Παρασκευή 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2023
Παρασκευή 28 Ιανουαρίου 2022
VA - Polish Funk 1 (2007)
Funk, jazz-funk, disco and soul – from the Iron Curtain! ‘Polish Funk’
contains only polish artists. Compiled by Soul Service DJ Team: Burn
Reynolds, Cpt. Sparky, Papa Zura and DJ Misty. The entire recordings
were re-mastered from original mother tapes to squeeze their funky
juice! Link
VA - Modulations (Octopus Label, Italy - 1973)
Δευτέρα 24 Ιανουαρίου 2022
VA - Pure Miami Jewels: T.K. Deep Funk Boogie (Solid Records, Japan 2019, flac)
A compilation of Solid Record approaching the deepest part of "Miami Sound"! James Brown's "Mashed Potato Popcorn" kids cover, Freddie and the Kinfolk "Mashed Potato, Pop Corn", a familiar cover of the breaker Funk masterpieces All the Peapo featuring Robert Moore "Cramp Your Style", David Mancuso's favorite disco funk masterpiece Mad Dog Fire Department "Cosmic Funk", etc.! : Shinichi Iwama (Super Cry Inc). The latest remaster. With Japanese commentary.
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Star Band de Dakar - Psicodelia Afro-Cubana de Senegal (2019-Senegal)
"Some of the mightiest Senegalese Afro-Cuban tracks the world has ever heard" BBC
2019 marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, when the Cuban
way won hearts, minds, and ears across Africa. This album is the
soundtrack to a time when Cuban music was the future for 1970s Senegal.
Changüí, Guajira, Salsa, and Son mingle with cosmic Mbalax guitars,
Sabar rhythms, Afro-Latin horns, and Spanish vocals spiced with a
Senegalese twang. The finest gumbo of Cuban and Senegalese sounds. With
just two microphones and a four-track Revox tape recorder, Star Band
recorded their entire catalog in Dakar's iconic Miami nightclub. Each
album contained one stand-out Afro-Cuban tune. Six of Star Band's most
psychedelic Afro-Cuban tracks, an ode to their finest hour, are selected
here. Check the "Andado" & "Le Lolaye". Link
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet - Bien Bien (Patois Records, 2009)
The music with clave that began with Machito’s “Tanga,” and George Russell’s “Cubana-Be Cubana-Bop” has come a long way. With clave in his soul, trombonist Wayne Wallace proves yet again on his record Bien Bien! that the cheer of the music is truly infectious. Wallace is rare among musicians who can “swing” as well as he can “clave.” He has that and all kinds of shuffle rhythms and backbeats bubbling under the skin. This is why he can produce such glorious music even with just a few notes on his ‘bone and this record is full of it. 2010 Grammy Nominee for Best Latin Jazz Album!
Personnel: Wayne Wallace: trombone, vocals; Murray Low: piano, vocals; Mike Spiro: percussion, vocals; David Belove: bass, vocals; Paul van Wageningen: trap drums, vocals.
Special Guests: Julian Priester: trombone (1st solo – 4, 1st solo –
7); Dave Martell: trombone (2nd solo – 4, snd solo on duet – 7); Kenny
Washington: English lead vocals (2); Orlando Torriente: Spanish lead
vocals (2); David Chaidez: background vocals (2); Alexa Weber Morales:
background vocals (2); Karen Aczon: background vocals (2); Sakai:
background vocals (2); Jody Noble: background vocals (2); Sheryl Lynn
Thomas: background vocals (2); Ron Stallings: background vocals (2). Link
Πέμπτη 16 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021
Sofrito - Haiti Direct ep
Hypnotic Carnival rhythms, DIY electro and Compas experiments from Haiti
Claudette & Ti Pierre£s 1979 version of the folk song ë Zanmi Camarade jumps straight out of leftfield. Haunting vocals are accompanied by a heavy drum machine and arpeggiated synth backing for a Kraftwerk-in-Port-au-Prince vibe. Stockholm£s Tropical Treats crew give the track the subtle edit treatment, bringing out the bass and rounding off the sound.Ti Marcelës rugged, hypnotic Rara track ëNan Point La Vieë is dominated by the single-note ëVaksin bamboo flute • natures sub-bass • and comes to life with Siwoës one-take drum machine update, a serious carnival mover.
