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15.10.2005
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artist : Colossus
title . West Oaktown
type : Album
year . 2005
genre : Hip Hop
subgenre . Jazz / Funk / Soul
label : OM Records
cat . OM-196
URL : http://www.om-records.com/om/hiphop.html
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grabber : EAC
encoder . Lame 3.90.3
quality : VBRkbps / 44,1Khz / Joint-Stereo
source . CDDA
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CD 1
01.Innacity 05:07
02.From The Lab 03:07
03.You A Grown Man Now 04:17
04.If You Knew My Mind 03:47
05.One 01:36
06.Thripney Bits 03:31
07.Like That 04:39
08.The Tribute 03:44
09.Brotha's Trying To Be 03:47
10.Sunshine 04:12
11.Whirlwinds 03:21
12.Lil' Sally 04:36
45:44 min 70,1 MB
CD 2 (Remixes)
01.Intro 01:17
02.The Tribute 03:10
03.Interlude 1 01:29
04.Brotha's Trying To Be 04:07
05.Interlude 2 00:11
06.If You Knew My Mind 03:46
07.From The Lab 03:21
08.Thripney Bits 03:47
09.Inner City 03:34
10.Interlude 3 01:14
11.Like That 04:36
12.You A Grown Man Now 03:03
13.Lil' Sally 04:16
14.Interlude 4 01:07
15.Whirlwinds 04:04
16.Interlude 5 00:46
17.Where You At? 04:20
48:08 min 69,4 MB
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The deep house crew brings you once again a high quality release of
soulful dance music.. music with emotion that deserves the promotion..
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JIVE Magazine Rating: 5 out of 5
Having in the past supported the likes of Roy Ayers, Fred Wesley, Gil
Scott Heron, Don Blackman and James Brown (playing bass in the funk
band the Big Cheese Allstars), it's no wonder that 6 foot 8ö
Englishman Charlie TateÆs music sounds the way it does. A move to
Oakland, California, in Oct '02, the purchase of copious amounts of
second hand jazz and COLOSSUS was born!
Launching the weekly Slow Gin jazz and soul party in Oakland, Tate
discovered some extremely talented local Bay Area MC's, four of whom
are featured on this album. Capitol A has worked with King Britt,
Jazzanova, and 4 Hero, Delphi, a new cat straight outta Flint MI,
Azeem, a Bay area stalwart, and Regi B originally from Buffalo New
York, and upon returning to London, Hilton Smythe AKA Roots Manuva
joins in on a few guest vocal tracks.
Created as a complete album with the original version for the jazz
lovers and a completely remixed version for the hip hop heads, on
listening, it's pretty self evident where ôWest Oaktownö is coming
fromà.Hip hop but with a hefty dose of jazz, funk and soulààand as
far as influences go àthe opening paragraph pretty much says it all
Plans are afoot to spend the summer in Oakland, California putting
together the full live COLOSSUS band with a series of pre-release
shows in major markets around the U.S. including San Francisco, Los
Angeles, New York and a few others.
THE BACKGROUND STORY TO AN URBAN JAZZ MASTERPIECE:
It all started after Charlie (6Æ 8ö) Tate graduated from the London
School of Furniture. Approached by the infamous Paris based Big
Cheese Records to form a funk band, and Big Cheese All Stars was
born! 2 singles, an album and several extensive stints of touring
and supporting the likes of Don Blackman, Roy Ayers, Gil Scott-Heron,
Fred Wesley AND James Brown put an end to a career in bespoke cabinet
making. A future immersed in the funk, the soul and the jazz seemed
assured. While still with the All Stars, an opportunity to play bass
in Neneh CherryÆs band arose and the best part of a year was spent on
the road touring her ôWomanôalbum. A lot of fun was had. A lot of
drinking was done. But the love of the funk, the soul and the jazz
prevailed. Unfortunately the sheer size of what the All Stars had
become essentially caused its demise, putting eleven plus personnel
on the road became a logistical liability.
Just about then with a bit of folding in the pocket, the idea of
forming a record company began to take shape. Your people, King
Kooba, had been in existence for some time now, the first releases
having been released on a subsidiary of the aforementioned Big Cheese
Records. But the thought of an autonomous vessel for representing
the Kooba and several other projects seemed too good to resist.
Enter Second Skin Records, and what a productive lot they turned out
to be! Roughly 30 singles and 12 albums, not a bad output from a
hybrid label offering all manner of styles from drum and bass, beats,
ambient bizniss, electronica and breaks. Pretty much most of what was
going on at the time, perhaps the varied style of the label, but
particularly what the Kooba were up to, appealed to San FranciscoÆs
Om Records. Several licenses, then an album and a relationship with
Om had been cemented. With the release of ôIndian Summerö in the
fall of 02Æ, a man like Charlie decided his fate lay in the Bay
areaà..
The rest as they say is history! A hook up with OmÆs press officer
Gunnar Hissam and a shared obsession of all things that contain the
funk, the soul, and the jazz started a weekly serving of all the
above at a local hostelry deemed Slow Gin. Combined with plenty of
refreshing beverages, and all the deepest jazz and soul they could
get their hands on, many of OaklandÆs finest came to hang out and
check the sounds. Even the OPD were known to roll up in a squad car
just to listen to the vibesà.for real! Then just about last call, oh
shit, open mic! Much of what Colossus is about, originated right
there! Contacts, MCÆs, Musicians, all gathered and vibing to the
sounds. Colossus û TateÆs Oakland based hip hop collective was born!
Bay Area MCÆs: Capitol A, Azeem, Regi B & Delphi along with LondonÆs
own Hilton Smythe (AKA Roots Manuva) all joined in on the fun.
remember to support artists.
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shoutouts to the groups that love the music they promote..
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Now releasing genres other than House as well..
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If you're down with the deep house music, music with feeling..
music that makes you groove no matter where you are.. and you
think you can add to this feeling ... then visit us on efnet or
drop us a line to deephouse@hotPOP.com..
keep the feeling real. .∙· d e e p h o u s e 2 0 0 5 ·∙.
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