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Latest tunes played live:
“Mon guetho est trop beau”
Diez desperado WISHLIST +
"The Champ" - The Mohawks
Hammond-driven 60's pop-funk - briefly hit the charts with 'The Champ' - sampled by a few hip-hoppers - sleeve notes claim bandleader Morris Hawk was 'always alone despite his appreciation of the opposite sex' ??? Nice tunes for a loner...
"Spare Ass Annie" - William S. Burroughs
Can't make up my mind if the Disposable Heroes backing tracks add or take away from Burroughs dry as dust rasping readings, but very enjoyable whatever...
“Last Words of Dutch Schultz”
William S. Burroughs ORDER
"Funky Good Time" - Various Artists
The must have collection - rare and unreleased material from the band that made James Brown great - if you only got one funk CD in your collection, make sure its this one...
"Hunk Of Heaven" - Various Artists
Another fine set of re-issued funky jazz and souly 7's from the superb Jazzman imprint - its a fantastic journey, from Marlena's lush California Soul to the insane synth library funk of Le Groupe X, taking in Dave Brubeck on the way - heaven indeed...
"Vibrasons" - Sabrina Malheiros
Strong remix set from RootDownRave Sabrina, on the truly farout Far Out imprint - Equilibria a stunning debut, reworked here by top drawer studio maestros from Kenny Dope to Quantic - AND a new track too - essential...
"Did You Give The World..." - Doris
Kinda jazzy 60's pop from Swedish oddball Doris - nice vocals and some real kicking rhythm work - you may already be familiar with 'Beatmaker' and 'You Never Come Closer' but there's a heap of great cuts on this - Mr. Bongo digs deep...
"A Lil Light" - Dudley Perkins
Sublime hip-hop from a unique talent - Dudley Perkins keeps it real in the best sense - he rhymes with depth and honesty in a style totally his own over some of the best Madlib joints ever - hip-hop doesn't get any better...
"Between The Downs" - Pnu Riff
Captivating jazzy downtempo with a distinctive flavour - reminiscent of Can at their best with the addition of spacey and restrained electonics in stripped down arrangements - great listening - think they are defunct now - if not, MAKE MORE MUSIC...
"Gumbo" - Dr.John
The Night Tripper went back to his Nawlinz roots for this - classics like 'Iko Iko', 'Stagger Lee' and 'Junco Partner' get a bit of funky 70s beef put in 'em by the good Dr. and his stand out band, but retain authentic mood and swing - bon temp roulez!
