This was never intended to be released as a single – it was released initially on 1976’s Silk Degrees, but proved so popular that the label…
Month: November 2019
29/11/2019: “Mud” by Loefah
One of the seminal DMZ tracks, this 2006 track goes for silly amounts on discogs. Loefah actually released all his DMZ tracks on Bandcamp recently…
28/11/2019: “Blues For You (Hard Dub) by Logic
The perfect house bop! Rightly regarded as a classic, this song was released in 1994 on Strictly Rhythm.
27/11/2019: “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston
Very commercial, very catchy, very fun. This one came out in 2007 and was top of the UK singles chart for a few weeks.
26/11/2019: “Blue Nile” by Alice Coltrane
A special kind of cosmic grandeur which only a select few jazz musicians can pull off. Released in 1970 on Ptah, The El Daoud, featuring…
25/11/2019: “When The Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin
Originally a blues song about the Mississippi flood, released in 1929 by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie, the Led Zeppelin version takes the ball…
24/11/2019: “What Ya Gonna Do” by Da Intalex
A solid jungle banger from the now sadly departed Marcus Intalex. The use of space here is a testament to his own production abilities –…
23/11/2019: “Dumb” by Nirvana
A slightly bitter one, this song is about people who are happy with just doing nothing and having dull lives. Can’t say I particularly agree…
22/11/2019: “Black Orpheus” by Gary Smith
There are a few excellent takes of this truly lovely song – I picked this one because I have a softness for jazz guitar sometimes……
21/11/2019: “Love’s In Need Of Love Today” by Stevie Wonder
A real slow jam, in classic Stevie Wonder style. This one came out in 1976 on the exquisite Songs In The Key Of Life.