Desk Job

Tenth Degree

2012-01-26T20:15:00.000-08:00

Stacey Q - Shy Girl (33) (1985) (buy)

Stacey Lynn swag.

Just Sunshine

2012-01-23T23:22:00.000-08:00

The Voices Of East Harlem - Can You Feel It (Part II) (1974) (buy)

The Voices Of East Harlem - Rare So Rare (1974) (buy)

Indeed. Definitely check out the rest of this album - too many grooves.

Phuture

2012-01-21T20:43:00.000-08:00

AWeX - X (1996) (buy)

AWeX - Death Scratch (1996) (buy)

Couple of Adler-Wax-eXperiments 4 U.

Reddy

2012-01-20T23:15:00.000-08:00

Brilliant - The Red Red Groovy (1986) (buy)

Future KLF personel in on this one, as well as Ben Watkins, aka Juno Reactor.

2k12

2012-01-18T09:55:00.000-08:00

Twelvetrees - The Lost Tribe (Juno Reactor Remix) (1998) (buy)

So hot so chill.

Six Pwr

2012-01-15T02:02:00.000-08:00

Viktor Lazlo - Amour Puissance Six (33) (1988) (buy)

OG lyrics from Gainsbourg.

Sleepin

2012-01-13T00:53:00.000-08:00

Lee Dorsey - Night People (1978) (buy)

Who's w/ who?

Dubbin

2012-01-11T00:27:00.000-08:00

Rufus Thomas - Do The Double Bump (1975) (33) (buy)

For all you kickstanders out there.

Hammer

2012-01-08T19:27:00.000-08:00

Mama Cass - Untitled (????) (buy)

2012 let's do this. Not actually Mama Cass, but some weird unofficial 12". Check the buy. Other tracks are housy edits of 'Make Your Own Kinda Music'.

DJED

2011-12-07T23:20:00.000-08:00

Tortoise - Galapagos 1 (Spring Heel Jack Remix) (1998) (buy)

Got asked about this one last night so thought I'd post.

Liquid Days

2011-11-22T01:07:00.000-08:00

Philip Glass - Lightning (1986) (buy)

Overstimulation. And that's before you found out he performed it live on an SNL episode directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Double Bad

2011-11-18T00:50:00.000-08:00

Jeff Lorber - Water Fall (1984) (buy)

Jeff Lorber - Blast Off (1984) (buy)

Two sides, one coin. Go check out the tracks from this album with vocals.

Outta Site

2011-11-14T23:43:00.000-08:00

Hip Hop Traxx - P.O.W.E.R. (Outta Site) (1992) (buy)

Outta site's exactly where that guitar player is.

Thirteen Blue

2011-10-27T08:16:00.000-07:00

Blue Magic - Born On Halloween (1975) (buy)

Soul chillin' track right here.

Tootsie Roll

2011-10-17T22:00:00.000-07:00

The Time - Chocolate (Remix/Edit) (1990) (buy)

A version of this one popped up at the outset of Martyn's recent RA podcast, and I just grabbed this out of the Poobah free bin so thought I'd post.

Infinite Set

2011-10-13T23:42:00.000-07:00

Trancesetters - Synergy (33) (2001) (buy)

Burnin' slow.

Housed

2011-10-07T22:06:00.000-07:00

Passion - You Really Sound Good To Me (Dub) (1989) (buy)

Gettin darker earlier gotta bring out the spooky ones.

Jack In

2011-10-01T15:36:00.000-07:00

Gerald Levert - Private Line (Service Line Dub) (1991) (buy)

The other record turning twenty this year - edged out MJ back in the day.

7333t

2011-09-27T23:36:00.000-07:00

Nootropic feat. Leee John - Nu-Reality (Mount Rushmore's Second Thoughts) (1993) (buy)

Jam to get all the noobz hoppin'.

One 4 U

2011-09-25T17:12:00.000-07:00

Nydia Caro - Sugar Me (1978) (buy)

Total banger in it's own right, but Endulzame rolls off the tongue a little better.

