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Ikebe Shakedown

Da Vinci's Demons (OST) - Lucrezia Donati

This limited 7” is a teaser from the self-titled upcoming second album from Brooklyn-based Ikebe Shakedown. Named after a favorite Nigerian boogie tune (pronounced “ee-KAY-bay”), the band plays with elements of cinematic soul, deep Disco, Afro-funk, and Boogaloo in all the right ways.

iTunes: http://bit.ly/XATrDn
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1LmQZeZ
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1GLjEGj

Tracklist:

A1. Tujunga (3:23)
B2. No Name Bar (3:33) 

Ikebe Shakedown - "Tujunga"

Ubiquity Shop: http://bit.ly/1erB90v
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1h2zf2N
Amazon: http://amzn.to/RTpdg4
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1Ga2AcO

"The Offering" is the lead-off track on Ikebe Shakedown's much anticipated sophomore album "Stone By Stone". With their limited press 45 "The Beast b/w Road Song" selling out a few months after release and the Tujunga Remixes single with Brennan Green continuing to be a hot seller, the release of the new record could not come at a better time.

Buy on Bandcamp

Ikebe Shakedown "The Offering"

Album release : April 14

Musician and skateboarder, member of the legendary Bones Brigade, prolific artist & designer, the untamed kid of San Francisco haunt back our turntables with his new album « No Man’s Land »

More infos : http://www.asphaltduchess.com.mobilom.net/artists/tommy-guerrero/

TOMMY GUERRERO "Loco's Lament"

Trouble In Town 01 - Assassin's Creed 3 OST

Check out this free tune from Ocote Soul Sounds "Primavera" due out on ESL Recordings on May 31st.

"Ocote Soul Sounds" is a project by Grammy Award winner Adrian Quesada and Tony Award winner Martin Perna. Their fourth collaboration, "Taurus," features vocal collaborations with fellow ESL Music regulars Natalia Clavier, Sitalil, Verny Varela and Chico Mann. The record was produced by Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation, and has been featured on the radio through Distiller Promotions. 

Ocote Soul Sounds - Primavera

Anitek - Lost Hours

Shir Khan and the illusive Exploited crew reveal the first compilation of the cultishly adored Black Jukebox series. It includes the sunniest grooves you’ve heard this year. ’Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox Disco Jam 01’ is a soundsystem-ready disco-house jam which tickles the subwoofers beautifully and seems purpose built for eyes-wide-shut Summer terrace play in big outdoor spaces. Black Jukebox is traversing the wide spectrum of ‘dancefloor’ music.  There’s much to excite: All four tracks are built for rooftop parties with the deep V crew.
From slo-mo housed up boogie-soul, to a loft-party future classic, to a feel-good, sun-blushed, druggy, late night electric jam, to main room filtered disco house and subbass-bugged R&B…it’s all there.  It’s no wonder the Black Jukebox Vinyl series became buy-on-sight and quick to disappear. Launched in late 2011 by Shir Khan, Black Jukebox was mainly focussed on Vinyl Releases. 13 Releases later, this is the first compilation which sums up some of the best moments and features 3 tracks that were digitally never available before. 
Black Jukebox Releases have put a smile on the face of various tastemakers such as Wolf&Lamb, Soul Clap, Tim Sweeney, Optimo, Axel Boman, Gerd Janson, Disclosure, Danny Krivit, Ewan Pearson, David August, Jesse Rose, Tiefschwarz, Matthew Dear, A-Trak, Huxley, Oliver $, Wareika, RubnTug, ND Baumecker, Acid Pauli, James Friedman, Mano Le Tough, Solomun, H.O.S.H., Daniel Bortz, Dyed Soundorom, Erol Alkan, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Deetron, Skream, Seth Troxler, Re.You, Keinemusik, Noir, Miss Kittin, Joakim, Munk, DJ Yoda, Hot Since 82, Pete Tong, Claptone, Karmon, Azari & III, Friendly Fires, Jazzanova, Drop Out Orchestra, El Txef, Maya Jane Coles, Till Von Sein, The Rapture, Peter Kruder, Arthur Baker, Miguel Campbell, Phil Weeks, Lee Foss, Maxxi Soundsystem, Luke Solomon, Mark Farina, Terranova, Pen Pearce, Acid Washed. 

Artist: Various Artists
Release: Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox Disco Jam 01
Label: Exploited
Published by Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
LC: 15799
Cat: BJDISCO01
Releasedate: 02.11.15

Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox Disco Jam 01

No Dilemma

Patryk Molinari - No Dilemma | Exploited

The days had grown long and tiresome, there was little light in the place in which he sat. Four walls surrounded his very being, he had not known he would miss her as much as this once she had gone. Now there was little left to do but brush the tears from his eyes, dive, dance and enter the abyss of a new and wonderful world. Only, without her. 

