June 5, 2009
May 6, 2009
April 6, 2009
Aim: Means of Production - The Singles 1995-1999
Means of Production: another quality album sent to me by Dave Mac a while back. He recently started his own blog so be sure to check him out at everythingunderoneroof.blogspot.com. There's not too much up yet but keep checking back; he's got a lot of great albums - especially UK stuff not so well known in the states - that I haven't seen posted anywhere else.
1. Loop Dreams
2. Diggin' Dizzy
3. Let the Funk Ride
4. Original Stuntmaster
5. Concentrate
6. Just Passin' Through
7. Soul Dive
8. Phantasm
9. Coast Road
10. Demonique
March 27, 2009
Solid Steel Presents: Sesame Street
C is for Cookie:
1. Pinball Number Count: Pointer Sisters (DJ Food Re-edit / Special Extension by Strictly Kev)
2. C is for Cookie (Funky Version: Special Disco Mix by Larry Levan)
3. C is for Cookie (Sweet Version: Special Disco Mix by Roy Thode)
Description from Ninjatune: Well this is a turn up for the books - what's Sesame Street doing on Ninja Tune? Just in time to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their very first show in the US, Sesame Street & Ninja Tune have teamed up to release a super rare disco remix by Larry Levan and the previously unavailable and much loved 'Pinball Number Count' by The Pointer Sisters.
It all started a couple of years ago when Strictly Kev, part of DJ Food, desperately wanted to include the infamous 'Pinball Number Count' on the first 'Solid Steel Presents' mix CD. You know the track, it was super funky and was accompanied by the cool animation of a pinball rolling around strange landscapes. Now this track is the stuff of legends within beat digging circles, DJs have scoured record bins for decades in the hope of finding it included on old Sesame compilations but alas, it was never on any of them.
Fortunately Kev knew this and rang Sesame Workshop in New York asking for a copy of the tape. It never actually made it onto the mix CD but that's another story. What you have here is a composite of numbers
2-12 of the 'Pinball Number Count' animations (number 1 was never created). Kev has re-edited all the key elements and cleaned up the sound while he's at it. And cooing those syncopated numbers and "do-do's" in the background is only the Pointer Sisters on a session
singing assignment.
If that wasn't enough, also included on the release is an extremely rare disco mix of 'C is For Cookie' by Cookie Monster (the original can change hands for up to £100). This fantastic remix is by the late Larry Levan; DJ legend and driving force behind the New York club,The Paradise Garage for 10 years. Many people credit Larry as being the first DJ to play a very eclectic and open-minded mix of music. This was the first remix he did before going on to have a very successful studio career,introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. As he said at the time "Mel Cheren one day said to me 'you want to mix a record?' There was this song from Sesame Street, called 'C Is For Cookie', and I mixed it, not serious, not getting paid for it or nothing"
Finally, the last track is another beat diggers break nugget and an alternate disco mix of 'C Is For Cookie'. This time late Manhattan disco DJ Roy Thode was the man controlling the faders. Involved in the NY disco scene in the 70's he did remixes for Vanguard Records
and was resident at clubs like 12 West and the Saint. His remix is full of thumping disco breaks that make this more than your average kids record and rounds the package off beautifully.
With all these ingredients in the mix you know exactly what this special release from the Solid Steel crew is doing on Ninja Tune. Look out for more rare Solid Steel selections in this irregular series.
March 20, 2009
DJ Andy Smith presents The Document III
The Document III:
1. DJ Andy Smith: Intro (0:42)
2. Small Faces: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (2:27)
3. Del Tones, The: Hot Pants (1:55)
4. Cymande: The Message (2:23)
5. Aldo Vanucci: Smile (3:01)
6. Kinks, The: Yes Sir, No Sir (DJ Andy Smith Re-Edit) (2:05)
7. Laura Lee: Crumbs Off The Table (2:10)
8. Joe Tex: Papa Was Too (1:41)
9. Black Sabbath: The Wizard (3:50)
10. Oh No: Chump (3:23)
11. Showbiz & A.G.: Fat Pockets (Alternate Mix) (4:07)
12. Freda Payne: Unhooked Generation (2:26)
13. Holland & Dozier: Don't Leave Me (2:14)
14. Ohmega Watts: That Sound (5:05)
15. Muddy Waters: I'm A Man (Mannish Boy) (2:47)
16. Tommy McCook Quintet: Dynamite (2:09)
17. Dandy Livingstone: Rudy, A Message To You (1:58)
18. Ugly Duckling: Turn It Up (Refried) (3:59)
19. Funky 4 + 1: That's The Joint (1:28)
20. Don Fardon: I'm Alive (2:09)
21. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band: Different Strokes (2:11)
22. Cesoul Allstars Vs. Chosen Few, The: Bare As She Dare / Funky Buttercup (3:10)
23. Black Grass: Nice Up (3:45)
24. Joe Sherman & The Arena Brass: Fever (2:32)
25. Gaylettes, The: Son Of A Preacher Man (2:36)
26. P.P. Arnold: (If You Think You're) Groovy (3:08)
March 18, 2009
Super Bad, Super Black: Can Y'All Dig That?
