a bigger splash

one of these days

2009-12-04T01:23:00.000-08:00

I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy,government, health care, real estate prices, the stock market,the federal deficit, Iraq, Afghanistan, global warming,my savings, Social Security, credit card debt...I called the Suicide Hotline.I got a call center in Pakistan; I told them I was suicidal.They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.

boulevard

2009-03-20T11:39:00.000-07:00

to whom it may concern, the saharan motor hotelon sunset boulevardsit, back, relax and close your eyes...thank you mum, 4 everything you didfrom classic 1995 album "boulevard"by ludovic navarre a.k.a st-germainthanks to Bobby Steel

it's about that time

2009-03-04T09:06:00.000-08:00

an evening with steve reicha multikulti sounds mix by sütra (patrick vidal & thomas bourdeau)& 3mai (jac perrichon & yours truly)recorded live at the auditorium de lyon, france, march 2001...part 0nepart two

back on the block

2009-02-20T02:15:00.000-08:00

hey baby, it's been a while but your sugardaddy is back.i promise, from now on i'll be a nice guy...from the streets to the sheets, these sounds fell into my mind:- jay-z/american gangster-lartizan intro- bill cosby-simple love affair- rosko-peacemaker- ike turner-garbage man- omar & angie stone-be thankful-jazzy jeff mix- antonio fargas-christmas eve 1953 (horatio)- melo da tagarela-rapper's

what about kinda cute kinda hot kinda sexy histerically funny but not funny looking guy who you could fuck did you not understand?

2008-09-19T10:03:00.001-07:00

picture by alessio cuccuhere's the final evening from Paolo Fresu's series of 2006 concerts at the Opera de Lyon, featuring guitar wiz Nguyen Lêenjoy and share.

drive, he said

2008-08-19T14:17:00.000-07:00

picture courtesy of ragnane/appuntisecond encounter of a strange kind featuring Paolo Fresu on trumpet and effects and pedal-steel guitar-hero BJ Cole, captured live in france on june 2006.hope you'll enjoy that smokey vibe.part onepart two

to whom it may concern

2008-07-24T01:17:00.000-07:00

thanks guys for support. here's part two of this great concert.more paolo fresù trios to come soon, let me know who you want first, nguyen lè or bj cole.

la notte, la notte

2008-07-12T09:44:00.000-07:00

On june 2006, italian-born trumpet player Paolo Fresu invited some of his favorite fellow sidemen and gave a very creative series of concerts at the Lyon Opera Amphi Jazz.the first evening reunited Paolo and Nguyen Lê (on guitar), BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar) the following night and finally Eivind Aarset (g) and Dhafer Youssef (oud & voice), with Fresu adding various electronic effects. the very

get your own bag!

2008-04-22T09:03:00.000-07:00

it's so simple and cool it's incredible nobody dropped it sooner!thanks to justin ouellette for launching muxtape, the best way to share your latest mixes online.i couldn't resist to give it a try and share some of my faves of the moment, a few classics and homebrews. so please rush over and enjoy before Google buys it out or the RIAA gets berserk.there's a buy mp3 option that should keep the

between yesterday and tomorrow

2008-03-23T15:47:00.000-07:00

thanks to the few cats who still pay a visit here once in a while.you may have noticed the doctor's not in most of the time and with spring, outdoor choirs and new family duties i'm afraid it won't get any better...here's what usually happens: when i finally come up with an idea of post, i then discover it's already been broken by the big jazz honchos around here (bacoso, vesper, jazz-nekko,

miles edits

2008-01-12T09:49:00.000-08:00

hi there. i've been away from this blog too long and won't even try to find a bad excuse.so first i wish everybody a very good year and hope all your dreams and ambitions will be fulfilled.good health is important too. among the most inspired jazz bloggers around, let's have a special shout out for reza, who suffered a very tough year and came back recently with full force, sharing great albums

same old story back again

2007-10-15T08:51:00.000-07:00

is it just me or there's so many cool places around it's hard to keep up with 'em on a regular basis... even the rss and such a genial organizer as netvibes tends to make this blog thing ridiculous.however, among my latest fave spots i couldn't help but recommand CATASTO'S FRIENDLY FIRE-, HUMBLE PIE'S INNER SANCTUM- definitely the best jazz live jams around,MY FAVORITE SOUNDS, with whom i

