MAD MONGOS RADIO SOUL JAN 2012 ELECTRONIC SPECIAL

I hope you had a wonderful xmas and I wish you all super 2012.
Over the holidays I started to put together January's mix and after about ten minutes I realised it was going off in a different direction I then manifested into a cyborg and decided to stick to that path rather than face destruction. This is a labour of love mix which to be honest is probably the biggest mix I've done. It is a electronic journey through different styles of music with me filtering in little pieces in between tunes. It was a very enjoyable experience especially as I was helped along the way with bourbon and beer. There's bits of Vangelis, Neil Armstrong and Patrick Moore, The Tomorrow people some Old School Arcade games dotted through the mix - Defender, Galaga, Galaxian, Phoenix and Moon Cresta. I have to say I'm very pleased how it come out and think it flows pretty well. Please give it a shot if you like. Business as usual for Feb with more emphasis on jazz and soul.

Hope you like. All the best and happy vibes
Mike

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MAD MONGOS RADIO SOUL JAN 2012 by Mad Mongos Radio Soul on Mixcloud

The Phantom Planet - Trailer
Space Art - Laser En Novembre - Ariola Hansa [Space Art]
Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 - RCA [Albedo 0.39]
Com Truise - Air Cal - Ghostly International - [Galactic Melt]
The Lithium Project - Earthy Egos - Hydrogen Dukebox [Passo Fundo]
I Level - Heart Aglow - Virgin [I Level]
Rhombus ft Raashi Malik - Winds Dub - Echo Beach [New Zealand In Dub Comp]
Prof Logik - Don't Fail - http://soundcloud.com/proflogik
Lorn - Cherry Moon - Brainfeeder [Nothing Else]
The Man With X-Ray Eyes - Trailer
Sven Schienhammer - The Heliacal Risings of Alebaran - Bine Music [Altostratus Translucidus]
Vangelis - Snippets
Cliff Martinez - Rubber Head - Record Makers [Drive OST]
Words - The Last Shuttle Flight
Yagya - Change - Sending Orbs [Will I Dream During The Process?]
Elecktroids - Silcon Valley - Warp Records - [Elektroworld]
Creation Rebel - Space Movement - On U Sound [Starship Africa]
Cerrone - Desertion (Suite) - Malligator [Vaudou Aux Caraïbes]
Javelin - On It On It - Luaka Bop [No Mas]
Space Invadas - Soul Ship - Invada records [Soul:Fi]
Devonwho - Adept (Yuk's Adeptation) - Klipmode [Thumbtracks Remixes Vol. 1]
Junei - Lets Ride - Pharaohs Records - 7"
Delia Derbyshire, Dudley Simpson Plus Friends - The Tomorrow People Theme - Trunk [Original Television Music]
The Sabres Of Paradise – Return Of Carter - Warp Records [Sabresonic II]
Biosphere - Ikata 1 - Touch [ N-Plants]
Words - The Tomorrow People - A Rift In Time
Redshape - In Trust We Space - Present [In Trust We Space]
Xeno and Oaklander - Vagabond - Wierd Records [Sentinelle]
Lone - Apple Hi - Werk Discs [Ecstasy & Friends]
Battle Beyond The Sun - Trailer
The Detroit Escalator Company - Gratiot - Ferox Records [Soundtrack [313]]
Delia D - And Friends
Djosos Krost - Ukus Narande - Pan Americana [Bloody day]
Author - Revolutions - Tectonic [Author]
Arp 101 - Groove - Eglo Records
Brian Eno - The Big Ship - Island Records [Another Green World]
Patrick Moore - Neil Armstrong Interview 1970
Jonsson and Alter - Kyrka 2.0 - Kontra-Musik [Mod]
Matthew Jonson - Learning To Fly (Original Mix) - Minus

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FOLK SOUL FUNKY TYPE THING PART 2

Pretty sure you will like if it's your thing.
Mellow beats old drum kicks raw sounds and great lyrics. Plus two newer ones which I thought went in well.
The Maxayn at the end is well emotional. Deep.
All the best and happy vibes
Mike

