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GORAN KAJFES SUBTROPIC ARKESTRA-THE REASON WHY VOLUME 3.
Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra-The Reason Why Volume 3. Label: Headspin Recordings. Just over four-and-a-half years ago, Swedish trumpeter Goran Kajfeš released the first volume in The Reason Why trilogy, on Headspin Recordings the label he had founded with producer David Osterberg in 2004. The Reason Why Volume 1 was hailed by critics as an ambitious …
ERIK HONORE-UNREST.
Erik Honoré-Unrest. Label: Hubro Music. As 2014 dawned, Erik Honoré had just turned forty-seven, and was a vastly experienced composer, musician, producer and vocalist with over twenty-five years of experience and 150 credits to his name. Erik Honoré was also a writer, but since graduating from the Norwegian Institute For Stage and Studio in Oslo, …
ERLAND DAHLEN-CLOCKS.
Erland Dahlen-Clocks. Label: Hubro Music. For the last three decades, forty-six year old drummer and percussionist Erland Dahlen has been regarded as one of Norway’s top drummers. He’s the drummer’s drummer, and the man who the great and good of Norwegian music go to when they’re looking for a drummer. As a result, Erland Dahlen …
THE LIBRARY ARCHIVE-FROM THE VAULTS OF CAVENDISH MUSIC.
The Library Archive-From The Vaults Of Cavendish Music. Label: BBE Music. The names Sonoton, De Woife, Amphonic, Conroy and Cavendish Music roll off the tongue of aficionados of library music, which ranges from a small coterie of collectors to sample hungry hip hop producers to DJs and compilers like Mr Thing and Chris Read. The …
ANDREAS SPECHTI-THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW, AND HOW TO BUILD IT.
Andreas Spechti-Thinking About Tomorrow, And How To Build It. Label: Bureau B. Since the advent of the internet, the world has become a much smaller place, with music lovers suddenly having access to music from each of the seven continents in the world. With one click of a mouse, it’s possible to hear traditional and …
CREAM-BEFORE AND AFTER DISRAELI GEARS AS IT TURNS 50
Cream-Before and After Disraeli Gears As It Turns 50. Twenty five years ago, it was mostly classic albums like Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, The White Album and Pet Sounds that were reissued by record labels to celebrate a landmark anniversary. In the case of the reissue of The White Album, it was faithfully reproduced right down to the photos that accompanied the original …
MOTORHEAD-A GLITTERING CAREER: THE CLASSIC 1977 TO 1983.
Motörhead-A Glittering Career: The Classic Years 1977-1983. In My 1975, Hawkwind’s tour bus arrived in Windsor, Ontario, at the Canadian-American border, but before the band could cross over into America, for the next part of their tour, the band were subjected to a routine drugs search. For Hawkwind bassist Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, this spelt disaster and resulted in his arrest on drug possession charges. …
IF MUSIC PRESENTS YOU NEED THIS! AN INTRODUCTION TO BLACK SAINT AND SOUL NOTE (1975 TO 1985).
IF Music Presents You Need This! An Introduction To Black Saint and Soul Note (1975 To 1985). Label: BBE. Two years ago, in November 2015, when BBE released IF Music presents You Need This A Journey Into Deep Jazz which was compiled by Jean Claude, the owner of London’s IF Music the aim of this …
ASTRID KULJANIC TRANSATLANTIC EXPLORATION COMPANY-RIVA.
Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company-Riva. Label: One Trick Dog Records. It was Astrid Kuljanic’s love of jazz that resulted in her leaving her home on the beautiful island of Cres, which is a natural paradise surrounded by the deep blue Adriatic Sea. However, a new life and the opportunity of a lifetime awaited Astrid Kuljanic in …
HANNE HUKKELBERG-TRUST.
Hanne Hukkelberg-Trust. Label: Propeller Recordings. From an early age, children are taught that the best way achieve something is to start at the beginning. That is the gospel according to countless generations of teachers and Julie Andrews in the Sound Of Music, who believed it’s: “a very good place to start.” However, that isn’t always …
BETTY HARRIS-NEW ORLEANS’ SOUL’S BEST KEPT SECRET.
Betty Harris-New Orleans’ Soul’s Best Kept Secrets. Not every artist is fortunate enough to enjoy a long and illustrious career where they enjoyed commercial success and critical acclaim. For many artists, it’s quite the opposite and their career is cut short, and is over before it has even began. That was the case with Florida born singer Betty Harris, whose …
ERIC GALE-THE SOLO YEARS 1973-1983.
Eric Gale-The Solo Years 1973-1983 Jazz guitarist Eric Gale was born in Brooklyn, New York on September the ‘20th’ 1938, and by the time he was eleven, had already discovered music. Fittingly, it was guitarist Les Paul that piqued Eric Gale’s interest in music. When he heard Les Paul and his wife Mary Ford on the radio …
CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE? THE JOHN LUONGO DISCO MIXES.
Can You Feel The Force? The John Luongo Disco Mixes. Label: Groove Line Records. After graduating from the Northeastern University in Boston, with a degree in Civil Engineering, twenty-four year old John Luongo decided to turn his back on the world of engineering and become a full-time DJ. He had been DJ-ing for five …
MOTORHEAD-WHAT’S WORTH WORDS VINYL.
Motörhead -What’s Worth Words Vinyl. Label: Big Beat Records. When Wilko Johnson of Dr. Feelgood heard of a project to preserve William Wordsworth’s manuscripts, he decided to put on a fundraising concert on the ’18th’ February 1978. Back then, the future Saint Geldof was still part of a third-rate pseudo punk band. They wouldn’t be …
CHUCK JACKSON-BIG NEW YORK CITY SOUL: WAND RECORDS 1961-1966.
Chuck Jackson-Big New York Soul: Wand Records 1961-1966. Label: Kent Soul. Although, Pittsburg-based Chuck Jackson was just twenty-four when he signed to Wand Records in 1961,he was already an experienced singer. His career began in 1957, when he joined the second lineup of The Del-Vikings. Later, that year, Chuck Jackson sung the lead vocal on …
ORCHESTRE LES MANGELEPA-LAST BAND STANDING.
Orchestre Les Mangelepa-Last Band Standing. Label: Strut. It was a search for a better quality of musical instruments that brought the Congolese band Orchestre Baba National to Kenya in 1975. By then, the band was dominated by older musicians, who had the biggest say in the running of the Orchestre Baba National. This was frustrating …
PAA KOW-COOKPOT.
Paa Kow-Cookpot. Label-Self-Released. Recently, Colorado-based drummer Paa Kow released his third album Cookpot, which features his trademark Afro-fusion sound. This is something the Ghanaian drummer has been honing since he arrived at the University of Colorado as a guest artist and teacher in 2007. Not long after that, Paa Kow formed his own band. That …
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