While the Commandant Coustou crew finish working on a brand new EP here's a mixtape of the caribbean originals that the band has been covering for the past decade.
ps : if you fancy a beautiful glittery C80 musicassette come and see us at one of our shows!
A master of Latin jazz, pioneer of soul-jazz, architect of cinematic funk : Lalo Schifrin just left us, aged 93. Many quality radio programs and press articles have paid tribute to his memory and work, but I just couldn't not do anything about the loss of the man who gave me the very first impulse and inspiration towards composing and arranging music. Friends of my parents' made me a cassette compilation of the Dirty Harry soundtracks when I was about 12, and that was a big revelation.
So here you go : an hour of Schifrin's music on a streamed mixtape. I chose not to include the famous themes (Mission:Impossible, Bullitt, Enter the Dragon...) but some lesser-known tracks that have always been some favourites of mine !
The Snake's Dance (1961) - Dirty Harry's Creed (1971) - Secret Code (1968) - The Cat (with Jimmy Smith, 1964) - The Shadow (1968) - Jim on the Move (1966) - Haunting (1970) - Headset Jazz (1973) - Theme From Medical Centre (Single version, 1970) - Danger (1966) - Hotel Daniels (1968)- Mission Blues (1968) - The Venetian Affair (1967) - The Wave (1962) - Life Insurance (1968) - The Danube Incident (1968) - Dirty Harry Latin Soul (1971) - Agnus Dei (1973) - Illya (Hugo Montenegro orch., 1966) - Lap Dance Club (1975) - The Ape Shuffle (1974) - Black Widow (1976) - Theme from Starsky & Hutch (1975)
Summer time's here ! This selection will joyfully accompany your road trips and summer parties. Estonian composer Misha Panfilov's "Together" opens and ends the journey with its magical theme. A couple of South African funk numbers, all-time legends Nina Simone, Bob Marley and Sun Ra ; Neapolitan disco gems, a couple of 60's curiosities (France Gall's "Néfertiti" penned by Gainsbourg and arranged by Goraguer, Trovajoli & Orlandi's "Ariana" penned by Morricone himself, Jean-Jacques Perrey's answer to Pierre Henry "E.V.A.")... And more contemporary artists like Italian pop songwriters Giorgio Poi and Calcutta, Frenglish band Morningstar Music Club, French-Italophile band Mazalda, and finally "Serious Drug" by Freddie Cruger & Anthony Mills a.k.a. Wildcookie. Groovy!
A
1 Misha Panfilov – Together Part 1
2 Nina Simone – It's Be That Way Sometime
3 Jabula – Jabula Happiness
4 St Vincent Latinaires – Roasted Or Fried
5 Wildcookie – Serious Drug
6 Nina Simone – Blackbird
7 The Beaters – Thiba Kamoo
8 Sun Ra – Door Of The Cosmos (edit)
9 Bob Marley & the Wailers – Hypocrites
10 The Silvertones – Tear Drops Will Fall
B
11 Calcutta – Coro
12 Morningstar Music Club – Spiritual Guide
13 Donatella Viggiano – Napule Canta E More
14 Mazalda – Otto Mata
15 France Gall – Néfertiti
16 Jean-Jacques Perrey – E.V.A.
17 Oro – Sasa'
18 Armando Trovajoli & Nora Orlandi – Ariana
19 Giorgio Poi – Uomini Contro Insetti
20 Misha Panfilov – Together Part 2
Thanks : Helen, Molly, Ned, Cam Cam.
Stream below, DL available soon !
110 mixtapes later, this blog is still running and slowly forming a giant Chain Of Love around the world - this warm selection to fit on to a C60 musicassette is the newest link in the chain.
Side A
01 - Piero Piccioni - Chains Of Love
02 - Ennio Morricone - Il grande silenzio
03 - Junior Byles - Curly Locks
04 - Boo And The Tru Tones - I Just Can't Reach You
05 - Etubom Rex Williams - Kukpong Mi Obong
06 - Andre Tanker Five - Lena
07 - Ñanda Mañachi - Llaki Shunkulla
08 - Kuku Sebside - Belibe Godana (On My Heart's Road)
Side B
09 - Bolivia Manta & Ñanda Mañachi - Medley
10 - Willamu Osale - Usimalize Mali
11 - Henri Bembele And Orchestra Tinapa - Stanleyville Putulú (Stanleyville is Dusty)
12 - Olmedo Torres - Diablo Huma
13 - Graham Mushnik - Octopus Dance
14 - Yishak Banjaw - Libey Ma'aduley
15 - Chelique Sarabia - Barlovento
16 - Black Flower - O Fogo
17 - Steve Waring - Sedona
Oh Ha ! Here's a bunch of new tunes to dive into Spring. You'll mainly find sunny and soulful vibes, though hypnotic and mysterious numbers remain. Happy listening !
