Author: Alex Deley

Song of the Day: Marijata “No Condition Is Permanent”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on February 11, 2019January 28, 2019

Long lost Ghanaian afro funk group, Marijata‘s “No Condition Is Permanent” is one of the great tracks of the genre.

Categories: afrobeat, Blog, music, Song of the Day Tags: afro-funk, afrobeat, Bob Fiscian, ghana, Kofi Addison, Marijata, Nat Osmansu, song of the day

Song of the Day: Bettye Swann “Don’t Look Back” (Rehearsal Take)

Alex Deley 10:00 am on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

This stripped-down rehearsal-take of Bettye Swann‘s “Don’t Look Back” proves to be the definitive version of the song.

Categories: Blog, R&B, Song of the Day, soul Tags: Bettye Swann, music, R&B, song of the day, soul

Song of the Day: The Timelords “Doctorin’ The Tardis”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

The Timelords (aka The KLF) hit No. 1 in the UK charts with this bonkers mash-up of Garry Glitter, The Sweet and the Doctor Who theme.

Categories: Blog, electronica, Song of the Day Tags: bill drummond, Doctor who, Garry Glitter, Jimmy Cauty, song of the day, the klf, The Sweet, the timelords

Song of the Day: Ernest Ranglin “Minuit” (feat. Baaba Maal)

Alex Deley 10:00 am on January 31, 2019February 1, 2019

In 1998, reggae sessions guitarist, Ernest Ranglin, returned to his native Senegal to record this gorgeous track with singer, Baaba Maal.

Categories: afrobeat, afropop, Blog, music, reggae, Song of the Day Tags: African Baaba Maal, afropop, ernest ranglin, joe strummer, music, reggae, song of the day

Song of the Day: Michel Legrand (1932-2019) “The Windmills Of Your Mind”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Today we remember the great French composer, Michel Legrand, who sadly passed away over the weekend at the age of 86.

Categories: Blog, In Memoriam, jazz, music, Song of the Day, soundtrack Tags: film scores, In Memoriam, jazz, Michel Legrand, music, song of the day, soundtrack

Song of the Day: Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band “Bobira”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on January 21, 2019February 1, 2019

Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band bring unrelenting sounds of Afro funk with their new single, “Bobira”.

Categories: afrobeat, afropop, Blog, music, Song of the Day Tags: african, afro, afro-funk, afrobeat, Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band, Baba Commandent, music, Sublime Frequencies

Song of the Day: Edgar Froese “Vitamin C”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on January 14, 2019January 9, 2019

Edgar Froese‘s soundtrack to the odd German cop/sci-fi film, Kamikaze ’89 is a nice extension of the synth pioneer’s work in Tangerine Dream.