the taste of you

2007-10-07T09:44:00.000-07:00

today's post is a rarity i'm sure you'll enjoy:THE ERROL PARKER EXPERIENCE, recorded in NYC on april 1977, for Sahara records (errol's parker -a.k.a the dude on the album cover- own label) feat. clyde tate on vocals, monty waters on alto & soprano saxes, errol parker on both electric and acoustic piano, tambourine and cowbell, james"fish" benjamin on fender bass , clyde lucas on drums. you can

africadelic's the name, volume one

2007-09-18T09:10:00.000-07:00

hi music lovers worldwide. i'm finally back with one rare and sought-after piece of library music composed and played by Gérard Levecque and Claude Romat in the seventies.it's stamped n° 54 on the MP 2000 label and the first volume of a twofer in their african sound collection. for your knowledge, vol.2 which is even rarer-and funkier.side one is full of catching breaks, drums loops, bass and

are you experienced?

2007-05-17T15:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the blogosphere's energy, several Miles Davis live performances from the seventies are floatin' around. (props to the Heat Warps, James at Nothing Is, Curved-air and the whole in-crowd, you know who you are) these gigs are so inspiring, uplifting and fresh that i had to contribute to the chorus in some way.the Miles at Isle of Wight lp is one of these odd vinyl artefacts Sony indulged

Three Blind Mice in the Air

2007-04-11T03:19:00.000-07:00

if you're into Miles Davis' early electric atmospheres, Air's eponym lp will probably make your day. recorded at Epicurius Studio, Tokyo on april 12 & 20, 1977 - yeah, that's exactly 30 years ago - by a bunch of laid-back xperimental jazz cats, namely Yasuo Shimura on saxes, flute, shô, ARP, voice, percusssion and radio - Reinkichi Hayasahi on Fender stratocaster, blue box, crybaby and super gas

pop74

2007-03-23T12:12:00.001-07:00

. well, here's a collector's one for you beat/breakdiggers out there.a gift from a great friend of mine who stumbled on several fresh mint copies on a street corner a few years ago and made a small fortune on ebay and records dealers back when library music was the craze.jean claudric used to be a popular composer and conductor for various french commercial artists, namely anybody from michel

relief from muscular pain

2005-11-09T01:53:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } seb, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. SEBASTIEN TELLIERL'ENFANCE D'UN CHIENUNE VIE DE PAPAL'INCROYABLE VERITErecord makers, 2001first recording launched on RECORD MAKERS, electronic pop superduo AIR's own label,

are you going with me?

2005-10-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } m&m, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. MAMANI KEITA & MARC MINELLIN'KA WILLYELECTRO BAMAKOemarcy, 2001palm, 2003a sunny one from the heart, for your souls and feet. play on repeat mode until the neighbors drop in, with

in your own sweet way

2005-10-12T10:51:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } kenny&pete, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. KENNY WERNERIN YOUR OWN SWEET WAYSWEET SOULpeter erskinenovus, 1991in my wonderland of piano players,KENNY WERNER holds a special place. i discovered him on THIS very good

we got by

2005-09-30T09:01:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } al, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. AL JARREAU TAKE FIVEWE GOT BYLOOK TO THE RAINBOWwarner bros, 1977so it's been a year now since i launched this musical blog. i hope some people grabbed here a little fun and a few

the sweetest things i know

2005-09-21T02:26:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sweeties, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. SWEET SABLEOLD TIMES SAKEstreet life, 1993LAUREN HYLLTHE SWEETEST THINGruffhouse/sony, 1997as late summer vibes, two very special musical and soulful memories:with a few

you must believe in spring

2005-09-06T02:34:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sweets, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. SWEETBACKGAZEw/AMEL LARRIEUXAU NATURALw/BAHAMADIACHORDsweetbacksony/epic,1996well, as summer seems to fade away, sweet sounds are requested to carry on and ease our move into

precision on the cut

2005-08-29T08:00:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } rob, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. ROB SWIFTROB SWIFT MEETS CHARLIE PARKERSOME MAX OUT SHITWHO SAMPLED THIS?day by day, 2003here's one to start the week under a groove and a smile on yer face, taken from a

wood is a pleasant thing to think about

2005-08-18T04:40:00.000-07:00

softly as in a morning sunrise

2005-08-09T15:03:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bulleplays, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. NU SPIRIT HELSINKIORSON/GONEMONTANA ROHA JAZZ e.pJCR, 2000here like everywhere else, it's kinda hot and lazy, sorry then for lack of posts... most of the time i make a fool

urban blues project

2005-07-24T06:50:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } soulfurics, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. MICHAEL PROCTER&URBAN BLUES PROJECTLOVE DON'T LIVE/GONEsoulfuric, 1996SOULFURIC as i keep repeating here, vocal house/garage music used to be sooo exciting in the 90's.

