Here’s some silly serious fun from the classic First Light outfit.
First Light has always been one of my favorites. They combined roots reggae with funk, jazz, rock, soca, and more, and were a very successful live act from 1984-1998.… Read the rest
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Jam Graham
Classic throwdown from Larry Graham using that monster fuzz bass effect:
In case you want to see that slap in action:
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Seven Days In The 90’s
I generally consider the late 90’s to be a dry-spell for the music industry. Not everything was horrible though. Check out Mary J on TV:
This was the early days of mp3 and internet-served music and the begin of the … Read the rest
Just Breathe
Great Drugs man
… Read the restAmerica’s Only Original Art Form Besides Magic Eye
Everybody’s Got A Thang
The firstest and bestest version of the P-Funk Thang as it was forming in 1969.
Bernie isn’t there yet, neither is Tiki, Bootsy or Garry. But the Parliaments are out front and a very early version of Funkadelic is … Read the rest
To Make You Change Your Mind
Great previously unreleased track from Cinci’s 24-Carat Black:
… This Is Ourselves
Wow – isolated vocals from Freddie Mercury and David Bowie’s duet Under Pressure. Amazing!
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… Dropping The Beat Club – 1973
That night Stevie Wonder and his band stopped by:
… Read the restIt’s a Doggone Shame
Too many children are suffering from mistakes of their parents
Too dumb to tell them there’s a better way to get good things in life.
Great song by The Meters.
… Read the restPride & Vanity
Amazing song from one of my favorite albums ever
… The Power of Labels
Degrade -d
- treat or regard with contempt or disrespect
- lower the character or quality of
- reduce to a lower rank, especially as a punishment
Synonyms: demean, debase, cheapen, devalue, shame, humiliate, mortify, abase, dishonor, dehumanize, brutalize, lossy
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Lossy Is Hurting Us
Quick visual experience:
If you own a ponoplayer or another modern 24bit digital audio player, you can experience this.
Full resolution for all the music you love will return you to the quality you deserve.
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Recreate Your Supervision
Many Are Brainless
Sick album, great stuff. All time classic in my library:
Get a taste then buy the lossless version here.
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Ripping Dusty Grooves
Check out this great radio show featuring all rare Ohio funk, all rare grooves, live from Cinci it’s Deeper Than Atlantis!
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All To Plan
Prince’s passing has left me a bit shaken. I’m avoiding the mysterious theories and thinking this generally healthy and sober man had pill demons that caught him and he walked into his personal elevator and never came out. The lyrics … Read the rest
The Art of Recorded Music
A canvas. A monitor.
A block of clay.
Human imagination is more fertile and expansive than all of them.
Human imagination is where the soundstage of recorded music is rendered.
Creating sound for a recording takes planning. Even a simple … Read the rest