I've been overwhelmed by a tidal wave of music recently. Here are 4 of my favorite songs from the past week. Unfortunately all this new music has been digital :( someday when I'm really ballin' I'll buy these on vinyl. That's about $1200+ worth of wax right there IF you can actually find copies for sale. I know the Magnum LP has been reissued and songs off the Copa 7 LP appear on compilations. Good luck on finding clean copies of the Ofege albums..they had 4 albums between 1974-78 and they're all exxxxxpensive!
Everybody Feels The Same by Ofege from "The Last Of The Origins" LP EMI Nigeria 1974
Natural Juices by Magnum from "Fully Loaded" LP Phoenix 1974
This was playing in my iTunes earlier and I was really into the selection & the mixes so I checked to see who it was. Turns out that it was me! This part of a live session from a few years ago at that party Lil Dave & I did for a while. On this mix is some latiny funk, soul, & afro-beat. In case it matters to you, this happened to be all vinyl. Be sure to download the other live session from this party that I posted a while back. Go to the downloads section or click >> HERE <<
I've been listening to my iTunes a lot of shuffle lately to try to rediscover stuff in my own collection. I've got a pretty large and very diverse collection so it's pretty fun. Here's a few of the 'new' rediscoveries. That Dimenzio post from a couple weeks ago is also technically part of this.
First up is by avant garde '80s funk rockers The Flying Lizards. This group is amazing! They also do a cover of 'Money' by Don Covay which is one of my favorite 7"s to play in the most random places & times. Some of you hip-hop heads will recognize this song even if you've never actually heard it.
The Flying Lizards "Her Story"
Next is a song I never really paid attention to by one of the greatest groups of all time to come out of the African funk & afro-beat movement. They but out a few really good albums that are very expensive when found in good condition...actually even in poor, nearly unplayable, condition these albums still aren't cheap. This is from their compilation on Strut records and is long out-of-print.
Blo "Preacher Man"
Here's a track from a serious jazz group with a silly name on Gilles Peterson's label, Brownswood. They also have the creepiest album cover in this post so let's give it up for Soil & "PIMP" Sessions.
This song produced by Domu with Pete Simpson on vocals is just beautiful. Excellent composition, lyrics and harmony. The latin swing combined with the cadence of the vocals work well together to carry the song without losing your attention. The house remixes are worth checking out too.
Domu presents Pete Simpson "Won't Give Up (album version)"
Nope! Not the version you're thinking of by Michael McDonald (of the Doobie Brothers). This is from a wedding reception for Alex and Sarah, who know a thing or two about music....they got Antibalas with Blinky Griptite to play at their wedding!!!
A couple of years ago my man Lil Dave (of Illvibe..click that giant link on the side of this page!) & I tried doing this party called 'High Postin'. Unfortunately, we didn't do the party for more than a couple of months but we have fun spinning together and we did get some good recordings. Here's a short clip of me finishing out the night. I was more than a little tipsy by that point in the night so, maybe it's amazing that I could even operate turntables without spilling my drink on them!!
High Postin' : Live! October 11, 2006 (end of the night) Download this mix
Yeah, I've been slacking on my music posts. Mainly because I was waiting to upgrade my drive with all my digital music and vinyl transfers. And also because I don't want to just post stuff we all just saw on Soul Sides or Captain's Crate. Anyway, I'm back in business and got a TON of new stuff to import as well as all the older stuff. Here's a few joints I've been feeling from Africa.
Konono Nº1 - Congotronics (2001)
Paradiso read more about Konono Nº1 and buy the album here
Ogyatanaa Show Band - from Ghana Soundz 2 (compilation)
I have A LOT of records. Waaaay too much for any normal person. But, for a vinyl obsessed music addict like myself, there is no such thing as too much when talking about music. I know some of you understand but for those of you who don't: it is us that keep music alive and have allowed for some music to finally be heard by the world. Think of us as librarians doing a public service for the good of humanity.
Having a lot of music also means that, unless you stop acquiring more, you always have a lot to reacquainted with. Sometimes we get so busy with other things that we don't have time to listen to new things we buy or only get to listen once every couple of years. So, from time to time, it's good to go back and check out some of the things you've forgotten about or just wanted to hear again. After a year of living in my current house I've finally started to resort my collection since it got all messed up during moving and settling in. While going through this process I'm rediscovering a lot of things I forgot I had or have just never listened to. So, I figured it would be a good starting point for a new series of posts. There will be some obscure & rare things here as well as some familiar records I just haven't listened to in a while and don't have mp3 for yet.
This will be an all vinyl series and will not include recent digs- only stuff that's been sitting on my shelves for at least a few months.
ENJOY!
Exile One - Fism (1976 Barclay)
Ole Ole
He Never Knows
Move Mama Move
Terry Callier - 12" single (Talkin' Loud)
Love Theme From Spartacus (4 Hero main mix)
Jessica Lauren - Siren Song (1994 Soul Jazz)
Serengeti
Shaft's Big Score! (MGM)
Move On In
Black Heat - self-titled (1972 Atlantic)
The Jungle
Hot Butter - More Hot Butter (1973 Musicor)
Space Walk
Sunbear - self-titled (1977 Soul Train)
Mood I "L.O.V.E. Love"
Mood II "Love At First Sight"
Gene Harris - Hot Lips (1982 J.A.M.)
Hot Lips
Swamp Dogg - 12" single (1979 Atomic Art)
Come On And Dance With Me (snippet)
Phil Upchurch and Tennyson Stephens - self-titled (1975 Kudu)
Don't I Know You?
Open Door - Limited Edition Remix EP (2001 Sole)
Get Into You
Fallin
Lights
New Sector Movements - The Sun 12" single (2001 Virgin)
The Sun (Kenny Dope main remix)
(NO! I will not be posting this much music in a single post anymore. Just wanted to give a solid intro.)
Everybody Feels The Same by Ofege from "The Last Of The Origins" LP EMI Nigeria 1974