Pure Hotness

2011-09-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

The Shocking Blue - Hot Sand (33) (1970) (buy)

Shout outs to peeps who showed for last weekend - sorry for the lack of jams as of late.

Never Underestimate

2011-08-31T21:37:00.000-07:00

Gino Soccio - Turn It Around (Instrumental) (33) (buy)

Luxurious synths and drums a given but Gino throws the horns up all over this one.

Hot Flashes

2011-08-25T20:38:00.000-07:00

The Power Station - The Heat Is On (Instrumental) (33) (buy)

Chic Power + Duran Power = Power Station.

Movers//Takers

2011-08-24T01:00:00.000-07:00

Aztec Jungle - Undertaker (1993) (buy)

Aztec Jungle - Let The Music Motivate (1993) (buy)

Taker side of the Go With The Tempo 12. Cutoff ending on the second track is straight from the vinyl.

♥♥♥

2011-08-21T15:45:00.000-07:00

Adamski - I Love Teknology (1989) (buy)

This guy was working at NASA on acid with Seal way before Wayne Coyne and Lightning Bolt.

Mo'

2011-08-15T15:18:00.000-07:00

John & Ernest - Problems (33) (1973) (buy)

Music for easing in or out.

Huggin

2011-08-09T21:29:00.000-07:00

Xena - On The Upside (Dub Version) (33) (buy)

Would maybe crop out the vox on this one but either way a lot of track to go around.

Teeth Chatter

2011-08-07T17:58:00.000-07:00

Dr. John - I Been Hoodood (1972) (buy)

I swear the snap crackle pops were part of the original recording.

Cruisin'

2011-08-05T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hiroshima - Echoes (1980) (buy)

Goin all out.

Buzz Cuz

2011-08-03T21:08:00.000-07:00

E.S.P. - One, Two, An A (1991) (buy)

Splish splash beat from Howie Tee for the summer people.

Ficken Sie die Polizei

2011-07-31T12:36:00.000-07:00

Falco - Der Komissar (The Commissioner) (1981) (buy)

Falco - Auf Der Flucht (On The Run) (1981) (buy)

Single that reached #1 in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain. The guy had perfect pitch and when he turned 4 his parents gave him a baby grand piano. Whatever, the track didn't crack the top 50 in the U.S. until it was covered by British band After The Fire, but check it - sort of has that boogity vibe goin.

Ruby Blued

2011-07-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

Moloko - The Flipside (Herbert's Surround Sound Mix) (buy)

Roisin Murphy + Matthew Herbert. What else do you need? Something to contemplate as you stare at this pic.

Ready As The Lyte

2011-07-25T21:32:00.000-07:00

Brandy - I Wanna Be Down (The Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix) (1994) (buy)

Brandy - Baby (Instrumental) (1994) (buy)

What did remixes of your tracks sound like when you were 15?

Jingle Jangle

2011-07-25T01:28:00.000-07:00

The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (33) (1967) (buy)

The Lemon Pipers - No Help From Me (33) (1967) (buy)

Summer drag in full effect.

BYOBYBO

2011-07-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

Bybo - Total Funk (33) (1999) (buy)

Bybo - Total Funk (1999) (buy)

One of these guys likes the fast version, one likes the slow, so I posted both.

Foo Fighters

2011-07-16T17:45:00.000-07:00

The Foo Foo Heads - We Don't Talk To Strangers (33) (1990) (buy)

PSA to all the heads out there.

Love Pusher

2011-07-11T20:04:00.000-07:00

Fatback - Backstrokin' (33) (1980) (buy)

Fatback - Love Spell (33) (1980) (buy)

Both sides of a Fatback 45 slowed down in honor of Fred Brown, master of "short short" form sci fi.

