Casbah 73 - Pushin'40
ARTIST.....: Casbah 73
TITLE......: Pushin'40
LABEL......: HiTop Records
URL........: http://www.myspace.com/casbah73
RIP DATE...: Nov-23-2007
STORE DATE.: Nov-30-2007
GENRE......: Jazz+Funk
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 70,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Freshley Sqeezed! Featuring Majka Edjo 04:40
02 - El Traffico Jam 05:25
03 - Trippin' On You 03:17
04 - Tiptoe Through The Jungle 05:10
05 - Welcome To The Casbah 03:36
06 - Get With It Featuring Prince Po 05:54
07 - Big Shoes, Small Feet 04:26
08 - Vinyl Junkie Featuring Mariella Gonzalez 04:02
09 - One Small Step 04:46
10 - Sweet Jaguar 04:12
11 - Joyous 04:51
12 - Pushin' Forty 04:14
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54:33 min
Release Notes:
Born in the States, Oli Stewart AKA Casbah 73, grew up in Madrid,
where he developed a passion for music from an early age. He moved
to Glasgow in the late '80s coinciding with the explosion of Rare
Groove, Chicago House and the whole warehouse scene. This was his
first taste of black music and duly inspired, he was soon DJing,
organizing one-offs and parties and playing a mixture of funk,
disco, NY garage and early house. By '91 he was buying vinyl big-
time and secured a Saturday night residency known as "The Casbah",
playing heavyweight jazz-dance, latin jazz and new funky sounds.
As his DJing and record buying rapidly increased, he soon realised
how difficult it was to get hold of those elusive sounds.
Initially the plan was to buy/sell enough to keep himself in new
tunes, so he set up Casbah Records and before long his lists took
off to strong interest worldwide. The selection was roots: jazz,
funk, soul, fusion, latin-jazz, bossa and disco. Always on the
lookout for those hot 'new discoveries', he scoured the most
unlikely second hand shops and markets from the Americas to Asia.
His growing reputation as a premier digger brought him into
contact with many of the more foward-thinking DJs and producers on
the scene. Anyone in search of these rare vinyl gems over the last
fifteen years has probably come across one of Oli's famous lists,
as Casbah Records is considered one of the most respected rare
vinyl mail order services out there. For years he has travelled
the world and his 15,000+ rare record collection documents many of
black music's best moments. With time he started to concentrate
more on production, experimenting with mixing beats and live
instruments and after growing tired of Scottish weather he decided
to move back to Madrid and set up his studio, where he is now
producing tracks full time. His two first singles, "Cabo Verde
Strut" and "The Way I Am" saw strong support from DJs around the
globe, his debut album 'Moods & Grooves' was released in 2005 and
he is currently working on new material, with a new album due out
in 2007. He recently put together 'Jazz Travels' a compilation of
rare jazz and latin tracks for Hitop Records, featuring rare and
deep musical treats from around the world. For the past 2 years he
has also been involved with the radio crew 'Dial Soul', committed
to broadcasting quality black music in Madrid. Casbah 73's dj sets
are always passionate affairs, the emphasis being on dance music
with feeling, spanning deep and soulful house, disco, latin, jazz
& bossa. His desire to connect with the dancefloor and his
eclectic experience, roots and knowledge are always in evidence.
As well as regular residencies in Madrid, he has also performed at
several music festivals recently, including the S.O.U.L. 06
Weekender, Elektronikaldia & Sonar Festival.
http://www.discogs.com/release/1141835