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Back in the days multi instrumentalist and band leader of the legendary Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band Björn Wagner spent a few months in Trindad & Tobago where he became fascinated with Steel Drums. His initial intrigue with local steel pan music culture led him to learning the instrument both through help of local players and on his own. After he became proficient on the pans Björn had his own instrument built from a used oil barrel by legendary pan man Louis C. Smith. Upon returning home to Germany, Björn set out to blend the Tropical Steel into his already sharply honed Funk, Soul, and Hip-Hop sensibilities. The outcome is an updated take on a classic format, a truly unique sound.

Their first two recordings were covers of The Meters‘ ‚Look A-Py-Py‘ and ‚Ease Back‘ which they self released on a 45. Looking back on these two sides you can tell they were just getting their chops up for what was to come next. This is evidenced by how all hell broke loose when they went on to cover 50 Cent’s hit ‚PIMP‘ taking the DJ and vinyl collecting communities by storm. Many people thought the recording was the original sample and probably still do to this day when it is played. The original Mocambo pressing sold out quickly and is now a collector’s item fetching heavy prices when it changes hands. It was this tune that made the introduction between Björn and Danny Akalepse of Big Crown. They immediately hit it off and starting making plans to do a full length project with the band.

Keeping in the tradition of Steel Drum records, ’55‘ is a journey through re-interpolations and covers with an updated approach, pushing Steel Pan music to uncharted territory. Flawlessly bringing previously untouched genres into the steel pan cannon ranging from underground Hip-Hop tunes to staple Funk tracks and some of all that falls in between. From the smoothed out Reggae cover of John Holt’s ‚Police In Helicopter‘ to the DJ sure shot cover of Faith Evan’s ‚Love Like This‘ BRSB’s ’55‘ is reinvigorating tunes both well known and helping to shed some light on tunes still largely undiscovered. However, some of the strongest tunes on the album are original compositions, from spaced out Disco vibes on ‚Beetham Highway Ride‘ and ‚Port Of Spain Hustle‘ to the ugly face inspiring drums of ‚Laventille Road March‘. Recorded to analog 8 track tape at The Mocambo Studios in Hamburg, ’55‘ is a gritty, punchy journey in sound drawing on music from around the world, using production aesthetics from across both eras and genres, all coming together seamlessly.

Their upcoming album is called „55“, and will be released on March 18th at Brooklyn’s @bigcrownrecords. In the meantime check out their previous released singles on Bandcamp.

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soul

Melodic rock song from 2014 "Looking At The Same Star" record.

Daniele Turani: Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums programming.

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Looking At The Same Star

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2011 release, the long-awaited eighth album from the Hip Hop/Rock trio. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two was produced by Beastie Boys and mixed by Philippe Zdar. This album marks Mike "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Ad Rock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch's first full length effort since 2007's Grammy-winning all-instrumental The Mix-Up.

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Make Some Noise

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Sorceress is a 5 piece band from New Zealand formerly known as Funkommunity. Their debut album 'Chequered Thoughts' was widely acclaimed around the world and saw them tour Europe and Japan in 2012. The creative duo at the core of Sorceress is vocalist Rachel Fraser and producer/band leader Isaac Aesili.

Teacups is the first single from the forthcoming album 'Dose' by Sorceress due to drop in May 2014. Instrumentation interweaves with stratospheric synth textures creating a soulful space for the heavy vocals of Rachel Fraser. Both dancefloor orientated and contemplative, Teacups takes the listener to an unknown destination, strange but familiar, somewhere between the future and the past.

Dose

Teacups

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SORCERESS (formerly known as Funkommunity) is a 5-piece band from New Zealand. Their 2011 debut album Chequered Thoughts received worldwide acclaim and saw the band tour Europe and Japan the following year. Fast forward to 2014, and the band announced a new name: SORCERESS and a new studio album: DOSE. 

While previous works were influenced by J Dilla-inspired future soul and R&B, the new album sees their sound evolve, fusing elements of Deep Electronic Soul, Afrobeat, and Dance Music. DOSE retains their distinctive sonic texture, but also projects more movement while going deeper into the source of the music. Experienced in headphones or a club/festival context, Sorceress traverses the boundaries between audio intimacy and the bass driven rhythms of the dancefloor. 

The creative duo at the core of Sorceress is producer/band leader Isaac Aesili and vocalist Rachel Fraser. Isaac Aesili's production provides a diverse and sonically rich soundscape from which the charismatic vocals of Rachel Fraser weave through both light and dark lyrical themes. Crafted over the period of a year, the album includes collaboration with Sorceress' guitarist Daniel Ryland. Other musicians involved in the sessions include fellow Kiwis Julien Dyne, Marika Hodgson, Tom Broome, Jonathan Crayford, Steph Brown and Cam Allen.
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rough first mix, new funk tune, no drum fills yet, and not the final lead, or song structure, but give a listen!!

The Good Funk by Andrew Hacksaw Harney

As some of you might have guessed by now, music is incredibly important to me. I can't imagine not having the ability to express my creativity and discover more about myself through music; I've always had the option of studying, creating, and performing on musical instruments. I don't know where I would be if my family hadn't been economically able to provide me with all those opportunities. 

