Men from S.P.E.C.T.R.E - The Living Eye (2006)

Forty year ago something was really happening… maybe Woodstock happens until now. Who knows?!

Here comes something that gets this point. Poorly known but good music.

The Switzerland band Men From S.P.E.C.T.R.E. combines the best psychedelic groove with the funkiest 60’s spy-fi and the swingingest library music. The rough edges and instrumental action sound echoes the space-rock-bands and soundtracks of the 70s. The catchy beat of Drums, Congas and Bass join the wild Hammond organ and fuzzy Guitar to mash-up the scenes. Threir influences cover Soundtracks, Hippies, 60s Beat, Mods, Rockers, Mockers, Library Music, Pill-Parties, 70s Rock music.

"The Living Eye" is the third record of the S.P.E.C.T.R.E.’s released on American label Hammondbeat Records. It is more indulgent, more psychedelic, and hits the beat harder than the previous records. Rather than trying to recreate the 60's mod sound, the men are now incorporating a more modern vision while staying true to the roots of the movement they further. Their songs are layered with multiple levels of sound, impeccable timing with sound effects that work with the music and don't stand out as cheap sonics, and the rhythms are both groovy and psychedelic at the same time. This album has good flow while each song is very polished and fluid in it's own right. No dead spots.

Funky hammond grooves, space and psychedelic 60`s to 70`s rock, spy movie themes summed with FX sounds and hard beating drum breaks!

Tracklist:
01. Black Tank 4:07
02. The Luck of Teela Brown 3:29
03. Purple Pill People 4:34
04. The Living Eye 5:24
05. Apartment 23 1:20
06. Wild Driver 3:46
07. Mercury Wall 4:04
08. Electric Tiger Snake 3:17
09. The Robbery 5:14
10. White Russian 5:28
11. Astralkorper

DL 320

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#Sorry, no time do dig some music vids. Go for it!

Get spaced out!

James Brown Regrooved (2009)

This one is about the King of Funk. Released sometime ago, it includes James Brown remixes by Basement Freaks, Breakbeat Junkie, Featurecast, Sly Players and others..

As they say: It`s a gift from Goodgroove Records to you as a thanks for all the support over three years of existence.


If you know GG releases so you know what is it about. If you don`t know them, don`t waste your time: get it!!


Tracklist:
01. Super Bad - Regrooved by The Sly Players
02. Get Up Off That Thing - Regrooved by Featurecast
03. Can't Take It With You - Regrooved by The Breakbeat Junkie
04. Woman - Regrooved by Fuzzbox INC
05. It's A New Day - Regrooved by Slynk
06. It's A Man's Man's Man's World - Regrooved by Parker
07. Mind Power - Regrooved by Basement Freaks
08. My Thang - Regrooved by DJP
09. Sunny - Regrooved by Featurecast

DL 320


Get down!

Michael Jackson Regrooved (2009)

"The release that is flooding the blogosphere, from the record label that is setting the nufunk scene!"

Originally a prolific club night deep in the south west of England, Goodgroove was known for serving up a unique mash up of disco, funk and breaks. As the popularity of the Goodgroove sound grew, starting record label was a natural evolution because the music played in the club was highly sought after, but not easily available for DJ's to buy. The first EP to be released on Goodgroove 'The Regrooved Series 1' is a collection of the best tracks straight from the original club night which proved to be even more popular than anticipated, and so this successful theme has expanded into the Goodgroove label releasing the best tracks from funky club nights around the world. Fans and followers of the label include; Norman Jay, Andy Smith, Freddie Fresh, Daddy G (Massive Attack), DJ Yoda, Craig Charles, Boca 45, A Skillz.



Michael Jackson Regrooved by Goodgroove Records FREE DOWNLOAD! As our tribute to The King Of Pop, in the only way we know how we have Regrooved him. As with the James Brown download this is free and for promotional use only not for re-sale. This is the finale to our free giveaways, bloggers may post the links.

