bro Curtis still relevant much love,my mother was blacker than blue c.mon move on up!

Lou's remix list

Eskimo, liscenced for "formation" Album on Tartelet Rec, Feb 2010

there is no sample taken from the original.. : )

Riders On The Storm

Jill Scott vs Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love Rains Down On Me (DJ Blue Glue) (172)

Slow Hangover (Disco Tech edit)

A rework of one of my favorite Curtis Mayfield tracks inspired by one of my favorite Gang Starr tracks 'Take a rest'.  RIP Curtis / RIP Guru.

7" vinyl coming soon. Grab wav file here: https://sergegamesbourg1.bandcamp.com/track/curtis-mayfield-right-on-for-the-darkness-serge-gamesbourg-rework

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CURTIS MAYFIELD 'RIGHT ON FOR THE DARKNESS' (SERGE GAMESBOURG REWORK)

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Johnny Guitar Watson - Superman Lover (Kiu D Re-Edit) FREE DOWNLOAD

Another in a series of slow groovers. This one by Barry White's girl group...the incredible *Love Unlimited*. The Barry White Orchestra is highlighted here making it more of an instrumental groove. Late night sultry goodness with strings.... Hope you enjoy.

Love Unlimited - Move Me No Mountain (bydesign rework)

Verse]

It goes one for the money

Two for the show

Got the funk in the trunk

With nowhere to go (Oo-yeah!)

When I'm feelin' the beat

And I'm feelin' the flow

Got the funk in the trunk

With nowhere to go (Ah-ah)

 

[Pre-Chorus]

Ah

Shit (Ah, shit)

Turn it up

Y'all

 

[Chorus]

One for the money

Two for the show

Got the funk in the trunk

With nowhere to go (Funk in the trunk)

When I'm feelin' the beat

And I'm feelin' the flow

Got the funk in the trunk

With nowhere to go (Ah-ah)

 

[Bridge]

Funk in the trunk (Oo-yeah!)

Funk in the trunk

Funk in the trunk

Funk in the trunk

Funk in the trunk

Produced by the Shed Studios Wycombe
©2025 The Shed Studios Wycombe All Rights Reserved

Funk in the trunk

Los Charly's Orchestra - Music For The Soul

Willie Wright - I'm So Happy Now (Casbah 73 Edit)

Finished up that dubstep remix. Hope you all like it!

Three Dog Night - One (Noize Tank Remix) Free DL!

Bob Marley - Sun is shining (Pink Elephant remix)
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Bob Marley - Sun is shining (Pink Elephant remix)

DOWNLOAD HERE: www.thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/walk-on-by-feat-noelle-scaggs

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the first single from Vol. 2, featuring one of our favorite singers from Los Angeles,  Noelle Scaggs ( of the band FItz & The Tantrums).  

This isn't our first collaboration with Noelle... 

Our very own Todd M. Simon inked a new Rock Steady arrangement of James Brown's "Think (About It)" for The Lions back in 2007, which featured Noelle on vocals.  Noelle has also graced many other collaborations on her own, including Quantic (aka Will Holland) and Dilated Peoples, as well as being the featured lead female vocalist in the L.A. funk and soul outift The Rebirth .

This version of "Walk On By" is an extrapolation of the original Dionne Warwick version, mutated with the stylings of Isaac Hayes rendition and finally given a "decoded" Lovers Rock backbeat.  This was quite the undertaking, and Noelle did a great job invoking the classic women of soul from the 60's era to give this version a refreshing-yet old school feel.

Burt Bacharach and Hal David (R.I.P) were a great composer team, penning many a classic hit including "I Say A Little Prayer For You" which is also slated for a Decoders vol. 2 release later this year.  We hope that we did justice to their vision with our version of "Walk On By".

The strings were recorded by San Diego native, Thomas Lea.  Thomas is the latest addition to the Decoders production team, and you can hear his lush string arrangements on upcoming releases from Rhye & Quadron.

The official release date for the single is tuesday, October 16th.  It will be made available on itunes, amazon and bandcamp for download.

We hope you enjoy it and please share if you feel it!

The Decoders


Also, in case you haven't seen it, please check out our new EPK, which is an introduction to the project and gives a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes in the studio!  View it here on our new website (www.thedecodersmusic.com), where you can also purchase exclusive T-Shirts via our Insteegram store!

CREDITS:

Produced by The Decoders

Noelle Scaggs 
Lead Vocals, Background Vocals & Vocal Arrangements

Itai Shapira 
Bass, Guitars, Dub FX, Keys, Timpani, Additional Vocal Arrangements

Todd M. Simon 
Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Dub FX, Horn Arrangements

Adam Berg
Rhodes, B3, Additional Vocal Arrangements

Tracy Wannomae
Tenor, Alto Sax, Flute

Thomas Lea
Violin, Viola

Blake Colie 
Drums

Engineered by Itai Shapira and Adam Berg at Manifest Music 
Additional engineering by David Burris at Manifest Music
Mixed by Adam Berg at Manifest Music 
Mastered by Adam Berg at Manifest Music

Originally Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David.  Originally recorded by Dionne Warwick (1964)

Farah Sosa: Photography • Anthony Valadez: Cover Art Design



BIOGRAPHY:

The Decoders are Los Angeles-based production team Itai Shapira (producer/engineer & studio/live musician) Todd M. Simon (trumpeter/arranger for Mayer Hawthorne, TV On The Radio, The Lions, Quantic, etc.) and Adam Berg (Grammy nominated producer/engineer), with heavy contributions from Quincy McCrary on keys (Mayer Hawthorne) and Blake Colie on drums (The Lions of Stones Throw Records) . They just released their first installment of modern-Jamaican Lovers Rock-inspired versions of soul classics they dug up from the vaults of the Music Sales publishing catalogue.

In this first batch, Shapira and Simon have deciphered some Earth, Wind and Fire, Minnie Riperton and even one from Ruby and the Romantics! The project is overseen by the songwriter and producer behind many of Minnie Riperton’s hits - Richard Rudolph.

The Decoders have enlisted the help of vocalists Sy Smith (Macy Gray, Foreign Exchange) original “Baby This Love I Have" songwriter and legendary producer Leon Ware (Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Maxwell), Coco Owino (of Quadron), Kevin Sandbloom and Boston Fielder (of Muthawit).  Miguel Atwood Ferguson (Suite For Ma Dukes, Brainfeeder) also makes a guest appearance on the new single "Les Fleurs"

Volume 2 features guest vocalists Noelle Scaggs (of Fitz & The Tantrums), Raul Midon, Alex Isley and many more... 


Walk On By featuring Noelle Scaggs

Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up (Joe Malenda Rework)

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up • Wonderlove's Re-edit

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Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up (Joe Malenda Rework)

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