This past week I came across something I think most of you would enjoy quite
a bit.... a (bootleg) compilation of 'greatest hits' from a late 70s new york
label called 99 records..... the music on this double vinyl set is amazing.
(think of it as a missing link)
some of these tunes sound a bit like laika except much more jammier, dancier
and w/ a bit of can thrown in...(keep in mind this was made in the funk/disco
era...) the drumming is great....its all live but sounds like its been
programmed in a lot of places....(there's a jungle cut-and-paste feel to some
of the beats). basically if this music came out today people would be doing
flips... curiously, the label says 45 rpm but the songs sound 'normal' on 33
(some on 45 are insanely breaky drill n' bassy nutty). lots of live bass
grooves, bells and drones. buy on sight.
other really good things:
Canada by Repeat on Unexplored beats - (mark broom + plaid?)
Funkbwitu - Buckfunk 3000 - language - super funky bass, second song sounds
very vibert influenced to my ears (w/ nice plucked strings and nice beat
work). the begg man striketh again.
Fink Funk - N-tone # 23
one bit sounds like tipsy....the rest is dense, wacky, thick down tempo. very
nice sampling and well worth tracking down.
jury man 4 is also purty good...nice jazz breaks.