Eddie Warner: Devil’s Anvil and Brutas Drums
From: Le Jazzbeat – Vol 2 (Phantom, 2004)
While sounding like a new wave arthouse movement, L’Illustration Musicale was actually nothing more fancy than a French library label, brought into being in the 60’s by Jazz pianist Eddie Warner to provide the requisite funk for film and tv soundtracks.
However, as the many gems produced by the BBC Radiophonic recordings have proved, never judge a book by it’s cover as the music that was produced by Eddie during this period is a cutting edge blend of funk and electronic experimentation. What Warner’s tracks had in particular though was a sense of fun that is perhaps missing from more contemporary funk – an ability to make you nod your head and smile at the same time.
Long the desire of beathunters, some of the best of this music is now available on the compilation album Le Jazzbeat – Vol 2 and I’ve got up two funky french zingers for your listening pleasure.
Devil’s Anvil kicks in straight away with an absolute killer of a headnodding break quickly coupled with a cheeky bassline, a harpsichord(!) and then tops all this with a guitar riff of pure sci-fi dimensions. You really can’t believe that he could fit so much into a track that barely lasts two minutes.
Brutas Drums is perhaps the most aptly named track ever, offering, as it does, pure unadulterated drums of extreme high quality coupled with the most simple of organ accompaniments. This track really is all about the drums and what drumming it is. Eddie once again avoids any chance of the track outstaying it’s welcome by wrapping it up within two minutes.
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Holy shit.
I know beatnuts over here talk about these joints but I never heard any of this stuff. That Brutas shit is brutal. So much drums.
yeah these tracks are crazy hot
wow. what a find. the first one reminds me of "A La Menthe" by NikkFurie, a track that was cut from the Ocean's 12 Soundtrack. It was the score to the laser-dance scene that fucking soundtrackers were fiending for.
speaking of ocean's 12, david holmes is seriously on some next level shit. out of sight, ocean's 11, and ocean's 12 have to be some of the best contemporary soundtracks around.
Yes to hear the Ocean's 12 soundtrack but thought the Ocean's 11 one was some top quality stuff.
Been interested to see his development from a dance music producer in the nineties into a score writer.
More and more producers seem to be going back to using live instruments in tracks.
i felt that the music for Ocean's 11 was far better than for 12. At least soundtrack-wise (there were so many songs in the film that didn't land on the sequel's official soundtrack). All in all, though, I felt Holmes had a consistent, yet expansive style and selections for 11. And each track could stand alone (in term of overall excitement it sparked in me) had I just found it online. I can't say the same for most of the tracks on 12.
Ice City/Mighty Mi just sampled 'devil's anvil' for Lock It Down
hella nice.
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