This time of year I'm usually a little blue and drawn to something warm. I’ve been tuned into this genre for a while, putting songs away as they catch my ear. I’m not entirely sure what subgenre these bands would fall under but you’ll note that there is a common thread. Start off on track one and you’ll gradually work yourself into a better mood.
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Hermanos Guiterrez / Cerca De Ti
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Hermanos Guiterrez / Mesa Redonda
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Tommy Guerrero / In My Head
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Originally known as a member of the old school skateboarding gang "The Bones Brigade". He spent several years in the group Jet Black Crayon before releasing his first solo-Single in 1995, entitled "Backintheday." He mixes a variety of jazz, ambient, and hip-hop styles to create a very soulful and chill vibe throughout his followup cds. On his CD "Soul Food Taqueria" he collaborated with both Gresham Taylor and the rapper Lyrics Born to add vocal tracks to several of his creations. Read more on Last.fm more...
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The Cactus Channel / Stay a While
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Trying to tune in to The Cactus Channel all night and then finally, out of all the interference and noise, comes the signal I’ve been looking for. Reverb-drenched guitars and heavy, ominous drums begin. A picture becomes clearer then disappears again. Then another. There’s no front-man. There’s no singing. There are horns, tape delay, organ and synthesizers. It’s a soundtrack to something kind of exotic, but not quite. Is there any method to this madness? From ground zero it’s hard to tell. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Menahan Street Band / Queens Highway
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The Menahan Street Band is a collaboration of musicians from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Fernando Velez, Bosco Mann), El Michels Affair (Leon Michels, Toby Pazner), Antibalas (Nick Movshon, Aaron Johnson) and The Budos Band (Mike Deller, Daniel Fodder), brought together by musician/producer Thomas Brenneck (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Amy Winehouse) to record hits in the bedroom of his Menahan St. apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Read more on Last.fm more...
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The Olympians / Pluto's Lament
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Toby Pazner, long time keyboard/vibe player on many Truth & Soul (record company) releases, has come into his own and delivered a sweet little 45 under the band name, The Olympians. The 45 represents Pazner's musical aesthetic and features El Michels Affair on horns and other members of the NY funk elite from bands such as The Dap Kings, Antibalas and Menahan Street Band. With a mixture of soulful sounds reminiscent of Isaac Hayes, Mickey and the Soul Generation Read more on Last.fm more...
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BADBADNOTGOOD / Time Moves Slow
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BADBADNOTGOOD (abbreviated as BBNG) is (formerly) pianist Matt Tavares, saxophonist Leland Whitty, bassist Chester Stone Hansen and drummer Alex Sowinski. The original trio (Tavares, Hansen and Sowinski) met at Humber College in Toronto, Canada and bonded over their mutual musical interests - OFWGKTA, Gucci Mane, and Waka Flocka Flame. BADBADNOTGOOD released their first two albums in 2011 and 2012, both for free from their official Bandcamp. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Arc De Soleil / The Thief in Marrakesh
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Arc De Soleil is one of the many monikers of composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Kadawatha. Inspired by his father's love for the Spotnicks and their soaring guitar-driven sound, Daniel grew up hearing his father play their songs on his homemade guitar amp. This early exposure to music shaped Daniel's own musical tastes and influenced his decision to become a musician himself. For Daniel, creating music for Arc De Soleil was more of a return to something very natural rather than being experimental. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Menahan Street Band / Make the Road by Walking
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The Menahan Street Band is a collaboration of musicians from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Fernando Velez, Bosco Mann), El Michels Affair (Leon Michels, Toby Pazner), Antibalas (Nick Movshon, Aaron Johnson) and The Budos Band (Mike Deller, Daniel Fodder), brought together by musician/producer Thomas Brenneck (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Amy Winehouse) to record hits in the bedroom of his Menahan St. apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Read more on Last.fm more...
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The Budos Band / The Volcano Song
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The Budos Band are an "Instrumental Staten-Island Afro-Soul" outfit recording on the Daptone Records label. The band has eleven members (up to thirteen members at times) who play instrumental music that is self-described as "Afro-Soul," a term and sound which - in a recent interview - baritone saxophone player Jared Tankel elucidates as, being drawn from Ethiopian music the band had been listening to that had a soul undercurrent to it, which the band then "sprinkled a little bit of sweet 60's stuff on top" of. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Lee Fields & The Expressions / All I Need
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Lee Fields & The Expressions is a USA soul band, which released My World (2009). 'The Expressions' began with the encouragement of Jeff Silverman & Leon Michels, in 2004. Upon foundation of Truth & Soul Records they called Lee in, to record the single that became Do You Love Me (Like You Say You Do) / Honey Dove - the result was so promising, the band was born. Fast forward almost two years & The Expressions (feat' Lee Fields), have successfully created a unique and personal sound that can hold court with the bands they set out to emulate. Read more on Last.fm more...
