Shutting things down It's been a great run. While the rest of the site has dwindled and decayed, Cap & Murph kept things alive in the Crate. But like all good things, we've decided to finally let this site settle into a proper death. The design is dear to us, but is horribly outdated along with the numerous problems we've had running on Movable Type. But Fear Not! With death there is also rebirth! We have been working furiously behind the scenes and the entire Captain's Crate will now be archived at our [...]
"Passport" radio broadcast from 12/29/08 - special BEST OF 2008 edition Passport airs every Monday night on 89.1 FM WNYU This is really not a top ten, and it doesn't even cover half of my favorite albums of the year, but it does cover just about every one of my favorite records that got play on Passport this past year. Looking over the blog it's easy to tell that my tastes are much more varied than what's presented on the show - I would not, [...]
The Grateful Dead : Brokedown Palace taken from the album American Beauty on Warner Bros. (1970) Charles Wilder : Big Heart (rough draft, don't hate!) a song for my bro. Been a crazy week. I heard the moon is abnormally close to Earth right now, perhaps that's a part of it. Less than a day after spending my first ever night in jail (story for another day), I heard the shocking news that [...]
Makonde : Soseme Makonde & Manzara taken from the 12" single on EMI (1977) Haven't been bringing out too many rares lately, but not because I've had any real trouble stumbling upon them. Even with my wallet as empty as it has been these past couple months, I've still managed to pull some pretty crazy finds. I've been pushing myself to stay out of record stores as much as possible, but when I pass someone standing on the sidewalk in the cold [...]
Bennet, Roger, and Josh Kun. And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Our Vinyl (Crown, 2008) I should have blogged about this prior to last night, when there was an event and book signing in Santa Monica around the above book but hey, you still have a few days to Hanukkah/Xmas/Kwanzaa to cop this tome . I should first include the following disclaimer: Josh Kun, one of the co-authors, is one of my mentors and a good friend and I [...]
Perhaps the only thing as humbling as incredible music are people who share incredible music. That's why I'm always thankful that people like Matthew Africa have gotten into blogging - his "I Wish You Would" is a must-read; if you're not looking at his site at least as often as you check this one, you're missing out. After all, Matthew is dropping that AAA grade butter tracks like Michael Sardaby's "Welcome New Worth" and Frankie Beverly and the Butlers' "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" on the regular. If folks knew how hard it [...]
Mayer Hawthorne and the County: Just Ain't Gonna Work Out From 7" (Stonesthrow, 2008) Ok, let's go through the checklist of this debut 7" single by Stonesthrow's newest artist: White soul singer who likes to croon falsetto? Check. "Tramp" drums underneath a sublimely sweet ballad? Check. A heart-shaped 7"? Check. So what you waitin' for? Cop this.
Jim Friedman: Love Makes It Beautiful From Hungry (JF Records, 197?) Paul Mitchell Trio: Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Paul Mitchell Trio: Now That I Know What Loneliness Is From Another Way to Feel (Dantes Down the Hatch, 1973) Spirit: The Other Song From Son of Spirit (Mercury, 1975) It's not like I have stacks of records, littering the floor or anything but I don't always [...]
Jared Boxx, one of the nicest record dudes east of the Mississippi, has just put together an awesome "Soul Santa" podcast mix for Daptone . 1. Jing Jing A Ling ~ Honey and the Bees (Chess) 2. Merry Christmas, Baby ~ Otis Redding (Atco) 3. This Christmas~ Donny Hathaway (Atco) 4. Stevie Wonder Drop (Motown) 5. Snowflakes~ Betty Lloyd (Thomas) 6. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? ~ The Emotions (Volt) 7. The Gift of Giving ~ Bill Withers (Sussex) 8. Eddie Kendricks drop (Motown) 9. Soul Santa~ Funk Machine (Creative Funk) 10. Silent Night Chant~ Rotary [...]
Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson : Paranoid Taken from the album 808s and Heartbreak on Good (2008) Mr Hudson & The Library : Too Late Too Late and Bread & Roses and Ask The DJ and 2x2 Taken from the album Tale Of Two Cities soon-to-be-released on GOOD I've finally accepted things as [...]
Gabor Szabo & The California Dreamers : San Franciscan Nights taken from the album Wind Sky & Diamonds on Impulse (1967) The Dazz Band / The Whitfield Brothers : Let It Whip (B.Cause Remix) taken from the mix Playcrater Too Remember how a couple weeks ago I said I'd be happy to open for Kraak & Smaak anytime? Well, things are moving really quickly right now. [...]
Alice Russell : Got The Hunger? taken from the album Pot Of Gold on Six Degrees (2008) J Boogie's Dubtronic Science (ft. Ohmega Watts & Ragen Fykes) : 1.4.U taken from the album Soul Vibraitons on Om (2008) Friday I caught a really fun show put on by the Giant Step family at Hiro Ballroom: Alice Russell , Taylor McFerrin + J-Boogie . Coming [...]
Mr. Scruff : Music Takes Me Up Taken from the album Ninja Tuna on Ninja Tune (2008) Allen Toussaint : Worldwide and Last Train Taken from the album Southern Nights on Reprise (1975) Rodriguez : Only Good For Conversation and Sugar Man Taken from the album Cold Fact [...]
Kraak & Smaak : & taken from the album Plastic People on Jalapeno (2008) The Hot 8 Brass Band : Get Up (Diesler Remix) taken from the album The Hot 8 Brass Band Remixed on TruThoughts (2008) Aether : Orpheu Negro taken from the album Artifacts [...]
DANCING IN THE STREETS TIL 4AM. BROOKLYN ON FIRE. HAPPY DAY FOR THE USA! POST LATER.
Talking Heads : Crosseyed And Painless and Born Under Punches Taken from the album Remain In Light on Sire (1980) And: I'm Not In Love Taken from the album More Songs About Buildings And Food on Sire (1978) And... Girlfriend Is Better Taken from the album Speaking In Tongues on Sire (1983) As a man [...]
First of all, thanks to everyone who came out to the gig on Thursday night; we had a really great time - hope you did too. Will (Murphy's Law) and I collaborated on our first official Boogaloo[la] mix-CD, Ritmo Del Camino (rhythm of the road). The idea behind the mix was to capture what our gig sounds like. As such, there's a mix of old and new tracks, a range of tempos and genres, but it's all meant to get people a'movin'. I haven't done a party mix in [...]
Keziah Jones : Pimpin' & My Kinda Girl taken from the album Nigerian Wood on (2008) Curumin : Compacto & Esperanca taken from the album Japan Pop Show on Quannum (2008) Bio Ritmo : Bionic Boogaloo & Dime Vida taken from [...]
Sabo & Zeb : Sanguebom ft. Andrea Monteiro taken from the album Global Warmbeats on Irma (2008) Sabo : Easy Star (Uptempo Mix) taken from the 12" available here on Sol Selectas Trick Turner : Buddahcada taken from the 12" available here on Juxtaphone Sugarloaf Gangsters : Ritmo [...]
Lancelot Layne : Yo Tink It Sorf? Biosis Now : Independent Bahamas both taken from the compilation Calypsoul 70 on Strut (2008) Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou : Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni & Mi Homlan Dadale taken from the compilation The Vodoun Effect on Analog Africa (2008) Here's a few [...]
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[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
Big Boi & Theophilus London (feat. TRE LUCE) - 'She Said OK'
