On September 1, 2020 James Brown’sofficial YouTube Channelwill unveilFunky President,episode two of the new three-part series, following the first episode,Funky Drummer,released on July 10th. Narrated by Questlove (The Roots,The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), and fe...
cutting in the Upsetters’ ‘Return Of Django’ and James Brown’s ‘Funky President’ amongst others (Dub Rap Mix/Bonus Beats flip), these beat bouncing reggae hip hoppers claim to be “like Zanussi, the appliance of science” – I’ll drink...
KAMIKAZE ONE 85 featuring The Beatles’ The Beatles Juice E.P.’, the record containing the funky drummer remix of ‘Yesterday’ that was reviewed two weeks ago, arrived on my doormat having been sent from I know not whom nor where, but itdoesexist and is being sold (probably under the ...
More songs by James Brown (See Charts): Hustle!!! (Dead On It), Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto, Escape-Ism, I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance), I Can'T Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), Hot Pants, Funky President (People It’s Bad), Kiss In '77, ...
Anthony Brown, the composer, multiple percussionist, drummer, bandleader in the Bay Area and an incredible scholar and a member of Asian Improv, was my childhood friend. We started working like crazy in a Hendrix cover band called Axis (how original!) after I left the R&B group. The ...
MATATA: Gimme Some Lovin’ (President PT 438) British-based Afro-Funk with James Brown-type things goin’ on. Hit me one time, good god! 5000 VOLTS: Still On Fire (Philips 6006464) Sing-along-a-Los-Bravos. SMOKY & THE FABULOUS BLADES: Jerk, Baby Jerk ...
DENNIS BROWN, SLY & ROBBIE: ‘Sitting And Watching’ (Taxi TAXI 100). Jamaica-pressed amazingly effective dead simple 81bpm 12in reggae roller with great wailing harmonised humming and a beat that’s somehow just right for getting lost in — hard to explain, but It’s a grabber! Tom Holl...
MIQUEL BROWN: ‘He’s A Saint He’s A Sinner’ (Record Shack SOHOT 15) Seemingly destined to stay at number 2 in our chart for ever, despite now being on 12in, this traditional “diva”-style piano-backed slow ballad introed then tuneful 0-129bpm galloper is li...
Brown, Island got Simplicious, PRT are issuing Cerrone and Klinte Jones . . . Bryan Loren’s LP is on Virgin next week, followed by a remixed 12in ‘Easier Said Than Done’/’Lollipop Luv’/’Do You Really Love Me’ coupling . . . Chad ‘...
‘ by Diana Brown & Barrie K Sharpe … Atlantic have promoed Steve Hurley “DJ’s on the box” stuttering jerkily episodic exciting hip house-ish 122⅘pm ‘Work It Out‘ …‘In Motion’ remains the title of the Precious track here, as previously reviewed, largely because that is what ...