Although Eddie Bo is long known as a funky peformer in his own right, during his years on the New Orleans soul scene, he also spent a good deal of time producing records for other artists. This long-overdue compilation brings together a funky funky batch of recordings that Eddie did with other artists in the early 70s, plus a few under his own name that did not appear on the other Funky Delicacies comp of his work. The sound is heavy heavy funk all the way through — with lots of nice basslines and hard drums — and although some of the cuts have appeared on other comps, there's more than enough new stuff here to keep your ears fresh!

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General Elektriks - Good City For Dreamers (2009)


Artist: General Elektriks
Title Of Album: Good City For Dreamers
Year Of Release: (2009)
Label: Surrender All
Genre: Electronic / Hip-Hop
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~320kbps
Tracks: 13
Total Time: 45:12 min
Total Size: 62.0 MB
WebSite: myspace.com

Tracklist:

01. Take Back The Internet
02. Raid The Radio
03. You Dont Listen
04. Helicopter
05. Cottons Of Inertia
06. Little Lady
07. Engine Kickin In
08. David Lynch Moments
09. Gathering All The Lost Loves
10. Mirabelle Pockets
11. La Nuit Des Ephemeres
12. Bloodshot Eyes
13. Rebel Sun


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General Elektriks is the brainchild of Hervé ‘RV’ Salters. A French national and a keen vintage keyboard player, Salters was playing keys for his bands and for various artists in Paris (Femi Kuti, M, DJ Mehdi etc…) before he moved to San Francisco in 1999.

He sarted working on funk collages as he was moving to the US, using his favorite keyboards, a computer and a mic. GE became a musical journal that followed RV through his move to Seattle, then back to the Bay Area, in Berkeley, where he currently resides. There, he hooked up with the Quannum crew (Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, DJ Shadow…) and started sessioning for them. He invited Quannum’s own Lateef The Truthspeaker and Chief Xcel on a few tracks, then completed the 1st GE album, ‘Cliquety Kliqk.’ Hailed by URB as ‘Ennio Morricone for the 21st century,’ the album is a far out mix of vintage funk, hip hop beats, noir riffs, cinematic arrangements, pop melodies and digital twinkle.

After touring behind the album, Salters joined Blackalicious in the studio to work on ‘The Craft’ and toured with them for over a year. Concurrently, he formed San Francisco trio Honeycut with singer Bart Davenport and drummer/programmer Tony Sevener. Quannum Projects released their critically acclaimed 1st album, ‘The Day I Turned To Glass,’ in 2006. As he was touring with Honeycut and laying keys down for more artists (Lifesavas, Curumin,, Jel, The Mighty Underdogs, etc…), Salters started working on a second GE effort. ‘Good city for dreamers’ was completed in the fall of 2008. On 'Good City,' RV whips up his own take on psychedelia, one where future soul, oldschool pop, sampling, indie rock, hip hop and free jazz make sparkles as they collide. In doing so, the French expatriate joins the growing ranks of artists who are citizens of the world, nomads who create a sonic landscape that feeds as much on their origins as it does on their travels.

The Sound Stylistics - Play Deep Funk (2007)


Artist: The Sound Stylistics
Album: Play Deep Funk
Label: Freestyle Records
Released: Apr 2007
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style: Deep Funk
Format: mp3 256 kbit
Tracks: 17
Total Time: 54:46
Total Size: 104 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/soundstylisticsuk

Track list:


1. Shake And Hip Drop (2:36)
2. Soul Dynamite (2:35)
3. The Players Theme (4:48)
4. Down Home Style (2:59)
5. Heavy Soul (3:35)
6. Polariser (2:51)
7. Fast Eddie (3:05)
8. Party People (2:41)
9. Night Theme (3:25)
10. Back On The Streets (3:04)
11. Keeping On (3:20)
12. Get Ya Some (2:56)
13. Move It Up (3:26)
14. Homebrew (3:54)
15. The Message (3:17)
16. Put It In The Pocket (3:57)
17. Freedom Sound (2:17)

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Performed by some of the best musicians on the planet, and a veritable who is who on the London funk scene, the list is simply too amazing not to acknowledge fully here: James Taylor (JTQ), Jim Watson (Incognito), Mark Van der Gucht (Galliano], Eddie Roberts (New Mastersounds), Neil Robinson (JTQ), Simon Lee (Dr. Seuss), Andy Ross (The Herbaliser), Mike Smith (Jamiroquai), Nichol Thompson (Brand New Heavies), and Snowboy. Collectively they make up The Sound Stylistics, a virtual group and jam band of the highest order.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972)


"Superstition" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. It was included on Wonder's Talking Book album,[1] and released as a single in many countries. It reached number one in the USA,[2] and number one on the soul singles chart. [3]. Overseas, it peaked number eleven in the UK, in February 1973. In November 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is recognised as Stevie Wonder's signature song.

Tracks:

1. Kick
2. Ovhead hi-hat
3. Ovhead ride
4. Vox
5. Vox
6. Clav1
7. Clav2
8. Clav3
9. Clav4
10. Clav5
11. Clav6
12. Clav7 mic
13. Clav8
14. Horn1
15. Horn2
16. Synth_Bass


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Quantic - An Announcement To Answer (2006)


Artist: Quantic
Album: An Announcement To Answer
Label: Tru Thoughts
Released: 21 Jul 2006
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Latin
Style: Nu Jazz, Downtempo, Soul, Hip-hop
Format: mp3 vbr
Tracks: 9
Total Time: 38:34
Total Size: 69.4 Mb
www.soulseduction.com

Track list:
1. Absence Heard Presence Felt (3:07)
2. An Announcement To Answer (4:53)
3. Blow In Your Horn - Quantic & Ohmega Watts (4:21)
4. Bomb In A Trumpet Factory (2:44)
5. Politick Society - Quantic & Noelle Scraggs (4:40)
6. Meet Me At The Pomegranate Tree (2:50)
7. Sabor - Quantic & Tempo (7:00)
8. Ticket To Know Where - Quantic & Ohmega Watts (4:06)
9. Tell It Like You Mean It (4:53)

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This is the fourth solo album by Quantic and Will Holland's eighth full-length production. A year and a half in the making, 'An Announcement To Answer' marks the next step in the evolution of Quantic's sound - broadening his musical palette whilst still delivering the trademark funky grooves that have made him a sure-fire floor-filler for DJs worldwide.
Inspired and educated (as opposed to influenced) by the records he discovered whilst travelling and working in Puerto Rico, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana and Ethiopia, Quantic has fused the traditional sounds of these countries with hip hop, soul, funk and jazz to produce his own potent musical brew.
Much of the album was written and recorded on a laptop in various locations around the world - including Puerto Rico and the Candela studios in San Juan - during an extended period of international gigging and crate-digging. Experimenting with new techniques and collaborating with the talented people he met during his travels has endowed Quantic's music with a greater depth, intricacy and level of sophistication than ever before.
Guest artists on the album include Noelle Scaggs from The Rebirth, Ohmega Watts and Puerto Rican percussionist Tempo, who has previously worked with Roberto Roena of the legendary Fania All Stars.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Quantic - Apricot Morning (2002)


