once upon a time....

so...ennio stopped by in vienna this week...and i was lucky enough to witness one of his very rare live appearances...

the great morricone was accompanied by the roma sinfonietta orchestra and the nuovo coro lirico sinfonico romano choir...there were about 200 people on stage!!!

it was a great concert...and one part of it was dedicated to the filmscores morricone did for the sergio leone western movies...and one of my favourite ones was the theme song to the 1968 piece "once upon a time in the west"...ENJOY!

freaks fret

jim seals and dash crofts formed the duo "seals & crofts" in the late 60s after working together in several bands before, to record over a dozen of albums together.

their second album "summer breeze" from 1972 turned out a great commercial success (no. 7 in us album charts) and established their status as one of the most popular soft rock bands of the 70s.

here is a song of s&c´s 1975 album "i´ll play for you":

DOWNLOAD seals & crofts - freak fret

abd now...something totally different...

this is a man, who is responisble for soooo many melodies everyone knows!!!....at least among german speaking fellows...

think of the title melodies of heidi, wicki, alice´s adventures in wonderland, think of the jingle for milka chocolate, think of "marmor, stein und eisen bricht", or "ein bißchen spass muss sein" by roberto blanco!!!...and very important: the soundtrack to the legendary tv-show "captain future"...

one man was responsible for all these catchy songs and melodies from the late 60s until today: Christian Bruhn, who is now chairman of the german GEMA...

here are to rather short songs, christian bruhn did for the 1979 german tv-show "timm thaler"
timm auf der flucht
wetten dass...
ENJOY!!!

yo brother...

ok...jorge ben shouldn´t be a stranger anymore...he has been mentioned here before...

anyway...here´s a song for my good friend kenny...i know he loves this song!! and this the original version from jorge ben´s selftitled album from 1969!!!
...HERE it is...enjoy.

ps: if you´re a football-experct you might already have noticed the "flamengo rio de janeiro" emblem on jorge´s guitar!

...back to 2006...

...when this great album by the japanese band cro-magnon was released. their selftitled album debut on "jazzy sports records" took us on a journey of live instrumental funk/disco and house jams with so much energy!!

here is a more laid back song: cro-magnon - silent supreme



check out more music of cro-magnons, also from their new album great triangle on myspace

speaking of punks...

...i dug out this reissue double lp out of my little collection...

konk, a ny band from the early 80s...weren´t a punk band...much more they were the link between the post punk/ punk funk scene and the disco scene of ny these days...

and thats what they sound like...check it:
konk - machina jam from"the sound of konk" 2004 reissue on souljazz records!

a rocking horse

"rocking horse" is a us - band that released a selftitled album in 1975 on rca rcords...thats pretty much all i know about them.

i first heard the rocking horse on a mix by rub n tug...later i got the picture disc...

but...i had to get the original release...and this summer i finally got it...sorry, i cant put the cover of the record up here...i cant find it online...and i dont have a digi-cam!!!

so...from their self titled album, here´s rocking horse with change it for the better...enjoy

lets get mellow

formed in 2003, the dynamics from france have opened new doors...they filled the gap between funk/soul and jamaican reggae and dub!! their seven nation army re-interpretation has been posted here before... today i have another "coverversion", taken from the dynamics´ "version excursions", just released on groove attack prouctions its the classic "brothers on the slide", originally by cymande...enjoy!! get it here: grooveattack

the fleetwood mac...

...again...i always come back to post songs by this great band and their members´ solo work...

here´s one song, that first appeared as a single, later released on the 1969 album "the pious bird of good golem", written by peter green:

black magic woman

yes, the song that became a hit, interpreted by carlos santana in 1970. i cant decide on which one i prefer...although santana is definetly the better guitar-player...have a listen...

this is voodoo

uk housemusic history

gerald simpson aka a guy called gerald with
voodoo ray
1988
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who´s that guy...

chriss isaak!!!...remember???..i´m sure you do...
more than 15 years ago, he released his album "heart shaped woman" with the super succesful single release "wicked game"...

so...recently i ran over this production dated back to 2005...trentemoller, danish dj/producer - as businessman - did a dub-version of this song. it appeared on the very exclusive danish "balearic biscuits" label that´s been mentioned here before...

have a listen: business man- dubby games

happy family

here we have something very special...again

its the linkwood family with "piece of mind"...
released just this summer on a very limited 10" on "firecracker recordings"...from the uk...
this is groovy disco-funk with a hiphop attitude...dont miss it..

linkwood family - piece of mind

have you been to idaho?

