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I've been rediscovering my love of 70s funk and soul via Spotify and got back into Lafayette - a US outfit that relocated to Paris and drew upon African influences there to build a sound that provided a fair few back beats for the later hip hop scene.<br />
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Anyway, in bringing this to you via YouTube I found this clip of their signature tune - Hihache - which I think effectively communicates the, ahem, primal urge of Lafayette's Afro-funk sound.<br />
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Enjoy, but perhaps not in an open office .......<br />
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This is a killer edit of Rise by Herb Alpert. Dirty, dirty disco groove. Classic, well sampled bassline<br />
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Rise (Sophie Lloyd High Fives Edit) - Herb Alpert
Famously sampled on Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G and Fly By by Blue (and are we just imagining its presence on the legendary p...
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I've been listening the past year to heaps of Art Blakey (Jazz Messengers). I am particularly in love with his 1965 album "Indestructible." It's such a bad-ass title, and the pic of Art with the cigarette hanging off his lip is equally bad-ass. The record is seeped in blues and soul, is incredibly muscular and propulsive, and is harder than most of his 50s output and heavier than most rock acts from the same period. Here's one of my fave cuts from the record, showcasing Blakey's amazing percussion and Lee Morgan's trumpet (on fire).<br />
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I've been listening the past year to heaps of Art Blakey (Jazz Messengers). I am particularly in love with his 1965 album "Indestructible." It's such a bad-ass title, and the pic of Art with the cigarette hanging off his lip is equally bad-ass. The record is seeped in blues and soul, is incredibly muscular and propulsive, and is harder than most of his 50s output and heavier than most rock acts from the same period. Here's one of my fave cuts from the record, showcasing Blakey's amazing percussion and Lee Morgan's trumpet (on fire).<br />
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Was in on my own on Saturday night and flicking through the movie channels hit the start of Once Upon a Time in the West. Now this is one of my favourite movies of all time and arguably my most fave western too. Fonda, Bronson and Robards are epically cool but better still is the long, loving close ups of Claudia Cardinale as Jill. Plus, there's Ennio Morricone's sweeping score including the musical leitmotifs for each character, including Jill's theme, which is just beautiful as you can hear for yourselves.<br />
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Good track from the [i]Halloween III[/i] soundtrack:<br />
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Once Upon a Time in the West. Now this is one of my favourite movies of all time and arguably my most fave western too. [/quote]<br />
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The recent kiwi movie Mt Zion revolved around Bob Marley's tour to NZ in 1979. For those interested (looking at you RB), here is the full Dylan Taite doco on Marley made at the time including the footage of the Western springs soundchecks and Maori welcome.<br />
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Dylan Taite was a legend as well.<br />
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btw the youtube channel I found this has some amazingly rare old vids and clips from the late 70s early 80s NZ scene. I'm even in there (but I'm not telling where) -
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On a totally different note I'm seeing They Might Be Giants at Bodega - another one of those bands I thought I'd never see live. Flood, Lincoln and Apollo 18 are the money albums but they've had a few good songs on albums since. <br />
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Everyone loves a 'talent lays undiscovered but finally gets its lucky break' story right?<br />
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Well, here's Charles Bradley for you: a sixty-something former James Brown impersonator who may just be the best soul singer you've never heard of.<br />
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Live version of Rockin' Chair by The Band. Been on Youtube for nearly 4 years and just 15K views. Shameful!<br />
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I'm one of the 15,000 Chris, but I have to say this version is my favourite despite Emanuel sounding as if he's on his last legs (which he probably was).<br />
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