A
1 Fikret Kızılok – Leylim Leylim
2 Ananda Shankar – The River
3 Meral Atakök ve Üç Hürel – Masa Üstünde Testi
4 Taci Özmen - Çekilmez Bu Dünya
5 Gülsüm Kamu ve Ergun Özer Ork. – Aliyi Gördüm Aliyi
6 The Ghetto Brothers – Viva Puerto Rico Libre
7 New Colony Six – Elf Song (Ballad Of The Wingbat Marmaduke)
8 Syd Barrett – Golden Hair
9 Bruce Haack – Cherubic Hymn
10 Fikret Kızılok – Gözlerinden Bellidir
B
11 Hümeyra – Onu Bana Sakla
12 Zümra Aycan – Bilemedim
13 Augusto Martelli – Berjl's Tune
14 The Ghetto Brothers – You Say You Are My Friend
15 Cici Kızlar - Gencim, Yaşamı Severim
16 Gülcan Opel – Gavuşmak Hayal Oldu
17 Arif Sağ - Bizim Şarkımız
18 Ali Rıza Binboğa - Dost Kazanmak Kolay Değil
To welcome Spring, here's a trippy and folky selection, in the spirit of 'Voyage Sans Retour' and 'Bees & Things & Flowers'.
This time, a big half of the tunes are Anatolian / Turkish 7''s that I recently got in Ankara, Istanbul, and through my friend Ilker. Fikret Kızılok (left on the photo) and his unique voice opens the voyage with his hit 'Leylim Leylim', and the trip continues with Indian composer Ananda Shankar's 'The River'. A handful of great Anatolian folk songs follow – Meral Atakök accompanied by the young Hürel trio, protest singer Taci Özmen, and a haunting bossa-nova version of an ancient Alevi poem, 'Aliyi Gördüm Aliyi', sung by actress Gülsüm Kamu.
NYC's obscure Latino garage band The Ghetto Brothers come in with their anthem 'Viva Puerto Rico Libre' and lead the way to a more freaky psychedelic moment with New Colony Six, Syd Barrett and Bruce Haack. Then, back to Türkiye with Fikret again - and some interesting pop tunes by Hümeyra, Zümra Aycan and the trio Cici Kızlar. The latter perform in a 'Quarteto Em Cy' style (singing « I am young, I love life » in Turkish) on a cool boogaloo beat, which links with Augusto Martelli's groovy 'Berjl's Tune' and another Ghetto Brothers song. On 'Gavuşmak Hayal Oldu', Gülcan Opel teams up with bağlama master Arif Sağ , who (unusually) sings in Arabesk style on the following tune 'Bizim Şarkımız' ; and finally, Ali Rıza Binboğa concludes the adventure with the epic 'Dost Kazanmak Kolay Değil'.
Thanks : Ilker, Ethem, Helen.
Douces Francophonies is Captain XXI's newest hot selection of rare 7-inches ripped and mixed on to a C60 musicassette for your listening pleasure. He says:
"Along my discoveries and through my work as a DJ I always had in the back of my mind the desire to make a
compilation that would highlight french-speaking female singers, thus opening up my
research to several continents and making me travel musically to numerous
countries. Throughout this mixtape the 60’s and 70’s atmosphere is predominant. Those decades left a strong mark in music history in general and french music in particular,
thanks to the creativity and productivity of artists and producers of that time.
This selection covers a wide range of genres : psychedelic rock, soul music, acid-folk, Occitan disco, Brazilian
music, jazz… and a sprinkle of early 80's productions.
Many years were necessary to collect these songs and mix them up into this playlist of 20 cherry-picked tracks.
After releasing “Hunt Down” in
2018, putting together this new selection was the next obvious step. This way I strive to bring you plenty of exciting music by forgotten artists, obscure songs and oddball productions from half-a-century ago."
Keeping up the comping - here is #107 - hope you like it!
SIDE A
01 - Mugadzikwa Mwanagona - Chirombo Woye Nditerere
02 - Alan Lorber Orchestra - The Flute Thing
03 - Piero Piccioni - Camille 2000 (end titles)
04 - Nara Leão - Primavera
05 - Sivuca - Nao Me Diga Adeus
06 - Calchakis - Solsticio
07 - Marinês e sua Gente - Casa de marimbondo
08 - Ahmed Malek - Le Mariage De Moussa
09 - Juan Luis Restrepo - A Saravino
10 - Brother Ali - Love & Service
11 - Piero Piccioni - Camille 2000 (alternate take)
SIDE B
12 - Lal & Mike Waterson - Fine Horseman
13 - Balla Et Ses Balladins - Paulette
14 - Disco Soccer Buari - Adesa A
15 - Madlib - Rolled Peach Optimos
16 - Alhaki K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas - Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena
17 - Brother Ali - Cadillac
18 - Matthewdavid - Dampener
