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  • Gaston - My Queen LP

    RAJRAJ




    This little gem is the first lp from this obscure creative and trully cosmic black combo pretilly called "Gaston", this band was based in the Atlanta area, their sound is unsual, they are definitely influenced by the P-funk, but maybe more by the Mizell Brothers sound, they use a large selection of Mizell's favorite instruments like the arp string ensemble, the moog synth, the flute, the Q Tron electro Harmonix bass effect but also the latin percussions, fuzz guitar... The lead and background vocals are just irresistibles, sometimes deep, sometimes freak, always in the right tune...

    One of my favorite track is the killer "Clap song", a long and hypnotic instrumental disco jam session, a real dancefloor winner!!! But this lp is consistant from start to finish, if you like atypic music, it's for you!!

    Oh, i have to speak about the sound quality too, it's just incredible for a little independent release, the bass and the beat are fat, the trebbles and mediums are clear, the mix is not over compressed, a top production for an excellent band!!!

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/a0o2lgj8r2bfrm0/Gaston.zip?dl=0
    para11ax

  • Cullen Knight - "Looking Up" - Private Jazz Funk

    RAJRAJ


     For those that know, this is an amazing jazz album, with latin and african flourishes. The album is all original tunes from Cullen Knight, and Leon Mitchell. Personnel on the album is: Cullen Knight, trumpet/fluegel horn; Kenny Barron, Electric Piano; Monnette Sudler, guitar; Charles Fanbrough, Bass; Bobby Durham, Drums/Latin Percussion; Bootsie Barns, tenor; Fred Joiner, Trombone; Jimmy Batton, Electric Piano; Gerald Smith, Guitar; Kenny Davis, Electric Bass; Newman Baker, drums; Ed Watkins, Latin percussions; Leon Mitchell, Composer 

    Aside from the ground breaking cover art (for 1978) the music is beautifully produced and a great addition to any jazz collection. 

    Track Listing:

    Side I:

    Once You Get It (7:38)
    Once You Fall In Love (7:21)
    A'Keem (Brothers) (5:30)

    Side II:

    Lookin Up (8:34)
    Pshalom (5:05)
    Here Comes Billy (4:50)

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/jcx9pavfkv8qub2/cullen-knight-looking-up.zip?dl=0
    caiJimster

  • Whittling down the collection

    RAJRAJ
    I  reduced my collection from about 4,000 to 1,500.  

    It's all about keeping records that I enjoy for whatever reason... Say goodbye to records with a neat break or loopz (unless you intend to really use them).  Also ditch records that are scratchy (unless really raer).

    You probably won't miss them.
    stratasphere

  • Aggro Funk Playlist

    RAJRAJ
    Playlist inspired by this thread

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/qg7tmxvlfyu73iz/Aggro-Funk.zip?dl=0

    Attica Blues                                               ARCHIE SHEPP
    Ego Trippin' Boobie Knight & The Soulciety
    Cebu Commodores
    Don't Mess With My Love Maker (Part 1) Frankie Newsome
    don't rip me off tenison stephens
    (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below  Curtis Mayfield
    Epitaph Movement Epitaph
    Forty Acres and a Mule Oscar Brown Jr.
    The Funky Fight Little Tiger
    Gimme Some General Crook
    Gimme That Beat Pt 1 Jr Walker & The All Stars
    Give A Man A Break Charles Mintz
    Jump in the water Beginning Of The End
    Laugh & Talk Zeke Strong & His Ladyettes
    Listen To Me Baby Huey
    Manifesto James Lewis
    Mr Chicken Shit The Soul Seven
    Pass The Hatchet Saturday Night Fish Fry
    Right On Brother, Right On The Soul Controllers
    Soul Brothers Testify Soul Senders
    Spoons Burning Cities
    Sport Lightnin' Rod
    Trackin' Down Jody Pt. 1   Darker Shades LTD
    trip horns burning star
    The way they do my life Sir Joe Quarterman
    What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes_ Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
    Whip It, Part 1 The New Establishment In Soul
    innersource

  • Classic Thread ..... CTI talkin'

    RAJRAJ
    are CTI's still cheap and easily found over in the US?
    They hav been joked about a lot on here over the years, and I've heard mentioned the are/were often dollar bin staples.
    Where as over here in the UK in the average used record shop they were like £10-15 a pop for the better ones.
    CTIs are not as common as they were 10 years a go.  As "commercial" as this music was, you can't deny the album art and sleeve quality.  Plus there was a hand full of classic tunes that were popularized by golden era hip hop.








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