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    SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA

    Under Burning Skies

    Das sechsköpfige Souljazz Orchestra aus Ottawa ist für ein Orchester zwar etwas klein geraten, dafür fallen Spielfreude und Selbstverständnis auf sympathische Weise größer aus. Seit 2002 ist das politisch sendungsbewusste Sextett in der Originalbesetzung unterwegs, und wurde dabei schon dreimal für den kanadischen Juno Award nominiert. Ihre lyrisch starken Texte verpacken die Kanadier vielseitig und multilingual mit 80er-Vintage-Synthies in tropische Lo-fi-Tanznummern, die von Einflüssen aus Soul, Ethio-Jazz, Sixties-Funk, Afrobeats und Latin zehren. 2007 gelang der Band mit "Mista President" ein internationaler Club-Hit, der nicht nur das Interesse von Gilles Peterson weckte, sondern auch die Tür zum Label Strut (Mulatu Astatke, Ebo Taylor, Idris Ackamor & The Pyramids) öffnete. Dort erschienen die Alben "Rising Sun" (2010), "Solidarity" (2012), "Inner Fire" (2013) und zuletzt "Resistance" (2015). In dieser Zeit kam es zu Kollaborationen mit Musikern von Nigeria bis Ruanda und Kuba bis Haiti. Bei seinen zahlreichen ausverkauften Shows teilte sich das Kollektiv die Bühne mit musikalischen Schwergewichten wie Femi Kuti, Stevie Wonder und Bob Dylan. Auch "Under Burning Skies" zeichnet sich durch einen passionierten, analog produzierten Groove-Mix aus, der einfach nur glücklich macht.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    22.09.2017
    EAN
    EAN 0730003315510
     
  • 01. Skintro
    02. Invisible / Kill The Bitch You Got In Ya
    04. Bad Tooth
    05. The Incredible
    06. Dynamite
    07. Blush
    08. Lost That Lovin' Feeling
    09. Beat Junkie
    10. The Stink
    11. Big Jello Boy
    12. Golden Chain
    13. No Roof
    14. Business Creep
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    SUGAHSPANK!

    The Incredible The Invisible

    [engl] "Sometimes sultry, sometimes fiery, sometimes rocking, sometimes rapping and sometimes she sounds like one of the old soul divas. It's amazing what this woman can get out of her throat. She seems to be able to do almost anything. Strange guys, those Greeks. A beautiful album indeed". OOR, Alex van der Hulst. Produced by Blend Mishkin.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    18.11.2022
    EAN
    EAN 5904224870201
     
  • 01. What’s Going On (Rob Hardt Mix)
    02. What´s Going On (Toddi Reed & Terri Green Original Mix)
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    TERRI GREEN PROJECT, CORNELL “CC” CARTER, RANDY HALL, MICHELLE LAWSON & many more ...

    What's Going On

    [engl] Cover Artwork “Thinking Of You” (1971). All Rights Reserved. Appears Courtesy Of Ken Falana Fine Art Studio “What’s Going On”? When nine Independent soul artists join forces, the result is nothing less than an authentic, passionate, creative piece of music. During a backstage chat between The Terri Green Project and Cornell “CC” Carter, they planned a duet together, long before shut downs and the pandemic, to speak on their frustrations and life experiences that shaped their professional and personal journeys, but they expanded that project to include several other Chart topping Independent soul artist including Cool Million band member Rob Hardt, soul crooner Marc Staggers, the velvet voice of Miracle Thomas, the UK’s own soul queen Michelle Lawson, bigger than life persona and singer songwriter David A. Tobin, legendary guitarist, vocalist, producer Randy Hall, and disco queen Dynelle “Weather Girls” Rhodes, current member and daughter of the late Izora Armstead Rhodes. Toddi Reed and Terri Green joined forces to produce a vibrant classic soul mix that leans heavily on their usual “TGP” style. With a soft bed of string arrangements, Toddi’s splendid saxophone performance, and a tight bass performance from Thomas Steiger who also played on the last few number one hits for the band, the groove, surrounded by Toddi’s orchestral arrangement leaves us feeling the 1970s influenced production.
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    06.11.2020
     
