Soulshaker Vol.2 Cd/lp And Enri Music Performed

[Mike]

Had a pass on of 2 recent cd releases from Record Kicks distrubted in Uk by Kudos records... . read on

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VA - SOULSHAKER VOL.2 (CD / LP)

Real funk, soul & groovy club soundz from today's scene!

"Dear friends, here we are at the second stop of SoulShaker. Get your dance-floor shoes ready as another long ride through the world's groovy funk & soul club scene awaits you. Get started with The Voodoo Trombone Quartet and Lemon, quintessence of London's legendary Club Montepulciano, here dealing with an overwhelming and breathtaking cocktail Latin Boogaloo, followed by the similar Kelvin Stardust, the opening track of Big Boss Man's brand new second album "Winner". Pass the hatchet baby!!! Let's stay in the realm of groovy club soundz with Gogo Sitar by Germany's Kahuna Kawentzmann, which already became a true underground hit thanks to the spread of 7" by Jazzman Records, the same label that publishes the flaming Sharon Jackson and her Soul Destroyers. Blow your top! Quantic is among the leading figures of the new international club scene. "Don't joke with an Hungry Man' man proves that this is a top class young talent, indeed in this case helped by the voice of the legendary Spanky Wilson! "Coming back" is the brand new single by SMOOVE from Acid Jazz Records. Massive! English band Speedometer deliver a preview taken from their second album "This is Speedometer vol.2", which states all the je ne sais quoi of these Southeast boys. "Have you got the message"?!! The best of nowadays' mod scene is embodied by Scottish band Boogaloo Investigators, by Italy's Link Quartet, featured with the previously unreleased song Sweet little apples, by American band Diplomats of Solid Sound and by the Nick Rossi Set, respectively dealing with Loaf and jug and with the cover of Foolkiller by Mose Allison. Sharon Jones - who only just delivered a sold out performance at Camden's Jazz Caf - certainly doesn't need to be introduced, as she is beyond question the number one lady of soul. What condition, which already became a classic of the northern soul scene thanks to the version by Betty Lavette, is an unreleased track that, at present, has been turning only on 7". In order to remain within the classics, French band Slow Slushi Boys have no fear of comparison with Ike Turner. Just listen to their song "I can't believe what you say". And, what should we say about the hot Hammond-funk played by English band Sting Ray Davies & The Organites, a side project by Leight Gracie of Speedometer and Stoned Soul Picnic!!!???!! Wow!" Nick Recordkicks

SOULSHAKER VOL. 2 TRACK LIST

1 VTQ - Your pleasure - Freshly Squeezed Music UK

2 Big Boss Man - Kelvin Stardust - Blow Up Records UK

3 Speedometer - Hev you got the message - Blow It Hard Records UK

4 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - What Condition - Daptone Records USA

5 Quantic feat. Spanky Wilson - Don't Joke with an Hungry Man - Tru Thoughs UK

6 Lemon - Hell yeah - Freshly Squeezed Music UK

7 Kahuna Kawentzmann - Gogo Sitar - Jazzman Records UK

8 Smoove - Coming Back - Acid Jazz Records UK

9 The Link Quartet - Sweet little apples - Record Kicks ITA

10 Nick Rossi Set - Foolkiller - Nick Rossi Set USA

11 Sting Ray Davies & The Organites Upstairs - At boston Road - Blow It Hard Records UK

12 Boogaloo Investigators - If you reap Boogaloo - Googaloo Records UK

13 The Diplomats Of Solid Sound - Loaf and jug - Estrus Records USA

14 Funkplosion - The love jet - Funkorama Rec SPA

15 The Soul Destroyers feat Sharon Jackson - Fackin'it - Jazzman UK

16 Stoned Soul Picnic - Doctor Gonzo - SSP UK

17 Slow Slushy Boys - I can't believe what you say - Larsen Records FRA

FILE UNDER: FUNK, SOUL, CLUB SOUNDZ

ENRI - MUSIC PERFORMED (CD)

"Music performed", to be released on 23 May by Record Kicks and distributed by AUDIOGLOBE, is ENRI's new record. ENRI is a project built around the figure of Hammond-organ player Enrico Zavalloni, a.k.a. Mr. Erbazzoni. The new line-up includes ¾ of now-split-up band Vip200. At the beginning of the new millennium, together with Montefiori Cocktail, Vip200 were Italy's 60s lounge scene top band. Much in demand both in Italy and abroad the band boasts fans such as big shots Pizzicato Five with whom they collaborated for the record MISS MAKI NOMIYA SINGS, released in Japan by Ready Made, and Maxwell Implosion with whom they wrote A Small Circle of Friends, released by Virgin. Their debut album Psicoerotica, which was released in Italy, in 2001, enclosed with the magazine Il Giaguaro, was re-published, in 2002, by Rambling Records in Japan where they also star on a number of compilations, among which "A taste of Honey" and "I WAS A YE YE GIRL". Another great fan of Vip200 is Eddie Piller, founder of Acid Jazz Records and producer of Jamiroquai, up to the point of wanting them on the compilations NEW TOTALLY WIRED Vol.2 and NEW RELEASES OF JAZZ, which he produced.

"Music performed" is a record steeped in 60s sounds, which keeps aloof from the cocktail-lounge scene to venture out to the spheres of soul, funk and Hammond groove with a taste of space-age ambiences and easy-listening references. A hot mix inspired by the great masters such as "Booker T. & the MGS", "Sly & the family stone" , "The Impressions" going through "Piero Piccioni" and the psychedelic side of "Air". A record where true stomper soul tracks such as "I'm a vip" and "Old enough" take turns with vaguely psychedelic space-age ballads like "Aria". The record also includes authentic divertissements such as the sparkling cover of "Lessons in love" by Level 42, one of the never off the air tracks of the 80s. Bustling about between Hammond, Clavinet, Melodica and Synth together with excellent drummer Luca "Zanlock" and Francesco "Fuzz", former guitarist of Jestofunk (Irma Records), ENRI leads us into a sizzling sound cocktail directly inspired by northern soul, rough funk and nu soundz that will make the listener sweat.

FILE UNDER: LOUNGE, EASY LISTENING, MOD

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