Yeah that's the one, it got good reviews, has anyone heard it? It's something I've been meaning to check out, along with that Spanky Wilson/Quantic LP.
he also had (has) a hiphopshow on radio helsinki. dunno if his lifesaver stuff on the web is still going on. i think it is mostly his production that makes all those things worthwile (no disrespect to mrs tenor). he told me that he still doesn't use any digital technique to do recordings, all stuff is done on ampex bands (at least 5 years ago).
the drummer on the record is lurking in the wants/trades section trying to complete his stang/all platinum collection..
aka j**ka aka selftaught aka supercool dude. infact, all of them are. but his drums are extraordinary. go ask mr. len....
I was just reading about this on your blog this morning. excellent post.
here's my experience with this album: I must of overlooked the record for over a month when I noticed it stocked at my local record store and never bothered to inspect it. My good friend Ric later put me on point with this. and. I realized I had been sleeping on some quality music. 'Holding On' IS the stand out track for me.
That Soultors has been out of print for several years. It was on one of the Big Daddy mix CDs which is how I'm aware of it. Great song. It goes for decent coin when it turns up on ebay.
thanks man, glad you like our stuff. regarding the soultors, 300 copies were pressed, so that is already a modern day rare. and the b-side has one ill break that is superbe. i think i have a spare copy of the get down with the funky organ 7" if someone is interested. but i have to check...
Just got to cosine on this. Picked it up after a Strutter listed it in their albums of the year at the end of 2005. Can't remember who it was but am forever indebted to them as been playing it a hella lot since.
I saw them live here in Hamburg. I have to say that Nicole Willis got the better LP but Sharon rules the stage like I only have seen it before by Marva Whitney when she played here.
Maybe it is the age but Sharon and Marva can handle the stage and the show better.
I saw them live here in Hamburg. I have to say that Nicole Willis got the better LP but Sharon rules the stage like I only have seen it before by Marva Whitney when she played here.
Maybe it is the age but Sharon and Marva can handle the stage and the show better.
Peace Hawkeye
I think that makes a lot of sense. Sharon's older and just seems to have a comfort on stage and on record. I like Willis' voice and her range of styles but she doesn't have the same personality. HOwever, I do think the Soul Investigators have a more interesting and compelling sound than the Dap-Kings - who I also like.
I just called my girl at the rackord store and told her to put a copy on hold for me
I heartily endorse this decision.
Grabbed the last copy left in the Amoeba bins yesterday. Haven't had a chance to listen to it but I gotta say I'm a little worried now cause the hype factor of this thread has me expecting miracles/
Killer album. It's my most recent "Man, you gotta hear this" record that I've been playing for friends. I didn't know this was getting harder to get, I got mine from Idems shop in Melbourne a few months ago. I think Invisible Man is my favourite.
I played the hell out of this at clubs Feb-May this year and damn near wore it out. Time to dig it up and start playing it out again now that all the rest of you folls are finally discovering it!
Yep. For me it's that one plus "If This Ain't Love", "My 4 Leaf Clover" and "Holdin' On". I got hooked on "If This Ain't Love" and that was it for me... damn near perfect. That's like my little family's theme song right now.
Yeah, it's a really nice album. "If This Ain't Love" is still my favorite, but the chorus on "Feeling Free" is something beautiful. I do have to say that I'm not feeling the singing on "Keep Reaching Up" at all, and some of the lyrics are a bit too simple for my taste. But other than that, it's excellent.
I do have to say that I'm not feeling the singing on "Keep Reaching Up" at all
ooooh yeah... unfortunately on that one. Sis may not technically be the greatest flat-out singer in the world, but she has a real ear-pleasing quality to her voice (well, on everything except "Keep Reaching Up"). I want more! Anybody have the two albums she did prior to getting down with the soul investigators?
Hmmm....Haven't been on here in a minute (wasn't really a heavy user anyhow) and I check back and this has come up. Cool.
We actually have a good stash of these at the shop I work at here in SF, Open Mind Music. I hipped Josh @ Light in the attic to the record so we wouldn't have to order from Finland back in the Spring. He tracked down Timmion for us.
