I'm not the biggest fan of the group Justice, but I do like this song and I LOVE this VIDEO. Yes, I'm a huge SciFi, Post Apocolyptic kind of nerd and the video direction from CANADA is amazing! Someone really needs to make this into a feature film.
The City needs this right now. Big up to Manny (M3) over at Monarch..
In 1992, Mark Farina found a welcome place for his collection of downtempo tunes accompanied by a small run of mix tapes entitled "Mushroom Jazz". Originally launched as a cassette series, the Mushroom Jazz tapes grew from the first Chicago run of 50 copies each…on to the next stage, where 500 copies of several volumes were easily distributed and sought after. As the Acid Jazz boom began, he perfected his sound and fused the newest tracks from the West Coast's jazzy, organic producers with the more urban sounds he had championed in Chicago. While the predominant musical force in SF was still dark, dubby House and Wicked-style Breaks, the city embraced the downtempo movement with a healthy bunch of live bands and DJs generating the tunes.
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Fantastic Album that has been running on my player for a long time. I'm really disappointed this album received little, to no attention. Oh well, that's why I run this blog, bringing you the overlooked albums. Wagon Cookin released 2 Faces back in 2007 on Compost Records. Who is Wagon Cooking you ask?
Wagon Cookin’ was born from the deep passion of two brothers for good music and delicious food.
Besides their affections Javier and Luis Garayalde share also the experience of living together in a genuine railway wagon which once ran on the great Trans-Eurpope-Express at the beginning of the 20th century and now is situated near Madrid in the foothills of Sierra De Gredos. Thus originates the name Wagon Cookin!
Enjoying a musical education at the conservatory from childhood on, both are skilled musicians playing several instruments like Piano, Bass, Double Bass, Basson, Drums and percussion. Along with their father, the scholar and saxophone player Javier Garayalde, they have been part of various jazz bands before developing an interest in electronic music, acid jazz and house in the 1990s.
After attracting worldwide attention by releasing their first tracks on Chris Duckenfield’s label Odori they formed their own imprint Appetizers in 2001. With another series of 12” on their own label they gained more respect which led to collaborations with people like Rainer Trüby, Gilles Peterson and Masters At Work.
In 2002 the two groove gourmets served their first longplaying dish also called Appetizers. With an album in the baggage they went on tour playing concerts in Cologne at Popkomm, in Cannes at Midem and even four consecutive nights at the mythical Blue Note in Tokyo, sharing the stage with legendary Eddie Palmieri, Azymuth, Marcos Valle and Chic Korea.
The admiration of latin music made them pack their pots and pans in 2003, leaving Madrid behind to travel across the Atlantic ocean and settle down in their new kitchen, located in Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) to create the band project Everyday Life. While the main ingredients of their aural meals remained the same, their efforts to merge electronic dance music with classical bossa and latin jazz were now flavoured by a whole bunch of talented live musicians giving the Wagon Cookin sound an enchanting deep and warm feeling. The Everyday Life album came out in 2004.
After appearing on Rainer Trüby’s “Glücklich Vol.5” Compilation some years ago Javier and Luis returned to Compost Records in 2006 with a contribution to the acclaimed Black Label Series – foreshadowing more to come: the new album 2FACES - a double CD that shows the two different faces of Wagon Cookin. On one hand the style that always has been identified with them: a fusion of jazz, soul, latin, brazil, funk and house. And on the other hand some pushing club bangers, electronic disco dubs that will satisfy every state of the art DJ… in 2008 they offering their remixes album “2Faces Remixed” features big names in the current electronic music scene who reinterpret and give a new aroma to their songs:
Osunlade, Llorca, Atjazz, Sasse, Christiam Prommer, Nacho Marco, Shape, Inverse Cinematics, Isaac and Trotz, Motor City Drum Ensemble.