Almost Got It

2011-07-09T17:15:00.000-07:00

Frankie Smith - Slang Thang (1981) (buy)

Frankie Smith - Handbone (1981) (buy)

Suffice to say without Frankie Smith, Doggy Fizzle Televizzle could never have existed.

Jung Americans

2011-07-01T13:09:00.000-07:00

Definite lack of posts lately but if your in LA and are as excited about triple degree temperatures as I am come out to the pool on the roof in downtown. Click the pic then click again to RSVP.

Solitario

2011-06-24T22:47:00.000-07:00

Richard Valentine - Come Back Lover (Club Version 1988) (1988) (buy)

Richard Valentine - Come Back Lover (Apache Beats) (1988) (buy)

Dug the drums in the first track so upping the rhythms untouched. If you hurry you can get this very record for a mere 14 cents.

Cold Busted

2011-06-22T23:25:00.000-07:00

Oran "Juice" Jones - The Rain (Long Version) (1986) (buy)

Proto hip hopera vibes all over this one. If the audio doesn't convince you, the video should. If that doesn't do it, check what these guys did with it.

In Heat

2011-06-20T19:23:00.000-07:00

Love Unlimited - Move Me No Mountain (1974) (buy)

Got this new 8-track player so I'm trying to start ripping stuff from that. Check the warbles.

BRKLN CLLN

2011-06-18T11:55:00.000-07:00

Neon - Back To Brooklyn (19??) (buy)

Saturday morning saturation.

Gonna Hurt Yourself

2011-06-16T20:48:00.000-07:00

The Valli Boys - Night Hawk (1967) (buy)

This one cannot be stopped.

Never On Wax

2011-06-14T20:59:00.000-07:00

Sir Mix A Lot - Posse On Broadway (The Godzilla Remix Edit) (buy)

Sir Mix A Lot - Posse On Broadway (Video Edit) (buy)

Strayed from the 808 for far too long.

Touchy Situation

2011-06-13T21:27:00.000-07:00

Spirit - Mr. Skin (1970) (buy)

Measure twice, cut once.

Dancin On The Bridge

2011-06-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

Mazarati - 100 MPH (buy)

Can't stop won't stop.

X Factor

2011-06-11T02:18:00.000-07:00

Brand X - Wal To Wal (1979) (buy)

Phil Collins + Roland drum machine = camels.

Metro Area

2011-06-09T00:49:00.000-07:00

SPK - Metropolis (1984) (buy)

Liking this track a lot, but it's harder to hear the lead pipe on scrap metal and live fires with all of the studio polish.

Saw Wave

2011-06-05T21:57:00.000-07:00

The Turtles - Buzzsaw (1969) (buy)

B side banger from The Turtles. These guys bit it, you should too.

RE: Late Breakin

2011-06-04T15:57:00.000-07:00

R.J.'s Latest Arrival - (Aerobic Dancin) Keep Dancin (1982) (buy)

R.J.'s Latest Arrival - (Aerobic Dancin) Keep Dancin (Instrumental) (1982) (buy)

Decline continues - first up of this was sans bass due to alternate ripping utensil.

Do it in a strange place, even in outerspace. One of these guys did it in Detroit and formed Slum Village's label.

Klique and Klaque

2011-06-04T01:23:00.000-07:00

Klique - Inside Me (1983) (buy)

I'd feel shown up if I were the guy in the back too.

RE: Nitebeats

2011-06-02T10:29:00.001-07:00

Oscar G - Movin On Up (1993) (buy)

Oscar G - Space Age (1993) (buy)

Botched the earlier post of this - the second playback was a duplicate of the first. Oops.

Side B of Oscar G's 1993 effort Grooves Of My Crib Part 2. First track has this psuedo Flatbeat thing going on, second one has everything you need and nothing you don't. Apparently the original Oscar the Grouch was orange, not green. Who knew?

Toot Uncommons

2011-06-01T19:11:00.000-07:00

Ray Manzarek - Golden Scarab (1974) (buy)

What if Steve Martin had stepped in for Damo Suzuki on a track or two?