Artist: Quantic
Album: Apricot Morning
Label: Tru Thoughts
Released: 24 Jun 2002
Genre: Electronic
Style: Downtempo, Funky Breaks, Nu Jazz, Jazzdance
Format: mp3 320 kbit
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 51:51
Total Size: 123 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/quanticmusic

Track list:


1. Apricot Morning (6:07)
2. Transatlantic (4:31)
3. Brand New Watusi feat. EQ (5:41)
4. Search The Heavens feat. Alice Russell (5:38)
5. Wider Than The Sky (3:44)
6. Primate Boogaloo feat. Aspects (3:24)
7. Blackstone Rock (3:49)
8. Sweet Calling feat. Alice Russell (4:31)
9. Trouble From The River (6:07)
10. Not So Blue (4:53)
11. Off The Beaten Track (3:26)


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Will Holland's second album under the Quantic name, originally released in 2002. Apricot Morning was the precursor to the excellent Stampede (2003) and hints at the sound he arrived at with his Soul Orchestra, combining influences from Jazz, Hip Hop, Afro, Funk, Soul and Breakbeat to forge a style that is truly original. Tru Thought.

Healer Selecta - Let's Get It Started (2010)


Artist: Healer Selecta
Album: Let's Get It Started
Label: Freestyle Records
Released: 08 Mar 2010
Genre: Funk / Soul, Latin, Reggae
Style: Afrobeat, Rhythm & Blues, Rocksteady
Format: mp3 320 kbit
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 40:34
Total Size: 95.6 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/healerselecta

Track list:

1. You Are Listen To (3:52)
2. Let's Get It Starter (3:29)
3. Melting Pot (4:12)
4. Twangy Batucada (2:34)
5. Sweet Lil Thang Of Mine (7:35)
6. Rock A Rolla Boogaloo (3:07)
7. Foundation Of Love (4:06)
8. Tura Stomp (3:31)
9. Cuban Proyect (3:54)
10. Cruisin' On The Highway (4:14)

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"Healer Selecta (aka Yvan Serrano-Fontova) is bang in the zone with this fresh new offering. Chunky beats, Surf guitar, Boogaloo breaks, soul, rocksteady (you getting the idea? Eclectic!) It's all here and in fruitful abundance. This kid does not let up his schizoid tastes make him more varied than a kelloggs variety 12 pack".Blues & Soul magazine (Emrys Baird)

"An album that takes in Afrobeat, reggae, soul and even surf guitar. The musical metissage works to perfection on 'Melting pot' with percussion courtesy of Snowboy and vocals reggae DJ style from Asher Storm wheareas on 'Foundation of love' it is Brazilian percussion meets Afrobeat with an underlying piano and guitar vamp that does the business." Vibe UK (Tim Stenhouse)

"Packs a punch of fun and joy!!" (Diesler)

"A fantastic release on Freestyle and love the mix between funk, latin and breakbeat. This album is at thetime the best i heard this year!" Innervision Records (Ed Royal)

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ed Royal & Enne - The Groove Collage (2007)



Artist: Ed Royal & Enne
Album: The Groove Collage
Label: Innvision Records
Released: Mar 2007
Genre: Electronic / Funk/soul
Style: Nu Jazz / Nu Funk / Jazz-lounge
Format: mp3 320 kbit
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 61:37
Total Size: 141 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/edroyal

Track list:
1. Funky Kitchen (4:22)
2. He's A Champ (4:10)
3. It's Hip To Be Square (5:35)
4. Vamos Irmanos (5:23)
5. Sunset Groove (5:55)
6. Vibes In Space (5:47)
7. Jazzy Jester (5:35)
8. Rhodes Scream (4:01)
9. Use Your Brain (5:45)
10. Fuzzy Senor Salsa (4:43)
11. Funky Flute (5:13)
12. Groove Collage (5:08)

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Innvision is Ed & Enne's own label and they've released most of their work through Innvision. They've been featured in countless playlists of the tastemaker's tastemakers like Makossa (G-Stone/FM4), Jon H (Fort Knox Five), Kid Loco (Yellow Productions), and Rob Birch (Stereo MC's), and they've contributed to Brazilectro and Ursula 1000's "Ursadelica" to name the least. The Pink Panther track was from their second single "Born To Funk" which sold out within a month (that's the track featured in Ursadelica as well). They've also done remixes for the likes of All Good Funk Alliance, Soulphonic Sound System and Parov Stelar.

When it comes to the music on The Groove Collage you'll get a little bit of everything, but what else would you expect. There are healthy Brazilian music influences here, as well as Afro-Latin grooves of all kinds. Added to that are some exquisite lounge moods, demonstrated best in songs like the opener "Funky Kitchen", which is well suited to lovers of Ursula 1000, Thunderball, or Kraak & Smaak. "Vamos Irmanos" was released as one of the singles off The Groove Collage (as was "It's Hip To Be Square") and it's a heavy Latin groove saturated with funky keys and horns over a smooth layer of breakbeats. This one is going to hit fans of Fort Knox Five or Skeewiff right.

Stereoscope Jerk Explosion - La Panthere Pop (2008)



Artist: Stereoscope Jerk Explosion
Album: La Panthere Pop
Label: Les Disques Cosmic Groove
Release date: 11 Nov 2008
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk / Garage / Psychedelic / Pop
Format: mp3 192 kbit
Tracks: 21
Total Time: 47:47
Total Size: 67.9 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/stereoscopejerkexplosion


Track list:

1. Prelude panthere pop (0:15)
2. Bengali corporation (3:11)
3. Bumblebee (2:52)
4. Interlude fuzz party (1:07)
5. Sitramania (3:16)
6. Interlude bumblebee (0:50)
7. L'homme grenoulle (3:35)
8. Fuzz party (2:47)
9. Interlude truc bidule (1:17)
10. Truc bidule (3:01)
11. Per la riviera tolonesa (1:38)
12. Interlude Bengali corporation (1:23)
13. La panthere pop (2:19)
14. Interlude sitarmania (0:46)
15. Promenade des British (4:22)
16. Interlude moog traffic (1:33)
17. Jark a la vague (3:04)
18. Interlude promenade des british (0:39)
19. Moog traffic (4:06)
20. Club vandou (4:04)
21. Postlude panthere pop (1:42)

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Funky grooves, psychedelic sitar, and mod Hammond organ - a magnificent blend that's every bit as dynamic as the image on the cover - served up as the long-awaited album from this cool European combo! The album's got a feel that's somewhere between 60s spy soundtracks and Brit library work - but also carries a tighter, funkier groove overall - a contemporary ear for the best funky elements of the old days, served up with production styles that continue a very classic groove! The whole thing's a real unexpected delight - a set that grabs us with the same sort of energy as the older Blow Up scene during its best years - with no kitsch, no nonsense, and a brilliant sense of sound throughout.

