Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by zephir
Ricky Tick is a label that is not constanly on my radar, although they consistently release quality jazz and the occasional funk/soul album (stance brothers). With the releases discussed in this review, by Dalindèo and Timo Lassy, they still manage to show their passion for quality and soul in jazz. Both albums display energy and [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2009 by zephir
Originally, this was intended to be a thorough front-to-back review similar to my recent Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro LP review. But two things have made me decide to make it a short, small review. The most important one is that all the writing I engage in should be aimed towards one goal, and one [...]
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by zephir
A while ago I reviewed the 7″ single Linda Morena, by Quantic and His Combo Bárbaro. The song I based my review on back then actually was the album version of Linda Morena, instead of the much shorter single edit (8:29 vs 4:58). This will probably mean they have drastically reduced solo time, but [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2009 by zephir
Freestyle has some cool thing coming up in store for us funk fans (including the previously blogged about Soul Messin’ LP). A quick list:
Cookin’ on 3 Burners - This Girl / Four n Twenty (7″) [FRS7057] (both tracks available on Co3B myspace)
Cookin’ on 3 Burners - Soul Messin’ (LP/CD) [FSRLP055/FSRCD055] (release July 1st)
Cookin’ on 3 Burners - Cars [...]
Posted on May 1st, 2009 by zephir
The limited edition Vinyl EP + CD album already sold out its 500 copies, and the CD album is availble to order from etchshop since April 27th. The official release date was postponed by two weeks to May 5th, so let’s jump on the bandwagon of praise for Stonephace and write yet another review.
For those [...]