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Tracklist
Shelagh Mcdonal - Road to Paradise - Mooncrest - 71 (Stargazer)
Broadcast - The World Backwards - Warp - 97 - (Work and non work)
Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger - I don't know where you are - Charly - 75 (Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger)
Air - Man is Free - Embryo Records - 71 (Air)
Grady Tate - I can deliver - Skye records - 69 (After the long drive home)
Eugene Mcdaniels - Susan Jane - Atlantic - 71 (Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse)
Jukes - Something Important - Triumphant Sound - 08 (We Might disappear)
Steve Miller Band - Wild Mountain Honey - Capitol records - 76 (Fly like an Eagle)
Mary Hopkin - Earth song - Apple - 71 (Earth song Ocean song)
Nick Drake - At the chime of a city clock - Island - 71 (Nick Drake)
Fotheringay - The way I feel - Island - 70 (Fotheringay)
Barbara & Ernie - My love and I - Cotillion - 71 (Prelude To)
Lilly - Hot or cold - Dovetail - 75 (Lilly)
King Crimson - I talk to the wind - Island - 69 (In The Court Of The Crimson King)
Doris - You never come closer - EMI - 70 (Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby)
Laura Nyro - Stormy love - CBS - 76 (Smile)
Maxayn - Let me be your friend - Capricorn Records - 72 (Maxayn)

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SOUL LOVE GROOVE VOLUME 16

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Here's the latest Soul Love groove mix which is sandwiched inbetween stuff on my latest "radio" mix. The December edtion of Mad Mongos Radio Soul Show below this post.
So if you wanted it for smoooching or just plain cold chilling with, with out having to hear Moogs Flutes and random keyboard blips then here's the mix on it's own. :)

Check out the best chorus ever from Future Flight
The Lakeside tune is really stunning I believe
Dutch soul juice from Eric Tagg
Ruth Copeland with Daryl Hall
From the Prince camp Mazarati.
A super 80's groove from Surface
Plus some nice stuff inbetween.

SOUL LOVE GROOVE NUMBER 16

Future Flight - Hip-Notic Lady - Capitol Records [Future Flight]
Lakeside - Visions Of My Mind - RCA [Shot Of LOve]
Eric Tagg - Living Off The Love - Celeste [Rendez Vous]
Rasputin Stash - I See Your Face - Gemigo Records [Devil Made Me Do It]
Bernard Edwards - You Don't Know Me - Atlantic [Glad To Be Here]
The New Birth - Forever - Buddah [Blind Baby]
The Chi-Lites Featuring Gene Record - Heavenly Body - 20th Century Fox [Heavenly Body]
Surface - Hold On To Love - Columbia [2nd Wave]
Dreamboy - I Wanna Know Your Name - Qwest Records [Dreamboy]
Tyrone Davis - Never Stopped Loving You - Columbia [I Just Can't Keep On Going]
Ruth Copeland - Heaven - RCA [Take Me To Baltimore]
The Bendeth Band - A Colorful Dream - RCA [The Bendeth Band]
Mtume - You Are My Sunshine - Epic [You, Me And Her]
J Blackfoot - Don't You Feel It Like I Feel It - Soundtown [Physical Attraction]
Mazarati - I Guess It's All Over - Paisley Park [Mazarati]

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All the best and happy vibes

Mike

Love this tune and LOL at the not touching the keyboard at the beginning.

MAD MONGOS RADIO SOUL DECEMBER 2011

MAD MONGOS RADIO SOUL DECEMBER 2011 by Mad Mongos Radio Soul on Mixcloud

Ok well and truely late with this one.
Mad Mongos Radio Soul Show December 2011

If you feeling it there is the latest edition of the Soul Love Groove series squeezed in the middle.
Funky jazzy space cadet beginning with some flutes and moogs. An hour of soulness in the middle then a few electronic things at the end. Hope you like and enjoy.
Thank you for downloading in the past it's been lovely to have nice messages of support, big love to you.
Was a shame to loose the threads on the old brownswood board but hoping to fill in the blanks when I next get time.
I wish you a fantastic 2012 and a happy xmas. Hope you get some lovely pressies from Santa.
All the best and happy vibes
Mike