"Super tunes, full of Hammond, wah-wah, sitar, Moog, drum breaks. What with the shifts in textures and mood it's far more preferable to what the other bands of this ilk have been turning out over the past few years! Classy and cool ! " Jon Mojo Mills - Shinding Magazine (UK)

"Ces cocktails furieusement pop pourraient bien devenir aussi cultes que les annes 60. C'est, en tout cas, tout le mal qu'on leur souhaite." Joachim Bertrand - Only Groove (France)

"The first releases by Stereoscope Jerk Explosion are nothing short of marvelous! Stereoscope Jerk Explosion have taken a classic sixties club sound and made a genuine classic to sit alongside the masters." Martin Lawrie - Soul Generation (UK)

Ritornano Quelli Di... Calibro 35 (2010)


Artist: Calibro 35
Album: Ritornano Quelli Di... Calibro 35
Label: Ghost Records
Release date: 19 Feb 2010
Genre: Jazz / Funk
Style: Psyhedelic / Funk
Format: mp3 160kbit
Tracks: 13
Total Time: 47:09
Total Size: 55.6 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/calibro35

Track list:
1. Eurocrime! (2:56)
2. La Morte Accarezza A Mezzanotte (5:17)
3. L'Esecutore (3:10)
4. Milano Odia: La Polizia Non Puo' Sparare (4:21)
5. Convergere in Giambellino (3:34)
6. Il Ritorno Della Banda - Parte I (3:19)
7. Il Ritorno Della Banda - Parte II (2:56)
8. Cinque Bambole Per La Luna D'Agosto (2:18)
9. Piombo in Bocca (3:31)
10. Sospesi Nel Traffico (3:22)
11. Gentil Sesso e Brutali Delitti (2:55)
12. Il Consigliori (6:23)
13. Si Dicono Tante Cose... (3:07)

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Researches begun years ago, diggin dusty vinyl crates for obscure samples. The discovery of italian '60s and '70s soundtracks was a crucial point; from that moment on nothing sounded as good and interesting as electrifying tracks from exploitation movies.

By the summer of 2007 time was ready and Tommaso Colliva (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Arto Lindsay) invited an incredible jam band formed by Massimo Martellotta (Stewart Copeland, Eugenio Finardi, Mauro Pagani) on guitars and lapsteels, Enrico Gabrielli (Afterhours, Mariposa, Morgan) keyboards and brass, Fabio Rondanini (Pino Marino, Roberto Angelini, Collettivo Angelo Mai) on drums and Luca Nano Cavina (Transgender, Lindo Ferretti, Beatrice Antolini) on bass to record at omniaB studios in Milan.

During that first two days long recording session Calibro 35 became a killer combo performing classic and obscure themes, trying to bring something contemporary to the compositions but still remaining very respectful to the originals. Original tunes appeared soon with the same aim, recreating the attitude, the sound and that strange mixture between jazz, funk, rock, classical and improvvisation that made italian soundtracks known worldwide.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (Remastered) 2010


Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Title Of Album: Electric Ladyland
Year Of Release: 2010
Original Release Date: October 1968
Label: Legacy Recordings
Genre: Classic Rock
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: VBR, ~215 kbps
Total Time: 75:30 min
Total Size: 115 mb

Tracklist:

01. ...And The Gods Made Love 01:23
02. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) 02:10
03. Crosstown Traffic 02:27
04. Voodoo Chile 15:00
05. Little Miss Strange 02:52
06. Long Hot Summer Night 03:28
07. Come On (Let The Good Times Roll) 04:09
08. Gypsy Eyes 03:44
09. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 03:40
10. Rainy Day, Dream Away 03:42
11. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) 13:40
12. Moon, Turn The Tides...Gently Gently Away 01:02
13. Still Raining, Still Dreaming 04:26
14. House Burning Down 04:33
15. All Along The Watchtower 04:01
16. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 05:13

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Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix's innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form. Because he was unable to read or write music, it is nothing short of remarkable that Jimi Hendrix's meteoric rise in the music took place in just four short years. His musical language continues to influence a host of modern musicians, from George Clinton to Miles Davis, and Steve Vai to Jonny Lang.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Baby Huey - The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend


Fantastic! The lost link in the Chicago soul scene of the 60s was Baby Huey — and he was a pretty darn big link too, if you've ever seen him in pictures! Weighing in at about 300 pounds, Baby Huey was sort of a rockin' soul star who played clubs on both sides of the city, to audiences of all types — working in a party-styled blend of funk, rock, and soul that was one of the most powerful grooves going down in the Windy City at the time! Huey sadly passed away at a very young age, leaving only this full album as his legacy.

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Dennis Coffey - Hair & Thangs


A stunner! You'll probably never find this rare first Dennis Coffey album in the original, so you owe it to yourself to snatch up this funky funky reissue of stripped down guitar breakbeat jams! The record has Coffey playing his trademark fuzzy guitar, along with his early group that included the legendary Lyman Woodard on organ and Andrew Davis on drums.

