MAR-V-LUS RECORDS: THE ONE-DERFUL! COLLECTION (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
One of the coolest labels on the Chicago soul scene of the
60s – part of the larger One-Der-Ful family of imprints, and equally important
as the flagship company! Mar-V-Lus cut some of the hippest work in the Windy
City at the time – deeply soulful singles that were really at the cusp of the
scene, and which also had a fair bit of funk in the mix as well – the grittier
side of Chicago soul that really represented the true sound of the underground!
And although some of the Mar-V-Lus label material has been reissued over the
years, this package uncovers 10 never-issued tracks, and mixes them with 15
more gems that only ever came out as rare indie singles – making for over two
dozen Chicago soul treasures, packaged here with a very detailed set of notes.
The package is another great step in this six-volume series – and completely
essential listening, even to long-trained Chicago soul ears like ours!
Unreleased tracks include "For You My Love" by Josephine Taylor,
"Sad Souvenirs" by The Ulti-mations, "I Feel Good All Over"
by Baby Miracles, "I Want A Man" by Josephine Taylor, "If You
Need Me" by The Du-Ettes, "Sweatin" by Alvin Cash, "Stop
Call The Cop" by The Du-Ettes, and "Your Love Picks Me Up" by
Josephine Taylor – and other titles include "Love Is A Good Thing
Goin" by The Blenders, "Don't Turn Your Back On Me" by Johnny
Sayles, "I Still Can't Get You" by Joseph Moore, "Joey" by
The Young Folk, "Philly Freeze" by Alvin Cash, "You're Gonna Be
Sorry" by Cicero Blake, "Would I Do It Over" by The
Ulti-mations, "Lonely Girl" by Miss Madeline, and "Whole Lot Of Lovin"
by Johnny Sayles. (Includes download!) ~ Dusty Groove
JOHN CARPENTER – LOST THEMES
The first-ever non-soundtrack album from director/composer
John Carpenter – but a record that also draws strongly from all his many years
in movies! All the classic Carpenter elements are firmly in place – cool
keyboards, compressed guitar parts, and this spacious style of building up the
tunes that really creates a create edge – that moody mode that John would use
in vintage horror soundtracks, used here in service of a number of great
instrumental tracks that are slightly more developed as fuller songs. The whole
thing's great – an album we'd easily stand right next to Carpenter's work for
Halloween and other films – and titles include "Vortex",
"Obsidian", "Wraith", "Purgatory",
"Night", and "Abyss".
~ Dusty Groove
JOHN ZORN / JAY CAMPBELL – HEN TO PAN
A set that draws inspiration and compositions from John
Zorn, but which is really the brainchild of cellist Jay Campbell – who works
here with a mindblowing approach to the music! The cello has never sounded so
bold and powerful before – arguably as free and frenetic as Zorn's alto during
it's glory days – and Campbell also works with an additional cello and violin,
plus drums from Tyshawn Sorey, and a bit of piano from Stephen Gosling. The CD
features three different readings of Zorn's "Ouroboros", plus the
canonic "Occam's Razor" – and the additional "Aristos",
which is billed as "ten metaphysical ambiguities for violin, cello, and
piano". ~ Dusty Groove
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