Walking With Steel

2011-05-28T14:19:00.000-07:00

This was my intro - R.I.P.

Anonymous

2011-05-18T23:12:00.000-07:00

???? - B3 (????)

???? - A2 (????)

Lots gone on since the last post. For instance, found this record in my apartment with no writing on it and a bunch of vaguely familiar tracks (anybody?). Breaks galore on the second one.

Haute Performance

2011-05-06T01:58:00.000-07:00

High Performance - Do You Really Wanna Party? (808 Bonus Beats) (1989) (buy)

Pure. Unadulterated. When you really want to party drums are all you need.

Forces Of Victory

2011-05-03T23:48:00.000-07:00

Linton Kwesi Johnson - Independent intavenshan (1979) (buy)

Linton Kwesi Johnson - Want fi goh rave (1979) (buy)

Get on down.

Golden Throat

2011-05-01T23:36:00.000-07:00

Roger Troutman feat. Shirley Murdock - Chocolate City (1995) (buy)

Was about to toss the soundtrack to A Thin Line Between Love & Hate when I found this Roger Troutman number sitting at the start of disc 2. As Damon G. Riddick put it - R.I.P.

Dad Haus

2011-04-29T20:49:00.000-07:00

Group 87 - The Death of Captian Nemo (1993) (buy)

Group 87 - Pleasure In Progress (1993) (buy)

Slept on this rip of 1993's A Career In Dada Processing for way too long. The title track popped up on Robotsinheat a while back, and these tracks together go a long way to predicting entire modern subgenre phyla.

Harpness

2011-04-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

Andreas Vollenwieder - Lion and Sheep (1981) (buy)

I was ready to say something about how warm this sounds, but according to Vollenweider, the studio in Switzerland where this was recorded, "...was entered by wooden shutters in the pavement above, which gave the impression of entering a crypt." I guess this would be rising from it.

Throw Some Deats On It

2011-04-21T22:28:00.000-07:00

Yellowjackets - Deat Beat (1985) (buy)

Getting to be patio party weather around here.

Just Another Target

2011-04-18T21:24:00.000-07:00

The Technos - Nightime Heaven (1984) (buy)

The Technos - Hype (1984) (buy)

The Technos - Nightime Heaven (33 RPM) (1984) (buy)

The Technos - Hype (33 RPM) (1984) (buy)

Little Monday night wrongspeed indulgence.

20/20

2011-04-17T22:31:00.000-07:00

Blind Baby - Blind Baby (1975) (buy)

Blind Baby - Epilogue (1975) (buy)

First and last tracks of the album should be all you need. Easing into the week with the alpha and omega cuts from the 1975 Blind Baby release New Birth.

Vitalic

2011-04-06T21:32:00.000-07:00

McLane Explosion - Oxygene (1978) (buy)

McLane Explosion - Magic Fly (1978) (buy)

Couple of long burner Jean Michel Jarre and Space covers (respectively) today. Sit back and drift.

Brute Force

2011-04-05T01:53:00.000-07:00

John Cameron - Sweet Soul Sunday (1978) (buy)

Keith Mansfield - Power Boats (1978) (buy)

John A. Coleman - Pressing Endeavour (1978) (buy)

More Bruton beats, this time for when there's no time to explain.

Race Not Won

2011-03-29T21:05:00.000-07:00

Mandré - Keep Tryin' (1977) (buy)

Not doing justice to this album if you stop with this track - just ask Will Smith - but not a bad start.

Astral Creep

2011-03-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

Blue Mitchell - Creepin' (1975) (buy)

Blue Mitchell - Melody For Thelma (1975) (buy)

Stratosonic intros galore.

Trance Tones

2011-03-21T22:50:00.000-07:00

Korla Pandit - Trance Dance (1969) (buy)

Korla Pandit - Tone Power (1969) (buy)

Here you have it, the universal language of music.

