Pro Celebrity Golf & Jay Blaze - Three Sinister Syllables

Track/s from the Jay Glaze & Pro Celebrity Golf mix Three Sinister Syllables.

A seriously dope mix.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band

These guys/gals have been doin the rounds as of late and you've probably heard their 15 to 20 song from the ad with all the ridiculiously hot girls skating around in their underwear. I also included a track below, "Baby" which they released earlier through Truth & Soul. Funk and Soul Boogie to move ya junk people...

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Baby

Opensouls - Standing In The Rain

The new Opensouls album is out today. MAAAAAD Soul. Go cop It!!!
Check It

Lee Fields - Honey Dove

On the Sunday Soul sessions with Mr Lee Fields. Low down stankin soul grooves laced with Fields incredible vocals. For all you El Michels and Mayer Hawthorne fanatics, sit back relax and let Mr Fields lay it on ya...

On-Point Podcast: Ame - Washborough Soul

It’s been a long time, but Jakob Iller aka Ame of After Hours’ fame is back with another exquisite mix. Washborough Soul is the third installment he made for the on-point podcast, and it’s a goodie.

Master Blazter

Computer Jay, J-1 and D-F stepped the game up with a “more funk than jazz” Super Session recorded live at the HVW8 Art + Design. This grew into the group Master Blazter. Master Blazter demonstrates how the LA modern funk and boogie scene is starting to bubble and come together. This was the first time that these guys played as a group and it was a completely improvised session in front of a intimate crowd at the HVW8 Gallery.

HVW8 Music - Master Blazter

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Continuing on the brass tip. A dope clip viewed today...

Recorded on the back of the Africa Express trip to Lagos last October, during a three-day stop-over in London, with the drummer's stool shared by Malcolm Catto from the The Heliocentrics, Sola Akingbola from Jamiroquai, and the one and only Tony Allen. Another friend from the Nigeria trip, Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers turned up at the session: handed Paul Simonon’s bass, parked up in the studio, he muttered, “Woah, so this is the thing that this was written on”, hammering out Guns Of Brixton. So here it is. Honest Jon’s are proud to present the gorgeous, thrilling music of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

Hot 8 - We Are One (Natural Self Remix)

A dope track from the Shapes 09.01 LP

which features the likes of Spanky Wilson, Quantic Soul Orchestra & The Bamboos.

Also comes with the double CD version if you cop one the 500 vinyls pressed.

The Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Something from the peeps over at San Pasquale who have a stupid amount of dope stuff.

Go check it out if haven't, but for now rollin the weekend out...

The Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Malik

Mustafa Ozkent - Genclik Ile Elele

Mad Mad MAD Turkish funk from the friendly people at FindersKeepersRecords.
Originally released on Evren Records in 72. Found this reissue down the record store and had to post. My idea of a dope funk record fo sho!

Mustafa Ozkent - Genclik Ile Elele

El Michel Affair - Enter The 37th Chamber

Seeing as it's International Record Store day today I thought I would post a few records to keep an eye out for. The first is El Michels Enter The 37th Chamber which is an instrumental album of Wu cuts (having already released a couple 7's of bring the rukus and dual of the iron mic).

All Killer No Filler

This Vinyl Crushes Hard Drives

Something I picked up today...

That’s right, Daptone, Finders Keepers, Honest Jons, Jazzman, Light In The Attic, Now Again, Numero, Sublime Frequencies, Timmion, and Vampi Soul, in a rare act of collective goodwill, have come together and made a high-quality LP at a price you can actually afford. In addition to the deluxe gatefold sleeve with notes by David Fricke and Charles Aaron, we’ve stuffed the entire thing with catalogs, postcards, a magazine, CD samplers, stickers, and whatever other crap we had laying around that couldn’t be pawned off on interns.

This LP is a special release to coincide with the international record store day (18th April). So head on down to your local vinyl spot and see if theres any of these left. I imagine they're going to be ultra collectable in the future, did i mention the tracks are killer!

Hot 8

First heard these guys a few years back when they released this album, which i bought on CD (a rare occurance). Anyways, hailing from New Orleans Hot 8 bring raw energy via brass, percussion and rhymes. Dope covers of Snoop, 50 Cent and Marvin Gaye

Hot 8 - Rock With the Hot 8

And a little vid to see how they get down in real life!

Curtis Mayfield - Roots

Some soul to marinate on from Curtis Mayfield. Nuff Said!

Curtis Mayfield - Roots

Kon & Amir - Off The Tracks Vol.1:The Bronx

Some BBE freshness from dirt diggers Kon & Amir.

First Mix is done by Kon which has more funky tracks with Amir providing the jazz

influence on the second. Niceness

Do It Roger

A little sumin sumin from vocoder king slash fuunnk maestro Roger Troutman aka Zapp.

Certified funk fo yo trunk...

Zapp & Roger - Do It Roger

Mandingo - Primeval of Rhythm

Something I picked up on wax this week. Mandingo is a fake exotica group from the 70's (actually Geoff Love & His Orchestra) who melded african rhythms, funk, jazz, rock, electronics and more to create this. Samples galore on this.

Mandingo - Primeval of Rhythm

P.S note the sample "Black Fire" that NZ hiphop duo Definite & Bling used for "Jump Up",

I hated that track but oh well

Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Heres the Zombie album from revolutionary Fela Kuti. Take African rhythms, a dash of jazz, some James Brown soul dynamite, the political awareness of Bob Marley and you get this man. Anyways, enough ranting, time to get my carnival on.

Fela Kuti - Zombie (1977)

Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - Main Stuff

Two dusty muthafuckers presenting us with beats, breaks & loops galore
Mister Modo & Ugly Mac Beer - Main Stuff

Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)

Thought a more appropriate blurb would be, how high is sly?
Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)