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People have asked, people have been patient, but now people get ready. After snapping up their limited edition 45 singles on Kept Records and Electric Cowbell Records, DJs, funk fans, vinyl heads and instrumental afro-enthusiasts alike will finally be able to lay their hands on a full-length Polyrhythmics platter.&#13;
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This is a funk record. No suspenders, emotional folksy rock ballads, vocoder or synthesized soul will be found on this release. Multiple-horns, multiple rhythms, and multiple players. This album is a straight-up instrumental attack, where the only voice you hear is the collective force of these eight players hitting all original cuts live and off the floor. Let’s be clear about it: Polyrhythmics are not trying to emulate or recreate something that has already been done. This is not “retro,” or “throwback;” this is music being made together, today in The Now. The raw, fresh and genuine sounds captured on Libra Stripes are an instrumental testament to the universal groove and appeal of funk and afrobeat music, and present a clear call to everyone to get up and occupy the dance floor.&#13;
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01. Libra Stripes ( Ben Bloom, R. Scott Morning ) &#13;
02. Pupusa Strut ( Ben Bloom, R. Scott Morning)&#13;
03. Moon Cabbage ( Grant Schroff)&#13;
04. Chingador ( R. Scott Morning)&#13;
05. Snake In The Grass ( Ben Bloom , R. Scott Morning)&#13;
06. Bobo ( Grant Schroff)&#13;
07. Skin The Fat ( Ben Bloom, R. Scott Morning)&#13;
08. Retrobotic ( R. Scott Morning)&#13;
09. Mr. Wasabi Rides Again ( Grant Schroff, R. Scott Morning)

Polyrhythmics - Mr. Wasabi Rides Again

Every day, I open iTunes and press play. The first song to come up is the one I post here. If you don't like it, come back tomorrow. I guarantee it will be something different.

The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Pushin' On

Buy 7" and download "In The Dirt" free from: hopestreetrecordings.com/spanishharlem 

Stop what you’re doing. Lovers of soul, funk, and all the other good grease need to get on this 45 real quick. HopeStreet Recordings brings you a collaboration between Australia’s hottest soul voice, Nai Palm, and Australia’s heaviest rhythm section, The PutBacks, on that classic, classic joint Spanish Harlem. The Worm, a typically heavy PutBacks instrumental on the flip rounds out two smokin’ sides of Burn City soul.  

Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector wrote Spanish Harlem for Ben E King in 1960, but it was Aretha Franklin took it to number one in 1970. In 2013, The PutBacks and Nai put it down one more time on 8 tracks of tape with the production team at HopeStreet Recordings and you sure can take that sucker home on wax, but you’d better be quick. After all – this release has been 50 years in the making. 

The B side on this record is for the B boys. The Worm baby. Lots of songs fade out, but how many fade in? Yeah. That’s real. This kind of lowdown funky break is what the PutBacks really love to put the back in. Ouch. Will someone sample this already so it can go for longer than three and a half minutes?

This record is raucous and rich in the rawness. The drums, bass, and percussion gallop through Spanish Harlem and swagger through The Worm. The guitar and organ howl and huff. Simple production lets the musicians do the talking, and boy, Nai Palm can shout. Sweet layered harmonies over a dirty minimal rhythm track. It’s a new thing, it’s an old thing, it’s a limited pressing and it’s yours at www.hopestreetrecordings.com. 

Also, we do know what year it is so yes, the vinyl does come with a download code for both sides plus a digital version of another PutBacks instrumental – In The Dirt. Value added. Special funky bonus. Get yours. 

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The Putbacks - In The Dirt

Imagine

First single from forthcoming Outrospective album remixed by Mr Bird, buy link http://geni.us/MagicCity

find out more www.bbemusic.com

Fae Simon is a soulful Jazz singer, a gifted song-writer and a vocal performance instructor with over 20 years of on-stage experience.
 
Formally trained in Opera and Jazz, Fae’s performance style fuses these traditional genres with Hip-hop, Rare Groove, Soul and Dub – a unique sound that electrifies audiences when she performs with her live band.

