Berkely Ike Jones - Nation Building 1979 (Skylark Records)

Label : Skylark Records

Value : 

A mighty nice set from Berkely Ike Jones – guitarist and one of the founders of the legendary Blo – working here in a groove that's a bit more Afro disco overall, but which still has all the great touches of his previous work! The music's plenty funky, but more in a clubby way than some of the more familiar Afro Funk modes you might know from the mid 70s – with lyrics in English, and an overall vibe that's like the best post-colonial work coming from the Paris and London scenes at the time! Part of the album was recorded in London, which may account for the vibe – and the instrumentation is tightly played, but never slick. 

Taste :

Berkely Ike Jones - Tears In The Ghetto

 

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Rhythm Of The Rain compiled by Electric Looser

15 favourite songs for the Rainy Days

 

Side A

B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain

Cowsills - Rain, The Park And Other Things

Giant Sand - Valley Of Rain

Grateful Dead  - Box Of Rain

Ian and Sylvia - Early Morning Rain

Jose Feliciano - Rain

 

Side B

Love Unlimited - Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love

Noir - Rain

Prisonaires - Just Walkin' In The Rain

Randy Newman - I Think It's Going To Rain Today

Ronettes - Walking in the Rain

Strawberry Alarm Clock - Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow

The Dramatics - In The Rain

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Sandro Brugnolini - Superground 2019 (Four Flies Records)

Label : Four Flies Records

Value :

Some of the trippiest sound library material we've ever heard from Sandro Brugnolini – in part because the core group here is a psychedelic combo, which might have led to a few of the tracks being used in a short animated film on Sharon Tate and Charles Manson! Yet as with most of the great sound library albums of the time, the music is way more than conventional – as guitar, organ, bass, and drums are arranged, recorded, and produced in very unusual ways – with a really open ear towards the fuller, larger sound – which includes great effects and other elements along the way!

Taste :

Sandro Brugnolini - Malattia

 

Sandro Brugnolini - Hip Now

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Mary Afi Usuah ‎– African Woman 1978 (Clover Sound)

Label : Clover Sound

Value :

One of the most hard-grooving set we've heard from singer Mary Afi Usuah – a set that has all these deep, bassy currents on the bottom – which hold a nice groove underneath Mary's heavenly voice! Usuah has a range that's much greater than some of her contemporaries – no surprise, since she studied opera in Rome – but the style here is nicely gritty overall, with bumping bass and some riffing guitar that almost pushes some numbers into Betty Davis territory, but with more of a 70s Afro soul vibe. Imagine if Miriam Makeba made a funk record, and you'll get part of the feel of this unique little set – which includes the cuts "What's A Woman To Do", "Sweet Elijah", "Our Generation", "Spread More Love", "Kam Fat Owo", "African Woman", and "Tenkim Kpoho".

Taste :

Mary Afi Usuah ‎- African Woman

Mary Afi Usuah ‎- What's A Woman To Do

Mary Afi Usuah ‎- Our Generation (Ode To Our Nation)

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By Electric Looser