Tuesday 30 September 2008

Still on an old skool vibe Pt2



ELECTRO 2
B BOYS - 2 3 BREAK
B BOYS - CUTTIN HERBIE
XENA - ON THE UPSIDE
HASHIM - AL NAAFIYSH
RAMMLEZEE VS K ROB - BEAT BOP
2 SISTERS - B BOYS BEWARE
MELLE MEL - WHITE LINES

Download

Still on an old skool vibe Pt6



ELECTRO 6
UTFO - ROXANNE ROXANNE
THE REAL ROXANNE - ROXANNE
CAPT ROCK - COSMIC BLAST
ROXANNE SHANTE - ROXANNES REVENGE
WHODINI - THE FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT
EGYPTIAN LOVER - MY HOUSE ON THE NILE
BOBBY BROOM - BEAT FREAK
DOUG E FRESH - JUST HAVING FUN
DOUG E FRESH - THE ORIGINAL HUMAN BEAT BOX

Download

Still on an old skool vibe Pt5



ELECTRO 5
GREAT PESCO & MR NASTY - ITS TIME TO ROCK
JECKYLL & HYDE - FAST LIFE
KNIGHTS OF THE TURNTABLES - TECHNO SCRATCH
EGYPTIAN LOVER - EGYPT EGYPT
ARTHUR BAKER - BREAKERS REVENGE
CAPT ROCK - CAPT ROCK TO THE FUTURE SHOCK
ALEEM - RELEASE YOURSELF
FANTASY 3 - THE BUCK STOPS HERE
HIGH FIDELITY 3 - B BOYS BREAKDANCE

Download

Still on an old skool vibe Pt4



ELECTRO 4
RADIO ACTIVE - STEPS AHEAD
PUMPKIN & PROFILE ALLSTARS - HERE COMES THAT BEAT
HERBIE HANCOCK - MEGAMIX
RUN DMC - SUCKER MCS
KEY MATIC - BREAKIN IN SPACE
THE VHB - BEETHOVENS 5TH STREET SYMPHONY
CYBOTRON - CLEAR

Download

Still on an old skool vibe Pt3



ELECTRO 3
DIVINE SOUNDS -DOLLAR BILL
IMPERIAL BROS - WE COME TO ROCK
NEWCLEUS - JAM ON IT
BOOGIE BOYS - ZODIAC
PUMPKIN - KING OF THE BEAT
DAVY DMX - ONE FOR THE TREBLE
FRESH 3MCS - FRESH

Download

Still on an old skool vibe Pt1













Compilation label set up by Morgan Khan,
a Hong Kong-born Indian who grew up in London.
He had worked in the UK record industry
since the mid 1970's. Possibly some of the
most important music produced that has
helped shape the future of electronic dance music.
The release of Street Sounds Electro 1 in 1983
paved the way for the Hip hop culture to be heard.
The use of such sounds as the Roland TR-808
rhythm machine, Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer,
Master of Ceremonies and the introduction of the
Phonograph as an "instrument" (Scratching)
were all prominent features. 
The Electro series was popular amongst the Break dance 
scene with the general agreement that Electro 1-6 
and the Crucial Electro series being the most recognized.(wikipedia)

Street Sounds Electro 1-6
What more can i say
Apart from enjoy ;)

ELECTRO 1
THE PACKMAN - I'M A PACKMAN
NEWCLEUS - JAM ON REVENGE
WEST ST MOB - BREAK DANCIN ELECTRIC BOOGIE
C-BANK - GET WET
K9 CORP - DOG TALK
G FORCE - FEEL THE FORCE
PROJECT FUTURE - RAY GUN OMICS
CAPT ROCK - THE RETURN OF CAPT ROCK

Part 1
part 2


Old Skool-Enjoy!