On the B-side the Ibo Combo cover Coupe Cloue£s evergreen ëMateau, adding beautiful horn arrangements to the acoustic original for a masterclass in the Mini Jazz sound. Les Loups Noirs offer up ëPile ou Face£ (heads or tails), an unhinged slice of psychedelic compas, replete with swirling organs, screeching vocals and a heavy bassline. Link
Wayne Mc Guie & Sounds Of Joy ( 1970)
Holy Grail” of Toronto Funk! In 1967 Kingston-born musician Jo-Jo Bennett, then living in Toronto, sent word to Jamaica: Jo-Jo needed a band. Wayne quickly responded to the call, moving from Montego Bay to Toronto that year. Possessed with an intensifying vision, in the winter of 1969, Wayne assembled a stellar cast of musical friends and Studio One vets to begin the sessions for the Sounds of Joy album, recorded during off-hours at Art Snider£s Sound Canada Recording Centre. Wayne was 23 at the time.
Twelve musicians are credited on the LP sleeve including Alton Ellis, Ike Bennett, Everton Paul, and Lloyd Delpratt; others, including Jackie Mittoo, are rumored to have sat in. Of the 10 songs, six were McGhie originals, and as the material moved from funk, to soul, to reggae/R&B crossover, it is Wayne£s pure and soulful voice that sets the tone. Although the band started to gig in support of the album, Birchmount did nothing to promote it. Months later, an accidental fire at the pressing planet destroyed all remaining copies of the record. The album was lost, never to be repressed. The Sounds Of Joy was gone and forgotten. Link
East New York Ensemble de Music - At The Helm (Folkways Records, 1974/2010)
The East New York Ensemble was a group with a broad range of musical and cultural ideas. We are particularly concerned musically with modulating from one groovy layer of polyrhythmic textures and colors to another,î writes member Bilal Abdurahman in the liner notes accompanying the album. Listeners will encounter music from an eclectic mix of cultures, including an improvisation based on a Turkish religious melody and the composition ™Sunflower,î which features an ancient reed instrument given to Abdurahman by a villager in Pusan, Korea. At the Helm, The East New York Ensembles only album, showcases a variety of musicians demonstrating a variety of multicultural influences. Link
Σάββατο 10 Ιουλίου 2021
VA - Mocambo Funk 45's
This unique compilation spotlights the best tracks of Mocambo Records' scarce 7 inch vinyl releases that took the deep funk scene by storm in summer 2006. The original 7inches 45-1002 to 45-1011 are long out-of-print. Along with the labels own productions (Mocambo Allstars, The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band and Gizelle Smith), the first releases host new recordings by obscure English groups like The Delta Rhythm Section, The Sound Stylistics and the supreme Vinylizor Productions team (Jay Glover, Gary Crockett & Dominic Glover), together with unreleased tracks by all time greats such as the James Taylor Quartet and Speedometer. Not only the fact that all of the recordings were previously unreleased gems, but it was also the way in which the 7" singles were released, that made the records desireable collector's items in their own right. While it would have been possible to sell a 1000 copies of each, the label decided to stick with the charm of obscure and forgotten Funk 45s by pressing no more than 300 copies of each release.Manufactured at a private pressing plant in Germany, the records not only delivered the sound of rare Funk 45s, but also the look and of course, the quantity. One of the Delta Rhythm Section's 7 inches did not even reach the amount of copies that had been licenced because the stamp broke before the whole edition could be finished. The selection of tunes included in this compilation is a broad variety of styles in the genre of funk. Link
Meridian Brothers Y Grupo Renacimiento - La Policia 7'' (Colombia, 2018)
