Vinyl Wednesday: Brand New Funk - Brand New Funk 78
This record is a typical album I would skip in the record store.. boring cover, no Fred Wesley. No famous musicians except drummer Douglas Wimbish (maybe you miss this name because later he calls himself Doug Wimbish). This is a very very funky album and you should definitely buy it when you find it! Too funky... Mixed and produced by Sylvia Robinson, the famous founder/CEO of hiphop label Sugar Hill. Well, when you click around on Discogs, then you learn that the band members are in fact significant musicians: Cecil Powell also has writing credits for funk band Dayton, singer Craig Derry has more than hundred vocal credits, of course Living Colour bassist Doug Wimbish, guitarist/producer/recording artist Skip McDonald or saxophone player Seldon Powell, never heard before, but appearently a well-known session and jazz player.. Was Seldon Powell the father or uncle of piano player Hubert Powell, and singer Cecil Powell? Thanks to DJ Maestro for passing it on to me! Link Discogs
My latest mix is now online. Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 19:00h. In addition, earlier Venus Tunes Sessions shows are repeated every Friday between 20:00-21:00 and Tuesday 21:00-22:00.Freak 31 has around 250 daily listeners (less during the week, more in the weekend) and a total of +10.000 listeners every month. In addition to Mixcloud and Hearthis, all mixes are also available as podcasts on Deezer and iTunes.It was in 2015 when I had my first official dj gig and since 2016 I started to perform regularly. This took place in Amsterdam's Skyybar, Floor17 and The Harbourclub Zuid... bit by bit, other places like Momo and W Amsterdam followed, leading to club bookings as a dj and festival bookings with Venus Tunes Live in the Netherlands and abroad. All of this in addition to my normal life as a musician. I love dj'ing as it adds another facet to my musicianship.Listen to all editions of the Venus Tunes Sessions where you like; choose your platform: Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly guest mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 1900h. Streaming Dance, straight from Amsterdam. - This record is a typical album I would skip in the record store.. boring cover, no Fred Wesley.No famous musicians except drummer Douglas Wimbish (maybe you miss this name because later he calls himself Doug Wimbish). This is a very very funky album and you should definitely buy it when you find it! Too funky...Mixed and produced by Sylvia Robinson, the famous founder/CEO of hiphop label Sugar Hill. Well, when you click around on Discogs, then you learn that the band members are in fact significant musicians:Cecil Powell also has writing credits for funk band Dayton, singer Craig Derry has more than hundred vocal credits, of course Living Colour bassist Doug Wimbish, guitarist/producer/recording artist Skip McDonald or saxophone player Seldon Powell, never heard before, but appearently a well-known session and jazz player.. Was Seldon Powell the father or uncle of piano player Hubert Powell, and singer Cecil Powell? Thanks to DJ Maestro for passing it on to me!Link DiscogsListen to this grooving instrumental tune:
