Jimmy Ponder - All Things Beautiful lp . Very mellow , soulful , funky jazz on this one . Some of this album has a smooth jazz feel , but very good nonetheless .
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Yo, R...glad u likin' that Death - I figured u would. They pre-date everything else punk....should tey be considered,"godfathers" of the genres...??
Seems like there is a lot of divide on the issue of who was first but they were definitely early pioneers, although maybe a little too under the radar to get the "godfathers" stamp. They were definitely some of the best I've heard from that time though, no doubt. Some people say that MC5's - Kick out the Jams (MC5 is another Detroit band) deserve credit in the late 60s, others say the Stooges in the late 60s, still others wanna give the stamp to the Kinks. Death's 45s BTW go for a killing if anyone has any of those nowadays they will get paid bigtime for them online. I bumped Death again this weekend, I just can't get sick of that album.
^This is some of the first dub music that ever got me into dub music, sadly it's not even real reggae. But I learned how to love Mad Professor's infinite echo chamber when I first heard it and how he applied it to this album was stunning. I haven't dropped a needle on this in years, it's about time I revisited it. You gotta be in the right mood to bust out the echo chamber and I was definitely in that mood this kend.
Portishead - The Remixes Vol. 1 EP (Not On Label) (Unofficial\Bootleg) 2005
^I bought these when they came out back in 05. If it looks like a boot, and sounds like a boot, it's probably a duck, but Discogs will only go so far as saying "Unofficial Release". Back then I didn't know or care, all I knew was that I loved Portishead and I had to get these remixes. In hindsight I know I shoulda saved my money cuz these recordings are basically unlistenable.
Portishead - The Remixes Vol. 2 EP (Not On Label) (Unofficial\Bootleg) 2005
^Also unofficial as per Discogs but that surprises me because unlike the ones above, this is loud, tight and on 180 gram pressing. Not to mention I specifically remember Portishead putting their blessing on this when it came out so I think Discogs may have this wrong, I think this IS official. But whatever, official, unofficial, it sounds great. There are 2 remixes on this that aren't on the boots above and 2 that are and the 2 that are sound infinitely better on this record then on the red and blue labels.
Various – Keepintime 12" Series: No. 1, 2 and 3 EPs and Keepintime: The Remixes LP (Mochilla) 2004-2005
^Completionism in full effect here. I had to get the volumes 1-3 and I had to get "The Remixes" which was cooperatively released by Ninja Tune and Mochilla. This series is the companion to the DVD Keepintime which was basically a tour\documentary pairing of live drummers and musicians with DJs. It was "a thing" back then, nowadays it hardly seems like a novelty, it's common practice for such pairings. Regardless, this music is timeless, I bust these out 3-4 times a year and I never get tired of the tracks. Surprisingly (to me) AmmonContact has the real joint on all of these, "Infinity Of Rhythm Mix" that was the best thing on all the discs. It's a journey of music from basic electronic beats to the soulful voice of Dwight Tribble to the rap of Lil' Sci and then back again. Cut Chemist, J-Rocc, Madlib, Shadow, and so many more grace these records and this unknown dude (at the time) AmmonContact showed them all up in the end.
^Minneapolis based punk. For as much good things as I've heard from these guys I thought this was a bit of a let down. It's ok, but clearly this isn't their best album, otherwise all that hype is just hype. I guess it was an ok buy at 10 bucks but I'll do more research before copping another one by these dudes.
Claw Hammer – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Not Devo! LP (Sympathy for the Record Industry) 1991 and Cop Shoot Cop - Consumer Revolt LP (Circuit Records) 1990
^More Punk! Claw Hammer does the entire "Are We Not Men?" now classic 1978 Devo album live under the supervision of Bob Mothersbaugh (of Devo) and DAMN it's hot. Dare I say they do a better job than Devo? Nah, I can't go that far, but they certainly do it justice, making it harder, faster and grittier.
Cop Shoot Cop on the right is a different kind of punk altogether, file that under Industrial Punk. It's got a lot of dark vocal snippets and sound effects, I could mix Einstürzende Neubauten and it wouldn't be out of place. It's much more experimental and not as honed as their even more industrial sounding album that I really want from them "Ask Questions Later"
Check out the DOPE video from their dope track "10 Dollar Bill"
^I used to play that at the club I DJed at back in my college years, for some reason women seemed to hate (this would clear the dance floor) it but they guys always requested it. Incidentally I couldn't play it very often cuz my job was to make asses jaunt and this isn't exactly a beat you can dance to.
Pearl Jam - Ten LP (Epic) 2009 OG Releasedd in 1991
^NICE! Paid a mere 25 bucks for this very heavy 2X180 Gram LP. The original master of the album is on the first disc and the "Remixed" and "Remastered" album is on the second disc. When I first got this I had to play the original disc all the way thru, thinking that it couldn't really be improved on but surprisingly I was wrong. The "remixed" disc is the same tracks just mastered by a different engineer and frankly he knew exactly what instruments to bring forward. This is the first time I have ever heard this (basically) perfect 10/10 grunge album on wax and I'll keep going back to the remastered second disc every time. I don't know if I can say Pearl Jam ever dropped a better album than this, I love a lot of their albums but seems like Ten was to Pearl Jam as Illmatic was to Nas.
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Yo, R...glad u likin' that Death - I figured u would. They pre-date everything else punk....should tey be considered,"godfathers" of the genres...??
Seems like there is a lot of divide on the issue of who was first but they were definitely early pioneers, although maybe a little too under the radar to get the "godfathers" stamp. They were definitely some of the best I've heard from that time though, no doubt. Some people say that MC5's - Kick out the Jams (MC5 is another Detroit band) deserve credit in the late 60s, others say the Stooges in the late 60s, still others wanna give the stamp to the Kinks. Death's 45s BTW go for a killing if anyone has any of those nowadays they will get paid bigtime for them online. I bumped Death again this weekend, I just can't get sick of that album.
Missed a chance to see these cats live a couple weekends back @ Afropunk Fest in Bklyn....grrrrrrrrr ....plenty of footage from the 2 day event on You Tube...several acts of all kinds...PE headlined.....still can't believe Eye missed it!!! (also missed the Pete Rock x Primo and Wildstyle 30th anniversary shows....gotta start using my reminders more)
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....plenty of footage from the 2 day event on You Tube...several acts of all kinds...PE headlined.....still can't believe Eye missed it!!! (also missed the Pete Rock x Primo and Wildstyle 30th anniversary shows....gotta start using my reminders more)