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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - New York City Live (2007)



Artist: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Album: New York City Live (Limited Edition CDR)
Label: Not On Label
Released: 2007
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Afrobeat, Funk
Format: mp3 192 kbit
Tracks: 12
Total Time: 46:33
Total Size: 66 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/hypnoticbusiness

Track list:

1. Tarik (3:43)
2. Deja Vu (3:31)
3. Jukebox (4:51)
4. Hypnotic (3:08)
5. War (3:05)
6. Sri Nerodi (5:10)
7. Marcus Garvey (3:41)
8. Alyo (3:26)
9. Mercury (3:52)
10. Untitled 1 (4:02)
11. Untitled 2 (2:35)
12. Untitled 3 (5:29)

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Jason Miles - Global Noize (2008)


Artist: Jason Miles
Title Of Album: Global Noize
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Shanachie Entertainment
Genre: Acid Jazz / Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 50:46 min
Total Size: 68 MB
WebSite: JasonMilesMusic.com

Tracklist:

01. Jam 4 Joe, A
02. Spice Island
03. Souk, The
04. Quero Dancar
05. Dar' Abesque
06. Bollyhood
07. Planetary Beat
08. Exotic Thoughts
09. Pool Of Honey
10. Spin Cycle
11. What I Know

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Top musicians, blend elements unlike anything ever!!!
I first saw these guys play live which was amazing to see so many talented musicians together on one stage. To bring it all together, the experience of the jam. This is a must for Miles fans, for Logic fans, for Popper fans, for Worrel fans, for Falu.....Experimentation combining, "Grooves, melodies and vibes of the world united..." Yes indeed five stars.
Anthony Hanley

Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge: The Best Of (2009)


Artist: Funkadelic
Title Of Album: Standing On The Verge: The Best Of
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Genre: Funk / Rock / R&B
Format: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~195 kbps
Tracks: 20
Total Time: 01:16:44
Total Size: 97 MB
WebSite: myspace.com

Tracklist:

01. Cosmic Slop
02. Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
03. You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
04. One Nation Under A Groove Pr 1
05. Better By The Pound
06. Sexy Ways
07. Loose Booty
08. (Not Just) Knee Deep Pr 1
09. A Joyful Process
10. Whatever Makes My Baby Feel Good
11. Can You Get To That
12. Maggot Brain
13. I Wanna Know If It's Good To You
14. I'll Bet You
15. Hit It And Quit It
16. Red Hot Mama
17. I Got A Thing, You Got A Thing, Everybody Got A Thing
18. Comin' Round The Mountain
19. Let's Take It To The Stage
20. Undisco Kidd

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2009 collection that incorporates material from their recordings with the Westbound and Warner labels. 2009 is the 40th Anniversary of Funkadelic's first release and this compilation celebrates that landmark. Over a period of 12 years from their Westbound debut album to the release of 1981's The Electric Spanking Of War Babies, Funkadelic, piloted by George Clinton, redefined the way that black music was recorded and presented. They scored 20 R&B chart hit singles and a dozen chart albums, but their influence was far greater. Standing On The Verge includes the two #1 R&B singles 'One Nation Under A Groove' and '(Not Just) Knee Deep', sample favorites such as 'I'll Bet You' and 'Undisco Kidd' and dancefloor monsters such as 'Cosmic Slop' and 'Better By The Pound'. Westbound.

Friday, March 12, 2010

VA – People’s Potential Family Album (2010)


Artist: VA
Title Of Album: People’s Potential Family Album
Year Of Release: (2010)
Genre: Funk / Disco
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~320kbps
Tracks: 18
Total Time: 74:42 min
Total Size: 138 MB

Tracklist:
01. Minority Band - Live
02. Minority Band - Tasty Tune
03. Sir Bentley - Street Shuffle
04. TMS - Get The Feelin
05. Ballplayers - Universal Language
06. Crunch - Cruise
07. Crunch - Funky Beat
08. Satellite Band - Rejuvenate The Fonk
09. Midnight Express - Danger Zone
10. Checker Kabb - By My Side
11. Mix-O-Rap - All Party People
12. Cardell Funk Machine - Shoot Your Shot
13. JPs Force - Time To Throw Down
14. Initials - Message In The Music
15. George Smallwood - You Know I Love You
16. Saavy - Mizz Mean
17. Caprice - Candy Man
18. Jim Bennett - Hold That Groove


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Kenny Dope and the Undercover Brother Pres Dopebrother Studio A (2009)


Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Kenny Dope and the Undercover Brother Pres Dopebrother Studio A
Year Of Release: (2009)
Label: Dopebrother
Genre: Funk / Soul
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: VBR ~256kbps
Tracks: 18
Total Time: 68:08 min
Total Size: 93.6 MB

Tracklist:
01.Lenis Guess and The Raw Soul - How You Gonna Do It
02.Kenny Smith - Foxfire
03.BAB (Big Apple Band) - Party And Get On Down
04.Steve Marshall - Creative Happiness
05.Masterminds ft. Lady Bianca - We Got To Get Together
06.Jimmy James Thomas - I Can't Dance
07.Kenny Smith & The Fox Fire Band - Here Comes The Law
08.400 Years Of What - Get Down People
09.Dirty Red Morgan Group - Your Chicken Ain't Funky Like Mine
10.Kenny Smith & The Maximum Feeling - Everybody Knows I Love You
11.Steve Marshall - Maintain
12.Manzel - It's Over Now
13.Manzel & The Soul Syndicate - Can You Feel My Love
14.400 Years Of What - Do What You Like
15.Jimmy James Thomas - Waiting At The Station
16.Kenny Smith & The Maximum Feeling - Skunkie
17.Manzel - It's Over Now
18.The U.B.s - Synthetic Drums


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VA - Colours Of Funk (2009)


Title Of Album: Colours Of Funk
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Sonorama
Genre: Funk, Soul-Jazz, Space-Age
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 37:32 min
Total Size: 269 mb / 85.96 (+5% recovery)

Tracklist:
01.ralph marco - mr. marco's music 02:34
02.frank mantis - open up 02:27
03.klaus weiss - jumping balls 02:30
04.siegfried schwab - get the groove 02:55
05.peter thomas - jump and fly 02:23
06.ken aldin - dark alley 03:06
07.siegfried schwab - high snobiety 02:07
08.klaus weiss - present news 00:55
09.ralph marco - chicago song 02:50
10.ken aldin - back talk 02:47
11.siegfried schwab - gettin' high 02:27
12.frank mantis - pick it up 03:04
13.klaus weiss - just funky 02:12
14.ken aldin - late train 02:36
15.peter thomas - sound colours a 02:37

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Heavy funk in a variety of cool colors - the first-ever collection of work from German sound library labels Golden Ring & Happy Records - and a real revelation to our ears! Grooves are plenty heavy throughout - lots of funky drums and burning basslines - with instrumentation that runs the gamut from choppy fusion to soundtrack-styled funk - often with lots of keyboards and guitar in the mix!