going, going, gone

2005-07-11T14:26:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } streetscene, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. adios to my former naugahyde life, welcome to A BIGGER SPLASH!in order to feel free from any further action by nice corporate people, i'll change the blogspot URL too in a

love me or leave me

2005-07-10T14:55:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } r&p, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. ROY DAVIS jr.GABRIELLE/GONELarge records, 1996one of the few real genuine deep house music anthems, "gabrielle" had the distinctive flavor of true crossover soul hits, hitting it

a desert road from vegas to nowhere

2005-07-04T09:26:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bagdad, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. A:XUSCALLIN' U/GONEguidance, 1999one for these early stormy summer days/nights, another from my golden house years and another classic from the Guidance recordings stables.

for you

2005-06-27T07:48:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } net men, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. CHARNETT MOFFETNET MANblue note, 1987FOR YOU/GONEthis track's been a favorite for 18 years now so there's little i can add.the beautiful piano solo is by the late KENNY

one from the heart

2005-06-20T14:03:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } apple enid, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. enid, marsou's baby-sister, is joining us to thank y'all for the warm support and sweet words you expressed here. much love to everyone...

we loved him madly

2005-06-15T10:24:00.000-07:00

house of blues

2005-06-14T10:02:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } GU, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. GLENN UNDERGROUNDHOUSE OF BLUES/GONESecrets of CVO E.PGuidance,1997GLENN UNDERGROUND is one of Chi-town best-kept secrets and a sure choice when it comes to deliver the beats. this

honey bring it close to my lips yes

2005-06-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } professionalwidow, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. TORI AMOSPROFESSIONAL WIDOWARMAND'S STAR TRUNK FUNKIN' MIX/GONEAtlantic, 1996when i arrived in Los Angeles in 1996, california just fell under the spell of the dance

d'amour à volonté

2005-05-30T02:57:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } mfcover, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. MYLENE FARMERSOUVIENS-TOI DU JOURROYAL G'S CLUB MIX/GONESWEET GUITAR MIX/GONEPEPPERMINT JAM PRODUCTIONS REMIXESuniversal, 1999as a friendly wink to our Tofu Hut friends and

everybody is trying to get down to the aaaaah

2005-05-23T06:44:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } disco, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. WHIRLPOOL PRODUCTIONSLadomat, 1996in 1996, german house music was hardly regarded as the leading scene it is today.sure a few labels were already rockin' das beatz, firmly

them that's got shall get

2005-05-17T10:53:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } a&b, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. ALEX GOPHERsolid, 2000long before the intoxicating "french touch" phenomenon, ALEX GOPHER was already famous as mastering wizard at parisian Translab studios since 1985. on top of

bougie soliterre

2005-05-09T05:14:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bougie, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. BOUGIE SOLITERREfrom simple things lpFlipside, 2000sorry for unplugging the beats during vacation time but actually there's life growing outside the blogosphere and in order to

too much too soon

2005-05-02T03:10:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } faze action, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. FAZE ACTIONIN THE TREESnuphonic,1996SIMON AND ROBIN LEE are the funky brothers behind the FAZE ACTION concept. as bona fide disco music connoisseurs, their sound was an

do you want to jerk?

