Future Classic: Bonnie Banane “Soeur Nature”
The young French singer Bonnie Banane returns with “Soeur Nature”, her sophomore EP following 2013’s “Greatest Hits” EP, her debut. Right from the start there was something that intrigued me about her music. The past few years have seen thousands of R&B releases and artists come and go, most of …
Forgotten Treasure: Eddie Lebron “Ghetto Records presents Eddie Lebron” (1970)
Every record digger has albums that simply elude them. Doesn’t matter how many rat feces infested basements they rummage through or how many pounds of sweat they have lost digging through piles upon piles upon piles of Herb Albert albums, certain albums just seem to never show up. Ghetto Records …
Forgotten Treasure: Jeff Floyd “Don’t Leave Me” (1984)
This one is for all the Boogie Funk heads and collectors. A track that routinely fetches selling prices around three and sometimes four figures. I think one auction just closed at over 2,000$ on Ebay recently. In this case the hype is well deserved because: a) the track is very rare …
Future Classic: Knxwledge “WrapTaypes”
via All City: We’ve got 100 of these WrapTaype Packs: Limited Edition Gatefold full colour vinyl. Beats by Knxwledge / Art by Gangster Doodles / Raps From Your Favourite MCs Full Colour A3 Print 29.7cm x 42cm + T Shirt A3 Prints designed by Gangster Doodles featuring everyone on this Record… First …
Forgotten Treasure: China Burton “You Don’t Care (About Our Love)” (1979)
Disco is a tricky genre to explore. On the one, hand it’s a natural progression from soul harmonies into a slick, slightly overproduced approach to incorporating new musical technology. On the other, the sound quickly evolved into a formulaic strings+handclaps +4/4 beat, paint-by-numbers way for record companies to capitalize on …
Forgotten Treasure: Tarika Blue “Tarika Blue” (1977, Chiaroscuro Records)
The realities of winter are becoming much more evident these past few days. The cold wind is slowly breaking through the left over crispness of fall and the darkness of night has crept in and stolen more of the afternoon glow. I hate winter. He is a guest who overstays …
Forgotten Treasure: Bruce Haack “I Like Christmas” (1981)
I’m a huge fan of almost all music themes. I could playlist music for hours and hours, trying to find the perfect selections to fit the context. Christmas is the one exception. I can’t stand it. Christmas music usually falls in two very distinct categories: extremely sappy and kitch or melodramatic songs …
Future Classic: WBEEZA “Expression of Love LP”
Since its inception in 2002, Third Ear‘s output has remained ineffably reliable and multifaceted whilst carrying forth a distinct and tangible sense of soul. Now, 13 years on, Wbeeza makes a welcome return home and follows up a slew of lauded EPs on the label as well as his 2010 …
Future Classic: Kyle Hall “From Joy”
Wild Oats is proud to present a new album from Kyle Hall. Wild Oats proudly presents the triple LP entitled From Joy by Kyle Hall. The title is derived from the idea of finding a way to live life in a state of presence; detaching oneself from the mental, self …