Funk Factory - Rien Ne Va Plus (Dirty WarmUp Mix By David KIA)

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The second single to be pulled upcoming BBE album ‘Strata Records – The Sound of Detroit – Reimagined By Jazzanova’, ‘Saturday Night Special’ features remixes by Kai Alcé and DJ Amir & Re.decay, as well as The Lyman Woodard Organization’s 1975 original.

Possibly the best-known piece of music from the Strata label’s diverse and innovative catalogue, the unique, low-fi, moody, understated aesthetic of ‘Saturday Night Special’ has captured the hearts of music fans and DJs worldwide. “When I first heard the Lyman Woodard Organization ’Saturday Night Special’,” says DJ Amir, “I thought it was a song from a Blaxploitation soundtrack. Once I realized that Lyman was from Detroit, I immediately thought that if there was ever a ’theme song’ for Detroit that ’Saturday Night Special’ would be it. There is such a cinematic vibe to the song full of grit, rawness, and determination that just soaks into your veins. This album/song will always be in my bag of records to survive the apocalypse with!’”

When DJ Amir and Jazzanova began work on the ‘Reimagined’ project, breathing new life into the Strata Records archive, this jazz-funk classic was right at the top of the list of ‘musts’ for the band to re-interpret. “I had no idea what direction they were going to go, musically” says Amir. “The original song had been sampled more than a few times, but in my opinion, it was never done tastefully. However, from the first practice session, I knew that they were spot on with the right direction! Their version is the perfect blend of Detroit and Berlin!”

Kai Alcé’s ‘NDATL’ remix of ‘Saturday Night Special’ (named, like his label, after his three hometowns of New York, Detroit, ATLanta) brings a sure-footed lightness to Jazzanova’s version of the song, making the absolute most of the track’s stellar horn solos. “After hearing the unreleased Kamasi Washington/Gregory Porter remixes he did, I knew I had to reach out Kai” says Amir. “With this remix, he stretches out
the track into a seven minute groove, in the direction of a soulful house/future jazz interpretation.”

Alongside his Berlin production partners Re.decay, DJ Amir turns in a low-slung rework of ‘Saturday Night Special’, using as many parts from the Jazzanova version as possible. “We tried to emulate the intro to one of my favourite jazz dance tracks, ‘Expansions’ by Lonnie
Liston Smith” says Amir. Mission accomplished.

Jazzanova - Saturday Night Special

DESTINY replayed by ROOT SOUL
SHUYA OKINO(KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE)

2014.1.29(wed) Release

ZLCP-0147(Extra Freedom / Village again) 
￥2,100 (tax in)

[Track List]
01. Let Nothing Change you feat.Pete Simpson
02. Still In Love feat.Navasha Daya　
03. Look Ahead feat.N'Dea Davenport
04. Destiny feat.N'Dea Davenport
05. Love And Live feat.Navasha Daya
06. Sun Will Rise feat.Diviniti
07. Take A Look At Yoursel feat.Diviniti
08. Just Do it feat. Clara Hill
09. Give Your Love A Chance feat. Clara Hill
10. Deep Into Sunshine feat.N'Dea Davenport
11. Holding You,Loving You feat.Pete Simpson

Let Nothing Change You Feat.Pete Simpson (replayed by ROOT SOUL)

Walter Jackson - It's Cool

From The RONGETZ Foundation forthecoming album 
" Kiss kiss double jab"  - artwork Antoinette FLEUR -

With Gary BARTZ, Lilli COOPER, Steve TURRE, Corey FONVILLE, Luques CURTIS, Frank LOCRASTO, Sonia SANCHEZ, Monnette SUDLER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSpKyrvytao

Kiss Kiss Double Jab (Feat Gary BARTZ) - OFFICIAL

My love affair with Margie Joseph continues. Hope you checked out I Can't Move No Mountains here: https://soundcloud.com/scrimshire/margie-joseph-i-cant-move-no-mountains-scrimshire-edit

Now download this one. A bit more aggressively played with this time. Hope you enjoy.

Get all my previous edits in high quality here: https://scrimshire.bandcamp.com/album/scrimshire-edits-vol-1

Margie Joseph - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (Scrimshire Edit)

Funny how i came across this simple but brief project from years ago! Cleaning out the external hard drive i came across this edit of the Young Disciples. One of my favorite Acid Jazz, Downtempo groups from the early 90's that i discovered via Talkin' Loud! Talkin' Loud is an amazing label that pumped out forward thinking electronic & eclectic sounds in the 90's. In the scheme of things, was the infamous Giles Peterson, "mr. world wide" to many us that check out his show from time to time.

Peace & love children.....Share w/ love & tenderness...

Ivan

Young Disciples - Ivan's Suite (Le Edit)

Housed up rework of a rare Australian Disco/Funk track from 1978 that I was lucky enough to find the 45 of recently. The original is a jerky and guitar heavy funk jam with lots of vocal. I stripped it right back and focussed on the groove from the intro, some guitar licks here and there throughout the tune, and parts of the break and vocal off the outro (which sound very Crown Heights Affair I think). I wanted to make something for housier cats, and maybe capture some of that wild abandon from that era in there too. Hope you like it, and thanks for the support as always. 
Here's the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV5q6F7aQo4

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Collision - You Can Dance (Hober Mallow 2016 Rework) DL's AWAY!!!

produced by manaboo (brendon moeller & shigeru tanabu) feat. curtis mayfield acapella

manaboo feat. curtis mayfield (steadfast records free download)

The Brand New Heavies Ft. N'Dea Davenport - Getaway

Mo' Horizons - Lovely Day Inside (Maze Soundz Bossa RmX)

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