Tracklist:

01. Dancing Machine (Regrooved by DJ Kid Stretch)
02. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (Regrooved by Sly Players)
03. Bad (Regrooved by The Captain)
04. Smooth Criminal (Regrooved by Badboe & DJ Prosper)
05. Workin Day & Night (Regrooved by Funkburners)
06. Lovely One (Regrooved by Slynk & DJP)
07. Dapper Dan (Regrooved by Torpedotrickser)
08. Workin Day & Night (Regrooved by Funktomas)
09. Get It Together (Regrooved by Umbo)
10. Another Part Of Me (Regrooved by Featurecast)
11. I Want You Back (Regrooved by Basement Freaks)
12. Take Me Back (Regrooved by Parker)
13. Life Of The Party (Regrooved by Calagad13)
14. Things I Do For You (Regrooved by Da Wiesel)

DL 320

Funk It Up, felas!

Freddie Cruger - Just Chillin` In The Spot (2008)

The name Freddie Cruger might be new to most, but for the past several years, Cruger's alter ego, Red Astaire, has been tearing up hip-hop and soul dance floors.

He first got in contact with hip hop when he started out as a break dancer in the early 80s. His electric boogie dancing brother was collecting records at that time, which introduced Freddie to the world of black dance music. Around 85-86 he worked weekends at a legendary import record store in Stockholm called Space (special job cleaning the toilet). At this time he started buying more and more records, mostly electro and rap records but also disco/funk 12"/7"inch classics. After years of work and a great trajectory in important labels (including his own Homegrown label) he became a swedish hip hop legend.

JUST CHILLIN' IN THE SPOT is Cruger's latest album with an eclectic mix of instrumental hip hop/downtempo tracks featuring his signature jazzy and soulful beats. He describes the album simply as “mostly instrumental”, making it a large departure from his vocal driven debut.
But it is bit more than that. It´s a fresh set of instrumental grooves, a nice blend of beats, loads of jazzy elements (horns and vibes), vocal samples, and fantastic rhythms. The beats are always inviting and mixes jazz, Latin, soul and funk without ever falling into one genre trapping or another, always in service of the beats & rhythms. There's a level of warmth here that's lacking in lesser producers, nothing revolutionary just high quality, compelling beatcraft.


Nice work! Nice chilling beats and grooves!

Tracklist:
01. Homegrown
02. Rock That Beat
03. Just Chillin' In the Spot
04. Keep On Knockin'
05. Psycho Cha Cha
06. Wind It Up Baby
07. Jazz Flow
08. Rainy Days (feat. ADL & LINN)
09. Love Like Ours
10. What Ya Sayin' (Nothing)
11. I Got...
12. Take You to El Barrio
13. Ain't Shit

DL 320

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Watch him!
Very short clip but you can fell the vibe of track nº10 at the second half of the video.



Catch da groove!

Flow Dynamics - Flow Dynamics (2007)

Attending resquest of a friend! Let`s funk it up!

Australian project Flow Dynamics has created boogie fever and booty havoc on dancefloors across the globe. Fusing live musicians with a pile of electronics and sampling, multi- instrumentalist and producer Dave McKinney (who also works full-time as a marine biologist with the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences) has proved to be a musical force on the world stage. When the first Flow Dynamics vinyl singles were released the reaction was immediate.

Dave's music has been played by heavy names such as Kenny Dope, Gilles Peterson, Quanti, Mr Scruff, Fort Knox Five, Askillz, Beatfanatic, Nickodemus, Krafty Kuts, All Good Funk Alliance, Freddie Cruger, UFO, Ed Royal, DJ Regal, Adam Freeland, and DJ Spinna.

