still don't have Moonie's mix

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Listening right now.

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Great Mix!!!!

If I have to pick a favorite, I'm goin' with my man Ryuichi --but, I'm a die-hard Fan, !!!!





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The chorus in the Nicole Willis song is very nice! That would be my fave right now. Oi Va Voi's "7 Brothers" might be second. I'll post more in the next few days.

Jevetta Steele is amazing!

Interesting mix. I guess world music is an approproiate theme, this one is from all directions!

The first to jump out at me was the Nicole Willis song. It's so righ with sound. Like it could be from any number of decades. Love the guitar, the organ, the voice (is that a woman?! )

I wasn't having high hopes when Javetta Steele started, but it's a pretty nice song. He voice is a little piercing, but it's nice. A little dated sounding.

Ry Cooder sounds like he's about to bust into She Drives Me Crazy. I have enjoyed this song since hearing early Beatles versions.

Jimmy McGriff is the kind of stuff I could listen to forever.

Some of the other stuff truly falls into what I would call World Music. And it's typically very nice. World music is kind of underappreciated. I guess it doesn't always have the personality of mainstream stuff, but it tends to have better musicianship.

Great mix, very interesting.

I love Jevetta Steele’s Calling You. I’ve got great memories about this song, so it will always touch me in ways I cannot describe. What irks me about this song is that it is a tat too long and it could use an edit, esp as she just keeps repeating her lines. Three minutes would suit the song fine.

As already mentioned, I love Ry Cooder. He is a very talented cat, so to say. His parts in other favourite albums of mine deserved him being on my radar always, from Paris, Texas, via the Bueno Vista Social Club and Mavis Staples return to form.

Love Naim’s voice. Like this song a lot. I love the backing vocals. You put her on my radar. Thanks.

Nicole Willis’ song immediately caught me. It is like it is the opener of a Quentin Tarantino movie; I think it might have been a more compelling opener to your tape, actually. Not only the strong musical opening, but also her soulful, forceful singing would have made it so, in my opinion.

I love Hammond organ. So McGriff is also a new fixture on my ‘have to check’-list. This song sounds a bit… dubbish, which is something I love.

Anything by Sakamoto is intrigueing. Firmly in my sight since Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, his music intrigues me. Through him I discovered legends like Zhao Jiping, as he once listed him on a list of inspirations.
This song is sexy and mysterious. Something very Parisian about it, of course.

Love, love, love the sensuous sounds of The Buena Vista Social Club. And Ibrahim Ferrer had one of those voices that can make me mellow. Still does. Beautiful.

Oi Va Voi. Klezmer gone crazy. Love it. Huuuge klezmer fan here. So if someone takes up klezmer influences and turns it inside out; I am sold. Love it.

Again an unknown for me, but again one that mixes styles, which is something I’m a sucker for. Great voice. I love Portugese; it sounds sexy when sung. Or whispered in one’s ear.

Oh man. I remember hearing R.L. for the first time. Great voice. Great lyrics. Great delivery. Great album, as well. Too bad he followed up on the album title way too soon after release.

Okay. Promise fulfilled.

NDRU said:

OK..... I was kind of scared when this mix opened with this song. Because it has an essence of being dated, I was wondering if the rest of the mix might be some tinny 90's whack ass production and I was already wanting to hug Sander in consolation But the mix proved to be very sophisticated and complex. Very very impressed

paligap said:

So I see on your profile. So you probably knew that song. Since I only know his Merry Christmas and this Smoochy album, can you recommend me an album that's similar?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Criticism on Jevetta noted. As Huey said it is a little too long for its own good and it does sound a bit dated. I wanted to start off with something mildly Prince-related, but I guess it wasn't the best choice for setting the mood of the mix.

Don't be afraid to let your critique run amok, I can take it. Now come on, throw some dirt!

NDRU said:

Track 6-10 are more focused on the world music theme. I also toyed with the idea of a soul/funk mix and ended up mixing them together. Perhaps sticking to a genre is wise, but then again, we listen to Prince, we're used to mixing genre's!

