Searching for Soul: Rare and Classic Soul, Funk and Jazz
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2005-10-25
Music Label: Luv N Haight
Soundtracks:
- Give & Take - Tommy McGhee
- I Stayed Away Too Long - Manual B. Holcolm
- Rap It Together - Detroit Sex Machines
- Alchohol (Part 1) - Robert Jay
- Farewell To The Welfare (Part 1) - Wendell Harrison
- Lets Get On Down - The Black Aces Of Soul
- Searching For Soul (Part 1) - Jake Wade & The Soul Searchers
- Be Mine Tonight - Lloyd W. Williams
- Back To Funk - Robert Lowe
- I Can Deal With That - Dee Edwards
- Do It Right - El Riot
- Why She Had To Go - Burning Desire
- Trust Me - Aged In Harmony
- Take Time Out - Wendell Harrison
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Free Music Review: Obscure Funk Tracks from the Vaults
Hit: 5 Stars
True funkateers know that in terms of funk there was far more to Michigan than Motown...
- - take for example the greatest greasiest and grittiest funk label WESTBOUND.
This compilation features select gems, obscure as they are, that would make any hardcore funk fanatic or DJ wet himself... If you liked COLD HEAT and the FUNKY 16 CORNERS compilation, you may very well like this even more(!) - - (There's also an OOP collection of rare WESTBOUND tracks out too!)
As for the tracks on this album... the range from gritty psychadelic black rock, to Jazzy (yet oh so funky) instrumental jams... some of the tracks are funny too... (Alcohol especially.) My favorites however include the totally tripped out somewhat "Bodyheat"/Bowie's "Fame" influenced DO IT RIGHT by El Riot, drum break waiting to happen wa wa laiden "Farewell to Welfare", The JB like RAP IT TOGETHER... Jake Wade's "Seaching for Soul".... awwww heck, they're all good... and the drum beats on virtually every track are Meters NASTY! ("Searching for Soul" is particularly interesting... as with a lot of classic funk recordings, the groove is tight, but the tuning on some of the instruments are a little off... actually in the case of the bass player WAY off, however, it actually adds to the groove and grit of the track making it sound way way funkier than it would have if all the instruments had been tuned perfectly. Learn your lessons all you digital tuning device carrying mo'fo Berklee heads!)
If you like really hard funk, this compilation is definitely a much welcomed jewel in the ruff! Put simply, it is RUDY RAY MOORE funky... that's how funky it is...!
P.S. If you like this album, another good (but probably out of print) compilation is SON OF STAX... or also check out THE PROPOSITIONS or MAGNUM's REVOLVER.
Searching for Soul: Rare and Classic Soul, Funk and Jazz Poster
Detroit was the epicenter for the soulful revolution the world knows as Motown. However, Detroit and the surrounding cities making up Michigan were also home to an unparalleled underground music scene that supported, propelled, and fed off the Motown machine. Included here are absolute rarities from The Black Aces Of Soul and The Eyes Of Ebony next to now funk classics by The Detroit Sex Machines. Raw breaks and beats from Jake Wade and The Soul Searchers sit next to the melancholic charm of vocalist Dee Edwards, while intergalactic big band funk from Wendell Harrison drops down next to the freaky synth-driven soul of Aged In Harmony. Almost all these records have never been heard on CD. This is volume one in a comprehensive series, and it features detailed liner notes illustrated with never before seen images from the era.Jazz Music CDs
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