The Salvation Army was good to me this weekend. There was a fresh box of 45's
ready for me. The first thing I picked out of there was WHODINI '5 minutes of
Funk', nice 'ole skool' rap for those who don't know.
....... 4 more....
Next thing I found a 45 of El Chicano doing Gerald Wilson's 'Viva Tirado'. A
really nice vibe heavy version. With parts I and II this is about 8 minutes
of splendor.
Two 'rare grooves'. Isley Brothers 'Pop that Thang', heavy soul from some
heavy guys. Billy Preston's funk monster 'Outta Space'. This is a
really groovy funk jam.
A whole wack (about 7) of 1970's cuban salsa stuff. I can't remember any names
but as a salsa fan I'll say they are pretty fine. Some comparable to the Fania
All-Stars.
A couple of crazy easy listening recordings, some not so E-Z. Jose Madeira and
his Orchestra 'Let's Cha Cha Cha'. Fun latino sounding stuff. Some just
sounds like La Cucharacha but a couple of standouts.
AS FOR NEW STUFF:::
A new promo off of Pussyfoot records is a full length by Spacer. Get ready for
some spacey shit. It has two groovy raps on it that seem to be at about 50
bpm, very hypnotic. Most other tracks have a beat that is not too
dissimilar to jungle, but much slower. All in all it is a very groovy record.
It comes off the same label as Howie B. It is amazing how consistent this
label is. If you like Howie B's stuff you'll love this.
Doctor Rockit 'D is for Doctor'. A new electro release from this cat. I think
this is much better than his first release ('Ready to Rockit'). The beats are
very raw, electronic and quite erratic but don't let anyone say it is not
funky. Of the six tracks 5 of them are standouts... good record.
If you ask me, if it sounds funky it belongs in this list.
Once upon a time I complained about people taking entire posts and adding,
'you can say that again' or equivalent. I think it is starting to happen
again.
There seems to be too much arguing about irrelevant things, 'The origin
of rap/jungle'. I once wrote an essay about Calypso in Trinidad. If you look
into it, its basis is exactly that of rap and I could say that was the origin.
There is no right or wrong, rap came from a variety of sources.
What I like about this list is that people give reviews of records that
otherwise might not be heard of. That was my favourite part of the list.
Funkin' cause I gotta
Chris Ireland
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Gotta Love Those BEATS