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Dudley Simpson - Theme From Blake 7
Teddy Lasry - Nebuleuses - Patchwork [Adventures]
Janko Nilovic - Drug Song - Vadim Music [Soul Impressions]
Sam Most - Jungle Fantasy - Bell 7"
Solar - Faith For My Mind - Path Of Light Records [Faith For My Mind]
Words - Dr Bob Moog
Hugo Montenegro - Too High - RCA [Hugo In Wonder-Land]
Osamu Kitajima - Masterless Samurai - Alfa Records [Masterless Samurai]
Les Hommes - Channel 16 - Schema [The Mood Is Modal]
Secret Oyster - Astarte - CBS [Vidunderlige Kaelling]
Joe Thomas The Ebony Godfather - Oracabessa - GRC [Moog Fluting]
START OF - SOUL LOVE GROOVE 16 MIX
Future Flight - Hip-Notic Lady - Capitol Records [Future Flight]
Lakeside - Visions Of My Mind - RCA [Shot Of LOve]
Eric Tagg - Living Off The Love - Celeste [Rendez Vous]
Rasputin Stash - I See Your Face - Gemigo Records [Devil Made Me Do It]
Bernard Edwards - You Don't Know Me - Atlantic [Glad To Be Here]
The New Birth - Forever - Buddah [Blind Baby]
The Chi-Lites Featuring Gene Record - Heavenly Body - 20th Century Fox [Heavenly Body]
Surface - Hold On To Love - Columbia [2nd Wave]
Dreamboy - I Wanna Know Your Name - Qwest Records [Dreamboy]
Tyrone Davis - Never Stopped Loving You - Columbia [I Just Can't Keep On Going]
Ruth Copeland - Heaven - RCA [Take Me To Baltimore]
The Bendeth Band - A Colorful Dream - RCA [The Bendeth Band]
Mtume - You Are My Sunshine - Epic [You, Me And Her]
J Blackfoot - Don't You Feel It Like I Feel It - Soundtown [Physical Attraction]
Mazarati - I Guess It's All Over - Paisley Park [Mazarati]
END OF - SOUL LOVE GROOVE 16 MIX
Michal Urbaniak - A Day In The Park - Marlin [Ecstasy]
Holger Czukay - Ode To Perfume - EMI 7"
Jean-Luc Ponty - Faith In You - CBS [The Gift Of Time]
Thomas Dolby - Oceanea - Lost Toy People MP3
Spymusic - Cloak? - 2000 Black 12"
Jingle - Bells

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Happy christmas and all the best and happy vibes for 2012
Big love
Mike

MAD MONGOS RADIO SOUL NOVEMBER 2011

MAD MONGOS RADIO SOUL NOVEMBER 2011 by Mad Mongos Radio Soul on Mixcloud

Well here's this months edition for November.
Got a 35 minute Clint Eastwood special which is chock to the brim of chases themes. Plus a mellow echo piece from a Elf lover, 2 sexy ladies, a exploding Moon, a comedian and a tortoise thrown in for good measure.
If you get a chance to listen I really hope you enjoy. All the best and happy vibes from Mike

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Barry Gray – The Theme From Space 1999 – RCA [Space 1999 OST]
Barry Gray - Breakaway – RAC [Space 1999 OST]
Raymond Scott – Bendix 1 The Tomorrow People – Basta [Manhattan Research Inc]
Ital Tek - Ulysses - Atom River MP3
Amazonas - Saragossa - Stereo Gold Award [Amazonas play Santana]
Alpha - Sunday - Don't Touch [Made In Space]
Viggo Mortensen and Buckethead - Leave It - Perceval Press [This That And The Other]
Labi Siffre - I Don't Know What's Happened To The Kids Today - PYE [Labi Siffre]
Build An Ark - Pure Imagination / Tortoise And The Hare - Kindred Spirits [Peace With Every Step]
Manu Dibango - Wild Man In The City - Blue Elephant [Untitled/O Boso]
Phonique Ft Ruben – Amy's Heart - Dessous Recordings [Kissing Strangers]
Linda Lewis - On The Stage - Reprise [Fathoms Deep]
Kellee Paterson - Time To Space - Shadybrook Records [Kellee]
Gene Harris - Koko And Leeroe - Blue Note [Nexus]
Word From Our Sponser - Sinclair C5
John Beltran - Generations - Exceptional [Americano]
Erik Truffaz - The mask - Blue Note [The Dawn]
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Magnum Force - Film
The School Bus
The Enforcer - Film
Motorcycle Chase
Main Title - Magnum Force
Exit Tunnel, Roaring
Trouble In The Big City
Coogan's Bluff - Film
Potrero Hill
Main Theme - Dirty Harry
The Faceless Assassin
Play Misty For me - Film
Harry's World
Mail Box
Raid On Mustafa's
Dirty Harry - Film
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Eugene McDaniels - Honey Can You Know - Ode records [Natural Juices]
Bill Crosby - You're Driving Me Crazy - Capitol Records [Is Not Himself These Days]
Moskitoo – Wham and Whammy - 12k - Drape
Space Dimension Controller – Galactic Effector (Filaria Remix) - Acroplane [Unidentified Flying Oscillator]
Booka Shade - Darko - Get Physical Music [Movements]
College/Electric Youth - A Real Hero - Flexx
Deadbeat - Third Quarter (The Vampire Of Mumbai) - BLKRTZ [Drawn And Quartered]


