Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Brothers Unlimited - Who's For The Young (1970)
A excellent album of southern funk — and darn rare, too! We know almost nothing about the Brothers, but they're a 14 piece combo with a tight ensemble funk sound that clearly shows roots of both the Memphis and Muscle Shoals scenes where the album was recorded! There's a lot of fuzzy guitar, almost in a Detroit Westbound mode — but the band's also got a sweetly southern funk style, with lots of organ bubbling underneath the tracks, punctuated by some pretty tight drum work that really makes the best cuts groove nicely in a more righteous take on the Stax/Volt sound of the time. A really wild one — and the kind of record that makes your jaw drop when you realize that some lucky A&R guy was actually able to get an underground soul album released by a major label!
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Monday, February 08, 2010
The Remix Project - Mixtape (2009)
01. Tribe Called Quest- Electric Relaxation
02. Snoop Dogg- Drop It Like It's Hot
03. Scarface- On My Block
04. Nore- Nothin
05. Jay Z- I Just Wanna Luv U
06. Punjabi MC- Beware of the Boys
07. Soho- Hot Music
08. Ol' Dirty Bastard- Got your Money
09. Talib Kweli- Get By
10. Outkast- Spottieottiedopalicious
11. Big Boi- The Way You Move
12. Ol Dirty Bastard- Shimmy Shimmy Ya
13. Black Sheep- Choice is Yours
14. Digable Planets- Rebirth of Slick
15. The Foreign Exchange- Sincere
16. Destiny's Child- Girl
17. Elton John- Benny and the Jets
18. Outkast- Prototype
19. Missy Elliot- Get your Freak On
20. Missy Elliot- Work it
21. Amerie- One Thing
22. Beyonce- Crazy in Love
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VA - Black Man's Cry: The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (2010)
01. Cumbia Moderna De Soledad - Shacalao
02. Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band - Woman Pin Down
03. 6th Infantry Brigade Of The Nigerian Army - Black & Proud
04. Bola Johnson - Hot Pants
05. Segun Bucknor - Adebo
06. Bola Johnson - Never Trust A Woman
07. Jerry Hansen - Sisi Mi
08. Daktaris - Up Side Down
09. Phirpo Y Sus Caribes - Comencemos
10. Lever Brothers Gay Flamingoes - Egbi Mi O/Black Man's Cry (Medley)
11. Mosco Tiles Fonclaire Steel Orchestra - Black Man's Cry
12. Sylvania East Side Symphony - Egbi Mi O/Black Man's Cry (Medley)
13. Lisandro Meza - Shacalao
14. Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Toure Samar
15. Whitefield Brothers - Lullaby For Lagos
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Saturday, February 06, 2010
The Meters — Zony Mash
For the first time anywhere—an entire album filled with vintage rarities and non-album B-sides by the Meters, all glittering gems by New Orleans’ wizards of slinky funk
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Monk Higgins - Heavyweight (1972)
Quite possibly the best album ever from funky maestro Monk Higgins! The record's got some of his tighest work of the time — with plenty of tight breaks, nice keyboards, and soulful sax riffs — and Monk is going full-out on the arrangements, in the manner that he used for his best late Blue Note work with The Three Sounds or Blue Mitchell. The group's listed as "The Specialties" on the cover, and they vamp along nicely, like some of Monk's funky groups from the late 60s funky 45 days
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Monk Higgins - Little Mama (1972)
An excellent batch of soulful and funky instrumental tracks — super-dope 70s work from funky arranger Monk Higgins! The album grooves in the best blacksploitation soundtrack mode — as Monk plays tenor sax and organ in the set, over slinky stepping arrangements that feature Paul Humphrey on drums, and Freddy Robinson on guitars — all coming together with Monk in a sweet LA style of early 70s funk! The groove is funky, yet laidback at the same time — and with some soulful backing vocals behind the instrumentation on a number of cuts — really the perfect sort of approach for a hip crime or action soundtrack.
