Lack Of Afro – One Way: Remixes & Rarities
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Experimental, Funk
In a remarkably short amount of time, Adam Gibbons (Lack Of Afro) has amassed an extensive and varied body of work. From his own recordings, featuring his multi instrumental skills, to producing, DJ-ing and of course, remixing tracks by a huge range of different artists. This 27 track, 2 disc collection One Way – Remixes & Rarities brings together the cream of Adams reworkings, some remixes of his own tracks by like minded artists, and excitingly some previously unreleased material that sees the light of day for the very first time on this killer collection of funk fuelled, dance floor fodder.
For more info and buy check: www.freestylerecords.co.uk
Tracklist
01. Ray Camacho & The Tear Drops – Si Si Puede (Lack Of Afro remix)
02. Flow Dynamics – Bossa For Bebo (Lack Of Afro remix)
03. Lack Of Afro – First Break
04. Hot 8 Brass Band – It’s Real (Lack Of Afro remix)
05. Bahama Soul Club – Sugar Cane (Lack Of Afro remix)
06. Lack Of Afro – Roderigo (Natural Self remix)
07. Lack Of Afro – On My Way (feat Herbal T)
08. Banderas – Mogomake (feat Bouloukou – Lack Of Afro remix)
09. Lack Of Afro – Daddy Brings His A Game
10. Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me (feat Ben Westbeech – Lack Of Afro remix)
11. Lack Of Afro – Step Up (If You Wanna Get Heard)
12. Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience – Freedom (Lack Of Afro Inspiration)
13. Lack Of Afro – Broken Samba
14. The Diplomats Of Solid Sound – Hurt Me So (Lack Of Afro remix)
15. The New Mastersounds – Idle Time (Lack Of Afro remix)
16. Lack Of Afro – Passive Aggressive
17. Deep Street Soul – Greenbacks (Lack Of Afro remix)
18. Lack Of Afro – Holding My Breath (The Unity Sextet remix)
19. Los Manolos vs Lack Of Afro – Polonio (Lack Of Afro remix)
20. Lack Of Afro – Numero Seenko
21. The Fantastics! vs Lack Of Afro – I Cant Dance With You
22. Soopasoul – Brand Nu (feat Nikeya Booker – Lack Of Afro remix)
23. Mr Confuse – Lookout Weekend (Lack Of Afro funk remix)
24. Lack Of Afro – Spooky
25. Lack Of Afro – Wait A Minute (Kraak & Smaak remix)
26. Flevans – Endless Things (Lack Of Afro remix)
27. Eddie Roberts – Giorgio’s Brother (Lack Of Afro remix)
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Franco Micalizzi – Roma A Mano Armata
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1976, Funk
Funky Franco Micalizzi – the soundtrack to the mid 70s Italian crime drama Roma A Mano Aramata – prime pulpy grooves laid down for the Umberto Lenzi film! It’s great stuff, funky drums and bassline puncuated by brass, flute and tense strings – with a heavy, insistent groove all the way, with a few slower and quieter sequences setting up some drama to come before falling headfirst into the more action oriented style. (dustygroove)
Tracklist
01. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 1
02. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 2
03. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 3
04. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 4
05. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 5
06. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 6
07. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 7
08. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 8
09. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 9
10. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 10
11. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 11
12. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 12
13. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 13
14. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 14
15. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 15
16. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 16
17. Roma A Mano Amata – Seq. 17
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Franco Micalizzi – Stridulum
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1979, Funk
A soundtrack steeped in Euro funk and disco from Franco Micalizzi – his work for Stridulum, also known as The Visitor – a wild film starring John Huston as Jerzy – as a being from outerspace with telekinetic earthling offspring and a crazy cast that includes Glenn Ford, Shelly Winters , Sam Pekinpah and Lance Henriksen! Somehow, this plot provides for a soundtrack filled with funky bass and drums, flute, breathlessly cooed wordless vocals and other 70s dancefloor touches! Titles include “Stridulum Theme”, “Here’s The Dream”, “Atmosphere”, “Sadness Theme”, “Running Away From Jerzy” and more. (dustygroove)
Tracklist
01. Stridulum Theme
02. Here’s The Dream
03. Running Away From Jerzy
04. Sadness Theme
05. Distressing Sequence
06. Hospital Sequence
07. Voices For Sadness Theme
08. Jerzy Again
09. Sadness Theme (2nd Part)
10. Atmosphere
11. Back In The Hospital
12. Distressing Sequence
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Myron – Myron & The Works
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2008, Funk, Soul
Not much info on this album, He is Myron american singer from Cleveland (Ohio), “Myron & The Works” was released only Japan in mid 2008 and it features 3 great musicians, Robert Glasper on the keyboard, Meshell Ndegeocello on the bass and Charles Haynes on the drums, what else? mmm… enjoy!