  • 01. Wichita Lineman (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)
    02. Joyland (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Sessions)
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    THE SHAWN LEE RIDES AGAIN BAND

    Wichita Lineman (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Sessions)

    [engl] After Shawn Lee's extraordinary country-soul album "Rides Again" in the winter of 2019, he played three exclusive live shows in London, Amsterdam and Hamburg in early 2020 to play the complete album live. In Hamburg the band, consisting of Carwyn Ellis (Keyboards), David Page (Bass), Joe Harvey-Whyte (Pedal Steel) and Adrian Meehan (Drums) spent an off day at Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Studio and recorded this single direct to tape, mixed by studio owner Dennis Rux. “’Wichita Lineman’ is one the best songs ever written,” Shawn Lee says. “Jimmy Webb’s masterpiece has always held a special place in my heart as I born and raised in Wichita Kansas. I have performed ‘Lineman’ many time live and recorded several versions of the song in the past. There is something quick tricky about her and she always gives you a run for the money! While on tour in early 2020 performing my ‘Rides Again’ album in Europe, we checked into the incredible Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! studio In Hamburg and setup house. We recorded two songs completely live with band straight onto analog tape. I was fortunate to have some of my best buddies joining me on the session: Carwyn Ellis, Dave Page, Adrian Meehan and Joe Harvey Whyte. We made quite a noise and this here record is the result!”
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    06.11.2020
     
  • 01. Game Over
    02. Brand New U
    03. Shake
    04. Ying Yang Kutsk
    05. Purple Pearl
    06. Don't Treble Me
    07. I Won't Go To Bed
    08. A Matter Of Seconds
    09. The Thief
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    UEBERTRIBE

    Brand New U

    [engl] "Tough as hell. Hard German Funk, like the younger siblings of The Poets Of Rhythm in their prime & that really is a good thing." (Boca 45) "Funky as a Junkie with a pet monkey." (Shawn Lee) When you are in with Uebertribe, there is no misleading: „We make no fuss and there is no need to discuss. With us, it is all about funk,“ says Legbo, guitarist extraordinaire and head of the freaky funk collective from Hamburg. „Brand New U“ is their debut album and yes, it is very much about finding your direction, and being – or sometimes not being - in peace with yourself and the world around you. „The concept of Uebertribe has been in mind for about 10 years now. At that time I was playing with Diazpora and it was already clear, that we would never be able to finish all ideas that we had - life is short and they were just too many,“ Legbo recalls. „Apparently I needed another funk band, and while touring with a hip hop band, I found a drummer - Martin Kahl - who just felt right.“ Uebertribe can be seen as an offspring of Hamburg funk scene - a lively witches brew of underground parties, bands and musicians. Their early pre-incarnation was visible during the legendary „We Call It Funk“ session series in 2011, where they played many unfairly unknown funk treasures including some cover versions of the Nineties German funk band Zappelbude (which consisted of German jazz legends, pianist Robert Di Gioia and drummer Wolfgang Haffner). Same year later - in November 2011 - Uebertribe was born. The first single, though, in true funk style, was an instrumental. „Game Over“ was released on the Hamburg specialist 7inch label Our Label Records, with a released party hosted in the newly re-opened Mojo Club. Uebertribe continued playing live but focussed on recording the songs for the debut album, produced by Dennis Rux in his fully analogue Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Studios. The result is a bona fide funk album, rough and raw. A newly recorded version of „Game Over“ sets the pace, followed by the staccato rhythms of the title track and the slow and badass grooving „Shake“. After the psychedelic, Asian style and heavy horn excursion of „Ying Yang Kutsk“ Uebertribe show they have some pop appeal with the Prince tribute and first single „Purple Pearl“. „Don’t Treble Me“ would work well on a late Sixties hippie festival, while the lazy and catchy „I Won’t Go To Bed“ lives up to its title. „In A Matter Of Seconds“ takes on some pace and leads towards the furious closing number which is „The Thief“, sounding like a theme tune of a lost Sixties movie. „We have our roots in raw funk. But we also love Afrobeat, P-Funk and Jazz,“ Legbo explains. „To be honest, we try to put some Voodoo on all of it, if you know what I mean.“ While Uebertribe now established themselves as a consistent live act and went through some personal changes, drummer Martin Kahl, bassist Daniel Vorpahl and guitarist Legbo started writing their own new songs and added Jamaican born singer Ray Darwin, who has been living and recording in Germany for some years as their fresh regular vocalist not yet featured on „Brand New U“, but in all future releases and live shows.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    14.09.2018
    EAN
    EAN 4251463800119
     
