Old And Young

A relaxed early roots gem from '72 for all you top cats out there. The band is an early incarnation of future reggae superstars Black Uhuru, the song a Curtis Mayfield original (so never mind the credits on the lovely label pictured above). What more can one possibly want?

Uhuru (The Sound Of Freedom) - Folk Song

Young Mods

"Shall I tell it like it is? Ain't none of your business... Yes it is!" An unforgettable story. Which is followed by another track from the same '69 soul gem, a great great song about that seven year itch. "I've got the girl I waited for, she's just a wife and nothing more..."

The Impressions - The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
The Impressions - Seven Years

Live Dead

According to the late great Curtis Mayfield, Freddie the junkie is as dead as a doornail. "A terrible blow, but that´s how it goes..." But the just as funky Spirit Of Atlanta swears the dude´s alive and well, although he sure went through hell. And what´s more: Freddie´s clean now, too. "He´s got him a job, he´s the king of the mob..." Answer records: you just got to love ´em.

Curtis Mayfield - Freddie´s Dead MP3

Spirit Of Atlanta - Freddie Is Alive And Well MP3

Wild Weekend Vol. 4

Yet another Wild Weekend, which we´ll celebrate in the usual way: with a sixpack mix of songs chosen by my iPod´s nifty shuffle function. Get down.

And off we go with Curtis Mayfield, and a funky junkie lament from his famous soundtrack to the blaxploitation flick Superfly. "I´ve got a jones, runnin' through ma' bones, I'm sorry son, all your money's gone..." Which is followed by a perfect ode to boredom by obscure Detroit protopunks Destroy All Monsters. Yup, that´s Ron Asheton of Stooges fame on guitar folks.

Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin´ Wild MP3

Destroy All Monsters - Bored MP3

Tricky´s amazing Maxinquaye still gets plenty of playing time around here. This Bristol-bred triphop masterpiece still sounds as fresh now as on the day it was released back in ´95. Special attention for Martina´s mysterious vocals: sublime. Next on the agenda is some far out heavy stoner rock by Alabama Thunder Pussy. These guys - who hailed from Virginia btw - sure knew their rifferama. Fab band name too of course.

Tricky - Hell Is Around The Corner MP3

Alabama Thunder Pussy - Dryspell MP3

We continue with Alexander ´Skip´ Spence, the acid casualty of sixties greats Moby Grape. Before he became completely fried, Skippy recorded the first lofi album ever: the fantastic Oar. Let´s hear it for Lawrence from Euphoria, Vivian from Oblivion and Ellie Mae from Californ-i-a! And we bid you adieu with some exotic sounds from faraway Azerbaidjan. I don´t know much about Ashiq Hasan, but I guess you will agree with me that he´s one hell of a singer.

Skip Spence - Lawrence From Euphoria MP3

Ashiq Hasan Trio - Koroghlu MP3