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Friday, February 05, 2010
VA - Cool Funk (2009)
ARTIST : VA
TITLE : Cool Funk
DATE : 2009-12-15
GENRE : Funk, Smooth Jazz
LABEL : Universal Music
QUALITY : 320kbps avg / Joint Stereo
SOURCE : Webrip
TRACKS : 36
TIME : 151:22
SIZE : 347.71
01 James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1) 2:06
02 Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie 3:03
03 Rick James - Super Freak 3:23
04 Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging 4:35
05 The Commodores - Brick House 3:28
06 Incognito - Love Is The Colour 3:55
07 Va - Petals On Your Path 4:01
08 Laura Fygi - Dream A Little Dream 3:36
09 Billy Preston - Outa-Space 4:06
10 Russell Malone - Soulful Kisses 7:42
11 Freddie Ravel - Sunny Side Up 4:08
12 Patti Austin - Love Is Gonna Getcha 4:59
13 George Benson - Song For My Brother 4:12
14 David Benoit - Drive Time 4:35
15 Parliament - Flash Light 5:45
16 Rick James - Bustin' Out (On Funk) 3:52
17 The Temptations - Cloud Nine 3:29
18 Cameo - Word Up 4:20
19 Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It 3:33
20 The Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster 4:47
21 James Brown - Get On The Good Foot, Pt. 1 3:28
22 The Commodores - Slippery When Wet 3:16
23 Norman Brown - That's The Way Love Goes 4:43
24 Cameo - Candy 5:39
25 Dj Whitney - What Do I Have To Do To Prove My Love To You 2:26
26 The Undispted - What It Is? 4:56
27 Lyn Collins - Think (About It) 3:20
28 Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine 3:53
29 The Ohio Players - Who'd She Coo? 4:30
30 Con Funk Shun - Confunkshunizeya 4:18
31 Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) 5:44
32 Yarbrough & People - Don't Stop The Music 4:08
33 Kustis Blow - The Breaks 4:04
34 Chris Botti - Irresistible Bliss 4:54
35 Roy Ayers - You and Me My Love 3:10
36 James Brown - Sexmachine (Part 1 and 2) 5:18
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
Adriana Evans - Walking With The Night (2010)
Artist: Adriana Evans
Title Of Album: Walking With The Night
Year Of Release: 2010-02-22
Label: Expansion
Genre: Soul, Neo-Soul, R&B, Jazz
Bitrate: 186 kbps avg
Source: CDDA
Total Time: 0h 58min Total
Total Size: 78.32 MB
Tracklist
01. Waiting 4:15
02. Suddenly 4:15
03. Midnight 4:01
04. Love Me On The One 4:12
05. Never Thought 3:57
06. Surrender 4:45
07. Astral Project 2:13
08. Let You Get Away 4:04
09. Sooner Or Later 3:36
10. Walking With The Night 4:02
11. Weatherman 3:58
12. El Sol 6:14
13. Set In Stone 3:35
14. Weatherman (Extended 12-Inch Version) 4:55
2010 album from the Neo-Soul vocalist and daughter of Jazz vocalist Mary Stallings (and goddaughter of Pharoah Saunders!). Features the critically acclaimed single 'Weatherman' and more.
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Beverley Knight - 100% (2009)
Artist: Beverley Knight
Title of Album: 100%
Release Date: 7 September, 2009
Genre: R&B, Soul
Quality: Mp3 I VBR kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Size: 103 Mb
Source: WEb
Tracklist:
01. Beautiful Night (Album Version)
02. Breakout
03. In Your Shoes
04. 100%
05. Every Step
06. Soul Survivor (Feat. Chaka Kan)
07. Turned To Stone
08. Bare
09. Square Flag
10. Gold Chain
11. Moneyback
12. Painted Pony
13. Too Much Heaven
14. A Love We'll Never Know [Amazon Exclusive]
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Root Soul - Root Soul (2009)
Artist: Root Soul
Title of Album: Root Soul
Release Date: 2009
Genre: Funk , Dance , Electro
Quality: Mp3 I 192 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Size: 100 Mb
Source: WEb
Tracklist:
1. Spirit Of Love (Feat. Vanessa Freeman & Mike Patto) (4:35)
2. Sky High (4:55)
3. It's The Way (Feat. Vanessa Freeman) (6:07)
4. Override & Fly (Feat. Andrea Clarke & Lyric L) (5:39)
5. Moog Rock (7:15)
6. Fuselage (Feat. Leon King) (6:14)
7. Feeling Good (8:43)
8. Disco-Tech Tribe (Feat. cro-magnon) (7:03)
9. On & On (Feat. Shea Soul) (5:48)
10. My Dream Came True (Feat. Leon King)(6:13)
11. Spirit Of Love (Feat. Vanessa Freeman & Mike Patto - Phil Asher's restless soul Boogie mix) (12:45)
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Baker Brothers - Avid Sounds (2009)
Artist: Baker Brothers
Title of Album: Avid Sounds
Release Date: Jun, 2009
Genre: Funk , Soul
Label: Freestyle Records
Quality: Mp3 I VBR kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Size: 69 Mb
Source: WEb
Tracklist:
01 Cola Bottle Baby
02 Couldn't Get It Right
03 Family Tree feat. Vanessa Freeman
04 Fly Like An Eagle feat. Matt Mcnaughton
05 If You Want Me To Stay feat. Hamish Stuart
06 Lady Day & John Coltrane
07 Rock Creek Park
08 Shack Up
09 Space Funk
10 Street Player feat. Talc
11 The Mexican feat. Katie Holmes
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Breakestra - Dusk Till Dawn (2009)
Artist: Breakestra
Title of Album: Dusk Till Dawn
Release Date: 28-09-2009
Genre: Funk , Soul , Hip Hop
Label: Strut/K7
Quality: Mp3 I VBR kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Size: 155 Mb
Source: WEb
Tracklist:
1 Need a little love 4:53