Enjoy Records was a record label
owned and operated by Bobby Robinson
from the late 1950s through the mid-1980s,
and was run out of his record shop
at 125th Street and 8th Ave. in Harlem.
Starting with blues, R&B, and rock and roll,
the label recorded many of the original
old school hip hop groups and MC's,
including Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five,
the Funky 4+1, Spoonie Gee, and the Treacherous Three.(wikipedia)

I have split this into it's 4 component albums for ease

Album 1
A1 "I'm The Packman" The Packman
A2 "Superappin" GrandMaster Flash
A3 "Love Rap" Spoonie G And The Treacherous Three
A4 "Body Rock" The Treacherous Three

B1 "At The Party" The Treacherous Three
B2 "It's Magic" Fearless Four
B3 "Move With The Groove" The Disco Four
B4 "Superappin 2" GrandMaster Flash

Part 1
Part 2

Album 2
C1 "Funk Box Party" The Masterdon Committe
C2 "Feel The Heartbeat" Treacherous Three
C3 "Rockin It" The Fearless Four

D1 "Just Havin Fun" Doug E Fresh
D2 "The New Rap Language" The Treacherous Three
D3 "Rappin and Rocking The House" Funky Four plus One

Part 1

Album 3
E1 "Its Rockin Time" Kool Kyle
E2 "Do it Do it" The Disco Four
E3 "Spanglish" Spanish Fly
E4 "Country Rock and Rap" Disco Four

F1 "Put The Boogie in Your Body" The Treacherous Three
F2 "Do You Like That Funky Beat" Kool Kyle The Starchild
F3 "Crack Attack" Ninga
F4 "Coolin Out" Midnight Blue

Part 1
Part 2

Album 4
G1 "Musicgram" Masterdon Committee
G2 "Are You Ready" The Deuce 2
G3 "Its Magic" DLB
G4 "Here We Go" New York City Trooper
G5 "Ghetto Life" The Source

H1 "Calling Dr Ice" Dr Ice
H2 "Gonna Get You Hot" Masterdon Committee
H3 "Enjoy With Me" Midnight Blue
H4 "Shake em Up" Higher Ground

Part 1
Part 2

Monday 29 September 2008

New York Noise vol 1


'New York Noise' features the cream
of New York's punk-funk bands from
the early 80s, ESG, Liquid Liquid,
Bush Tetras, Arthur Russell's 'Dinosaur 1' etc.
All the bands that had a huge influence on the
current wave of New York groups such as
The Rapture, Metro Area,
The Liars, & The Strokes.



1. Optimo - Liquid Liquid
2. Baby Dee - Konk
3. Do Dada
4. Reduction - Material
5. Wawa - Lizzy Mercier Descloux
6. 5:30 - DNA
7. Beat Bop - K Rob, Rammellzee, K Rob
8. Contort Yourself - James Chance
9. Lesson No. 1 for Electric Guitar - Glenn Branca
10. Button Up - Bloods
11. Clean on Your Bean No. 1 - Dinosaur L
12. You Got Me - Theoretical Girls
13. Can't Be Funky - Bush Tetras
14. Helen Fordsdale - Mars
15. You Make No Sense - ESG
16. Defunkt - Defunkt




Part 1

ultimate Breaks and Beats Part 4













And part 4 (Albums 10-13)


Ultimate Breaks and Beats Part 3













Right here it is part 3 (albums 7-9)



Hustlers Convention









Part blaxploitation on vinyl part Jazzoetry,
this recording features some incredibly funky
and jazzed out backing music by none other than
KOOL AND THE GANG
as Lighnin' Rod (a former Last Poet's member)
tells his Iceberg Slim style tale of getting over.

1. Sport - Kool & the Gang, Lightnin' Rod
2. Spoon
3. Café Black Rose
4. Brother Hominy Grit
5. Coppin' Some Fronts for the Sets
6. Hamhock's Hall Was Big (And There Was a Whole Lot to Dig!)
7. Bones Fly from Spoon's Hand
8. Break Was So Loud, It Hushed the Crowd
9. Four Bitches Is What I Got
10. Grit's Den
11. Shit Hits the Fan Again
12. Sentenced to the Chair

Download




Sunday 28 September 2008

It's my thing (is it yours?)