2005-04-27T11:24:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } jerichojerk, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. PIERRE HENRY/MICHEL COLOMBIERJERICHO JERKPHILIPS,1967ST GERMAIN MIX,1997when PHILIPS label realized a brand new generation of hipsters held the two avant-garde composers'

you could fly away

2005-04-25T11:13:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sense of danger, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. PRESENCE FEAT.SHARA NELSONSENSE OF DANGERATTABOY REMIX/GONE1998the always impeccable london lee at THE NUMBER ONE SONGS IN HEAVEN posted recently the original version

best things in life are free

2005-04-20T07:12:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } janet, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. JANET JACKSON &LUTHER VANDROSS/BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE S-MAN SALSOUL VIBE/GONEAM:PM 1995JANET JACKSON/WHEN I THINK OF YOUDEEP DISH CHOCOLATE CITY MIX/GONEAM:PM 1995in the

let's get naked

2005-04-15T10:33:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } naked, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. AQUANOTEONLYNaked Music 012, 2000ORIGINAL VOCAL MIX/GONEWEEKENDER VOCAL/GONENAKED MUSIC is probably one of the few contemporary music labels that succesfully established its

take me to the garden

2005-04-12T02:47:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } kd, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. now people i'd like to tell you about the way we used to do it, at the paradise garage... everybody was freakin'... people from all over the world...early spring reminds me that

you and the night and the music

2005-04-08T00:40:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } new directions, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. well, just found this one online and can't resist to share it with you... amazing band: jack dejohnette, eddie gomez, john abercrombie, lester bowie beautiful smooth

swinging in the rain

2005-04-04T01:33:00.000-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } repac, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. NICOLAS REPACSWING SWINGno format! universal jazz, 2004thanks to everyone who showed support and left comments in the last post: it's good to feel this blog so alive and people

suhaila's dance

2005-03-30T09:49:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } me'shell, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO PRESENTSTHE SPIRIT MUSIC JAMIA: DANCE OF THE INFIDELVerve, 2005well, i must confess i'm a little disappointed by the poor feedback we got on the last

it's a beautiful day

2005-03-24T02:47:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } citiesoffoam, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. CITIES OF FOAMA GREAT DAY FOR THE RACEdorado, 2005track of the day: OUT OF REACHpart of the fun in musicbloggin' is to get spontaneous info from bands and enjoy the

the great lazy post

2005-03-16T05:56:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } WTby DR, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. WAX TAYLORTALES OF THE FORGOTTEN MELODIESnaive, 2005ok, it's a lazy post but it's worth it. this wonderful album just hit the racks here and makes my day/week: it sounds like

slim, it's time to wake up!

2005-03-07T09:13:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } rare moods, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. RARE MOODS:PEACE IN DA NEIGHBORHOODcomet records, 2004SILK/GONENUMBERS/GONEsorry about lack of post recently but we've been swamped in both work and snow. good thing about

are you going with me?

2005-02-28T02:03:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } pat&mike, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. PAT METHENY:80/811980, ECM records.EVERY DAY I THANK YOU/GONEin the early 80's, michael brecker's successful career blossomed on many fronts. as his reputation found

the don

2005-02-22T15:37:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } don&mike, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. DON GROLNICK : HEARTS & NUMBERSfeat. Michael BreckerHipPocket Records, 1985 MORE POINTING/GONE"don was my musical mentor, my trusted confidante, and my great friend. i turned

god must be a boogie man

2005-02-21T07:45:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } joni&mike, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. THE DRY CLEANER FROM DES MOINES/GONE>HEJIRA/GONEamong the many outstanding contributions of michael brecker, a 1979 live recording of joni mitchell: SHADOWS AND LIGHTS is a

to maceo

2005-02-15T14:54:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } cityscape, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. CITYSCAPE/CLAUS OGERMAN & MICHAEL BRECKERWEA, 1982IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSCENCE OF EACH OTHER PT.1you may come from outer space or don't dig jazz music but you probably heard

message to the messengers

2005-02-09T04:35:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } gils, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. GIL SCOTT-HERON/SPIRITSTVT records, 1994WORK FOR PEACE/GONEDON'T GIVE UP/GONEi won't even try to sum up gil scott-heron's career and influence on contemporary music and politics.

the octopus backyard

2005-02-07T04:06:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } pj, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. BLACK OCTOPUS/PAUL JACKSON, Jr.Toshiba EMI,1978TIPTOE THRU THE GHETTO/GONET-BOLT/GONEone for the grooveriders out there. try to hunt this lp on ebay and you'll have to reach deep

i see that now

2005-02-01T08:10:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } avia, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. AVIA/REBIRTH/GONEcatalogue, 1998rebirth is one of these tracks you hear once and then grow on you adlib. it comes as bare as the title suggests: synths, sampled jazz breaks, a

why did you do it?

