Showing posts with label Worrell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worrell. Show all posts

Friday, 10 October 2008

Bootsy's Rubber Band - Jungle Bass 1990

4th & Broadway Records BRECD 550
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One for the Funky People out there, I know there are a few. William Bootsy Collins was one of James Brown's regular band, The JB's, in the late 1960s before joining forces with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic cartel in the '70s, Collins' driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. His signature instrument is a custom-built star-shaped bass guitar he calls the Space Bass. Collins was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

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Check the names on this list of credits, a veritable 'Who's Who' in the Funk business.

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In 1990 Bootsy collaborated with Deee-Lite on their massive hit Groove Is In The Heart where he contributed additional vocals along with Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest. Although he also appeared in the music video playing the bass, the bassline in the song is actually a sample of a Herbie Hancock song called Bring Out The Birds, Bootsy's Rubber Band did become the backing musicians for Deee-Lite during their world tour though. Despite being thoroughly busy they still had time to produce this wonderful bit of experimental music. 30 minutes of cyberfunk!

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  • Jungle Bass (Jungle One/Long Form)
  • Disciples Of Funk (Return Of The Funkateers)
  • Jungle Bass (House Of Bass Mix)
  • Interzone (Silent Hush-Hush Mix/Cyberfunk)
The Download Link is here: Download
Filename: Jungle Bass CDS.rar Filesize: 46.5 MB

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Saturday, 10 May 2008

The Last Poets - Black & Strong (Homesick) 1995

Rykodisc RA12 1048
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Umar Bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole (a.k.a. Dune) join forces with P-Funk's finest. George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell play alongside The Last Poets and if that's not enough, Grandmaster Melle Mel adds his dulcet tones to the mix. This is for the real Mutha-funkers amongst you, the usual Last Poets 'Black Power' subject matter but with funky backing amidst the percussion.

As a bonus, on this 12" you have a superb Ambient Dub with lots of percussion and dubby reverb and to ice the cake, Acappellas.

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  • Black and Strong (Homesick) Album Track
  • Black and Strong (Homesick) Ambient Dub Mix
  • Black and Strong (Homesick) Radio Edit
  • Homesick Album Track
  • Black and Strong (Homesick) Vocal Only Edits


The Download Link is here: Download
Filename: The Last Poets - Homesick 95.rar Filesize: 60.62 MB