vendredi 25 avril 2008

LINDA HOPKINS "It's in your blood"

This is the Disco version of this tune from her released the same year. Solid bassline, funky backing and punchy strings. Arranged by Bert deCoteaux who has worked on the "Space princess" Disco version of Lonnie Liston Smith.

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KOOL MOE DEE "Wild wild west"

Classic 87 rap tune from Kool Moe Dee. This is the extended 12" version.

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EYE BETA ROCK "Super rock body shock"

Wonderful rap cover of "Super sperm" by Captain Sky !!!

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PURE ENERGY "You've got the power"

Each day is different, I hope that people which will discover this, will feel what I felt the first time that I heard it. One of my favorite 80's funk.

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LUTHER VANDROSS "Are you using me"

Produced and remixed by the MAW this ultimate Garage classic from the voice. They used "funky sensation" for the music.

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ONENESS OF JUJU "(Family tree) Make a chance"

Saxophonist, J. Plunky Branch's band sign here a strange but great Afro fusion Reggae tune.

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JODY WATLEY featuring ROY AYERS "I love to love"

The best new singer and female R'nB 1988 award sign here, with the heavy weights champions MAW and Roy Ayers, a great garage tune and classic MAW's production. It reminds us the keyboard line from "Got to love somebody" by Sister Sledge.

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mardi 22 avril 2008

CAPRICE "Personal injury"

Once again the twins and Leroy Burgess strike the Dance floor with this amazing tune.

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GENE CHANDLER "When you're #1"

There should be a law to force people that to have this disc and listen it every week.
A must have...

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GENE CHANDLER "Get down"

Released in 1978 and one of his best Disco tune with the amazing "When you're n°1".

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mercredi 16 avril 2008

MEN AT PLAY "Dr Jam"

Funky rap about NBA like a lot was produced at this period.

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RODNEY FRANKLIN "The groove"

Wonderful Jazz-Funk tune, who had a second life under the Acid Jazz era at the beginning of the 90's. This is typically the kind of song which the dancers appreciate, they can do something different.

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LAMONT DOZIER "Going back to my roots"

Another classic and must have 12".


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GIL SCOTT-HERON "The bottle" live

Wonderful version of this anthem.
You thought of knowing this song...

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mercredi 9 avril 2008

WILLIE BOBO "Always there"

Wonderful cover of Side Effect's song and 12" version of this Wayne Henderson's production signed Willie Bobo. This tune is a master dance floor anthem.
Coming soon, the Incognito's version remixed by the MAW.

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