Mittwoch, 30. Mai 2007

JESTOFUNK Universal mother ©1998


















256 KB/s | 76 / 60 MB | total 1:15:42

Italian acid jazz collective Jestofunk began in 1992 as the collaboration between DJs/producers MozArt and Blade; after issuing their debut single "I'm Gonna Love You," the duo recruited American house vocalist CeCe Rogers for the follow-up, 1993's "Say It Again." Jestofunk's debut album Love in a Black Dimension appeared a year later, with DJ/producer Farias signing on for 1999's Universal Mother.
( Außerdem singt die begnadete Jocelyn Brown 'Special Love' ;-)


  • 01 Universal mother
  • 02 Be a warrior
  • 03 Coulor
  • 04 Universal love
  • 05 If you've got it, you'll get it
  • 06 Special love
  • 07 Happy
  • 08 Jestofunk,jestofunk
  • 09 Try my love
  • 10 We are
  • 11 Nel nome del suono
  • 12 Why
  • 13 Pfunk station
  • 14 Earthquake
  • 15 Reflexion


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JESTOFUNK Live © 1999


















256 KB/s | 59 / 56 Mb | total 1:02:44

01 P-funk station
02 Color
03 If you've got it, you'll get it
04 I'm gonna love you
05 Be a warrior
06 Why
07 Special love
08 Nel nome del suono
09 Say it again
10 Can we live

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JESTOFUNK 70 miles from Philadelphia ©2003


















256 KB/s | 57 / 52 Mb | total 1:00:07

01 Shake 'em on down
02 Disco quenn
03 Original vibe
04 Mama Blues
05 Smoking plant
06 Walk like a baby
07 Big lover
08 Close to my heart
09 Dubb of gaetean
10 Have a talk with god
11 Believe in music
12 Mondo negro

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COLOSSEUM Valentyne Suite ®1972 ©1998


















320 KB/s | 74 MB |total 35:15

One of England's prime jazz-rock -- or, more accurately, rock-jazz -- outfits, most of the members of Colossuem had apprenticed in blues bands, and it shows very strongly on some of the material here. Both "The Kettle" and "Butty's Blues" are essentially tarted-up 12-bar blues, although they work well in a grander context; in the latter case much grander, as a brass ensemble enters for the last part, drowning out everything but the guitar, an indication that this recording is in dire need of remastering. "Elegy" is a fast-paced, minor-key blues that stretches guitarist James Litherland's vocal abilities. Things do get far more interesting with "The Machine Demands a Sacrifice," which offers solo opportunities to organist Dave Greenslade and sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith before re-emerging in what can only be called a proto-industrial style, all heavily treated clattering percussion. The album's real joy comes with "The Valentyne Suite," which takes the band out of their bluesy comfort zone into something closer to prog rock. Bandleader Jon Hiseman is a stalwart throughout, his busy drumming and fills owing far more to jazz than the studied backbeat of rock. Greenslade proves to be a largely unsung hero, his only real solo in the suite something to offer a challenge to vintage Keith Emerson, but with swing. As to criticism, bassist Tony Reeves has very little flow to his playing, which severely hampers a rhythm section that needs to be loose-limbed, and Litherland's guitar playing is formulaic, which can be fine for rock, but once outside the most straightforward parameters, he seems lost. In retrospect this might not quite the classic it seemed at the time, but it remains listenable, and for much of the time, extremely enjoyable.

01 The Kettle
02 Elegy
03 Butty's Blues
04 The machine demands a sacfrifice
05 The Valentyne Suite
a ) January's search
b ) February's Valentyne
c ) The grass is always greener

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PASSPORT Blue tattoo ©1983


















320 KB/s | 83 Mb | total 37:30

Klaus Doldinger : Saxes, keyboards, synthesizer, vocoder
Kevin Mulligan : guitars
Dieter Peterreit : bass
David Crigger : drums

01 Riding on a cloud
02 Radiation
03 Ragtag and bobtail
04 Blue tattoo
06 Rambling
07 In a melancholy way
08 Daybreak delight

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PASSPORT Infinity machine © 1988


















320 KB/s |87 MB | total 38:29

Klaus Doldinger : all saxes, moog, voice
Kristian Schultze : keyboards, synthi
Wolfgang Schmid : bass, guitar, harmonizer
Curt Cress : drums and percussion

01 Ju-Ju-Man
02 Morning sun
03 Blue aura
04 Infinity machine
05 Ostinato
06 Contemplation

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