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Angel Canales – El Diferente (1981) (Senelac Records LP8881)

  November 9, 2018 , ,

Angel Canales – El Diferente 1982 Senelac Records LP 8881 Salsa / Latin-Jazz / Fusion Well Brazil has jumped the shark, so I’m going to devote some musical energy to other places for a while.  The U.S. still has a chance of climbing back out of the rabbit hole it’s gone down.  And that is in no small part due to the ever-evolving demographic changes that terrify the White Nationalists so much.  So, here’s an album from the great Ángel … Continue reading

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Ismael Silva – Se você jurar (1973)

  October 28, 2018 ,

  Ismael Silva Se Você Jurar 1973 RCA-Victor (original release) 2004 Reissue RCA Victor 82876640692 Tonight, Brazil is poised on the brink of an abyss where half the country is ready to elect a military thug who openly celebrates the dictatorship of 1964-1985, and promised to initiate a new one .   It’s been a while since I’ve been able to visit there, and watching events unfold from a distance has been a slow, muted kind of heartbreak.  No matter what … Continue reading

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Jards Macalé – Jards Macalé (1972) (Polysom reissue)

  October 5, 2018

Jards Macalé – Jards Macalé Vinyl rip in 24 bit 96 khz | Art at  300 dpi 24 bit 96 khz – 927 MB | 16-bit 44.1 khz 235 MB Polysom 33124-1| Released 2012 (Orig.1972)  | Brazilian / Post-Tropicália / Samba / Soul – Funk This record seems to fit the mood right now.   It is, somehow, a demonstration of how to remain calm while everything falls apart around you.  Brazil is very close to electing an right-wing extremist so … Continue reading

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One Way featuring Al Hudson – Music / Now That I’ve Found You (1979) (12″ extended single)

  September 24, 2018 , ,

One Way featuring Al Hudson – Music / Now That I Found You (12″ extended single) Vinyl rip in 24 bit 192 khz | Art at  300 dpi 24 bit 96 khz – 312 MB | 108 MB 16-bit 44.1 khz MCA Records L33-1853 White Label Promo | Released 1979  | Disco / Soul / Funk I’ve been too busy to blog but not to boogie.  Here is a quick snack, an extended mix of the jam “MUSIC” from One … Continue reading

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Aretha Franklin – Sparkle OST (1976) (with Curtis Mayfield)

  September 3, 2018

Aretha Franklin – Sparkle 1976 Atlantic SD 18176 Produced and composed by Curtis Mayfield This reissue by 2012 HDtracks 1 Sparkle –  4:13 2 Something He Can Feel –  6:21 3 Hooked on Your Love –  5:00 4 Look into Your Heart –  4:04 5 I Get High –  4:11 6 Jump – 2:19 7 Loving You Baby –  3:48 8 Rock with Me –  3:11 Recorded at Curtom Studios, Chicago Remixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles Arranged By, Orchestrated … Continue reading