Re: 1995 Acid Jazz Poll

Nicolas Bamberski (nib@frame.com)
Mon, 11 Dec 95 09:54:46 CST


Last week I e-mailed Patrick for some more information about various german
acid-jazz related labels, mainly because I was positively surprised by the
Compost releases in 1995.

His answer is, in my opinion, of public interest for this list, so here I
forward it. Thanks Patrick (danke schoen?).

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>Return-Path: <mund@ifam.uni-hannover.de>
>Date: Mon, 11 Dec 95 11:38:57 +0100
>From: mund@ifam.uni-hannover.de (Patrick Mund)
>To: nib
>Subject: Re: 1995 Acid Jazz Poll
>
>
>Yes, there are other German labels well worth checking out, but Compost is
probably the best. Unfortunately, there have always been more imitators than
originators in the German AJ scene. In early 1993 the media caught up and
declared Acid Jazz to be hip. During the following year apparently any band
that could be filed under Acid Jazz got a record deal. So each of the
following labels had its ups and downs.
>
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>SOULCIETY (Hamburg)
>-------------------
>large back catalogue with artists such as:
>
>RAD (two LP's from American singer Rose Ann Dimalanta, very nice, very funky)
>
>Bobby Byrd (first studion LP of the original sex machine)
>
>The Soul of Boogie Back Records (great compilation licensed from London's
excellent Boogie Back label)
>
>The Funky Family Vol. 1-4 (nice overview of the label's activities,
includes some Boogie Back stuff)
>
>Soul, Truth & Power (Hamburg-based band teaming up with members of the
Galliano crew)
>
>plus Audrey Motaung (South Africa), M'Blu Et Moi, Chop Shop and many more
>
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>YO MAMA (Hamburg)
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>Cunnie Williams (debut album from the LA-born-ex-basketball-professional
soul-man, smooof vocals, probably one of the best "German" releases)
>
>Dis Jam (teaming up with British poet Lemn Sissay)
>
>Poets of Peeze (lousy Galliano-imitators)
>
>plus Main Street People, Poets of Rhythm, Spice, Disco 3000 Compilation
>
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>AMBER (Berlin)
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>Reality Brothers (Multi-cultural rap group)
>and more
>
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>GROOVE ATTACK (GAP) (Cologne)
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>Walkin Large (Hip Hop duo teaming up with Jeru the Damaja!)
>
>No Se (dancefloor outfit, check out the single "Quelle Aventure" featuring
French rapper Menelik)
>
>Family Tree & (two joint venture compilations from
>Family Tree International GAP/Compost/Yo Mama)
>
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>VERVE / MOTOR MUSIC (Hamburg)
>-----------------------------
>Barbara Dennerlein (the Hammond B3 queen)
>
>Mojo Club presents Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 1-4 (four excellent rare groove
compilations)
>
>Joyce live at the Mojo Club (brilliant live set from the Brazilian cult star)
>
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>COMPOST (Munich)
>----------------
>A Forrest Mighty Black, Fauna Flash, The Family Tree and more
>(Compost's www-site: http://www.login.de/compost.html)
>
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>On a techno tip check out Patrick Pulsinger's concept album entitled
"Porno" on the DISCO B label. He also features on Mo Wax "The Story of Mo
Wax" compilation.
>
>Bye, Patrick
>
>
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