With Diamonds In The Sky #12

JUMP SESSION - EAST COAST INSTRUMENTAL BEAT (11)

MIRRORS SESSION - WEST COAST HIP HOP INSTRUMENTAL BEAT (30)

Dirty Ho

Emmet's notes!

1. Frankie Laine - Rocks and Gravel
Atmospheric 1959 reworking of "Early in the Morning" by Franie Laine with Alan Lomax's adapted lyrics. Real deal version of this on Lomax's Parchman Farm Prison Recordings Vol. 1
 
2. Evelyn Freeman conducting The Exciting Voices and Orchestra - Water Boy
Pure heat on the flip on the "Didn't it Rain" 7".... seek out all Evelyn Freeman recordings.
 
3. Frank Minion - Watermelon
Mr Minion pounding the streets of New Orleans selling his wares. Very elusive record on the amazing Bethleham label. Thankfully available as a great double sider reissue 45
 
4. Don Rondo - Quiet Girl
His official Jubilee Records biography says that the first audience Don Rondo sang to was 300 cows and two feed men.
 
5. Donald Jenkins and The Delighters - Elephant Walk (Native Girl)
From the jungles of Southside Chicago to the dancefloors of Belgium.
 
6. Bop A Loos - South Parkway Mambo
The inspiration for Andy Capp's (Lynford Anderson) Pop-A-Top sound that briefly swept Jamaica in the late 60s.
 
7. Ruth Brown - One More Time
The Queen of Rhythm & Blues… one of my favourites from her. This record goes for pence.
 
8. Marv Johnson - Baby Baby
Fantastic double sider 7" from Berry Gordy's first signing to Motown. When Gordy first started Motown he didn’t have the money to release records himself so struck a deal with United Artists where they would release and distribute Motown releases.
 
9. Soul Bros - Soho
Used to be a big Spider John spin back in the late 80s. This always takes me back to those brilliant days of my youth.
 
10. Jackie Opel - Turn to the Almighty 
The patron saint of Barbados and godfather of Spouge. Alternative take which came out on Top Deck a few years back
 
11. Marv Johnson - Don't Leave Me
Found this for 50p a few months back and have been playing it solidly since. Beautiful heart rendering tale of the insecure lover.
 
12. The Cleftones - Some Kinda Blue
Popcorn Soul Perfection! Managed to get a copy of this 1963 beauty recently and play it over and over
 
13. Nana Mouskouri – L’eau Qui Dort
Yes Nana! Stunning version of Still Waters Run Deep from one of a series of French Eps she did in 1963
 
14. Jimmy Breedlove – Guardian Angel
The original of this on Okeh always goes for too much money.. as much as I love it, more than happy to just have it on a Stardust bootleg. Jimmy used to be a backing singer for Atlantic records.
 
15. Lorne Greene – The Search
From his brilliant LP The Man.  Watching Battlestar Galactica and Bonanza growing up, we never knew he was massive on the Popcorn scene
 
16. Milt Grayson – Wayfarin’ Stranger
A traditional American folk song done by everyone from Duane Eddy to Ed Sheerhan. Milt Grayson’s is the best version by far, on a great double sider 45 that goes for £££££££s
 
17. Ronnie Savoy – The Big Chain
The prisoner of love… first heard this via Lucky Cat a few months back

K.N.Y.X. R.A.D.I.O. – Emmet Keane – Popcorn Mix 2

DC Promo Tracks #328: "A Day Without You" (Leech edit) by Cherushii & Maria Minerva is part of the upcoming release on 100% Silk @100percentsilk @mariaminerva @cherushii

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DC Promo Tracks #328: Cherushii & Maria Minerva "A Day Without You" (Leech edit)

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Music For Dance & Theatre - Volume One

A1. Gerard Stokkink - Yellow Turtles (5:08)

For our 25th release, we'll be revisiting the work of singular Japanese musician Minoru ‘Hoodoo’ Fushimi. In 1983, a young Minoru was working from his home studio in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture and determined his first release would be an ode to Japan’s musical heritage. Minoru had noticed the younger generation become increasingly disillusioned with traditional Enka songs and decided to breathe new life into the sentimental ballads of old. The multi-talented artist laid down the beat using a TR-606 and played all the additional instruments himself. 