Super Bad, Super Black: compilation of blaxploitation radio spots.
| 1. Cleopatra Jones |
| 2. Coffy |
| 3. Black Caesar |
| 4. Human Tornado |
| 5. Shaft |
| 6. Mack |
| 7. Trouble Man |
| 8. Truck Turner |
| 9. Slaughter |
| 10. Black Mama, White Mama |
| 11. Superfly TNT |
| 12. J.D.'s Revenge |
| 13. Amazing Grace |
| 14. Blacula |
| 15. Book of Numbers |
| 16. Black Shampoo |
| 17. Slaughter's Big Rip Off |
| 18. Bucktown |
| 19. Blackgunn |
| 20. Claudean |
| 21. Cornbread, Earl & Me |
| 22. Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde |
| 23. Five on the Black Hand Side |
| 24. Friday Foster |
| 25. Ghetto Freaks |
| 26. Hell Up in Harlem |
| 27. Lady Sings the Blues |
| 28. Legend of Nigger Charlie |
| 29. Mandingo |
| 30. Monkey Hustle |
| 31. Nigger Lover |
| 32. Save the Children |
| 33. Sheeba Baby |
| 34. Soul II Soul |
| 35. 3 Tough Guys |
| 36. Together Brothers |
| 37. Trick Baby |
| 38. Black Belt Jones |
| 39. Black Rodeo |
| 40. Buck & The Preacher |
| 41. Abby |
| 42. Black Steet Fighter |
| 43. Education of Sonny Carson |
| 44. Spook Who Sat by the Door |
| 45. Sugar Hill |
| 46. Uptown Saturday Night |
| 47. Watts Stacks |
| 48. Willie Dynomite |
| 49. Young Blood |
| 50. Dark Town Strutters |
| 51. Thing With Two Heads |
| 52. Boss Nigger |
| 53. Disco 9000 |
| 54. Scream Blacula Scream |
March 11, 2009
DJ Format: Music for the Mature B-Boy
Music for the Mature B-Boy:
1. "Intro
2. "Ill Culinary Behaviour" (featuring Abdominal)
3. "We Know Something You Don't Know" (featuring Chali 2na & Akil)
4. "Last Bongo In Brighton (Remix)"
5. "The Hit Song" (featuring Abdominal)
6. "Here Comes The Fuzz"
7. "B-Boy Code Pt.2" (featuring Fatski)
8. "Vicious Battle Raps" (featuring Abdominal)
9. "Charity Shop Sound Clash" (featuring Aspects)
10. "Little Bit Of Soul"
11. "English Lesson (Remix)"
Sinatra & Jobim: The Complete Sinatra / Jobim Sessions
The Complete Sinatra/Jobim Sessions:
This double LP album, published only in Brazil by producer Roberto Quartin, has never been released before either on vinyl or CD, and contains all the songs played during the recording sessions that Frank Sinatra did with Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Two of these songs, Bonita and Sabia, were not included in any of the two previous records featuring Sinatra and Jobim, and confer to the "Sinatra-Jobim Sessions" album the status of a historic document, eagerly sought by Sinatra collectors all around the world.
Track List
01 the girl from ipanema
02 dindi
03 change partners
04 quiet night of quiet stars
05 meditation
06 if you never come to me
07 how insensitive
08 I concentrate on you
09 baubles, bangles & beads
10 once I loved
11 one note samba
12 don't ever go away
13 wave
14 bonita (*) Missing from US version
15 someone to lght up my life
16 desafinado
17 agua de beber
18 song of the sabia (*) Missing from US version
19 this happy madness
20 triste
March 6, 2009
WAR: The Other Side of WAR Warms Your Heart
The Other Side of WAR Warms Your Heart: the sound quality here leaves a bit to be desired (the record's in tough shape) but I haven't seen this posted anywhere else. I don't know a whole lot about this album but I think it was made when the band split and there was some legal wrangling over who could use the name. This "other side of war" is much lighter, understated outing than any of their previous albums. Thanks again to Wireless Mike for the vinyl rip.
