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The Dead Kenny-Gs
Reviewed 2001-11-19
Reviewed 2001-11-19
Acid jazz from the Ubiquity Records Cookin' compilations. Popular in the early '90s, acid jazz is not a rigidly defined genre. However based upon this album it's breakbeats and live musicians playing a hybrid funky soul jazz/electronic/dance/hip-hop. Some of the songs can be a bit smooth for my tastes (my only problem with acid jazz in general), but there a lot of great music that hits hard and be funky. Explore this record--it's a fine compilation and I pretty much liked it all, recommended tracks include CD1 tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 11, and 13; CD2 tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, and 10
CD1
1) **Super groovy jazz loop under sax after brief intro
2) Guitar and piano, smooth fem vocal, sax and flute solos
3) Synthesizer and tenor sax
4) *Up-tempo, vibes with lots of percussion and snapping.
5) *Jazzy loops with spoken samples and trumpet
6) New Orleans funksters featuring Hammond and Sax
7) Prominent bass with Sax and Keys
8) Down-tempo sparse beat with quiet sax
9) *Loops with sax jam and female vocal sample
10) Mellow horns
11) *Up-tempo Ammons tune
12) Sparse rhythm to start into '70s style jazzfunk
13) *Guitar and boozy mute horn
CD2
1) *Soul Jazz w/ guitar and sax
2) female vocal sample
3) *Up-tempo piano loop with flute jam
4) Guitar, percussion spoken word,
5) *Latin beat and bass, wide synthesizer
6) Ping pong sample, spoken word/scat vocals
7) Spacey vocal sample, reggae flavored with deep bass
8) Flute and keyboard on mellow piece
9) *Spoken intro, up-tempo drums and bass with guitar jamming
10) *Dark bass and sparse drum with echo-y guitar (?)
11) Relaxed lounge with trumpet, Hammond, guitar, drums.
CD1
1) **Super groovy jazz loop under sax after brief intro
2) Guitar and piano, smooth fem vocal, sax and flute solos
3) Synthesizer and tenor sax
4) *Up-tempo, vibes with lots of percussion and snapping.
5) *Jazzy loops with spoken samples and trumpet
6) New Orleans funksters featuring Hammond and Sax
7) Prominent bass with Sax and Keys
8) Down-tempo sparse beat with quiet sax
9) *Loops with sax jam and female vocal sample
10) Mellow horns
11) *Up-tempo Ammons tune
12) Sparse rhythm to start into '70s style jazzfunk
13) *Guitar and boozy mute horn
CD2
1) *Soul Jazz w/ guitar and sax
2) female vocal sample
3) *Up-tempo piano loop with flute jam
4) Guitar, percussion spoken word,
5) *Latin beat and bass, wide synthesizer
6) Ping pong sample, spoken word/scat vocals
7) Spacey vocal sample, reggae flavored with deep bass
8) Flute and keyboard on mellow piece
9) *Spoken intro, up-tempo drums and bass with guitar jamming
10) *Dark bass and sparse drum with echo-y guitar (?)
11) Relaxed lounge with trumpet, Hammond, guitar, drums.
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Track listing
| 1. | Unwind Your Mind | ||
| 2. | Suzanne's Jam | ||
| 3. | Outerspace | ||
| 4. | The Spoken Word | ||
| 5. | Goin' Downhill | ||
| 6. | Black Eyed Pea | ||
| 7. | Sole Food | ||
| 8. | Hip Hop Culture | ||
| 9. | Pork Pie Stride | ||
| 10. | Solar Funk | ||
| 11. | Jungle Strut | ||
| 12. | Sfo | ||
| 13. | Bolsa De Perrito | ||
| 14. | Monkey Wrench | ||
| 15. | Streamline | ||
| 16. | Grey's Groove | ||
| 17. | Tachyon | ||
| 18. | Mantra | ||
| 19. | Bebop Props | ||
| 20. | Children | ||
| 21. | Waiting for the Sun | ||
| 22. | Panacea | ||
| 23. | Peace on the Streets | ||
| 24. | Wet Willie |