Folamour steps up to deliver a five track EP for the newly formed imprint Noire & Blanche. He blends emotive melodic twists with percussion and club sensibilities.

PREMIERE: Folamour - You Never Told Me I'll Miss U That Much [Noire & Blanche]

Over the past eight years, Ikebe Shakedown has cemented a reputation as one of the boldest, most creative acts in the Brooklyn instrumental scene. Combining cinematic soul, Afro–funk, deep disco, and an irrepressible groove, Ikebe 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-foor burners to lush, captivating scores.

The band frst 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 coasts and paved the way for Ikebe Shakedown’s first full-length LP on Ubiquity Records in 2011. 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 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 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 touring with acts like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, and the Monophonics, the seven members of Ikebe Shakedown are poised for their next big release in 2016. The band’s style has continued to evolve, with material that transports listeners beyond their living rooms and builds 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, Van’s 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 wave in instrumental music.

Stone By Stone

The Beast

Tracks used: Arleta - To mpar to navagio
                         Ikebe Shakedown - Pepper
                         Max Romeo - Chase the devil

For more downloads: 
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/s1F7QeLy/Arleta_-_The_bar_the_wreck_Ike.html

Arleta & Ikebe Shakedown - The bar the wreck(Matina Sous Peau mashup)

Shapes Of Things / Feat. Thundercat /Rick Z. Guitars / Kamasi Washington Sax

Dedicated to George Duke / Featuring Thundercat & John Beasley


Dawilli Gonga / Feat. Thundercat / John Beasley Kybds / Kamasi Washington Sax

Lorne Balfe feat. Madeline Bell - Assassin's Creed Revelations Main Theme

Blue Giant

Assassin

Ezio's Family

featuring JIMETTA ROSE vocals; KAMASI WASHINGTON sax solo

arranged by GEE GEE GALLEGOS

Original on GIL SCOTT-HERON - PIECES OF A MAN 1971

Recorded Live @ Peace Go With You, Gil : A Celebration of GIL SCOTT-HERON 
7/20/12 @ Grand Performances LA www.facebook.com/PeaceGoWithYouGil

PGWYG featured a 30 piece ensemble led by Musical Director DEXTER STORY with very special guests BRIAN JACKSON; GIA SCOTT-HERON; narration by RICH MEDINA

with THE freshest & most exciting talents: 
ALAN LIGHTNER (steel pan, percussion, vocals), BOBBITO GARCIA aka Kool Bob Love (spoken word), CARLOS NINO (percussion), DERF REKLAW (hand drums, flute), DWIGHT TRIBLE (vocals), ELIZABETH LEA (trombone), FANNY FRANKLIN (vocals), GEE GEE GALLEGOS (baritone/alto, guest arranger), GINA LORING (vocals), JIMETTA ROSE SMITH (vocals), JOSHUA SILVERSTEIN (beat box), KAMASI WASHINGTON (tenor sax), LOVE-LOGIQ (vocals), MARCEL CAMARGO (guitar), MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE (keys, piano, electronics), MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON (viola, guest arranger), NAILAH PORTER (vocals), NIA ANDREWS (vocals), PROFESSOR NALEPA (visual narrative), ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH (spoken word), SHAFIQ HUSAYN (vocals), TODD SIMON (trumpet, flugelhorn, guest arranger), TONY AUSTIN (drums), TRACY WANNOMAE (flute, woodwinds), TREVOR WARE (bass) 
+ an Inspired Invocation DJ Set by JEREMY SOLE (KCRW / theLIFT / Afro Funke) 
http://soundcloud.com/peacegowithyougil/invocation-set-jeremy-sole

* Curated and produced by JONATHAN RUDNICK, co-founder of GIANT STEP, and one of the creative minds behind SCORED music in film; theLIFT and NOISE POP Culture Club

* Grand Performances Director of Programming LEIGH ANN HAHN

* Very special thanks to all the staff and crew at Grand Performances 
www.grandperformances.org

* Sound Recording CEDRIC NORAH 
* Sound Mastering Professor STEVE NALEPA

HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS feat JIMETTA ROSE

featuring LOVE-LOGIQ vocals; ELIZABETH LEA trombone solo

arranged by TODD SIMON

Original on GIL SCOTT-HERON - PIECES OF A MAN 1971

Recorded Live @ Peace Go With You, Gil : A Celebration of GIL SCOTT-HERON 
7/20/12 @ Grand Performances LA 
www.facebook.com/PeaceGoWithYouGil