Her second album ‘Outrospective’  moves on from the theme of intensive relationships and personal reflection - and instead projects outwards to a critique on the tensions between art and industry, communities and authorities, past and present, balance and imbalance. It is scheduled for release in 2015 BBE Records

Twitter: @Afrofaerie Facebook: www.Facebook.com/faesimon YouTube: www.youtube.com/faesimon

Magic City

Fae Simon -Magic City (Mr Bird Remix)

A little extract from our last gig at the Sunhouse in Coolangatta where we ended the show with space disco improvisations.

Sun House

Basement Freaks are back with an exclusive little taster track ahead of a new album next year and are in fine form with ‘All That Funk!’. A tune that channels the classic sounds from the glory days of Funk – blending punchy horns and guitar chops over a grooving bass line and drum break it’s a guaranteed booty shaker. 

Basement Freaks - All That Funk!

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band "8th Wonder" - Boiler Room Debuts

The A-side from a new 45 by BROWNOUT

La Raza b/w Arabeesh
Limited 7” / 45rpm single / first 200 units on pearl-white vinyl / standard black also available

A tribute to Kid Frost and El Chicano  (featuring El Dusty, Mellow Man Ace, Niña Dioz, Mexstep, Kool AD, Amaze 88).

Austin-based Grammy-nominated psychedelic latin funk band Brownout debuted their remake/tribute to Kid Frost's 25 year old Latin pride hip-hop classic "La Raza," digitally via NPR last year.  Now, after many calls for a physical release, on Oct. 12th, 2016 or Dia De La Raza, Brownout adds to the celebration of the heritage of  Latin America and the ethnic and cultural differences that make it distinct, by releasing this limited run 45.  Snap it up!

Shipping on Dia De La Raza! Oct. 12, 2016.

KPT-110 La Raza b/w Arabeesh

Brownout - KPT-110A - La Raza

Ikebe Shakedown, the self-titled album from the Brooklyn-based band, plays with elements of cinematic soul, Afro-funk, deep disco, and boogaloo in all the right ways.  After spending a few years together the group, named after a favorite Nigerian boogie record (and pronounced “ee-KAY-bay”), delivers a driving set of tunes featuring a mighty horn section anchored by tight, deep-pocketed grooves.

“Right now in cities across the globe, there are plenty of great Afrobeat revivalist bands aping the sound and groove of Fela Kuti’s legendary sound.  Yet, surprisingly few of the new groups have strayed from an orthodox interpretation of the genre or done much real innovation…Ikebe Shakedown is here to change that.  The band takes signature Afrobeat elements—big unison horns, slinky bass lines, tight little guitar licks—and blends them with tasty grooves culled from ’70s-style horn-driven funk”. – Marlon Bishop, WNYC

The Ikebe debut for Ubiquity Records sees the band push their globally-informed sound and eclectic approach to tune-writing into new territory. “Self-titling the album is a way to introduce the audience to the many facets of the band — to provide a more complete understanding of what we do,” bassist Vince Chiarito says.  “Our sound has grown to incorporate our influences without overtly representing any one in particular.  It just sounds like us,” he adds.

Most of the rhythm section met at Bard College, and the band rounded-out and officially formed when everyone settled in Brooklyn in 2008.  From there, Ikebe has emerged as a compelling voice on the progressive local scene.  After a run of dates around NYC, the band recorded their debut 7” single and the EP, Hard Steppin’, which was released on Colemine Records in 2009,receiving high praise from critics and fans alike.  The group was invited to record at Dunham Studios with producer Tom Brenneck and at Killion Sound in Los Angeles, home of engineer Sergio Rios of fellow Ubiquity act, Orgone.  “The studios share a lot of similarities — the tracks were all cut live to tape with minimal use of headphones and overdubs.  This basic approach allowed us to dig in and really focus on getting dynamic performances,” Chiarito explains.

The old school mentality to recording spills over in lush, laid-back, and soulful funk joints like “Kumasi Walk” and “No Name Bar,” where the multi-layered horn section plays off a cavernous backing track of slick drumming, spacey Hammond organ, and nimble guitar riffing.  The cinematic soul sound is warm and deep, with the 7-piece band sounding more like a larger ensemble as increasing layers leap from the tape.  At the other end of the BPM counter, on “Tunjunga,” the band build a gritty African disco jam boasting a floor-filling percussion section, adding seductive guitar licks and an irresistible bass-line to set the horns ablaze. “Tame The Beats” is pure fire — bold melodies and heavy rhythms propel the song, with Meters-esque breakdowns providing only brief respite from the action.