  • 01. Super Fonque
    02. Unbelievable Two
    03. Night Cruiser
    04. Feier In Babylon (Ital Sunshine)
    05. Everybody
    06. Song For Jörn (Poly Ryhthm)
    07. Modernieserschön
    08. Speed Dance
    09. Power Plant
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    UNBELIEVABLE TWO, THE

    Power Plant

    [engl] “Uplifting boogie grooves to set your spirit free.” (Paul Kane / Jordan Valley Records) When The Unbelievable Two appeared on the scene in 2014, their pure underground, analogue boogie and disco sound mirrored what was going on in the vinyl infected bars and small cellar clubs in their hometown of Hamburg/Germany. “The Unbelievable Two” was inspired by the golden age of the genres, played live with skills and insight. Four years later, boogie and disco are all around us. So it is about time that these pioneers release their second album. Honest and authentic, “Power Plant” recalls late 1970s New York Disco and mid 1908s UK Boogie. The Unbelievable Two still is Mzuzu and Mucka, who lead us through nine new songs of speedy disco, down low boogie and even some smokin’ reggae. Recorded in late 2017 and through the spring of 2018, “Power Plant” tells stories beyond the surface level. “Even though our music is purely instrumental, it doesn’t mean we haven’t got anything to say,” explains Mzuzu, a respected and well-travelled vinyl DJ on the Germany funk/disco scene. “Boogie and disco are a universal language. With the influence of Afro, Latin, Reggae, even European electronic music you do not need a lot of words to tell a story which gets everybody connected. These songs are about our friends, our everyday life, how we life and what we feel.”
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    28.09.2018
     
  • 01. Little Ann- What Should I Do
    02. Joe Jama - My Life
    03. The Sacred Four - Somebody Watching You
    04. Ben Pirani - Light Of My Life
    06. Roosevelt Matthews with Billy Ball & The Upsetters - You Got Me Diggin' You
    06. Chuck Jackson - What's With This Loneliness
    07. The Honey B’s - What Love Can Do
    08. Kool Blues - Can We Try Love Again
    09. Mixed Feelings - Sha La La
    10. Patterson Twins - Gonna Find A True Love
    11. Big Lee Dowell & The Cannonballs Feat. Maxim Moston - What I Done Wrong
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    V/A