pretty exclusive..this is
south london based producer kaine presents his debut here on the new "spacetalk" label...released just a couple of weeks ago...

so this is the b-side "welcoming idaho", a slow, guitar led track...actually perfect to fall asleep to...hmm

have a listen: kaine - welcoming idaho

here is something special from abroad...

the famous super-hip trendy etc...ny based label "dfa" started a sublabel this year called... "dfa": death from abroad...so on this label you´ll find non-us artist only.
first release from abroad, in the shops since mid-september: uk production duo "mock & toof", well known for their remixes for hot chip, the juan maclean etc...

moch & toof - k-choppers
ENJOY

above sea level...?

ok people...this is probably the funkiest jazz-rock piece i´ve heard in a long time...
the bands called "sea level", and the song "fifty four" is taken from their ´78 album "on the edge"...drummer on this record is joe english, former drummer of the wings(with paul and linda mccartney)...

its so great...this is jazz, disco, funk and rock and blues......at the same time!!!!
sea level - fifty four

rise...rise...rise

this is a re-issue of the 1979 relase"rise" by herb alpert...

herbt alpert, an exceptionally gifted trumpet player and co-founder of the huge a&m records provides us here with a classic...

and for those of you who arent big trumpet-fans or whatever...wait until the middle of that song to experience a super-groovy hookline thats been sampled by the notorious b.i.g. ...here´s where the good stuff comes from!!!
worth a listen: herb alpert - rise

nat king cole - all puffed up

Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo, Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay... Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo, Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay... net king cole's music defined not only his generation, but even made it possible for colored artists to start publishing music in the US '50ies.
here is a great remake of the all famous calypso blues - to be found on the latest -saint germain des pres cafe.

get it here: nat king cole - calypso blues // spritial south mix

music for dreams...

here is my mix for september...
a blend of electronic disco, some techno, house, rock and dub...ranging from ´78 till today...

i chose some of my favourite artists/producers/labels of the moment for this set such as "music for dreams", soft rocks, the "mungolian jet set", "a mountain of one" and the "studio"...

enjoy: giulio in september

holidays over...kind of...

...what i bring back from my vacation...is one last bit of a summer feeling...
jorge ben...from rio de janeiro...involved in the tropicalia and bossa nova movement since the 60s..., is an artists that manages to fuse brasilian rhythms and melodies with western styles like funk/soul...etc...
here we have "todo dia era dia d´indio", from his 1981 album "vinda amizade"...

enjoy: jorge ben - todo dia era dia d´indio

lets get dirty...

...after danergous daffit´s post of frankie valli - beggin in the pilooski edit...i´ll go for another great pilooski edit...
"jackson jones - put your pants on" had a very limited release this year on the french "dark & lovely" re-edit label.
this guy pilooski is really doing a great job!!
have a listen: jackson jones - put your pants on (pilooski edit)

real talent from the middle east..

so, this cd was slippped to me by a friend yesterday. some three israeli indie / reggae girls -mc karolina, dana adini and yael deckelbaum make up -habanot nechama (hebrew: consolation).
minimalist arrangements of no more then acoustic guitars and warm lucious drums bring this album to life and make up a record of layed back summery thats hard to resist.
this song called - ever. a completely random choice as choosing which one to post was quiet difficult.

there you go: habanot nechama - ever

one off's-quantic remixes and b-sides

will 'quantic' holland has been building up a reputation as a prolific musician, writer, remixer and producer since his first release on -tru thoughts in January 2001. in that time he has released six albums for the label under -quantic, -the limp twins and -the quantic soul orchestra monikers. through this period he has been hugely in demand as a remixer from artists and labels (both major and upcoming) and has amassed a huge discography of 'one offs, Remixes and B sides' which is what this EP is about, featuring 5 tracks from a forthcoming double album and 2 exclusive vinyl tracks.

check this remix: quantic - not so blue(paine mix)

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and another one...

another mix of myself...i actually did today...
musically...somewhere between funk/rock/disco/jazz...

giulio in august

duration: 1h 5min, about 90mb...if u want a tracklist..send a message...

enjoy!!

take me to the banzai republic...

...i dont know where it is...but it sounds great!!!

banzai repubic is the project of torsten bo jacobsen, a danish producer, jon anderson and adam seitzmayer.
as banzai republic they had several releases on the super chillout "music for dreams" label, mentioned here...
the song i have for you, appeared on the the exclusive "balearic biscuits" label....it is called "remember me"...and the thing about it is, that it´s a re-edit of an annie lennox interpretation of "fields of gold", by sting...
hmm...worth checking out??....i think so:
banzai republic - remember me