2 Dark clouds rain soul 6:08
3 Come on over (feat. Afrodyete) 4:26
4 Back at the boathouse 3:21
5 Get it right 3:12
6 Show you the way 4:53
7 Me & Michelle 5:00
8 I dont wanna wait 2:51
9 No matter where you go 5:51
10 Posed to be (feat. Chali 2na, Mix Master Wolf & DJ Dusk) 5:20
11 North-East to Nippon 5:29
12 Lowdown stank 6:41
13 Joyful noise 5:36
14 Youll never know 5:58
15 Set the Sun (for Dusk uno) 4:35
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VA - Soulshaker vol.6 (2009)
Artist: VA
Title Of Album: SoulShaker vol.6
Year Of Release: 9 Nov 2009
Label: Record Kicks
Genre: Soul, Funk, Jazz
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Source: WEB
Total Time: 61:57 min
Total Size: 142.27 MB
TrackList
01) Mishal Moore - Oh Lord (Kenny Dope/Kay Dee version)
02) Laura Vane & The Vipertones - Did It Anyway
03) Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - You Better Change (feat Jimi Tenor)
04) Dojo Cuts - Uptight (feat Roxie Ray)
05) Ray Lugo LES Express - I Dream Of Bahia (feat Elani)
06) Diplomats Of Solid Sound - If You're Wrong (feat The Diplomettes - Lack Of Afro remix)
07) The Hi Fly Orchestra - Roda De Samba
08) Milano Jazz Dance Combo - Turn Up The Heat
09) The New Mastersounds - Bus Stop No 5 (Afrokats Crew remix)
10) Kokolo - Afrika Man (feat Jojo Kuo)
11) Trio Valore - El Compadre
12) Joe Kane & The Privates Hammond Orchestra - I'm Sorry (Can I Please Come Home)
13) The Link Quartet - Purple Haze
14) Soulful Torino Orchestra - Soul Burger
15) Shaolin Temple Defenders - International Soul (Dynamics remix)
16) The Crabs Corporation - Reggae Power
17) Baby Charles - Jackson Fingers
18) Gizelle Smith - June[/SIZE]
The new volume as usual is plenty of future classics, remixes & unreleased tracks that see the light on CD and compilation for the first time. We have Mishal Moore remixed by Kenny Dope, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators joined for the occasion by Nicole's husband Jimi Tenor, sensational Laura Vane with a northern soul stormer picked up from her amazing deep funk full length feat Diesler & The Vipertones, new tracks by Kokolo with Fela Kuti/Antibalas/Dakaris legendary drummer JoJo Kuo on vocals and Ray Lugo new side / solo project LES Express in between afrobeat, brazilian and funk. Also just to name a few, brand new singles available only here by new deep funk queen Gizelle Smith - her solo debut album is expected on Record Kicks for 2010 - German jazz-dancers The Hi Fly Orchestra and Scottish The Private Hammond Orchestra a brand new combo born from the aces of legendary Boogaloo Investigators/Five Aces. Remember if you're looking for the real stuff, SoulShaker is the real deal.. see you on the dance floor fellas!
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Deff Jazz - 2005
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Candido - Beautiful
A beautiful bit of Latin funk — and one of the rarest albums ever from the mighty Candido! The album's one of the first that has Candido stepping out of the straighter Latin jazz mode of earlier years — working with a funky lineup of players arranged by the mad genius Joe Cain, and going for a mixed electric/acoustic sound that reminds us of Mongo Santamaria's best work — only a heck of a lot funkier! In addition to killer conga licks from Candi, the album features some really heavy guitar and organ lines, plus some good choppy sax work — wailing away with a really solid soulful sound. Imagine Booker T & The MGs working in Spanish Harlem — and you've got part of the picture of this one!
Candido - Drum Fever
One of Candido's funkiest albums! The record's got a similar sound to Candido's great albums for Blue Note and Solid State — with short, hard funky tunes that have a really great 70s edge! Chico O'Farrill did the arrangements, and the record chops along nicely with some very funky tracks that feel like they were lifted from a blacksploitation soundtrack — conga mixed with great keyboards, wah wah guitar, and tight blasts of horns in just the right bits! The whole thing's a killer — filled with heavy funky 45-type numbers. Very nice!
Ginger Baker's Air Force
Out of the wreckage of Cream came some very hip grooves! Ginger Baker was the hippest of the group's 3 members. He should also get a hats off for his work with the group Air Force — essentially a 10-piece (which seems to have been expanded beyond even that number for this set) that came up with some of the most monstrous jamming we've heard! At its base, the group's in the jazz rock mode — with players that include Brit jazz luminaries Phil Seamen, Harold McNair, and Graham Bond, plus rockers like Baker, Steve Winwood, Denny Laine, and Rick Grech. The tracks are all long groovers in a post-beat group mode — and the best tracks have a jamming sound that's pretty over the top! It's full of the propulsive, Afro-influenced bass and percussion, some wild, jazz funk flute and sax, plus amazing work on violin, guitar and occasional, ephemeral vocals. Awesome stuff — one of the best and most innovative live albums of the era!