The labels are almost a refuge for players who'd previously cut more famous funky work at the MPS label - artists who include Peter Thomas, Klaus Weiss, and Sigi Schwab, all of whom make some key appearances here - moving at the same great funky jazz pace they were hitting earlier in the 70s. Other artists are more obscure, but equally great - and the set's a true treasure trove of funky grooves you'll be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. Titles include "Present News" and "Jumping Balls" by Klaus Weiss, "Sound Colours A" by Peter Thomas, "Getting High" and "Get The Groove" by Sigi Schwab, "Mr Marco's Blues" and "Chicago Song" by Ralph Marco, "Open Up" and "Pick It Up" by Frank Mantis, "Late Train" and "Dark Alley" by Ken Aldin, and "Just Funky" by Klaus Weiss. © 1996-2009, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

VA - Funky Flea Vol.1 - Rare Grooves From The Brussels Fleamarkets


VA - Calypsoul 70 - Caribbean Soul & Calypso Crossover 1969-1979


A cool collection of funky grooves from the Caribbean — tracks that take a strong influence from American soul and funk, then blend it heavily with hip rhythms from the islands! A few of the names here are familiar, but most are relatively obscure — and put together, the tunes on the set illustrate a hugely under-tapped scene that's filled with wonderful tunes — tracks awash in jazzy rhythms, skittish percussion, and a range of styles that move past much more familiar Jamaican sounds from down south. Drums here are often quite heavy, and matched by other percussion as well — not to mention jagged guitar lines and bass bits that really send the whole thing home!

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DUBLAB'S SECONDHAND SURESHOTS: DVD, 12", SLIPMATS & HAND-SCREENED SLEEVES



DUBLAB'S SECONDHAND SURESHOTS: DVD, 12", SLIPMATS & HAND-SCREENED SLEEVES


DVD Secondhand Sureshots the film
RECORD 12-inch Picture Disc, original music by Daedelus, J-Rocc, Nobody and Ras G, plus a megamix by Kutmah
SLIPMATS Left & Right.
SLEEVES Hand-screened gatefold LP sleeves individually printed by Hit+Run

Here's the short and sweet...

Secondhand Sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling. Dublab Dublab directors Bryan “Morpho” Younce & Mark "frosty" McNeill sent beatmakers Daedelus, Nobody, J.Rocc and Ras G on safari into L.A. thrift stores with orders to make new music out of five finds while the cameras filmed the whole process. The result is a mini-documentary about putting new life into old vinyl. Over 2 hours of footage, music & bonus material.

Secondhand Sureshots will be released Feb. 9, 2010 as DVD & CD, distributed by Stones Throw. Today on our web store we present the exclusive Secondhand Sureshots Deluxe Super Set.

The Deluxe Super Set is a true sound and vision experiment. Dublab scoured Southern California and rescued 500 gatefold LP covers from dusty thrift store bin obscurity. Our graphic friends at Hit+Run took the covers and screen-printed them by hand, making new visual masterpieces to house the first public release of Secondhand Sureshots. Stuffed in this package is all-exclusive material sampled and shredded into new forms fine-tuned to blow your mind. We hope it inspires you to make your own creative gems and jams!













dublab presents...SECONDHAND SURESHOTS (preview) from dublab on Vimeo.

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Documentario : Raul de Souza

Documentário musical sobre o trombonista Raul de Souza, com participações de François Lima, Arismar Do Espírito Santo, Hector Costita, Nadinho Gig, Sérgio Coelho, Grupo Na Tocaia, Grupo Munícipe Section, Grupo Saxomania.






Friday, March 05, 2010

The Mackrosoft - Antonio's Giraffe (2006)


Artist: The Mackrosoft
Title Of Album: Antonio's Giraffe
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Wax Orchard
Genre: Jazz / Fusion / Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
Tracks: 8
Total Time: 39:45 min
Total Size: 89,6 MB
WebSite: myspace.com

Tracklist:

01. The Immortality Project
02. The Mighty Luconchu
03. Antonio's Giraffe
04. The Art of Rollin'
05. The Game in F# Minor
06. Quiet Encephalitics
07. Hold Up
08. Cricket

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A Dust Brother (Cheeba), a peripheral Beastie Boy (Money Mark), a Headhunter (Mike Clark), and a slew of other musicians join producer Aja West's tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim. Throw in the fact that the album is mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, better known for his work with gangsta rap acts like N.W.A., and you start to see the hodge-podge of influences involved in this record.

Antonio's Giraffe is funky electric jazz. In that, it hints at the music of the other Antonio, but there the similarities end. While Aja West's original compositions harken to the era of Jobim, this is not a cover record.

Rhodes, horns, and drums ride high throughout. The percussion is exceptional as you might expect with a Headhunter manning the kit. There's nothing extravagant, just good solid rhythm for the other players to work from. The strength here is the Rhodes of both West and Alex Veley and the horn interplay.

"Hold Up" gives a perfect example of the Rhodes getting busy. While songs like "The Mighty Loconchu" show the coordination of the horn players at their best.

This is billed as a tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim, but outside of the title, I wouldn't haveAdicionar imagem picked up on that. In the end, it doesn't really matter. This is good music that stands on its own without any reference needed. -- C. W. Hall (Atlanta, GA USA)

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Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Colorblind (2006)


Artist: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Title Of Album: Colorblind
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Warner Bros.
Genre: Blues / Funk
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 44:17
Total Size: 88,07 Mb (+3%)

Colorblind isn't an adequate title for this album. Randolph's follow-up to 2003's Grammy-nominated Unclassified is bright and energetic as a tie-dye-patterned pinwheel. Mostly its 11 tunes are about grooves plucked from the era of Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder, dappled with brilliant classic rock musicianship (think Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck) and driven by frenetic verve. When things slow down, it's usually to let the young pedal steel virtuoso revisit his roots in the Holiness Church, although the team of pop-world songwriters he collaborates with make the lyrics of Randolph's R&B hymns ambiguous between devotion to a woman or to God. Guests Dave Matthews (singing backup on "Love Is the Only Way") and Eric Clapton (lending second guitar to a hot-but-rote cover of the Doobie Brothers' hit "Jesus Is Just Alright") are oddly subdued, but neo-soul diva Leela James puts sex and smolder into her duet with Randolph on "Stronger." Ultimately, though, this album's all about Randolph himself, who has loosened his grip on the blues and gospel bedrock of his earlier playing to become a master of flashy funk and rock riffs and the owner of a tone so gargantuan it's earned him a place in rock-guitar Olympus--if not Heaven. ~Ted Drozdowski, Amazon.com

Product Description
On Colorblind, the third album from Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, and Leela James join for a jam-packed, emotion-filled, good-time party mix of funk, soul, rock, gospel, and blues.

