Theo Parrish - First Floor (1998)

A high profile between those seeking after house`s substyle Miami…opss, Texas…i mean Washington…ok! just kidding: it`s Detroit House!

THE GUY:

“With a style similar to Moodymann's take on Detroit tech-house as a melange of distorted disco-funk and boogie, Theo Parrish originally grew up in Chicago but moved to the Motor City by the time of his late-1996 Baby Steps EP on Elevate Records, a subsidiary of 7th City. From the EP, his Chicago tribute "Lake Shore Drive" later appeared on the Kenny Dixon/Moodymann release "Inspirations of a Small Black Church," and Parrish also worked on tracks by Rick Wilhite, Dewayne Davis and Norma Jean Bell. He continued through 1997 with singles for his own Sound Signature label plus Music 15 and Filth. In late 1998, Peacefrog released two Theo Parrish LPs, both of which were issued on CD as First Floor. Also a stellar DJ, Parrish is renowned around Detroit for his sets of downtempo jazz-funk and disco.” (ref.)

& HIS WORK:

“The first thing that strikes you is the space Theo allows his grooves, "Sweet Sticky" just sits an awesome electronic riff over a bass drum that rearranges buildings, before a classic disco loop edits percussive interest into the smothering rhythm. Then the bass moves and boy, you better be ready for the effects. "Love is War With Miles" could be an "In A Silent Way" for the 002, and you just know Miles dewey Davis would be talking with Theo on a higher sphere if he was still around. "Heal Yourself and Move" carries the flame direct from Larry Heard and sets off with it, determinedly to the horizon. Reviewing an album this good is easy, but if it doesn't convey how much you need this music in your life, then we haven't made ourselves clear - you need this.” (ref)

Anyway, I guess the cover art kind of translate something about the sounds there are inside.

I can`t say it`s deep house, I can`t say it`s a sort of minimal or tech, I can`t say wheter it`s downtempo or a chill shadow , I can`t it`s about jazz or gospel or soul but in a particular manner all the concepts seem meet.

Tracklist:
01. First Floor Metaphor (9:36)
02. Sweet Sticky (7:15)
03. Paradise Architects (6:02)
04. Love Is War For Miles (9:01)
05. Electric Alleycat (10:01)
06. JB's Edit (5:33)
07. Dark Patterns (11:07)
08. Heal Yourself And Move (10:17)
09. Sky Walking (8:56)

#01# (No links for previewing due to google`s DMCA rules)

#02# Before you do something stupid warning google and trying to put the post down again,

NOTICE THERE´S NO LINK TO CONTENT! just comments (the good ones, by the way). You can leave a message to tell what is wrong, otherwise the post will be back over and over.

#03# The only link provided is the amazon's below where you can buy the material!

BUY IT!

Go ahead and get it! No chances for regrets!

#Some videos:

See you!

Jestofunk - Universal Mother (1998)

"write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it": almost all I`m doing at the moment..

Jestofunk started in the early 90`s with three Italian DJ's (Claudio 'Moz-Art' Rispoli, Francesco Farias and Blade) and since that they`ve done an irresistible mix of Funk, Soul, R&B and House music.

With a groovy fusion between the DJ style and the live instrumentation, connected with the Afroamerican side of contemporary music, Jestofunk arrived to this second album after a six years itinerary through Jazz, Funk, Soul and the most experimental sounds generated for the Dancefloor.

Universal Mother is a summit of the past experieces of the band, a tribute to the jazz funk of the 70's but also to modern technologies. This work is clearly a continuation of their previous album, maybe the group has expanded its sound a bit, but there really isn't much room for improvement here, only small refinements, as Jestofunk was already at the top of its game. From funky-soul-jazzy rhythms to electronic vibes, featuring very special guest (Jocelyn Brown, Freddy Mc Gregor and once again Fred Wesley and Ce Ce Rogers) the group serves up some of the finest jazz-dance music around.

Can`t say more about it… just go ahead and try it!

Tracklist:
1. Universal Mother [Let Yourself Flow] (1:47)
2. Be A Warrior (5:33) - Vocals: Ce Ce Rogers
3. Colour (5:48)
4. Universal Love (5:31) - Vocals: Freddie McGregor
5. If You've Got It, You'll Get It (6:14) - Featuring: Fred Wesley
6. Special Love (5:06) - Vocals: Jocelyn Brown
7. Happy (5:15) - Vocals: Ce Ce Rogers
8. Jestofunk, Jestofunk (3:45) - Vocals: Ce Ce Rogers
9. Try My Love (5:57) - Vocals: Ce Ce Rogers
10. We Are (0:43)
11. Nel Nome Del Suono (6:04)
12. Why ? (6:04) - Vocals: Ce Ce Rogers
13. PFunk Station (5:06)
14. Earthquake (4:51)
15. Reflexion (0:55)

DL 320

This one is a MUST BUY!

Some videos here (maybe not the best tracks in this album…just my poor opinion)

Jestofunk – colour

Special love


Happy

## I`ve seen different album chart arts, maybe `cause there are different releases. To the best of my knowledge, the content is the same in all of them.

See you in the next month`s posts!

Kevin Yost - Small Town Underground Vol. 4 (2006)

It´s Party time!

AUDIOVISOR reliably achieved more than 100 visitors!

"That's one giant leap for a man, one small step for mankind.". I think Neil Armstrong would kill me if he saw my blog!who knows? maybe is one of my US visitors..

People have come here from many places, even from Mauritius (my gold medal!), and they`re all connected with each other, cool ah?

So, it`s celebration time here and you`re the winner!lol



Very cool house tunes compiled by Kevin Yost. This is the unmixed bonus CD.

This one can get your party started for sure! Just 3 things you gotta do:

Call up your friends, hit play and let it flow!

Tracklist:

01.Useful Life [Extended DJ Version]
02.But I Know You [Extended DJ Version]
03.Life a Dream to Me [Extended DJ Version] - Kevin Yost
04.Something Going on Tonight [Extended DJ Version] - Dream System
05.Gonna Make It Right [Extended DJ Version] - Big Sexy
06.Why Does Love Feel This Way? [Extended DJ Version]
07.Drum Bum [Extended DJ Version]
08.Flight Plan [Extended DJ Version] - Kevin Yost
09.Missing You [Extended DJ Version] - Kevin Yost
10.Open Sky [Extended DJ Version] - Big Sexy
11.Real Dreams [Extended DJ Version] - Sonny Jones
12.Daytime Dancer [Extended DJ Version] - Peter Funk


Part 1, 2, 3, 4 (It´s FLAC! nice ah?)

Don`t forget to BUY IT!!

Good Vibes for you, Fellas!