Tracklist
01. Star
02. Bes Is Yet To Come
03. Beautiful Love
04. Message
05. Relax
06. That’s How I Know
07. Ball Of Clay
08. You Are
09. No More War
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Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro – Look Around The Corner
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2012, Funk, Soul
The first full collaborative album from musical soulmates Quantic and Alice Russell, This intoxicating record mixes sweet soul and blues with overtones of folk and gospel, and the inimitable swing of Quantic’s world-renowned outfit the Combo Bárbaro, who form the core band.
For more info and buy check: www.tru-thoughts.co.uk
Tracklist
01. Look Around The Corner
02. Here Again
03. Travelling Song
04. Magdalena
05. I’ll Keep My Light In My Window
06. Una Tarde En Mariquita
07. Interlude
08. Su Suzy
09. Boogaloo 33
10. Road To Islay
11. Similau
12. I’d Cry
13. Magdalena (Reprise)
14. Look Around The Corner (Reprise)
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Franco Micalizzi – Laure
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1976, Funk, Jazz, Soul, Soundtrack
Digitmovies ventures again into the territory of erotism with this release of a musical rarity: The complete and full stereo OST by Franco Micalizzi for the movie “Laure” directed and starred in 1975 by Emmanuelle Arsan.
Tracklist
01. Laure (Theme Song)
02. Mara’s Theme
03. Emmelle
04. Laure
05. Manile
06. Crescendo
07. Laure (# 2)
08. Mara’s Theme (# 2)
09. Laure (# 3)
10. Emmelle (# 2)
11. Atmosfera A Manila
12. Laure (# 4 – Inciso)
13. Mara’s Theme (# 3 – Versione Veloce)
14. Laure (# 5 – Libero)
15. Mara’s Theme (# 4)
16. Laure (# 6 – Inciso 2)
17. Mara’s Theme (# 5)
18. Laure (# 7 – Tema Completo)
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Lianne La Havas – Lost & Found
Posted by dOk | Filed under Funk, Soul
A liberated collection of urban hymns from one of the UK’s most exciting new artists – ‘Lost and Found’ is the debut EP from singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lianne La Havas.
For more info and buy check: www.liannelahavas.com
Tracklist
01. No Room For Doubt (feat. Willy Mason)
02. Lost & Found
03. Age
04. Night School
05. Final Form
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Calibro 35 – Ogni Riferimento a Persone Esistenti o a Fatti Realmente Accaduti è Puramente Casuale
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2012, Funk
New from Calibro 35, the Italian jam band performing golden age soundtracks and original compositions. For more info and buy check: www.calibro35.com
Tracklist
01. Ogni riferimento a fatti realmente accaduti è puramente casuale
02. Uh Ah Brrr
03. Arrivederci e grazie
04. New Dehli deli
05. Passaggi nel tempo
06. New York New York
07. La banda del B.B.Q. (Brooklyn, Bornx, Queens)
08. Pioggia e cemento
09. Massacro all’alba
10. Il Pacco
11. Buone notizie
12. Massacro all’alba
13. Ogni riferimento a persone esisteti è puramente casuale
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Ennio Morricone – Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore?
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1967, Easy listening, Funk, Jazz, Soul, Soundtrack
Soundtrack of “Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Listen, Let’s Make Love)” Composed By the great Ennio Morricone, enjoy!
Tracklist
01. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Original Single Version Side A)
02. A Lidia (Original Single Version Side B)
03. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Between The Sheets)
04. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (From Bed to Worse)
05. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Take Me Now)
06. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Dog Up a Tree)
07. A Lidia
08. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (To The Altar and Back)
09. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (After The Party)
10. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Passion Play)
11. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Reprise)
12. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Lay Down, I Think I Love You)
13. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Various Troubles)
14. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Knowing The Ins and Outs)
15. A Lidia
16. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Two Cigarettes)
17. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (The Big One)
18. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore?