Sakonsa

NEW 2013 Jungle Fire- Firewalker: Afro disco fuzzrock. Released on Colemine Records 

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500 PRESSING 100 limited edition RED vinyl 45 rpm

2012 saw the release of JUNGLE FIRE's debut vinyl 45 released on indie label Colemine Records, and has been lauded by the likes of DJ Gilles Peterson Worldwide BBC 1 radio, Dj Rich Medina, Dj Bobbito Garcia, Dj Spinna, Jeremy Sole KCRW, DJ, Mark NuMark, DJ Cut Chemist,and many others worldwide!

The JUNGLE FIRE sound digs deep and resurrects classic afro/latin funk music with an approach that is both authentic and highly explosive!. Members have performed with Stevie Wonder, Joe Bataan, Breakestra, Ozomatli, Quantic, Alice Russell, MDCL, Simple Citizens, Celia Cruz, Orgone, The Greyboy Allstars and the list goes on. Keep a watchful eye out as JUNGLE FIRE continues to scorch dance floors and heat up clubs across the nation!

Recorded at Killion Sound by Sergio Rios via Tascam 388
Members	The JUNGLE FIRE family:

Steve Haney - Congas, Bata 
Alberto Lopez - Timbales,Bongo
Sam Halterman - Drums 
Judson McDaniel - Guitar 
Joey Reina - Bass 
Sean Billings -Trumpet 
Sam Robles - Baritone Sax 
Otto Granillo- Trombone

Jungle Fire - Firewalker

Over the past eight years, Ikebe Shakedown has cemented a reputation as one of New York City’s boldest, most creative instrumental bands. Combining cinematic soul, Afro–funk, deep disco, and an irrepressible groove, Ikebe Shakedown has forged a style all its own. Each song is anchored in the deep-pocketed pulse of its four-man rhythm section (Barnaby Alter, drums; Dave Bourla, percussion; Vince Chiarito, bass; Robin Schmidt, guitar) and driven by one of the tightest horn trios on the East Coast (Mike Buckley, tenor/baritone sax; Jason Colby, trumpet; Nadav Nirenberg, trombone), with tunes ranging from dance-floor burners to lush, captivating scores.

The band first came on the scene with 2009’s debut EP, Hard Steppin’, from Colemine Records. Praised by WNYC’s Soundcheck as “the perfect soundtrack for the unwritten Tarantino movie of your imagination,” the five–song release led to tours up and down both U.S. coasts and paved the way for Ikebe Shakedown’s first full-length LP on Ubiquity Records. Recorded at Killion Sound in L.A. with Orgone’s Sergio Rios and Dunham Studios in Brooklyn with noted producer Tom Brenneck, this self-titled album, released in 2011, featured 14 blistering tracks that Okayplayer called, “an adventurous trip through time” and “one of the best releases of the year.” Having toured the record throughout the U.S. and Canada, Ikebe Shakedown returned to the studio in 2014 for their follow up album for Ubiquity, Stone by Stone. Recorded at Daptone Studios, the 10-song set let the band become more adventurous than ever before, weaving psychedelic textures and raw soul into powerful compositions, or as Wax Poetics called it, “a greasy and sometimes trippy funk world.”

Now, after hitting major jazz festivals, opening on extended runs for stars like Lee Fields, and with the band’s members simultaneously touring with acts like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, and the Monophonics, Ikebe Shakedown is poised for their next big release in 2017. The new album, The Way Home, is due out October 20th on Colemine Records. It shows how the band’s style has continued to evolve, with material that transports listeners beyond their living rooms into dance parties and spaces for introspection. Building on the success that has led to musical features in series such as Eastbound and Down, movies like Our Brand is Crisis, and commercials for brands including Mini Cooper, Vans’ Off the Wall, and Surfline, the songs are at once richly familiar and incredibly fresh, paying homage to classic influences while pushing a brand new sound. Defying genre or classification, this album proves Ikebe Shakedown is helping define the next bold and soulful wave in instrumental music.

Sakonsa

Ikebe Shakedown

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