“Rhythm’n'Booze” is an excellent series of white-label mashup 7″ and 12″ vinyl only releases counting five volumes so far of mostly funk, disco, hip-hop and reggae music with some other genres mixed in as well, most of them were created by someone calling themselves Mr Blennd, please read on for a selection of the best tracks:
Monthly archive: October 2009
“Rhythm’n'Booze” volume 1 – 5
October 30, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
Johannes mix 1 – “Bounces and Contractions”
October 29, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
Presenting the first mix from a very groovy Ultrafunk contributor, Mr. Johannes, for your listening pleasure (the playlist and mix download link is available by reading the full post):
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Quincy Jones – “Ndeda” (1972)
October 26, 2009 - posted in Albums, Reviews.
This man needs no introduction, his creative legacy speaks for itself, and it puts him in the company of the select few who have changed popular music forever either directly or indirectly, or in his case, both. What is perhaps not so well known is the body of work he created as a jazz arranger, conductor, producer and performer in the 50′s and 60′s, which is what this excellent compilation album is all about.
Archive On 4 – “Beat Mining With The Vinyl Hoover”
October 23, 2009 - posted in Misc, Releases.
Excellent BBC Radio 4 documentary presented by Toby Amies on crate digging and beat mining, the influence old vinyl has had on hip-hop, the resurgence of funk and soul/northern soul, sampling etc., featuring interviews with Coldcut, Keb Darge, Steinski, Mr. Scruff, Idris Muhammed and more:
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Download link: Archive On 4 – “Beat Mining With The Vinyl Hoover” (54MB mp3).
Los Amigos Invisibles – Remixes and collaborations
October 22, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
One of my all-time favourite bands and also some of the friendliest people I have ever met are these gentlemen from Venezuela, better known as Los Amigos Invisibles. The whole band, and especially their guitar player and DJ José Luis Pardo, have remixed and collaborated with a lot of different bands and artists over the years, and presented here are some audio samples of the (in my own humble opinion) best resulting tracks – it’s a long list, so please read on:
Funky Norwegian music – part 2
October 21, 2009 - posted in Releases, Videos.
Here is a one hour long live concert of Jarle Bernhoft performing his solo debut album “Ceramik City Chronicles” backed by a very competent band of musicians at a venue in Oslo called Blå, enjoy! (Sorry about the wrong video aspect ratio, but this is how the original source is encoded).
Groove Collection 12″ series
October 20, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
As a mostly vinyl playing DJ, I like compilations because they save me a lot of time and weight, and when the track selection is good, it can get you out of a pinch when you’re playing for a tough crowd. The “Groove Collection” 12″ series has now passed 50 records in total, and to be honest, not all of them are great, but a select few are really good, listen for yourself and decide. Some of the tracks are pretty well known, some are not, but most of them work a treat on the dance floor.
Newtone – “Newtone” (1996)
October 19, 2009 - posted in Albums, Reviews.
I don’t know why or how their only album got made, because the band appeared and then disappeared again almost immediately without any trace. “Newtone” was released just as the acid jazz wave faded out from the charts around the world, and I’m guessing that bad timing probably killed any chance it had to succeed. Originally, a friend of mine bought it on impulse sometime in the late 90’s because the cover looked, well, kinda funky, and surprisingly, the music actually matched his initial expectations and then some!
News summary for October 2009
October 18, 2009 - posted in News.
Read on to get the latest news about the new Jamiroquai album and tour, Stuart Zenders latest projects, the state of Ronny Jordans new album, and an update from Nils Landgren regarding the Funk Unit.
Cookin Soul & Nahright – “1:00 A.M AND RISING” (2009)
October 18, 2009 - posted in Records, Releases.
The boys from Valencia, Spain is at it again with yet another high-quality hip-hop remix tape, and as usual it’s filled to the brim with old and new-school inspired smooth grooves and plenty of quality rapping, and best of all, it’s FREE!
You can read more about this release on their homepage, or even better, you can download it directly here (90MB zip).
Rune mix 02 – “Raregrooves”
October 17, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
An uptempo mix inspired by the dance floor action at Oslo Soul Experience, trying to capture the intensity and spirit of their DJ’s excellent track selections and adding some additional flavour to that (the playlist and mix download link is available by reading the full post):
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Jazzland Sessions – “Saturday Session” (1999)
October 17, 2009 - posted in Albums, Reviews.
This live recording is a perfect example of capturing a musical performance that can only happen once because all the right elements were at the right place at the right time. Unfortunately, only about half of the actual concert is present on the album, but still, what is there is a remarkable mix of improvised jazz-funk by performers in total control of their craft, just letting the groove guide them wherever it might go.
Funky Halvor – “Brazilian Love Affair”
October 16, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
Summertime is over here in northern Europe, but if you still want that warm summer night groove, we have the medicine for you, courtesy of one of our resident DJs, Mr. Funky Halvor (the mix download link is available by reading the full post):
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Breakestra – “Dusk Till Dawn” (2009)
October 16, 2009 - posted in Albums, Reviews.
Four years in the making, this is the second all-original Breakestra album after their long awaited debut “Hit The Floor” was released back in 2005, well, debut may not be the correct term here since they have been performing and releasing live mix albums and 7″/12″ vinyl since the late nineties. Anyway, they continue here in the same vein as their previous outing, and that can only be a good thing, because this is a solid dose of down and dirty funk, soul and jazz that would have made James himself proud!
Funky Norwegian music – part 1
October 16, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
In our non-stop search for new and funky music, my friend, dj-partner and Ultrafunk contributor Halvor, always manages to find something fresh and unexpected, even when we are talking about contemporary Norwegian (mainly) jazz music, have a look and listen:
The history of Ultrafunk
October 15, 2009 - posted in News.
Ultrafunk as a creative entity was started in 1988 by three people from Oslo, Norway: Anders Hamre (R.I.P. my friend & mentor), Lars Hamre and Rune Johnsrud. From 1988 until 1998, the group existed under many different names, and we worked on many different projects, among them ProTracker, Berimbau, Apollon, MovieStation and more.
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October 14, 2009 - posted in News.
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