PGWYG featured a 30 piece ensemble led by Musical Director DEXTER STORY with very special guests BRIAN JACKSON; GIA SCOTT-HERON; narration by RICH MEDINA

with THE freshest & most exciting talents: 
ALAN LIGHTNER (steel pan, percussion, vocals), BOBBITO GARCIA aka Kool Bob Love (spoken word), CARLOS NINO (percussion), DERF REKLAW (hand drums, flute), DWIGHT TRIBLE (vocals), ELIZABETH LEA (trombone), FANNY FRANKLIN (vocals), GEE GEE GALLEGOS (baritone/alto, guest arranger), GINA LORING (vocals), JIMETTA ROSE SMITH (vocals), JOSHUA SILVERSTEIN (beat box), KAMASI WASHINGTON (tenor sax), LOVE-LOGIQ (vocals), MARCEL CAMARGO (guitar), MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE (keys, piano, electronics), MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON (viola, guest arranger), NAILAH PORTER (vocals), NIA ANDREWS (vocals), PROFESSOR NALEPA (visual narrative), ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH (spoken word), SHAFIQ HUSAYN (vocals), TODD SIMON (trumpet, flugelhorn, guest arranger), TONY AUSTIN (drums), TRACY WANNOMAE (flute, woodwinds), TREVOR WARE (bass) 
+ an Inspired Invocation DJ Set by JEREMY SOLE (KCRW / theLIFT / Afro Funke) 
http://soundcloud.com/peacegowithyougil/invocation-set-jeremy-sole

* Curated and produced by JONATHAN RUDNICK, co-founder of GIANT STEP, and one of the creative minds behind SCORED music in film; theLIFT and NOISE POP Culture Club

* Grand Performances Director of Programming LEIGH ANN HAHN

* Very special thanks to all the staff and crew at Grand Performances 
www.grandperformances.org

* Sound Recording CEDRIC NORAH 
* Sound Mastering Professor STEVE NALEPA

LADY DAY and JOHN COLTRANE feat LOVE-LOGIQ vocals

arranged by DEXTER STORY with guest soloists:
LOVE-LOGIQ vocals; DERF REKLAW bottle, percussion; TRACY WANNOMAE sax 

Original on GIL SCOTT-HERON / BRIAN JACKSON - MIDNIGHT BAND: The First Minute of a Brand New Day 1975

Recorded Live @ Peace Go With You, Gil : A Celebration of GIL SCOTT-HERON 
7/20/12 @ Grand Performances LA 

www.facebook.com/PeaceGoWithYouGil

PGWYG featured a 30 piece ensemble led by Musical Director DEXTER STORY with very special guests BRIAN JACKSON; GIA SCOTT-HERON; with narration by RICH MEDINA 

with THE freshest & most exciting talents :
ALAN LIGHTNER (steel pan, percussion, vocals), BOBBITO GARCIA aka Kool Bob Love (spoken word), CARLOS NINO (percussion), DERF REKLAW (hand drums, flute), DWIGHT TRIBLE (vocals), ELIZABETH LEA (trombone), FANNY FRANKLIN (vocals), GEE GEE GALLEGOS (baritone/alto, guest arranger), GINA LORING (vocals), JIMETTA ROSE SMITH (vocals), JOSHUA SILVERSTEIN (beat box), KAMASI WASHINGTON (tenor sax), LOVE-LOGIQ (vocals), MARCEL CAMARGO (guitar), MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE (keys, piano, electronics), MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON (viola, guest arranger), NAILAH PORTER (vocals), NIA ANDREWS (vocals), PROFESSOR NALEPA (visual narrative), ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH (spoken word), SHAFIQ HUSAYN (vocals), TODD SIMON (trumpet, flugelhorn, guest arranger), TONY AUSTIN (drums), TRACY WANNOMAE (flute, woodwinds), TREVOR WARE (bass) 
+ an Inspired Invocation DJ Set by JEREMY SOLE (KCRW / theLIFT / Afro Funke)
(http://soundcloud.com/peacegowithyougil/invocation-set-jeremy-sole)

* Curated and produced by JONATHAN RUDNICK, co-founder of GIANT STEP, and one of the creative minds behind SCORED music in film; theLIFT and NOISE POP Culture Club 

* Grand Performances Director of Programming LEIGH ANN HAHN

* Very special thanks to all the staff and crew at Grand Performances
www.grandperformances.org

* Sound Recording CEDRIC NORAH
* Sound Mastering Professor STEVE NALEPA

GUERILLA featuring LOVE-LOGIQ vocals

Brian Tyler - Cristo Redentor

Buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1d1q40C
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Ubiquity Store: http://bit.ly/1kEjg2A
Spotify:http://spoti.fi/1Gc2ddh

Ikebe Shakedown are back with a brand new bag of hard-hitting tunes recorded at Dunham Studios. This limited single is a precursor to their much anticipated sophomore full-length album.


IKEBE SHAKEDOWN "THE BEAST B/W ROAD SONG 7''" Preview

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

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.