OK, it’s not much of a roundup. But I wanted to reccomend a run-don’t-walk to a couple blogs for some great MP3s.
Are you already on the Betty Davis bandwagon? If not, you’re going to be. Miles Davis’ one-time wife was one of the funkiest, wildest, rawest female performers ever to hit the stage. Her all-star band (featuring members of the Family Stone and more) RIPPED every track they played on, and Betty’s vocals were amazing. You can head over to Moistworks to cop two of her best tracks, “Nasty Gal” and “He Was a Big Freak.”
Also… The Best Show Vault is currently featuring two great calls from The Best Show on WFMU featuring The Gorch. Grab those, then go over to stereolaffs and buy this Best Show Best of which features the original Gorch call. “68 YEARS COOL AND STILL DOIN IT!”
Additionally… my man Wale Oyejide (aka Science Fiction) has a new EP coming out called “Africahot – the Afro-future Sessions.” A killer combination of broken-beat and Fela-like Afro-beat. Here’s “Africahot” and a snippet of “Jump n Funk.” Wale was on my music show on KZSC, The New Sound of Soul… I believe it was his first ever radio interview. I think the move from more down-tempo stuff to afro-beat suits him.