2005-01-30T03:07:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Gregory1, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. STRETCH/WHY DID YOU DO IT?/GONEariola, 1975well, i didn't find the dcbasehead live e.p. but i'm sure it's here somewhere and will surface someday. seems like anyone didn't

i need a joint

2005-01-24T09:44:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } dc bassheads, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. dcBASEHEAD/NOT IN KANSAS ANYMOREimago, 1992INTRODUCTIONS/GONEI NEED A JOINT/GONETHE POPEYE PHILOSOPHY/GONEWANNA FUCK (OR WHAT)/GONEas a follow-up to the successful PLAY

play with toys

2005-01-18T15:03:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } dcbasehead, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. dcBASEHEAD/PLAY WITH TOYSimago, 1992INTRO/goneDC2000/goneBRAND NEW DAY/gonedcBasehead a.k.a MICHAEL IVEY dropped his first lo-fi hiphop album in '92 and created a buzz over

jazz it up

2005-01-12T10:20:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } beets cd, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. FRED FRITH/BOOTS/goneMACHETE ENSEMBLE OF S.F/MEDICINE MAN/gonefrom BEETS: A COLLECTION OF JAZZ SONGS, elemental music,1990.this UFO of a cd landed in my collection many years

the hit list

2005-01-08T07:41:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } best of 2004, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. JET SET SLAVE MIX/GONEEVERTON SYLVESTER &Dr.JOHNhere's my top 20+1 albums for 2004, in no comprehensive order or preference. all were played repeatedly, intensively even

angie's nights

2005-01-02T14:37:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } mister Q, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. ANGIE'S NIGHTSANGIE'S SUMMER NIGHTbest wishes to everybody out there who enjoyed it there in 2004 : love, happiness and great health to take care of everybody you love and

let it snow

2004-12-30T01:55:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } xpressway, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. TROUBLEMAKERS: EXPRESS WAY/Blue Note, 2004 LEMON/gone MUSIC EVERYWHERE/gone RACE RECORDS/gonesnow's falling, fire is burnin' and the cats are sleeping. it's just one of

baby, it's cold outside

2004-12-19T10:59:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ray&betty, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. RAY CHARLES & BETTY CARTERDEDICATED TO YOUabc records, 1961THE OF MIRROR EYE posted recently live tracks by ray charles that reminded me how i loved his duet album with

i want to jazz it up

2004-12-16T07:57:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } leaf&marco, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. sorry for such lack of posts but i've been swamped in work for a week and totally enjoyed it. my GoLive seems back on tracks too so it's time to blog again! when i'm on

saudades

2004-12-07T05:51:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } life2, originally uploaded by thebeathunters. on this quiet monday evening, listening to the very good BUILD AN ARK cd (thanks to SCENESTARS to remind me about how great this album isINFO REVIEW AND PURCHASE ), a very cool

looking good

2004-12-03T06:49:00.000-08:00

LTJBUKEM Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. JOURNEY INWARDS/goneLTJ BUKEMGood Looking Records, 2000i was totally into music, djing and the club scenes when the UK jungle/drum'n'bass thing hit the decks in the early 90's. as i always tried to keep an eclectic and open mind, i stashed a few jungle jams in my record bag but actually never was a dedicated fan. the scene was pretty

off monday

2004-11-29T15:49:00.000-08:00

kawai Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. it's a rainy monday on the hills here, so we're into some soft and sunny kawai sounds.rule number1: i don't work mondays. it's the only way i found to skip the late sunday afternoon stress contracted back in the schooldays. so monday is off and it works : when evening comes, i don't have the same stress about tuesday. rule number2: mondays are

don't blame me

2004-11-23T11:27:00.000-08:00

dolphy Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. ERIC DOLPHY: DON'T BLAME MEfrom the stockholm sessions, 1961enja records, 1988i won't dare to try to write anything smart about eric dolphy. i discovered him thru john coltrane's records and fell for his music immediately (the love supreme sessions of course) but the record that really did it for me is a live performance of coltrane's quartet

just another manic monday

2004-11-22T07:02:00.000-08:00

Q&Y Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. QUANDO QUANGO/GO EXCITINGFactory, 1982 track deletedYAZOO/STATE FARMmute records, 1983 track deleteda year ago, everybody was sooo totally into 80's music... and i finally was asked to doa mixtape that would blend some classics and the hype (dfa's, lcd's, tiga's, etc.)i plugged the time machine and among tracks by material, a certain ration, esg.

