Advent Beat Calendar 2013

Advent Beat Calendar 2018

December 2nd (Disney's Robin Hood "Love")

December 5th (La Planete Sauvage, "Le Bracelet")

December 7th (Leon Ware, "Rockin' You Eternally")

December 8th (Joni Mitchell, "Help Me")

December 11th (Ben E. King, "Supernatural Thing Pt. 1")

December 13th (The Animals, "Inside-Looking Out")

December 14th (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, "More Love")

December 17th (The Day The Earth Stood Still, "Gort")

Clarence Carter, "Back Door Santa" (Original)

December 23rd (Barry Manilow, "Could It Be Magic")

December 1st, 2013
And so it begins! A new year, a new Advent Beat Calendar. Make sure to share it with your beat-loving friends and family this holiday season!

This one comes from a pretty rare LP by a UK band called Justine. It's from 1970 and it's from the only album they ever released. The whole track is pretty cool, it's a psychedelic trip. But this version is more of a smash mouth banger. I like to start things off strong! Enjoy. 

ABC2013-Dec1-Justine "Unknown Journey"

December 2, 2013
Joji (George) Hirota is a japanese master percussionist and Taiko drum player. This particular sample comes from a 1976 LP he released entitled Sahasurara. It's from the song, "Process of Cloud".

ABC2013-Dec2-Joji Hirota-"Process of Cloud"

December 3, 2013
This sample comes from an impossibly rare LP by a folk singer named Rin Eric. The LP, The Sound Track To The Movie In Your Mind is from 1972 and there were only 50 pressings!! Now something THAT rare needs to be sampled, right?

ABC2013-Dec3-Rin Eric-"But I'm Told"

December 4, 2013
I'm getting way into these British Psych/Rock bands. This band is called The Mirage and they released a lot of singles back in the 60's. This is not one of the most well-known but it's definitely a gem.

ABC2013-Dec4-The Mirage-"I See The Rain"

December 5, 2013
The Earth Disciples were an interesting band formed in Chicago. I think everyone in this band (except maybe the lead singer) was under 20 years old when they made this record in 1970. This sample comes from their only album called Getaway Train, and the song is called "La Bohemia".

ABC2013-Dec5-Earth Disciples-"La Bohemia"

December 18, 2013
This beat comes from a 1971 single, "You Ole Boo Boo You" by Ruby Andrews. It went to #47 in the R&B charts that year. I highly recommend the original. It's a great one.

ABC2013-Dec18-Ruby Andrews-"You Ole Boo Boo You"

December 20, 2013
Today's beat comes by way of Canadian composer/arranger/producer/artist named Conrad Benjamin. Nice find here. Blame Canada!

ABC2013-Dec20-Conrad Benjamin-"Saturn"

December 22, 2013
François de Roubaix was a film composer. This guy made a lot of really interesting music. He had a home studio and he used a lot of early drum machines and synthesizers in his compositions. Cool stuff....

ABC2013-Dec22-François de Roubaix-"Rêverie"

Welcome to another year in the 27 Sound Advent Beat Calendar!! http://adventbeatcalendar.com

This year we start off with a sample from the British television series from 1975 called SPACE: 1999. I chopped out some orchestral bits I liked from the TV show's main theme song.  

Happy ABC2014!

ABC2014 Dec1 - "Space 1999 TV Theme"

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December 14, 2014

In 1973, Curtis Mayfield produced this cover of his own song performed by Barbara Mason. She was known for her songwriting and, in the 60's she had some hits that came to be a clear example of what's known now as the "Philly Sound". The Philly sound is lush, full sounding production with lot of strings and horn stabs but with big clear vocals out front.
 
This song however, clearly has Curtis' stamp on it. 

Dec14 ABC2014 - Barbara Mason "Give Me Your Love"

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December 17, 2014

Today's beat comes by request from my uncle, Whit! Thanks for the tip. This record, "In The Rain" by the Dramatics has been sampled many times by other hip hop artists. Most beatmakers choose to use the intro to the song but I decided to try pulling from the hooks. 

Dec17 ABC2014 - The Dramatics "In The Rain"

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December 25, 2014
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

We did it! Another year complete in the Advent Beat Calendar. Thanks so much for listening, I hope you enjoyed it! 

The final beat for ABC2014 comes once again from the Motown label. But this time it's my all time fav, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. This LP dates all the way back to 1963 and it really captures the soulful glory that is Smokey's voice. The song is "Jingle Bells" and he still manages to get you dancing!

