Merry Christmas

Robert Randolph & the Family Band: Daytrotter Session

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Robert Randolph might promote the word of the Lord and His mercy mild, but he and his Family Band rarely go mild themselves, sacrificing limbs and dry shirts for music that places a life-sized sun between the front and back cages of everyone listening's ribs and jackrabbits in every foot. The alternative form of scripture and the Good Word that Randolph writes and performs is aerobic and spindly, spiky and thumping, taking people into places where they have no choice but to FEEL it, really, fucking FEEL it. It sways and swerves you, forces you to participate in the words and the music, probably like you've never done before. Randolph, as a front man, is powerful and enthralling, casting his groove out as if his spirit is unable to be contained. He's a believer and a shaker, a man who insists on being guided by those inner coals and those deep-down convictions that are branded on his soul. He and his band's new album, "We Walk This Road," carries on his tradition of making some of the most incredible praise music of anyone writing and working today. It swells with heart and with the spontaneous hallelujahs of people who are alive with fire and joy, both working in collusion with each other to make a triumphant trumpeting.

  

Randolph sings and plays to the heavens, but it just so happens that the moon is located in the same northerly direct where he cocks his throat and it feels as if he doesn't care if he sounds like a preacher or a common wolf howling it out and up to the white orb and the clouds. The band, from the pews of the churches of Orange, New Jersey, stumps for salvation and the ever-lifting power of the idea that things aren't going to end when the eyes close for the last time. He sings about seeing others again on the other side and that soothing thought of moving on to somewhere else, somewhere thought to be better, is obviously a religious building block - the payoff that all followers are begging on - and it plays out frequently in Randolph's songs. During the morning of this recording, at Big Orange, the day before the band was set to play the Austin City Limits festival, Randolph was already wired, ecstatic and in great spirits, commenting at the end of recording, "May God bless all of you out there. Cookies, brownies and cakes. May you all have a piece of candy." He makes you positively feel lucky to be alive and while he feels like he's got the Big Guy to thank for such blessings in his life, it comes across as not needing to be a requirement. We don't have to belong to any church to get filled with his spirit, to feel what he's feeling. He gets us there. He gets it into our bones. He knows that there are all kinds of points and halfway points where people can rest their faiths or non-faiths and he sings on "I Still Belong To Jesus," "Someone woke up today and saw it all in a different way/…I still belong/Even though I turned my back/The finger-pointin' preacher screams/He's huntin' sinners in his dreams/But Jesus didn't start no war/He reached his hands out to the poor/He said, 'The lame will walk and the blind will see'/Take care my people, you'll take care of me." He makes us believe.

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  Tracklist:

• Welcome to Daytrotter
• Dry Bones
• If I Had My Way
• Traveling Shoes

MADOU SIDIKI DIABATÉ, AHMED FOFANA & ALEX WILSON ''MALI LATINO''

The idea for Mali Latino was born on tour and is the brainchild of master kora player Madou Sidiki Diabaté (brother of Toumani Diabaté) and pianist Alex Wilson.

In 2004, while on the road with Malian singer and griot Kandia Kouyate, Madou and Alex struck up an instant connection and at the end of the tour decided to cement the musical encounter by recording a track together - Remercier les travailleurs.

Madou then returned to Mali but the two remained in contact. Skipping four years ahead, Alex was offered Composer Residency at the prestigious Aldeburgh Music and his first thought was to continue on the project initiated in 2004.

In preparation, Alex visited Mali in February 2008, six months ahead of the residency, and it was there that Madou introduced him to Ahmed Fofana. Alex was struck by Ahmed's virtuosity, musicality and openness and they all agreed that he would be an ideal third musician to lead the project.

In September of 2008, the three found themselves in the Suffolk countryside with the resources of the Britten-Pears building at their disposal. An intense week followed where the three penned fifteen song ideas followed by an hour's recital to a rapturous audience.

An album recording followed, featuring the full band lineup of trumpet, trombone, latin percussion section, balafon, kora, piano, bass and Malian vocal, totalling nine musicians.

Expect fiery latin percussion mixed with the driving village rhythms of Mali, with the virtuosic kora and piano of Madou and Alex and the intense combination of mandingue and Cuban vocals.