have a beer

2004-11-17T14:52:00.000-08:00

centipede Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. CENTIPEDE: SEPTOBER ENERGYRCA, 1971let's wander into some 1971 psychedelic-jazz trip with the collective soul of centipede's septober energy:produced by robert fripp, feat. keith & julie tippett, robert wyatt and an extensive list of musicians:SESSION INFOfirst time i found this record in a junk sale, the original sleeve and the plates were

rip odb

2004-11-15T11:29:00.000-08:00

ODB Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. this one is a classic. its piano licks always evoked me some rza/wu tang stylez.../track deleted2nd track is some turntablism' eulogy for a dirty bastard/track deleted

old songs for the new depression

2004-11-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

blackout Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. ALCOHOL+DRUGS+SEX=BLACKOUTthe blackoutmother records,1997.music by SCHOOLY D &JOE DELIA, scratches by DJ SWIFTone of the great moments of onscreen hip hop is abel ferrara's "king of new york": schoolyD's "am i black enough for you" rockin' the frenzy club scene, from playa's ball to uzi mayhem. ferrara's and the O.G's collaboration followed

light my fire

2004-11-09T07:19:00.000-08:00

light Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. i guess many of you are hooked on music or records, which isn't really the same thing:there's a fetichism of the object itself, levels of interest beyond its musical "quality" : the cover art, the quality of the packaging, etc. as we're mainly dealing with coded immaterial mp3 format, it's a discussion i'll be glad to share with concerned

tickle me elmo

2004-11-04T10:02:00.000-08:00

elmo Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. SAMIAH FARAH:COOL/erik rug remixsmall, sony. 2000/track deletedROBERT HOOD:FRAGILE MINDSpeacefrog, 2003/track deletedbaddest day for the worldwide majority. it's been hard to act as if nothing happened, when so much was at stake and expected. so that's it? after hundreds of millions of $ spent on bad tv ads, let's just call it quits. say thank

the final countdown

2004-11-02T01:25:00.000-08:00

threeflags348 Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. though i'm far away from you guys, i'm supportive and hope this is the day! props to craig bonnell for starting it and all music bloggers for spreadin' the actlet's hope we'll celebrate soon!MY SONG/track deletedTHE MESSAGEHey!! Stop what you're doing! You're not going to find that Arcade Fire live bootleg today, nor will you be

3 days of the condor

2004-11-01T03:06:00.000-08:00

condors Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. RYTHM HERITAGE/3 days of the condorfrom DISCO FIED lp/abc records,1976CAM/CONDOR-ESPIONAGE feat.bald head slick (guru)from SOULSHINE lp/inflamable records, 2001oliver w. at soul sides recently posted geoff love's cover of the 3 days of the condor/main theme. i enjoyed his funky version and as this filmscore is one of my favorites, i felt i

night mood

2004-10-23T15:32:00.000-07:00

punchline Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. CHARLES GROSS:NIGHT SONGfrom PUNCH LINE soundtrack, A&M records 1988finding a nice track buried in obscure, silly or unexpected filmscores are always a thrill and i know some of you out there enjoyed bill conti's and dave grusin's tracks on previous posts.this one has very little funk or rare groove appeal, it's rather a deep and soulful

living in the holland tunnel

2004-10-23T02:24:00.000-07:00

the mockers Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. MEA CULPA: googling for some cool holland tunnel pic for my previous post, i made the very silly choice of borrowing an album cover, reframe and post it-without asking permission or either mentioning where it came from. as the www is a really small village, i got a very kind message from THE MOCKERS, the band i ripped off their LIVING IN

new york on my mind

2004-10-20T01:52:00.000-07:00

holland tunnel Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. THE HOLLAND TUNNEL PROJECT/liquid records, 199?it's one of these 12"s you sometimes pick up on pure instinct/luck in a 50c bin.one you don't expect much at first but ends up as a nice surprise, listeners asking who's playin' and so on... not really a classic but one fave that survives the record bag long after hits and hypes got

ladies' night

2004-10-14T03:22:00.000-07:00

ladies Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. there's something unique about a woman, a piano and whatever soul comes out of it.rickie lee jones'10" ep "girl at her volcano" offered the kicks to hear her live versions of a few torch songs/jazz standards such as stardust, lush life and my funny valentine. her cover of "something cool" (written by bill barnes) was then available only as

choose me

2004-10-12T02:55:00.000-07:00

tp&b Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. TEDDY PENDERGRASS : you're my choice tonight(choose me)love language lp elektra asylum,1984. brilliantly featured as the opening sequence in alan rudolph's eponymous film, choose me (written and produced by luther vandross) had me running to the next record shop before the end of the show. it's probably the definitive funky ballad on my list.

