Thursday, September 12, 2013

NEW RELEASES - THE WARRIORS SOUNDTRACK, THE GRACE, OH NO VS. NOW AGAIN

BARRY DE VORZAN + OTHER ARTISTS - THE WARRIOR – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK

An incredible version of The Warriors soundtrack – one that not only features the full original album material, but which also contains – for the first time ever – all of Barry De Vorzon's wonderful instrumental work! These cuts comprise over an extra 30 minutes not on CD before – and are really wonderful stuff, with loads of cool funky electric bits that easily rival the best horror soundtrack funk of the early 80s – with similar use of Goblin-like keyboards and wicked guitar riffs! De Vorzon instrumental cuts include "Baseball Furies Chase/The Fight", "Wonder Wheel", "Graveyard", "Night Run", "March To Station", and "Skater/Mens Room/The Fight" – and other titles include "Echoes In My Mind" by Mandrill, "In Havana" by Kenny Vance & Ismael Miranda, "Nowhere To Run" by Arnol McCuller, and of course the classic "In The City" by Joe Walsh. Lots of great notes – and over 70 minutes of music! (Limited edition of 3000 copies.)  ~ Dusty Groove

THE GRACE - TROUMACA

A nice mix of bubbling electronic grooves and warm, earthy atmosphere from Troumaca – and another solid set of genre-skirting soundscapes on the Brownswood label! It's a mix of compelling beats, keyboards, synth and more organic instrumentation. They've got quite a sun-toasted vibe, with strains of dancehall and tropical club grooves – but what really sets the group apart is their devotion to the songs. There's a nice vocals-centric approach at play here – with some really catchy choruses. Good stuff! Includes "Trees", "Sanctify", "Gold, Women & Wine", "Kingdom", "The Sun", "Tiger Eye", "Ivory", "Lady Colour", "The Grace" and more.  ~ Dusty Groove

OH NO VS. NOW AGAIN VOLUME 2 (VARIOUS ARTISTS)


Heavy funk galore – all hand-picked by Oh No, and mixed together in a way that really opens up the grooves! The cuts are all from the wonderful reissues on the Now Again label – work that includes rare funk and soul, African psych, and even some oddball middle eastern grooves – all perfect building blocks for Oh No's studio techniques – which often have the original cuts stripped down to their core, then reworked as these really bold funky elements! In keeping with the "sound library" style of this series, the tunes are often given new titles and presented in a really cool way – on cuts that include "Hear Me", "Bar Fights", "Winters Sweet", "Are We", "War Dance", "Curb Fluids", "Forgive Me", "Spring Clean", and "Sun Walker". ~ Dusty Groove


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