Unilove

2011-03-20T00:19:00.000-07:00

Lenny White - Universal Love (1978) (buy)

Lenny White - The Great Pyramid (1978) (buy)

Couple of songs for the supermoon. Get at the rest of the album before the next time we get this close to lunar orbit.

Nonverbal Sophisticated

2011-03-16T20:33:00.000-07:00

E.U. - Somebody's Ringin' That Door Bell (1985) (buy)

Breakdown riff a little over a minute in. Not enough songs about doorbells anymore. Calling out specific cities is also in a free fall.

Favour Gunman

2011-03-15T00:07:00.000-07:00

Yellowman - Soldier Take Over (1982) (buy)

Rockin' steady.

The Astral Realm

2011-03-13T00:36:00.000-08:00

Mother Gong - You Can Touch The Sky (All Work No Play) (1982) (buy)

Mother Gong - The Moving Walkway (1982) (buy)

Mother Gong - The Upwardly Mobile Song (1982) (buy)

Timeless 1982 robot jams. Maybe little less robot on the first one.

Laser Rock

2011-03-11T00:25:00.000-08:00

Frank Ricotti - Heavy Rocker (1981) (buy)

W. Bennett / M. Christer / R. Emanuel - Ultra Violet Sox (1981) (buy)

W. Bennett / M. Christer / R. Emanuel - Street Level (1981) (buy)

Handful of tracks from the Bruton Music compilation Street Level. Check this for a quick summary if Bruton isn't a name you recognize. I think my favorite bit from their description has to be:

Much of the releases of the Bruton Music label fall into what many like to call "copsploitation"; that is, music which would sound not at all out of place in the context of a 1970's police drama film or television program. The music, especially the works by composer Brian Bennett bring to mind filmic chase scenes and other action sequences.

Looking for the astronautsploitation label.

Sound Off

2011-03-04T22:33:00.000-08:00

To those here in LA LA Land, I'll be up on the roof of the Standard in downtown this Tuesday, March 8th playing this and that throughout the latest installment of The Series. Click the pic for more.

Stop and Think

2011-03-04T21:25:00.000-08:00

Hot Chocolate - Living On A Shoe String (1976) (buy)

Hot Chocolate - Heaven Is In The Backseat Of My Cadillac (1976) (buy)

Second song might make for one of the greatest ad campaigns ever. First one probably could too.

Searchin

2011-03-03T00:53:00.000-08:00

Renée Claude - Pour qui (1964) (buy)

Renée Claude - Je te chercherai (1964) (buy)

Sorry for the clipping - looking for a better copy.

Sound Man

2011-03-01T00:40:00.000-08:00

ABC - Minneapolis (1987) (buy)

This B-side would definitely outshine the single it accompanies if said single didn't sport a music video featuring a slingshot wielding skateboard killer creeping around Paris.

Imagination Going Nowhere

2011-02-25T22:03:00.000-08:00

Gotham Flasher - Love The Love (1979) (buy)

100% banger - mark another one in the W column for Mr. Soccio. Come for the drums n bass, stay for the synthout around 5:00.

White Flag

2011-02-23T22:55:00.000-08:00

Kool and The Gang - Surrender (1985) (buy)

The every one of the four songs on side A of this album were top 20 hits. This one wasn't.

Math Rock

2011-02-21T14:50:00.000-08:00

The Pentangle - Light Flight (Theme from "Take Three Girls") (1969) (buy)

Straight from the sleeve, which includes written descriptions of each song:

This song evolved from a theme commissioned by BBC-1 TV for their first colour drama series. The time signature varies between 5/8 and 7/8 and 6/4 in the middle.

Overachievers and underachievers alike should check this title sequence.

Bureacracy

2011-02-19T18:28:00.000-08:00

Aircrash Bureau - Machine (1989) (buy)

Aircrash Bureau - Exhibition (1989) (buy)

Found this one in the jazz section.

