Reviews

Pieces

Here is yet another fellow who has been plucked from obscurity and enjoyed a career revival thanks to the discerning taste and archaeological drive of some crate diggers…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Jazz, Rock

Puzzle

Mandrake Memorial were a folk / psych group from Philly who had great local success but never carved their way into the mainstream hippy Woodstock world.  They…

Filed under: Music, Rock

Saturday Night Special

The “favorite songs featuring a mellotron” forum thread on here a couple of days back, sparked my interest in pulling this one off the expedite. …

Filed under: Music, Funk, Jazz

Feelin’ Lucky

A stone cold classic produced by boogie, modern soul legend Jacques Fred Petrus.  This is by far one of my favorite boogie / modern soul LPs ever, a solid end…

Filed under: Music, Disco, Soul

Sunlight

This was the album the kicked off Herbie’s electro “Rockit” era and by far his best.  In fact, it’s effect can be felt today in today’s…

Filed under: Music, Disco, Funk, Jazz

Horse Meat Disco II

This came in the mail the other day from overseas and I have to say I was quite surprised.  I live in a bubble here in the US and whatever “scene”…

Filed under: Music, Disco

Express Rising

Sounding Out the City

This is the album that re-instilled my hope for neo funk acts making more records in the 21st century.  Acts on labels like Desco, Dapton, Soul Fire, and Truth…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul

Blackman

This is one of my favorite 80s funk records.  It’s a nice mix of P-Funk, Rick James, and the Dave Grusin-esque smooth jazz that plagued the charts during…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Jazz, Soul

If I Could Only Remember My Name