tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33216683663829046222024-03-05T21:25:01.051-05:00Café SurreàlYou can hang your coat by the door, but leave your cares outside.Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-15986956139270909652009-06-11T16:28:00.002-04:002009-06-18T16:51:22.288-04:00A Rose By Any Other Name...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2MgVZTZ4UFtwIuOGxQac8yjc_mjlEOMR-yNcOi-tx1DxAlOe_qdh2P-5seCgam-SL5xQeMzlXg4lfiYfkAk7bTSaEwss_H_HO42mmT1OsOUBGETSf7MU_PE9q_ONK_Wg_JONn4XHUXA/s1600-h/DWLP3347.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348767672991450834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2MgVZTZ4UFtwIuOGxQac8yjc_mjlEOMR-yNcOi-tx1DxAlOe_qdh2P-5seCgam-SL5xQeMzlXg4lfiYfkAk7bTSaEwss_H_HO42mmT1OsOUBGETSf7MU_PE9q_ONK_Wg_JONn4XHUXA/s200/DWLP3347.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry I haven't posted in nearly a month, folks. Been trying to scramble and make up for lost time. I've missed deadlines for MTV, Def Jux and even this upcoming Drake collaboration so I had to put the blog on pause for a second.<br /><br />I think I'll stick my neck out today and post a record from the litigation-happy DeWolfe, who have released an excellent selection of film and television music in the late 60s through early 80s, and even today. This piece from 1976 features composers Staker, Natal and Thomas and can be classified as what I call "mood music". Atmospheric selections such as "Green Dew" (which I sampled for "<a href="http://tinyurl.com/kqmltk" target="_blank">Moondust</a>" late last year) and "Troubled Water" really make this an LP to add to the collection. If you can find the <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/De-Wolfe-llibrary-lp-A-rose-for-Dracula-Blax-funk_W0QQitemZ280353265834QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item41465b58aa&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1266%3A239%3A172%3A1205240%3A1318301%3A1293%3A1294%3A50" target="_blank">occasional eBay posting</a> for this record then you'll find that it won't cost you anymore than $10 to $15 USD. Notice I said "occasional": good music, evidently, is hard to come by. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/nsxvl3" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">download</span></strong></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-42786834180820656432009-05-17T15:55:00.001-04:002009-06-30T23:56:44.373-04:00In The Nick Of Time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVByAeGLsOj2EKr1QCN8PgoMQT6rt4-LJBlyWfrY7Jlushi5tfALkcB4K0MNBbOS0MQd6f92HBnorZIuCLk2DsxKPEkRltuCNOhNmO13Wt4lC3TdN_31mMhqHkBRI2YY_Ns3I6PjuXxrw/s1600-h/KPM1241.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348759863810201874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVByAeGLsOj2EKr1QCN8PgoMQT6rt4-LJBlyWfrY7Jlushi5tfALkcB4K0MNBbOS0MQd6f92HBnorZIuCLk2DsxKPEkRltuCNOhNmO13Wt4lC3TdN_31mMhqHkBRI2YY_Ns3I6PjuXxrw/s200/KPM1241.jpg" border="0" /></a> Today's offering is 1976's <em>Distinctive Themes/Race To Achievement</em>, helmed by the legendary Nick Ingman. Some soft music, some pulsating themes, but overall a solid LP from the KPM library. This record also happens to be the source LP for Jay-Z's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5yzmSTPPf8" target="_blank">Stick 2 The Script</a>" as well as my own instrumental for "<a href="http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/dannyswain10-08.m3u" target="_blank">Pineapple Gumdrop</a>" off of the upcoming "Dream, Extinguished" LP. I won't tell you which songs, though. You'll have to find out for yourself! (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nkf3wd" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-10854103509961517682009-04-15T20:48:00.005-04:002010-01-29T11:21:36.559-05:00It's A Small, Small World<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCerK5JkejhW7jrGwtXdazLcPsPYMkWReFZfOTJfUsMNfcTiSOmGuFPFy1sfGwEskpRYAK-NKPYDghEJM6dmePcaUM5sPe9R5Tg-1IwHn8-rJVHcZOYfXz8R22IRxg4QpVapO1zydcd4/s1600-h/BRN15.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347721716504406002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCerK5JkejhW7jrGwtXdazLcPsPYMkWReFZfOTJfUsMNfcTiSOmGuFPFy1sfGwEskpRYAK-NKPYDghEJM6dmePcaUM5sPe9R5Tg-1IwHn8-rJVHcZOYfXz8R22IRxg4QpVapO1zydcd4/s200/BRN15.jpg" /></a><br />Today's entry is from the beloved Bruton Music label. Released in 1985, this LP is typical fare for mid- to late-80's library music (cheesy, disco-esque and moog moog moog). It has a few flaws, <a href="http://www.izenda.com/">but</a> stand-out tracks like "Corporation Of Stature" and "The Nation's Pride" more than make up for it. Brian Bennett and Ray Russell share composing duties.<br /><br />It's fairly difficult to track this record down. But that's what I'm here for. On a side note, this place used to be bustlin'! The profile page says 13,000 views for cryin' out loud. I know I've been MIA for a while (I <em>was</em> in love, jack) but unfortunately the disclaimer still stands: downloads are available for three weeks only. However, I'm a softie; if the traffic picks up, I'll start taking repost requests again. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/kuja7s" target="_blank"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>download</strong></span></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-6405502938075385922009-03-02T00:11:00.008-05:002009-06-15T20:47:30.967-04:00Space for Basse...?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7sIzZ-tqThdWv3AoFQU0qgZ9McnlYiDP_K4wjlS8V_xu_Epwi9hpknc7PErGgFgEt_VN0LINdUPl3ZCbc5el3tqQiRfvy5wiPe17-CT-s0c54kv-p6xeBBS7m9Wy9Ghm0HKi6VlIYPc/s1600-h/314382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7sIzZ-tqThdWv3AoFQU0qgZ9McnlYiDP_K4wjlS8V_xu_Epwi9hpknc7PErGgFgEt_VN0LINdUPl3ZCbc5el3tqQiRfvy5wiPe17-CT-s0c54kv-p6xeBBS7m9Wy9Ghm0HKi6VlIYPc/s320/314382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308454004127286370" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, yes, YES.<br /><br />Holy crap, this LP has the illest music on it. Raymond Guiot helms this library record from Telemusic that focuses on the bass cello. I just made a sick beat from it that you will hear from later on in the year, probably the next few weeks (shhhhhh...).<br /><br />You could <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/FRENCH-LIBRARY-R-GUYOT-BASSE-CONTRE-BASSE-PSYCH-FUNK-LP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ110347511608">cop it from eBay</a> for $100 but whoops! You took too long, jack; someone already copped it. Whatever shall you do? (<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/d5akms">download</a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-84680899473608681062008-07-21T14:05:00.003-04:002008-12-10T20:00:11.708-05:00What You Want Me To Do? I'm Sorry!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpPDj80Cc5r7m2kiiv4Yi4ngkgy3EdCbOKL0wT8KThFSJTvxYNBG0g_PZWyAdAuBhgSdgxkG48KOubRppEc6l9hWTK2uQxVH5StL6wSGpEh2d2Ljb6-9tJMgvYYUrNYKwqGlzcMy18m4/s1600-h/jayzshrug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpPDj80Cc5r7m2kiiv4Yi4ngkgy3EdCbOKL0wT8KThFSJTvxYNBG0g_PZWyAdAuBhgSdgxkG48KOubRppEc6l9hWTK2uQxVH5StL6wSGpEh2d2Ljb6-9tJMgvYYUrNYKwqGlzcMy18m4/s320/jayzshrug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225530154963937746" /></a><br />I'm back.<br /><br /><strong>[cocky Jay-Z laugh]</strong>Eheheheheh.<strong>[/cocky Jay-Z laugh]</strong>.Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-35031317320281681132008-04-23T01:59:00.009-04:002009-05-21T22:59:02.097-04:00M&M&M<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGledOlXUcXLym8e4a21buNV9e33lbnncUp315b6xBPopKkjkZKcVBTj9hXM3_rbACPNf2m_Q0dVjahORw3LlVvIsNEgh8oEcwoYpT6I3lYGjgtTFCJiwMVpFklnvbEokVMzHrJf5vSM/s1600-h/Live-LP-Cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192317017594261746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGledOlXUcXLym8e4a21buNV9e33lbnncUp315b6xBPopKkjkZKcVBTj9hXM3_rbACPNf2m_Q0dVjahORw3LlVvIsNEgh8oEcwoYpT6I3lYGjgtTFCJiwMVpFklnvbEokVMzHrJf5vSM/s200/Live-LP-Cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.4460/title.danny-f-naledge-of-kidz-in-the-hall-guess-whos-back" target="_blank">Guess who's back</a>? <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=28j6bgBvkDY" target="_blank">It's me, snitches</a>. <br /><br />Finally got things squared away so we're back in business. Today's post comes from 1975's live recording of the legendary "3 M Concert" from Cherry Hill, New Jersey's Latin Casino. The three M's, of course, are <strong>M</strong>argie Joseph, Blue <strong>M</strong>agic and <strong>M</strong>ajor Harris. The performance gave birth to a 2-LP vinyl record released the year following the concert, which of course can be found <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/LP-BLUE-MAGIC-MAJOR-HARRIS-MARGIE-JOSEPH-LIVE_W0QQitemZ220149105992QQihZ012QQcategoryZ306QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247" target="_blank">floating around on eBay somewhere</a>. It was the live version of Major Harris's "<a href="http://mfile3.akamai.com/14123/wm2/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/uswm2/_!/785/684785_1_06.asx?auth=daEcAbvckascfaqc1c_bsa1aIbPbXaEb2b7-bidTr4-Ci-gebdc&aifp=1234&obj=v60626" target="_blank">I Got Over Love</a>" from this record, and not the studio version on <em><a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jvfuxqt5ldfe" target="_blank">Jealousy</a></em> from the same year, that Just Blaze used to create "I Really Mean It" for the Diplomats. Peep <a href="http://www.themegatrondon2.com/audio/meanitog5.mp3" target="_blank">the original demo version of "I Really Mean It"</a> -- originally titled "Don't Go", apparently -- on <a href="http://www.themegatrondon2.com/2008/04/14/you-reallywhat/" target="_blank">Just's blog</a>.<br /><br />Enjoy! Check out how Major shouts out Philadelphia producer Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, who unfortunately passed away in 2005. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/oeuxd7"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-34777350612449307582008-04-12T01:59:00.006-04:002011-02-15T17:43:01.096-05:00Ape Shit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo_77ROl5CtU2S4DXfCU_50oFjddCa4MPKlNe8EhNmjJnCFYP48zklF1MLZS6DKO2hxN8fp7N41xSOTW_5hZB1GIGzttK3LeQOBtIPOlQ_HkH3G37OIhGOf6ohbfG7Ovo8kluWvdizbU/s1600-h/ANakedApe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188235372671588082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo_77ROl5CtU2S4DXfCU_50oFjddCa4MPKlNe8EhNmjJnCFYP48zklF1MLZS6DKO2hxN8fp7N41xSOTW_5hZB1GIGzttK3LeQOBtIPOlQ_HkH3G37OIhGOf6ohbfG7Ovo8kluWvdizbU/s200/ANakedApe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Now that I am somewhat over the initial shock, anger and disappointment of my f**kin' car being stolen, I suppose I can get back to sharing more music. Don't have a lot of time for commentary today, but fellow DJ Premier <s>stans</s> fans will know that today's entry is the source of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000009QJN001002/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_002" target="_blank">the fiiiiiiiyah collaboration between GangStarr and M.O.P.</a>, courtesy of the <em>Blade</em> soundtrack from '98. Peep track 12 from this Jimmy Webb-helmed score from the 1973 motion picture <em>The Naked Ape</em> if you don't believe me. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/6frmrv"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></strong></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-80605719608944619652008-04-07T02:06:00.004-04:002011-02-15T17:48:30.295-05:00Right On, Time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfePHE__1UA_IMcH7-a14Tpo4MhHBGXSdxI2rIgKktym9ZFn7DZc4Gg3sEKGYu0EIY4JODyqJw2CaPgeyau54ccKYPTiraKFrjTylnqc8bh1T5fJzxG65pcI8UL9whSTGG170ZazfJdU/s1600-h/Cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186381070161070162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfePHE__1UA_IMcH7-a14Tpo4MhHBGXSdxI2rIgKktym9ZFn7DZc4Gg3sEKGYu0EIY4JODyqJw2CaPgeyau54ccKYPTiraKFrjTylnqc8bh1T5fJzxG65pcI8UL9whSTGG170ZazfJdU/s200/Cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed the albums I posted a few days ago. Today's post has been brought to you by two of the 5th Dimension's former singers, husband and wife Marilyn and Billy. After much success with the 5th Dimension in the early 70s, the pair left the group in 1975 to establish their own careers, releasing this joint album in the process.<br /><br />This album from 1976 features the popular cut "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=628045">Nothing Can Stop Me</a>", which has been sampled ad nauseum on the mixtape/underground rap circuit. Less notably, but certainly just as deservedly, the song was also sampled by Jaheim on his debut single "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=2199358">Could It Be</a>" from 2001. Nice.<br /><br />The lights are going out in this place real soon. You've been warned. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/5ghlx5"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></strong></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-63609830525412753792008-03-31T14:39:00.000-04:002008-04-06T17:56:33.641-04:00Please...<a href="http://www.cannonball-adderley.com/leadpic/617.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.cannonball-adderley.com/leadpic/617.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />...send your prayers toward singer Nancy Wilson today, as <a href="http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/jazz-great-wilson-suffers-collapsed-lung/20080401103609990001">she is currently being treated for a collapsed lung</a>. While she is expected to recover just fine, I still would like to send some positive energy her way; as most people who know me know, <a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=13225620" target="_blank">I am a huge fan</a> of <a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=9417454" target="_blank">her work</a> and believe she is one of the greatest vocalists of our time. Please keep her in your prayers.Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-54376933962133272062008-03-30T21:39:00.005-04:002008-12-10T20:00:12.405-05:00This Little Lite Of Mine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYs-ELNSJMpiojtXCNXUGi4MFb6uuKrFthdDWWvA7iE1lWcAVZkGyfwGafUPTy369w8utcECA1GxJJlgFyTzsqaMS7JZTUaax5eZ19IpfOmX0CCmFJ3KNSxlR7fk-suiy56gATjudwHdM/s1600-h/Cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183715385823905858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYs-ELNSJMpiojtXCNXUGi4MFb6uuKrFthdDWWvA7iE1lWcAVZkGyfwGafUPTy369w8utcECA1GxJJlgFyTzsqaMS7JZTUaax5eZ19IpfOmX0CCmFJ3KNSxlR7fk-suiy56gATjudwHdM/s200/Cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Peep the ill EP from this Bay Area-based collective, originally released in the mid-70s and reissued in 2000 by Ubiquity Records. If you're a fan of Roy Ayers-esque jazz like I am, you'll dig this. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2339fv"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-51310235433606760872008-03-22T20:48:00.006-04:002008-12-10T20:00:12.618-05:00Promises, Promises<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGwF5FcpgXPYDl8U9FAsL5nJAzWyHGqQ7LX79JLahLS9hLhh8tXIcPgH8qYGbUx5bie5mr11nR33mKl1OO0rJp4gHLmJ_Zr-zfbI7Sdm9hj_PUMK0VKyOVZZ9xdQwhlWjWSWkmvi-SDg/s1600-h/309245970_L.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180735056477603890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGwF5FcpgXPYDl8U9FAsL5nJAzWyHGqQ7LX79JLahLS9hLhh8tXIcPgH8qYGbUx5bie5mr11nR33mKl1OO0rJp4gHLmJ_Zr-zfbI7Sdm9hj_PUMK0VKyOVZZ9xdQwhlWjWSWkmvi-SDg/s200/309245970_L.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here's another one from the only-copped-it-'cause-a-producer-I-looked-up-to-flipped-something-from-it-that-was-dope-as-fuck files. The Heatmakerz borrowed a tune for Juelz's "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=3077909">One Day I Smile</a>" a few years back, and I copped it the following year when I finally tracked it down. I had just begun to sample a few years prior, and was still going through that phase where I'd buy records that have already been flipped. These days it takes a lot for me to knowingly cop something that someone has already run through. It's almost akin to being young and trying to mack at girls, not minding the sloppy seconds at first -- even seeking them out, in this case -- 'cause that's how you get your game up, but after a while you start wanting your own chicks, yafeelme?<br /><br />Blah blah blah, anyway the debut record from the UK-based Delegation is a dope LP and y'all should check it out. <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/delegation-THE-PROMISE-OF-LOVE-lp-SEALED-shady-brook_W0QQitemZ320224994496QQihZ011QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">Holla at a eBay</a> when you see him in the streets. And speaking of Juelz, does ANYONE know the sample used on "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=6137485">Crack</a>" from the <em>Final Destination</em> mixtape? It's been bugging me for years; sorry Madlib. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a29vp"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-87104548229300521322008-03-18T17:48:00.004-04:002009-06-15T21:14:11.219-04:00Riddle Me This<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirw_mYIZY_wKZ8LRKgmxjQALyJfJjtGcjNdH5qvRPQ3BtBSgYAIaI-sE-hvCpTrrqTu0_1m9b6mq4FTQcRYJijrlgihAm3jnq46J6fWHYmR6_MN_JosHtUrmiKIYOHnjpPJ4ckepD_zaU/s1600-h/Front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179202326609335586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirw_mYIZY_wKZ8LRKgmxjQALyJfJjtGcjNdH5qvRPQ3BtBSgYAIaI-sE-hvCpTrrqTu0_1m9b6mq4FTQcRYJijrlgihAm3jnq46J6fWHYmR6_MN_JosHtUrmiKIYOHnjpPJ4ckepD_zaU/s200/Front.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />No one likes <a href="http://cafesurreal.blogspot.com/2008/03/in-face-of-danger.html">Afrobeat</a> and <a href="http://cafesurreal.blogspot.com/2008/03/sista-sista.html">funky 90's R&B</a>? Y'all some bums. j/k<br /><br />Bloodstone's 1974 offering. Give it a listen. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/39kqwl"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-84455048147167843942008-03-13T02:01:00.001-04:002008-12-10T20:00:13.198-05:00Sista, Sista<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA4XWwTcwq0Q8JSGorSF5e8HQ2EdvWWhVQrhnQek_RWHKJGzTpQjhnoYWwdYkXbU8OXXu_5VoYMiYZ25LwzKron0B3Tt0LVhPdm04VKxiufM-p34vKoCyMs_XkVHV4EH8nq7eBUiDxyI/s1600-h/Sista.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178587837048362258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA4XWwTcwq0Q8JSGorSF5e8HQ2EdvWWhVQrhnQek_RWHKJGzTpQjhnoYWwdYkXbU8OXXu_5VoYMiYZ25LwzKron0B3Tt0LVhPdm04VKxiufM-p34vKoCyMs_XkVHV4EH8nq7eBUiDxyI/s200/Sista.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I've been on a 90's R&B kick all last week, shout-out to my girl Nately.<br /><br />A good friend of mine has a bad habit of using hyperbole in almost everything he's describing. When he recommends a restaurant, for example, he'll go overboard and be like "yo fam it's got the best food I ever had in my life, you'll love it". Then I'll go there and the food may actually be decent, or sometimes not at all, but either way I'll feel a tad let down for it not being nearly as enthralling as he makes it out to be.<br /><br />I tend to scold him sometimes for going overboard with that, but this time I've gotta take a cue for him and say this: the album to your right is by far the best, I wanna say the definitive 90's girl-group R&B album. Yep, I said it. And the craziest thing is that it was never released. Like my instrumental album <em>Dream, Extinguished</em>, it was shelved at the last minute; in their case, due to internal conflict not only within the group but between the label.