Lawdy Says

2011-02-15T22:53:00.000-08:00

The Wackers - Hey Lawdy Lawdy (1973) (buy)

Is comparing your love to a killer whale post Free Willy still cool? Comparing it to a saxophone still must be.

Sputnik Moment

2011-02-05T13:00:00.000-08:00

The Rah Band - Messages From The Stars (Original 12'' Astro Mix - Atjazz Re-Edit) (2011) (buy)

AD Bourke - Aries (2011) (buy)

Slept and then sat on this one for way too long. Some choice alterations on an original everybody should get to know from a producer everybody should get to know. Second one is from the same Tokyo Dawn compilation, from another you should catch up with if you haven't yet.

Hackneyed

2011-02-02T22:29:00.000-08:00

Fotomaker - All There In Her Eyes (1978) (buy)

Sort of loses steam after the intro, and I kind of wish Hall & Oates had thought of it first, but if those remarks and this cover art don't dissuade you, you'll be good in the soft rock / power pop department for days.

No Words

2011-01-31T18:50:00.000-08:00

Dialogue - Рыбак / The Fisherman (1986) (buy)

Dialogue - Флейта / A Flute (1986) (buy)

Flipping through records out on the sidewalk with no gloves when it starts to snow in Toronto sucks, unless you find stuff like this.

Jung Manchester

2011-01-28T12:30:00.000-08:00

This City Is Ours Podcast Jan '11

Manchester, U.K. based producer/musician/visual art collective This City Is Ours has been gracious enough to include one of my tracks in their latest podcast. Apart from their own selections, they've got mixes from Ant, a 17 year old Fresno MPC wunderkind, and Nasty Nasty. Don't sleep:

// Selected by This City is Ours//

From The Kites of San Quentin - Chet Beaverbrooke
Drug Money - Machine Elves
Aamir - The quiet after the storm
Huess - Broke
Flako - Dessert Ride
Inko - Ovni Pita
Jung Hollywood- Manhunt
Death of a HI-Fi - Purple Skies
FuzZ - C3PO Vs Charizard
Fresh Boy Spit - Class Clown

// NastyNasty Mix //

01) NastyNasty - Visions (forthcoming Bad Acid)
02) NastyNasty - Junkie (dub)
03) NastyNasty - Thought I’d Be (dub)
04) NastyNasty ft. Epcot - Cloudskipper (instrumental)
05) NastyNasty - New York Legs (forthcoming Robox Neo-Tech)
06) Loops Haunt - Huarache (NastyNasty edit) (Xlr8r exclusive)
07) NastyNasty - Chiropract (dub)
08) NastyNasty - FourLetterWord (dub)
09) NastyNasty - Newports (Frite Nite)
10) NastyNasty - Bleeding (Frite Nite)
11) Sduk - Clunge (NastyNasty remix) (Slit Jockey)
12) NastyNasty - Til the Morning Comes (Dub)
13) NastyNasty - Apologies (dub)
14) NastyNasty - Numbers (dub)

// ANT- Flipping Channels Mix //

1. Nena - 99 Luftballons
2. Ant - 33 Luftballons
3. Ant - Will Rap For Food
4. Ant - Technical Diffuculties
5. Hollyweerd - Tripple Chrome Undipped (End Beat)
6. Astrud Gilberto - Girl from Ipanema (Interlude)
7. Ant - Rich Allure
8. Pyramid Skeem - Chocalate Forest
9. Ant - FL Spin Cycles
10. Hollyweerd - Birdshot & Bye
11. InfluenceBeats - Jazz Messengers

Lansing, Michigan

2011-01-27T10:55:00.000-08:00

JAVELIN "C-Town" and "Mossy Woodland" (dublab VisionVersion) from dublab on Vimeo.

New Dublab Vision Version featuring Brooklyn's Javelin, filmed at a marionette theater I can see from my house. Directed by Alex Pelly.

