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Kindrid Spirits have released "Witness Future Vintage Vol .2", full of many different soul/hip-hop/jazz/funk sounds coming from different artists off their fantastic label. Here are a couple of the funk tracks on the compilation, which includes another outstanding Nomo tune, and one from Chico Mann, whose album i have since bought but have not yet had a good listen.
If you are familiar with the label Sonar Kollective, then you no doubt would have seen or heard of Outlines. With a couple of quality 12" releases and subsequently turning up on few compilations, the wait for their first full length album "Our Lives Are Too Short" has finally arrived, and it doesn't disappoint. Here is a couple of their previously unreleased cuts.
I picked up a nice compilation by the name of Uptown Soul, Downtown Funk(2007) off Emusic last week, and i think it should probably be renamed to Downtown Disco, as most of the tracks are are kind of low key soul disco numbers. I haven't actually heard of most of the artists, but there is some pretty good stuff on there, here are a couple of my favourites.
A couple of tracks off an album they came out last year on Altered Vibes. Gum Drop is the project of London producer Rob Scott, with help from a few other vocalists and musicians.
This album and band isn't so new anymore, as they dropped mid last year. But, as i am on a bit of a funk rampage at the moment, i had to post a couple of tracks from afro funk ensemble Nomo. Not just your straight up deep funk like some of the other stuff i have posted, but if you like your funk a bit more cosmic and worldly, check these guys out.
DJ Jazzy Jeff has a new EP called "The Return Of Hip Hop", out on Rapster Records. On it, he teams up with legend Biz Markie to rehash a familiar chorus.
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While i am on a funkin' roll, i thought i would go to the Godfather, and post a couple of tracks off a CD that was released a few months ago, but was just ripped to Emusic this week. James Brown's "Family Affair". Here is a bit about the CD.
I have a couple of funky cuts for you out of a label called Social Beats. The compilation i have taken them off is called "Socialized FunkBeats", released earlier this year.
In case any of you are either late comers to Quantic(Will Holland), or you have never checked out any of his music, i thought i would give you a couple of tracks of his 2002 album Apricot Morning on Tru Thoughts.
Another embarrassing loss to Iraq last night in the Asian Cup should spell the end of coach Graham Arnold short reign as the Socceroos coach. Let the campaign to get back Guus Hiddink begin!
On a musical note, i posted a track of Andre Zimma's The Turbulence EP a while back, but the track i really like off the release is M.U.S.I.C. (mp3)
Also, here is a little quirky disco number courtesy of Mr.Chin off Rong Music.
Meeceeko From Japan.(mp3)
When i started this blog a couple of months ago, i decided that i was going to have a certain structure to it, and i created my regular weekly post like Gearin'up and Loungin'. However, due now being a father of three kids under the age of 4, on top of a full time job, i need a way to keep this blog rolling along without it consuming too much of what little time i have. Therefore, i am going to take a more random approach to my blogging. I am sure none of you who visit could care less, as you are here for some good tunes after all. Needless to say, whatever i post, i deem to be quality. And, don't be a freeloader and go out and buy some good music, preferably not from any of the large chains of music stores(use my links). Cheers.
The pictures are in reference to former Australian Labour Prime Minister Paul Keating, comparing current Prime Minister John Howard to Adolf Hitler. Love your work Paul!!!
I was listening to a Brothers Johnson CD the other day when a cover of the Lennon/McCartney penned Beatles tune "Come Together" from Abbey Road(1969), bounced into my headphones. So i thought i would do a bit of searching and find out if anyone else has done a cover of this track, and i found quite a few versions in the Emusic catalogues. I won't post the original, as you would probably all be pretty familiar with it. However, along with The Brothers Johnson, i have an Ike and Tina Turner take which turns up on a couple of their greatest hits. And the other is a live version by a guy out of Boston called Bobby Bell, which is a nice funky cover of the original.
It was not necessarily done by plan that after featuring Jimi Tenor last week that i should now be doing the same to his wife Nicole Willis. However, i had heard a little bit of hype surrounding Willis over a year ago, but never really followed it up until a couple of months ago when i stumbled across Nicole Willis's CD "Soul Makeover"(2000), at a market. I had a couple of listens to it, really couldn't get into it, and forgot about her. But when Emusic released Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigator's "Keep Reachin 'Up"(2005), a couple of weeks ago, i thought i would give her another listen. I am glad i did.
Have been buying an increasing number of mixes from an artist known as Llorca. He, along with fellow Parisian David Duriez are responsible for the Brique Rouge label, and have been banging around since the mid-90's french hous explosion. You'll find some of his earlier stuff on Laurent Garnier's F-Comm label (which gives him instant cred in my book). His latest mixes of artists like Art of Tones and Snax have been on heavy rotation. I thought I'd give you a taste of his take on 20:20 Soundsystem's track "High" which he twists into a cool disco-chugger.
http://www.yousendit.com/download/OGhmeW41MGtwM2swTVE9PQ
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This week on Gearin'up i have a quality tune for you by a french producer named Erik Rug called "Tribute". The title is alluding to a tribute to the old school hip-hop pioneers of the late 70's, early 80's in this disco mix, under some throwback rhyming done by Dynamax of The Zulu Nation.
Brisbane band Regurgitator have forged quite a career and following here in Australia. With their ability to cross over between many genres including rock, punk, hip-hop, pop and funk, they managed to maintain quite a good and varied standard of releases from Tu-Plang(1996) through to Mish Mash(2004). Although much of their music is not what i would post here on Give Me Aural, there is one particular track which is not only my favourite from Regurgitator, but one of my favourites of all time.
I have selected a couple of tracks from Jimi Tenor's Intervision(1997) for Loungin' this week. Released on Warp Records, i used to love throwing this CD on at the end of a weekend to chillout to, with its cruisy jazzed out vibe. I didn't dig every song on the album, but a couple always found themselves on my chillout compilations i would put together.
I have also added a bonus track from an album he did with West African afro-funksters Kabu Kabu, Joystone(2007) on Ubiquity Records. I have only listened to this album a couple of times, but "Ariane" immediately jumps out at me. Kind of mellow start to it, but