| A1 | La Chanson (The Song) (2:54) | |
| A2 | Toujours, Toujours (Always, Always) (2:30) | |
| A3 | Loving Memories (3:18) | |
| A4 | Sweet Ca'line (2:53) | |
| A5 | Blushing Tears (2:45) | |
| A6 | Moving Along (3:03) | |
| B1 | Time Is Tight (3:14) | |
| B2 | California Spring (3:04) | |
| B3 | August Love (2:58) | |
| B4 | Italian Lover (3:12) | |
| B5 | La Vie C'est La Vie (The Life That Is The Life) (3:05) | |
| B6 | Precious Memories (3:02) | |
| C1 | Spanish Love Call (2:20) | |
| C2 | On Fire (2:36) | |
| C3 | Roses Are Blue (2:32) | |
| C4 | Ripe Bananas (2:47) | |
| C5 | Exodus (2:15) | |
| C6 | Churchin On (3:08) | |
| D1 | Nothing You Can Do (2:51) | |
| D2 | A Cup Of Soul (2:43) | |
| D3 | Afro Cuban-Opus No. 1 (2:33) | |
| D4 | God Is Love (3:09) | |
| D5 | Gloriosa Superba (The Poison Plant) (2:40) | |
| D6 | The Bamboche (Haitian Open Air Dance) (3:02) | |
| D7 | Cuando Calienta El Sol (Love Me With All Your Heart) (3:44) |
Freddy Robinson: The Coming Atlantis
The Coming Atlantis: thanks to Wireless Mike for ripping this from vinyl for me. I don't have a USB turntable yet but, provided he's willing to rip them, I should have a few other semi-rare gems from my vinyl collection to up. You may recognize the sample from "(I'm A) Fool For You" used on The Pharcyde's "Hustle".
1. Before Six
2. The Coming Atlantis
3. (I'm A) Fool For You
4. Freddy's Sermon
5. Black Fox
6. The Oggum Boogum Song
7. Rita
8. Monkin' Around
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 15
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 15:
1. Sound Stage 4
2. Michel Audiard - 'Tatou Strip Tease'
3. John Williams - 'Friend And Enamys'
4. Olympic Runners - 'Keep It Up'
5. Stanley Maxfield - 'Kung Fu'
6. Vampires
7. Driver OST - 'Driving'
8. 3052 - 'Boosey'
9. Tubular Bells - 'Theme From Exorcist'
10. Oriant Oggie
11. Guy Pedersen - 'Les Copains De La Basse'
12. Tool - 'Don't Be Cool'
13. Uwe Buschkotter - 'I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More'
14. Angelillo & Hamel - 'Je Veux Te Dire Une Chanson'
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 14
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 14:
1. Cos - 'Postaeolian Train Robbery'
2. Ze Rodrix - 'Esconderijo'
3. Shunsuke Kikuchi - 'Kamen Rider'
4. W. Rockman - 'New Comer 1'
5. John Barry - 'The Theme From The Persuaders'
6. Shanker Family - 'Dream'
7. G studio Band - 'Subtle Secret'
8. Janko Nilovic - 'La Longue Marche'
9. Main Attraction - 'City Girl'
10. Franco Micalizzi - 'Affanno'
11. 2nd Genaration - 'Drums Away'
12. Steve Gray - 'Maniac'
13. Al Hirt - 'Sentries Charge'
14. Claude Thomain - 'Un Soir De Blanco'
March 4, 2009
Anyone Play Poker? - Update
I'm bumping this because PokerSource recently added Carbon Poker to its free bankroll promotion - if you did the promo before you can do it again at Carbon (or another room you never joined before) provided 6 months has passed since your last "Instant Bankroll" promo. I just signed up for it at Carbon and had the money deposited in my account within a few days. They only give $25 up front and release the other $25 after you clear the promo. If you have any questions drop me a note.
For any of you who play online poker, PokerSource has a promotion right now where you can get $100 absolutely free to play on Absolute Poker or Ultimate Bet or $50 at Carbon Poker. The only restriction is that you must never have had an account (play or real money) at the site you choose to do the promotion.
Unlike most promotions of this sort, you don't have to deposit anything. The only catch (and I hesitate to call it a catch) is that you have to play a certain number of hands before you can withdraw it. I did it last year at Absolute and it only took about a week of casual playing to meet the requirement. And if you lose the money, who cares; it's free.
If you choose to do the promotion do me a favor and use the link I provided above; I get some nominal referral bonus. If you have any questions, leave me a note.
