Black Children Sledge Funk Co. Band ‎– Vol. 3 - Aviation Grand Father 1979 (RTS)

Label : RTS

Value :

Their name may be a mouthful, but the Black Children Sledge Funk Band have a groove that's nice and lean – a wicked blend of basslines, percussion, and lots of riffing guitar – plus these very cool keyboards that wander over the grooves and give the whole thing a sweetly spacey vibe! These guys are definitely on the sharper side of the Afro funk spectrum – and occasionally have some trippy elements in their music – especially when the vocals come together from the group members, which creates a heady quality that lives up to the album's great cover image.

Taste :

Black Children Sledge Funk Co. Band ‎- In Search Of Yesterday

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Various - Formation 60 (modern jazz from eastern germany Amiga 1957-69) 1998 (Jazzanova Compost Records)

Label : JCR

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Slightly off-kilter, and pleasantly so, Formation 60 was compiled by Jazzanova, representing a unique blend of Latin influenced bossa induced bop, jazz waltzes and other swinging numbers from the former German Democratic Republic … of all places. I know this sounds unbelievable, but European jazz was and is far more reaching in scope and depth than most people, even jazz aficionados, have ever dared to dream. The work found here is ambitious, possessing a lyrical language that is rewarding, seeming almost designed to exist in the moment, as if these artists had an inkling that their sound was being presented for those in attendance, while perhaps dreaming that the curtains would one day be pulled back to shed a bit of light onto what was being laid down in parts of the world that for many years were shrouded in mystery.By R. Kesler

Taste :

Manfred Ludwig Sextett  - Zwielicht

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The Jeremy Spencer Band - Flee 1979 (Atlantic)

Label : Atlantic

Value :

Flee is an album by British blues rock musician Jeremy Spencer credited as "The Jeremy Spencer Band" (composed of members of the Children of God new religious movement), with particularly strong input from Michael Fogarty. Spencer had been a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1967–71, and this 1979 release was Spencer's third album apart from Fleetwood Mac, and his second recorded while a member of the Children of God.

The album features a heavy disco production treatment given to the songs on Side 1, which Spencer was very unhappy with. "Sunshine" was a reworking of "When I Looked to See the Sunshine" from the Jeremy Spencer and the Children album of 1972.

"Cool Breeze" and "Travellin'" were issued as singles in various territories, and "Cool Breeze" charted at Number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts, although the album was not a commercial success.

Taste :

The Jeremy Spencer Band - Cool Breeze

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Twylyte '81 ‎– The First Coming 1981 (JSR)

Label : JSR

Value :

A really wonderful trio, and one who are very different than some of the more familiar underground boogie and club acts of their time – as Twylyte 81 seem to be going for a much deeper, more sophisticated style – one that resonates with some of those really unique 70s artists who are beyond definition or easy comparison – like James Mason, Terry Callier, Jon Lucien, or Potter & Tillman! Lead singer Frank Jones Jr definitely has a vocal range that runs as deep as Lucien – but the instrumentation and approach to the music is very much its own thing, too – drums, timbales, and percussion layered with electric bass, acoustic guitar, and piano – all on music that's filled with righteous spirit and positivity!

Taste :

Twylyte '81 ‎– A Dreamer

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Mazhar Ve Fuat ‎– Türküz Türkü Çağırırız! 1973 (Yonca)

Label : Yonca

Value :

The roots of the group begin with the meeting of two teenage boys, Aziz Fuat Güner and Mazhar Alanson, and their common interest in the same album, The Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965). At the end of 1967 they began to work with Barış Manço and recorded many of his psychedelic period singles. In 1969 they recorded their first own single. In the autumn of 1973 Türküz Türkü Çağırırız! , their only LP, was released by Yonca Records. In the beginning of the 1980s another member joined and ever since they were Mazhar Fuat Özkan (MFÖ). Türküz Türkü Çağiririz! has a strong electric touch with powerful guitar effects, great vocals, some troubadour ballads, and mystical folk rock songs with a psychedelic touch.

Taste :

Mazhar ve Fuat - Adımız Miskindir Bizim

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By Electric Looser