There's remixes out but they don't blow me away like the originals do.
Love the album. Surprised folks are just coming round to it. I am almost positive it had a small buzz when it dropped. Been hammering that baby for a while now. For me though while the Soul Investigators are dope they do not have anything on the DapKings whatsoever.
Also I am really diggin the new Spanky Wilson album and am surprised its not getting just as much love. I think it???s a top class effort and right up there with the Nicole Willis. I wouldn't say I like either better than the other since they both have something special that i like. I personally think the cut "Message to Tomorrow" is the best new funk cut i have ever heard and one of my new all time favorites. Pure heat. A true deep funk anthem that is straight up untouchable.
Dj PJ posted his 'Dj friendly edit' of 'A perfect kind of love' here on the boards some time ago - I've always dug it so thought I'd re-up for anyone who missed it the first time around, 320k too for all microwave dudes out there
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JP,
Light in the Attic handles all the U.S. distro. They can get you copies wholesale I assume.
he also had (has) a hiphopshow on radio helsinki. dunno if his lifesaver stuff on the web is still going on. i think it is mostly his production that makes all those things worthwile (no disrespect to mrs tenor). he told me that he still doesn't use any digital technique to do recordings, all stuff is done on ampex bands (at least 5 years ago).
aka j**ka aka selftaught aka supercool dude. infact, all of them are. but his drums are extraordinary. go ask mr. len....
here's my experience with this album:
I must of overlooked the record for over a month when I noticed it stocked at my local record store and never bothered to inspect it. My good friend Ric later put me on point with this. and.
JP, clean up your inbox!
The Didier's Sound Spectrum reissue will be done soon, hopefully within a month.
thanks man, glad you like our stuff. regarding the soultors, 300 copies were pressed, so that is already a modern day rare. and the b-side has one ill break that is superbe. i think i have a spare copy of the get down with the funky organ 7" if someone is interested. but i have to check...
I think this can be arranged Johnny. PM this dude-----> http://www.soulstrut.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=739552&an=0&page=0#Post739552 He is the CEO of Timmion.
Maybe it is the age but Sharon and Marva can handle the stage and the show better.
Peace
Hawkeye
I think that makes a lot of sense. Sharon's older and just seems to have a comfort on stage and on record. I like Willis' voice and her range of styles but she doesn't have the same personality. HOwever, I do think the Soul Investigators have a more interesting and compelling sound than the Dap-Kings - who I also like.
Grabbed the last copy left in the Amoeba bins yesterday. Haven't had a chance to listen to it but I gotta say I'm a little worried now cause the hype factor of this thread has me expecting miracles/
Whats the story on the vinyl, is this now OOP?
It's my most recent "Man, you gotta hear this" record that I've been playing for friends.
I didn't know this was getting harder to get, I got mine from Idems shop in Melbourne a few months ago.
I think Invisible Man is my favourite.
Willis fans should add this to their collek-shun.
I played the hell out of this at clubs Feb-May this year and damn near wore it out. Time to dig it up and start playing it out again now that all the rest of you folls are finally discovering it!
Yep. For me it's that one plus "If This Ain't Love", "My 4 Leaf Clover" and "Holdin' On". I got hooked on "If This Ain't Love" and that was it for me... damn near perfect. That's like my little family's theme song right now.
ooooh yeah... unfortunately
We actually have a good stash of these at the shop I work at here in SF, Open Mind Music. I hipped Josh @ Light in the attic to the record so we wouldn't have to order from Finland back in the Spring. He tracked down Timmion for us.
There's remixes out but they don't blow me away like the originals do.
Also I am really diggin the new Spanky Wilson album and am surprised its not getting just as much love. I think it???s a top class effort and right up there with the Nicole Willis. I wouldn't say I like either better than the other since they both have something special that i like. I personally think the cut "Message to Tomorrow" is the best new funk cut i have ever heard and one of my new all time favorites. Pure heat. A true deep funk anthem that is straight up untouchable.
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