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Hope you enjoy. Big love
Mike

SCIENTIST - DUB MASTER SPECIAL

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Big up respects to the one of the top dub master generals. Heavy weight champion of the world. Scientist the dub specialist. Jah Rastafari. Enjoy the dubs........... Mike

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Seconds Away - Heavy Weight Dub Champion - Greensleeves
Steppers Dub - The Best Dub Album In The World - JB Records
War and Crime - Scientist and Peter Chemist 1999 Dub - Heartbeat Records
The Princess Takes Her Revenge - Scientist and Jammy Strike Back - Trojan
Vulcan - Dub Landing Volume 1 - Starlight Records
Your Teeth In MY Neck - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires - Greensleeves
Chemistry Dub - The Best Dub Album In The World - JB Records
Round One - Big Showdown - Greensleeves
Vampire Initiative - Scientist Encounters Pac Man - Greensleeves
Flabba Is Wild - Scientist Meets The Roots Radics - Selena Records
Queen Of The Icotion - Heavy Metal Dub - Clock Tower
Dematerialise - Meets The Space Invaders - Greensleeves
Everlasting Version - The People's Choice - Kingdom Records
Dance Of THe Vampires - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires - Greensleeves
Having Fun With The Klingons - Heavy Metal Dub - Clock Tower
Whip Them - Scientist Meets The Roots Radics - Selena Records
Beaming - Dub Landing Volume 1 - Starlight Records
Feed Back Dub Style - Three The Hard Way - Silver Camel
One-Two - Heavy Weight Dub Champion - Greensleeves
Base - Dub Landing Volume 2 - Starlight Records
The Alien Aborts - Scientist and Jammy Strike Back - Trojan
I and I Dub - Scientist and Peter Chemist 1999 Dub - Heartbeat Records
Kingdom Dub - In The Kingdom Of Dub - Kingdom Records
Life - Dub Landing Volume 2 - Starlight Records
Laser In THe Sky Dub - Heavy Metal Dub - Clock Tower

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MAD MONGOS RADIO SOUL OCTOBER 2011

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Intro - The Clangers
Mike Huckaby – Jupiter - SYNTH [My Life With The Wave 12"]
Chico Hamilton –Space For Stacy - Blue Note [Peregrinations]
Moe Koffman - Dinosaurus - Janus Records [Museum Pieces]
Jerry Peters – Love Song - Mercury [Blueprint For Discovery]
Cleopatra Jones - trailer
JJ Johnson - Go Chase Cleo - Warner Brothers [Cleopatra Jones OST]
Phillip Lambro - Murph The Surf - Motown [Murph The Surf OST]
Rick Laird - Now You Know - Muse [Soft Focus]
Samurai - More Rain - Cherry Red Phonograph [Samurai]
Chico Debarge - Was it Good - [Long Time No See]
Thurston Moore - Illuminine - Matador [Demolished Thoughts]
The Chris Hinze Combination - I Like To Feed A Smile On Your Face - CBS [Sister Slick]
Desmond and Joe - Southampton Dub - Starlight Records [Dubbing In The UK]
The Detroit Escalator Company - Point of Entry - Peacefrog [Black Buildings]
Wendy and Bonnie - Endless Pathway - Skye Records [Genesis]
Hummingbird - Spirit - A@M Records [Diamonds Nights]
Marvin Pontiac - Pancakes - Strange and Beautiful Music [Greatest Hits]
A Word From Our Sponsor - Monster Munch Advert
William S. Fischer - Chains - Embryo Records [Chains]
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The Ladies Jazz special section
Terry Thomas
Rachelle Ferrell - Run To Me - Capitol Records [Individuality (Can I Be Me?)]
Judy Roberts - Rainbow In Your Eyes - Inner City [The Other World]
Irene Kral - Experiment - Catalyst Records [Kral Space]
Sarah Vaughan - A Little Tear - RCA Victor [O Som Brasileiro De]
Flora Purim - Moon Beams - Milestone [Butterfly Dreams]
Carla Bley - Dining Alone - Watt Works [Dinner Music]
Abbey Lincoln - Throw It Away - Verve Records [A Turtle's Dream]
Shirley Horn - Return To Paradise - Verve Records [Here's To Life]
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Al Di Meola - Love Theme From Pictures Of The Sea - CBS [Land Of The Midnight Sun]
The High Llamas - Wander, Jack Wander - Drag City [Talahomi Way]
Oliver Nelson - In A Japanese Garden - Flying Dutchman [Skull Session]
Bvdub - The Promise Reprise - Glacial Movements Records [I Remember (Translations Of Mørketid)

