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Disponibile in 5/7 gg * Awesome 1970s instrumental funk and rock sounds * A must have for fans of Isaac Hayes or KC and the Sunshine Band * Could be the soundtrack for an imaginary police movie of the 70s * Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians * First official rerelease of this long lost holy grail instrumental funk * Fully licensed * Remastered audio * LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover * CD housed in a beautiful digipak * Ultimate collectors item for fans of 1970s funky gangster movie soundtracks For the major part this is instrumental dance music combining elements of funk, soul, disco and pop rock. The production is excellent for its time and the seven songs really have a big recognition value. The musicians playing here are the creme de la creme of their genre. Some tunes even generate an atmosphere like in old 70s police movies. A real gem! Another studio outfit of the late 70s club music scene that has gained cult status among collectors of funky, soulful dance music of the disco era. Originals in mint condition fetch prices of 500 USD and sometimes more but for all who want to taste the feeling of dancing well dressed in satin and lace on through the night in one of the hip clubs, there is now a fine reissue on EVERLAND records, black wax for sure, so collectors will go crazy for it. And now for the music, which of course is what I focus my review on. You can say that this is a great mixture of funk, west coast rock, lightfooted pop and soulful elements, mostly instrumental with the exception of a "Yeah!" and some wordless choirs here and there, just as known from the black soul music in the late 60s and 70s. Well, sound and feeling of this record are clearly 70s. The production is slick and crystal clear, you can hear every instrument and the arrangements fit perfectly with each other. The tight and vivid playing tells me that the participating musicians are all high class professionals and they really bring these dance instrumentals to a life on their own. You do not need any front vocals when you have such beats and harmonies pouring from the black grooves of this record. The album begins with "Satisfied sity", a midpaced, flashing funk song generating a spacey atmosphere due to the use of synthesizers as lead instruments and swirling electric pianos. Bass guitar and drums dance around each other while a brass section, the synthesizers and keyboards, plus a chugging rhythm guitar build an exciting weave of melodies on top. It gets more lightfooted but still energetic with "Help yourself", a joyful and straight pop rock dancefloor sweaper with nice guitar leads and harmony melodies of the greatest kind. The use of hammond organ and the upfront lead guitar turn this song more into a rock direction than most of the others. "Why don't you help yourself" is the only sung phrase here. A cool middle of the road tune that makes you push your accelerator while you drive your car into the evening twilight. "The hassle" comes floating in from your speakers in a very relaxed way. The funky jumps in the rhythm department are there as well as the wah wah guitars, but all well wrapped up in a garment of brass, organ and electric piano arrangements, that add this smooth and silky touch to it. This tune along with "Satisfied sity" might even be the soundtrack to an imaginative 1970s police movie. Once more some backing vocals appear singing "It's the hassle". Still this is an instrumental affair for its major part. "Livin' it up" is cool funk with an enchanting synthesizer melody on top and jazzy flute solo. Another exception to the disco music rule. The guitar kicks in and plants another simmering melodic solo into the musical soil. Funk music at its best! This will certainly reach out further than to the genre aficionados only. This is easy to listen music, but if you take a closer ear you will realize what nuggets these players have hidden for you in the arrangements. You are now in the mood for some sheer joy with happy melodies and steaming rhythms that fill you with positive energy? Just listen to "Warkoid walk" and start flying. Once more we have these utterly slick pop sound and excellent performances on the synthesizer as lead instrument. We move forward and stop by at another funky masterpiece with jumping grooves in the verses and a floating, faster paced chorus with a pop appeal. Great brass arrangements and this utterly tight interplay will capture your attention and not let you go anymore. This music has complex structures, layer upon layer, but that does not necessarily mean it is complicated. It's the other way round, a rather accessible thing. And it is just beautiful. Now that "Holdin` on" says goodbye "The search goes on", just don't ask me for what, because if you wish to find a true musical gem in the field of funk, soul, disco and fusion, you do not need to look any further. The album ends with this slightly bombastic, yet still utterly groovy soul pop tune. Giant brass arrangements grow on a soil made of beats with a latin flavor, combining elements of salsa, samba, rhumba and the likes, with a rather modern and fresh disco affinity. This is a reason to prefer the old style disco and soulfunk music for real people play real instruments with passion and professional attitude. A great album for vinyl DJs in cool dance clubs and great fun to spin on your turntable at home. SONGS: 1 Satisfied city 2 Help yourself 3 The hassle 4 Livin‘ it up 5 Warkoid walk 6 Holdin‘ on 7 The search goes on