As the year end approaches, it’s great to see heat just being delivered daily. This one is about a month old, but needs to be heard, so here we go! NYC Trust continue their tradition of doing things their own way, and delivering their own heat and unique sounds to the masses. This record is a tribute to the 1970’s sounds of Salsa Colombiana from the maestro Eblis Alvarez. Two tracks of unmistakably great salsa with rhythms that grab you by your arms and straight to the dance floor. The A, “La Policía” tells the story crooked/ dirty cops in Bogotá first hand. Not just great to move to, but an up close account of what really goes on. The flip, “Poema del Salsero Resentido” translated to “Tale Of A Bitter Salsero”, throws out the situation of the salsa scene in Bogotá. Link
Colman Brothers (Wah Wah 45, 2011)
Brothers Matt and Andrew Colman have become something of a force to
be reckoned with on the international jazz scene. Their eponymous debut,
released on Wah Wah 45s in 2011 caused quite a stir, highlighting as it
did not only the duo’s flair on trombone and trumpet/flugelhorn
respectively, but also their ear for producing contemporary dance floor
jazz that pays respect to originators like Dizzy Gillespie, Peter
Herbolzheimer and Francy Bolland, as well as today’s more electronic
inspired producers – although no one does it quite like the Colmans. Check the dancefloor Jazz numbers 'Another Brother' & 'El Nino'. Link
Παρασκευή 21 Μαΐου 2021
Conjunto Miramar - Cumbias Con El Miramar (vampi soul, 1965)
Cumbias con el Miramarî is a very hard-to-find, sought-after album released by Discos Fuentes in 1965. Full of excellent cumbias and gaitas for dancing, the record actually is a lot more diverse than the title leads one to believe, as there are lots of other hot rhythms and arrangements on it, taken from Cuban genres like guajira, guaracha, guaguanco, charanga and son montuno. All but one of its compositions come from the conjunto£s own musicians, with the bulk being written by Hernan Builes and Hector Quintero. Throughout the album the very simple, spare elemental sound is consistent. The band members at this time included Dario Restrepo (aka ™Guayabitaî) on piano, Ruben Dario Restrepo (™El Magoî) on guitar, Hector Quintero on saxophone, clarinet, flute, xylophone and vocals, Hugo Gil (™Chamizoî) behind the drum set as well as on tumbadora (conga) and vocals, with Hernan Builes being the band£s director and bassist (and occasional accordionist). Link
Los Charly's Orchestra – Rediscovering The Big Apple (Imagenes, 2013)
Imagenes Recordings proudly present Los Charly's Orchestra 2nd album - Rediscovering The Big Apple.The two Venezuelan producers Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel keep digging
their inspiration and interest in bringing back to live the spirit of
the sounds of New York City in the late 60's and 70's from their own
Charly's perspective.
The release contain 10 songs including some brand new material plus some
of the tracks that were previously released as singles on collectable
7" over the past two years, all 100% analogically re mastered for a
deeper sound.
Fania, Salsoul, Joe Bataan, Cal Tjader, Willie Colon, Joe Cuba, Charlie
Palmieri, Bobby Matos, etc, etc, etc, they are all clear influences and
inspiration on the making of this musical journey that travels from the
very early times of Latin Funk, Soul & Boogaloo, to the genre that
was to unify the whole Hispanic America under one groove: Salsa, and
beyond.
The old and the new school of heavy Salsa merges on the tune "Ten
Cuidao" in a pure barrio styled groove directly from the heart of Seven
Sisters. Imagine Charlie Palmieri & Willie Colon meets Joe Arroyo
& Los Charly's Orchestra... for a new collaboration...
while the super refreshing Cha Cha sound of "On the Other Side" fuses
with the soul of lead vocalist Andre Espeut's for the latest LCO's Cha
Cha-Soul experiment which sounds as if Roy Ayers was making Latin music. Link
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