Kanye West (feat. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Kid Cudi) - “The Joy”
Kanye West featuring Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, KiD CuDI - The Joy by Hypetrak
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Thursday, 28 October 2010
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Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Preston Glass
Not to be confused with St Helen's Glass (a pun for those from the North West of England)..(sic)
Preston's latest CD seems to be a tribute to "Last of the Summer Wine"- featuring a number of "old dog" guest vocalists... (just how old is Lenny W ? for example).
Speaking as an Oldie myself I'm not completely against that-and PG does have the knack of producing high quality music.
On this track the young upstart (by comparison) J Britt- lends his vocal...
compilation of the day- New Meezy
24 Tracks of the good stuff from Blind I
http://www.blindiforthekids.com/blind-i/2010/10/meezy-listenin-vol-14/
Including this bit of magic from Jimmi James
http://www.blindiforthekids.com/blind-i/2010/10/meezy-listenin-vol-14/
Including this bit of magic from Jimmi James
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Normal service will be resumed........ ?
Hardware problems have come back to haunt me which requires some "down" time- hence the lack of updates.
I am taking the opportunity to re consider.............
I am taking the opportunity to re consider.............
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
A real fave
Sometimes Serendipity takes hold.....you download something and it sets wheels in motion. Probably one of my all time favourite Gospel tracks though I didn't know who it was by. I'd always loved it from the time I recorded Dean Johnson playing it on Richard Searling's show back in 1997. The recording I had was always good enough for me somehow-I never had the desire to chase it down and find out who it was by. I'm not like that-those tapes stand alone. I love music but I'm not an anorak-sure I've picked up some facts along the way but the older I get the more I'm reminded about how little I know. I'd of never guessed that these vocalists looked so pale-for example. I'd forgotten all about this track of course in recent years, till now-and when I opened up a Rar file and instantly knew it was the one. I love those words........even back then they had a personal resonance.
Thanks and respect to UMF..........
Smooth Jazz Jesus Track of the Day
Another Day another obscure Smooth Jazz track (which is becoming a main stay of this blog) this one from 1995 by Randy Seale (a name that conjures up embarrassment at Sea World)......
Monday, 18 October 2010
Saturday, 16 October 2010
SOUNDROTATION of the day
Excellent stuff from the blog.......
http://soundrotation.blogspot.com/
http://soundrotation.blogspot.com/
Lovely mellow tune from UK producer, label exec, radio dj Miss Laidlaw who's also the founder of Female BeatMakers.com. It's the 1st but hopefully not the last collaboration between her & UK singer Xei who also is a producer. Definitely looking forward to hearing more from both of them
Thursday, 14 October 2010
Leak of the Day (well the End of September...)
Superior stuff from K Michelle-best guess is that it's old-ish (then again is does have a "cheat with a Basketball player" reference ?) But one thing for sure it's certainly got some soul chops
Moovmnt of the Day
Something you probably won't be hearing on the radio on Gold Thursday- still ........... Thanks to Moo...
Oldie of the Day
I'm recovering from watching Joe and Keith Sweat perform live in Manchester last night. Keith Sweat was on top of his game and a joy to watch.....
Marsha Ambrosius
Found via the Smoking Section Blog- a jaw dropping version of her own song -brilliantly done
And here's another example of her talent-which might hopefully be getting a release soon (2011)........
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
more Bandcamp
From the Man Mantis stable and thanks to http://potholesinmyblog.com/ this is K Raydio and it's rather witty..........
Oddisee goes to Wigan
Strange retro sounding production from Oddisee, featuring the talented Oliver Daysoul...
Max Kane remix of Al Green and John Legend
From Blind I
F.A.M.E.’s Max Kane returns with another one of his signature 4OneFunk’ed out remixes this time around with legendary Al Green & John Legend’s Stay With Me
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Girlie Track of the day.....
Big classic ??? from 2007-it's got propper Girlie props (those camp heartfelt lyrics for a start-as well as the excellent sample) and worth a revival
Respect of the Day
So I was watching House the other year or so...The show ended with our drug addled hero-full of regret unable to change....(yadda yadda)-In the background was this music playing-which had a sorrow attached to it that went beyond the corny script. Indeed it spoke about the human condition in a bluesy direct manner. So as ever I searched for it on the internet and found it. Turns out it was by some bloke called Solomon Burke.................
