Groovin' with the Soulful Strings
December was a busy month for me so I haven't had much time for the blog but hopefully in '06 I can pick up my pace again.
I wanted to share this record not only because the music is good, but also because it's on a pretty cool format. It's a 7 inch 33 1/3 record for jukeboxes. The songs have all been shortened to fit on the smaller format record but I'm willing to make that sacrifice to get the cool Jukebox insert cards and miniature artwork that came with it.
The album contains mostly covers of pop songs from the day and was released on the Cadet label (one of my personal favorites.) Some of the music is a little too easy listening for me but overall it retains a funky quality and the musicianship is top-notch. I uploaded the mp3's for Burning Spear and Comin' Home Baby because they are the funkiest tracks. I also like All Blues a lot.
Listen:
Burning Spear
The Soulful Strings
(mp3 format, 2:26 mins, 2.3 mb)
Comin' Home Baby
The Soulful Strings
(mp3 format, 1:53 mins, 1.8 mb)
All Blues
The Soulful Strings
(mp3 format, 2:24 mins, 2.3 mb)
I wanted to share this record not only because the music is good, but also because it's on a pretty cool format. It's a 7 inch 33 1/3 record for jukeboxes. The songs have all been shortened to fit on the smaller format record but I'm willing to make that sacrifice to get the cool Jukebox insert cards and miniature artwork that came with it.
The album contains mostly covers of pop songs from the day and was released on the Cadet label (one of my personal favorites.) Some of the music is a little too easy listening for me but overall it retains a funky quality and the musicianship is top-notch. I uploaded the mp3's for Burning Spear and Comin' Home Baby because they are the funkiest tracks. I also like All Blues a lot.
Listen:
Burning Spear
The Soulful Strings
(mp3 format, 2:26 mins, 2.3 mb)
Comin' Home Baby
The Soulful Strings
(mp3 format, 1:53 mins, 1.8 mb)
All Blues
The Soulful Strings
(mp3 format, 2:24 mins, 2.3 mb)
posted by dj mentos at 11:43 AM
6 Comments:
Where is burning spear? False ads,bud!
"false ads"?!?! I do this blog to share music with people. The mp3 is missing because my website has been inundated with traffic from leech audio websites driving my out-of-pocket cost through the roof. I am trying to find a way to "hide" my mp3s from these sites and still share it with strangers like you. There was a problem with my server and the audio was unavailable temporarily. It's now fixed and you can download any mp3 you want now. Thanks for your understanding.
cool...I have the regular original LP format on vinyl myself...
-Henry
Check here for the first Soulful Strings LP. And more of their catalog on the way!
Dont Worry about the Haterz. Stay on your game. You're being productive posting your thoughts and interests. I just peeped "Brown Sugar" with Queen Latifa & Mos Def last night free from the library and am re-juiced for my love of all things Hip Hop. Violence and Extravagence are a part of it at the same time it has always been about getting together and throwing down. Mixing, Scratching, Breaking, Graffing. Its about The Love. Peep William Upski's "Bomb The Suburbs"---He has an ill article about how Hip Hop was supposed to save our lives. In a way it did in another way we save our own lives by our everyday decisions. The Link caught my eye because of my love for The Soulful Strings 45 "Within You/ Without " W/ "Burning Spear". I think that 45 stands on its own. I also have The Soul Searchers "We The People" 45, which has some nice percussion on it. If you have more 45's like these, post them. Also, I dig the idea of office thug because alot of us grew up wandering the streets and have found some good money in the boring office environment, think Officespace with Jennifer Aniston or Fight Club with Edward Norton. I like David Axelrod for his instrumentals and The Fantastic Planet Soundtrack,as sampled by Madlib on The Unseen. Also, I was digging your Mobb Deep remix. What equipment do you use? I am shopping for an MPC 2000xl or MPK 49. What do you think?
I made that Mobb Deep remix beat (and several others) on the MPC2000XL. It is an amazing piece of hardware if you are looking for a stand-alone workstation. I sold mine and now I use Ableton Live and my Mac Laptop for all my production and mixing. If you are a regular computer user you might prefer Live too. If you would rather not be on a computer you can't go wrong with any version of the MPC.
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