Breakwater - Splashdown

Awesome slice of Earth Wind and Fire style 80's Philly soul, best known for 'Release the Beast' which Daft Punk fans bang on about everywhere. Bet they don't know it was actually sampled by rapper MURS on Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition first. Originally released on Arista (AB 4264 SA) in 1980. To this day, Breakwater remain a relatively unknown band, despite the cover to this album, which has to be one the best I've ever seen. Spread the word!

1 - Splashdown Time
2 - Love of My Life
3 - Release the Beast
4 - The One In My Dreams
5 - You
6 - You Say Love Me Girl
7 - Let Love In
8 - Time

Kelenkye Band - Moving Worlds

I don't know much about this amazing slice of Ghana funk, save to say it was released on Emporium, 1974, and is rare as proverbial rocking horse shit. There's a few compilations out there with one or two tracks on such as Bilongo Vol. 2 but just check 'Jungle Music' for the utter genius of this band.

Tracklisting:

1 - Brotherhood of Man

2 - Dracular Dance

3 - Groovy Love

4 - Jungle Music

5 - Kelenkye

6 - Moving World

7 - No one is Born to Suffer

8 - Wale foBite

Merry Christmas - keep your eyes posted for 2009, lot's more to come!

Basil Kirchin & John Coleman - The New Breed

Outstanding library record from the mighty DeWolfe label. Originally released in 1966, catalogue number DWLP 3019. Kirchin found fame writing scores for films such as The Abominable Dr Phibes but is mentioned by the artists as diverse as Brian Eno and Aphex Twin as the first true pioneer of tape manipulation and electronic sound processing. This album is more in a big band style where Kirchin's roots are - Track 1 is one of my all time favourites.

Tracklist:
01.The New Breed
02.A time for loving
03.On the move
04.A time for sighing
05.Where the action is
06.Duet for flugelhorn
07.Here today- gone tomorrow
08.Tensions
09.Main theme(Orchestral)
10.The attack
11.A little loving
12.Walking into the trap
13.Insert C
14.Insert B
15.Wild spot 1
16.Wild spot 2
17.Insert D
18.Break no.3
19.Insert E
20.Insert A
21.Break no.1
22.Break no.2
23.Interlude for cello, harpsichord and bass

Don Rendell & Ian Carr - Shades of Blue

All time classic British jazz from 1964. Originally released on Columbia, catalogue number SX1733. Outstanding work from two of Britains unsung jazz heroes. Ian Carr went on to form the ground breaking jazz rock band Nucleus. One of the rare albums that I can play from start to finish without touching the needle.

Reissued on a double CD b/w Dusk Fire on Beat Goes On (2004) cat # 615

Tracklist:

1. Blue Mosque
2. Latin Blue
3. Just Blue
4. Sailin'
5. Garrison 64
6. Blue Doom
7. Shades of Blue
8. Big City Strut
   

The Invaders - Spacing Out

Ultra rare recording from 1970 Bermuda - originally released on Duane LP-1102, originals now trade for over $1000 a piece. Re-issued a few years back on Sweden's Baadassss Records BA-01.

Tracklisting:

A1		It's Your Thing
A2		Lost Time
A3		The House That Jack Built
A4		Look A Py Py
A5		Bossa Blue
B1		Spacing Out
B2		Where We Are
B3		Latin Lips
B4		It's Your Thing Part 2