Platinum Pied Pipers is a Detroit-based hip hop and R&B group composed of producer Waajeed (Robert O’Bryant), and multi-instrumentalist Saadiq (Darnell Bolden, not to be confused with Raphael Saadiq). Their music usually features a rotating and varied array of artists.
Incredible! Part 2 Blue Note Mixtape……
Japan’s Beat Digger Supreme DJ Muro has quite a collection of breaks mixes out. From soul to funk to disco to reggae when it comes digging like Rakim said he “ain’t no joke”. The tracklisting below is the only one I could find and I do know some artists names but others, due to time restraints, I couldn’t track down. So I decided to leave the tracklisting as is.
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, perhaps best known for his partnership with Art Garfunkel in the duo Simon & Garfunkel. In 2006, Time magazine called him one of the 100 “people who shape our world.” As of 2007, he resides in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) are a folk rock/rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young. They are noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal relationships, political activism, and lasting influence on music and culture.
Don’t know alot about Kenlo other than he’s French and he’s sick….
83 instrumentals…..
DJ MURO (ディージェイ ムロ Diijei Muro) is an active Japanese hip hop producer and DJ. His real name is Takayoshi Murota. In 1987 DJ Krush, Microphone Pager, TWIGY and others formed the “KRUSH POSSE”, a crew of rappers and Dj’s.During this time he excelled at DJing hip-hop and began producing hip-hop beats. His solo debut appeared 1993. In the late 1990s he worked extensively with Nitro Microphone Underground, one of Japan’s most successful hip-hop crews. In addition to producing he also was active as a designer.
Mud Family is a north London-based UK hip hop crew formed by Skinnyman, Mongo and Chester P in the 1990s. They released a number of EPs and singles on vinyl, including the classic Itchy Town. Over time, Mud Fam’s membership expanded to include Mr Tibbs, Uncle Festa, SuparNovar, Nassar, Farma G, Little D (aka Sincere), Mosey and Nebular. The expanded line-up released the Mud Family EP in 2002 but since then have been quiet as a collective. Skinnyman found solo success in 2004 with his solo album’s release on Lowlife Records, while Chester P has been concentrating on the music he produces with his brother Farma G as Taskforce. Mongo, meanwhile, has kept a very low profile in the scene since the release of a controverial dis record aimed at Blak Twang, entitled “Blak Twat”. The largest success from any of the other crew members has belonged to Sincere, for the single “That’s Not Gangsta”, which received (relatively) heavy radio and TV airplay.
These guys are a bit of a mystery – something to do with Malcolm Catto, something to do with Heliocentrics? But maybe not? – but this came out a few weeks back as an amazing 10″ with no info/label/track list on the record, just a cool red & tin paste-on sleeve (old school) and red vinyl.
An album that is seen on every library wants list and is definitely well worthy of such an accolade. Composed by P. Reno and L. Vecchio, we are treated to ten tracks of pounding, funky afro-influenced rock and, to be honest, its a great album from start to finish and be left on the turntable to run from start to finish. Highlights would have to be the ultra-heavy drums and horns-a-plenty of “Megaton” and the extended workout of “Green Hell” that is more afro-jazz-rock in its styling, especially in the scoring of the flute and horn solos.
One of the greatest albums ever in the history of funk — the first album by The Meters, and virtually the blueprint for countless funk records to come! The album’s bubbling over with classics — all hard-hitting instrumentals played by the group in an effortlessly tight style, produced to perfection by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn in their classic 60s New Orleans style. A blinding masterpiece of bass, drums, and scratchy guitar — with tracks that include “Cardova”, “Cissy Strut”, “Sophisticated Cissy”, “Here Comes The Meter Man”, “Ease Back”, “Ann”, “6V6 La”, and “Live Wire”.