Marc Hype - The World's 2nd Greatest Christmas Mixtape

This time last year Music of Substance's Chris Read and I got together to compile a mixtape of funky and unusual Christmas records that we modestly called the "World's Greatest Christmas Mixtape". For what started out as a bit of fun, the response was pretty incredible with thousands of downloads in just a week or so. We joked at the time that we had enough records left over to have done it twice so, with the Christmas season coming round again, we figured we'd go for it a second time. The result is what we're even less seriously calling the "World's Second Greatest Christmas Mixtape".As with volume 1, there's a mix of funk, soul, 80s hip hop, reggae, jazz and much more, all with that Christmas theme. Chris and I have done one half of the mix each which you'll find on our respective Mixcloud pages.

Both parts of the mix and last year's mixes can be downloaded from
http://www.musicofsubstance.com/




We hope you enjoy. MERRY CHRISTMAS!



1. Esquivel - Auld Lang Syne (Adios from Esquivel!)
2. The Black On White Affair - Auld Lang Syne
3. Joe Williams - Jingle Bells (Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix)
4. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - My Favorite Things
5. Chamber Brothers - Merry Christmas Happy New Year
6. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz, It's Christmas
7. Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
8. Wild Honey - Angel's Christmas
9. Meditation Singers - What The World Wants For Christmas
10. Brothers & Others - Now Is The Time Of The Season
11. Bunny Siegler - Jingle Bells
12. Berlin Symphony Orchestra - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Red Baron Remix)
13. Jimmy Reed - Christmas Present Blues
14. Garland Green - Let's Celebrate
15. Lou Donaldson - Jingle Bells
16. The Soulful Strings - Sleigh Ride
17. Patti Page - Boogie Woogie Christmas
18. Walter Jacobs - What Santa Wants For Christmas
19. Akim - Santa Claus Is A Black Man
20. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
21. Byrdie Green - We Need Christmas
22. Solomon Burke - Presents For Christmas



Marc Hype - The World's 2nd Greatest Christmas Mixtape by marchype

Strange Games and Funky Things 5

Diesmal verwöhnen uns DJ Spinna & BBE Soundsystem mit der fünften Ausgabe und einer weiteren Verbindung zwischen 70er Soul, 80 Jahre Rare Groove und natürlich dem Massenphänomen Hip Hop der frühen und späten 90er Jahre.

Das Highlight dürfte aber für die meisten Fans der Reihe am Ende der Platte warten: Denn dort findet sich eine Bonus CD, gemixt vom einzigartigen DJ Spinna.

Diesen Mix gibt es hier zum Anhören:


Strange Games and Funky Things 5 - Mix by DJ Spinna by MemeMagazine

Label Love 002 - FREE DOWNLOAD

Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe - each track plucked and presented by label heads from Melting Pot, Ninja Tune, One-Handed , Plug Research, Tru Thoughts and Ubiquity.

Each label evokes its own signature swagger giving this collection a diversified and interesting flow of genres. Label Love consists of nostalgic classics, fresh unreleased gems and other dope, exclusive selections with the goal of expanding minds to new styles, vibrations and colors.


Tracklist:
1. Hidden Orchestra - Wandering
2. Sonnymoon - Blast Off
3. Full Crate - Never Never
4. Paul White - Every Breath
5. Jed and Lucia - Painted Stars Refix
6. Bilal - Lost My Mind
7. Maddslinky - Ruled By Your Motions
8. Ahu - To:Love
9. Miles Bonny X The Ins - J Birly
10. Jono McCleery - Tomorrow

Top of the Blogs 2010 - SOULGURU's CHOICE

Diesmal hat Martin von Vinyl Galore die Blogs zur Veröffentlichung der besten Alben 2010 aufgerufen. Diesem Aufruf folge ich gerne, jedoch reichen mir 10 Alben nicht. Auch dieses Jahr gab es wieder zahlreiche Top-Veröffentlichungen und da ich keinen benachteiligen möchte, hier meine 15 Best of 2010 in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:

Aloe Blacc - Good Things

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/09/aloe-blacc-goog-things-first-listen.html

Matteo Capreoli - Ein Stück vom Weg

Als "eine bunte Mischung aus Soul zu Folk zu Reggae zu Singer Songwriter zu Hippie Funk Rock" sieht Matteo Capreoli seine Lieder.

