Art Neville - What's going on
This is pretty representative of a lot of rare early soul stuff I have been enjoying. William Onyeabor - Let's Fall In Love
William was my find of the year last year, I just can't stop digging him. HIDDEN ROOM - ANTWON
All ANTWON's stuff is free on bandcamp. He has his own style and takes risks on production. New San Fran sound? STEVE ARRINGTON & DAM FUNK - I BE TRIPPIN
Good blend of New and old. I'm a Damn Funk fan and a fan of steve's band from the 70's-80's Slave. It think they are working well together and look forward to the full length. Call Me Maybe (Quarters Codeine Remix)
A friend of mine is on a tear with slow remixes of pop songs, this is one of my favorites.
Arthur Neville's voice is incomparable, so I won't even try. I could listen to Tell It Like It Is over and over again for the rest of my life. Call Me Maybe remix added something and it lost something, but I couldn't tell you what. Made me smile, anyway, which is something the Neville Brothers rarely do. Dug the other links, great varied post. Thanks a bunch.
I got turned on to Art from a Mississippi records tape, download it here. (hint, click the zip link). It's a great little mix tape, most of their mix tapes have bits of wonder on em.
http://rootstrata.com/rootblog/?p=1387 If you dig it think about buying something from their reissue catalog. I live about five blocks from their record store. If you had a chance to shop there you would realize they issue these records and tapes out of love for the music, it's a tiny but great little record store. Another gem I discovered on a Mississippi tape that I shared on Hubski a while back. http://sahelsounds.bandcamp.com/track/hamadth-kah-ce-weeti
Downloaded the tape series, I'll check it out tonight.Another gem I discovered on a Mississippi tape that I shared on Hubski a while back. http://sahelsounds.bandcamp.com/track/hamadth-kah-ce-weeti|
This was wonderful and very familiar sounding for some reason. Like an African Message in a Bottle.
Okay, see I thought that had to be the case, but parts sounded unfamiliar and I didn't find any credit anywhere. But yeah you're totally right about the Police, and right about the interesting "international" feel this guy brought to the cover.