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Ta again chaps - loads of good stuff there - gonna take me a few days to work thru it all but some cracking tracks
docrobster - I am quite enjoying the sounds of that set but the band... ..... singer is dancing around like Bez on a bad night with an eccy too far, the two women on keyboards look miserable and bored and the bass player looks like a serial killer 🙂
If your clothing thread was anything to go by making recommendations is pointless
Loads of music I have enjoyed been suggested. Still a good few to listen to
TJ they are one of the best bands I’ve experienced are wmc.
if you want funky check out the five string bass solo here:😉
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0fw83p4
bastid!
its is a funky baseline tho
Have you tried Mulatu Astatke? There’s a good album with him and Heliocentrics. Also a collection called Ethiopiques that has more old Ethiopian grooves.
thats a whole new sound to me. Like it. Ta
Love Thee Sacred Souls, The Bamboos and Quantic soul. Here's some more modern soul.
Floating Points should have something to tickle ya fancy
I’m assuming you listen to Gilles Peterson given your taste. In which case you probably have heard lots of Sault… but just in case.
Mulatu Astatke - thats a fascinating set of rhythms. I know nowt about the technicalities of music but there is something I have never heard before in the rhythms in that
Gilles Peterson I do know
The answer is always Grace Jones, Island Life
cracking album bought it when it came out. Took me years to work out that "pull up to the bumper" was not about parking cars 🙂
If you're enjoying Niteworks, then chek out Croft No5 if you're not already familiar with them.
Pretty inspirational for the Nite works guys...
Also, I'm guessing Shooglenifty will be familiar if you enjoying funk with a teuchter flavour.
Some absolute belters here folk - loads of stuff new to me. ta muchly. I've been working thru it all day
The Go Team might be worth a try
That Hackney Colliery Band reminded me a bit of the Ivory Coasters (eg The Bongo That Ate Pik Botha), great stuff.
Well I was really impressed with speakers corner quartet at glasto on the iPlayer. Recommended by my son who is very into nuskool jazz and had a listen to their album as I drove him back from uni in manc yesterday. They are a 4 piece (well obviously!) with guest collaborators such as Kae Tempest on vocals and shubaka Hutchings on sax and other instruments. The drummer/percussionist seems to be the main guy and he had a really curious arrangement of home made instruments rigged up to a drum pad. One appeared to be made from a skateboard deck. Rhythmically very clever. Awesome bass player. Very south London but don’t hold that against them!
I assume you're familiar with Tame Impala. But if not, have a listen. You're welcome 😉
Cleo Sol has done two albums of stunning modern soul music
https://cleosol.bandcamp.com/album/rose-in-the-dark
Also Moodymann’s most recent (but there’s quite a back catalog) oozing with soul (he’s from Detroit) and highly original output
https://www.discogs.com/master/1927695-Moodymann-Taken-Away
nickfrog
I wasn't but I am now - ta
ta zbonty - and everyone else. I am still working my way thru the lot but there are some real belters here right up my street
Ta
Check out Unknown Mortal Orchestra and The Avalanches recent albums too
On the reggae side I’m assuming you’re aware of Mungo’s Hi-Fi? For classic funk Iron Leg by Mickey and the Soul Generation. The Aggrolites are a sort of modern punk, ska, reggae thing. Early albums are worth a listen. Mr Misery is a great track.
I was going to suggest the avalanches latest album too. Perhaps their first and last albums - prob too many guest hip hop vocals on the middle one for sir’s tastes although there’s some great tracks on there too.
things that’s have popped up in my ear phones this week while this thread is in play….
The Shortwave Set album ‘Debt Collection’
and Money Mark’s albums “Push the Button’ and ‘Change is Coming’
The Beastie Boys have two great wee instrumental albums too. ‘The in sound from way out’ is a compilation of instrumental interludes gathered from a few albums. ‘The Mix Up’ was planned as an instrumental only album.
On my latest playlist there were some more newish tracks which may or may not fit your criteria TJ.
Katalyst - Day into Night
Alewya - Ethiopia
The Originators - Bye Bye Bye
Black Pumas - Know You Better
Gabriels - One and Only
She She She - Trouble
The Milk - Time Don't Cost Enough
B Movie - Zuba
Night over Manaus - Boozoo Bajou
The Arcs - Put a Flower in Your Pocket
Scrapy - Rudie can Fail
and a couple of old classics
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - (I Got) so Much Trouble in My Mind
Marijata - I Walk Alone
Pat Thomas is good.
check this
https://patthomasstrut.bandcamp.com/album/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band
Fat Freddy's Drop
Newen Afrobeat with Sean Kuti
And Nova Twins (see Glasto performance on Iplayer)
In the last week I’ve discovered VNV Nation and Solitary Experiments and I’m now struggling to listen to anything else. Both great bands in my humble opinion.
The Khruangbin live at Stubbs album is fun, dropping Crystal Water's Gypsy Woman into the middle of People Everywhere and having songs from the support acts is a nice touch.
I much prefer the Arcs to the Black Keys. Dan Auerbach's bluesy output seems to have stagnated but his soulful side just keeps going to new places, so further to burntember's suggestion have a listen to all their back catalogue.
I love these threads. Thanks TJ and all the recommenders.
Just makes me realise how boring my listening has become. That first Ren track is just brilliant.
Fila Brazillia
Up, bustle and out
Herbaliser band sessions
Just a bump to say thanks again. This has broadened my music taste and led me to all sorts of new to me things. thanks
Give these a try if you haven't already.
Breakestra
Bob Moses
Eddie Berman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_4kqRYbhv0
I may have missed it if this band have been mentioned, but these guys are the real deal, regarded by the Islamist government of Mali as terrorists.
Just another thanks for this. Its taken me to some great tunes. I've made a tremendous playlist from it. Ta