Forgotten Treasure: New World Generation: One Of A Kind (1983)
Now-Again Records presents New World Generation, a collection of rare and unreleased soul music by the cult New England ensemble. Presented as a 2CD and as a 2LP; both formats contain extensive liner notes with rare photographs and ephemera. The Now-Again team first got a taste of the New World …
The Anthony Hamilton Project by Bamalovesoul
Another lovely project by BamaLoveSoul, one of my favorite Soul-oriented websites out there. In case you weren’t aware, Carolina soulman Anthony Hamilton is currently on tour in the effort to drum up some buzz for the December 13th release of his new “Back To Love” LP. He’s always been one …
Sa-Ra Creative Partners “Episode III: Exodus to Earth”
Enter Episode III: Exodus to Earth, the final act in the Sa-Ra Creative Partners podcast trilogy. Exhibiting the various styles employed by the trio of Om’Mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn and Taz Arnold, the music found in this third installment ranges from soothing soul to funkdadelic jams then back again. Expanding their sonic empire, …
Forgotten Treasure: Clyde Alexander “Got To Get Your Love” (1980)
This song reminds me of playing at Blizzarts on fridays around 2007 with good friend Dj Kobal. I discovered the song with a re-edit that Kenny Dope did on his Kay-Dee label. Hands down one of my favorite disco tracks ever… “Got to get your Love” came out in 1980 …
Moovmnt “The Future of Funk 2”
We’re back to the future like Doc Brown & Marty McFly! This time around dropping a sequal to ‘The Future of Funk’ mix. Me and Mr. Speak got so many positive reactions about the first one, we decided to do another one. It wasn’t very easy to keep the quality …
Roger Troutman on The Talkbox (Video Soul 1987)
Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 — April 25, 1999) was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene’s heavy sampling of his music over the years. Troutman was well known for his use of …
Forgotten Treasure: Lee Dorsey “Yes We Can” (1970)
I remember playing this one out this summer at a street jam outside. I was hanging with a fellow digger Ilya and he was surprised about this track. He didn’t know that “Yes We Can” popularized in 1974 by the Pointer Sisters was actually originally written by New Orleans funk …
Forgotten Treasure: David Ruffin “I Want You Back” (1971)
Motown Records was pretty famous for having tons of artists have a go at the classics of the label. Guess it’s save a lot of money on the rights and when you’ve got all tons of classics it’s just good business. There are a couple of versions of ABC’s “I …
Future Classic: Declaime “Self-Study”
Had to find a way to share this with you all because this was one of the last tracks I sadly had to cut from my MIMS Show #51. Such a beautiful track… Taken from the new Studio album from West Coast hip hop artist Declaime also known as Dudley …
Sarah MK “Think Dat” (Free Track)
Canadian artist Sarah MK is well-intent on redefining the preconceived notion of what a modern-day songstress should sound like. From the harmonious nature of her vocal arrangements, to her melodic compositions reflecting the thoughts and ideas of a woman with a strong sense of purpose, Sarah MK strikes the balance …
Forgotten Treasure: Shuggie Otis “Aht Uh Mi Hed” (1974)
I’ve loved this track for a really long time. I think the term that really comes to mind is that it falls under Psychedelic Soul. It has this atmospheric quality that I also like in people like Arthur Russell, Rotary Connection, War: that really really raw and organic feeling. For …
Future Classic: Thundercat “200$ TB” (Japan Bonus Track)
via our good friends at Moovmnt.com : WTF!?!!…where the heck has this beauty of a song been hiding all this time? Flying Lotus produced (and streamed on his Soundcloud) this extremely sexy bonus track of the Japanese version of Thundercat‘s “The Golden Age of Apocalypse”. It features Austin Peralta and …