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Presented by Wax Poetics & Calvin Klein

As a celebration of art and culture, Calvin Klein collaborated with Wax Poetics in search of the next generation of journalists helping to shape the contemporary music landscape. This partnership reflects Calvin Klein’s continued exploration of inclusivity and self-expression through creativity, art, and the clothes we wear.

We got together at Brilliant Corners in London to celebrate the next generation of music journalists and content creators. Mr. Redley kicked off the evening with a deep selection of jazz, funk, soul, and more.

If you want to discover more about Plugged In then head to the link below.

https://www.waxpoetics.com/connections/calvin_klein_plugged_in/

Plugged In Live: Mr. Redley

Made this a while back but SC wouldn't let me share it at the time. Thought I'd tweak it slightly and try again and so far so good...

Beastie Boys - Root Down (Mark Wayward Remix)

Set to ignite dance floors and elevate spirits worldwide: "Umoja (Joaquin's Sacred Rhythm Dub)" is New York City house music royalty Joaquin Joe Claussell’s rework of the title track from Italian jazz maestro Nicola Conte’s latest album Umoja.

Claussell’s trademark brand of deep, afrofuturist house combines with the spiritual jazz dance magic of Conte’s original for an extended mix of ecstatic club music, teasing the wider release of Nicola Conte - Umoja (Joaquin Joe Claussell’s Sacred Rhythm Music & Cosmic Arts Dubs): 10 tracks of comprehensive rearrangements - featuring additional percussion, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers and drum programming - whereby Claussell excavates the source music, re-recording many of its parts under the auspices of his Sacred Music & Cosmic Arts banner.

Claussell's collaboration with Nicola Conte and Far Out Recordings helps mark the label’s 30th anniversary, as Claussell joins fellow producers such as Theo Parrish, Ron Trent, Kenny Dope and 4hero in remixing music from the label’s catalogue.

Nicola Conte - Umoja (Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Music & Cosmic Arts Remixes) releases on double vinyl LP, CD and digitally on 28th June 2024 on Far Out Recordings.

Umoja (Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Music & Cosmic Arts Remixes)

Nicola Conte - Umoja (Joaquin's Sacred Rhythm Dub)

lady day's car had a big block ...
https://jupitertuningcenter.bandcamp.com/track/a-little-too-fast

little too fast

Man With A Gun - Funkgus

“Krok” means “step” in Belarusian - and for Alex Chumak and his band this word comes with a lot of meaning. It’s the title and theme that run throughout СОЮЗ (SOYUZ)'s fourth album, reflecting the journeys the band has navigated in recent years, having moved to Warsaw due to political unrest in their homeland of Belarus and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Embracing the uncertainty became both the inspiration and main lyrical theme for Alex Chumak, SOYUZ’ composer and arranger, who also decided to go a step further and change the language in which he writes songs from Russian, which is used as lingua franca in many post-Soviet countries, to his native Belarusian. The result is nine songs about dreams and outer space, ordinary miracles, things very close and very distant at the same time. 

In early 2022, Chumak and original members, Mikita Arlou and Anton Nemahai, joined tens of thousands of Belarusians seeking safety abroad. Resettling in Warsaw, the band released Force of the Wind in October 2022, garnering widespread acclaim, a string of major European gigs, and led to Polish musicians Albert Karch and Igor Wiśniewski joining the band.

Deeper and more melancholic than previous works, KROK is quintessentially SOYUZ, laced with hope, dreams and a celebration of life. Given the difficulties with finding rehearsal and recording spaces in Warsaw and the departure of the drummer Anton Nemahai from the band, Chumak explored alternative options. He reached out to friend and fellow musical collaborator, Sessa, about the possibility of recording the new album in his recently finished studio in São Paulo, with Sessa and Biel Basile coming onboard as recording engineers.