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/09/matteo-capreoli-ein-stuck-vom-weg.html

 

Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer

Sein Song “Crazy” mit Gnarls Barkley war die größte Single des 21. Jahrhunderts. Auf seinem Solodebüt veröffentlicht Cee-Lo Green nun Soulgospelfunkrap der besseren Art.
 http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/11/lady-killer.html

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - I Learned The Hard Way

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-album-from-sharon-jones-dap-kings.html




Lady Daisey - In my pocket


Frischer Retro-Soul mit einer Prise Hip Hop von einer sympathischen jungen Sängerin.

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/04/lady-daisey.html

Ledisi - Turn Me Loose

...dass “Turn Me Loose” zu einem wahren Meisterwerk des modernen, progressiven Rhythm’n’Blues, Neo-Soul und Jazz-Funk geriet.

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/02/ledisi-turn-me-loose.html

 

 

John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up!

 

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/09/john-legend-roots-wake-up.html

Jamie Lidell - Compass

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/04/jamie-lidells-new-album-compass.html

JANELLE MONÁE - The Archandroid

Das Universum ist die Grenze. Wenn JANELLE MONÁE die Androidin mit Namen Cindi Mayweather auf Reisen schickt, dann tut sie das immer mit Turbo-Warp-Sternenbeschleuniger. Cindi Mayweather, a.k.a. JANELLE MONÁE, befindet sich auf der Flucht, denn auf ihrem Planeten ist es einem Androiden streng untersagt, sich in ein menschliches Wesen zu verlieben. Durch einen Zufall landete sie jüngst auf der Erde – und direkt in den Armen von Producer Antwan „Big Boi“ Patton, Chuck Lightning & Nate „Rocker“ Wonder (Wondaland Arts Society) und P. Diddys Label Bad Boy.
http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/05/janelle-monae-archandroid.html

Nas & Damian 'Jr.Gong' Marley - Distant Relatives

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/05/nas-damian-jrgong-marley-distant.html




The Roots - How I Got Over

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-album-from-roots-how-i-got-over.html

Siyou'n'Hell - Siyou meets Hattler



Zwei Musiker aus ganz unterschiedlichen Traditionen verschmelzen in unerhörter Harmonie. Siyous energiegeladene, einfühlsame Gospelstimme. Hellmut Hattlers markantes, druckvolles Bass-Spiel. In einem Programm aus HATTLER Songs, gemeinsamen Lieblingsliedern und ersten eigenen Stücken. Eine Reduktion auf Stimme und Bass - für ein Maximum an knisternder Intensität!

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/06/siyounhell-siyou-meets-hellmut-hattler.html

Bibi Tanga - Dunya 

 Die Zukunft des Funk wird umgeschrieben – und zwar von zwei umtriebigen Groove-Theoretikern namens Bibi Tanga und Professeur Inlassable. „Dunya“ nimmt seine Hörer mit auf eine wilde, eklektische Reise durch die gesamte grandiose Geschichte des Funk, legt Afrobeat-Rhythmen über elektronischen Soul und kombiniert sie mit außergewöhnlichen transatlantischen Grooves, die man hierzulande so noch nicht gehört hat.

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/02/bibi-tanga-et-le-professeur-inlassable.html
 
 

 
Trombone Shorty - Backatown

New Orleans gilt als musikalischer Schmelztiegel. Aus den besten Ingredienzien der lokalen Szene hat der Senkrechtstarter Trombone Shorty für sein Verve-Debütalbum “Backatown” nun einen höllisch scharfen Musik-Gumbo gekocht.

http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/09/ein-musikalischer-wirbelsturm-trombone.html





Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Ein HipHop-Musical, dass mit orchestralen Momenten, tragenden Instrumentalpassagen, Chorbegleitung und Samples aus Pop und Rock der 60er und 70er Jahre überzeugt.

Dieses Album ist jetzt schon ein Klassiker und hat sich einen Platz in meinen Jahrescharts verdient.
http://soulgurusounds.blogspot.com/2010/12/eigentlich-wollte-ich-dieses-album.html

21 Nights by Prince/Randee St. Nicholas bei 2001

Dieses Buch gibt es momentan zum Schnäppchenpreis von 12,99 € bei Zweitausendeins - solange Vorrat reicht. Habe es gleich bestellt und bin begeistert. Das großformatige Buch bietet wunderbare Bilder der 21 Konzerte, die Prince 2007 in London abgehalten hat. Die beiliegende CD enthält Live-Aufnahmen aus zwei Clubkonzerten, die Prince fast nach jedem der Arena Konzerte veranstaltet hat. Es handelt sich um Mitschnitte vom 16.09.2007 und dem 21.09.2007.