Therefore, I think it's important for me to give back. I want to do what I can to help make such opportunities available for people that otherwise couldn't afford them. In an ideal world, monetary barriers wouldn't hinder anyone's ability to experience self-discovery, creativity, and personal growth through music. Although this may only be a small contribution, hopefully I can help lift some of those barriers by donating any money generated by my new single "Everchanging", which comes out on Monday, to VH1 Save The Music Foundation. (http://www.vh1savethemusic.org/). The track will be available as a "Pay By Donation" release. 

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All the best,

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Everchanging

Title track taken from the stunning new album by Myles Sanko. www.mylessanko.com/store

Watch the official music video: http://youtu.be/NOkWs4TNXiM

Out on the 12th September on P-Vine Records (JP) & Légère Recordings (UK/EU/USA/AU)
Distributed by Kudos Records, Broken Silence & Zebralution

Reviews:
-One of the freshest talents in the UK, he truly has an outstanding voice (Craig Charles - BBC Radio)

-Great sound with a modern twist, we're going to hear a lot more of this guy (Peter Young - Jazz FM)

-Music is the language of the soul, and Myles speaks loud and clear (Dr Charles - 8pistas Magazine)

-Soul for grown-ups. An album all this good would be one of the albums of the year (Chris Wells- Echoes Magazine)

- An impressive and timeless soul statement (Christoph Giese - Jazzthetik Magazine)

-You can't help falling for the charms on offer on this album (Lee Tyler - Blues & Soul Magazine)

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Forever Dreaming

Original Mocambo 7inch release.
The 45 opens with a killer breakbeat that leads into an awesome rendition of the Meters standard (the title track of their second Josie album) with the themes being played in the street carnival sound of the West Indies, to “ease back” just a little on the flip side.
Both sides were remixed by Hawkeye and re-released on MPM 7".

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Look-Ka Py Py

Press Play EP - available now!

Buy on iTunes now:
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Tracklisting:
1) Caughtus Interruptus - 7:28
2) Fat Bald Funk - 6:29
3) Live Wire - 6:30

Recorded by Resolution 88:
Afrika Green - Drums
George Crowley - Bass clarinet and Tenor saxophone
Ric Elsworth - Percussion
Tiago Coimbra - Electric Bass
Tom O'Grady - Suitcase Rhodes mk1 88, Hohner Clavinet D6, Fender Fuzzwah, Solina String Ensemble, Moog Little Phatty Stage 2, Nord Stage 2.

All compositions by Tom O'Grady.

Recorded by Andy Ramsay at Press Play Studios (Bermondsey).
Mixed by Dan 'JD73' Goldman in The Analogue Cupboard @ JD73 HQ for Goldphinga Productions, August 2014.
Mastered by Bob Power @ Chez Bob, NYC. (http://www.bobpower.com)

Resolution 88 Press Play EP Teaser

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Taken from the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band album "55" available here:

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - PIMP - BC027-45 - Side A

CASERTA HAD NO INTENTIONS ON DOING A DUB FOR ME, BUT AFTER CATNAPPING LEROY ( HIS CAT..GET IT CATNAPPING ) AND TAKING AWAY ALL THINGS ITALIAN IN HIS LIFE...... HE WAS FORCED TO DO THIS, AND THE RESULT IS LOVELY... ENJOY !

DONNA'S WINTER ~ BAD GIRLS 96KBPS* Caserta's Groove (Mixed By Caserta)

It's not that often a drum & bass head passes through for a Worldwide Family mixtape but, while listening to Kool FM in the car, A Sides caught Gilles' ear and he instantly locked him down for a selection.

30 minutes of 175 bpm. Enjoy

Tracklist:

A Sides Feat. Vanessa Freeman - This Is Your Time (Eastside Records)
A Sides & Makoto - Searchin’ (Eastern Elements)
Sci Clone - Everywhere I Go (Remix) (Metalheadz)
Mark De-Clive Lowe feat. Omar & Sheila E - Get Started (A Sides Remix) (True Thoughts)
Adam F – Circles (Dramatic & Db Audio Remix) (Unreleased)
XRS & MC Fats - Lovin’ (Random Movement VIP Remix) (U Understand Me Music)
Makoto feat. MC Conrad - Golden Girl (Good Looking Records)
Lenny Fontana - Spread Love (Nu-Tone Remix) (Hospital Records)
A Sides feat. Mark De-Clive Lowe – Broken Jazz (Eastside Records)


A Sides Mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW918)

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Was Dog A Doughnut - BC004-45 - Side B

(T. Berland - I. Khan-Acito)
Produced by Thibaut Berland and Irfane Khan-Acito
Vocals performed by Sarah Ydoux & Irfane
Bass guitar : Jim Grandcamp
Additional keyboards : David Berland
Mixed by David Berland at Audiotape Studios, Paris
Mastered by Chab at Translab, Paris
Published by Headbangers Publishing / Because éditions
Photography : Philippe Jarrigeon
Stylisme : Claire Ledoeuff

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