    Hamburg Soul Weekender

    [engl] The weekender is a very British thing, particularly combined with that other very British subculture: northern soul. When the first National Soul Weekender took place in Caister in 1979, some ways of celebrating the rare soul music scoring the scene had already been well established: sweaty all-nighters happened all over the country, where dedicated dancers and collectors met and kept the fire burning. And all-dayers came into being, allowing the people to indulge in their passion in different places, with less strict licensing obligations. The clues were all there. British people liked the idea to escape their urban working lives to the seaside on weekends. And the mod culture, always strongly related to soul music, followed suit, partying (and sometimes fighting) on coastal promenades, beaches and clubs, as immortalized by tabloid headlines, and a certain rock concept album plus movie. The brilliant idea in Caister, however, was to combine all-nighters and all-dayers, and given the unreliability of the British weather, the concept was due for success. If it rained, you just danced in a club, and other places. If not, you had fun at sea, and then danced, day and night, the whole weekend. Across the North Sea in Germany, it seemed like only matter of time that all this would catch on. And indeed, when the British mod revival of the late 1970s hit continental shores, it ran through open doors, and the soul part established itself as a subculture as stubborn and ardent. The German weekenders followed a different path though. Starting in 1990 in Berlin and then led by annual events in Nürnberg and later Bamberg, Dresden, Leipzig, Bremen, München, Aachen and more, the locations were in cities. Hamburg is located very near to the UK and accordingly anglophile, and came fully equipped with a sizeable harbour and airport, and so what happened in the UK arguably left a quicker and bigger mark there than elsewhere in Germany. The city also had a long tradition of dancing to soul music to rely on, and a vital club culture, with a long string of cherished soul nights like the Soul Allnighter at Kir, Shelter Club, For Dancers Only and more recently The Soul Seven, Motte Allnighter, Cole Slaw Club, Cool Cat Club and 45 Degrees, just to name a few. But, strangely enough, it had no soul weekender. In 2007 this changed, when Ralf Mehnert and Jan Drews Tarazi established the Hamburg Soul Weekender, with Tolbert taking care of the all-dayer part. As the three of them were longtime respected DJs and collectors, the weekender had notable line-ups right from the start, and every year a thousand international, national and local soul enthusiasts gather in the storied venue Gruenspan in the seminal Reeperbahn area, to dance and party to the finest 60s and 70s northern soul, modern soul, funk, r&b and other related trends within the scene that were always spotted early on, and with a keen eye. The music has been played by over 120 top of the league DJs from all over the globe so far, and it was always spread across a long weekend of two all-nighters, one all-dayer, a boat cruise through the harbour and an after party. This schedule surely gives leeway to play a whole lot of music, and this compilation can only offer a mere glimpse of all the tunes that got the loyal crowds moving, but it is a heartfelt thank-you to all the dancers who have attended so far, however often they return. And for those who have not witnessed the magic of the Hamburg Soul Weekender yet, please consider this an invitation. 500 handnumbered copies, limited edition
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    08.10.2019
    EAN
    EAN 4026424010445
     
  • 01. Coldcut featuring Ce’Cile and Toddla T - Make Up Your Mind (Manasseh Remix)
    02. Bird Moves - Little Sunflower
    03. Sly5thAve - Stay
    04. 45 a.k.a. Swing-O - Tokyo Jazz Freak
    05. RF - Resurrection
    06. Schemes - Sublimation
    07. John Turell - Chasing Shadows (Soopasoul Remix) 08. T Bird & The Breaks - No Diggity
    09. Amy True - Save Urself feat. Nubya Garcia
    10. Igor Zhukovsky & MRR Drumetrics - Pongtron
    11. Kinny - Water For Chocolate
    12. Magic In Trees - Measly Peace
    13. Kazumi Kaneda - Uncertain
    14. Twit One - Tibb's Nightmare
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    V/A

    Oonops Drops Vol. 2

    [engl] DJ Oonops presents Volume 2 of his extensive compilation covering genres from Dub, Jazz, Funk, Soul to Beats and Hip Hop featuring pretty well known artists as well as zooming newcomers. He spent more than one year to select artists from around the globe who reflect the sounds of his “Oonops Drops” broadcast on Brooklyn Radio (NYC). be that jazzy beats or virtuoso live jazz drums, keys and guitars from Japan by Kazumi Kaneda, RF and 45 a.k.a. Swing-O, a first-time-on-vinyl dub remix by Great Britain’s Coldcut or a brass cover version of Rihanna’s “Stay” by Sly5thAve out of the US. Most of the tracks are exclusives or first time available on vinyl for this compilation, like the song “Measly Peace” by Magic In Trees out of Nashville, German beatmaker Twit One with an ill jazz instrumental or London based rapper and singer Amy Tru featuring Nubya Garcia. Also you gonna hear an unique and rump-shaking cover version of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” by T Bird & The Breaks, John Turell’s powervoice over some heavy beats by Soopasoul, Kinny with a catchy tune, Igor Zhukovsky from The Soul Surfers & MRR Drumetrics with an exclusive, pumping psychedelic drum track and Schemes from Montreal who take all the credits at the moment from the web by Vice, Okayplayer, Music Is My Sanctuary and many more. For the artwork Oonops collaborated once again with San Francisco based artist Lindsey Kustusch who mirrored the atmosphere of New York City on point with her oil painted artwork. Be sure to get your hands on this limited peace of work before it’s gone like Volume 1. About Oonops: beside his vinyl only show on Brooklyn Radio he is spinning banging club sets to relaxed mixtures for vernissages, museums or theaters. And furthermore he works as a product designer and he’s listed in the top 50 of Germany’s best table tennis players and focuses all his skills in an event which will bring all this together.
    Format
    DoLP
    Release-Datum
    25.09.2019
     