His debut self-titled Flow Dynamics album brings full of funky jams and block party breaks! The record takes the listener on a journey through the world of funk and soul based beats with lots of uptempo party cuts, chilled downtempo grooves and everything in between. The album digs deep into the traditions of funk and soul, with lots of live musicians, heavy drums, funky basslines, tight horn sections, sharp cuts, and raw funk vocals!

I personally remember the times when it was release, almost got crazy on these nufunk groovy sounds…Highly recommended!

Tracklist:
01. Flow Dynamics - Intro
Written-By, Producer - Dave McKinney
02. Flow Dynamics - Live In The Mix
Flute - Graeme Blevins
Turntables - DJ Pawel
Vocals - Sunny Amorganda
Written-By, Producer, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Horns - Dave McKinney
03. DJ Regal - Shock Ya Mind (Flow Dynamics Remix)
Bass - D. Alderson
Congas - F. Poncin
Drums, Percussion - Dave McKinney
Guitar - Jon Clements
Vocals - Eleanora Tomahu
04. All Good Funk Alliance - Superjam (Flow Dynamics Remix)
Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Turntables - Dave McKinney
05. Flow Dynamics - Up In The Party
Bass, Drums, Turntables - Dave McKinney
Guitar - Howie Morgan
Human Beatbox - Philani Mbana
Saxophone [Tenor], Arranged By [Horns] - Paul Millard
Trombone - Jeremy Grieg
Trumpet - Mark Underwood
06. Manteca - Tremendo Boogaloo (Flow Dynamics Remix)
Drums, Percussion - Dave McKinney
07. Speedometer (2) - At The Speakeasy (Flow Dynamics Remix)
Drums - Dave McKinney
Guitar - Jon Clements
Saxophone - Troy Roberts
Vocals - Sunny Amorganda
08. Flow Dynamics - Just Expressin'
Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Turntables - Dave McKinney
Trumpet - Matt Jodrell
09. Flow Dynamics - Better On Stage
Bass, Drums, Clavinet, Horns - Dave McKinney
Turntables - DJ Selekt
10. Random Heroes - Cmon & Get It (Flow Dynamics Remix)
Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Horns - Dave McKinney
Flute - Paul Millard
Turntables - DJ Finatik
11. Flow Dynamics - Cut Edit
Written-By, Producer - Dave McKinney
12. Flow Dynamics - Straight From The Ground
Written-By, Producer, Drums, Turntables, Bass - Dave McKinney
13. Flow Dynamics - Steady Rockin'
Guitar - Felix Poitier
Vocals - Eleanora Tomahu
Written-By, Producer, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Turntables, Horns - Dave McKinney

DL 320 (two of the tracks are vbr2. If you can point a better link, please let me know..)

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Check it out! (not the funkiest tracks in the album)

Up in the party

Tremendo boogaloo

Just expressin

Have fun!

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!

Kilowatts - Ground State (2007)

Hi there!

I was out for a while, and now back for few...

It`s time to leave some more recent and modern ingredient to feed our ears here. We can´t exist without a past, but can`t live without the future......ok, that means nothing..

Now let me show you an artist I`ve found times ago when I was looking for downtempo/chilling things: KILOWATTS

I really got surprised when first heard it. A real groovy experiment mixing elements of different styles like ambient, dub, psychill, idm, glitch and even techno and breaks. The notorious results this complex styles equation is what we find in his 5th album realease, GROUND STATE.

You can read many review (1, 2) doing a fast google on it that are better than I could do by now. I found even a track by track review here.

But if you`re sick of reading or if you don`t care about what others say, then you can check it by yourself below.


Pure groovy/techy chilling effects.

Tracklist:
1. Astral Accident (7:21)
2. Two Parts (7:36)
3. Deep Sea (8:00)
4. Old Twisted Trees (8:23)
5. Dub Serious (7:33)
6. Azure (7:58)
7. Hang Gliding (6:27)
8. Monument (8:32)
DL 320


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Take a look....
..At club playing "Dub Serius"


..Clip of "Monument"


.. and that`s all