Leonard Smalls Posted July 10 Posted July 10 12 hours ago, Old Man Riva said: I was a little obsessed with their Language Barrier record Me too! And Rhythm Killers as well. Then this album as well, featuring a galaxy of groovy geezers, with Bill Laswell production... 3 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted July 10 Posted July 10 7 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Me too! And Rhythm Killers as well. Then this album as well, featuring a galaxy of groovy geezers, with Bill Laswell production... Yes, Rhythm Killers is ace! Thanks for posting the Material record. I wasn’t aware of the album, but just over a minute in and there’s a Sly/In Time sample, so I’ll definitely be checking it out! I also really like the Strip To The Bone album they did with Howie B, in the 90s… 3 Quote
Reggaebass Posted July 10 Posted July 10 8 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Me too! And Rhythm Killers as well. Then this album as well, featuring a galaxy of groovy geezers, with Bill Laswell production... Love this, shabba on vocals too Quote
Old Man Riva Posted July 10 Posted July 10 On the subject of Bill Laswell, he’s responsible for an album that I really like, that seems to float under the radar a bit; Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974. It’s an album of his “reconstruction and mix translation” (yes, really!) of some of the tracks off On The Corner, In a Silent Way etc. The electric/funky period of MD’s early 70s work. I remember it getting a bit of a slating when it came out from certain quarters - “you can’t remix Miles Davis!”. I think it’s a terrific piece of work, where Bill Laswell’s quality control on which tracks (or even parts of tracks) would work best, and also looking to genuinely add something extra, rather than simply piddling around with EQs, to try and make it sound more ‘modern’. It also holds a special place in my heart, as it was one of the only two albums I ever bought on MiniDisc, in that short-lived period where that particular format was going to become the absolute future, in terms of how we listened to music. Yeah, right! 5 Quote
simonlittle Posted July 10 Posted July 10 1 hour ago, Old Man Riva said: On the subject of Bill Laswell, he’s responsible for an album that I really like, that seems to float under the radar a bit; Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974. It’s an album of his “reconstruction and mix translation” (yes, really!) of some of the tracks off On The Corner, In a Silent Way etc. The electric/funky period of MD’s early 70s work. I remember it getting a bit of a slating when it came out from certain quarters - “you can’t remix Miles Davis!”. I think it’s a terrific piece of work, where Bill Laswell’s quality control on which tracks (or even parts of tracks) would work best, and also looking to genuinely add something extra, rather than simply piddling around with EQs, to try and make it sound more ‘modern’. It also holds a special place in my heart, as it was one of the only two albums I ever bought on MiniDisc, in that short-lived period where that particular format was going to become the absolute future, in terms of how we listened to music. Yeah, right! Absolutely love Panthalassa! Played it to death when it came out. Glad I’m not the only one 😉 3 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted July 11 Posted July 11 16 hours ago, simonlittle said: Absolutely love Panthalassa! Played it to death when it came out. Glad I’m not the only one 😉 Well, if there’s at least two of us, I think we can officially call that a club! 1 Quote
Richard R Posted July 11 Posted July 11 Never heard of it before this thread. But it's excellent! 2 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted July 11 Posted July 11 1 hour ago, Richard R said: Never heard of it before this thread. But it's excellent! Excellent! We’re no longer a club, we’re now a movement! 1 1 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted July 12 Posted July 12 On 11/07/2025 at 13:54, Old Man Riva said: Well, if there’s at least two of us, I think we can officially call that a club Three of us! But then I'm a bit of a Laswell fanboi... 2 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted July 12 Posted July 12 7 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Three of us! But then I'm a bit of a Laswell fanboi... Well now it’s pretty much a revolution we’re in! 1 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Live Aid on bbc2, about 2 hours timeshift. I watched it on my b&w tv and recorded the best bits off the radio on my ghetto blaster. Quote
nilorius Posted July 13 Posted July 13 1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said: Deep south style rockin' Quote
Old Man Riva Posted Tuesday at 07:58 Posted Tuesday at 07:58 Went to see Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew last month doing the Remain in Light album, and they also did a really good version of this, which I’d completely forgotten from back in the day… Quote
Reggaebass Posted Tuesday at 16:33 Posted Tuesday at 16:33 John holt today, such a beautiful song and a nice smooth Bassline 1 Quote
Mykesbass Posted Tuesday at 18:40 Posted Tuesday at 18:40 Songhoy Blues, Music in Exile. Something about this band that I really like. 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted Tuesday at 20:57 Posted Tuesday at 20:57 In the 1980s even Cliff Williams played a headless bass 😁 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted Wednesday at 07:46 Posted Wednesday at 07:46 Some buskers in Philly... Though the drummer is ex-Ornette Coleman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma and James Blood Ulmer sideman, Grant Calvin Weston! 1 Quote
Chienmortbb Posted yesterday at 08:12 Posted yesterday at 08:12 Listening to. “The Covid Enquiry”. Cannot wait for their second album. Quote
lowdown Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago A very cool version of his big 80's hit. Wonderful groove, good band, great vocals all round, and some nice Bass playing from Nashville Bassist, Jacob Lowery: An interview with Jacob: Quote
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