19. A Lidia (Finale)
Frootful – Colours
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk, Jazz
Colours is the debut album by Frootful (the name guitarist Nick Radford records and works under). Released in Spring 2011 on Freestyle Records, the album is a recording project, bridging the gap between past and present; acknowledging influences, while reflecting the creative process of looking back to move forward. Those classic influences include 60s soul, jazz, latin, ska and R&B.
For more info and buy check: www.frootful.co.uk
Tracklist
01. Colours
02. Fish In The Sea feat. Angeline Morrison
03. Ticking Over
04. Hawt Sauce
05. Soul Clap
06. Slowtime feat. Angeline Morrison
07. Astronaughty
08. Latin Strut
09. September
10. Take Me There
11. B-Side Seaside
12. Young & Frootful
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Live Tropical Fish – The Day Is Too Short To Be Selfish
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Funk, Soul
The new project of Live Tropical Fish is born from the fusion of three complementary and symbiotic creative minds: the successful encounter of the original founders Fabrizio “Doc Bix” Poli and Antonio “Lurpak” Fernè with the eclectic guitarist-composer Salvo Pignanelli: what was born out of it was a new creative push along with the unconsciousness of jumping into an enterprise that only brave visionaries of music would do. The “Fernè, Pignanelli and Poli” trio started a production that soon appeared to be timeless: with a general crisis of record industry going on the goal was to create something that would go against the flow, a “handmade” album by craftsmen-musicians, exactly like it was done in the 70’s, without the harassment of marketing logics or the frenzy of disposable music.
Due to a profound musical concept every guest artist present in the album has been chosen for personal respect, intrinsic value, interpretative originality or just pure congeniality. This is how the Tropical Fish album came to life, by an alchemic process of transformation, combining, assembling, feeding, but with the capability of giving shape to a precise and personal stylistic identity. The primordial power of the rhythmic bases has unavoidably influenced the horns’ arrangements created by Adriano Pancaldi, that result at times edgy at times symphonic, always capable of complex and articulated support to melody, at times substituting the tune, at times making it richer.
From afrobeat we borrowed the feeling of a fully played and hard-won music, perfectly identifiable, instrument by instrument, note by note, without ever taking short-cuts, that looks back to what the masters of black music have always done: play live.
After all, the name Live Tropical Fish contains the intention itself, live music has always been the core target of the project: a music that finds in live playing its highest expressive capability, of comunicating and sharing emotions.
Tracklist
01. Peace Of Mind (feat. Deborah Jordan)
02. Complete Me (feat. Alison Crockett)
03. Breathe Again (feat. Laurnea)
04. Speak Easy and Listen (Nick Rolfe)
05. A Rather Uncomforrtable Combination (feat. April Hill)
06. Double Dream (feat. Larunea)
07. Run and Hide (feat. Deborah Jordan)
08. Rubber Soul (feat. Omar)
09. Slide Away (feat. Alison Crockett)
10. Believe (feat. Deborah Jordan)
11. I’m Tired (feat. Laurena)
12. Rising Bible (feat. Maya Azucena)
13. Rubber Soul (feat. Omar) (Simon S Remix) (Bonus Track)
VA – Dramatic Funk Themes Vol. 1-2-3
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2008, 2009, 2011, Funk
One would never have imagined that an unexhausted supply of amazing funky, groovy compositions and hidden treasures from the 1970s would emerge from the vaults and shed light on the world over 30 years later.
“Dramatic Funk Themes” is a collection of such gems, all of which originate from the archives of the Themes International Music Library. Soundtracks for scenes which did not exist at the time – sometimes action-packed, dramatic or driving – such as a high speed car chase – or sometimes more laid-back and relaxed like crusing in a ragtop through the city. These are the scenes played out over a musical backdrop loaded with wah-wah guitars, deep basslines, rhodes, clavinets, analogue synthesizers, hammond organs, flutes, razor-sharp brass, groovy percussion and solid drum beats.