Although she's not a household name, Marva Whitney is fondly remembered by funk devotees as one of the rawest, brassiest, most powerful divas the music ever produced. Along with fellow funk belters Lyn Collins and Vicki Anderson, Whitney made her name singing with the James Brown Revue for a few years, and her limited, much-sampled recordings for Brown-associated labels now fetch astronomical sums on the collector's market. Born in Kansas City, Whitney began performing at the age of three with her family's touring gospel group, the Manning Gospel Singers. She studied music in college and caught on as lead singer of the R&B group Tommy Gadson & the Derbys. In 1967, she signed on with the James Brown Revue as a featured female vocalist, meaning that she would perform her own small set every night while Brown took a break. Whitney accompanied Brown on his late-'60s tour of Vietnam, and made other international appearances with him as well. In 1969, Whitney made her first solo recordings for King, Brown's label at the time. She scored a Top 20 hit on the R&B charts with "It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who to Sock It To)," a rewrite of the Isley Brothers hit; the follow-up, "Things Got to Get Better (Get Together)," just missed the R&B Top 20. Far too gutsy and funky to cross over to the pop charts, Whitney remained with the Revue until 1970, without scoring any more significant hits on her own. Still, cuts like "Unwind Yourself" (now very recognizable through several hip-hop samples) and the duet "You Got to Have a Job (If You Don't Work)" helped cement her reputation among record collectors. Her only studio LP, It's My Thing, was released in 1969 and has been heavily bootlegged and sampled by numerous DJs; her Live and Lowdown at the Apollo LP also commands hefty price tags. Whitney went on to record for the Isley Brothers' T-Neck label, as well as Nashboro, but her prime material is from the James Brown years. Seven of those tracks were compiled on the Polydor collection James Brown's Original Funky Divas. Whitney has reunited sporadically with Brown for live performances over the years.
~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide


This is Marva Whitneys first and i think best album
Its class ! produced by "The Godfather"
James Brown and featuring the JB's
Of course it has the infamous title track(Plus pt 2)
But the track that stands out to me is the duet with James Brown
of "Sunny"

1. It's My Thing, Pt. 1
2. It's My Thing, Pt. 2
3. Things Got to Get Better (Get Together)
4. What Kind of Man
5. If You Love Me
6. In the Middle [Instrumental]
7. Unwind Yourself
8. You Got to Have a Job (If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat)
9. I'll Work It Out
10. Get Out of My Life
11. I'm Tired I'm Tired I'm Tired (Things Better Change Before It's ...)
12. Shades of Brown [Instrumental]
13. I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You, Pt. 1
14. I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You, Pt. 2
15. What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You
16. He's the One
17. This Girl's in Love With You
18. Sunny - James Brown, Marva Whitney

Enjoy ;)

Download

Live at P.J's













If you like Funk you'll love this!!!
  1. N.T. - 6:29
  2. Ricksonata - 5:39
  3. Sombrero Sam - 6:42
  4. Ronnie's Groove - 2:57
  5. Ike's Mood/You've Lost That Loving Feeling - 10:05
  6. Lucky for Me - 3:02
  7. Dujii - 6:02
  8. The Penguin - 5:10
Download

Saturday 27 September 2008

Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage


Don't expect perfect mixing this is all about
the vibe and feel of one of the truly great clubs
presented by a legendary pioneer

Enjoy;)







1. Bourgié Bourgié - Ashford & Simpson
2. It's Music - Damon Harris
3. At Midnight - T-Connection
4. Put Your Body in It - Stephanie Mills
5. Dreaming a Dream - Crown Heights Affair
6. By the Way You Dance (I Never Knew It Was You) - Bunny Sigler
7. Right in the Socket - Shalamar
8. Take Me Home - Cher
9. Pick Me up, I'll Dance - Melba Moore
10. Get on the Funk Train - Munich Machine
11. Here We Go Again - People's Choice

1. Here We Go Again [Cont.] - People's Choice
2. Bad Mouthin'
3. Let Yourself Go - The Supremes
4. Angel in My Pocket - Change, Goody Music Orchestra
5. Smack Dab in the Middle - Janice McClain
6. Sun... Sun... Sun...
7. Trinidad - John Gibbs,
8. My First Mistake - The Chi-Lites
9. Erucu - Jermaine Jackson

Part 1

Friday 26 September 2008

Ultimate breaks and beats part2


Here's part two in the ultimate breaks and beats series
it's no' 4-6
enjoy ;)

