I don't know if the correct term is "blessed," "graced," or "honored," but I felt all of the above when guest DJ Wyndham's funky mix landed in my inbox this month. I can think of no more fitting of a mix in light of Don Cornelius' recent passing. I know you all got soul, so be sure to enjoy these Super Low Prices. February 2012 Mix - "Super Low Prices" guest mix by DJ Wyndham 01 Paul Nero - This Is Soul (1970) [...]
It could by now be considered common knowledge that Quincy Jones produced Michael Jackson's killer albums "Off The Wall" and "Thriller". What is a lot less known is that Jones, a jazz musician at heart, had been pretty active preparing those landmark productions with his early 70s production work amongst others for these Brothers Johnson. This is where a lot of the team and techniques that would prove to be so succesful later were established and refined. And for those that still think that Level 42's Mark King invented the thumbing bass playing style, err.. he [...]
The headline death this past month was that at 75 of Sylvia Robinson, who featured on this blog before with her 1973 hit "Pillow Talk", a song taught Donna Summer all she needed to know about pleasured moaning to a disco beat. But Robinson was much more important than that. As the founder of Sugar Hill Records, she produced and released the first ever rap hit ("Rappers' Delight"). Robinson's label also released what I still regard as the greatest rap record of all time, Grandmaster Flash's monumental "The Message". Also notable is the death a day later of [...]
The Nite [LNTG Set The World On Fire Edit] by Late Nite Tuff Guy
I was going to post another mix today, but when one of your favourite songwriters dies, priorities take over. And much as I love Jerry Leiber's repository of great lyrics – he was he Cole Porter of rock & roll – my tribute is for Nickolas Ashford, who with his wife Valerie Simpson wrote, produced and recorded over their career of five decades some of the finest soul music. They deserve a lifetime achievement award alone for that string of wonderful songs they wrote and produced for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, [...]
If you're a fan of Brooklyn-based group The Stuyvesants , then chances are you're familiar with Darien Birks a.k.a. Flwrpt . Every now and then he drops these really cool mixes with rare gems and impeccable song choices! Sample Food Vol. 2 kicks off appropriately with the Otis Redding classic "Try A Little Tenderness" which Watch The Throne has recently revived. I happen to enjoy discovering the origins of samples and many of you Blind I Faithfuls are music historians, critics and even producers. So this one is for you. [...]
It has been two and a half years since I last posted a Any Major Funk mix. Most of the tracks contained in this, the sixth volume, have been languishing in the shortlist folder since then. So here are 16 more songs from the great era of dance music, stretching from 1977 to 1983. While I'm at it, I have updated the expired links for the first five volumes. Michael Henderson has played with the greats. Having moved to Detroit as a child, he was only 13-14 years old when he [...]
Friday Five : \'frī-(,)dā,-dē 'fīv\ : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we'll have a guest, but most of the time it's just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments. The Five: "Last Chance" by Maroon 5 [...]
Just digging through some stuff that I'm sure not everyone has checked out... Is there really anything better than expressing your feelings through a simple gyration of the body? Not likely! The Flight Facilities edit of the Brothers Johnson classic is a nice little bliss release. It's been floating around the internet for some time now, so I think this post is just a reiteration for anyone who isn't already on top of the fly-boys work. These guys debuted at #1 in life with their perfect-pop creation "Crave You" featuring Giselle, released 18 months [...]
An undying love for low-end swagger, bliss progressions, and funk rhythm has carried me into a recent musical indulgence that helps explain and characterize so much of disco's twenty-first century offspring. It never ceases to amaze me how much of a lasting impact certain genres have had on modern music, and it is fascinating to trace the influences, sample sources, and sonic textures of nu-disco/synth funk/ hooligan disco artists all the way back to classics like these. The tasty bass lines, analogue synths, clean rhythm guitar, and catchy vocal refrains at work in these jams create a [...]
Our first ever 123, a rather rough'n'ready rework of Brother's Johnson, dropped on Citizen Kane's Ghost Town imprint a few years ago, selling out in less than a week (thanks... DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com
The Brothers Johnson - Stomp ! (1979)
I decided it was crucial for me to post some Justice tracks for Sample Sunday.. Newjack, one of my favourite tracks on the album.. and I'm sure you'll love it more once you hear where the song sampled from. Keep your eyes open for more of these, I will probably be posting on some other Justice tracks soon. Justice - Newjack Download audio file (04-Newjack.mp3) The Brothers Johnson - You Make Me Wanna Wiggle Download audio file (You-Make-Me-Wanna-Wiggle.mp3) [...]
!!!! Thank youuuuuu Mr. Barber ! Tracklist after the Kris Kross. THE G.O.O.D. FRIDAY SAMPLES [ DOWNLOAD ] 01 – Snap! – The Power (Power – Remix) 02 – WuTang Clan – Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothin' To F' Wit (Runaway Love – Remix) 03 – Freddie Scott – Got What I Need (Good Friday) 04 – Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick – La Di Da Di (Good Friday) 05 – Sweet Linda Divine – I'll Say It Again [...]
Alright the January hangover is (maybe) starting to wear off and there's been shitloads of great music piling up for the past couple of months that needs to be shared. Starting off with this record from way back in 2010, ancient times, by Norm De Plume on what I presume is a new edits label he's started up - if it's not a one off. Norm hosts the Delusions of Grandeur podcast and is clearly capable of putting together a seriously damaging record. The A-side, an instrumental edit of Stop Bajon, comes down with a universe [...]
Almost every artist in the history of mankind has at least one title in their catalog that is a compilation, a stopgap collection meant to maintain interest between releases (often to boost holiday sales) or to fulfill a contractual obligation. This is the former, a chance to make use, one more time, of a lot of wasted time over the past twelve months. Two years ago, I reflected on the annual, childhood tradition of spending New Year's Day with a half dozen blank cassettes as Q102 played back the Top 102 songs of the previous [...]
What's in an edit? They seem to be popping up more and more these days. For some, it's a way to gain quick notoriety without neccesarily having to do much work. For others, it's a way to make subtle changes to a track in order to take it up just a notch. In some ways, they're becoming the mash up of the new breed of promoter producers. Where as mash ups used to be a quick win and a chance for broader appeal to entry-level producers, an edit has almost surpassed this, while often requiring even less work than [...]
After having a little rest up from their European Tour the Flight Facilities boys have stuck up a fresh edit of theirs... The Brothers Johnson track 'You Make Me Wanna Wiggle'. You may recognise the sample taken from a certain Justice - New Jack. So here's a refresher... The Flight Facilities take is a much smoother boogiefied version to make you do some disco clapping! [...]
They can call it... FROPETH!!! So remember how Opeth are releasing a live CD/DVD called In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, which, despite what the title would suggest, is not a collection of trip-hop covers of songs originally by The Brothers Johnson, but is actually a recording of Opeth in live concert at the Royal [...]
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The Chicago-based Only Children recently churned out a wild funk edit to Brothers Johnson's Stomp . This track is awesome. The guys hold onto some retro 70s and 80s eccentric soul all while adding in a contemporary-pop twist. It's so sick. Welcome this if your party needs a little lift. Catch more via Soundcloud . ♫ Brothers Johnson - Stomp (Only Children Edit) Filed under: [...]
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