A third entertaining, deep selection of Studio One roots.

‘You said he was your cousin, oh but I found out that he was wasin’... Two cousins don’t kiss, especially not like this…’

Notorious, seminal electropunk from 1981 — Beate Bartel from Einstürzende Neubauten and Chrislo ‘DAF’ Haas, with vocalist Krishna Goineau — which coursed into Chicago house and Detroit techno. Undiminished; still vital.

Johnnie ‘Who’s Making Love’ Taylor, Jimmie Outler, Paul Foster, S.R. Crain and James ‘Love Is a Five-Letter Word’ Phelps; the albums Jesus Be A Fence Around Me and Encore!!, plus seven tracks recovered from singles and a label compilation, and four previously unissued — all recorded between September 1959 and July 1964. With an excellent essay, which traces the Stirrers’ story to their formation in 1926.
Stealin in the name of the Lord… this is a terrific bargain.

Their last Prestige, in 1970, trying out a more extended, jamming, funky style of boogaloo on Cloud Nine and a couple of Sonny Phillips’ tunes, out of five. The Pazant Brothers are in full effect on horns; jazz heroes like Seldon Powell and Bernard Purdie sit in.

Discos Fuentes fire, rare as hens’ teeth, from 1975.
La Torta is first out of the oven, with a Colombian take on Haitian compas which was soundsystem murder, back in the day. The wild Fiebre De Lepra was the 45 — funky wah-wah guitar, makossa-style bass, manic organ, and feverishly insane vocals by Wilson ‘Saoko’ Manyoma and Joe Arroyo — backed with the heavy, strutting El Caterete, based on the 1970 Brazilian recording by Marku Ribas. The off-kilter funk and stomping breaks of Tifit Hayed have created a tropical dance floor favourite in recent years, boasting a massive Latin bass line, tasty Farfisa organ stabs, a bluesy, jazzy piano solo, propulsive cowbell, and daft animal noises.

The flautist’s recording debut, originally released in 1969 on his own Asha label out of Washington DC, in an edition of five hundred copies.
LM is a poet, anthropologist and painter; a friend of Picasso from his time in Paris in 1965, who has worked with Nina Simone, Nana Vasconcelos, Ron Carter and Cecil McBee. In the 1960s he was involved in the civil rights movement.
This is deep, spiritual jazz, further nourished with the Latin, Brazilian and African rhythms learned during McNeil’s travels throughout Africa and Brazil (where he hooked up with Dom Salvador and Paulo Moura).
Lovingly presented with extensive sleeve notes, including an interview with Lloyd McNeill, besides exclusive photos. 180g vinyl, with a download code.

The flautist with Nana Vasconceles, Dom Salvador, Portinho, Cecil McBee and co in 1980. Spiritual jazz with strong Brazilian flavours. Lovely stuff.

Legendary ska destroyer. Frankenstein passing through Rome, riding West. All the Byron you need (except maybe Childe Harold).