Fred & Ted

The second slab of 4/4 jazzy techno, coming down the pipe this week. A double A sided Dutch released on the Rejected label finds Fred on the Trumpet and Ted on the Clarinet....The 12" is called "Hotlips" with Edwin Oosterwal and his buddy Warren Fellow penning the title track, but its the flip that`s touch my soul....The finger snapping & horn stabs are just infectiously funky and an oboe break slowly comes through the souk, riding the groove! If your also feelin` it support the artist/label and buy the vinyl here or direct from Rejected.......One for the belly dancers out there!

Fred Trumpet - rettektet (feat ted clarinet)

Brothers On The Side..

I was invited to do an interview recently with a top music blog Innersounds, go over there and check it out!

We will have an exclusive summer DJ mix from Mr Innersounds at the weekend...stay tuned!

Physical Sunset.

A couple of jazzy house/techno tracks that`s ringing my bells at the moment, courtesy of beatport.
First up (2nd in a few days) is this wonderfully sublime B-side bizniz that could easily be the sound of summer, could see this being huge in Ibiza...written & produced by Thomas Schumacher Outta Berlin. The tracks called "Sunset" from The Ooh EP, released on GetPhysicalMusic A very simple percussive, latin jazz groove with this mad Cuban style big band breakdown that`s off the hook....Enjoy!

Thomas is appearing at Barcelona’s International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art - Sonar 09, if your going to the festival make sure to check him out.



mp3 on beatport
vinyl - support your local record store:

Gotta get a job!

Some rare sister ghetto funk to start off the week....Vocalist Ann Alford made just one single, which came out on the LA label, Hy-Sign in 1972. The track was written by her husband Don Alford. It was re-issued by the Funky Forthy Fives label for their "Ultra Rare Grooves Vol. 3" Limited Edition to only 300 copies on 10"vinyl......Quality low down dirty funkiness.....Enjoy!


Ann Alford - got to get me a job

Motivation

For when you need that extra bit of energy to get ya shit done!..A piece of british cosmic jazz funk b-side bizniz, released on Elite Records in 1980 and given a remix 18 years later by the man from paris..dimitri...Over 8 minutes of boogie bliss, for the dancing in outta space crew...enjoy!

Atmosfear - motivation

Naked Urban Ruins..

A quite amazing piece of work. MiruKim A New York-based artist who has explored various urban ruins including herself naked in the work. Really courgeous and outrageous at the same time....Thought I`d share so as to spread her work , many thanks to kim thomas.




“Children of Darkness” by Ben Gibberd

"Gimme That Funk # 15

I`ve neglected the GTF for a while but were back slamming a large slice of obscure 80`s funk coming out of Chicago. Some lovely slapping bass with a harder feel. Lifted from their Lucky Cordell (The Baron of Bounce) produced LP "Hot Spot" on gec records.....Enjoy!

Royal Flush - funk power

Underground Resistance.

A great piece of insight into Detroit`s UR Label.




Here`s Jafrosax (aka kazuki katsuta) 2006 released brokenbeat cover version of Galaxy 2 Galaxy - hi-tech jazz (UR-025)

Mulatucentric

This has just popped through the letter box this week and is an outstanding collaboration between MA ,the father of Ethio Jazz and The Heliocentrics collective, released on Strut Records for their Inspiration Information series.
If you have seen Jim Jarmusch`s film Broken Flowers....Mulatu contributed prominently to the soundtrack. Believe me, if your into jazz and you only buy one album this year it must be this!

Interview with Mulatu and The Heliocentrics. "Inspiration Information 3".


Mulatu of Ethiopia album recorded in 1972


Tracklisting1.Masengo
2.Cha Cha
3.Addis Black Widow
4.Mulatu
5.Blue Nile
6.Esketa Dance
7.Chik Chikka
8.Live from Tigre Lounge
9.Chinese New Year
10.Phantom of the Panter
11.Dewel
12.Fire in the Zoo
13.An Epic Story

Get It on Amazon!

Funky Film Soundtracks # 3

Digging into the soundtrack crates again and coming up with some quality pimping soul from the man Edwin Starr. The US soul singer who had lived in the UK since around the time of this release until his passing in 2003 and is still a legend on the Northern Soul scene there. This track lifted from "Hell Up In Harlem" OST released on Motown records in 1973, "Easin`in" is a finger snappin`, infectious bad arse bass slappin`, stormer of a track! It was sampled by Tone Loc on his track "Loc`d After Dark" . Apparently James Brown was first asked to do the composition for this film, following on from his work on the previous "Black Caesar", but it was rejected, which led JB to release it as that Legendary LP "The PayBack"......Enjoy!

Easin' in (mp3 download)





Tracklisting
1. Ain't It Hell Up In Harlem
2. Easin' In
3. Big Papa
4. Love Never Dies (Helen's Love Theme)
5. Don't It Feel Good To Be Free
6. Runnin'
7. Jennifer's Love Theme
8. Airport Chase
9. Mama Should Be Here Too
10. Like We Used To Do
11. Ain't It Hell Up In Harlem (instrumental)