JD & The Evil’s Dynamite Band: Everglades, Part 1 and Flames of DarknessFrom: Explodes Across the Nation [Soul Fire, 2001]
Few pleasures in life are as rewarding as discovering a great label and slowly exploring its catalogue, finding that every release under its imprint is worth owning. Such has been my experience with the now-defunct [...]

Bobby Previte: Airstrip One and Memory HoleFrom: The Coalition of the Willing [Ropeadope 2006)
I regret that it was only until recently that I familiarized myself with New York composer and percussionist Bobby Previte, who has got to be one of the most exciting musicians working today. First a brief introduction: Previte grew up in upstate [...]

Bobby Hutcherson: Montara and Little AngelFrom: Montara [Blue Note 1975]
Madlib: MontaraFrom: Shades of Blue [Blue Note 2003]
There was a post from Codec recently on the excellent Feed Me Good Tunes about certain albums “tracking you down” and subsequently taking possession of your daily existence. As I was reading it I immediately identified with his plight, [...]

Oh damn! It’s been a long time since I last posted here. Let me just start off by saying that Junior and the writing staff have done a wonderful job keeping this place, not only alive, but thriving since my last post (almost a year ago? yikes). Anyways, the truth of the matter is that [...]

Sylvia: Gimme a Little Action and SundayFrom Pillow Talk [Vibration 1973]The Moments: SundayFrom Not on the Outside, But Inside In! [Stang 1968]
’70s Soul has always been about summertime and sunshine for me, so during these dreary days of January I’ll occasionally have to remind myself that June is only… six… months… away by digging out [...]

RZA: Opening Theme (Raise Your Sword), RZA #7, and RZA’s ThemeFrom: Ghost Dog (Japanese Version) [JVC Japan, 2000]
Hungover and suspiciously aware of those first signs of the flu, a cold and overcast day like today has me searching for a record to soothe the repetitive pounding in my head. A gritty soundtrack to urban [...]

Soul Saints Orchestra: Santa’s Got A Bag Of Soul Milly & Silly: Getting Down For Xmas Audio Two:

Mahmoud Fadl: Jibal al Nuba and Al Adil WelzeinFrom: The Drummers of the Nile Go South [Pirahna 2001]
DJ /rupture: Jibal al Nuba / Gemini DubFrom: Minesweeper Suite [Tigerbeat6 2002]
Although it shouldn’t come as a surprise, I’m always amazed at how much outstanding music exists under the gargantuan umbrella of the “world” category, still waiting to [...]

P A Dahan & Mat Camison: Rhythmiques 8 From the album: Rhythmiques [Telemusic, 1973]P A Dahan & S Pezin: Slim BerthaFrom the album: Neo-Rhyhmiques [Telemusic, 1976]Tony Rubio: Dead SlowFrom the album: Rhythmes [Telemusic, 1973]
Right, I got a few little library nuggets for you, three tunes culled from the Telemusic stable, two of which were written [...]

okey doke got a few little gems to see you folk through the weekend, aint got long until the weekend starts over here in the UK, so I’ll be brief.
First off is a killer piece of french jerk from the master jaques dutronc entitled le responsable offa one of the many 45s he cut, a [...]