At the tail end of 2024, Chumak and SOYUZ’ new drummer, Albert Karch, made the trip to São Paulo to record the first sessions for KROK. Laid down directly to tape, these sessions featured prominent Brazilian musicians Sessa, Biel Basile, and Marcelo Cabral, with a guest vocal feature by Tim Bernardes recorded at a later date. The final touches were then added back in Europe. Lush string and woodwind arrangements written by Chumak and Karch were recorded at the Polish Radio studio in Warsaw, and Rhodes parts were added by Chumak at Sven Wunder’s studio in Stockholm.

Though primarily recorded in Brazil, KROK is not a Brazilian or MPB album. It blends the band’s Eastern European roots with jazz, folk and global influences. The genre of the music is hardly identifiable: there are folk ballads and jazz-driven pop compositions covered in lush and often dissonant string and woodwind arrangements where each note is placed with care and meaning behind it.

The title track was the first song Chumak wrote in Belarusian as an adult, making for a fitting opener and one of the band’s finest tracks. Darker than most of SOYUZ’ songs, the tensions lift and lighten as the track progresses. The cinematic library jazz of 'Voo Livre', with ghostly vocals sung by Ciça Góes and Ina, feels like a modern twist on the Italian library composer Alessandro Alessandroni through its sublime choir and woodwind orchestration. Elsewhere, the heartfelt 'Lingua Do Mundo', composed, written, and sung by Chumak and the incredible Tim Bernardes, features one of the standout string arrangements from Chumak and Karch. 'Cichi Karahod' is an instant SOYUZ classic, almost Pat Metheny-esque as it opens, with the acoustic guitar and bass riff transitioning into jazzy AOR / pop-folk territory. The record closes with 'Smak žyćcia', a gentle, dreamy spoken-word poetry piece in Japanese by singer-songwriter Manami Kakudo. 

Despite immense challenges, SOYUZ have delivered a career-defining album in KROK.


СОЮЗ (SOYUZ) – VCB

Watch the Chicago-bred drummer-slash-producer prove why he's one of the most exciting, genre-bending talents in the jazz world live from the Jazz Cafe.

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Makaya McCraven Boiler Room London Live Set

Over 70 minutes of raw, get down to the real nitty gritty, funky soul obscurities. Strictly original vintage pressing 45s for your listening pleasure!
(Originally released - 4/5/2009)

Tracklist:

1 - Lee Williams & The Cymbals "L.C. Funk	"
2 – Darkness Of Evil "Laid Back Funk"
3 – The Daley Diggers "I Can Dig It"
4 - The Interpretations "Trippin"
5 - Hot Ice Company "I Got The Love You Need"
6 - Chuck Brooks "Behind Closed Doors"
7 - JM's Funk Factory "JM's Funk Factory	"
8 - Soft Touch "Plenty Action"
9 – Lyn Taitt "Stepping Up"	
10 – Clarence Reid "Till I Get My Share"
11 – Fugi "Mary Don't Take Me On No Bad Trip"
12 - The United Image "The African Bump"
13 – Oliver Sain "St. Louis Breakdown	"
14 - B. W. Souls "Marvin's Groove"
15 - Almeta Latimer "Tobacco Road"
16 – Bobby Bland "I'm So Tired"
17 - Kay Carter "Gotta Get Next To You"
18 - Houston "Lickity Split"
19 - Johnny Thompson "Mainsqueeze"
20 - Lee Shot Williams "I Feel An Urge Coming On"
21 – Jimmy Bee "Hot Pants"
22 - Tommy Bush "Skin It Back"
23 – Joann Zachery "Down To Earth"
24 - Brothers Of The Ghetto "Rockin Chair"
25 - Dee Dee Gartrell "I Must Be Doing Something Right"
26 - Bunny Sigler "Everybody Needs Good Lovin"
27 - James Lewis Fields "How Long Shall I Wait"
28 – Unknown Artist "Sing A Simple Song"
29 - Don (Soul Train) Campbell "Campbell Lock"
30 – Johnny K "Come Out"
31 - Hoctor Records Band "The Gold Coast"
32 – Eugene Blacknell "Get Down"
33 - Bobby Byrd "Headquarters (Augusta, GA)"
34 – General Crook "Gimme Some"
35 - Warm Excursion "Funk-I-Tus"
36 - Dick Donovan	"Dancin' In The Streets"
37 - Curtis Green "I Just Gotta Get Down"
38 - The Johnny Otis Show	"The Watts Breakaway	"
39 – Grady Gaines	"Let Your Thing Hang Down"
40 - Ted Taylor "Something Strange Is Goin' On In My House"
41 - Fantastic Soul Inventions "Bim Sala Bim"
42 – Jerry Washington	"Baby, Don't Leave Me"
43 - The Windjammers "Poor Sad Child Pt. 1"
44 - Community Effort	"Ali's Electric Trance"
45 - Dawn and Sunset "What It Is"