About the personality. I don't know, there's some great personalities in world music as well. Mostly they're just not so extravagant or blunt, but more humble and diverse.

Will my friends get mad when I say i enjoyed your mix the most?

Great job Sander. I loved the flow and the feel of this music. Thank you.

HamsterHuey said:

Aha, Mister Lawrence! Was that soundtrack a bit of a hit here in NL? Zhao Jiping doesn't ring any bells for me, can you introduce me?

Stymie said:

Thank you!

Can I ask you to pick a favorite track?

Sander said:

The Tango one.

Favorites:

Nicole Willis: 4
Jimmy McGriff: 1
Ryuichi: 4
Yael Naim: 1
Jevetta Steele: 1

Sander said:

I agree they have personality & style, but they do not rely completely on that to overcome the lack of musicianship. The focus is more on the music, as it should be!

Sander said:

well I'm not criticizing it but thought most probably wouldn't feel it. consider it the Jill Scott of your mix All told, I think it is fine and works well. You could not ever judge the mix based on that first song and for me that is what makes it work

<----- Not a consolation hug

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Thanks for the regular and totally not condescending hug!

Sander said:

Actually, on these two releases--- one in the studio, the other live - Sakamoto , cellist Jaques Morelenbaum, and his wife, singer Paula Morelenbaum focus on Brazil, primarily on the works of Antonio Carlos Jobim...beautiful recordings and the feel is similar to Tango, IMO.....








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I'll write some notes about this mix tonight after I listen one more time.

This makes six hot topic org music club threads in a row!

With muxtape off line, you might wanna show a little wink and a smile if you want to hear me Calling You.

:dig?:

There are so many tunes in this set that are in my musical wheelhouse that I knew picking a favorite was going to be difficult.

Right off the bat, I got stuck on the first song because I knew that i'd heard this melody before but not by Jevetta Steele. Eventually I remembered that it was the Etta James version from her album All The Way.

Btw, you can add Roots Music to that roadkill on the highway which is what Ry Cooder is normally known for.

I'll listen to almost anything that has well done organ parts.
So first you've got Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators with a groovy vibe that sounds like it came out of a 60s spy movie. Follow that up with B-3 titan Jimmy McGriff. (I believe Blue Mitchell (trumpet) & Stanley Turrentine (sax) also got credited.)

The Oi Va Voi track get points for groovin on that sneaky 7/8 time sig.

Way to end it with some R.L. Burnside.
The production on this tune was a bit of an annoyance at first, but I got over it.
Honestly R.L., his guitar and a rhythm section is more than enough.


I've got a 3-way tie on this one (Jevetta Steele, Nicole Willis & Oi Va Voi)






tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

Thanks tA!

On Jimmy McGriff, it says on the album itself that the other players are unknown. So Mitchell and Turrentine will remain a guess...

On Jevetta. Etta James, after Jeff Buckley another to cover this track. Nice, perhaps it could become a modern standard?

Glad to hear you liked Oi Va Voi. It isn;t an easy sell, but I keep trying!

You know I expect to hear some wicked Hammond on your mix now!

This review is waaay overdue.

Jevetta Steele - Calling You - Interesting first song. It's very laid back and serene. Unexpected for the intro of a world music mix, but very nice. Like I said in one of the other threads, this is like one of those late night tracks to play in the car while heading home. That's how I hear this song anyway.

Ry Cooder - 3 Cool Cats - It is indeed very catchy. Love the music. I can actually see the musicians playing in my mind when listening to this one.

Yael Naim - Too Long - I expected this one to sound like "Calling You" at first, but there are some cool electronic elements here that set it apart.

Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators - No one's gonna love you - I thought this song was already great during the first verse with the sorrowful plodding beat and pained vocals and then that chorus comes with the organ--fantastic. Still my favorite on this mix.