Intro - The Clangers
The Clangers was a delightful stop motion animated kids show about this lovely little mouse like creatures who happen to live on a small planet a bit like the Moon, with another creature called the Soup Dragon. I have my Mum to thank for sitting in front of this beautiful little series which must of calm little Mikey down and send me off to my journeys through space. Pretty much been in awe with things spacey since then and I can only imagine that The Clangers and my Mum being the catalyst to that. The Clangers can from the brain of super talented Oliver Postgate, writer and narrator, and Peter Firmin, Model Maker and animator. The duo also made classics like Ivor The Engine and Bagpuss. Olivers mellow tones were enough to mellow any mischievous child.

Mike Huckaby – Jupiter - SYNTH [My Life With The Wave 12"]
Infectious deep house deep techno crossover tune from Detroit wizard Mike Huckaby. Yep you guessed it Jupiter had to go in the space related start up of the show and what a way to start. What a groove of deepness. From a project centred around using the awesome looking and what I'm hearing one of the granddaddy of all modern synths – the Waldorf Wave. Can find a website of his so here's a link to his www.myspace.com/mikehuckaby

Chico Hamilton –Space For Stacy - Blue Note [Peregrinations]
Here we go more "space" but most probably meant in a different sense as in giving the said Stacy more space to move but hey it says space and that's good enough for me. Superb Blue Note recording from 1975 from Chico which features amazing cuts like "Andy's Walk" and one of my favs "Abdullah & Abraham". The cut I went for is a fast and furious grooving jazz tune filled to the brim with some mad paced percussion.

Moe Koffman - Dinosaurus - Janus Records [Museum Pieces]
Canadian jazz musician and composer Moe Koffman plays the flute and saxophone along with other reed instruments. I've only came to know about him when the Soul Brother label compilation called African Spirits came out in 2004 with the most mellow cut filled with emotion and spirit, the tune called "Days Gone By (Egyptology)". Beautiful breathtaking tune. To be honest I was a little surprised to find out he was a white Canadian. I had the fortune of finding the lp Museum Pieces on a family trip to Rotterdam this year. Wasn't expecting the whole lp to be great to be honest and really just picked it up for the "Days Gone By" tune but "Dinsaurus" is a great funky jazz tune and it was hard not to use "Pharaoh's Dream" which is equally as good. Well recommended record.

Jerry Peters – Love Song - Mercury [Blueprint For Discovery]
A remarkable recording from Jerry Peters which I'm pretty sure was his only solo recording. I know he did a great soundtrack called "Melinda" along side Jerry Butler (which I must add a tune to a future show from that). Please let me know if he did record any other lp's. This "Blueprint For Discovery" is filled with heartfelt raw emotion and pure soul. Takes you on a staggering journey through his soul which the title pretty much sums up. I could pick any track to be honest for this mix but "Kuri Monga Nuie" and "If you leave me now" have been featured on some of my past mixes, so now it's time for "Love Song". Very creative artwork too on some nice think card. Great recordome nice think card. Great record

