lørdag den 29. oktober 2011

2 OBSCURE DANISH CUTS!!!!!
UNDER THE RADAR!!!!!!! 
ONE ROCK-BREAK AND ONE CHRISTIAN PROGRESSIVE TRACK!!!
Two picks from danish obscurity!!!!! first one is a Record on Felix records (FLP 601) from a group called "TeenSing". They recorded an album called "smil" in the late 70s for a church in a rather small town in Denmark. N.J Balle is the director.... who ever that is...I was quite stunned when i gave it a spin!!!!!!! between all the choirsongs suddenly this instrumental proggy sounding track blasted from my speakers.......Im tempted to say DJ-Shadow-like-track..... well you judge
-a slowmoving organdriven trippy song called præludium..... I guess the choir went for a coffee break and the band got thier groove on!!! -nothing else to report on this group....or church...

Other one is a record from a Danish group called "Ramasjang" "S/T" on Hørekiks records (HKLP 11).
The reason why this record caught my attention is the intro on "rulle sten væk" which I think sounds a bit something like DJ Format or Cut Chemist could have used for sampling....well they didnt...I think... you judge again....
-Recorded in 74 this album I believe did not get a lot of attention, but the group did play a lot of gigs around Denmark between 73-76 when the group existed. Among gigs they played at the now famous Roskilde Festival. Their motto was "Danish rock for the Danes". Apparently the Danes didnt agree....or for some other reason the group did not last very long.. but they released two albums  during their existence...
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torsdag den 27. oktober 2011

ALMOST 5000 HITS!!!
DONTFAKETHEBREAKS GIVES YOU ANOTHER GRAIL!!!!!!
RONN FORELLA "MOVES" LP ON HOCTOR!!!
Ronn Forella......moves LP . Released in the early 70s on the Hoctor Label. (HLPS-4213)
Eventhough Ronn is the main feature on this album he is not the man behind the music.
Thom Janusz is the composer behind this classic obscurity!! I dont know anything about their collabo for this album but they worked together on different television productions prior to "...Moves"
 The late Ronn Forella died in 89. In the early 70s he teached jazz-dance at the Farnworth Hauer School, at which the "Forella technique" became a popular jazz form........whatever that was???  He was also a teacher of ballet and was teaching all around the world. I dont know about his status among jazz-dancers or in ballet circles today....

But his name has reached immortality among beatheads, recordcollectors etc. with this LP called  "....Moves".

Best known for the track "Crystals" which is a smooth laidback dreamy track that could be sounding a bit like a long lost Barry White instro tape (hope I dont offend anybody by putting it that way). It  is dripping with drum breaks and doused with dreamy Rhodes and wah wah guitar in a dramatic and cinematic style. The same goes for the track "Mithra Plane 2" which is more uptempo and uplifting...
"Moves" is as far as I know one of the most wanted Hoctor Records and Crazy rare too.
producers and break-lovers will dig this record (if they ever get their hands on this...) -as almost every song starts off with an open break.. 
Martin at Can Records in Copenhagen was so kind to give me this at an almost ridiculous price!!!!
Thanks Can!!!
listen to my two favorite tracks here: (if player dont appear -refresh page)

onsdag den 26. oktober 2011

CRAZY FIND TODAY!!!!!!
CRESSIDA 1ST PRESSING ON UK VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL!! MEGA RARE
YES!!!!!!! THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL SOMETHING OF A HOLY GRAIL!!!
THIS CRESSIDA S/T PROG/PSYCH ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1970.
THE LABEL HAS "A PHILLIPS PRODUCT" WRITTEN ON LABEL AS THE EARLIEST VERTIGO RELEASES HAS.
(Matrix- Side A- 847904 1Y#1^420 1 1 Side B -847904 2Y#1^420 1 1)
MATRIXES ARE RIGHT TOO!!
THE MUSIC ON THE ALBUM IS NOT EXACTLY MY TASTE. I MUCH MORE LIKE THE MANFRED MANN CHAPTER 3 ALBUM. BUT IT IS ONE OF THE MOST RARE  ALBUMS ON THE VERTIGO LABEL.
 I THINK THAT QUALIFIES FOR A SPOT ON DONTFAKETHEBREAKES - BEING A TRULY GREAT DIG!! I BOUGHT IT EARLY THIS MORNING AT A GARAGE-SALE FOR 20KR (5$).
VINYL AND GATEFOLD COVER ARE VG++ TO NM...
WHAT A FIND!!!
SINCE IM NOT TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THIS ALBUM I HOPE TO CONVERT IT INTO SOMETHING BIG IN THE DONTFAKETHEBREAKS-VEIN.... LETS SEE ABOUT THAT...
Here is an example of the music on the Album :

fredag den 14. oktober 2011

GRUPA ABC "ANDRZEJA NEBESKIEGO" LP
CROSSOVER-FUNK-POP-PROG LP FROM 1969!!
This LP was came out in 1969 -same year as the group was founded. Released on Pronit records which was the major label in poland -if there existed any others??
I dont know what the songs are about -I asume that no anti-social lyrics was allowed, given that Poland was under Sovjet Communist dominance at the time. But the sound and music of the album definately match up with anything coming out west of the Ironcurtain!!!! 
different styles are explored on this great album - from psych-jazz, funk, jerk, soul  -all kept together by groovy arrangements!! my favorite is the "przeminelo z wiatrem tyle dni" which is sort of a uptempo funk/nothern/jazz banger!. really catchy!! -and I guess it could work on the dancefloor too!! Breaks are also featured on the jerkish "razem z nami". A more melancholy mood is featured on "ktos". All in all a great album which is enjoyable the whole way through.
This album is getting harder and harder to get a hold on -a reissue was made in the 80s I believe, but you know you want the original!!!!!!    Check soundclips!!

lørdag den 1. oktober 2011

MY FRIEND "UPSKIBOO"
RELEASES A NEW ALBUM TODAY.....
SAMPLES/BREAKBEATS GALORE!!!!!
UPSKIBOO HAS BEEN SO KIND AND SHARED A LOT OF "RECORD-INFO" WITH ME THROUGH THE PAST YEARS.....AND IS NOW SHARING THE FRUIT OF MANY YEARS OF DIGGIN IN THE CRATES......AND ITS FREE!!..... ENJOY.. (LINK BELOW)