<br /><br />Missy Elliott, of whom I used to be a huge fan, spearheaded the Sista quartet during the Jodeci craze of the early 90's. Penning not only the songs for this album, but ghostwriting a few joints for Jodeci and Mary J. Blige as well (word has it she and Timbaland may have helped with some of <em>What's the 411</em>?), Missy got her start in this group, often dubbed as the "female Jodeci", before launching her super-successful solo career in '96. The other three members of Sista disappeared off of the face of the earth once the group dissolved with the rest of the Swing Mob/Bassment crew (Ginuwine, Playa, Tweet, Timbaland & Magoo), who broke from the camp amidst DeVante's shenanigans and started their own careers.<br /><br />Every. Joint. On. This. Album. Knocks. I hate to use hyperbole but this is truly (to me) the best female R&B album of the 90's. There's only a very small handful of albums I can play front to back without skipping tracks, and this is one of them. I guess it makes it even better that the album unfolds as a sort of story as it progresses, from the Sista clan meeting DeVante for the first time (who sucks his teeth an uncomfortable amount of times throughout the LP) to finding love at the end. For vintage Timbaland beats (he didn't produce the entire thing, though) and early Missy raps (she's been doin' that "my booty go ba-boomp-a-boomp-boomp" stuff for ages, as you can clearly hear), look no further than this lost gem from 1994.<br /><br />It sucks this album never saw a proper release, but say hey: that's what I'm here for. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2k4dau"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-35042069683203096332008-03-10T19:34:00.002-04:002008-12-10T20:00:13.387-05:00Re-Up Gang, Part One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxou3whRCuQS1FH-i9IKBUj6kC8C8PfNe1uCv_QKr0eXzO6L-62RsDzKQ3KDppmhXk3OErukqSDh85FO5MOwj9UF2CCvAHY7IWqqwokgeL95el6TSggxLkwdaaI47WFU0iT2JelGhDmY/s200/MarcHannibal.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxou3whRCuQS1FH-i9IKBUj6kC8C8PfNe1uCv_QKr0eXzO6L-62RsDzKQ3KDppmhXk3OErukqSDh85FO5MOwj9UF2CCvAHY7IWqqwokgeL95el6TSggxLkwdaaI47WFU0iT2JelGhDmY/s200/MarcHannibal.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I got it for cheap, word to Pusha T and M. Diddy.<br /><br />Is there anything I've uploaded previously that you'd like for me to make available again? If so, drop a line in this post.<br /><br />I'll tell ya this: y'all slept on those Lupin III soundtracks HARD. Easily the best collection of music I've ever heard in all of my 24 years of existence.Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-91639518992928175002008-03-10T19:04:00.005-04:002011-02-15T17:54:53.347-05:00In The Face Of Danger<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vknm51CYfNdVfJzBrnQT1yIQQjETJgowxakQtkV41CBfeteIL39KedzybeCdr5iKrYqr2uy4nzxtrUjNJV98IhlQeUxoHup2PH7k6xBo3hsqDymwcJUryKEUCr7TPqvgDmGkPKWM3W4t/s400/lij_danger.jpeg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vknm51CYfNdVfJzBrnQT1yIQQjETJgowxakQtkV41CBfeteIL39KedzybeCdr5iKrYqr2uy4nzxtrUjNJV98IhlQeUxoHup2PH7k6xBo3hsqDymwcJUryKEUCr7TPqvgDmGkPKWM3W4t/s400/lij_danger.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br />Today's post is another one of those records that I inherited back in my non-sampling days, only to discover its value -- both music-wise and money-wise -- years down the road. At roughly $10-$15 on average, this record is worth every penny, especially if you're into afrobeat. I fell in love with "de rhythms", if you will, ultimately slowing down "Amebo" for the loopy "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=20123209">Danny, Why Hasn't...</a>" on the still un-released <em><a href="http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/danny__underground_hip_hop_/2213570/album.jhtml">Dream, Extinguished</a></em> album. Short and sweet -- three tracks per side -- <em>Danger</em> leaves you wanting more, as it did for me, forcing me to track down more of the sisters' music, in particular 1984's <em>Double Trouble</em>.<br /><br />Enjoy! And good luck tracking down any of their albums...much like my music, it's extremely hard to come by unless you know where to look... (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2fm3a3"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-61956204727299884092008-03-09T19:16:00.004-04:002009-06-15T21:14:48.653-04:00Words To The Wise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2IAW-nPz2GGlzHtR0nioEGiRf2BC9F2fzZwJCH0TJMX7_TwuU_MTPDcmIqMaGUayZ_4_k0023rOPpc50HB-b0jcXiUJrapJHUAqTc5hA_LkqY5swkGEbldgCEfvxNkFTPD5H-w6OyDo/s320/Stoneground_image001.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2IAW-nPz2GGlzHtR0nioEGiRf2BC9F2fzZwJCH0TJMX7_TwuU_MTPDcmIqMaGUayZ_4_k0023rOPpc50HB-b0jcXiUJrapJHUAqTc5hA_LkqY5swkGEbldgCEfvxNkFTPD5H-w6OyDo/s320/Stoneground_image001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ah, Miss Safka.<br /><br />Most of y'all won't really dig this, but I urge you to check it out anyway. Peep "Summer Weaving", for example, and see if you <a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=20123210">hear anything familiar</a>. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/25fawn"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></strong></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-81787842688346118732008-03-01T20:24:00.005-05:002008-12-10T20:00:13.890-05:00Time 4 Sum Action<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdwtiMhtptI0VZL1tLy9xzF_LoenZq76CQ-3hWhlJc1MsPAJIRWxzKJgR6dQ-capKQ-U4K_srTgFEDvn7mt-v9xGzKSkJF6MKp4wYslU4TbbcLMrXrmlOWRUBWn7NlM6OgcwiU6VeN_I/s1600-h/KPM1017DannySwain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdwtiMhtptI0VZL1tLy9xzF_LoenZq76CQ-3hWhlJc1MsPAJIRWxzKJgR6dQ-capKQ-U4K_srTgFEDvn7mt-v9xGzKSkJF6MKp4wYslU4TbbcLMrXrmlOWRUBWn7NlM6OgcwiU6VeN_I/s200/KPM1017DannySwain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172949630054044722" border="0" /></a><br />I almost forgot how many of these records I had. And by far, one of my favorite ones in the bunch. 1967's <span style="font-style: italic;">Impact & Action</span>, y'all. (<a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://tinyurl.com/3ctvsx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">download</span></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-73658851716286280012008-02-28T14:38:00.000-05:002008-12-10T20:00:14.077-05:00Fragile Rock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAukt7WCVTXj1d9vajaXVOYwnoGbpsphj-qpD3rPdtJAzBV-kPAPlrjWu_kiq-w17JsAZ88JIRtWJczNn9_yZAer72c0B4JunP0CedsT6mQHGzoUPPDPFETEGBC9JwLXvCeC_XAmGhAtM/s1600-h/8a8e_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAukt7WCVTXj1d9vajaXVOYwnoGbpsphj-qpD3rPdtJAzBV-kPAPlrjWu_kiq-w17JsAZ88JIRtWJczNn9_yZAer72c0B4JunP0CedsT6mQHGzoUPPDPFETEGBC9JwLXvCeC_XAmGhAtM/s200/8a8e_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172860140115465250" border="0" /></a><br />All better!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for the get-well-soons and tips for fighting this nasty cold I had. In the end, it took a few gallons of orange juice, a whole box of green tea and seventeen sips of Robitussin to get over it. Meh.<br /><br />Today's post is brought to you by an oft-overlooked singer from the same era -- and <a href="http://www.flytetyme.com/" target="_blank">songwriting team</a>, for that matter -- that brought you <span style="font-style: italic;">Control</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">N.E. Heartbreak</span>. The career of Detroit's Cherrelle will probably be remembered best by her duets with Alexander O'Neal, specifically "Saturday Love" (you know the chorus: "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat-ur-daaaaaaaaaaaay...") Cherrelle had moderate success in the '80s, with all of her LPs released during that time selling at least gold (remember when people sold 500,000 copies of their album?).<br /><br />Unfortunately, Cherrelle -- whose cousin Pebbles would later create and manage <a href="http://cybertlcworld.net/" target="_blank">TLC</a> -- never really attained the same amount of success of her peers; some believe it had a little bit to do with her live performances, which some say would've been so much better if only Cherrelle knew how to dance as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson" target="_blank">her choreographed counterparts at the time</a>. Others say she's been on a decline since leaving the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis camp in the early '90s. Being that as it may, she still put out some great music, with her latest album being released in 1999.<br /><br />This is one of the few records in my stash that I actually didn't buy; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APHm8DbYkL0" target="_blank">I got it from my mama</a>'s collection when I first started pillaging record stores around 2001-2002, and even then didn't actually use it until four or so years later when I flipped "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=2762855">Stay With Me</a>" for <span style="font-style: italic;">Dream, Interrupted</span>'s "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=13225619">I'm Not Ready</a>". <span style="font-style: italic;">Fragile</span> would sit in my bin until a year or so later, when I decided to blow the dust off of "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=2762857">I Need You Now</a>" to create "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=20123224">Hurt No More</a>", which made its way onto the never-ever-ever-ever released instrumental album, <span style="font-style: italic;">Dream, Extinguished</span>.