The day I was born, my mom supposedly said to the doctor, "If my son doesn't like Smokey then I'm sending him back!"

In my family, there's nothing holier than Motown. 

Merry Christmas everyone. See you next year for Advent Beat Calendar 2015. 

Dec25 ABC2014 - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles "Jingle Bells"

ABC2015-Dec6-Klaus Doldinger-Tatort

ABC 2018 - Dec 1

ABC 2018 - Dec 2 "A Woman Alone" (1973)

ABC 2018 - Dec 3 Delfonics "Every Time I See My Baby"

ABC 2018 Dec4 "Time" Patti Labelle

ABC2018 Dec5 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Almost Cut My Hair"

ABC2018 Dec 12 Alan Feanch "Flowers Country"

ABC2018 Dec24 Ruth ''Silky'' Waters "As We Fall In Love Once More"

December 2nd, 2012
This sample comes from Stanley Jordan Live in New York off the legendary Blue Note label. Blue Note Records is one of the most sampled labels in history for a reason!

ABC2012-Dec2-Stanley Jordan "For You"

December 11th, 2012
Lamont Dozier rose to fame as one third of the legendary songwriting team of Holland-Dozier- Holland. He has had a hand in writing many hit songs such as "Baby I need Your Lovin'", "Baby Love" and "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" to name a few. This song "Rose" is off of a solo album he did for ABC Records in 1974 called "Black Bach". Ha. 

This particular song has been sampled a lot, but usually people grab from deeper in the track where there is a more up tempo beat. I took the lilting intro bit for this beat. 

ABC2012-Dec11-Lamont Dozier "Rose"

December 13, 2012
Most people don't dig Earl Klugh because he's been labeled as "Easy Listening" or "Smooth Jazz". That may be true but damn that's a pretty acoustic guitar sound he's got! "Acoustic Lady" was recorded in 1978 at Electric Lady Land Studios in NYC and it features his beautiful harp-like sound on the guitar. It's from an album called Heart Strings, which I guess isn't helping his "soft" image. Oh well, makes no difference to me....I'm secure in my "softer side", are you?

ABC2012-Dec13-Earl Klugh "Acoustic Lady"

December 17th, 2012
Another jam from Stax records and their legendary band, Booker T. and the MG's. This song, "Chicken Pox" was featured on their 1971 release called Melting Pot. This was actually the last album they recorded together with the original lineup of Jones, Cropper, Dunn, and Jackson. It's got a guitar sound that can't be beat and a gritty organ that works perfectly against the guitar. Great jam. 

ABC2012-Dec17-Booker T. and the MGs "ChickenPox"

December 18th, 2012
Most people know Roberta Flack from Killing Me Softly (1973-74) which sold a bazillion copies and won record of the year etc. In 1975 she released another soulful album entitled, Feel Like Makin' Love. There are a bunch of cool tunes on this record and a lot of great musicians involved. Today's sample comes from "Mr. Magic". I lifted an instrumental bit as well as a vocal line. At the end you'll hear a distortion on the drums which comes from a combination of compression and a guitar effects pedal. 

ABC2012-Dec18-Roberta Flack "Mr. Magic"

December 20, 2012
Grant Green is one of my favorite guitarists. I've listened to a lot of Grant Green but somehow I never heard the music that he did for the movie The Final Comedown. Blue Note released this soundtrack in 1972. This song, "Luanna's Theme" has been sampled before by Digable Planets on their song "Black Ego", but I flipped it a little differently. 

ABC2012-DEC20-Grant Green "Luanna's Theme"

December 21st, 2012
This track has been sampled A LOT. Maybe most famously by Brand Nubian's "Love Me or Leave Me Alone". For good reason too....crazy sounding intro. Lovin it. I messed around and created two different parts to this beat that don't quite go together. I thought of it as a call and response kind of a thing, two bets talking to each other....

ABC2012-Dec21-Bobbi Humphrey "San Francisco Lights"

December 25th, 2012 - CHRISTMAS DAY!
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to this years Advent Beat Calendar. It's always fun sharing this music with all of y'all! 
What better way to end it to! Otis Redding is simply the greatest performer ever and one of the most exciting and incredible singers we will ever hear. And not a bad backing band either! This is one of my all time favorite Christmas recordings so I thought it would be fun to try and flip it. Have a happy holiday everyone! 

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