Bomb Squad Instrumentals - '07/08 Special!

It's taken some time for me to post this, as I was waiting for a tracklisting from Bobby Hill - but he never got back to me so I'm just going to go ahead and post this. If you're as big a Public Enemy/Bomb Squad fan as I am, you won't be too pressed for a tracklisting. Every New Years Eve/Xmas Eve time, DC's local community Jazz station WPFW 89.3FM goes all out. Bobby Hill hosts this show called The Other Side Saturday nights, and he has been doing an instrumental PE/Bomb Squad special every year since 1990 or something. It's the coolest thing ever, and still do this day it's my favorite thing on the radio all year.



So, sorry for the delay and lack of tracklisting this time around - but any fans of PE or Bomb Squad productions in general (Ice Cube, YBT, Son of Bezerk, Terminator X etc.) will love this. I split the 3-hour special up into 3 1-hour chunks for easy digestion. Please grab them and bump them loud! Much love to Bobby Hill and the entire WPFW/Pacifica family for keeping this show on the air so many years. Love it.



(And for those who missed my Bomb Squad Other Side special post last year, you can check the archives here: http://itscomingoutofyourspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/07/bomb-squad-instrumentalsb-sides-dc.html)

more info on Bobby Hill/WPFW/The Other Side: http://www.wpfw.org/index.php?db=content/Profiles&tbl=Profiles&id=88

WPFW - End of 2007 Bomb Squad Instrumentals Special
Part 1 - Download
Part 2 - Download
Part 3 - Download


cheers.

Augustus Pablo - East Of The River Nile (25th Anniversary Edition) (re-post)

Augustus Pablo - East Of The River Nile (25th Anniversary Edition)
Label: Shanachie
Record date: 1977
Album style: Dub, Instrumentals, Lee Library, Reggae, Rockers, Roots
Notes: This is a re-post (click to view PMX's excellent original write-up), except that this is actually the special 25th anniversary edition of East Of The River Nile which includes 6 rare bonus tracks, including the never-before-on-CD original version of the title track, dubs of key album tracks and two other rare singles.

East Of The River Nile... I consider this to be the perfect introduction to Augustus Pablo. I first heard this album in 1979 and had to keep playing it over and over again. It's moody, it's tense, it's smooth and heavy. Just like its creator. The last time I worked with Pablo was in 1998. My last memory of Pablo was being in Ariwa studios with smoke so thick that we could not see the desk! This is not an instrumental album. this is not a dub album. This is something else, I am not sure what it was ahead of Its time In '79 and still sounds brilliant in 2002. Totally hypnotic! ~Neil Fraser [aka The Mad Professor]

Tracklist:
1. Chant to King Selassie I
2. Natural Way
3. Nature Dub
4. Upfull Living
5. Unfinished Melody
6. Jah Light
7. Memories of the Ghetto
8. Africa (1983)
9. East of the River Nile
10. Sounds from Levi
11. Chapter 2
12. Addis-A-Baba
13. East Africa*
14. East of the River Nile (original)*
15. Memories of the Ghetto Dub*
16. Jah Light Version*
17. Islington Rock*
18. Meditation Dub*

Producer: Augustus Pablo
Engineers: Ernest Hookim , Errol Thompson , Lee Perry , Prince Jammy , Sylvan Morris
Bass: Aston "Family Man" Barrett , Bagga , Clayton Downie , Robbie Shakespeare
Drums: Carlton Barrett , Max Edwards , Noel "Alfonso" Benbow
Guitar: Earl "Chinna" Smith
Melodica, Clavinet, Piano, Organ, Strings: Augustus Pablo
Percussion: Everton DaSilva
Studios: Harry J's, Channel One, King Tubby's, Black Ark
Give thanks to Jah-Malla band for playing on "Chant To King Selassie I" and "Natural Way"

Rastafari Iration: Give Thanks to King Selassie I for His Inspiration.