Tracklist:
01. Ain't Nothing Wrong With That
02. Deliver Me
03. Diane
04. Angels
05. Jesus Is Just Alright (feat. Eric Clapton)
06. Stronger (feat. Leela James)
07. Thrill Of It
08. Blessed
09. Love Is The Only Way (feat. Dave Matthews, Leroi Moore & Rashawn Ross)
10. Thankful 'N Thoughtful
11. Homecoming

Personnel:
Robert Randolph - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
Danyel Morgan - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar
Jason Crosby - vocals, piano, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards
Marcus Randolph - vocals, drums

Additional personnel include:
Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews - vocals, guitar
Leela James - vocals


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Thursday, March 04, 2010

Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Unclassified 2003


Artist: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Title Of Album: Unclassified
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Warner Bros.
Genre: Blues / Funk
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 56:22
Total Size: 113.84 Mb (+3%)

This debut studio album resurrects the spiritual fervor of gospel, gutbucket soul of the blues, earthy power of R&B and raucous energy rock. Led by pedal steel guitarist Randolph, who has been compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Duane Allman and Jimi Hendrix. Enhanced with behind the scenes footage. Digipak. Warner Bros 2003.

Tracklist:
01 - Going in the Right Direction
02 - I Need More Love
03 - Nobody
04 - Soul Refreshing
05 - Squeeze
06 - Smile
07 - Good Times (3 Stroke)
08 - Why Should I Feel Lonely
09 - Calypso
10 - Problems
11 - Run for Your Life


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Personnel:

Robert Randolph - pedal steel guitar, vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Lenesha Randolph
Candice Anderson - background vocals
John Ginty - piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Leon Mobley - percussion
Danyel Morgan - acoustic & electric guitars, bass, background vocals
Marcus Randolph - drums
Neal Casal, Ricky Fowler - vocals

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Live at the Wetlands 2002


Artist: Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Title Of Album: Live at the Wetlands
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Sci Fidelity Records
Genre: Blues / Funk
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: VBR 224-320 kbps
Total Time: 1:09:53
Total Size: 106,58 Mb (+3%)

This album's all about the blazing virtuosity of Robert Randolph. The pop-music arrival of the young pedal-steel guitarist from the Pentecostal church was shepherded last year by the North Mississippi Allstars and groove organist John Medeski in a brilliant album and group called The Word. With his own Family Band and just one spiritual, the lovely "Pressing My Way," on the set list, Randolph sends lightning bolts through the audience in this August 2001 recording at a now-shuttered Manhattan club. He blends the showmanship of his blues inspiration, Stevie Ray Vaughan, with his own unique instrumental mastery, transforming his steel guitar into something more like a lead vocalist. Randolph constantly makes his 13-string guitar play call-and-response with his own singing, and he breathes fire into Slim Harpo's chestnut "Shake Your Hips" by making it a field day for his stabbing splashes of notes and chords, inventing a different melody for his long solos that's more western swing than swamp blues. Although the shout-and-stomp-along original, "I Don't Know What You Come to Do," raises the crowd, it's the 11-minute finale, "Tears of Joy," that is Randolph's showstopper. The tune's a crafty summation of all his gifts: slow, sliding, rich-toned notes and low-buzzing chords; rhythms that pull from the stately qualities of gospel (enhanced by the way Randolph's steel blends with John Ginty's Hammond organ) and the pure exhilaration of rock improvisation; and beautiful tones that echo from honky-tonk to Hendrix. It's the musical equivalent of a white-water thrill ride. Ted Drozdowski. All Music Guide

Tracklist:

01. Ted's Jam
02. The March
03. Pressing My Way
04. Shake Your Hips
05. I Don't Know What You Come to Do
06. Tears of Joy

Personnel:
Robert Randolph - Vocals, Pedal-steel Guitar
Danyel Morgan - Vocals, Bass
John Ginty - Hammond B-3 organ
Marcus Randolph - drums


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VA - Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas 2010


Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas
Year Of Release: February 23, 2010
Label: World Psychedelic
Genre: Funk, Latin
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 46:40 min
Total Size: 65,9 MB

Tracklist
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01 03:03 Celio Balona - Tema De Batman
02 03:35 Loyce E Os Gnomes - Era Uma Nota De
03 02:23 The Youngsters - I Wanna Be Your Man
04 03:14 Serguei - Ourico
05 02:26 Fabio - Lindo Sonho Delirante
06 02:26 Tony E Som Colorido - O Carona
07 03:36 14 Bis - God Save The Queen
08 02:54 Banda De 7 Leguas - Dia De Chuva
09 02:51 Ton & Sergio - Vou Sair Do Cativeiro
10 03:04 Ely - As Turbinas Estao Ligadas
11 02:58 Com Os Falcoes Reais - Ele Seculo Xx
12 02:21 Marisa Rossi - Cinturao De Fogo
13 03:27 The Pops - Som Imaginario De Jimmi Hendrix
14 02:01 Loyce E Os Gnomes - Que E Isso
15 02:09 Piry - Heroi Moderno
16 04:12 Mac Rybell - The Lantern


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Donny Hathaway - Original Album Series


Artist: Donny Hathaway
Title Of Album: Original Album Series
Year Of Release: March 9, 2010
Label: Atlantic / Rhino
Genre: Chicago soul, soul, funk, pop, R&B, blues-rock
Quality: MP3 / Joint Stereo
Bitrate: VBR kbit/s / 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 223:19 min
Total Size: 296,3 MB
WebSite: Donny Hathaway

Import only five CD box set containing a quintet of original albums from the R&B/Soul legend: Donny Hathaway, Everything Is Everything, Extension Of A Man, In Performance and Live. Hathaway had signed to Atlantic Records in 1969 and achieved plenty of critical acclaim, building a successful career that achieved it's commercial zenith when he collaborated with labelmate Roberta Flack in 1973. Since his death in 1979, Hathaway's musical output has remained influential for new generations of Soul and Pop fans. Warner.

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Cd1

01 03:29 Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)
02 03:32 Je Vous Aime (I Love You)
03 03:51 I Believe To My Soul
04 03:38 Misty
05 04:05 Sugar Lee
06 03:15 Tryin' Times
07 05:51 Thank You Master (For My Soul)
08 06:54 The Ghetto
09 06:44 To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Cd2

01 06:25 Giving Up
02 05:28 A Song For You
03 04:47 Little Girl
04 05:55 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
05 04:25 Magnificent Sanctuary Band
06 05:34 She Is My Lady
07 03:38 I Believe In Music
08 04:54 Take A Love Song
09 03:49 Put Your Hand In The Hand

Cd3

01 05:18 What's Goin' On
02 12:08 The Ghetto
03 04:04 Hey Girl
04 04:34 You've Got A Friend
05 04:30 Little Ghetto Boy
06 05:12 We're Still Friends
07 03:08 Jealous Guy
08 13:48 Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)

Cd4

01 05:32 I Love The Lord; He Heard My Cry Parts I & II)
02 04:15 Someday We'll All Be Free
03 03:14 Flying Easy
04 03:34 Valdez In The Country
05 05:23 I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
06 04:35 Come Little Children
07 03:26 Love, Love, Love
08 05:12 The Slums
09 03:08 Magdalena
10 05:12 I Know It's You