The resulting tracks are two mutations from the energetic style of the originals into much darker and abstract versions, albeit managing to maintain the passion and spirit of the Enka genre. Minoru utilised a number of vocal distortions to honour the original vibrato singing style, executing the tracks in a way that was more of a mesh between early punk squelching of the late 70’s and Troutman’s funk-fuelled voice-box of the early 80’s. In true Minoru style, his vision overshadowed the accessibility and ironically the tracks fell short of their appeal to the younger generation he was aiming to inspire, yet resulted in two timeless renditions.

Minoru Fushimi - Hone Made Aishite (Love Me To The Bone)

Hakodate Lady

Acanthus
Le Frisson Des Vampires (The Shiver Of The Vampires)
Finders Keepers Records (FKR038X)

The entire unreleased soundtrack for Jean Rollins 1971 ultimate French vampire hippy flick Le Frisson Des Vampires. Embryonic psych funk recordings from Parisian teenage psych combo (including members of French No-No mod rockers Unity.

Imagine an early Gong/Ame Son/Soft Machine session fuelled by a 1000 year old acid infused blood transfusion.

With origins in the Parisian underground, the Free Press revolution, New Wave cinema, The Letterist movement, French Surrealism, sexual liberation and the European progressive rock explosion Jean Rollin’s 1972 film ‘Le Frisson De Vampires’ still stands up as one of the most original European poetic erotic horror films after almost 40 since it’s cosmic inauguration. This summer Finders Keepers Records finally release the complete freak-rock soundtrack to the most phantasmagoric celluloid moment from “The First French Vampire Director” which has been shrouded in mystery, secrecy and red wine addled memories for four decades.

Originally rumoured to be played by a disbanded group of teenagers and lost in the edit suite the unabridged soundtrack of improvised freak-funk, commune rock and acidik folk could have easily been recorded by an early line-up of Gong or Ame Son and released on a label like BYG or ESP. The true origins of this rare psychedelic score and it’s unspoken legacy via private pressed free jazz albums and collectible mod rock 45s adds to the twisted tails that unfolds via our extensive liner notes making this release yet another counter-cultural pop milestone courtesy of Finders Keepers Records.

Made on a shoestring in rural Northern France with a cast and crew that draws a blood red line between the avant-garde and The pre-cert video cassette the behind the scenes story of Les Frisson De Vampires engulfs a rampant river of cultural phenomenon such as Japanese Pinky films, X-rated comic books, The Mai 68 riots and the forward thinking No-No generation. Complete with classic and highly collectible artwork by French illustrator Phillipe Druliet and music that will appeal to fans of J.P.Massiera, Amon Duul 1, Jean-Claude Vannier, Igor Whakevitch, Fifty Foot Hose, early Pink Floyd and Acid Mothers Temple.

Originally released in 2010 as the inaugeral release in our dedicated Rollinade series, documenting some of the finest musical moments of the director’s career as an avant-gardener, counter-culture vulture and Gallic vamp-tramp, Finders Keepers once again presents the entire unreleased soundtrack from the ultimate French vampire hippy flick Le Frisson Des Vampires on vinyl. Also available in the series is Jeunes Filles Impudiques’ a veritable limited edition 5 track EP of drum heavy Gallic hard-bop and risque acidic folk.

Le Frisson Des Vampires

Acanthus - Le Frisson Des Vampires

Tom Sharp-Pencil - One Way Ride (Tokyo Editsu)

Archival label based in Melbourne. No new demos please.

Minoru Fushimi - Hone Made Aishite (Love Me To The Bone)

Left Ear Records

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