The Themes International Library was founded in 1973 as an offshoot to its parent company KPM by England’s elite studio session musicians Alan Parker, Alan Hawkshaw, Mike Moran and Barry Morgan.
The sounds and arrangements from the Themes Library were way ahead of their time, with their classic breaks and beats, and remain today on the most wanted lists of rare groove collectors, DJs and hip-hop producers alike. Also worth noting is that, in addition to the recordings made in London, some were put to tape in Munich with the support of none less than the brass section of the Max Greger Orchestra!
Themes International Library LPs were never available for purchase by the general public and were pressed in small quantities solely for the purposes of supplying music samples to the radio, television, film and production houses. Nowadays one has to dig very deeply in the pockets in order to snap up these treasures on auction sites such as Ebay. Depending on the album, prices can lie in the range 40 to 400 US Dollars (e.g. “The All American Powerhouse”).
Volume 1 – British Rare Grooves From The Themes International Music Library 1973-1976
Tracklist
01. Les Hurdle – Soul Train
02. Alan Hawkshaw – Flashpoint
03. Kenny Salmon – Flying Squad
04. Allan Parker – Sweeny Todd
05. David Lindup – The Observer
06. Kenny Salmon – Get Up And Go
07. Alan Hawkshaw – High Driver
08. Madeline Bell & Alan Parker – Soul Slap
09. Keith Roberts – Override
10. Mike Moran – El Zoro
11. Alan Tew – Scenechange 6a
12. David Lindup – At Risk
13. Johnny Pearson – Work Force
14. James Clarke – The Heavies
15. Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennnett – Oddball
16. Alan Tew – Headlights
17. Alan Hawkshaw – Speed Run
18. David Lindup – Inside Information
19. Mike Moran – The Pick-Up
20. Alan Hawkshaw – The Investigator
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Volume 2 – Thrilling Rare Grooves From UK’s Leading Music Libraries 1970-1980
Tracklist
01. T. Elerth – Beatin’ It
02. John Hawksworth – Flash Barrier
03. Frank McDonald & Chris Rae – Soul City Drive
04. Keith Mansfield – Hot Property
05. Nick Ingman – Thrust
06. Brian Bennett – Drama Montage
07. John Cameron – The Great Escape
08. Steve Gray – Nevada Junction
09. Dave Gold – City Police
10. Alan Hawkshaw – Fuel Injection
11. Keith Mansfield – Jagged
12. Johnny Pearson – Product Efficiency
13. Duncan Lamont – Punch Drunk
14. Martin Kershaw – Riff-Raff
15. Sound Prospect – Hit Man
16. Frank McDonald, Chris Rae & Gerry Shury – Fast Drive
17. John Saunders – Gun Man
18. Nick Ingman – Tense Preparation
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Volume 3 – Roaring Rare Grooves Action & Detective Breaks 1972-1983
Tracklist
01. Leer Paul Leary – Nowhere To Run
02. Dieter Reith – Andy
03. Ernst Arno – Outlines Part 3
04. Simon Haseley – Prototype
05. Gerhard Narholz – Open Game
06. Peter Reno – Contact
07. Unknown Composer – Fat Man Part II
08. Jean Pierre Desvernois – Blue Jeans Danse
09. Dave Patterson – Solid Funk
10. Bunny J. Browne – Schizo
11. Keith Mansfield – Staying Power
12. Sammy Burdson – New Background A
13. Konrad Plaickner – Competition Start
14. Danny Edwardson – Stuck In
15. Marc Rosen – The Connection
16. Barry Stoller – Disco King
17. Dave Richmond – Police Car
18. Peter Martin – Stick And Stones
19. Frank McDonald Chris Rae – Plug In
20. Manfred Schoof Uwe Buschkotter – XY Patrol
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Visioneers – Shaft In Africa b/w Apache
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk, Jazz
Visioneers are back with a Limited Edition picture sleeve 7″ (vinyl only)! The classic B-Boy remakes “Apache” and “Shaft in Africa” are brought to you by Marc Mac’s Visioneers. This is the long awaited new Visioneers Limited Edition 45 produced by Marc Mac of 4hero. Marc Mac’s Visioneers explore the roots of hip hop with their funky breakbeat remake 7″ on BBE records.
