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Ok, got that one wrong. Ellis = alive! Yay! (Sorry about that false rumor).
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ALTON ELLIS: STILL WITH US!
THE SOUL SIDES' "UNDER COVERS" MIX FOR DUBLAB.COM
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I recorded this mix for Dublab.com back in June and is now available on their website archive. I originally created it as a promo mix for Deep Covers 2 (though the timing was off since Dublab was back-logged over the summer). Still, I put in a nice selection of different cover songs here - some you've heard, some you haven't. Here's the tracklisting:Simply Red - I Know You Got Soul - You've Got...
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BOOGALOO CHECK: 1, 2
I was on WNYC's Soundcheck earlier today, talking about boogaloo since my essay on it for The Nation was included in this year's Best Music Writing 2008 . Peep . For those in Los Angeles, I'll be reading from the essay this Friday, at Skylight Books in Los Feliz.
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NOBODY BEATS THE WIZ
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People Under the Stairs just put out their latest album, Fun DMC last week and also dropped the first video off that LP:People Under The Stairs - The Wiz VideoThe album's 20 tracks deep; out of that, I'm especially feeling "Gamin' On Ya" (more video game beats!).And here's a special mix by Thes One, based on the tracks on the album.
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LATIN PARTY STARTERS
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Someone recently wrote to ask: "You've eluded[sic] to a few of your [Latin music] favourites a couple of times, I was hoping you'd share more of your all time best with us."That seemed like a perfectly fair request so I set out to think how I'd approach answering it. For one thing, I've actually posted up a few of them over the years and I went back to a few old posts and reattached missing sou...
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Psyching Myself Up
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Artist:The Bee Gees
The Bee Gees: HolidayTaken from the LP Bee Gee's 1st on Atco (1968)Count Five: She's FineTaken from the LP Psychotic Reaction on Double Shot (1968)The Zombies: Leave Me BeTaken from the 7" on Decca (1964)Arthur Brown: I Put A Spell On YouTaken from the LP Crazy World Of Arthur Brown on Atlantic (1968)BONUS!The Id: Short Circuit and Butterfly KissTaken from the LP The Inner Sound Of The Id on...
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AME A SAMBA
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Victor Davies: Sound Of The SambaFrom Victor Davies (Compost, 2001)Curumin: SambitoFrom JapanPopShow (Quannum, 2008)A few years ago I came across this lovely track by Victor Davies called "Sound Of The Samba" from his self-titled album.. Immediately I was taken away with lovely acoustic instrumentation and mello
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GUANTANAMERA: THE GUAJIRA THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
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Artist:Richie Valens
I've been reading Jerry Wexler's excellent, engrossing - but alas, out of print - autobiography, Rhythm and the Blues since I wanted to learn more about his life (catalyzed to do so by his death). Wexler talks about one of his protegés, Bert Berns, the songwriter and producer best known for his work with the Drifters, Van Morrison, Solomon Burke and a slew of others. One of the sources of Bern'..
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NORMAN WHITFIELD, RIP
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Artist:Norman Whitfield
1943 - 2008Updated: Mark Anthony Neal weighs in on Whitfield's leagcy.A few of my favorite productions of his:
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MY KIND OF SLOW JAM
O'Donel Levy : I Believe In Miraclestaken from the album Windows on Groove Merchant (1976)King Harvest : Take It Easytaken from the album Dancing In The Moonlight on Perception (1973)Som Tres : Take It Easy My Brother Charlestaken from their self-titled album on Odeon (1969)Nilsson : Coconuttaken from the album Nilsson Schmilsson on RCA (1971)Van Morrison : It's All Righttaken from the album...
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END OF THE SUMMER OF 08 (O-DUB'S REWIND)
Soul II Soul: Back To Life (acapella mix)From 12" (Virgin, 1989)Bonnie and Shelia: You Keep Me Hanging OnFrom 7" (King, 1971). Also on New Orleans Funk Vol. 2.Patti Drew: Stop and ListenFrom Tell Him (Capitol, 1967). Also on Workin' On a Groovy Thing.Bobby Matos: Nadie Baila Como YoFrom My Latin Soul (Phillips, 1968)Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: If You Can WantFrom Special Occasion (Motown,...
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ALMA...MUERTA
So Alma was an unqualified...flop. Clearly, we underthought the importance of outreach for the venue which only makes me respect the success of their Wed and Sat salsa nights even more; they must really have done a bang-up job of getting the word out. I can't be 100% certain about this, but I'm pretty sure our only paid guests of the evening partially comprised of an older sugar daddy and his y...
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JOE BATAAN GIVEAWAY WINNERS
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Things I've realized with this Bataan giveaway:1) I've either sold copies of Deep Covers 2 to the maximum amount of readers or else, you folks are cheap... (Kidding!)2) I need to make my trivia questions just a little easier.3) Or I can just have been randomly write in but where's the fun in that?In any case, winner of the non-signed copy: B. HoltWinner (and sole competitor) in the trivia conte...
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KING MOST: THE OBAMIX
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"The intent of this mix was to try and capture what WE'VE all been feeling these past months: hope, struggle, and the importance of facing a challenge. It also serves as a reminder, and perhaps an introduction to what OUR candidate is all about. With that being said enjoy, register, & get involved.History, Change, & Victory In November" -King MostThe ObamixIntro/Smoked Sugar: I'm A WinnerRoy Da...
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SOUL SIDES GOES WEST (UPDATED)
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To all my Soul Siders on the Westside of L.A., me and Rani D are going to be spinning together at Monsoon Cafe this Friday evening. They have a kick ass dancefloor and a 3-nights a week set of salsa parties. Rani and I will be bringing out own brand of Latin sabor plus soul and funk, to a party we're calling Alma. Monsoon Cafe is along the 3rd St. Promenade (so plan for parking accordingly) and...
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SOUL SIDES GOES WEST
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To all my Soul Siders on the Westside of L.A., me and Rani D are going to be spinning together at Monsoon Cafe this Friday evening. They have a kick ass dancefloor and a 3-nights a week set of salsa parties. Rani and I will be bringing out own brand of Latin sabor plus soul and funk, to a party we're calling Alma . Monsoon Cafe is along the 3rd St. Promenade (so plan for parking accordingly...
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NORMAN WHITFIELD, RIP
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Artist:Norman Whitfiled
1943 - 2008A few of my favorite productions of his:
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CRITICAL BREAKDOWN
Yours truly will be part of the upcoming (and ominously titled) "Death of the Critic" roundtable at USC's Annenberg Center next Wednesday, 9/24. Expect much hand-wringing and bemoaning of the state of popular music to ensue! No, seriously, my friend Ann Powers lined up a really smart panel for this, including Ernest Hardy and Lorraine Ali. It's an honor to be in their company.
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JOE BATAAN GIVEAWAY DEADLINE EXTENSION
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Album:Under The Streetlamps Anthology 1967-72
>Hi everyone,Wanted to remind folks that we have two copies of the new Joe Bataan anthology to giveaway. Rules are posted here. Deadline was today but I'm going to extend it until Friday.Thanks, O.W.
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MY KIND OF DISCO, PT. 3
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Skye: Ain't No Need Family Tree: Family Tree From 12" (Ananda, 1976). "Ain't No Need" is also available on 7" . I'm jacking a concept from my man Murphy's Law, i.e. disco songs that not only do not suck, but will seriously make you consider starting up your own collection. This pair of songs originally came out on separate 7"s on Ananda and then were put onto the same 12". It's unclear...
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