Just got back from an exhausting trip to Germany first to stay with Grope, we then drove down to Utrecht and hit the ARC (Hi Modal Man) on Friday, a couple of nights in A'Dam with the local Soul Strutters which included a night djing with too much free beer and then home from Brussels. Crossed off some long term wants:
Cheap Hip Hop to begin with:Ultramagnetic MC's - Funky / Mentally MadThe Ballistic Brothers vs The Eccentric Afros - Jazz from the 90'sDe La Soul - Plug Tunin / Freedom of SpeakJVC Force - Doin' Damage LP (Cheers Grope)Herb Alpert - Rise 12"Hashim - Al Naafiysh - SpareElectro 15EPMD - It's My Thing / You're a CustomerJVC Force - Strong Island
The Jr7 - Belgian group that looks promising but will probbaly be pants!Jose Prates - Brasil TropicalRhoda Scott - Live at the Olympia - Great version of Thank you for Letting me be Myself - SpareFunk Inc - Chickin Lickin - Great funky jazzWilson Simonal - no 1 in Brasil - Features Nem Vem Que Nao TemNucleus - Elastic Rock - Classic UK fusion on swirl - SpareStuff Combe 5 + Perecussion - Typical, just got one of these on Ebay after a very long search and then one turns up in the wild. Amazing Swiss jazz!! - SpareNapoli Centrale - ST - Know nothing about these guys but they play some super funky jazz on here, any info anyone?Bots - ST - New one on me, Dutch funky jazz rock
The Greatest Organ Players - Features an amazing Ingrid Hoffman track Stroke It that is only availible here.Fats Morgana - Live at the Domicile - Features Sunshine from the Sunbirds LPErich Kleinschuster Sextett - Beautiful Austrian jazz on the Orf labelCharly Antolini - Soul Beat - Classic German funky jazz inc Woe all Over me - SpareNikki Cole - Elementary & Contemporary Dance - UK only funky jazz dance instruction LP's (Cheers Grope!)US69 - Yesterday's Folks - Great funky psych, one of my favs! - SpareSyncrisis - Sunny Crisis - German private press jazz, found one after more than a year of looking!The Incredible Bongo Band - The Return of - 2nd LP and harder to find in my experience - Spare
Mill Valley Bunch - Casting Pearls - Funky Rock LP that Belson played many moons ago at an early Brillo - SpareMike Gibbs - The Chrome Waterfall - UK jazzMilt Matthews Inc - ST - Great folk Funk - SpareBots - Wie Zwijgt Stemt toe - Funky Dutch Jazz RockPaul Kuhn and the Mad Rockers - Another long term want crossed off, seems to be popular round these parts.Helmuth Brandenburg - Big Band Beat - Funky Big Band - Spare101 Strings - Love is Blue - Euro only release featuring most of their best tracks - SpareLalo Schifrin - Sudden Impact - Great comp of Dirty Harry tracks - SpareJerry Goldsmith - In Like Flint - Cool 60's spy jazz - Spare
Ben Sidran - I Lead a Life - Two or three instros on here which are great.Men Vision - ST - German modern funky soul - SpareStereo Demonstrate Plaat - The track Orch with R and B group is short but sweet.Asha Puthli - The Devil is Loose - Space Talk is the track - SpareRock Workshop - The Very Last Time - Great UK Jazz Rock - SpareBaya - ST - Private press latin jazz funkNeue Geistliche Lieder - German funky Xian LPThe Band - Live - Great funky Euro Jazz with everyone playing!! - SpareAfrique - Soul Makossa - Great funky jazz LP
Peter Herbholzheimer - Hip Walk - Funky German Jazz pulled from the box next to where Grope found Mombassa 2 for 5 Euros! - SparePeter King - Omo Lewa - Uk press of super funky Nigerian afro, anyone know this one?Miatta - ST - Obscure UK only afro soul funk - SpareOkumenische Beatmesse - Another funky German Xian LPDanyel Gerarad - Atmosphere - French psych funk on Sexologie - SpareNino Ferrer - Nino and Radiah - Great French funk - SpareNick Ingman - Terminator - First one of these I've ever found in the wild. Great UK library sounding funk - SparePeter Wyngarde - Jason King - Highly controversial LP that was far too cheap to be left behind.Vanessa - Black and White - Hard Norwegien funky fusion
St Tropez Jazz Octett - Jazz Goes Swinging - Cool Euro Jazz - SparePaul Nero - Detroit Soul party - Klaus Doldinger alter ego gets funky on This is Detroit Soul - SpareUve Schikora - Das Gewitter - Funky Eastern Euro JazzGolf Drouot Special - Features The Pyranha Sounds - SpareScience Fiction Dance Party - Long term want crossed off here, crazy Kraut psych jazz soundsPumpkin - ST - Another amazing LP. These guys really are the Dutch Placebo!Novac - The Fifth Word - Psych JazzAnanda Shankar - Sa Re Ga Machan - Jungle Symphony is as good as anything he's doneLotti Golden - Motor Cycle - Crazy psych rock folk LP, love this!
Al Hirt - Soul in the Horn - All about the De La Sampled Harlem Hendo - SpareGreen Line - ST - Jap only funky free jazzBrull - Dramatic Brass - A couple of decent funky tracks on here.Wasrag - ST - Funky covers by session playersPaul Kuhn - Big Bnad Berlin - Amazing funky Big BandUnknown Russian LP - This has been getting a lot of attention over recent months, crazy drums on this one!