Beginning The End

2011-01-26T20:47:00.000-08:00

The Beginning of The End - Funky Nassau - Part I (1974) (buy)

Clarence Reid - Nobody But You (1974) (buy)

Two sides of a seven inch to win the future by.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

2011-01-24T23:33:00.000-08:00

Bronski Beat - Red Dance (1984) (buy)

Not the song I was going to put up when I started this post but sweet synth. Could do well with some editing, but those falsettos bury themselves in your brain.

Se7en

2011-01-18T20:11:00.000-08:00

The Four Tops - 7-Rooms Of Gloom (1967) (buy)

Hardest Four Tops track around, and they didn't even like it.

Hot Pursuit

2011-01-15T22:35:00.000-08:00

Giorgio Moroder - Paul's Theme (Jogging Chase) (1982) (buy)

David Ricketts - Chase Scene (1986) (buy)

Way before white Broncos on the 405, people knew how to make a good chase scene in the 80's. The Moroder track is from a split single with David Bowie. It ended up in a Shadowdancer mix, so check it. The second one is from the soundtrack to the 1986 film Echo Park - nuff said.

Being Boiled

2011-01-12T01:51:00.000-08:00

The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination (1983) (buy)

The Human League - Total Panic (1983) (buy)

Fun little 45 straight outta Sheffield - feels sort of like a commercial break. The second one feels like a proto Short Circuit, something would do nicely over some How Things Are Made.

Layover

2011-01-09T17:50:00.000-08:00

10cc - I'm Mandy Come Fly Me (1976) (buy)

Lot's of sites hating on 'How Dare You!', the album from which this track is pulled, but nevertheless what a way to start a song. This album would mark the departure of Creme & Godley, who you might remember from this.

Ice Ice

2011-01-06T19:21:00.000-08:00

Focus - Soft Vanilla (1975) (buy)

Focus - Hard Vanilla (1975) (buy)

Depending on your football acumen, you might already know today's band, Focus. Their 1971 hit Hocus Pocus showed up Nike's 2010 World Cup Write The Future ad campaign. Anyway enough Wikiparroting, just listen to these tracks from their 1975 album Mother Focus. I'm a softie.

Instinctive Travels

2011-01-04T00:40:00.000-08:00

Eugene McDaniels - Jagger The Dagger (1971)(buy)

Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes (1971) (buy)

Found it. Twenty (or fourty depending on who's counting) years now behind the curve, but I got my hands on it. Who would have thought a Mick Dagger diss track would not only hold up, but anchor one of the albums marking the beginning of an era? The Left Rev. Mc D., that's who.

Wassailing

2010-12-25T16:47:00.000-08:00

David Axelrod - Songs of Innocence (1968) (buy)

I don't have any Christmas records ripped to my computer. This post has more to do with my fascination at Obama's top advisor sharing names with one of the greatest American composer's every than it does with Christmas, but maybe in some alternate universe this would get played around the holidays everywhere. Or something. Whatever. Bah humbug.

The Final Frontier

2010-12-20T21:40:00.000-08:00

Evelyn "Champagne" King - The Show Is Over (1977) (buy)

Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame (1977) (buy)

Breaking out the bubbly a little ahead of new years, deadringer style.

Ghost In The Maschine

2010-12-18T12:10:00.000-08:00

Kraan - Bandits In The Woods (1975) (buy)

Kraan - Die Maschine (1975) (buy)

Kraan - Degado (1975) (buy)

Fresh off last week's beat swap meet got lots of goods to push at you. First up are a few sort of left field krautrock tracks from a bunch of normal Germans known as Kraan. Get past the Dave Matthews intro of the first one here and its worth it. 'Die Maschine' delivers on the acid cover art (also check out the pair of Avatars on the back), and 'Degado' is too easy to pass up.

The Sea, The Sea

2010-12-12T13:51:00.000-08:00

Misha Shufutinsky - За Меня Невеста...

Misha Shufutinsky - Море Море

Keeping the international feel. At least I know the artist this time.