Part1

Part2

70 minutes of madness


"These are the journeys of Coldcut, scientist of sound, primordial dancefloor hooligans and intrepid explorers of the realms of the Deep Groove. Matt Black and Jonathan More's epic ventures into turntable tricknology have spanned the many varied domains of dance, enticing generation after funky generation to do their own thing and get on the Left Foot. With the help of PC and Strictly Kev, Coldcut have prepared for you an exquisite 70 minute banquet for the taste-buds that live in your ears. This is not a mechanical mix of four-to-da-floor bland-bag house tracks-its style. It's more inspired by classic mix records such as Double D and Steinski's "Lessons (1-3)" and Grandmaster Flash's "Adventures on the Wheels of Steel", and derived from the mastermix tradition pioneered by DJ's such as Shep Pettibone on New Yorks' original Kiss FM. You are served a intensive mix of beatnological manipulation and melody, containing a selection of the many different terrains of todays' musical Soundscape. Step out of the dark and into the Night with the inspirational Illuminati of Hedfunk, taking you where few turntable terrorists dare to tread.

Listened to this today for the first time in ages and had to post it
as its still as good as the first time i heard it

"70 minutes of madness" Coldcut

1. Bola - Philorene
2. Street Beats Vol.2 - The Truper
3. One Blood - Junior Reid
4. Jam On Revenge - Newcleus
5. Extreme Possibilities - 2 Player
6. King Ashabanapal - Funki Porcini
7. Noddy Holder - Jedi Knights
8. Fuk - Plastic Man
9. No Beats - Coldcut
10. Manganese In Deep Violet - Bedouin Ascent
11. African Drug - Bob Holroyd
12. If There Was No Gravity - Air Liquide
13. Beats And Pieces - Coldcut
14. Greedy Beat - Coldcut
15. The Music Maker - Coldcut
16. Find A Way - Coldcut
17. King Of The Beats - Mantronix
18. Mag - Gescom
19. Blood Vibes - Masters At Work
20. Trumpet Riff - Raphael Corderdos
21. Grace - Luke Slater's 7th Plain
22. First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Joanna Law
23. Balthus Bemused By Colour - Harold Budd
24. Into The 90'S - Photek
25. The Bridge Is Over - BDP
26. Nu Blvd. - DJ Food
27. Friendly Pressure - Jhelisa
28. Freshness - Hookian Minds
29. Message From Our Sponsor - Jello Biafra
30. Unify - Pressure Drop
31. Again Son - Love Lee
32. Hot Flush - Red Snapper
33. Theme From Dr. Who - Ron Granier
34. Free - Moody Boys
35. The Dusk - DJ Food

Part 1

Thursday 25 September 2008

A few more bits and pieces

1 "Elle et moi(Extended 12 version) Max Berlin


2 "Bonnie and Clyde" Serge Gainsbourg


3 "Stop Bajon" Primavera


4 "Rotation(Original 12 version) Herb Alpert


5 "Mambo" Wally Badarou


6 "Anikana-o(Tom Moulton mix) Kongas


7 "Midnight Man(12 Version) Flash and the pan


Enjoy;)

Shoom Classics

Heres 3 Shoom Classics for your delictation

1 "let's start the dance(12"mix)" Hamilton Bohannon


2 "Precious little diamond" Fox the fox


3 "What's going on" Cyndi Lauper


Enjoy;)

Ultimate Breaks and Beats


The Ultimate Breaks and Beats (UBB) series was released in the mid-80s by Lenny Roberts (a/k/a Breakbeat Lenny). The records contained hundreds of classic Hip-Hop breaks, many of which were discovered by Hip-Hop's founding fathers. Hip-Hop DJs and producers quickly obtained copies of UBB and scavenged them for sampling material. Indeed, most Hip-Hop releases from the mid-80s until even the early 90s utilized breaks that could be found on UBB.



Heres the first three albums in the
Ultimate Breaks and Beats series
still an amazing collection of tracks
after all these years!
Enjoy ;)
(The rest will follow soon)



A Few More Belters U All Should Recognise !


1 "Hoomba Hoomba(Full Lengh Version) Jasper Van't  Hof


2 "First Time Ever(Mellow Groove)" Joanna Law


3 "Sinful(Tribal Mix)" PeteWylie


4 "Jibaro(Enrolle)(Long Version)" Elkin & Nelson



Wednesday 24 September 2008

Should Have Been!!!

Four More Should Have Been? Could Have Been A Contender?