For more info and buy check: www.bbemusic.com
Tracklist
01. Apache
02. Shaft in Africa (Addis)
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Janko Nilovic – Soul Impressions
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1975, Funk
Recorded in 1975 and released on the legendary library music label Montparnasse 2000, Soul Impressions condenses the entire mastery and inspiration of the brilliant Franco -Yugoslav composer Janko Nilovic into 12 generous tracks !
Tracklist
01. Hippocampus
02. Open Country
03. Crazy Enterprise
04. Soul Impressions
05. Lettre De Mer
06. Drug Song
07. Man Of Genius
08. Push Push
09. Black Swan Lake
10. Lady Day
11. To and Fro
12. Family Tree
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The Baker Brothers – Time To Testify
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk
With over 10 years worth of experience and a number of releases on labels such as EMI, P-Vine, and Freestyle, UK funk & soul titans The Baker Brothers land at Record Kicks with their seventh, and latest musical opus “Time to testify”. In the new album The Baker Brothers pick things up where top singles “Once I Had a Friend” and “Patience” left off. The result is “Time To Testify”, a brand new album that sees The Baker Brothers hitting their stride as they mix elements of modern soul, jazz, funk and everything in between.
From modern soul winners such as “Once I had a frined”, “Patience” and “The Bottom Rung” to surefire crowd-pleasers such as “Make Your Move” and “Feeding Freddie” and groovy jazzi-funk instrumentals like “Genki Strut” and “The Young Patter”, the seemingly effortless prowess of The Baker Brothers takes center-stage and holds no prisoners. Now can I get a witness!
For more info and buy check: www.recordkicks.com
Tracklist
01. Statement Of Intent
02. Make Your Move
03. Painting Pictures
04. Once I Had a Friend
05. Patience
06. Decision Time
07. Feeding Freddie
08. Pices Of The Puzzle
09. Stick Up
10. Hang Loose
11. The Bottom Rung
12. Roll It
13. The Young Patter
14. Snap Back
15. Head South
16. Genki Strut
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Shawn Lee’s Incredible Tabla Band – Tabla Rock
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk
The original Incredible Bongo Band’s “Bongo Rock” is firmly cemented into musical history having provided the oft sampled (and completely irresistible) “Apache” drum break for a million and one producers to cut up. Also known as Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band, the project was born in 1972. Viner, a record artist manager and executive at MGM Records, was making use of MGM recording facilities in down-time, recruiting whichever studio musicians were on-hand. Ringo Starr is rumored to have played on some tracks. They made two albums of funky, instrumental music filled with covers of popular songs of the day and heavily relying on bongo drums, conga drums, rock drums and brass.
Over 3 decades after its inception UK producer, and avid record collector, Shawn Lee was marveling at the fact that there had never been an Indian style, sitar and tabla-heavy, version of the Incredible Bongo Band masterpiece “Apache.” “Such an obvious track, I still find it hard to believe that one doesn’t already exist. (It is hella’ obscure if it does…) “Apache” is one of the greatest and most famous drum-breaks of all time,” says Lee. Not content with covering just “Apache,” Lee decided he’d take on the entire Bongo Band debut album; and also two of his favorite tracks from their second album for good measure. “Why cover a song when you can cover a whole album? This is the road to madness my friend, and it is my preferred route!” he adds.
For more info and buy check: www.ubiquityrecords.com
Tracklist
01. Let There Be Drums
02. Apache
03. Bongolia
04. Last Bong In Belgium
05. Dueling Bongos
06. Inna Gadda Da Vida
07. Raunchy ’73
08. Bongo Rock
09. Sing Sing Sing
10. Pipeline
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The Fantastics! – All The People
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk
The Fantastics! first began to take shape in 2003 after organist/pianist Greg Boraman departed the ranks of the acclaimed deep funk outfit The Soul Destroyers (Jazzman Records) and answered the call to fill the keyboard seat in Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours, the previous incarnation of the band that released their debut album 2LBs Of Funk on French label Soul Cookers Records.
Whilst the band indeed loved heavy funk with a passion, they also wanted to incorporate other styles that had shaped their open minded musical lives: jazz, Brazilian, afrobeat, rhythm & blues, rock, boogie, latin, reggae: the full spectrum of influences which each musician individually brought to the table! Finding that they soon tired of the narrow and formulaic restrictions that the purely retro funk genre saddled them with, and a new plan began to come together.