<br /><br />But more than making beats, albums like this remind me a lot of my childhood, when life was carefree and R&B music was still actually of quality. Good luck finding any songs these days that don't reference "humps", "grinding", or "poppin' that coochie". Yeesh. Get a room! <span style="font-style:italic;">Fragile</span> isn't very expensive; cop it from your local mom-and-pop or <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/CHERRELLE-FRAGILE_W0QQitemZ200202862704QQihZ010QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">on eBay for a couple of bones</a>. (<a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://tinyurl.com/yr8j2e"><span style="font-weight: bold;">download</span></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-24481239698414227982008-02-22T15:39:00.005-05:002008-12-10T20:00:14.227-05:00All Betts Are Off...or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6k_u5T4JjLetn2HkKJP-efUBL85GMAYgwaWMu_HD8D_J0351oDjAU15zVsoKuvPpDTGJs8qns9vjgB6S_3-8c4Y7TakqypHcE1MIO0H4lIyIKj-5u660PlrNqBgavsuQ95BEitpo7eo/s1600-h/harrybetts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169907353984559970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6k_u5T4JjLetn2HkKJP-efUBL85GMAYgwaWMu_HD8D_J0351oDjAU15zVsoKuvPpDTGJs8qns9vjgB6S_3-8c4Y7TakqypHcE1MIO0H4lIyIKj-5u660PlrNqBgavsuQ95BEitpo7eo/s200/harrybetts.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Fantastic-Plastic-Machine-Harry-Betts-Sealed_W0QQitemZ150216586473QQcmdZViewItem">60 dollars on eBay</a>? <a href="http://www.ohword.com/">Oh, word</a>? Get it while the getting is good, folks.<br /><br />Does anyone -- for the love of God -- know the quickest way to diffuse a cold/flu/whatever it is that I have? Besides a bullet to the head, of course. I tried that. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yt5pjo"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-55231614026670289872008-02-18T20:02:00.009-05:002011-02-15T18:03:23.729-05:00Perfect Timing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuES00eZA52WcjpvINzliZFOezwgdTfhQ-RhlHAe287zlYBBelZqaLnrd8_6u9bKhFh_Cd7vhyEc8lzBgvNGk_2t2TqMIpBAA0Wql4uZRk89wF60TzN_LqRkAOtcR31wNCaDS7uUM60Y/s1600-h/timing2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168490577417595730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuES00eZA52WcjpvINzliZFOezwgdTfhQ-RhlHAe287zlYBBelZqaLnrd8_6u9bKhFh_Cd7vhyEc8lzBgvNGk_2t2TqMIpBAA0Wql4uZRk89wF60TzN_LqRkAOtcR31wNCaDS7uUM60Y/s200/timing2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for sliding me that, err, Marilyn Monroe link, Cosmo. Couldn't have come at a better time! Looks like I've found my newest screensaver.<br /><br />Speaking of great timing, enjoy this library record from French composers Roger Bourdin and Yan Tregger, released in 1980. In the meantime, let's see if I can put my new screensaver(s) to good use (nudge, nudge, wink). Tim, Fritz and Mr. Anonymous, I see ya! Thanks for supporting the site guys. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/36p4ps"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-52520296961198205752008-02-16T20:36:00.003-05:002008-12-10T20:00:14.738-05:00Big Mama<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE9Fn_6cETzSF8D4BJSvEdJ-Tvv6uf7PuK26T_Z73hJjbedyeGAQa8QLOo51sCkf2Ot3fy4XKsj8EL9MdMl0QeyhuqJSbAy8BPHQSq125VDuiQauq4vEJeurZAVcM3wWI6R3lV4CU_ls/s1600-h/813681.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167762786619353922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE9Fn_6cETzSF8D4BJSvEdJ-Tvv6uf7PuK26T_Z73hJjbedyeGAQa8QLOo51sCkf2Ot3fy4XKsj8EL9MdMl0QeyhuqJSbAy8BPHQSq125VDuiQauq4vEJeurZAVcM3wWI6R3lV4CU_ls/s200/813681.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah. Don't really feel like typing much today, no one really reads it anyway. Enjoy! (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3bpusq"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-20737047417518251472008-02-12T15:11:00.001-05:002008-12-10T20:00:14.970-05:00Drop Bombs Like...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGUN3PzXnuW51W2MlcYuVR_tEqKf6fjsAglJiYIM0UrpNI1qDhQyfcC4OvbEaMJORB9bL7WJoSLagZwHSuiY-JknNzOTXldJuiTr246YhKuzs-mc65MKDt06869Jsmy8yHUBP34IZcfE/s1600-h/Cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166189080537328434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGUN3PzXnuW51W2MlcYuVR_tEqKf6fjsAglJiYIM0UrpNI1qDhQyfcC4OvbEaMJORB9bL7WJoSLagZwHSuiY-JknNzOTXldJuiTr246YhKuzs-mc65MKDt06869Jsmy8yHUBP34IZcfE/s200/Cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />After receiving numerous requests for this album, I decided "what the hell" and pulled this gem out from the crates. Hard to believe that this underrated record from 1980 <a href="http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQprZ3303602QQtgZinfo" target="_blank">fetches a whopping $120 on (import) compact disc</a> since going out of print several years ago. I was fortunate enough to find it on vinyl when I first starting using samples in '02, and even then I was surprised that it cost me like $18 at the time (methinks the dealer cheated me 'cause the vinyl can <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HIROSHIMA-Odori-LP-1980_W0QQitemZ250097302287QQihZ015QQcategoryZ306QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">still be found on eBay for under $10, if you know where to look</a>). Even though I've always been a fan of fusion jazz, the main reason I picked this record up is 'cause one of my heroes chopped the hell out of the track "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=1507590">Shinto</a>" for "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=1518753">Discipline</a>". After owning this album for like four years I finally went ahead and flipped the beautiful "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=1507591">All I Want</a>" for a super-super rough version of "<a href="http://www.vh1.com/shared/droplets/util/track_sample.asx?trackId=13225607">You're On My Mind</a>", which made its way onto the <em><a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=721286&aid=795745" target="_blank">Dream, Interrupted</a></em> album and has since been fleshed out into a better quality version that none of youse will ever hear.