sound suggestions for travellers

2004-10-06T07:58:00.000-07:00

yvinek lp Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. YVINEK:RECYCLING THE FUTUREBMG, 2002as i was attempting to give my cd's some comprehensive order, this one surfaced and was an obvious choice for today's post. french bass player daniel yvinek's cv included collaborations with Salif Keita, Hector Zazou, Tania Maria, David Byrne, Riyuichi Sakamoto, John Cale, Suzanne Vega or David Sylvian.

scarlet sunrise

2004-10-05T02:58:00.000-07:00

beyond the stars lp Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. i guess it's a blogger's syndrom. trying to keep it on tracks is so time consumin' it's hard to stay alert to the good stuff around. still, i recently enjoyed : foreign exchange@ wastin' time, banco de gaia @ tuwa's shanty, bill withers@tofu hut, ornette coleman@said the gramophone, artefact @moebius rex, a rockin' peaches remix@

melodie 70

2004-10-04T08:43:00.000-07:00

from paris 70's/melodie en sous-sol, 2002 tracks: sand &rain/hurt so bad (removed) it's french, soulful and guess what, it happened in the 70's. the singer is nancy holloway who enjoyed a quite successful pop career in france in the sixties. musicians are guys you probably never heard of - unless you're in the rare groove/library sounds circuit : daniel janin, jean-claude pierric and vladimir

september soul

2004-10-03T15:13:00.000-07:00

deodato 2001 Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. eumir deodato: september,13from 2001 lp, cti, 1972track deletedi started this blog last week with the very (un)original idea of presenting "september" tracks ... then i changed my mind (well, september was almost over anyway) but as this one was already in the can, i guess it won't hurt to share it with you on early october. i'm always

we can be heroes

2004-10-03T03:23:00.000-07:00

heroes Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. heroes, MCA,1977-jack nietszchefrom the jeremy paul kagan film feat. henry winkler and sally field.tracks deleted>back in the days i saw this movie but did'nt notice the music until a tv rerun a few years ago.amazingly, it took me some time to grab a 25c decent copy, for this soundtrack is obviously not very sought-after or even considered

good lovin'

2004-10-01T16:21:00.000-07:00

woman Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. "an unmarried woman" soundtrack, bill conti, UA.1978packing uptracks deletedlike many underrated seventies scores, this one holds a few gems.whatever movie genre was at stake then, from comedies to thrillers, some good tracks usually roared in the back of the late bar or love scenes, the car chases or whatever good or bad trip was goin' on.

ssshhh/peaceful

2004-09-30T10:29:00.000-07:00

suburbia Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. radio beauty :a little gem i came across this morning, played on repeat mode all day and wanted to share. grab it here:and talk-show host tom newman.props to rolo and thanks togybofor always exclusive smashin' material

a virgo state of mind

2004-09-30T02:07:00.000-07:00

soul zodiac Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. track deletedc.adderley, from soul zodiac, capitol records, 1972cannonball and rick holmes really were into astrology. 2 years before the previous virgo version presented here, the same guys; except hal galper butjoined by ernie watts on tenor sax and flute, recorded another astrology session.the band sounds high in the sky on their

like a virgin

2004-09-27T23:17:00.000-07:00

love, sex & the zodiac Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. /zodiac_virgo.mp3">virgofrom love, sex and the zodiac lp. fantasy records,1974.cannonball adderley as) rick holmes voc) nat adderley c) george duke &hal galper on electric piano, jimmy jones p) walter booker b) roy mc curdy d)"based on the concept that everybody is talking about or interested in either astrology or sex, peace

september songs

2004-09-27T23:05:00.000-07:00

s.vaughan & c.brown Originally uploaded by thebeathunters. ok, that's it. i've been doing this blog thing for so many months now, catchin' great music, tracks, ideas, comments. now i feel like i'ts time to step in and add my own voice to the community (and bury a few more hours in front of my mac...)thanks soulsides, said the gramophone, moistworks, wastin'time, zero-g web/fat planet,