Tracklist:

• 3121
• GIRLS AND BOYS
• SONG OF THE HEART
• DELIRIOUS
• JUST LIKE U (Monologue)
• SATISFIED
• BEGGIN’ WOMAN BLUES (*A Brand New Song)
• ROCK STEADY featuring Beverly Knight
• WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
• ALPHABET STREET
• INDIGO NIGHTS
• MISTY BLUE featuring Shelby J.
• BABY LOVE featuring Shelby J.
• THE ONE
• ALL THE CRITICS LOVE U IN LONDON

Wenn das Buch bei Zweitausendeins ausverkauft ist,
kann man es auch bei Amazon bestellen.

Impossible Ark Label Compilation to give away free

 

Impossible Ark have compiled a rather special collection of music to give away free on impossiblearkrecords.bandcamp.com.

Here's what they have to say:

For this festive giveaway we've chosen some of our favourite tracks from the Impossible Ark catalogue and two tracks from A&R Ben Lamdin's own Nostalgia 77 project. In the new year expect more from the Rhythmagic Orchestra, Nostalgia 77, Allsopp, Vosloo & more!

 


Tracklisting :



01. Rhythmagic Orchestra - African Mailman 03:33
02. Fiction Trio - What Is Life 04:08
03. Nostalgia 77 - Wildflower feat. Lizzy Parks 04:13
04. Sara Mitra - April Song 05:45
05. Nostalgia 77 Octet - Stars 06:16
06. Jeb Loy Nichols - Strange Faith And Practice 04:36
07. Nostalgia 77 Sessions featuring Keith & Julie Tippett - Rainclouds 05:13
08. Allsopp, Vosloo, Stanley, Giles - Like Someone In Love 04:03
09. Skeletons - Gravel 03:59

The Diplomats of Solid Sound: Daytrotter Session recorded Dec 12, 2010

The Diplomats of Solid Sound is a soul group from Iowa City, IA that performs soul music with a modern garage band twist. The current members of the band are Doug Roberson on guitar, Nate Basinger on Hammond Organ, Paul Kresowik on drums and percussion, Eddie McKinley on sax, David Basinger on sax, Sarah Cram, Kathy Ruestow on vocals. In 2008 Diplomats released an album titled The Diplomats of Solid Sound Featuring The Diplomettes on Italian Funk/Soul/Groove label Record Kicks.

Great recording of DoSS from Daytrotter. Cover your ears if you're offended by the swears...  

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Tracklist:

• Welcome to Daytrotter 
• Get Out of The Way (S…
• Gimme One More Chance
• No Man
• Jealous

MeLo-X - More Merch EP (free DL)

Up-and-coming artist/producer MeLo-X has hooked up with DJBooth.net to bring fans his latest EP, More Merch.

Written, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by MeLo-X at The Bermuda Triangle Studio, the project features 16 brand new joints (including one bonus cut) from the Flatbush, Brooklyn native, including his reader-approved Booth debut, “She Is Forever.”

Joining MeLo-X on the guest tip are such Booth-approved artists as Theophilus London, Jesse Boykins III, Kendrick Lamar and Mickey Factz. Assisting MeLo-X behind the boards are Executive Producer Claude “Visionary” Dary, beatsmith Soundwavve and bassist Andre Cleghorn.

Read more: http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/melo-x-more-merch/#ixzz17z27T2EJ´

 

download via http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/melo-x-more-merch/

We also know MeLo-X from the great tune 'Liquid Love' from Chris Turner, which was written & arranged by Chris Turner and MeLo-X.

Read more: http://mixed-tape.com/chris-turner-the-new-marvin-gaye-783/#content

DARONDO ''LET MY PEOPLE GO'' (2006)

A mystery to most, Darondo records are high on the wants-lists of many collectors. He opened-up for James Brown and lived a colorful lifestyle hanging with folks like the notorious Fillmore Slim. Take a listen to these tracks, released for the first time together on an album, and you may agree that he could have been the next Al Green or Sly Stone. But about 25 years ago Darondo disappeared.