Cd5

01 08:23 To Be Young, Gifted and Black
02 05:54 A Song For You
03 07:07 Nu-Po
04 05:58 I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
05 07:56 We Need You Right Now
06 05:34 Sack Full Of Dreams


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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Oghene Kologbo & Afrobeat Academy- Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti



Here's a must have for every fan of Afrobeat music - 'REMEMBER FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI' - The eagerly-awaited album of the legendary bass- and tenor-guitar-player Oghene Kologbo.
He's one of the true legends of Afrobeat music. Kologbo olayed on 37 albums with Fela Kuti and the Africa 70. He's carrying on the tradition with 10 songs recorded with the Afrobeat Academy
Guitar legend Oghene Kologbo was born in Warri, Nigeria in 1957. His father was a well known highlife musician. When Kologbo was a teenager, he began performing with the revolutionary Afrobeat master Fela Kuti. Kologbo went on to record more than 50 sides with Africa 70. He played the hypnotic tenor guitar lines, but often recorded bass and rhythm guitar too. Kologbo was Fela’s personal assistant and ‘tape recorder’. That is, it was his job to remember the melodies Fela would sing to him late at night, then teach them to the band at rehearsal the next day. In 1978, after a show at the Berlin Jazz Festival, Kologbo left the band (along with Tony Allen and a few others) and stayed in Berlin.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Kologbo worked with the legendary but short-lived Roots Anabo. He also toured and recorded with King Sunny Ade, Tony Allen, and Brenda Fosse, among others.

In 2005, Kologbo began working with the Afrobeat Academy, Berlin’s heaviest afrobeat ensemble.

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Friday, February 26, 2010

James Brown - Funk Power, A Brand New Thang (1970)


Mebusas - Blood Brothers (1973/2009)


Best known for their cut Son of Mr Bulldog which was made available on the recent Afro Baby compilation on Soundway Records, The Mebusas lone LP Blood Brothers combines elements of American soul and funk, psychedelic rock, latin/carribean rhythms and traditional African music. Innovative arrangements, deep rhythms and top-notch playing make this 1973 album a true classic. This is the first ever reissue of this landmark album.
Beautiful grooves from the Nigerian scene of the 70s -- a set of really unique grooves, and the only-ever album from the enigmatic Mebusas! There's kind of a tripped-out feel to some of these tracks -- Afro Funk, but taken left of center from the style of Fela -- thanks to some weird keyboard bits, odd production touches, and some occasional psychedelic guitar -- which really fuzzes things up, and almost creates a cross-cultural vibe that should have gotten this album play up in London, or over in New York! Lyrics are in English, and some of the tracks have a heavy dose of American funk, too -- yet others are pure 70s African funk all the way through -- a wonderful blend of modes that really keeps things interesting. Titles include "Son Of Mr Bull Dog", "Do You Know", "Grooving Out On Life", "Kwashioko", "Blood Brothers", "Return/Pada", and "I Wonna Do It"


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Mulatu Astatke- Mulatu Steps Ahead 2010


Following his acclaimed Inspiration Information collaboration with The Heliocentrics, the Father of Ethio jazz Mulatu Astatke presents his brand new studio album, Mulatu Steps Ahead, this Spring.

The album explores new directions in fusions of Western jazz with Ethiopian modes, moving forward the pioneering sound Mulatu developed during the '60s and '70s, showcased on the recent Strut compilation New York - Addis - London. For the new album, tracks were recorded with members of Either/Orchestra in Boston, with contributions by traditional Ethiopian musicians in Addis, members of The Heliocentrics and some of the U.K.'s leading jazz and African players during the final sessions in London in November 2009.

Each track on the album tells its own story. The reflective, meandering opener, "Radcliffe," was composed specifically for the Radcliffe Institute during Mulatu's time lecturing at Harvard in Boston – the original score is now framed on the wall there. "The Way To Nice" was written and arranged on the tour bus during Mulatu's recent French dates. "With this track, you are traveling on a long journey, talking and thinking," he explains. "It was inspired by the many beautiful places on the coast road around Nice."

"Assosa" adapts traditional music from the Assosa tribes in North-Western Ethiopia and "Mulatu's Mood" re-works a Mulatu jazz fusion composition from the early '90s into a new swinging Afro high life arrangement. "I wanted to use West African styles within this version and try new ways of using the beautiful sound of the kora," explains Mulatu.

"Boogaloo" and "I Faram Gami I Faram" reprise Mulatu classics with new, fuller scores while the bonus digital track "Derashe" highlights the traditional diminishing scales of the Derashe people of Southern Ethiopia, a musical technique that would later feature in the classical compositions of Debussy and the jazz of Charlie Parker. Says Mulatu, "Many debate how this music developed but the Derashe have played these scales for centuries. It is an untold story."


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Isaac Hayes - Tough Guys [OST] (1974)


One of Isaac Hayes' richest soundtracks — deeper and more complicated than the groove of Shaft and Truck Turner, and filled with some great tunes that glow with color, life, and imagination — showing an Isaac Hayes that almost seems to be moving beyond the usual blackploitation groove! The album sports 2 really classic tunes — the title theme "Tough Guys", and the classic "Hung Up On My Baby" — both of which have a solidly funky feel that will more than please the usual soundtrack beathead crowd. But overall, the other tunes twist and turn in a delightful mix of modes — expanding on the soulful territory Ike first explored in his original soundtracks, and offering up a great range of moods and emotion. The album's got some especially great chromatic guitar work.

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Isaac Hayes - Truck Turner [OST] (1974)


Massive work from Isaac Hayes — a hard and heavy soundtrack that we like even more than his classic work on Shaft! Unlike Shaft, Ike actually starred in the film Truck Turner — which may be one reason why he brought his full game to the table for the record — and scored a batch of badass tunes that still stand with some of the best funky soundtrack work of the 70s! The rhythm's especially hard on the best cuts — really crackling with a lot of intensity, and a stark, hard funky sound that's made the record a favorite of beatheads for years!