1 "(Oh No! Not)The Beast Day" Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt's - Oh no, not the Beast Day, one of her two 45's recorded for Vertigo Records, recorded in 1973 and taken off " Suck it and See ", that great double Vertigo compilation featuring Jade Warrior, Manfred Mann, Nucleus, Atlantis etc etc. Marsha Hunt was an American who moved to the UK in the late sixties. At one stage she featured with Ferris Wheel and was also in bluesman Alexis Korner's backing band. She also tried her hand in acting and as a radio talk show host in the UK.

2 "Spanish Hustle" Fatback Band

The "Spanish Hustle" is an extremely dynamic latin-flavoured disco song with strong synth, and saxophone elements. The vocals are minimal but necessary to make the song sound so nice.

3 "Get Up And Dance" Eddie Harris

“Get On Up and Dance” is a tune that starts off softly, with some jazz notes, and grows to be a piece of Jazz Funk that beckons you to get into it and get involved.

4 "Theme From Enter The Dragon" Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey is the legendary Detroit Guitarist who gave us "Scorpio"
this is his version of this amazing films theme.

Here's a couple of Peter Gabriel rarities

 
1 Don't Break This Rhythm(B-Side)
2 Games Without Frontiers(Massive Attack remix)
3 Kiss The Frog(Mindbenders mix)
4Mercy Street(William Orbit remix)

Enjoy ;)

It could have been Alfredo

Two should have been balearic classics!!!

1 "first cut is the deepest" Barbara Jones

This is the Studio One version of the Cat Stevens classic

2"Im gonna love u a little bit more" Kellee Patterson

Barry White first released his original on his 1974 debut album. Kellee put out her version in
1976 on an album, which she associate-produced, entitled Kellee for Shadybrook records.

Sunday 7 September 2008

New Beat Heaven (Or Hell)

Another mix this time by Fat Ronny at the AB (Ancien Belgique / Antwerp) during the '80ties.
Class!!

side A

he said / pump
vicious pink / the spaceship is over there
tagc / big sex
ministry / the angel
severed heads / the ant can see legs
eurythmics / monkey monkey
alan rankine / rumours of war
simple minds / league of nations
blancmange / the game above my head
westworld / sonic boom boy

Download

side B

carlos peròn / nothing is true
brian eno - david byrne / regiment
robert palmer / the silver gun
jah wobble / how much are they
fingerprintz / wet job
signal aout 42 / pleasure and crime
severed heads / now an explosive new movie
crash course in science / flying turns
the neon judgement / TV treated
peech boys / on a journey

Download

Alfredo "Totally Balearic pt1"



Alfredo (aka Alfredo Joaquin Fiorito) was working as a DJ in the mid-'80s when he first heard the sound of Chicago house; he began playing it immediately and then brought the style to London with fellow DJs Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling and others. Born in Argentina on April 20, 1953, Alfredo studied business, medicine and later philosophy in school. He worked as a journalist and concert promoter in the early '70s, but moved to the Mediterranean island of Ibiza in 1975, where he worked as a clothes-maker until he decided to become a DJ. A later move to mainland Spain and a job at the Amnesia club introduced him to house. His 1986 sets at London's Project Club mixed house with rare grooves, but it took years for England's clubbers to warm to the sound. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

WOW!!! Found this on another site & had to have it!
Balearic @ it's best from my all time favorite Dj.......

No track list but feel free to to post
any you recognise in comments
enjoy! (i certainly did:)

Download Links...
Pt1.
Pt2.

Wednesday 3 September 2008

the first mix


this mix was done a couple of months ago to combat a long car journey to cornwall.
its a deep tech set with some stunning tracks
hope u enjoy all comments welcome!)

Deep As...

1.Defining the Pattern - Eelke Kliejn
2.Madchen mit Hase - Isolee
3.Ribcage - Pako & Frederik
4.Meine - Daso
5.Idee - Daso
6.Deine Schuhe - Daso
7.Tokyo Midnight - Paul Keeley
8.Emotion - Kolombo
9.Kroy Menya v Pol Bita - Scsi-9
10.House Improvments - Eelke Kliejn
11.Double Checked - Sascha Funke
12.Lotre(Mehr Fleisch) - Sascha Funke
13.Synphony - Michael Guinn
14.Lane Of Love - John Dahlback
15.1981 - Deadmau5

1st ever post :)

greetings to my new blog in which i'll be posting various tracks and mixes from myself and others
enjoy !)