Artwork – Jim Mahfood Aka Food One*
Artwork By [Coloring On Outside Cover Art] – Justin Stewart
Design [Cd Layout (Arrangement & Graphic Design)] – Vince Fortunato
Engineer – Phoreyz
Featuring [Shout-outs] – $mall ¢hange (tracks: 3), Cool Chris (tracks: 8), DJ Day (tracks: 14), DJ Sheep(tracks: 18), DJ Smite (tracks: 35), Z-Trip* (tracks: 28), Jeremy Sole (tracks: 9), Kon (tracks: 11),Phoreyz (tracks: 44), The Big M (tracks: 1)
Mastered By – Phoreyz
Photography – Stephen Dummit (Four9Seven)
Recorded @ The Pigeon Cage (2009)

"WHAT IT IS" - A Rare Funk 45 Excursion

Tracklist:
1. DJ Greyboy & Karl Denson - "Unwind Your Mind"
2. The Philadelphia Experiment - "Grover"
3. Buckshot Lefonque - "Breakfast @ Denny's"
4. Madlib - "Slim's Return"
5. Common - "Dooinit" (Indigo Jam Unit Remix)
6. Cómo Asesinar A Felipes - "Ya Llegó"
7. Destruments - "Shaped By The Sound"
8. ArtOfficial - "Migraine"

Download: http://db.tt/qlXrom4G

Más mixtapes vía MIXCLOUD / Check more mixtapes on MIXCLOUD: http://www.mixcloud.com/Chermy/

Illicit Groove: This Is Acid Jazz

Summer is back, but you can't go on holidays without any Blundetto sounds!!!
So Blundetto and his man, Don Camilo,  cooked for you this tasty mixture of vocal Reggae. Some good vibes to enjoy under the sun, with your ears... and your heart!!

"Reggae Heartbreaker" a Blundetto summer mix

welcome to DELIRIOUS MUSIC!

join and listen to some of the most exclusive international funk music from the 70s ever pressed on vinyl. painfully selected and play tested funky club sounds that work as background music as well as on the dancefloor. lots of worldwide sought after funky burners, weird 'b-music' recordings and undiscovered breakbeats from the pop & rock underground, many of them micro pressed and originally available only in the country of origin.   

the term "FUNK" has millions of shades, yet my collecting drive is focused on japanese jazz rock, european grooves and latin funk from the middle & south american scene, obscure 45 b-sides, cosmic disco, progressive breaks, all kind of exploitation soundtracks and non-commercial library production music recorded for use in film, radio and tv only.   

as you can hear all my vinyls are recorded & remastered in highest digital sound quality for your full stereo enjoyment!  there's a lot of unknown quality 70s music to be discoverd here, something for everyone and my hope is u regularly come back for more to find new funky food for your ears. 

peace to all, 
EL TOPO

  i got my p.h.d. in f.u.n.k.-ology !!!

 'the only good music is the music i like'  
Friedrich Nietzsche, The Case Of Wagner

Man With A Gun - Funkgus

delirious music