soul player

Ungodly War is one of the many stand outs from our 2020 reissue of Lamont Butler’s one and only album It’s Time For A Change. Taking inspiration from jazz, soul and funk, Ungodly War is a dynamic track recorded some 50+ years ago in Lousiville, Kentucky. 

“People have always loved that track (Ungodly War), people would always want to talk to me about it and you know it’s more relevant now than ever before…it’s stood the test of time” Lamont Butler

For this release we wanted to try something a little different and so, for the first time on Miles Away, we’ve enlisted the help of a musician to add a little somethin’ somethin’. Someone who has spent a lifetime hoarding, editing and compiling rare soul and disco records. There’s was only really only one person at the top of our list and he goes by the name Al Kent. 

Al’s sound is big and his edit flows from the off, allowing everything we love about the original to shine through perhaps even more brightly than before. With a little beefiness added to the drums and a subtle restructuring in parts, the result is an exemplary 7” bullet ready for the dancefloor. 

On the flip is a deep cut Get Up And Praise The Lord, which features on the album and was a track many a DJ reached for from the album. 

Set for release on the 9th July.

Pre-order here - https://smarturl.it/UngodlyWar_AKEdit

Side A Lamont Butler - Ungodly War (Al Kent's Heavenly Edit)

Gianni Brezzo's "Tutto Passa" is OUT NOW. 

GianniBrezzo.lnk.to/TuttopassaAlbum 

Certified fresh, the album gives you that euphoric, elated feeling, like you’ve finally arrived at that special place you never knew existed, but were always meant to find. “Tutto Passa” showcases a profound musical growth for Gianni. Sonically, the LP rides a sonic wave around Marvin’s relationship to Italian culture and the composers of the 60’s/70’s, such as Piero Umiliani, Stelvio Cipriani and Piero Piccioni. With a variety of moods, from Verocai / Axelrod inspired arrangements to lush, thematic jazz progressions, the LP is a timeless release, one that would sit just as well in 1972 as it does in 2022.

Torino

MY OFFICIAL REMIX FOR MARK RONSONS " HEAVY AND ROLLING "

MARK RONSON FT ANDREW WYATT ~ HEAVY AND ROLLING ~ KON REMIX

One light climbs brick, city yawns, cones warm, cones blink; I tap four on the rail and the whole block answers. Shoes kiss grit; pulse draws chalk lines on the lane; I carry a pocket of low thunder and let it rumble the dust off names I no longer carry. You step beside me, shoulder to shoulder, and the street learns our measure.

Cajón murmurs under ribs; Rhodes paints a thin ribbon across the curb; turntables tick like sparrows on wire. We keep a vow: move honest, move clear, move kind. No costume, no borrowed fire. I count the downbeat with my heel; you nod yes with your chin; the corner store bell rings like a tiny brass amen—no sermon, only motion.

Hook—We swarm the morning, we make the gold; hands find tempo, courage holds. Feet say ready, hearts say go; light rides bass, the block says grow.

I map the city by subline: mailbox, bus sign, mural, hydrant—every mark gets a tiny quake. Joyfunk guitar skates in the periphery, all palm mutes and wink. A horn answers, sharp then sweet; the lane widens; the air tastes citrus bright. I drop my guard like a heavy coat and feel the day fit better.

Pre—Full self forward, no shadow tricks. Kindness drives, pride downshifts. If I miss the cue, say it plain; I re-align, I widen the frame.

Chorus—Stay lit, stay loud; turn the morning gold. Ride the soft thunder; let the backbone hold. We rise, we roll; no fade, no fold. Swarm of daylight, story retold.

Bridge—Name the bruise; let mercy mend. Tune the hands; let patience send. If truth steps in, we give it room; the groove grows gardens out of gloom.

Drop—Kick strolls long, hats smile wide; sub draws circles; bodies glide. We trade old codes for new clear signs; grit turns glitter on the lines.

Call: Who keeps center? Response: We keep center. Call: Who moves gentle? Response: We move gentle. Call: Where does heat live? Response: Under the ribs. Call: What do we carry? Response: Light that gives.

Final Chorus—Stay lit, stay loud; let the rooftops know. Hands to tempo, eyes on glow. We rise, we roll; no fade, no fold. Swarm of daylight, story retold.

Coda—Crosswalk clicks green; pigeons lift; horns laugh in threes. I file small vows into my pocket: call back fast, hold doors long, thank the hand that steadies. The city nods; we nod back; the day opens like a record sleeve—fresh, familiar, ready to spin.

Swarm

This is an AI vocal album project under the vocalist name: Camilla Moraz.

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