One of the catchiest Roy Ayers dancefloor tracks ever – a bassy bumping
thumper that wonderfully skirts the line between clubby and funky! The
track's got female vocals singing along with the hook – all in a mode
that's quite similar to the most uptempo work by Ramp – and the tune may
well be best known for it's famous sample use by Tribe Called Quest on
their classic "Description Of A Fool"!
Sweet soul from the Hawaii scene of the 70s – a surprisingly strong
source of well-crafted, warmly-produced grooves – all with a special
sort of sparkle that reminds us a lot of the best Bay Area or LA sounds
of the time! There's a sunny vibe to the music that really belies its
roots – a blend of jazz, soul, funk, and more – all handled with
production that's few notches down from the slicker AOR material of the
period, which still lets all the more soulful currents shine through
nicely – and which keeps all this stuff from ever sounding too
commercial. Given the cultural cross-currents taking place on the
islands at the time, there's a surprising mix of backgrounds to some of
these groups – which results in a unique sound that's nicely colorblind,
and which stands as a bit of a contrast to some of the more defined
scenes on the mainland.
Taste:
Roy & Roe - Just Don't Come Back
Hal Bradbury - Call Me
Marvin Franklin - Kona Winds (With Kimo And The Guys)
Speedball Experience: Obscure Pop Jazz From Early 70’s Italian Music Library, an unofficial LP produced in Europe sometime in the mid-1980s that is available online and also includes “Sweet-Beat” and a number of outstanding tracks from Gianni Mazza, Stelio Subelli, and Amedeo Tommasi among others.
The P&P reissue-a-thon continues this week as we're treated to
another pair of long out of press pearls from the classic New York
imprint. One of the most powerful disco cuts from the P&P Affiliate
'Land of Hits' Label, "New York’s Movin’" is faithful to the name. A
seven minute-plus disco gem of percussive breakdowns, a solid bass
groove, classic strings, and enough guitar licks to make Nile Rodgers
rip out his trademark hair with jealousy. Ahzz was a studio project by
Osborne Hunter and Steve Boston and despite the backlash of Comiskey
Park’s Disco Demolition in 1979 and the commercialization of Disco, it
was clear New York City was still movin’ in '81. Underground hits like
these were just undeniable, filling the floor at The Saint, Paradise
Garage and Mancuso's Loft parties. Like a lot of the titles on Peter
Brown’s labels, today "New York’ Movin’" is a rare and highly sought
after record, even a holy grail for some.
Wicked sound library funk from the 70s – an album that was originally
pressed on a tiny run of 300 copies, by the equally tiny Flipper sound
library label! The style here is nice and spare – less of the
orchestral funk of other records of this nature, and mostly focused on
rhythms from electric bass and congas, with wah-wah guitar lines that
riff up and down the groove! This approach is almost more organic and
homemade than some of the slicker sound library sets of the period –
with the feel of a small combo just coming up with sweet laidback jams
in the studio – and titles include "Rockfolk", "Sambasound", "Bassbeat",
"Afrotheme", "Percussion Blues", "Tumbasound", "Bossa Feeling", and
"Slow In Rhythm".
Η ομάδα The Buttshakin' Conspiracyδημιουργήθηκε το 2015 από 4 φίλους με την ίδια αγάπη και μεράκι για την μουσική!
Όλα ξεκίνησαν σε ένα σκοτεινό υπόγειο μια νύχτα που έβρεχε. Γιατί έτσι; Γιατί έτσι ξεκινάει κάθε ενδιαφέρουσα ιστορία!
Στα σκονισμένα ηχεία ακούγονταν ο Curtis Mayfield και όλη αυτή δυναμική
αυτών των αγαπημένων ήχων χανόταν σε εκείνους τους 4 τοίχους. Οι 4
ήρωες της ιστορίας μας είχαν αγνοήσει την πρόσκληση για άλλη μία έξοδο
όπου ο κώλος τους δε θα άφηνε την καρέκλα. Αυτό είπε ο Mister Vagz και ο
ήχος από το "Move on up" του Curtis Mayfield ήρθε διαβολικά για να τον
κάνει να πεταχτεί από την καρέκλα του λέγοντας με στυλ "Αυτό
χρειαζόμαστε!". Μουσικές υπάρχουν και πρέπει να ακουστούν συμπλήρωσε
ο Alex. O Afrodelik με ενθουσιασμό είχε ήδη σηκωθεί και ετοιμαζόταν να
βάλει ένα από τα βινύλια που αγόρασε πριν κάποια χρόνια από Βραζιλία.
Ο ρυθμός ήταν χορευτικός αλλά έμειναν σιωπηλοί και η ατμόσφαιρα άρχισε
να ηλεκτρίζεται επικίνδυνα. Κάπως έτσι τότε οι 4 φίλοι κοιτάχτηκαν
συνωμοτικά και ήξεραν ότι έπρεπε να κάνουν κάτι ενάντια στην καρέκλα
"The butt was meant to shake" είπε ο Βαλάντης και κάπως έτσι οι "The Buttshakin' Conspiracy" οργανώνουν την πρώτη τους
όχι-τόσο-μυστική-συνάντηση. Η
επόμενη σκηνή είναι στο La Soiree De Votaniqueτην Παρασκευή 15
Απριλίου όπου θα βάλουν σε εφαρμογή όλα τους τα σχέδια για να σε
προκαλέσουν να χορέψεις.
Μουσικές αποκλειστικά από βινύλια και cd, όχι απο laptop.
Soul, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Rare Grooves, Hammond Beat Essentials, Nu Funk.
Οι Buttshakin' Conspiracy είναι: Electric Looser Alex Flexible Sounds AfroDelik Mister Vagz
Marina Moran sings two refined tunes plenty of bossa-jazz flavours
"Un Desidero Per L'estate" and "Non Me Dire "Adeus" . The
first in Italian, the second in Brazilian. Arrangements and orchestra
Gianni Ferrio.The line-up features some important Italian jazzmen such
as Gino Marinacci on flute, Livio Cerveglieri on tenor sax, Enzo
Grillini on guitar, Biagio Marullo on trombone.
Taste :
Gianni Ferrio & Gino Marinacci - Non Me Dire "Adeus (feat.Marina Moran)