Releasing three singles in the early 70s he mixed low-rider soul with blues and R'n'B. He delivered in a variety of styles from the socially-charged “Let My People Go" to the sexually-driven funk of “Legs". All three singles were recorded in the Bay Area, and both sides of each of the singles are fantastic productions.

“You can hear a little bit of everything," says Darondo about his music style. “There's a little jazz and a little soul. They say if you Black you supposed to have soul. I got Latin flavor in me so there's some Latin in it. Definitely got the Blues in it. I sound kinda' country but I grew up in the Bay Area," he adds.

But after the release of his three 45s Darondo stopped recording. “It was mostly me, just having a good time with a real good hobby," he says. “It wasn't about money but about having fun. Something I just liked to do. Maybe your dream is to be a James Brown or Frank Sinatra but those were just mostly dreams to me. I thought about it, but this was just a hobby for me. I liked competing musically with my friends. That was fun."

Darondo now lives in Northern California with his wife and family and is delighted to hear his music is getting a second wind courtesy of DJs and collectors like the UK-based Gilles Peterson who recently picked “Didn't I" for his Digs America compilation.

The six tracks from the three original singles are featured here, along with three previously unreleased songs that were recently discovered on a demo reel.

ebo taylor - love & death

"Love & Death" ist das sensationelle erste Studio-Album der ghanaischen Musiker-Legende Ebo Taylor, das weltweit veröffentlicht wird. Taylor machte sich Namen als einer der führenden Köpfe der Highlife-Ära der 50er und 60er Jahre in Ghana und trat mehr und mehr als Komponist und Frontmann in Erscheinung. Anfang der 60er Jahre zog es Ebo Taylor nach London, wo er zusammen mit seinem Kumpel Fela Kuti an der renomierten Eric Guilder School of Music studierte. Er leitete mehrere bekannte Bands, darunter die berühmte Broadway Band, die Uhuru Dance Band & die Apagya Show Band. Als musikalischer Direktor bei Essiebons, Gapophone und Polygram komponierte und arrangierte er auch zahlreiche Songs für andere große Musiker wie CK Mann, Pat Thomas, Jewel Ackah, Papa Yankson. 2010 ging der nun mittlerweile 74-jährige Ebo Taylor mit der in Berlin ansässigen Afrobeat Academy, bestehend aus Musikern von Poets Of Rhythm, Kabu Kabu und der Legende Marijata aus Ghana, ins Studio, um mit "Love & Death"nach fast 20 Jahren wieder ein Album aufzunehmen. Neben neuen Versionen bekannter Klassiker wie "Victory" und "Love and Death" gibt es eine Reihe neuer Kompositionen, die Love & Death" zu einer einzigartigen Synthese aus Highlife, Jazz und Afrobeat werden lassen.

Little Axe - Bought For A Dollar, Sold For A Dime

Mit ihrem Debutalbum 'The Wolf That House Built' überzeugten Little Axe mit innovativen Bluesklängen gemixt mit Soul-, Reggae- und Dub-Elementen. Die nachfolgenden Alben konnten dieses Niveau nicht halten. Doch mit "Bought For A Dollar, Sold For A Dime" erlebt Little Axe eine wahre Auferstehung. Live im Studio, ohne große Overdubs, entwirft Little Axe einen runderneuerten Sound, der mit knalligen Riffs und trancigen Beats überzeugt. Mit Ken Boothe als Sänger, Harps und Bläsern liegt der Fokus diesmal jedoch auf dem Blues und die damit einhergehende Melancholie. Das Ergebnis ist ein überaus lebendiges Gebräu aus Blues, beseeltem Gesang (Soulsänger Bernard Fowler), Dub, Reggae und Gospel - hier treffen die staubigen Wege des alten Südens auf die glitzernde Welt moderner Datenautobahnen.