Compilation of the Day
Another Winning compilation series from Blind I-and a track from 2007 -I first heard posted on EMS by Bessy-owner of http://theurbanhangout.blogspot.com/
Still sounds wonderful too
Unreleased of the day
Originally scheduled for his Sophmore CD and left off the eventual track list this is Omarion....
Monday, 11 October 2010
Oldie of the Day
Unknown to me- one of those "Blogbus" downloads-you know the sort, you google the title and end up on Yen priced auctions...from 1997 Slow Swing .....
Happy Birthday Thierry
For you something in a language I don't understand (at all) Stefan Filey-obscure enough but nice from 2002
And also one of my fave singers of recent years Billy Cook firing up the old Marvin Gaye cover
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Compilation of the Day
Blind I drops a classic from the past-least from my POV
http://www.blindiforthekids.com/blind-i/2010/09/meezy-listenin-vol-13/
Go Blue - Life & Soul Manchester
Interesting compilation CD from 1996...and essential for any decent Manc. Some classics re Soul Nation plays and a couple unknown to me -or I've forgotten about - namely track 12- a track if ever there was for Freestylin...
Got to adore the drop outs on this track thanks (maybe ?) to this encode-I could easily correct them-but somehow that seems more wrong than providing a link to the CD itself.....Mark Jordan check your drop box .....
: )
01 52nd Street - Tell Me (How It Feels)
02 Fifty Of Heaven - Just A Little More
03 Cold Down Zone - Heaven knows
04 FR Mystery - I Just Wanna Be
05 Jummai - Do You
06 M People - Colour My Life
07 Victor Haynes - This Is love
08 3D Productions - Trust In You
09 Chapter & The Verse - Keep On It
10 Fyza - Poetical Love
11 The Bygraves - Set Me Free
12 Chapter & The Verse - Black Whip
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KJMYAZL2
Thanks and respect to UMF forum
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
White label 12" Oldie of the Day
So thanks to a post by liferasta regarding a demo by En to End from 1992 and featured on Funk Classic Master 2 Blog- I ended up downloading it and removing the very very poor rap resulting in this....
Real proper Oldie of the Day
Was reminded of this last night (thanks to b2b). From the late 70t's..... (1976...???)-rare for a long time but surfaced again in 2008...
Mar does Lil Wayne cover (eh?)
Recently sentenced Lil Wayne (yet another firearms charge) song (which may be putting it a bit strongly) given a complete work over by the smooth vocal tones of Mar.
While nothing can be done about those nasty words the voice of Mar makes it better....
While nothing can be done about those nasty words the voice of Mar makes it better....
New Wes Felton
Arrived in my in box a week ago with a rider to "not share" until properly leaked....
Looking around today I see several blogs have featured it already so.....
Wes Felton is without a doubt one of the best artists out there a proper polymath
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Bandcamp of the day
words from http://soundrotation.blogspot.com/2010/10/lost-remnants-of-tone-trezure.html
Tone Trezure is a force to be reckoned with, and soon the world will know it. From writing, producing & collaborating with some of the best in the hiphop & soul game over & underground including Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Pharoahe Monch, Xzibit, Little Brother, Erykah Badu & Bilal (whom vocally she's constantly compared to) she's hard at work on new material for her HIGHLY ANTICIPATED debut album. In the process she released an EP back in the summer & now these 7 songs from her production vault.
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Smooth Jazz Track of the Day
Bizzaro stuff...... sort of streetsoul -ish with the drums. Unlike anything else on the CD- complete with semi dodgy singing-sometimes I think these artists sit back and think "lets make one for John to Post on his blog"
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Bandcamp of the day
Genius stuff...the sample of Joni Mitchell's "other peoples parties"- the string arrangement-the multi instrument playing- he's the MAN
Friday, 1 October 2010
Bandcamp of the day
As it says on the page....
In addition to being conceptually refreshing, the album is just as musically intriguing as producers Vaughan T, 14kt, Nick Speed (G- unit), ZO!, and Forekast sample and “flip” classic new jack swing records in a way that keeps listeners engaged.
Girlie Track of the day.....
Julie Dexter...props to Sound Rotation (once again)- A blog that can do no wrong at the moment.....
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