Category Archives: soul/funk

#176

November 11, 2014

English disco artist John Schroeder opens this show with his sole release as Hi Voltage Orchestra from 1979 – very nice… US DJ Osmose does a re-edit of James Brown ‘Down And Out In New York City’ on a Smokecloud 12″. There is a 2012 track from Detroit’s Theo Parrish follows. A jazzy MadDisco re-edit. Walter Whisenhunt (promoter for James Brown, discoverer and eventual spouse of Gloria Ann Taylor), collaborates with her on a 70s funk/soul monster. Back to Detroit with Rick Wilhite. Then back to 1981 for Arnies In Love, then forward to 1984 for Pink And Black. That’s just the first hour – explore and enjoy.

Pink And Black

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Artist Song Release Label
High Voltage Orchestra Midnight Blue Down To The Sea And Back Volume 2 Wonk
Osmose I Was Bedroom Disco Smokecloud
Black Merlin Ice House New World Fantasy Common Thread
Theo Parrish Black Mist (Extended Version) Hand Made EP Running Back
MadDisco Sugar Free MadDisco Edits Vol 5 Maddisco
Gloria Ann Taylor and Walter Whisenhunt’s Orchestra What’s Your Word Deep Inside You Music Gallery
Rick Wilhite My Life Is a Minimal Circle The MC Stilove4music
Arnies In Love Invisible Enough Wind Rock Sucks
Pink And Black Miss Fortune (Extended Mix) Sometimes I Wish Emotional Rescue

Artist Song Release Label
Pink And Black Miss Fortune (Extended Mix) Sometimes I Wish Emotional Rescue
Fernando feat Fiorucci Giant Desert (Vocal) Giant Desert Leng
Parada 88 You’re Gonna Miss Me Adventure Party International Feel Recordings
Invisible Menders Affected Porn Wax Eight Porn Wax
DW Edits Track 2 This Is The Music We Dance To Creative Use
Rocky Siffredo Slow In China Diavol Edits Vol. 2 Joe’s Bakery
Joe’s Bakery Una Splendida Giornata (Nassau Balearic edit) Diavol Edits Vol 1 Joe’s Bakery

#172

October 14, 2014

This originally aired as a pledge show on WZBC. It is a rock show in the beginning, a hip hop show at the end. The show starts with 1980 Don Christensen (drummer in The Contortions) as ImpLOG, then 1967 David Bowie covering Velvet Underground. James Williamson covers a 1977 Stooges gem with Austin TX artist Carolyn Wonderland, then two NYC bands come next. In the second hour, 7″s from the Originals label are sandwiched by an Athens Of The North 7″ at the start and the 1983 Bileo track at the end.

Originals - DivineForce

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Artist Song Release Label
ImpLOG Breakfast Breakfast LOG.
The Riot Squad Waiting For My Man The Toy Soldier EP Acid Jazz
James Williamson & Carolyn Wonderland Gimme Some Skin Open Up and Bleed Leopard Lady
Konk Soka Loka Moki Soka Loka Moki 99
Snatch All I Want When I’m Bored Lightning
Sadar Bahar Soul Searching Angel Man Sounds Familiar
Herbie Hancock Just Around The Corner (edit) Twilight Clone Boogie Down
Nova Nova & Peter Hook Low Ends (Thierry Criscione Reconstructed Balearic remix) Low Ends (Part 2) Atal
Stevie Wonder Outta Site (Kan Sano remix) Outta Site Razor-N-Tape
Split Decision Band Watchin’ Out Watchin’ Out Athens Of The North

Artist Song Release Label
Split Decision Band Watchin’ Out Watchin’ Out Athens Of The North
The Meters Same Old Thing Same Old Thing Originals
Pete Rock & CL Smooth Good Life Same Old Thing Originals
Syl Johnson Different Strokes Different Strokes Originals
Divine Force My Uptown Beat Different Strokes Originals
Cymande Bra Bra Originals
Gang Starr Movin’ On Bra Originals
James Brown Make It Good To Yourself Make It Good To Yourself Originals
Percee P Lung Collapsing Lyrics Make It Good To Yourself Originals
Brentford All Stars Greedy G Greedy G Originals
BDP Jack Of Spades Greedy G Originals
Maceo and The Macks Parrty Parrty Originals
Gang Starr Who’s Gonna Take The Weight Parrty Originals
Bileo You Can Win You Can Win Watts City