this is definitely on some Chicago/Detroit jackin acid vibe, but this is none other than Jersey’s own, Tony Humphries, legend and father of the NJ house sound (for better or for worse) who played at the legendary Zanzibar club.
lo-fi 80’s acid track with african vibrations, doesn’t get much better than that.
(sorry rip quality is not up to typical standards, my copy is whipped, but still wanted to share)
comin straight out of locash. they did a pretty good spoof on the whole hiphop/jeep phenomenon, complete with denim suits and timberlands. couldnt find that pic, but here is one of gusto from cb4.
from kenny dope’ unreleased project, which came out on 2 labels, (unreleased?), this features 90’s underground star Supernatural, who blew up with this on Freeze, and “Buddah Blessed It” on East/West.
Supernatural also holds the world record of freestyling for 9 hours straight… I think I’d rather listen to funky jeep music, though.
Let the 90’s bump, and make them jeeps jump! Buck, Buck!
From ’92:
I’ll be at Happy Ending Friday night, playing hits for the bridge, and one for the tunnel. come if you dare!
Thin Lizzy is probably one of our fave groups at Acid Test, from Boys are Back in Town, which usually prompts shots and backslapping, to Jailbreak drops on the dancefloor, these are for the good times, when everyone is feeling just right. Cowboy Song is for sentimental moments, and the Rocker is for blowing minds.
(I even love Solo in Soho by Phil Lynott)
Without further ado, THE toughest Lizzy song evah!
Sorry for the lack of posts this week. Busy at work combined with a trip to Texas has set me back. But…just came across a free and brilliant blues collection. Excited to get them back to listen and will set you off with the meanest of the bunch.
in the meantime, check out this French hard-blues-rock joint…
Johnny Wakelin, a British recording artist with a fetish for reggae and African music, recorded this modest hit in ’76. it was two years after his first album, a rocksteady pop homage to Muhammad Ali, Black Superman. i also like that single too….
From 1974, this studio group out of the rough side of Detroit, included such luminaries as Phil Upchurch on the guitar. This early disco slice had a decent dose of the Funk and some great production. The above album cover is one of two or three that the album had. Supposedly the label was run by some Detroit disco gangsters… get on down!
The flipside of this single, Time, was sampled either by towa tei, or bjork i forget…
What can you say about one of the greatest bluesmen of all time…. Acid Test loves Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf etc. especially the mid and late 60’s period. Hard, tough, and chuggin like a midnight freight. Produced by Johnny Otis for Chess, it also features the still young Shuggie. He put out some burner albums around then. Super (and Super Super) Blues Band, The Black Gladiator (pictured above), and this one Where it All Began, whooo-whee.
I believe this is studio “live” but it still sounds great cranked up on the dancefloor. Hand clappin’ and call and response, how can you go wrong? This is one of those tracks that gets people up on it!
Marcos plays this jam all the time and people are all up in it. it strikes a chord. maybe because it’s really simple and it’s got that roadhouse style.
blues style techno freakout shit. the switch remix. it’s a party starter.
our return to HUGS!!! come on baby light my fire!
