Posts from — October 2008

Released: 1973/2007

It is just as good as anything the Jackson 5 ever made. Foster Sylvers’ “Misdemeanor” is one of my favourite songs of all time. When watching the album cover on the Youtube video you’re thinking he can’t be older than 15. In fact, Foster was only 11 when he recorded this classic!

He was the youngest member of “The Sylvers” who also released “Boogie Fever” and was coined the Southern Jackson Five. Singing “she stole my heart, but it’s just a misdemeanor” this little kid knew a lot about love for his age only being slightly into two-digits.

There is also a rare Danny Krivit edit on this release, but I’ll stick to the 1973 original. Some songs deserve that.

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Released: 26/08/1998

You probably remember the Lighthouse Family when I mention songs like “High” and “Run”. The duo released some great soul and balearic pop back in the 1990s. Vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboard player Paul Tucker are no longer active as a group, after they split in 2003, but their music is still in my heart. “Question of faith” was their fourth single from their second album “Postcards from heaven”.

This hard to find Idjut Boys remix of The Lighthouse Family is a killer. The original is a downtempo Ibiza sunset classic, but the Idjut Boys transforms it into a deep, groovy balearic house territory. It has got the beats, the groove, the vocals, that piano line and the obligatory soulful flute. I always get in a good mood when I hear it, and it has gotten great response whenever I play it out. Good re-work from Dan Tyler and Conrad McDonnell!

I have tried to find a better version online, but unfortunatly you have to settle with this one.

Released: 30/05/2005

Take an American, a Russian and a Swedish-born Chilean/Brazilian and you got a truely international hip-hop collective. One Self consists of Dj Vadim and MCs Blu Rum13 and Yarah Bravo. “Children of Possibility” is still a classic hiphop album – where “Bluebird” is the stand out track. 

The trio formed as a result of DJ Vadims extensive touring under the Russian Percussion banner. When Touring North America, Yarah Bravo originally provided the vocals, but when Yarah couldn’t be part of the rest of the tour, Blu Rum  stepped up to the task. Vadim saw the potential of both styles and organized One Self as a proper artist collective – The result was the 2005 release of “Children of possibility”.

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Released: 17/06/2006

Bugz in the Attic is West Londons finest broken beats crew. The collective includes djs and producers like Afronaught, Seiji, Daz-I-Kue, Kaidi Tatham, Mark Force, and Alex Phountzi. When talking about genre defining artists, you could definitively throw in the Bugz.

They were first brought together by Orin Walters (Afronaught) and Seiji during 1997 in Orin’s attic studio. Since then, they have released tons of singles, an album and brilliant compilations for the likes of Fabric and DMC’s “Back to mine” series. Each individual member have also produced lots of quality stuff under their own names. If you haven’t heard their 2004 hit “Booty (la la)” – check it out!

“Move aside” is taken from the 2006 album “Back in the doghouse.” It is an attitude filled nu funk breakbeat number not to far off from what Amerie did to top the charts. Remixes on this 12″ comes from Thylord & Alex Phountzi and A.Brucker & Sinden.

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If you like the music on this blog please support the artists. Buy their music, go to their concerts and loudly proclaim your love for them.

The music industry is changing, and you might not buy vinyls or cd’s anymore, but there are loads of good digital record stores where you can get the music and put it on your iPod. My favourites are Beatport and Juno Records, and of course you have iTunes and Amazon as well. In my posts I always put links to places were you can listen to the tracks to see if you like it as much as I do, and to places where you can buy the music either as a physical product or digitally.

Released: 07/03/2007

As you probably have noticed by now, I am a big fan of Tru Thoughts Recordings. The Brighton imprint has an impressive consistency with over 150 releases of quality music and a set of artists that includes amongst others Quantic, Alice Russell, The Bamboos and TM Juke. 

I first heard of Atlanta based singer songwriter Anthony David appeared on Freddie Krugers debut album on Tru Thoughts in 2006. I have been playing that track out a couple of times, and “I Wanna Make You Move” is included here as well. But for me it is “Something About You” and “Lady” from his “Red Clay Chronicles” album that inspired me to write about the release. Two good pieces of soul music.

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Released: 14/05/2007

Amp Fiddler has been a lot of good stuff over the years. I am particularly found of “I believe in you” that was released with a cracking Bugz in the Attic remix back in 2004. “If I don’t” is a brilliant soul ballade with Corinne Bailey Rae providing the vocal.

Amp Fiddler was part of George Clintons legendary Parliament and Funkadelic groups until 1996. The Detroit keyboardist is both a good vocalist and a great producer. His first solo album “Waltz of a Ghetto Fly” was released in 2004, and his second album “Afro Strut” came in 2006. If you haven’t checked them out yet you have something to look forward to. 

Corinne Bailey Rae is already a star on the soul heaven, and if you have been reading my posts it should come as no surprise that she is from the UK. Her self-entitled debut album was released back in 2006, and has sold to triple platinum in the UK. She conquered the US and entered Billboard at number 17 – the highest ever chart debut for a UK artist in the US.

“If I don’t” is a ragtime jazz inspired number. It is a rich sound where the instruments flirts in and out to create a feel good sound. The original is accompanied with a strong set of remixes. Wookie takes it into bouncy house territory, Foreign Beggars smokes it down to a druggy, trippy vibe, while Taylor McFerrin delivers his broken beat treatment.

Check out the video on YouTube – A “Monsters Inc.” inspired animated show featuring lots of aliens, as well as Amp and Corinne in character. 

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I am happy to announce that I will be providing you with weekly music recommendations on national radio. Lt.Wee show is on the air every saturday at 20.00-22.00, with a re-run every thursday at the same time.

It is one of the most popular dance music programs on Norwegian radio and provides you with the weekly recommended dose of house music. It is just what your doctor prescribed. I will be recommending one hot new house track every week. Of course, you can still get your recommendations from the blog.You can tune in to Lt. Wee Show both through regular radio frequencies and online.