Cleopatra Jones - trailer
JJ Johnson - Go Chase Cleo - Warner Brothers [Cleopatra Jones OST]
Super sexy model Tamara Dobson starred in the Blaxploitation Cleopatra Jones films, there were two I believe. In the films she plays a fashion model which covers up for a her job as a secret government agent who dishes out pain to the dregs of society, in this case Mommy, played by Shelly Winters, who is a lesbian drug dealing Baron. Cleopatra Jones 6ft 2" frame kicks ass and smash faces along the way, driving a 73 silver and black Corvette Stingray along to a very funky film score conducted by J J Johnson who had earlier done the score for the incredible "Across 110th Street"

Phillip Lambro - Murph The Surf - Motown [Murph The Surf OST]
Remember finding the film on VHS in some old video shop near us. A friend already had the soundtrack so we at least knew it was worth watching just for the music. If I'm honest I can't even really remember the film or the plot but I'm sure it was well cheesy but good fun. Might be the only release that Phillip Lambro recorded but I'm probably very wrong, please let me know if he has got some other goodies out there. The "Boat Chase" is also very funky. The film was make in 1975 was a true story of a heist by two Miami play boys who become con men.

Rick Laird - Now You Know - Muse [Soft Focus]
Lovely little jazz tune from bass guitarist Rick Laird. Rick was part of the original line up of The Mahavishnu Orchestra, I'm glad I wrote that rather than say it as I can't very well at all as you will hear on the show lol. The band's original lineup featured "Mahavishnu" John McLaughlin on acoustic and electric guitars, with members Billy Cobham on drums, Rick Laird on bass guitar, Jan Hammer on electric and acoustic piano and synthesizer, and Jerry Goodman on violin. Well traveled Rick was born in Dublin, moved to New Zealand then traveled to England and became house bassist at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club then off to Boston to join up with the Mahavishnu boys. I think Soft Focus was his only solo project.

Samurai - More Rain - Cherry Red Phonograph [Samurai]
Not to be confused with the Japanese hard rock band of the same name. This is in fact a UK progressive band who I'm sure unfortunately recorded just this lp. They are slightly similar to some of Colosseum work. The tune I picked for the mix "More Rain" is a wonderful jazzy tune with a R&B undertone. Recorded around 1971 and originally released on the Greenwich label but luckily it's been re-released as it's MEGA rare and costs a fortune. Check the cover art which is simply stunning.

Chico Debarge - Was it Good - [Long Time No See]
Chico is the younger brother of the classic Motown family act Debarge. This tune is from the third of six solo lps he has recorded and 10 years away from his 2nd lp Kiss Serious. It was a big change in sound and very much I felt for the better. I first heard this lp when Dr Bob Jones played the superb "No Guarantee" on his Kiss FM show and I had to get my hands on a copy. I might be wrong but I'm sure I heard that he did sometime in prison for a drugs charge and when he came out he recorded this lp with songs and ideas he had wrote when spending time. A fantastic heartfelt recording which I ended up picking up in Paris for a couple of Francs. A real cheapy to pick up and if you are into the neo soul sound your love this lp.

Thurston Moore - Illuminine - Matador [Demolished Thoughts]
Singer, Songwriter and guitarist Thurston Moore is an American musician best known for his work with Sonic Youth and has worked a fair bit with Beck.To be fair I don't know his music very well and was accidentally put on to this tune by a guy called Nikey from the Brownswood forum who put up his playlist for a night he span tunes at, an excellent underground night called Fickle Formula at the 3 Blind Mice in Shoreditch run by Sir Weegee. Intrigued by a track called Space I had a listen in Youtube and came across the "Illuminine" tune which I instantly fell in love with. The whole album is a beautiful recording with nice dashes of string arrangements filtered through-out the project.

The Chris Hinze Combination - I Like To Feed A Smile On Your Face - CBS [Sister Slick]
Sorry I've been a bit naughty and cut the end of this tune off as I felt it all went a bit too jazz rock with way too much axe man guitar riffing. A personal thing but I apologise if you know and love the tune. I shamefully don't know much about Chris Hinze but what I do know is that he is highly inventive, talented flautist,and has a massive back catalogue filled with incredible music. Born in Holland and has a gift of turning his musical abilities to many genres. I feel he is quite underrated.

Desmond and Joe - Southampton Dub - Starlight Records [Dubbing In The UK]
Up there with my favorite dub lps. A cracking dub lp on the Star Light label. Filled with mellow good vibed dubs with a around the sounds of the UK for the theme. Which doesn't really mean anything to be honest as there is no way I would connect this tune with Southampton, not a chance LOL. The lp produced by Desmond Popsy Benup and was recorded at Music Works. Could of picked any one of the tunes as it's superb through-out.

