Erkin Koray 1967-1973 Turkish Psych
Big thanks to Josh W for telling me to look out for this cat. Aside from the oddball, mediocre-but-still-fun-to-listen-to covers like songs by The Moody Blues, or ‘Land of a Thousand Dances,’ the rest of…
João Gilberto – João Gilberto (1973)
This is my favorite João Gilberto record, absolutely and without doubt. Not that I claim to have his entire discography (it is pretty massive), but this record simply cannot be surpassed. I had an old…
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Midnight Band: First Minute of a New Day (1975)
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian JacksonMidnight Band: The First Minute of a New DayReleased 1975 on Arista Records Song sample – GUERRILLA Review coming soon
Eugene McDaniels – Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse (1971) VBR
No time for a personalized review today but this one has been in the cue for a while and its about time I shared it. Heavenly and heavily minor-key dissonant cluster chord funk soul-jazz with…
Isaac Hayes – The Isaac Hayes Movement (1970) VBR
Get “Hot Buttered Soul” first (below), then check this out. A lot of folks are going to remember Isaac Hayes for the themes song and soundtrack album to blaxploitation flick “Shaft.” A whole other generation…
Isaac Hayes RIP !! Hot Buttered Soul (1969) VBR
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) Rest in peace, brother Isaac…. There will be more Isaac to come. This is my favorite record of his. I have an MFSL version…