  • 01. The Kutimangoes - Money Is The Curse
    02. Onipa - Yenimo
    03. Karthala 72 - Heavy Revolution
    04. Rabii Harnoune & V.B. Kühl - Invitation To Dance
    05. Alma Negra - Oh Mar
    06. Alai K, Isaac and Octa Push - Nyatiti
    07. Guts feat. Jowee Omicil - Voyaging Birds
    08. Dowdelin - Vis La Vie
    09. David Nesselhauf - Space Station
    10. Afrodyssey Orchestra - Soil Festivities
    11. Wanubalé vs Dr. Markuse - Strange Heat (dub)
    12. Lua Preta feat. Isilda Viegas - Noemia
    13. Kaleo Sansaa - Next Chapter
    14. Andi Otto feat. Evariste Karinganire - Bagore Beza
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    V/A

    Two Tribes Volume Two

    [engl] Two Tribes Volume 2 – an intercontinental journey in rhythm, compiled by Ubbo Gronewold and Tobi Kirsch “Not long after the release of Two Tribes Vol. 1 we realized that our journey had only just begun and lots of stories still had to be told. Motivated by lots of positive response we soon put to work researching and compiling music for what you are holding in your hands right now. We put our emphasis on expanding to other European regions and on including different countries than on Vol. 1 and we also wanted to give it a bit of a different musical twist. The result are 14 tracks covering what we consider a broad and diverse spectrum but still clinging to our initial idea of building a musical bridge between the continents Africa and Europe. The immense cultural diversity of both is represented by newcomers alongside more well-known names, both of which have a strong connection to the rich musical traditions of Africa. On board are African artists living in diaspora on equal footing with Europeans that incorporate their high affinity to the African continent into their music. Exciting outernational collaborations round off the selection for Vol. 2.”
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    DoLP
    Release-Datum
    17.11.2021
     
  • 01. Baby When You Call
    02. Tired
    03. I'm A Woman
    04. Jeux Dangereux
    05. Time
    06. Vibrator
    07. Not Your Girl
    08. So Much On My Mind
    09. Change
    10. Reach Out
    11. I Wanna Tell You
    12. Music
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    VOGS

    A Change Is Coming

    [engl] Perfect Daptone Soul from France.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    05.01.2018
     
  • 01. Ticking Boxes
    02. Strange Heat
    03. Fake Five
    04. Hickups
    05. Abstract Concrete
    06. Noto
    07. U9 By Bike
    08. Choose Your Truth
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    WANUBALE

