Kurtis Blow
from S/T (1980)
Friday 21 January 2011
Thursday 20 January 2011
Adriano Celentano - Svalutation
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Monday 17 January 2011
Moacir Santos - Kathy
The tutor for such names as Baden Powell and Wilson das Neves, Moacir Santos was a musical virtuoso and genius. A master of the saxophone, piano, clarinet, trumpet, banjo, guitar and drums, he divided his time between teaching, conducting, composing and recording. This track comes from his classic 1974 Blue Note release, Saudade.
Saturday 15 January 2011
Friday 14 January 2011
Miharu Koshi - L'Amour Toujours
This track was written by the Belgian group, Telex and produced by YMO's Haruomi Hosono. The sound reminds me of Dream Factory era Prince, although this was three years prior so very much ahead of its time.
Miharu Koshi
from Tutu (1983)
Thursday 13 January 2011
Pleasure - Give It Up
Despite having an album cover that looks like a birthday card, this track has one of the slickest slap bass lines that I ever did hear.
Pleasure
from Give It Up (1982)
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Sanisah Huri - Gelisah
The seductive sounds of Malaysian singer Sanisah Huri. Achieving fame in the 60's with a string of hits as well as appearances in a number of Malay films, Huri has long since retired from world of show business and can now be found teaching the Qu'ran to children in Singapore. This song's title means 'nervous' and comes from one of her later albums, 1974's Senada Hati.
Monday 10 January 2011
Sunday 9 January 2011
Happy End - Hisamezuki No Skech
One of Japan's most influential bands, featuring Haruomi Hosono (YMO) and the hugely underrated Shigeru Suzuki. This prime cut comes from their final studio album.
Happy End
from S/T (1973)
Saturday 8 January 2011
Lô Borges - Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser
A jazzy, uptempo re-work of the song which first appeared on the 1972 classic, Clube Da Esquina.
Lô Borges
from A Via Láctea (1979)
Friday 7 January 2011
Thursday 6 January 2011
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Henry Mancini - Butterfly
Ever wonder how it might sound if Henry Mancini made a blaxploitation soundtrack?
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Frank Chickens - Sake Ballad
a Happy 2011 to you all. Music is fully functioning once again, and so without further ado, here's a track to bring you back down to earth after the extended winter break - sobering stuff...
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