Mr. Sean Boogie was kind enough to provide a tracklist for this mix:
1. Reanna Coleman - You're In My Pocket 2. Nat Bush - Taste Of Love 3. Total Contrast - Be With You Tonight 4. James Otis White - Baby Come on 5. Sam Harris - Are You Gonna Stand There 6. Visions of Tomorrow - Galaxy 7. Sho Nuff - Don't Use Me Up 8. Dohnnie - Dancin' Is Your Love 9. Children - Feel Good 10. Mifflin Ensemble - The M. E. Experience 11. The Younger Half - Party House 12. Maurice McGee - Do I Do 13. Bohannon - Wake Up 14. Tim Mabin - Jimmy Jam 15. Hot and Sassy - Lets Funk It Up 16. Boeing - Dance On The Beat 17. McCrarys - Love On a Summer Night 18. Network - Pump It Up 19. Alfreda James and Billy Ray - Back To Love 20. Curtis Hairston - I Want You All Tonight 21. The Horn Section - Crazy Bout Your Love 22. Ocie III - What's My Return On Love 23. Wynd Chymes - Baby You're The One
As son of the great Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis likely learned a few things about jazz and R&B along the way. As one of the members of the Urban Knights projects, he also likely learned something about the fusion of smooth jazz, R&B, and hip-hop. On this, his debut album, he goes full force into smooth R&B. The music is deep in the traditions of '90s R&B, quiet storm tip.
The studio and DJ alias for two individuals with a shared, eclectic and passionate interest in music of all genres. they cite their major musical heroes as Prince, Larry Levan, Talking Heads, Fela Kuti, Funkadelic, Herbie Hancock & Arthur Russell and modern influences from LCD Soundsystem, Metro Area, Unabombers & The Glimmers, to Henrick Schwarz, Fandeath & MGMT.
Yam Who? claimed the biggest remix of 2009. Check their amazing rework of 'Williams Blood' by the legendary Miss Grace Jones. Gospel electronic soul for the masses. Currently being broadcasted by DJ's worldwide from the UK & USA over to Puerto Rico, via Australia and onto Japan and back to Europe, this is a another classic production by the infamous Yam Who? duo.
1st heard this on a compilation album called "Boogie Bus" in 78 or 79 and always loved it, its never mentioned as one of the Hayes classics but I thinks its as good as Shaft? You can just imagine all the moves being made to this on the "Soul Train" dance floor..
STEVIE J AKA FUNKENIVEN OUT OF SOUTH EAST LONDON IS GOING TO TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM. REMEMBER WHERE YOU HEARD THIS 1ST.
So sometimes we get sent an MP3 straight out of the blue. You know something from an artist we’ve never heard before, that actually turns out to be pretty sick. This would be one of those cases in point. Full respect to Alex Nut at All Young Kings for this one, whose new kid on the block, Eglo Records, have been causing quite some damage in DJs records boxes of late, courtesy of its quality roster of talent incorporating the likes of rising stars Floating Points, Fatima and Shuanise.
With this two track release, FunkinEven AKA Stevie J is the latest addition to that family and enhances the UK label’s already burgeoning reputation as one to watch when it comes to futuristic soulful beats. Currently residing in West London, the beat maker, hot stepper and provider of the funk Stevie J (who in homage to his home land, the cosmic location Funkineven 1956, has taken on its title for his current incarnation) fuses the electronic sounds of house with hip hop, soul and rare groove to bring you a true melting pot of future dancefloor funk.
Both tracks offer something different but both breathe quality (which sad to say is becoming a thing of the past with the current vogue of MP3 throwaway culture). ‘Mad Swing’ is a straight up synth-laden, funk infused hip hop track with female (possibly Muhsinah?) vocal refrains layered deep in the mix. “You!” on the otherhand is a little more uptempo, with a glitchy feel and snatches of that 80s sound (reminds me kind of what Pepe Bradock could do if unleashed on a Dam Funk record). All in all a killer two tracker. Cop both tracks in question below for a limited time only.
