DC RECORD FAIR SCORES

05.27.10

Nice little stack of Latin, disco, funk, boogaloo & sampledelic electronica from the May 23rd DC Record Fair. Quite happy to be at this one, as I designed the [from all counts, very well-received] poster. Got a couple hours to dig through the crates and catch up with friends. Missed the Fort Knox Five DJ set, but I had a previous engagement to attend to.

1.  Lalo Schifrin - Secret Code Synthesizer [Dot Records] Experimental tabla and synth track from the jazz-pop-soundtrack genius on the 1968 'There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On' LP.

2.  La Lupe - Que Bueno Boogaloo [Tico Records] Lead track from the Lados De La Lupe [Two Sides of La Lupe] LP from 1968.

3.  Mongo Santamaria - Esperitu Libre (Beatconductor Rework) [G.A.M.M. Enterprises] Disco Salsa reworking by Beatconductor on the always on-point G.A.M.M. Enterprises record label out of Stockholm, Sweden.

4.  Ricky Williams - Discotheque Soul Pts. 1 and 2 [Citadelle Records] Killer two-sider funk 45, chockful of percussion breakdowns for the b-boys.

5.  Jimmy Graham - A Soul Walk In [Revue Records] Funky boogaloo two-sider 45. Looking forward to dropping this at Marvin...

6.  Sylvestre Mendez - No Vayas A La Rumba [Seeco Records] Storming Afro-Cuban percussion cut from the 1958 LP, Oriza (Afro-Cuban Rhythms).

7.  The Avalanches - A Different Feeling [Album Version] [Modular Recordings] From the promo-only four-track double 10-inch set featuring four cuts from the Avalanches legendary 'Since I Left You' LP from 2000. [Release that follow-up album already.]

8.  John Lurie - Bella By Barlight [Enigma Records] Brooding jazz noir from the 1985 soundtracks LP, 'Music From The Original Scores: Stranger Than Paradise And The Resurrection Of Albert Ayler.'

9.  East Coast - The Rock [Family Records] DC-based disco 12-inch from 1978 with deep slap bass and nice congas.

10.  Skylite - Boogie Butt [Rampart Records] Great balearic disco cut from 1979. A-side 'Smile' is a Dimitri From Paris spin.