Psalm 150:
1. Praise ye, the Lord, Praise God in his Sanctuary, praise him in the firmament
2. Praise him for his mighty acts; praise him according to his excellent greatness
3. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the psaltery and harp
4. Praise him with the timbrel and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and organs
5. Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals
6. Let every thing that breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

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Marcos Valle - The Essential Marcos Valle [Vol 2]

Marcos Valle - The Essential Marcos Valle [Vol 2]
Label - Mr. Bongo
Released - 1996
Style - Brazilian, Lee Library, Instrumentals, Latin, Samba, Bossa, Jazz, Funk

(from liner notes)
The second collection of essential recordings of Brasilian superstar, Marcos Valle. Compiled by Joe Davis & Kevin Beedle. It chronicles the choice instrumentals and song-based sambas which earned Valle a reputation as the leading light of 60s samba.

(review from Dusty Groove)
Amazing! One of our favorite records of all time! We totally love the work of Marcos Valle -- and we can honestly say that he's probably our favorite Brazilian artist ever. Valle had an incredible musical vision, and he was one of those rare Brazilian talents -- like Edu Lobo or Egberto Gismonti -- who would forever change the face of music with his unique concepts. This set includes some of Valle's best-ever work -- much of it long out of print and never properly reissued before. The groove begins with bossa nova, moves into baroque pop, jazzy funk, and incredibly complex MPB. Titles include "Tanto Andei", "Wanda Vidal", "Batucada Sergiu", "Azimuth", "Deus Brasileiro", "A Morte De Um Deus De Sal", "Garra", "Previsao Do Tempo", and "Taio Branco Forte".

Tracklist:
1. Marcos Valle - Os Grilos (2:23)
2. Marcos Valle - Tiao Branco Forte (2:33)
3. Marcos Valle - Previsao Do Tempo (3:35)
4. Marcos Valle - Mentira Carioca (2:04)
5. Marcos Valle - Tanto Andei (1:44)
6. Marcos Valle - Seu Encanto (2:28)
7. Marcos Valle - Gente (2:23)
8. Marcos Valle - Com Mais De 30 (2:44)
9. Marcos Valle - Garra (3:01)
10. Marcos Valle - Deus Brasileiro (2:24)
11. Marcos Valle - Amor De Nada (1:58)
12. Marcos Valle - A Morte De Um Deus De Sal (3:00)
13. Marcos Valle - Wanda Vidal (2:09)
14. Marcos Valle - Revolucao Organica (3:00)
15. Marcos Valle - Batucada Surgiu (2:20)
16. Marcos Valle - Azimuth (2:40)

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Celso Murilo - Mr. Ritmo

Celso Murilo - Mr. Ritmo
Label - Pawal/Whatmusic (UK)
Recorded - 1959
Style - Bossa, Brazilian, Instrumentals, Lee Library, Jazz

1. Celso Murilo - Ail Que Saudades Da Amelia/Implorar (2:36)
2. Celso Murilo - Tea For Two (2:12)
3. Celso Murilo - Nao Deixa A Peteca Cair (1:56)
4. Celso Murilo - Rico Vacilon (1:57)
5. Celso Murilo - Chorou, Chorou (2:09)
6. Celso Murilo - Merengue En Copa (3:13)
7. Celso Murilo - Los Marcianos (2:12)
8. Celso Murilo - Teleco-Teco No 1 (2:59)
9. Celso Murilo - Cha-Cha Celso (1:43)
10. Celso Murilo - Pau Pereira (1:38)
11. Celso Murilo - Ritmo Sabroso (1:44)
12. Celso Murilo - Rosa Morena (1:55)

(From Dusty Groove)
A very groovy set from keyboardist Celso Murilo -- a 60s album of organ and piano instrumentals with a really cool groove! The record follows in the best tradition of small combo bossa sessions -- mixing together a strongly rhythmic approach that includes percussion by the great Rubens Bassini, plus backing on trumpet, flute, and timbales -- all set to the pace of Murilo's sweet lines on the keys! The style's more expansive than 60s work by Walter Wanderley or Ed Lincoln -- more open to influences from American Latin music, in addition to the core samba and bossa sounds that inform the work. The whole thing's great -- a driving, lively little set that's a delight throughout! Titles include "Rosa Morena", "Ritmo Sabroso", "Cha Cha Celso", "Paul Pereira", "Los Marcianos", "Chorou Chorou", and "Rico Vacilon".

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