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Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:10:12 +0100

Hah! Thank you! Maybe it’s about time I start updating this thing again!

A Road to Somewhere by Magowl on Mixcloud Here’s a ...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:56:00 +0100

A Road to Somewhere by Magowl on Mixcloud

Here’s a selection of songs I was going to play at a gallery opening a little bit back, but my laptop broke (I got some gym time in carrying around a ton of vinyl instead) so I threw this together afterwards.
As usual I’m not really a DJ so it’s not beat-matched or anything; just good songs.

It seems the mixcloud widget refuses to show up, no idea why. But if you click the link above it’ll take you to the mixcloud page and you can check the mix out there.

Merl Saunders & Aunt Monk - You Can Leave Your Hat On Label:...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:39:05 +0100

Merl Saunders & Aunt Monk - You Can Leave Your Hat On

Label: Fantasy
Cat#: F-9503
Jazz-Funk, USA, 1976

RYM / Discogs

Note: No audio for this on the net that I could find. But below is a tune from another album of his from the same period.

Henry & Louis - Deliverance Label: Cup Of Tea Cat#: COT 023...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:35:34 +0100

Henry & Louis - Deliverance

Label: Cup Of Tea
Cat#: COT 023
TripHop/Downtempo, UK, 1995

Discogs

Pop Da Brown Hornet – Black On Black Crime/G.P. Connection...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:12:55 +0200

Pop Da Brown Hornet – Black On Black Crime/G.P. Connection (12”)

Label: Smoke
Cat#: SMOKE002LP
HipHop, USA, 1996

RYM / Discogs

Note: Dark Skinned Assassin is visiting on G.P. Connection. Produced by RNS. I’ll take a new pic of this in a little bit as it came out kinda blurry.

Booker Ervin - Lament For Booker Ervin Label: EnjaCat#:...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:03:00 +0200

Booker Ervin - Lament For Booker Ervin

Label: Enja
Cat#: ENJA-2054
Jazz, USA, 1975

RYM

Note: The video below was the only song I found on the tube and is a tribute to Mr. Ervin by Horace Parlan (which is the 2nd track on the b-side of this LP). Here’s a copy/paste comment from RYM…

The story behind the one song on this album by Booker Ervin is really funny. Booker Ervin, best known for his smokin’ pyrotechnic tenor sax playing with Charles Mingus, was booked along with a bunch of other saxophonists to play at a concert in Europe. There was so many bookings that Booker was only supposed to play 15 minutes. Well, Booker wasn’t going to go along with that! Instead he played one deadly song and soloed like mad for 27 and a half minutes. The crowd was in awe. If ever there was an underrated jazz saxophonist, it’s Booker Ervin. The other track on this recording is a touching solo piano tribute to Booker by Horace Parlan, who was part of the lineup on October 29th, 1965.

- Zappaholic

Street - StreetLabel: Verve ForecastCat#: FTS-3057(Psych-)...

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:40:53 +0200

Street - Street

Label: Verve Forecast
Cat#: FTS-3057
(Psych-) Pop/Rock, USA, 1969

RYM

Note: They have a Jefferson Airplane thing going at times (one of the songs below for instance). Not a bad album by any means, although it’s a bit inconsistent.

Detroit Emeralds - I’m In Love With You Label: Westbound...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:24:12 +0200

Detroit Emeralds - I’m In Love With You

Label: Westbound
Cat#: WB 2018
Soul, USA, 1973

RYM / Discogs

Indelible MC’s – Fire In Which You Burn/Collude Intrude...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:20:17 +0200

Indelible MC’s – Fire In Which You Burn/Collude Intrude (12”)

Label: Rawkus
Cat#: RWK 133-1
HipHop, USA, 1997

RYM / Discogs

Note: Co-Flow, Juggaknots and J-Treds, need I say more?

I need to take some pics which why I’m lagging behind a bit with the posts. Light is horrible...

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:06:00 +0200

I need to take some pics which why I’m lagging behind a bit with the posts. Light is horrible atm though, so tomorrow if it improves. I’ve not run out of records, not to worry :)

Gábor Szabó - High Contrast Label: Blue Thumb Cat#: BTS 28...

