Monday, December 28, 2009

The Moments - Come In Girl (1976)



A mid 70s crossover set from the smooth Moments -- one that still holds onto some of the elements of P-Funk in the early 70s, yet one that also starts to showcase more of the tighter soul grooves! The blend is a great one, and makes the track one of The Moments most outrageous records -- almost putting the track in the territory of work by Sir Nose or the mighty Meters.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It (1980)



One of Mr. Haywood's best later numbers -- a bumping big roller skate groove with some tasty bass at the bottom! The tune snaps along in really catchy way -- sliding with Leon's smooth vocals nicely nestled in the track. A real gem.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Rod - Shake It Up (Do The Boogaloo) 1980



A very great club groover from Rod! One of the greatest tracks ever from this legendary Prelude Label-- a sweetly tippling bit of boogie-disco that really soars........

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

George Duke - Dukey Stick (1980)



This record is a direct follow up to Reach for It. "Dukey Stick,' is funk/jazz at it's best.

Osiris - War On The Bullshit (1981)



Osiris (the band), were build in 1977 by Osiris Marsh on lead vocals, Tyrone "Ty" Brunson (bass) [left in 1980], Maceo Bond (keyboards), Tony Jones (bass), Kenny Jones (drums), Jimmy "Sha-Sha" Stapleton (percussion), Ron Holloway (sax) and Brent Mingle (guitar). Together, they produced the most unalloyed, dirty and downright nasty Funk imaginable. "Osiris The Band" was unleashed in 1981 and "War On The Bullshit" is the much sought after funk track from this album.Osiris is still making music to this day.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

O' Bryan- Breakin Together (1983)

Soul Train impresario Don Cornelius, helped O'Bryan to land a deal with Capitol Records. During the '80s, he cut four albums and nine singles that made the R&B charts. In 2007, he returned with the ballad-heavy CD F1RST.