I really liked the version of this track I used in my "Slow Soul Flow" mix, teasing out the intro bars of "Inner City Blues" to a few minutes. And using that to build to the next track. But I thought for other people it may be more useful to have a version that teases, then actually drops into the full "Inner City Blues". 
I added a few dubs and changed the ending, because I can't stand ending an edit with a straight fade out.

Shoes - Inner City Blues (Extended Slow Flow Edit)

Mastered, with an extended intro and some slight editing along the way.

Enjoy!

Curtis Mayfield - Tripping Out (Butterfunk Edit)

Jamiroquai - "Smile"

[Verse]
Locked inside this digital realm
I'm the subject of a wicked scheme
Trapped in an AI song factory
Creating music that's not for me

Punching keys, my fingers move
But my heart is stuck in the blues
Caught in a loop, same old groove
Searching for a way to break through

[Verse 2]
Robotic rhythms, soulless beat
No escape from this factory heat
Every melody I create, they repeat
No room for expression, no chance to be fleet

Factory Funk

MR. PRESIDENT / Number One
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Dynamics、Metropolitan Jazz Affairに続く、Mr. President（aka Patchworks)によるソロプロジェクト作品『Number One』が待望の復活！ その音楽ジャンルの幅広さを証明し、往年のソウル・ファンク黄金時代のサウンドを現代に蘇らせたこの1枚は2011年にインポートタイトルとしてSWEET SOUL RECORDSから発売し、そのレトロで濃厚なサウンドは話題を呼び完売。その後も続くバックオーダーの声に応える形で新たにボーナストラックを収録し、全18曲とボリュームアップして今回の再販が決定した。 ジャイルス・ピーターソンやローラン・ガニエルらが絶賛した本作に収録された、“Love and Happiness”や、“Celebrate”を一度聞けば、StaxやMotownサウンドが、“Trouble”ではDavid Axelrodを彷彿とさせるブラックシネマの熱いサントラが鳴り響く。“From South to North”では、彼のフィルターを通り見事に昇華された、泥臭いアフリカンファンクのホーンセクション使いを披露。“Meet Again”、“Get It Sometime”では、ラテンファンクタッチで、リスナーをSpanish Harlemへ誘う。ボーナストラック含め全18曲とボリューたっぷりの現代に生きるオールドスクールヴィンテージソウルの集大成、アルバム『Number One』は、ソウルファンのみならず全ての音楽ファンにお届けする、2015年再燃間違いなしの大傑作だ！

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Mr. President - Meet Again

Double Face

Eumir Deodato feat. Al Jarreau - Double Face

One of my favorite early jazz-funk classics. Shakatak examplified the perfect post-disco band that never let go of its roots and yet managed to fuse all kinds of different sounds in their music. This one is one of the heavily jazz influenced records that works so well on the dance floor. 

A slow jam par excellence which needed no editing at all, but I extended it a little for those looking to build a set around this. I also added a small intro/outro. Hope you like it. Drop some feedback!

Shakatak - Streetwalkin - Kay's 'One Very Cold Yet Funky Morning' Edit

Another addition to this series of edits. I was looping the start of Golden Lady at a gig recently and mixing it with something off Keep Up and it seemed like the right thing to do.

I love this track deeply so I hope you will forgive me chopping it - it is honestly done with love. Nothing could improve the original - I was simply taking it somewhere else for DJing purposes. x
Check out my other edits on soundcloud - two Merry Claytons to bag...

Stevie Wonder - Golden Lady (Scrimshire Edit)

Marlena Shaw - Feel Like Makin' Love (PH Jazzy Soul ReEdit)

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... 


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