1. Gwen McCrae - Funky Sensation
2. Marlena Shaw - Feel Like Makin‘ Love
3. BadBadNotGood - Fall In Love
4. Free Nationals feat. Anderson 
.Paak - Gidget
5. Damiano Von Erckert feat. Tito Wun - Work For Love 
6. Aaliyah feat. Slick Rick - Got To Give It Up
7. Crusaders - Street Life 
8. Anderson .Paak feat. Snoop Dogg & The Last Artful, Dodgr - Anywhere
9. Rick James - Superfreak
10. Eddie Harris - It‘s All Right Now
11. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Pimp
12. Jay-Z - Girls, Girls, Girls
13. Brick - Dazz

TaKe (a) GrOoVe

Available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-freedom-of-expression/id738577768

Eddie Moore and The Outer Circle - Lesson

from the early morning session. watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IhYj8oIdxY&feature=youtu.be
All Instruments by Philippe Edison:
Instruments used:
Roland SP-555
Music Man Sub Series Bass
Korg MS2000BR 
Roland Ax Synth (Rhodes)
Moog Sub37

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Philippe Edison - Persian (Ormazd)

The debut EP. Rock, funk, jazz, and soul.

04 Hello

Over and above

I Got Cha

Track #4 from my protest album/EP entitled, The Mourning After, in tribute to the fallen men, women, and children of color who were murdered by a racist regime of evil police officers who never deserved to wear the badge, let alone handle a gun. It is not happenstance, not "fearing for their life", and certainly not justice when the vast majority of the murderers in blue are let off with little to no punishment at all.

I had to release my rage into the healing power of music, and it was this remake of Duke Pearson & Donald Byrd's "Cristo Redentor" that I felt was an appropriate song of mourning to express my deep sadness and anger at the systemic racism that was designed to bring about what few are calling (but is accurately) a genocide.

Anyway, I enlisted the talents of Jill Scott/Bootsy Collin tour trumpeter, Farnell Newton (@fnbeatsgalore), to cover Donald's iconic solo, but in his style and voicing, to express this sadness and melancholy through music. Yes, it comes out smooth and lounge jazzy, but it begins with a gunshot just to let you know that this is anything but relaxed and chill...more so a soulful way of saying goodbye while also preparing for the fight ahead for freedom, justice, and equality amongst ALL people...but if Black Lives Don't Matter in that equation...then ALL LIVES TRULY DON'T!

"Black Requiem (Cristo Redentor)" - feat Farnell Newton

Hare Colours

Soul In Here (Bonus)

Standard Translation is the first solo project by Southern California beatsmith, QSTN. Initially this album was exclusively released in Japan and has been back ordered at music retail stores for months. For the first time in 7 years, after its release, 'Standard Translation' will be available worldwide via digital stream/stores.

Standard Translation

QSTN - The Day After Interlude

Real Time

Loved One

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE: http://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/reasons-feat-jimetta-rose

The debut single off of the forthcoming LP Adventures From Paradise : A Tribute To Minnie Riperton (vol. 3), Reasons is the Decoders latest offering, tackled beautifully by local LA native songstress Jimetta Rose and featuring a stellar cast of session players from Los Angeles to Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

The Decoders chose to take this classic Minnie track, and transform it into a celebratory, Jorge Ben inspired Afro-Brazilian samba. Featuring Brazilian trombonist Fabio Santana de Souza, and percussion by Te'Amir Sweeney and Steve Haney, this arrangement is yet another tribute to Minnie Riperton's depth of songwriting and musical prowess. 

Stay tuned for more upcoming releases from vol 3! The full length album is due in late Summer/early Fall.

Reasons feat. Jimetta Rose

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Eddie Moore and The Outer Circle - Lesson

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