More interesting "orchestration" than I'm used to in the genre, but still not my thing, especially with the repetitive vocal meter.
List so far:
1. Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness
2. Janko Nilovic - Rhythmes Contemporains
3. Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
4. Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World
5. Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
6. Pete rock & C.L. Smooth - All Souled Out
Some really cool songs. Actually, pretty much all cool songs; I just really took a shine to some and others not so much. I suppose such is the nature of such a collaboration album, especially in a genre not one's favorite to begin with. This is one of those albums I'm likely to select just a few cuts from for a particular playlist.
List so far:
1. Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness
2. Janko Nilovic - Rhythmes Contemporains
3. Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
4. Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World
5. The 6ths - Wasps Nests
6. Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
7. Pete rock & C.L. Smooth - All Souled Out
RE: Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute To... by Madlib by Madlib
Reasonably interesting beats, some actual melody to go with 'em, and an interesting inspiration. Still far from my thing though
List so far:
1. Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness
2. Janko Nilovic - Rhythmes Contemporains
3. Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
4. Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World
5. The 6ths - Wasps Nests
6. Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
7. Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to...
8. Pete rock & C.L. Smooth - All Souled Out
Now that's a fun album. Max funk. What a groove! I wanna' be their bassist.
Not quite #1 here, but not by much and I'll likely give this and Coltrane another listen side by side before actually casting my vote.
List so far:
1. Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness
2. The Pharaohs - Awakening
3. Janko Nilovic - Rhythmes Contemporains
4. Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
5. Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World
6. The 6ths - Wasps Nests
7. Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
8. Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to...
9. Pete rock & C.L. Smooth - All Souled Out
Interesting compositions with interesting sounds, although some of those sounds were too artificial for too long for my liking. Glad I heard it though. Surprisingly advanced for 1976.
List so far:
1. Alice Coltrane - Universal Consciousness
2. The Pharaohs - Awakening
3. Janko Nilovic - Rhythmes Contemporains
4. Fela Kuti - Coffin for Head of State
5. Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World
6. Mort Garson - Earth's Plantasia
7. The 6ths - Wasps Nests
8. Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
9. Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to...
10. Pete rock & C.L. Smooth - All Souled Out
Bottom line: Vote to Coltrane, although Pharaohs and Nilovic were also fantastic, and Kuti is also likely to find his way into my collection.
4 albums I really loved, and 4 more I genuinely liked.
Great list BayState! Pretty eclectic and fun to explore.
Just gave Awakening a spin. Oddly similar to Rhythmes Contemporains in oomphiness, but LOADED with snippets begging to become hip-hop samples. Another one of those albums that probably missed 'making it big' by only 2-3 years. The Tracks of My Tears cover is stellar.
Enjoyed it quite a bit. Solid stuff.
Went over the Madlib release again too. Definitely some cuts on there that might be top-tier work for him. Still don't think his tracks hold by themselves as well as Dilla's work. Keep wanting DOOM or Gibbs to go over them
Sorry I haven't done write-ups - it's been inopportune timing this month. Happy folks have been enjoying the selections! Shout out to Komorebi-D and dividesbyzero for each introducing me to one of these.
Ironically, the number of these in the top 10k has actually decreased so far this month, thanks to a year edit.
By the way, I will be putting Get To Know A Top 10 on hold again in February and March for the third annual Black History Month and Women's History Month listening projects. _________________ Add me on RYM
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