Changing their name to The Fantastics!, they re-launched with the Cheeba’s Couch 45 (on Raw Wax), an aggressive funk-rock assault to highlight a deliberate widening of musical textures and influences the band were eager to explore.
Now in 2011, The Fantastics second album is another step in the London band’s long musical journey. The musical transition continues on All The People which features vocalist Sulene Fleming on several tracks, one of the UK’s most versatile and capable singers of her generation! Add to this great musicianship and strong original compositions such as Somewhere Finally, the shimmering and beautiful summer love song that drips with deep soulful, horn hook lines, and of course Sulenes’ soaring vocals, the moody and atmospheric Know No Gods, the southern blues inflected groove of Cold Case and the full on, strident funk-rock grit of I Breath all demonstrate how The Fantastics! have finally arrived at their musical destination with a highly eclectic sound for today which pays respect to the past without being shackled to it.
For more info and buy check: www.thefantastics.co.uk
Tracklist
01. Mushroom Strut
02. Swwetback
03. Somewhere …Finally featuring Sulene Fleming
04. All The People Part 1
05. No Right Turn
06. Know No Gods
07. I Breathe featuring Sulene Fleming
08. The Bone Breaker
09. Cold Case featuring Sulene Fleming
10. Cecils Slide
11. All The People Part 2
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Lack of Afro – This Time
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk
Lack Of Afro (Adam Gibbons) has achieved a startling amount in the few years since his first Freestyle releases. Playing live and DJ-ing across the world, producing and remixing everyone from Tom Jones, The Pharcyde, The New Mastersounds through to Kraak & Smaak! In 2011, as well as collaborating on an album project with Eddie Roberts of The New Mastersounds, having also produced and played on the album, Colours by Freestyle label mate Frootful, Adam somehow found time to create what is, without doubt his strongest album yet: This Time.
For more info and buy check: www.freestylerecords.co.uk
Tracklist
01. Prelude
02. Holding My Breath feat. Jake Morley
03. A Time For feat. Wayne Gidden
04. Fool feat. Angeline Morrison
05. Contusions
06. What The Hell feat. Wayne Gidden
07. Little Fugue
08. One For Bielski
09. P.A.R.T.Y feat. Wax & Herbal T
10. The Importance Of Elsewhere
11. Lazy Lazarus
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Electro Deluxe – Hopeful
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2007, Funk, Jazz
Electro Deluxe group consists of 5 musicians among the busiest in the French music scene. Their material incorporates a little Jazz-Funk, Soul, Hip Hop and Electronica with live instrumentals juxtaposed with electronic sounds to get their all out of the music they make.
For more info and buy check: www.electrodeluxe.com
Tracklist
01. Hopeful
02. No Dance
03. Back To The Riddle
04. Zoé
05. Live and Learn
06. Peel Me
07. Staying Alive
08. Anémone
09. But No
10. Wisdom
11. Tunes
12. Moment Of Truth
13. If Only
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Shaolin Afronauts – Flight Of The Ancients
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk
The mysterious afro-soul of The Shaolin Afronauts first echoed across the dance floors of Australia in late 2008. Heavily inspired by the sounds of 1970′s West Africa, Ethiopia and the pioneering avant-garde jazz artists of the same period, The Shaolin Afronauts draw on the this highly innovative and sometimes volatile era in music, using it as inspiration to create music with the same fire and intensity. Though there is something refreshing and original about the Afronauts, their music could be described as somewhere in between the heavy Afrobeat of Fela Kuti and the Ethio-Jazz of Mulatu Astatke. The key to the Shaolin Afronauts unique sound is the line-up, which comprises of a three piece horn section, 5 piece rhythm section and three percussionists, and this polyrhythmic approach layers the groups sound with a mesmerizing and hypnotic texture.
For more info and buy check: www.freestylerecords.co.uk
Tracklist
01. Journey Through Time
02. Rise WitH The Blind
03. Flight Of The Ancients
04. Shaolin Theme
05. Kilimanjaro
06. Shira
07. The Quiet Lion
08. The Scarab