    Phosphenes

    [engl] Wanubalé – nine guys from Berlin, inspired by the city’s fresh Jazz scene and distinct club culture. This band sets out to define their own, highly danceable version of Jazz, Neo Soul and Funk. Wanubalé met at school. Five of the nine in the band went to the same musical high school in Berlin. There, in a dark basement jam-packed with equipment, Philip Schilz and Heinrich Eiszmann met for whole afternoons to built unique sound castles made up of bass drums, snares and everything else they were able to get their hands on. Thus, the two drummers built the foundation for the ultra-danceable grooves that define Wanubalé. Heavy influences from Jazz, Neo Soul and Funk shape their compositions. However, electronic sounds are just as important to Wanubalé. All of the nine are in their early twenties. All of them grew up around the vibrant club culture of Germany’s capital. All of them are into Dub, Bass Music and Broken Beats. The Wanubalés are first rate musicians. They tend to take their time writing arrangements, yet they are careful not to overly emphasize their jazz skills. Songwriting is a collaborative affair, everything is developed organically. Just like the band name, which dates back to the days of fooling around in the schoolyard, playing with syllables (“nuba” came first). Sound was crucial. Some say “Wanubalé” means “brother” in Swahili. Wanubalé’s instrumental debut album was recorded by Axel Reinemer in Berlin’s Jazzanova Studio in 2018. The musicians don’t hide their influences: Snarky Puppy, Fat Freddy’s Drop, plus younger acts like Hiatus Kaiyote and Nubiyan Twist. But Wanubalé do their own thing, having produced and arranged the album. Wanubalé: four horns, two drummers, guitar, bass, keyboards. Nine musicians with a knack for funky breaks, might brass sounds and great melodies. some quotes: Radio Krimi “perfect for our jazz show” Laurent Garnier “superb!” bamalovesoul “we like this” Dom Servini “really strong. perfect balance of styles. love it!” Jazz London Radio “two tracks on our playlist” Opolopo “very nice” Global Riddims “wonderful release” Radio Helsinki “praise that !” Tim Love Lee “love this” Toshio Matsuura “excellent” DJ Maestro “nice !” Ketch A Vibe Radioshow “simply stunning. Both are a perfect crossover of jazzy beats including afro & fusion” DJ Oonops “pure fire”
    Format
    DoLP
    Release-Datum
    27.09.2019
     
  • 01. Midnight In Richmond
    02. Lenny
    03. Take It Or Leave It
    04. Underdog
    05. Mojo Rising
    06. Just A Man
    07. Love Guarantee
    08. Caroline
    09. Kingston Boogie
    10. Lolita
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    YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX

    AM Waves

    [engl] Young Gun Silver Fox are the captains of AM Waves, setting sail towards an isle where melodies soak the shoreline and grooves sway like palm trees. Their route traces a natural progression from West End Coast, an album that cast Andy Platts (Young Gun) and Shawn Lee (Silver Fox) as musical virtuosos of SoCal-infused pop. AM Waves does more than duplicate the perfection of West End Coast. It improves it. Recorded at The Shop in London and Roffey Hall in the English countryside, AM Waves burnishes the blend between the duo's modern aesthetic and their sumptuously crafted homage to '70s-styled pop, rock, and soul. "This music hits a certain spot for me personally that nothing else quite does," says Shawn, who produced the album amidst his projects for Saint Etienne, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, and several other acts. "It's real high-caliber music. It's easy and breezy to listen to but it's really hard to make. Every aspect is A game." The A game behind AM Waves fuels 43 minutes of Young Gun Silver Fox in peak form. "AM Waves is much more instinctive," says Andy, whose penchant for writing irresistible hooks and melodies also shapes his role as lead singer and lyricist/composer for the band Mamas Gun. "It's more vivid. You can see the clarity to the colors of AM Waves whereas West End Coast is slightly more impressionist, as it were." Originally issued as a single in September 2017, "Midnight in Richmond" is the anchor of AM Waves. "I hit one chord, which I'd never played before, and the song sort of wrote itself," notes Shawn. "It was intuitive. In many ways, the primary function of what I'm doing is trying to find that chord that opens a door and takes you someplace else. Those chords have magic." Andy embellishes the song's appeal by nimbly juxtaposing wistful emotions with a sun-kissed melody, his voice evoking richly drawn memories. The qualities that make "Midnight in Richmond" an instant classic abound throughout the album. "Lenny" and "Take It or Leave It" spotlight Andy's versatility as a songwriter. The former was inspired by a dream he had where Lenny Kravitz owned a bar. "It was surreal," he says. "He was polishing the glasses and just serving me hit after hit." Like swimming through moonshine, Andy languorously savors every syllable in the song. "Take It or Leave It" is pure pop bliss. "That was one of those songs that fell out in half an hour," he says. "I had everything and it was done." Shawn adds, "It's such a perfect song in itself. When I listen to it, it's like you've created a record that already existed." Young Gun Silver Fox introduce a five-piece horn section on "Underdog" that literally trumpets the song's protagonist. Shawn affectionately dubbed them the "Seaweed Horns" in honor of the Seawind Horns, an LA-based unit that recorded with powerhouses like Michael Jackson, Rufus & Chaka Khan, and Earth, Wind & Fire during the late-'70s. Andy explains, "The horns grab another hue of the west coast sound, which is the starting point, but it's also maybe the point where we're injecting a little bit more of ourselves and some outside colors into the familiar west coast palette." A bounty of treasures course through AM Waves' ebb and flow. "Mojo Rising," which the duo penned with Rob Johnson, is a veritable retreat to paradise. "Sky-bound, heaven sent / Way above the clouds watching shooting stars descend," Andy sings, mirroring the music's celestial undertones. Sensuality contours the notes on "Just a Man," a song that basks in the allure of a woman who leaves "footprints on the water" while "Love Guarantee" is festooned with the Seaweed Horns. "I wanted to bring more of that R&B slickness into the mix," Shawn notes about the latter track. "We hadn't done a tune with that sort of groove." Similar to his work on "Underdog," Nichol Thomson's intricate horn arrangement on "Love Guarantee" exemplifies another distinction between AM Waves and its predecessor. "Caroline" occupies a special place on AM Waves, beyond spawning the album title. It tells the story of Radio Caroline, a pirate radio station that broadcast from an offshore vessel during the '60s and '70s. "They played the music that kids wanted to hear, whether it was the old stuff or cutting edge stuff," says Andy. "'Caroline' is about Radio Caroline's eventual capture." Complementing Andy Platts' deft wordplay, which draws parallels between radio airwaves and the station's literal home on the ocean, Shawn Lee layers nearly a dozen different parts on "Caroline," showcasing the vastness of his musicality. "I loved that track as soon as I heard it," Andy continues. "It's a beautiful fusion of me and Shawn."
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    20.04.2018
    EAN
    EAN 4026424009890
     
  • 01. Kids
    02. Who Needs Words
    03. Baby Girl
    04. Dream Woman
    05. Long Distance Love Affair
    06. Danny Jamaica
    07. Just For Kicks
    08. Private Paradise
    09. Things We Left Unsaid
    10. All This Love
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    YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX

    Canyons

    [engl] With their first two albums "West End Coast" (2015) and "AM Waves" (2018), Andy Platts and Shawn Lee, better known as Young Gun Silver Fox, formulated a modern version of the classic West Coast and soft rock sounds. The third album "Canyons" consequently develops the formula with ten well thought-out compositions, wonderful harmonies, incisive brass and inimitable sound images. Young Gun Silver Fox's approach has worldwide respect. They played well-known European jazz festivals (North Sea Jazz, Überjazz or Pori Jazz), sold out several times the Amsterdam Paradiso and were the only current band to feature in the soft rock TV documentary "I Can Go For That" on the BBC. Like the two predecessors, "Canyons" was once again composed, recorded and produced by Platts & Lee in their London studio. A striking feature this time is the brass arranged by Nichol Thomson (Incognito, Robbie Williams, Annie Lennox, Gregory Porter). The ten new songs are an incredible journey through all facets of the golden era of soft rock between 1974 and 1984. "Who Needs Words", "Long Distance Love Affair" or "Things We Left Unsaid" could also be found on albums by genre heroes like Pages, Stylus and Player. "Dream Woman" has a Chicago touch, "Danny Jamaica" is perhaps the crazy theme music of a lost TV series from the 1970s. A real AOR album includes the great ballad ("All This Love") and top pop hits ("Kids", "Private Paradise"). "Canyons" refers to the importance of the valleys around Los Angeles to the West Coast sound: Some of the most important albums of the 1970s were created in Topanga and Laurel Canyon, they were simply mystical, magical places. Even if Platts & Lee were not there, their "canyons" transport this magic into the present.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    20.02.2020
    EAN
    EAN 4026424010605
     