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Dj Mindruss - Rico Rico Y Con Funkdamento Vol.2






Artist: VA - Dj Mindruss mix
Album: Rico Rico Y Con Funkdamento Vol.2
Released: 2009
Style: Funk / Soul / Latin / Mix
Format: mp3 192 kbit
Tracks: 19
Total Time: 65:02
Total Size: 93.6 Mb
http://www.myspace.com/mindruss

Track list:


1. Brass Construction - Love (3:26)
2. Clarence Carter - Snatchin (2:28)
3. Arthur Conley - Funky Street (2:18)
4. Soul Sourvivors - Beedo (2:58)
5. Jesse Green - Flip (4:14)
6. Bohannon - Lett+s Start Ii Dance Again (3:02)
7. Kurtis Blow - It`s Gettin Hot (4:04)
8. Curtis Mayfield & Ice T - Superfly (4:03)
9. Zapp - Dance Floor (4:48)
10. Freddie James - Get Up & Boogie (2:38)
11. Big Horns Bee - Vamp Intro (3:42)
12. Benjamin Hermann - Khat (4:08)
13. Breakestra - Miss Funky Sole (2:38)
14. The Soul Snatchers - People, People (3:49)
15. El Chavo Ft Poesh Wonder - Selectah (3:32)
16. Campeon & Calagad 13 - The King Of Funk Br Version (3:24)
17. Rabbits & Carrots -Pais Tropical (3:02)
18. Jose Chepito Areas - Funky Folsom (3:34)
19. Willie Bobo & The Bo Gents - Do What You Want To Do (3:14)


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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Marva Whitney with Osaka Monaurail ( 2007)


Artist: Marva Whitney with Osaka Monaurail
Album: I Am What I Am
Label: Freestyle Records
Released: 2007
Genre: Funk / Soul
Format: mp3 vbr
Tracks: 10
Total Time: 48:25
Total Size: 62.1 Mb


Track list:
1. I Am What I Am (Part 1 & 2) (4:38)
2. Soul Sisters of The World Unite (5:26)
3. He's Mine (2:49)
4. It's Her Thing (6:41)
5. Wrap Things Up (5:18)
6. Saving My Life for My Baby (3:03)
7. Give It Up or Turn It Loose (Part 1 & 2) (5:41)
8. Every Little Bit Hurts (4:20)
9. We Sing Soul (4:05)
10. Piece in the Valley (6:24)

"Marvellous Marva", "Miss Excitement" Marva Whitney has been given a number of monikers over the years, but it was the late, great and sadly missed James Brown himself who summed it up best; dubbing her his "Soul Sister # 1".
Widely regarded as the funkiest of all James Brown's singers, Marva has been singing since childhood and first made her mark as part of the James Brown Revue in the late-1960's. However it wasn`t long before the Kansas born soulstress was cutting records of her own, many of which have since become rare-groove collectors items.

Marva`s aim to make "real soul music, that touches you and makes you dance" has seen a string of releases over the years, which have provided some of the hardest working samples in hip hop. The 45 King's classic "The 900 Number" features the looped sax intro from Marva's "Unwind Yourself", (although popularized by Chad Jackson's "Hear The Drummer Get Wicked"), along with many a career credited to her version of "It`s My Thing".

Since the rejuvenated interest in all thing funky (thanks to Mark Ronson et all!) the time is right for Marva to step back into the limelight and reclaim her crown as Soul Sister #1. Produced by Soulpower's DJ Pari and Ryo Nakata and recorded in Tokyo and Kansas City, this album features all new material, recorded in the style of 1969`s classic. It`s My Thing album. Fans will appreciate the raw and live, punchy feel of the tracks alongside some smoother moments which allow Marva to really do her thing belt out that classic soul!


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Selecta Funk Vol. 2 - Mixed by Dj Uilson


- Essa mixtape foi postada para minha felicidade no melhor blog de mixtapes do mundo Pipomixes,por isso resolvi repostala.

1 - Super Erotica - Erotic Rhythm (Macumba)
2 - Super Erotica - Jungle Fever
3 - Super Erotica - Le Couple
4 - Waltel Branco - Meu Balanço
5 - João Donato ( A Bad Donato ) - Straight Jacket
6 - Free Sound Orquestra* - Tarcisiu´s Theme
7 - Ed kennedy * - I´ll Never Fall In love Again
8 - Orquestra CBD - Tema da Zorra
9 - Raulzito & Impacto 8 (Raul de Souza) - Cantaloope Island
10 - Azymuth - Melô da Cuíca
11 - Waltel Branco - Luar do Sertão
12 - Claudia - Vai Baby (Peter Gunn)
13 - Bertrami e Conjunto Azimute (Azymuth) - Pela Cidade
14 - Marcio Montarroyos - Makaha
15 - Airto* - Zuei
16 - Azambuja @ Cia* - Tema de Azambuja
17 - Wanderlea - Ginga da Mandinga
18 - Airto fogo* - Black Soul
19 - Helio Matheus - Boi da Cara Branca
20 - Odair José* - Nunca Mais
21 - Claudia - Poeta do Medo
22 - Trio Mocotó - O Xamego de Iná
23 - Tamba 4 - Samba Blim
24 - Super Som T.A - Agora Chega
25 - Tony Bizarro - Não Vai Mudar
26 - Marcos Valle - Mentira
27 - Eumir Deodato - West 42nd Street
29 - Paulinho da Costa - Toledo Bagel


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Monday, February 22, 2010

Pela Sombras - Arthur Verocai featuring Carlos Dafe and Justo Almario- TIMELESS


Arthur Verocai performing "Pela Sombras" at the TIMELESS series. Presented by VTech and Mochilla.
The Timeless Series is about celebrating music. Great music, big music. Arthur Verocai's Self Titled album from 1972 is that. When Nuts told me that carlos dafe had sung on the original album and that we might be able to get him - I was totally sold. When Carlos Nino expressed that we might be able to get Justo Almario I was equally excited.
What happened that night as captured in the attached video is musical history. One of the leaders of the Black Rio movement - Dafe gets to trade his beautiful vocal stylings with Almario an Afro-Columbian who had come to the US and ended up playing with Mongo Santamaria, Roy Ayres (yes the Roy Ayres orchestra that toured Nigeria with Fela) and Mulatu. Yes Mulatu.
Across bars, across continents, across a stage on Cal State campus histories were rejoined and hearts beat faster to joyous music. Pela Sombras a song against the US backed dictatorship in Brasil from 1964 to 1985.... thank you Arthur.

PELAS SOMBRAS
(through the shadows)

quem viaja nas sombras / those who travel through the shadows
por detrás dos seus ombros / behind your shoulders
por detras desta blusa de lã / behind this blouse made of wool

ensaiando a morte / rehearsing the death
encolhendo o corpo / shrinking the body
Pro seu bote ou golpe final/ for your final strike
sim / yes

mais uma vez / one more time
outra vez / another time
é manhã / it's morning

tomo um banho inteiro / I take a full shower
com as águas de cheiro / with the good smelling water
ainda sonhando as fronhas / still dreaming of the pillow covers
do hotel / of the hotel
sim / yes

mais uma vez / one more time
outra vez / another time
é manhã / it's morning
é manhã / it's morning
é manhã / it's morning

Translation Debora Pill