Eddie Hazel

Here's a rare EP from Eddie Hazel, the amazing P-Funk guitarist extraordinaire! People seem to have been diggin the post I did on the Game, Dames, & Guitar Thangs album, and then there were a few requests for this one... so here it is!

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> EDDIE HAZEL - Jams From The Heart EP

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Maximillian

I decided to post this rare album after receiving some positive comments on a few older albums I've posted with a similar sound. One comment in particular on the Purple Image post from Monica Payne-Torain said...

HELLO THERE! I REALLY DON'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THE PURPLE IMAGE ALBUM, BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. MY FATHER, RICHARD PAYNE WAS THE DRUMMER ON THE ALBUM. MY SISTERS MOTHER, DIANE DUNLAP WAS ONE OF THE SINGERS. I MUST SAY I HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN THE ALBUM, BUT I KNEW ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING IT AVAILABLE. TAKE CARE

I love that shit. Glad to get that album to you, Monica!

This one is a rare, heavy, Hendrix-inspired, psychedelic, funk-rock album from 1969 by a group called Maximillian. This is the only album of theirs I've ever heard...and that's all I really know about this one, unfortunately. If you have more info, please drop me a comment and let me know. Otherwise...

ENJOY!

DOWNLOAD> MAXIMILLIAN - s/t (1969)

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Purple Image

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Y'ALL!!

After noticing that my earlier post of the Demon Fuzz album has received the most downloads of all my posts, I've decided to put up another in a similar vein. If you haven't heard Demon Fuzz yet, think of something like Jimi Hendrix fused with P-Funk.

In 1970, the group Purple Image released their only album on the obscure Map City label. Purple Image's eponymous self-titled album merged a strong blend of soul funk and psych rock to considerable effect.

If you dig this stuff, let me know, 'cuz I've got more albums in a similar style where that came from! (ie. Black Merda, Fugi, Eddie Hazel, Cymande, Maximillian, Cane & Able, The Politicians, Bloodstone, Mandrill, Osibisa, Monomono...and so on!)

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> PURPLE IMAGE - s/t

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Eddie Hazel

Eddie Hazel was born on April 10, 1950, and passed on December 23, 1992. He was a pioneering and influential guitarist in early funk music in the United States, most famous for his lead guitar work with George Clinton and Funkadelic. In 1977, Eddie released his debut solo album on Warner Brothers entitled "Game, Dames & Guitar Thangs". He has been featured on a number of lists of greatest guitarists of all time, and is highly respected among many guitarists of all genres. One of my favourite groups, Ween, recorded a tribute to him called "A Tear for Eddie" on their album Chocolate And Cheese, imitating his unique soloing style; A super dope track! When my band, The Salads, was on tour with Fishbone in 2002, I remember their guitarist at the time, Spacey T, talking a lot about Eddie Hazel's influence on him.

Anyhoo, if you're a guitarist, or just a lover of good funk music, you have to check this album out! Enjoy!

P.S. This download does not include the second last song on the album, "From The Bottom Of My Soul", as it's over 12 minutes long and wouldn't fit in the zip. If you dig this album and would like that song to complete the album, leave me a comment and I'll post it for you.

DOWNLOAD> EDDIE HAZEL - Game, Dames & Guitar Thangs

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Cymande! (pt.2)

This one's for those who requested to hear more Cymande. :) I just love these guys.

So here is the 3rd and final album from Cymande, "Promised Heights", plus 5 more unreleased tracks finally made available on the 2cd set, "The Message", which also includes the 3 albums.

Love the Cymande.....Eat the Cymande....Breathe the Cymande.... :))

CYMANDE - "Promised Heights" & "The Message" (5 bonus tracks)

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Cymande! (pt.1)

This one goes out to those you of who commented me about Demon Fuzz......

Cymande were an eclectic band who released a few albums in the early 1970's. They arrived in London, England from Guyana and Jamaica and developed a subtle, deep funk style heavily influenced by calypso rhythms, jazz, African music, and American soul. By the mid '70s the band members were going their separate ways. It wasn't until 20 years later that they reaped any financial rewards, as their music became a popular source for samplers. Perhaps the band's best known recording is the soulful dancefloor groove "Bra", later sampled by the American hip-hop group De La Soul in their song "Change In Speak" (from "3 Feet High & Rising"), and by Def Jef on "Give It Here", and by DJ Kool on "Let Me Clear My Throat". The Fugees sampled "Dove" for the title track of their second album, "The Score" in 1996. The list goes on and on, and it's obvious why: Cymande are the shit. :)

Here are their 1st 2 full albums, "Cymande" (1972) and "Second Time Around" (1973).
(If anyone is interested in the 3rd Cymande album, and some bonus tracks, let me know!)

DOWNLOAD> CYMANDE - Cymande / Second Time Around
Cymande tribute site

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Demon Fuzz

This album, "Afreaka!" by the band Demon Fuzz, was their only album released, and that was in 1971. A few years ago it was re-discovered and released on cd. I stumbled upon it while cd shopping one day towards the end of last year, and wrote this blog about my new find. Check out my original blog for details, and then check out this rare masterpiece...

And if you like it, leave me a comment, because I've been finding a lot of this kind of psychadelic-soul-rock stuff lately...and LOVING it. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> DEMON FUZZ - Afreaka!

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Demon Fuzz

A few weeks ago I was looking around one of my favourite indie cd shops in Toronto, when I was drawn to the cover art of this album called "Afreaka!" by Demon Fuzz. Then the sticker on the cover made me pick it up off the shelf: "Funkadelic meets Hendrix & Cymande". Whoa! I love all three! So I asked one of the guys working there if he knew anything about it, and he began explaining to me that it also had elements of early Santana and Kyuss (where Queens Of The Stone Age came from), of which I'm also a fan of. He then began playing me the first track on the album entitled, "Past Present And Future", a song that is just shy of 10 minutes long. That's all I needed to hear to take this rare gem home with me. And boy am I glad I did!

This album was apparently the only album Demon Fuzz ever released. It was originally released on vinyl in the 1970s on a UK label called Dawn, and has been a rare find until Sanctuary Records re-released it on cd in 2005.

I'm really diggin' this entire album as it flows from soul, funk, rock, and jazz stylings throughout it's 8 lengthy tracks. The original release only consisted of the first 5 tracks, but this cd includes 3 bonus tracks from a vinyl EP that was released around the same time.

Here's the song that opens the album.....Hope you enjoy it!

DEMON FUZZ - Past Present And Future

visit Santuary Records for more on Demon Fuzz

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