>>SOULCIETY (Hamburg)
>>large back catalogue with artists such as:
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>>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
>>YO MAMA (Hamburg)
>>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
>>AMBER (Berlin)
>>Reality Brothers (Multi-cultural rap group)
>>and more
>>
>>GROOVE ATTACK (GAP) (Cologne)
>>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)
("International" is excellent! Great comp!)
>>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)
>>COMPOST (Munich)
>>A Forrest Mighty Black, Fauna Flash, The Family Tree and more
>>(Compost's www-site: http://www.login.de/compost.html)
>>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.
International Rap fans should also check MZEE Records, a company run by
"From Here to Fame," a Hip-Hop mail-order and management company operating
out of Hamburg. Their artists are all strictly Hip-Hop, but all of their
recent releases are of pretty high quality and some are very jazzy. Check
material by MC Rene, A Real Dope Thing, Massive Tone, F.A.B. and No
Remorze. Early comp material should be approached with caution.
And with that...
I've been brainstorming on trying to put together an international Hip-Hop
compilation on my own (it would be something I would present to a local
company with US distribution, packaged similarly to "Planet Rap," but
longer, if possible), and need contact info (esp. fax numbers) for relavent
sources. Anyone care to help?? I'm particularly interested in Unik Records
(FR), info on any artists and publishers in Italy, Netherlands, Sweden,
Ireland, Canada, anywhere in the Middle East or in Asia outside of Japan
(got that one covered...) or anywhere else that's relavent. Those with that
info handy, please step forward!!!
-b
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