  • 01. Midnight In Richmond
    02. Lenny
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    YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX

    Midnight In Richmond

    [engl] “West End Coast”, the debut album by Young Gun Silver Fox, was one of the surprise releases of 2015 and ended up in many “Best Of” lists at the end of the year. “Young Gun” Andy Platts and “Silver Fox” Shawn Lee are busy writing and recording the follow-up which is set for release in 2018. In the meantime, they present the first single from the new album. “Midnight In Richmond” and “Lenny” are two compositions in a classic early to mid 70s vibe, impeccably recorded and arranged but placed in the here and now, unmistakably sounding like Young Gun Silver Fox.
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    15.09.2017
     
  • 01. You Can Feel It
    02. Emilia
    03. Better
    04. Distance Between Us
    05. See Me Slumber
    06. In My Pocket
    07. So Bad
    08. Spiral
    09. Saturday
    10. Long Way Back
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    YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX

    West End Coast

    [engl] Young Gun Silver Fox are musical sorcerers. On “West End Coast”, they've fashioned a fresh and modern sound that summons one of the most vibrant and influential epochs in popular music. The ten songs herein pay homage to 1970s Los Angeles, a golden age of recording that infused the pop charts and FM airwaves with a blend of soulful voices, immaculate melodies, stellar musicianship, and sophisticated studio technology. The forces behind Young Gun Silver Fox are Andy Platts and Shawn Lee. It was inevitable that two of the most prolific and versatile pop music linguists would one day collaborate on a studio project that crystallized many of their creative strengths. “West End Coast” fuses the talents they've mastered in their respective careers, from Andy's role as frontman and co-founder of UK band Mamas Gun to Shawn's numerous self-produced projects with AM and his own Ping Pong Orchestra. The authentic hybrid of styles on “West End Coast” is further steeped in the fact that Shawn, the team's silver-haired Silver Fox, is an American who resided in LA for seven years before relocating to London. "Speaking for myself, this is an album I've wanted to make for some time and Andy was the only person I felt I could make it with," he says. "Andy understands the classic melodic pop side as well as the soul funky side that was absolutely vital to the creation of this music. What a voice!" Recorded and mixed at Lee's Trans-Yank Studio in London, “West End Coast” straddles several sensibilities that are united by the duo's impeccable song writing. Each song is like a post card from their unique musical universe. Album opener "You Can Feel It" sets the tone with a soundscape that conjures the vastness of California's Pacific Coast Highway and a cool ocean breeze blowing through the chorus. London's West End sets the scene for "Emilia," with a little Sunset Strip flash fuelling the song's high octane grooves. "Better" casually sways from one chord progression to another as layers of different instrumentation are stirred into the mix and bring the song to a fever pitch. A strand of Philly-inspired soul threads through the DNA of "Distance Between Us" while "See Me Slumber" serves up a three-minute reverie of cascading melodies. The latter tune's coda sends the song into a whole other kind of orbit before the infectiously tuneful "In My Pocket" glimmers like a pot of pop music gold. In fact, little sonic treasures abound on “West End Coast”. A vigorous horn arrangement is among several attractions on "So Bad," which packs a carnival of dazzling ideas into four minutes. Elsewhere, the central question in "Spiral" — "If your heart could only speak, what would it say now?" — is accompanied by slinky and sensual cadences. "Saturday" operates in two gears, one that snaps and crackles and another that curves and coasts, powering the song to its swift conclusion. Like waves crashing beneath a midnight sky, orchestral elements swell and recede amidst the more saturnine backdrop of "Long Way Back." As the last note fades, the curtain falls on Young Gun Silver Fox's series of ten vividly produced vignettes. In the world Young Gun Silver Fox have created on “West End Coast”, every song leads to another sphere. No compass needed for this journey, just drop the stylus and get lost in the music.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    13.11.2015
    EAN
    EAN 4026424009005