Super Funky Afro Breaks

Long regarded as Japan's number one DJ, the grand imperial DJ MURO is the self proclaimed 'King Of Digging' and boasts a long list of credentials which more than back up the claim. A Tokyo native who burst onto Japan's nascent domestic hip-hop scene in the late 1980s part of the Krush Posse with DJ Krush and Go, Muro's musical story finds him at various points wearing the hats of rapper, DJ, producer and remixer. His group Microphone Pager was the first Japanese rap crew to earn an international release ('Planet Rap', Tommy Boy, 1992), but it wasn't until a visit to New York in 1996 and his guest spots on underground radio mix shows that his worth as a DJ began to win recognition. In 1997 he opened his store 'Savage' in Tokyo, and his record label 'Incredible' followed a year later. 1999 saw the release of his celebrated collaboration with NYC icons Lord Finesse and A.G., 'The Vinyl Athletes.' From the mid 90s onwards, mixtapes such as his King of Diggin', Super Disco Breaks and A Taste of Chocolate series established him as one of the sharpest selectors around. They were the foundation of his reputation as one of the world's most proficient and productive spin doctors: he maintains a relentless release schedule of CDs spanning everything from golden era hip-hop and deep dub to obscure disco 12s, rare soul 45s and Latin and Brazilian flavours. His ever-growing catalogue contains collaborations with the likes of Paul Nice, Dimitri From Paris and Lord Finesse; official label retrospectives on Blue Note, Fania and Stones Throw; a celebrated Trojan compilation; a library music collection with fellow Japanese DJ Mitsu The Beats, and The Kings Of Digging for BBE with fellow diggers Kon & Amir. Japanese master spinner DJ MURO´s first African mix-CD produced in the year of the first African World Cup - is everything followers of his countless CDs would expect: serious selection, impeccable presentation and impossibly rare titles played alongside new edits and alternate versions. Included are a killer new 45 release by The Qualitons, a deep Fela Kuti cover by Japanese jazz don Akira Ishikawa, and cuts from Manu Dibango and Buari. Of course, there´s plenty of obscure, undercover treats too, such as a rare and sought-after Ivorian bomb by Guehi Jean Et Son Ensemble.

source: http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/67473
 

Blackjoy "Erotis"

Blackjoy - in his own words:

"To give you a lil bit of info on the album, Erotis is a teenage love in 48 minutes. Aqeel and Sandra Nkaké are the main vocalists. Instruments used are keys, bass, guitar and drums. None of the record have been recorded live, this is all studio sessions and overdubs. If you follow me you may find some stuff you already know in there, all mixed and arranged differently.

We created a team to finish the whole concept. Flo Behar Abracadaboudaram has wrote the magical story, Yann Stofer provided amazing photos, and Guillaume Leroyer is orchestrating the design and artwork."

FUNK'N'STEIN The Band

UK based Soul Unsigned offer their final release for 2010. It's the follow up to the band's “The Next Level” from last year, the outing aptly titled “Funky Mission” from the Israeli funk outfit Funk 'n' stein. The release pulls together the best from the bands two previously released albums, soulfully cultivated by label boss Phil Driver in an attempt to bring the band to a wider audience.

Their Facebook profile says “Funk'n'stein is an 8-piece funk/soul group made out of nationally known and respected musicians who use their uncompromising groove to get their message through. With songs about love, making a change, the need for peace, and funky beats they sweep you into the twirling soul and groove hurricane they bring to the stage.”

Freddy Cole - The Cole Nobody Knows

Das superrare Rare Groove Album "The Cole Nobody Knows" von 1976/77 ist wieder erhältlich. Der Vinyl-Digger Ekkehart Fleischhammer von Sonorama hat sich die Rechte gesichert und das sagenumwobene Album von Freddy Cole wiederveröffentlicht. Das Album enthält u.a. die funky Version von Oscar Brown Jr.s "Brother Whre Are You?".

Eigentlich wollte ich dieses Album nicht posten ......

... obwohl ich die ersten Alben von Kanye West echt gut fand.

Aber dann kam das für mich ungeniessbare 808s&Heartbreak-Album mit dem penetranten Einsatz von Autotune und damit hatte ich Kanye eigentlich abgeschrieben. Den Rest gab mir sein Größenwahn, seine peinlichen öffentlichen Auftritte und die nervige Veröffentlichungspolitik (G.O.O.D.-Music-Friday). Das neue Album wollte ich deshalb ignorieren. Aber dann überkam mich doch die Neugier und ich habe es mir angehört.

Was soll ich sagen? Es hat mich umgehauen. Ein wahnsinnig gutes Album, dass man wirklich am Stück hören sollte, damit es seine volle Wirkung entfaltet. Ein HipHop-Musical, dass mit orchestralen Momenten, tragenden Instrumentalpassagen, Chorbegleitung und Samples aus Pop und Rock der 60er und 70er Jahre überzeugt.

Dieses Album ist jetzt schon ein Klassiker und hat sich einen Platz in meinen Jahrescharts verdient.