February 5, 2012

p. funk all-stars

P. Funk All-Stars, 1983 … precursors, as ever … the full lp wasn't as great, but this 12" was & is … I was reminded of this classic by the sensational symbiosis of Stijn & Brzzvll yesterday …
http://www.discogs.com/artist/P-Funk+All+Stars
http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1076
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Dancefloor_Guerillas
http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/albums_gcpfas/alb-udguerillas.html
http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/89283/P-Funk%20All%20Stars-Pumpin

February 1, 2012

al kent's disco demand re-edits

Top notch disco edits by Glasgow's Al Kent of Million Dollar Disco now (re)compiled by BBE!
http://www.spin.com/articles/hear-dj-al-kent-burn-through-his-nsfw-disco-demands-box-set
http://www.bbemusic.com/data.pl?release=BBE173CCD
http://www.bbemusic.com/data.pl?artist=2076
http://www.milliondollardisco.com/mdd.html

January 31, 2012

esther's version

Etta James' 1973 original on Chess was pretty great - see http://uzine.posterous.com/james-etta - but Esther Phillips' 1976 remake on Kudu (~ CTI) is the best take, imho! It's been reissued on cd by Sony in 2010 - see also http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2010/03/esther-phillips-capricorn-princess-to.html

January 30, 2012

carol kaye's spider's webb

Excellent boogie funk from 1976 by Spider's Webb, featuring Wrecking Crew bass ace Carol Kaye … on lead guitar! "I Don't Know What's On Your Mind" (Fantasy cat. no. F-9517) has just been reissued by BGP in their "Funk & Jazz Classics" series (CDBGPM247).

January 24, 2012

bootie cooler

Johnny's son Shuggie Otis, 1970!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuggie_Otis

January 23, 2012

rip johnny otis

January 21, 2012

james etta

Pt. 2 of http://uzine.posterous.com/im-etta-james … I.M. Etta James (1938-01-25 > 2012-01-20). Hey and do check Esther Phillips' 1976 version of "All the way down" here: http://uzine.posterous.com/esthers-version

January 18, 2012

rip jimmy castor

So long, Jimmy Castor!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Castor
http://www.70disco.com/jimmycas.htm
http://www.jimmycastor.com/

January 6, 2012

my children kool and together

Some of the rare & sparse releases of Kool and Together (from Victoria, Texas, aka My Children +2, but not at all related to Kool and the Gang) have been recorded in the Sugar Hill studios in Houston, Texas. Kool and Together's output has just been compiled by Heavy Light (HLR-001, 2011-10). Amazingly, there's no info yet on this untitled release via http://heavylightrecords.com/ but see here instead: http://lightintheattic.net/news/?p=4292 + http://lightintheattic.net/artists/365-kool-together