EDIZIONE LIMITATA 250 COPIE VINILE NERO DISPONIBILE DAL 11-6-19

Disponibile in 5/7 gg lavorativi * A hot latin album mixing cumbia, boogaloo and salsa elements with a funky atmosphere * A must have for fans of Compay Segundo or Tito Puente * First pressings fetch insane prices among collectors if they ever turn up * A legendary yet long lost sacred gem for 60s and 70s latin pop aficionadoes * Packed to the last groove with irresistible anthems * Skilled songwriting results in an utterly catchy album * Incredible latin sounding coverversion of „Low rider“ originally by WAR * Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians * First ever official rerelease * Fully licensed * Remastered audio * LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover * CD is housed in a beautiful digipak * Ultimate collectors item for fans of the late 60s and early 70s latin pop and rock Tito Puente style salsa, mambo and cumbia from the late 70s by one of the most productive musicians of the genre. A gem rare as gold dust as an original pressing and composed of only massive Latin music anthems, handmade from start to finish, by a group of passionate and highly professional musicians. The "Low rider" coverversion is outstanding. If you love this kind of Latin music look no further, this is sheer awesomeness. It has been a while since I had the pleasure to review Mr. Camacho's 1980 album "Reach out" with his RAY CAMACHO BAND. Now one of its predecessors ends up on my turntable and really finds me unprepared for what I listen to here. No sign of disco music at all but an opening track that has this three-quarters beat and a slightly slushy melody that reminds of those 1950s love songs, which dragged the kids to the dancefloor for a slow narrow dance. It is quite uncommon to start an album with such a song, especially when you expect music pouring from the grooves that takes you away to far away street cafés in the centre of Havanna. Well, at least it is sung in Spanish. A happy little salsa groover joins in next and here we go straight to the steaming streets of the Cuban capital with its bars and night clubs where people still dream the unfulfilled dreams of a sugarcane cutter out in the fields after a hard day of labour. And "La casita" develops, changes passages, rhythms, paces. It comes like three songs in one and showcases the talent of a truly inspired music ensemble. The pace on this album is quite often moderate and relaxed, but that especially creates a special atmosphere you as the listener can relate to, while dreaming of a life of ease in Latin American countries. A rather romantic idea but it works well here. This is good time salsa music with different energy levels, played with passion by highly professional musicians. You cannot even tell from which year this album is by only listening, for it has this classic Latin feel which was popular when Tito Puente was still a freshman on the scene. But no matter if this would have been a late 50s or late 70s recording, it has kept a vibrant atmosphere even decades after the initial release. Actually this album should have attracted the attention of Mr. Carlos Santana who grew his new, wild and progressive style on the soil folks like Tito Puente have cultivated years before, though he was more a contemporary of Ray Camacho instead. Anyway, I digress, but this album invites you to let your mind drift away from your allday's issues. Salsa, cumbia, mambo, you will enjoy the variety of Latin music elements, from which the very memorable songs were built. The most wicked tune here for certain is "El Pachuco", which is nothing but a latinized coverversion of WAR's "Low rider" with title and lyrics in Spanish, combining funky elements with this boogaloo and salsa atmosphere. Ray Camacho and his band really shine on this tune, but this is the case on through the whole album. Fans of Latin music from the heart will certainly want to grab a copy and since originals in even a less excellent shape already fetch higher prices among collectors while mint copies go for 280 to 300 US$, the new reissue by Everland Music is more than welcome. This might have been retro in 1978 but due to its natural flow and feeling it will never age actually. These 1950s style slow dance ballads, there is more than one, fit in perfectly somehow and add a different flavor to the whole picture. Among his many albums, this should be one Ray Camacho might be especially proud of due to being composed of outstanding hit songs only. Go for it, ye Latin cats, gems like that are scarce. SONGS: 1 Ruego de amor (Indian love call) 2 La casita 3 Madrecita Linda 4 Dulce y amarga 5 Testigo fui 6 Confesion 7 El pachuco (Low rider) 8 Dime la verdad (Tell it like it is) 9 La culebra 10 Me patina el coco 11 Tomas al timbal 12 Contrabando y traicion 13 Movin on

Disponibile entro il 10 novembre Limited edition 150 copie! La copertina si apre e diventa un poster!

In uscita il 10/7

2lp Presenting a collection of stone-cold classic breakbeats and b-boy jams from the sunkissed vaults of Miami's legendary TK Disco label! NYC in the late 70's and early 80's saw a nascent street subculture fully evolve, a movement with it's own language, art, aesthetics, dances, fashion and way of living. What would become what is now globally known as 'hip-hop' was in its infancy, with it's own legends and history being forged on an almost daily basis across the city's Black and Hispanic neighbourhoods. Music was central to hip-hop, the DJ was king and at the hands of people like Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Flowers, Mean Gene, Jazzy Jay, Afrika Bambaataa, Charlie Chase and numerous other groundbreaking DJ's of the era, music took on a whole new meaning that would reverberate through popular culture for the rest of time. The breaks - minute sections or breakdowns of a record where we get to the unadulterated groove and the band on the record cut loose - is what it was all about! Unlike the discotheque DJ's who favoured the long mixes and blends in their club scenarios, hip-hop DJ's were amassing huge collections of records that had these magical sections on them, often x 2 copies of each, so that they could elongate the best part of the record ad infinitum by cutting them up live - all killer no filler! These special on the fly mixes and edits were then unleashed in the local parks of their neighbourhoods, on gargantuan DIY sound systems for all of their friends and neighbours to party on down until the wee small hours. These breakbeat segments also gave the MC's space to address the gathered masses without their voices colliding with lavish string arrangements or vocals underneath. A clear, concise, stripped back slab of funk on which to put forth their ideas, feelings and rhymes for all to enjoy. Collected here are some of those most infamous breakbeats, all from the TK vaults. These records were studied by these young DJ's, coveted, covered up, hunted down, whispered about in darkened corners by those who needed and obsessed over the freshest of beats. There's a good chance you will have heard these records in some form or another as they have been covered, sampled, recreated and spun in clubs across the galaxy for over 4 decades. These are the very building blocks upon which popular culture and club music have been built, and here they are all in one place for your listening enjoyment!

TOKYO VIOLENTA (Tokyo Violence) 70es JAPAN Blaxploitation Rare Grooves sel. By 2DAZE

2nd press Disponibile entro 20/5

ED. LIMITATA VINILE SILVER Requiem è il terzo disco ufficiale di Claver Gold pubblicato il 30 Novembre 2017 per Glory Hole Records. Il nome dell'album deriva dal Requiem: una messa secondo il rito liturgico della Chiesa cattolica eseguita e celebrata in memoria del defunto. È uso comune eseguirla come parte della liturgia nel giorno dei defunti, che vengono commemorati il 2 novembre; il disco è infatti stato annunciato nel periodo di tale festività, anticipato dall'uscita del singolo “La notte delle streghe”, uscito il 31 ottobre 2017.