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:51:21 +0200

Gábor Szabó - High Contrast

Label: Blue Thumb
Cat#: BTS 28
Soul-Jazz/Fusion, USA/Hungary, 1971

RYM / Discogs

Mixtapes

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:18:00 +0200

I added another static page (they’re located up on the right on the main page) for my Mixtapes. I made six of them for a now defunct page called Connaisseur ‘70 and so far I’ve made one under my own name (the Italo+ one for Italo Week). I’ll make more as I like doing them, but it won’t be a weekly thing or anything like that, I’ll just make one when I get that feeling.

Also, they’re all available for download, but I don’t have time to post up the links right now. I’ll get on it either later on today or early tomorrow.

Edit:

Ok, the dl links are up as well.

Italo+ by Magowl on Mixcloud Had a listen to the whole...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:08:00 +0200

Italo+ by Magowl on Mixcloud

Had a listen to the whole thing today and it seems it dropped a couple of tunes towards the end, no idea why. I can’t replace the audio on mixcloud, but I’ve replaced the download (link below).

Almost 2 hours of Italo Disco, although there are a couple of tunes I wouldn’t necessarily classify as Italo on here as well. This is the mix I promised after I ran Italo Week, so after a slight delay here it is. The tunes are a selection of the vinyls I’ve found in the 80s DJ collection I bough a while back (there are probably more as I still haven’t gone through all of them).

I make no claims of being a “real” DJ or anything, I just have lots of music, but I do try my best not to fup the mixes :). So you know, if there are a couple of rough transitions, that’s why.

Also, I had to code this down quite a bit to fit the size requirement on mixcloud, but you can grab a better copy here.

Oscar Brown Jr. - Between Heaven And Hell Label: Columbia Cat#:...

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:24:36 +0200

Oscar Brown Jr. - Between Heaven And Hell

Label: Columbia
Cat#: CS 8574
Jazz/Vocal Jazz, USA, 1962

RYM / Discogs

The O’Jays - Super Bad Label: Trip Cat#: TLP-9510 Soul,...

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 11:11:34 +0200

The O’Jays - Super Bad

Label: Trip
Cat#: TLP-9510
Soul, USA, 1971

RYM / Discogs

K-Otix – Mind Over Matter/Frequencies (12”) Label: Bronx...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:56:00 +0200

K-Otix – Mind Over Matter/Frequencies (12”)

Label: Bronx Science
Cat#: BDS-832
HipHop, USA, 2000

RYM / Discogs

Note: Russel “The ARE” Gonzalez on production. Great 12” by the often overlooked K-Otix.

Hey MagOwl, how do you get the whole picture of the album covers to show up on the front page of your theme? When I do it it just shows a little section of the picture. Thanks!

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:46:00 +0200

Whatup man, I added a little css to the themes photo block in customize under Theme - Use Custom Html. If you find where it says {block:Photo} and two rows below you have {block:IndexPage} which originally says..

I changed that to..

Which did the trick for me, at least I don’t remember doing anything else to it :)

Hope that helps.

(question by fatheadphones)

Eric Burdon & The Animals – Winds Of Change Label: MGM Cat#:...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:43:00 +0200

Eric Burdon & The Animals – Winds Of Change

Label: MGM
Cat#: 665084
Psych-, Blues- Rock, UK, 1967

RYM / Discogs

Note: Seems many who like The Animals earlier stuff have a hard time with this album, but I think it’s great; excellent actually.

The Purple Penguin - Pressure (12”) Label: Cup Of Tea...

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:34:29 +0200

The Purple Penguin - Pressure (12”)

Label: Cup Of Tea
Cat#: COT 014
TripHop/Breakbeat/Downtempo, UK, 1995

Discogs

Note: Unfortunately the only song on the tube from this is Monk & Canatellas mix of Passion. Not that it’s bad, it isn’t, but there are some other gems on here.

Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Getz / Gilberto Label: Verve...

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:33:00 +0200

Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Getz / Gilberto

Label: Verve
Cat#: V6-8545
Bossa/Jazz, USA/Brazil, 1964

RYM / Discogs

Note: You have Astrud Gilberto on vocals on a couple of the tunes and Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano. Classic album.