By the way, my screen names are: "jackball" (at Ultimate Bet); "jackball3" (PokerStars); and henrykrinkle at Carbon I usually play low level NL and SNGs
HK
David Holmes: Come Get It, I Got It
Come Get It I Got It:
1. Intro
2. Sugarman - Rodriguez
3. Effectin - Free Association
4. Nobody - Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford
5. Tom Cat - Muddy Waters
6. Country Girl - The Johnny Otis Show
7. Strange Happenings - Rex Garvin
8. Mama Soul - Harold Alexander
9. Don't Mess Hair - Free Association
10. Start Of Something - Free Association
11. Up Above the Rock - Ray Bryant
12. Gossip - Cyril Neville
13. The Monster - A Fascinating Musical Experience
14. Sweet Song - JuJus
15. Make It Real (Ride On) - Betty Adams
16. Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - Staple Singers
17. This Could Be Your Sister - Free Association
18. Salut La Dolce Vita Pt 1 - Free Association
19. House Music - Free Association
20. Purple Haze - Johnny Jones & The King Casuals
21. Salut La Dolce Vita Pt 2 - Free Association
22. Herbstplatte 69 - Valentin Mehlers
23. Stars And Rockets - Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
24. Ode A L'affaire - Andre Perry
25. Sounds Phoney - Free Association
26. Don't Believe A Word - Free Association
February 27, 2009
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 13
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 13:
1. Gil flat - solitude of the mountains
2. The enticers - thief
3. Roger webb - like a friend
4. Man - puella! Puella!
5. Load stone - flower pot
6. Music dewolfe - flashpoint - play mp3
7. Syd dale - number one spy
8. Vladimir cosma - profil grec 1
9. Nowy - escalation - play mp3
10. Anthony king - lost star
11. Berry lipman - act of threat
12. Brian bennett - name of the game - play mp3
14. April orchestra- careveli
15. Joe pass - a time for us
16. Drum skit
February 11, 2009
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 12
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 12:
1. Jason Havelock: The Fusion (2:41)
2. Primo Canale OST: Caravan (3:25)
3. Alan Tew: Drama Blackcloth (1:38)
4. Reg Tilsley Orchestra: Warlock (3:16)
5. Message, The: Is That The Way (4:10)
6. Brian Bennett: The Prowler (2:07)
7. P. Wilsher: Gooseberry Fool (1:48)
8. Travellers, The: Slow Soul (4:00)
9. Danny Edwardson: Electric Blue (3:01)
10.Herbie Flowers: Light 6 (2:34)
11.Frank Pleyer: Sally (3:24)
12.Okay Temiz:Penguin (3:51)
13.Trifle: New Religion (3:53)
14.Unknown Artist: Bonus (0:31)
Dusty Fingers, Vol. 11
| 1. D Richmond - Confunction |
| 2. Jack Mayborn - Music People |
| 3. Larry Robins Sport Studio Band - Are You Free |
| 4. Syrius - Devil’s Masquerade |
| 5. Francois De Roubaix - Les Dunes D'ostende |
| 6. Sound Studio Orchestra - Southbound |
| 7. Golden Music Orchestra - African Honeymoon |
| 8. Hiro Tsunoda - Type - A - E |
| 9. The Spotnicks - Take Me To The Mardi Gras |
| 10. Michel Gonet - Flower Dance |
| 11. Louis Clark - Brute Part One and Two |
| 12. Nick Ingman - Overtone |
| 13. Bruno Nicolai - Allora Il Treno |
| 14. Daniel Vangarde - Yama Yama "Yamasuki" |
| 15. Michel Polnareff - Voyages |
January 26, 2009
Paul Nice: Fresh to Def
Fresh to Def: Dave Mac comes through yet again with this Paul Nice mix of the old school.
1. Intro
2. Malcom McLaren - 'World Famous'
3. West Street Mob - 'Mosquito'
4. Davy DMX - 'One For The Trouble'
5. Ultimate 3 MC's - 'What Are We Gonna Do'
6. CDIII - 'Get Tough'
7. The B Boys - '2,3, Break'
8. Art Of Noise - 'Beat Box'
9. Man Parrish - 'Hip, Hop, Don't Stop'
10. Afrika Bammbaata And The Soul Sonic Force - 'Renegades Of Funk'
11. Afrika Bammbaata And The Soul Sonic Force - 'Looking For The Perfect Beat'
12. Awesome Four - 'Funky Makossa'
13. Time Zone - 'The Wildstye'
14. G.L.O.B.E. And The Whiz Kid - 'Play That Beat'
15. Tyrone Brunson - 'Fresh'
16. The System - 'You're In My System'
17. Masterdon Committee - 'Funkbox Party'
18. The B Boys - 'Rock The House'
19. Break Machine - 'Street Dance'
20. I.R.T. - 'Watch The Closing Doors'
21. Fearless Four - 'Problems Of The World'
22. Fresh 3 MC's - 'Fresh'
23. Cold Crush Brothers - 'Fresh, Fly, Wild And Bold'
24. Jeckyll And Hyde - 'A.M. - P.M.'
25. Disco 4 - 'School Beats'
January 22, 2009
Paul Nice: Brazil, Vol. 1
Brazil, Vol. 1: special thanks again to Dave Mac for sending me this one.
