This soul track is so powerful. The chord changes are visceral, and the singing is just magnificent. The mastering/mixdown is quite intense in the latter…
Tag: 70s
04/12/2020: “Merry Go Round” by The Equatics
The Equatics made one album, which technically wasn’t released. So how can I discover a selection of funk gems from an obscure 70s high school…
28/11/2020: “Jah Is Mighty” by Bob Marley
Dig into Bob Marley’s back catalogue, past “Buffalo Soldier” and “Three Little Birds”, and you’ll be surprised. Many of Marley’s most profound and beautiful songs…
26/11/2020: “Snow Creatures” by Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones is on the more ‘experimental’ end of Jazz. Frankly, a lot of his music dives into glittering pools of weirdness and splashes iridescent…
20/11/2020: “Black Magic Woman” by Santana
Latin-influenced Jazzy Rock is a bigger niche than you might think. But there’s one name which inevitably floats to the top of this swirling, warm…
13/11/2020: “Cool For Cats” by Squeeze
I must admit, I’m not an expert on Squeeze. That’s partly because “Cool For Cats” is quite different from their other popular songs. It’s much…
22/10/2020: “Funeral March Of Queen Mary” by Wendy Carlos
Credit where credit’s due – “Funeral March Of Queen Mary” was originally composed by Henry Purcell in 1695. It’s a somber, dignified and timeless piece….
21/10/2020: “Africa” by Clement Dijmogne
Do Analog Africa ever stop digging up gems?! This song can be found on their compilation Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon…
20/10/2020: “Hard Time Pressure” by Sugar Minott & Captain Sinbad
Sugar Minott is one of the all time greats in reggae. To me, he represents a period in reggae history where dancehall and reggae were…
16/10/2020: “Prodigal Son” by Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse splashed on to the international reggae scene with Handsworth Revolution. Handsworth is an area of Birmingham with a large Afro-Caribbean community, which has seen…