The Detroit Escalator Company - Point of Entry - Peacefrog [Black Buildings]
Love love love this tune from the brilliant named Detroit Escalator Company. Beautiful laid backed ambient sounds. From the brain and talent of Detroit born Neil Ollivierra. One time label manager of the legendary Transmat records. Unfortunately he only recorded two albums, Soundtrack 313 in 1996 on the Ferox label and Black Buildings in 2001 on Peacefrog. He did pop back in 2006 with an ep called Blue Science / Between Dubnotes which I really need to hear.

Wendy and Bonnie - Endless Pathway - Skye Records [Genesis]
Genesis' is the sole record by Wendy & Bonnie put out on Skye Records in 1969. Wendy and Bonnie Flower were 2 young sisters (17 and 13 respectively) from San Francisco. The Skye label, was owned by Cal Tjader, Gary MacFarland and Gabor Szabo. So they were able to present a great bunch of session musicians and featured such legendary musicians as Jim Keltner (drums), Larry Carlton (guitar) and Mike Melvoin (keyboards. Produced by jazz great Gary McFarland. The original version goes for big money nowadays but it has luckily been re-released on Sundazed Music. Wendy Flower has a website here http://www.wendyflower.com/genesis.html

Hummingbird - Spirit - A@M Records [Diamonds Nights]
British band Hummingbird had a big connection with some of the best funk rock soul bands to come out of the UK. You can connect band s like The Olympic Runners, Gonzalez and The Jeff Beck Group. The band was formed in 1974 by vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench. This lp from 1977 is their 3rd and last and features a very good version of the classic and mega covered tune "You can't hide love" and if memory serves me right "Anna's song" is a great mellow too. Bernard Purdie was onboard for sticks action. Great band and I'm sure another of their tunes will pop up on a future show.

Marvin Pontiac - Pancakes - Strange and Beautiful Music [Greatest Hits]
Who is Marvin Pontiac and how has he managed to get a greatest Hits lp as his first lp lol. He had an interesting and unfortunate tragic life. Killed by a bus in 1977, spent time in an Mental Institution, rode down the road naked on a bike and was under the impression he was abducted by aliens. Bootlegged copies of his music got him well played in Nigeria with the beautiful song "Pancakes." My favourite from the record but there are some very interesting and well written pieces. "Reportedly Marvin's music was the only music that Jackson Pollack would ever listen to while he painted" an article of his life can be read here http://www.strangeandbeautiful.com/marvin/ Almost too crazy to believe? Its a great story but Marvin is a fictional character created by John Lurie who is well known for his parts in the indie classics from Jim Jarmusch, Stranger Than Paradise and one of my top favs Down by Law.

A Word From Our Sponsor - Monster Munch Advert
Old school. My favorite are the Roast Beef ones closely followed by the Pickled Onion ones. They stupidity messed with them and made the bags and the crisps smaller. Lucky they came to their senses and brought them back to their original style, still missing all the extra salt and fat but hey you can now eat more of them if you want too. Nostalgic advert from 1986.

William S. Fischer - Chains - Embryo Records [Chains]
A ground-breaking blend of funk, electronica, soul, and jazz rock. William S. Fischer, musical director for 1960's soul funk experiments of Eddie Harris, Eugene McDaniels and Les McCann, released this amazing debut solo album for the Embryo label in 1970. I read that some of these songs would later appear in the 1971 streets of New York drug movie "Born To Win" starring Robert De Niro & Karen Black. The album features bassist Ron Carter and Billy Cobham on drums. Great recording through-out, well worth tracking down.

Rachelle Ferrell - Run To Me - Capitol Records [Individuality (Can I Be Me?)]
Rachelle has an out of this world incredible voice and has the ability to hit notes in her octave range which should be humanly impossible, in a Minnie Ripperton style. At about 3.50 secs she hits the killer note. Wow. Such an talented jazz musician. Her rendition of Autumn Leaves is truly stunning. Check it here http://youtu.be/en6kmiX0SDc . Her last recording I believe was in 2002 and she seemed to disappear. I remember hearing that she had been doing presenting and church work. Please let me know if you hear her recording again.

The rest to come later.

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