Showing posts with label Deodato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deodato. Show all posts

Saturday, April 14, 2012

April Mix



A new mix has sprung!  Here is a mix inspired solely on the dancer. The dancer as the most important element in dance music.  They couldn't live without the other.  Musically, this eclectic mix has a very complex yet simple approach using a myriad of overlapping segments with some of unexpected twists.  I dug out some of old live vinyl mixes and experiments with acapellas over beats.    There are some nice retro tracks along with fairly recent ones that I am excited about such as the Sebastian Teller's disco orgy of "Cochon Ville", Jimmy Edgar's hard core "This Ones For The Children", Thomas Gandey's "The Organ Track" which is treated nicely by Maxxi Soundsystem and The Chromatics' beautifully haunting "Lady".  The new Chromatics LP is worth checking out by the way.  Happy Spring and Enjoy!


Track List


   1.  T. Rex  - Cosmic Dancer
   2.  Sebastien Teller - Cochon Ville
   3.  Celeda - The Underground (Acapella)
   4. Gino Soccio - Dancer
   5. Jimmy Edgar - This Ones For The Children
   6. Thomas Gandey - The Organ Track (Maxxi Soundsystem Dub)
   7. Classic Man - 5th Street Orchestration (Sweet Ambience Mix)
   8. Deep Space Orchestra - Dollar
   9. Deodato - Skyscraper
 10. Eddie C - Gimme Your Dub
 11. Instant Funk - No Stoppin' That Rockin' (Acapella)
 12. The Chromatics - Lady
 13. First Choice - The Player (Acapella Dub Beat Mix)
 14. Bumblebee Unlimited - Love Bug
 15  Dominatrix - The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
 16  Block 16 - Slow Hot Wind
 17. Common - Voices
 18. Delegation - Promise Of Love/Soul Tripping



Sunday, April 25, 2010

Groovitation

What a weekend of polarities! One day we have a beautiful sunny spring day and the other is total gray and full of rain. Such is life! In the spirit of New Orleans Jazz festival and Festival International de Louisiane, here are a couple of songs by one of my favorites jazz/fusion groups of the 70's and 80's. Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian musician, record producer and arranger primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with elements of rock/pop, r&b/funk, Brazilian/Latin and symphonic orchestral music. He has produced or arranged music in more than 500 albums for acts ranging from Kool and the Gang to Bjork and k.d. Lang. Night Cruiser was the first of his 80's offerings and a move from funk jazz of the 70's to modern soul. Here he showcases the best of his talents in both genres. His uncanny sense of rhythm and timing is still very firmly in place, making this LP more than just a smooth jazz album and pushing it into the realm of soulful spacey fusion. There are some amazing tracks here such as "Skatin", "Uncle Funk", "Love Magic" and of course Paradise Garage classic "Night Cruiser" which I'm also featuring here as a bonus. "Groovitation" has been overlooked and I feel deserves revisiting. It's got some great house elements! Hear for yourself and enjoy!