Jimmy McGriff - Miss Poopie - This song is one that benefitted from repeated plays. The organ here is very well done and is the highlight. I'm digging this track more and more. I may have to look for this album released in my birth year.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Tango - Here's another sneaky one. I'm listening to it on my headphones and I'm really wowed by the music here. The only Ryuichi song I knew is the one he did with Jill Jones (what do you expect on a Prince fansite? lol), but always heard what a fantastic composer and musician he is. Now I'm hearing it with my own ears. Wonderful.

Ibrahim Ferrer - Copla Guarija - This is more what I anticipated when I read about a world music mix. This takes me to an island and another time.

Oi Va Voi - 7 Brothers - This track is hot. Love the breakbeat underlying the song. The horns mix well with the other instruments (sounds like a ukulele or somethin' in there).

CéU - Ave Cruz - Smooth. I like how the intro is misleading and slows down after a few seconds into the proper song.

RL Burnside - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - There's some serious pain in the vocals on this one. Interesting spin with the hip hop production which wisely doesn't overwhelm the song.

Great mix!

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Jevetta Steele - Calling You
Nice intro. I always found this song haunting. I really dug the movie it was featured in too. I was pissed when they featured it in a phone commerical back in the 90's almost ruined the song for me, but i got over it.

Ry Cooder - 3 Cool Cats
I like the album he did with Ali Farka Toure That's become one of my favorite "international albums". Ok tune. I like the story line.

Yael Naim - Too Long

Really digging this one.

Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators - No one's gonna love you.

Undeniable. If she were singing this to me I'd have to go out and find a 2 carat engagment ring. sounds like it could have came straight out of the 60's the Soul Investigators really did their homework on this one.

Jimmy McGriff - Miss Poopie

I kept getting confused whenever listening to this track. I keep thinking Jimmy Smith. Anyways, nice funky tune! What's up with the title, though? Yeah, what blasphmeous soul don't like the B-3?

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Tango

I've heard this name much and seen it almost too much not to have heard anything by him. Thanks for the introduction, I like the spanish/european vibe. Not sure if this is representive of his style. Didn't Jill Jones do a track with him back in the day?

Ibrahim Ferrer - Copla Guarija

I've head about this documentary and album for this longest but never took the time to give it a listen. thanks for the reminder.

Oi Va Voi - 7 Brothers

Yeah! That bass line seduced me and then the vocals came in. truly a musical journey. The main groove is almost drum 'N bass.

CéU - Ave Cruz

Cool track. Reminds me of Zuco 103. surprised CeU hasn't hit my radar before hearing this track.

RL Burnside - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues

I love some R.L.! Great song! I miss him. I'm always in Chicago, but man, can't be that much rougher than some parts of the south.

My favorite by him is Come On In. Loved that album and how they mixed two totally genres with that album.

Funny story: I have a friend who was living in Mississipi in the late 90's early 2000's and was visiting us up north. I was playing some of R.L.'s stuff and he inquired. I told him and he replied "I have a neighbor with that name he's a musician too, his grandson also plays drums with him". I showed him the CD and he was like "yeah that's him" showed him the picture of his son on the disc "yeah, that's (I forget his name), we hang out all the time. We barbeque together a lot."



Awesome mix, thanks for the journey.

Oi Va Voi - 7 Brothers

Whoops! Two reviews I haven't seen yet!

Thanks!

sextonseven said:

Mmh, well, I got some heat for putting her at the start. Musically out of place, yeah, well, okay...



She does have that acoustic vibe going for her, but she sneaks some electronics in there. Quite stylish, since it's so subtle...



The opening arpeggios already got to me when I first heard it, so I took off when that organ started flying!



It's a very recent album! It's sounds very young and fresh as well!



@ Jill Jones! Throughout this little exercise there are some artists that gets repeated mentions. Along with Bjork, David Sylvian and the Knife, Ryuichi seems to have some connection to Prince fans...



Again, I'm thrilled this song gets some love. It hasn't done much impact with friends...



The combination is wonderfully done on this track. Old meets new.

Thanks for your kind words and I hope you found some new love-interests!

Actually, now that I heard your mix, I'm not so sure there is much musical overlap between our mixes! Ryuichi's Tango might be the only track to come anywhere near your mix, but is still musically miles apart!

S.
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