<br /><br />This album didn't get too many positive reviews when it first came out, but f**k that...if you're into mellow grooves and albums with kimono-rockin' honeys on the front, <em>Odori</em> -- which is supposedly Japanese for "dance" -- is for you. Get it before it's gone...as much as I don't want to, I stick to the 21-day window pretty well. (<strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2uy4mx"><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></a></strong>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-17807324364348033092008-02-10T22:47:00.000-05:002008-02-10T23:05:31.833-05:00Funkin' Around<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f533/f53362fzop0.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f533/f53362fzop0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I'm back from hiatus...between working on this new album, gawking at <a href="http://www.icanhascheezburger.com">LOLcat pictures on teh internets</a> and working on this new album I have been tied the f**k up, yo. Don't have time to type too much but I should have this place back up and running real soon. Today's offering -- featuring "How Do You View You" that was used for Threat's "<a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=50:hxfixvlhldfe~T">Lettin' Niggas Know</a>" from 1995's <span style="font-style:italic;">Friday</span> Soundtrack -- is from one of the best bands of all time, Funkadelic. No hyperbole-o. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/ywsoj3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">download</span></span></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-2597666081274147562008-01-23T11:10:00.000-05:002008-12-10T20:00:15.128-05:00Dramatic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oVMA8YuqNGHVaLnWxNtTfVSJeH9JAmFWNuQXR4cvsc7muRtn3CsG859o9zNVtIDMMmnluPxhkdUaRdbNfUaRlg0udG20eu8LmiOCbpKUY6iaEY17JqvfV3Du2W7iKc7bDitUUhfBvAE/s1600-h/KPM1168DannySwain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159048429707199538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oVMA8YuqNGHVaLnWxNtTfVSJeH9JAmFWNuQXR4cvsc7muRtn3CsG859o9zNVtIDMMmnluPxhkdUaRdbNfUaRlg0udG20eu8LmiOCbpKUY6iaEY17JqvfV3Du2W7iKc7bDitUUhfBvAE/s200/KPM1168DannySwain.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I've been working for the past two weeks, and them jokers have been mailing my check to the wrong address the whole time. Drama.<br /><br />Speaking of <em>Drama</em>, enjoy # 1168 from the KPM Library while I go raise a ruckus about my mon-<em>ay</em>. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/2xk8ps"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></strong></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321668366382904622.post-53795691731098901952008-01-20T09:03:00.000-05:002008-12-10T20:00:15.350-05:00Full Course Meal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONvM_MH_mvfEvXmxvSyYkh1_W97Hv5LUMtDAdJj9C9JxtxrnTtT7-5IglJvmAkZj0wRc3L4XgXeuU7Ut6NZGpoRZj0p2laJW9MNUTFn-D6mTW20T6GmLjg7S8ZvHjO5sfcNDHoF7cTWU/s1600-h/969f_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159045857021789218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONvM_MH_mvfEvXmxvSyYkh1_W97Hv5LUMtDAdJj9C9JxtxrnTtT7-5IglJvmAkZj0wRc3L4XgXeuU7Ut6NZGpoRZj0p2laJW9MNUTFn-D6mTW20T6GmLjg7S8ZvHjO5sfcNDHoF7cTWU/s200/969f_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />There aren't too many places where you'll find this LP, released in 1983 under Victor/Invitation Records. Just like <a href="http://cafesurreal.blogspot.com/2007/12/guess-whos-on-third.html">the Lupin III soundtracks I <em>was</em> gonna post last month</a>, "Full Course" is pretty hard to come by. Which sucks, because the music on all of these LPs -- helmed by the great Yuji Ohno and his fusion jazz outfit the Explosion Band -- are flippin' fantastic. Good luck...the last time I spotted one <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/FULL-COURSE-YOU-EXPLOSION-BAND-JAZZ-OBI-JAPAN-LP_W0QQitemZ250149324102QQihZ015QQcategoryZ306QQcmdZViewItem">was on eBay</a>. (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/23xeze"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">download</span></strong></a>)Danny!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14291432309957639037noreply@blogger.com2