| 1. | Sambe de Orfeu (A New Day) / Taken from the film "Black Orpheus" |
| 2. | Elizeth Cardoso - 'Chega de Saudade' |
| 3. | Jorge Ben - 'Balanca Pema' |
| 4. | Os Namorados - 'Eu Quero Um Samba' |
| 5. | Sylvia Telles - 'One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So)' |
| 6. | Wanda de Sah - 'One Note Samba' |
| 7. | Marcos Valle - 'Crickets Sing For Anamaria' |
| 8. | Astrud Gilberto - 'Crickets Sing For Anamaria' |
| 9. | Emelio Santiago - 'Quero Alegria' |
| 10. | Dom Salvador e Abolicao - 'Hei! Voce' |
| 11. | Marcos Valle - 'Nao Tem Nada Nao' |
| 12. | Deodato & Joao Donato - 'Nao Tem Nada Nao (Batuque)' |
| 13. | Paulinho da Costa - 'Toledo Bagel' |
| 14. | Orlandivo - 'Ondo Anda A Meu Amor' |
| 15. | Reminiscence Quartet - 'Ondo Anda A Meu Amor' |
| 16. | Joao Donato - 'A Ra' |
| 17. | Tim Maia - 'No Caminho Do Bem' |
| 18. | Jorge Ben - 'Take It Easy My Brother Charlie' |
| 19. | Astrud Gilberto - 'Take It Easy My Brother Charlie' |
| 20. | Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - 'Roda' |
| 21. | Lalo Schifrin - 'Room '26' |
| 22. | Emelio Santiago - 'Bananeira' |
Paul Nice: Soul On the Grill -NOW COMPLETE
Soul On the Grill:
Many thanks to Dave Mac for sending me the missing track. The link now goes to the complete album.
I'm bumping this to the top because 1) it's one of the best albums on this site and, more importantly, 2) I just learned that one of the tracks is missing (track 6). It is imperative that this album be presented in all its glory. If anyone has a complete copy please drop me a note. Also, a visitor requested Paul Nice vs Jay-Z. I lost my copy so any help locating it would be appreciated. Thanks.
This mix is solid: excellent track selection and perfect amount of production between tracks (in contrast to mixes that overshadow the source material with overproduction or too much scratching). I can't recommend this one highly enough (thanks to Mass Corporation for originally hosting).
1. Unknown Artist: A Message From Iris (0:58)
2. S.S.O.:Faded Lady (3:23)
3. Esther Phillips: Home Is Where The Hatred Is (2:53)
4. Raw Soul Express: The Way We Live (3:23)
5. Ernie Hines: Our Generation (2:28)
6. Love Unlimited Orchestra: Strange Games & Things (2:48)
7. Barry White: Just A Little Bit More (2:04)
8. L.A. Boppers: You Did It Good (1:05)
9. Al Green: I'm Glad You're Mine (1:34)
10. Main Ingredient:Summer Breeze (3:29)
11. Stylistics: People Make The World Go Round (3:40)
12. Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess (4:36)
13. Eddie Kendricks: If You Let me (2:31)
14. Dynasty: Adventures In The Land Of Music (2:10)
15. Meters, The: Just Kissed My Baby (2:01)
16. Pleasure: Bouncy Lady (1:37)
17. Sylvia Striplin: You Can't Turn Me Away (2:17)
18. Curtis Mayfield: Trippin' Out (3:29)
19. Fatback Band, The: Got To Learn How To Dance (1:11)
20. Roy Ayers: Life Is Just A Moment (1:19)
21. Kool & The Gang: N.T. (3:17)
22. Chambers Brothers, The: Funky (1:40)
23. Brass Construction: What's On Your Mind (0:57)
24. Soul Searchers, The: Ashley's Roach Clip (3:50)
25. Faze-O: Riding High (2:57)
26. Average White Band: School Boy Crush (1:11)
27. Johnny Guitar Watson: Superman Lover (3:26)
28. Cymande: The Message (2:45)
29. Cat Stevens: Was Dog A Doughnut (4:34)
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