SURFIN' & FUNKIN

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PH Feat. The Undisputed Truth - Ungena Za Ulimwengu.. Unite The World (PH ReEdit Adictive Jazz)

We are proud to announce the second edition of the mixtape 'Filet Mignon'.

Throughout this mixtape, let us present to you the artistic generation of tomorrow, cruising through a multitude of different style, you will be taken in the universe of those young artist/Producers that have collaborated on this project, that we cherish.

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Rick James - Mary Jane (Tielsie edit)

Exodus to Jazz

Exodus

Essential Classics, Vol. 545: Eddie Harris

More Soul, than Soulful

Chicago Serenade

Brian Auger's professional career first made headlines in 1963 when he won the #1 position in the Melody Makers Jazz Piano Readers Poll. As a prodigious jazz pianist, Brian had already amassed an amazing amount of experience on the London scene. In 1965, after hearing jazz organist Jimmy Smiths' music - Brian began his love affair with the mighty Hammond Organ, naturally, he totally mastered the instrument, then went onto break new ground on the organ - using it as his primary tool as a pioneer of jazz fusion.

Lauded and loved by everybody from Herbie Hancock to Mose Allison, from the Brand New Heavies to The Beastie Boys, his tracks have been sampled by Mos Def, Common, Air and Kid Loco, his original compositions covered by Sarah Vaughan, Richard 'Groove' Holmesand The Main Ingredient.

Do we need to elaborate on Brian's illustrious career? His quicksilver keyboard playing, his genre busting, category defying approach to music has been apparent since the mid 1960's when, much to the disdain of the London jazz community, Brian set out to find a new musical path, taking in R&B and soul rhythms and overlaying jazz harmony and solos. Unsure himself quite where this approach would lead at the time, with the benefit of hindsight all these years later it's easy to see now that he was formulating an approach that was leading to what became known as, for a while 'jazz-rock', then ultimately the more accurate and all encompassing phrase 'jazz fusion', at the same time as some of his own heroes and contemporaries such as Herbie Hancock were also on the same path into as then, uncharted musical waters.

Freestyle Records are proud to be releasing this incredible new, live Oblivion Express album - featuring the dream team of Brian's utterly unique, exuberant and uplifting playing alongside Alex Ligertwood's stratospheric singing. Many years have passed since their first collaborations - both their respective talents remain utterly undiminished.

The highlights of this new collection are almost too numerous to list, but the opener Freedom Jazz Dance still has that edgy, dark feel that has thrilled Brian Auger fans since the early 1970's, when they took the Eddie Harris original instrumental version and injecting it with a vital and progressive new groove, adding incisive lyrics and Brian's astounding organ solo that still stands today as a goose bump inducing ride, and the high standard many keyboard players still aim to achieve. In contrast, Happiness Is Just Round The Bend continues to be the joyous, life affirming funky, soul jazz outing that cannot but help lift ones spirit. Of course, The Main Ingredient had a bigger commercial success with their cover version, but to quote Dobie Gray 'the originals are still the greatest!'.

The Oblivion Express is still steaming ahead over 40 years later, not only are the original recordings considered ground breaking and hugely influential on successive generations of musicians, DJ's, producers and fans alike, but the group is still playing to packed and enthusiastic crowds everywhere from Los Angeles to Japan which speaks volumes about the appeal of Brian's music - it is ageless.

01 Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Freedom Jazz Dance (Live) (clip)

“Goodnight Rico” is dedicated  to the eminent Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez who passed away in September 2015. Featuring a beautiful, plaintive horns melody and one drop bounce that characterised many of Rico’s seminal recordings. Soothsayers horns have channelled their treasured memories of performing onstage with Rico into this composition. The track features great Solo trombone by Harry Brown as wells as Idris Rahman on Tenor Saxophone and Robin Hopcraft’s trumpet all deftly enhanced  by a fine studio performance from Soothsayers band. Mixing is in the experienced hands of Nick Manasseh who subtly frees the cuts diverse sonic layers and taking the flipside to the outer reaches of the “dub -o –sphere”.

GOODNIGHT RICO

Compared To What (Roberta Flack)

After the soul ballads warm up the party, drop this deep funk dance floor mix for the prime time party

Deep Funk

Our pro Jeremy Corbyn song is a cover of Les McCann's Compared To What. This remix features JT Taylor, Safo NP, Raphael Mann and Carly E. Remixed by Raphael Mann.

To hear the original recording for the 2017 election go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXuIwHrKZgA.

Corbyn Compared To What

Corbyn Compared To What by Clause lV Collective (a cover of Les McCann's Compared To What)

Wrong Time Wrong Place (R.I.P. John) feat. Hannes Van Dam - Kofty & MD Groove

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Wrong Time Wrong Place (R.I.P. John) - Kofty & MDgroove - Free Download

From Zbonics, Time To Do Your Thing album.  Featuring Gregory Porter on Vocals, Karl Denson on Saxophone, and Adam Scone on Organ.

Issues of Life

A song originally put together by the great sax player Eddie Harris and his wife Sara E.  
Session Resurrection, Label Release of Zbonics - Time To Do Your Thing

Time To Do Your Thing

Zbonics featuring Gregory Porter. Produced by Justin Prizant and Zak Najor.
Session Resurrection Records

Just in Time

Hey folks, this is a biggie!
Peppermint Jam Allstars no. 5 is here! 
The series is a playground for artists and producers who are close to Peppermint Jam and wanna display real special music…
First up is a mighty fine rework of Azymuth´s „Jazz Carnival“ by Brazil´s greatest, DJ Meme. 
In fact, Marcos Valle is on the keys here and some original members of Azymuth were involved on the drums..just beautiful!
Next it´s the Lovebirds giving us The Path 2011. This might sound familiar, done very successfully from Ninetoes before, but Lovebirds did this
cheeky thingy already in 2011! We have that feeling that it might be big again this year….
We are so happy to welcome back another old friend of ours, Matty Heilbronn ( where have you been hiding? )
Matty did an amazing edit of Teddy Pendergrass´ ´“You can´t hide“ and will have another huge song out on Peppermint Jam very soon!
As if this won’t be enough, we are proud to present an original song of Funk legends, Mandrill. The Reflex just took this baby to another level…
We hope you dig!


Release Date: 10.04.2020 Streaming 
Release Date: 24.04.2020 Download

Peppermint Jam Allstars 5

Ape's Back In Town [The Reflex Funky Monkey's Dub]  Lower Quality

MANDRILL - Ape's Back In Town [The Reflex Funky Monkey's Dub]

Dave Mathmos joins us 1st may 2020 with his low slung groovers on the Contemporary Soul EP
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Australia's Dave Mathmos brings us a five-track re-edit EP that digs impressively deep for inspiration. 'Slick Talk' revisits Asha Puthli's 1976 Indo-disco nugget 'Space Talk' (a favourite at The Loft) and is every bit as hypnotic and sensual as the original. 'Just... A Lonely Soul' reworks Labi Siffre's 'I Got The' from 1975 (the source for Eminem's 'My Name Is') and comes in hazy, druggy Part 1 and more immediately floor-friendly Part 2 forms, while finally 'Sell The House' and the fairly self-explanatory 'Sell The Dub' are based on a 1976 Ashford & Simpson album cut of the same name.

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DAVE MATHMOS - JUST... A LONELY SOUL PART 1 [Slightly Transformed]

This video is the first of my brand new "Sunday Cover" project which aims at trying to cover songs I love from scratch !

Please enjoy "Quit It" by Miriam Makeba !

Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Xa53vd1VA&ab_channel=baptooo

Quit It - Miriam Makeba (Cover)

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