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r e l e a s e . i n f o
Artist.....: The Soul Searchers
Title......: Blow Your Whistle
Rip Date...: Aug-05-2008 Cat.No.....: Vampi CD 081
Style......: Funk Label......: Vampisoul
Quality....: VBRkbps Type.......: Album
Size.......: 73,5 MB Source.....: CDDA
r e l e a s e . n o t e s
Original Old School Breaks & Classic Funk Bombs
The Soul Searchers married funk with live hip-hop creating a new
breed, the go-go, an inimitable style mix of semi-rapped
deliveries, irresistible beats, conga breakdowns and one hell of a
lot of swing. This compilation focuses exclusively on those
cracking LP's for Sussex Records, "We the people" (1972) and "Salt
Of The Earth" 1974). Discover the 12 dance bombs featured here,
12 songs that have been sampled by multiple hip-hop acts such as
Run DMC or Public Enemy.
Very much a son of Washington DC, Chuck Brown emerged nationally
and internationally as the Godfather Of Go-Go in the late '70's
and 1980's with classic dance bombs like "Bustin' Loose" and "We
Need Some Money ('Bout Money)." Chuck was the man who married funk
with live hip-hop to create this new go-go breed. Although he
wasn't a spring chicken when it broke, but an experienced veteran
of the Washington DC music scene since the mid-1960's.
As principal member (guitarist/vocalist) of the Soul Searchers, he
cut 2 albums with that group in the early 1970's û 1972's "We The
People" and 1974's "Salt Of The Earth". Both were recorded for
Sussex, the label which Bill Withers experienced huge triumphs
with at the same time. This compilation focuses exclusively on
those 2 cracking LPs by the Soul Searchers. The music is
pre-go-go, but Chuck Brown's inimitable funk style is very much in
the mix: semi-rapped deliveries, irresistible beats, conga
breakdowns and one hell of lot of swing.
Brown's first professional experience on stage was supporting
Jerry Butler and the Earls Of Rhythm. Then he joined Los Latinos,
a group who didn't have a drummer, but several percussionists who
indulged in plenty of soloing on stage. When Chuck formed the Soul
Searchers in 1966, he decided to stretch out the percussion
breakdowns that peppered the Los Latinos shows. The young Soul
Searchers often played medleys of top 40 soul hits û which
included, of course, plenty of James Brown tracks. During these
medleys, they cut each song short and broke out intodrum/conga
beats & call-and-response shouts before segueing into the next top
40 hit. It was these breaks that became the hot attraction -
particularly for dancers. Throughout the late '60's, the Soul
Searchers tightened up their act and built an impressive regional
rep, playing a myriad of nights at Washington DC venues like the
Ambassador Hotel. By the early '70's, they were the hottest R&B
act in the city and cut a deal with Sussex Records in 1972.
This compilation pulls 6 tracks from their first Sussex album, "We
The People." The title track, with Chuck's semi-rapped vocals, its
percussion breakdowns and atmospheric flute blowing, is archetypal
Soul Searchers material and was their first R&B hit, climbing to
number 40. A second single, the cracking cover of James Brown's
"Think," which JB himself actually recorded twice, stalled at
number 43 in the R&B charts. This track also includes great verbal
interjections by Chuck and a trombone solo that feels like a
conscious homage to JB's master musician, Fred Wesley. Again, the
cut bounces with breaks. The 2 songs that illustrate the group
really stretching out of the R&B/funk bag are "It's All In Your
Mind" and "1993." The former is a Mighty Ryeders-style cosmic funk
jam that highlights Chuck's, often overlooked, vocal prowess. The
latter, "1993," is a spacey, social message track that wouldn't
have felt incongruous on a Strata-East album of the period.
Remember - Chuck's a big jazz fan and that's why his recordings
often have such a rhythmic swing.
The Soul Searchers' second and last album for Sussex, 1974's "Salt
Of The Earth," is better known, in part because of the tracks that
have been heavily sampled. Certainly, "Ashley's Roachclip" is now
considered one of the finest û and most pillaged - breakbeat cuts.
A myriad of hip hop acts, from Eric B & Rakim to LL Cool J and Run
DMC, have broken down and reconstructed the drums and brass of
this song. Written by the Soul Searchers' flautist/saxophonist,
Lloyd Pinchback, "Ashley's Roachclip" pulses with an irresistible
rhythm that just won't quit. Elements of "Blow Your Whistle," one
of the singles from their second album, have also surfaced in hip
hop tracks, including Public Enemy's "Who Stole The Soul?" "Blowà"
is a party dance bomb that hints at the go-go sound Chuck will
investigate further later in the decade. Indeed, there are
undoubtedly traces of what will become go-go in some of these
earlier recordings, including "If It Ain't Funky," which was
re-recorded by Brown for his classic 1979 album, "Bustin' Loose."
But between their second Sussex album from 1974 and the release of
"Bustin' Loose" in 1979, disco fever swept the nation. The careers
of most soul & funk acts from the 1960's and '70's were
devastated. Chuck, very much a funk man, was deeply unimpressed
with the music's flat 4/4 beat. In fact, he was known to exclaim,
"dis û got û ta û go"! Yet, against formidable odds, Brown created
an alternative to disco with go-go. In 1979, now called Chuck
Brown & the Soul Searchers, their single, "Bustin' Loose" was a
massive hit which sat at the top spot of the R&B charts for a
number of weeks.
Throughout the 1980's, Chuck continued to record and perform. And
he's still active today. Like James Brown, Chuck's age is
something of an enigma. But there is, unquestionably, a youthful
spirit and agelessness to Chuck.
James Maycock
http://www.vampisoul.com/detail_cd.asp?referencia=81
p l a y l i s t
01 blow your whistle 03:01
02 it's all in your mind 02:56
03 think 04:32
04 we the people 05:13
05 ain't it heavy 05:58
06 if it ain't funky 03:57
07 i rolled it, you hold it 04:59
08 funk to the folks 04:15
09 ashley's roachclip 05:36
10 1993 04:41
11 soul to the people 02:52
12 blowout 05:55
53:55 min
g r e e t i n g s
agw - amok - bass - bcc - bex - boss - cmg - cmc - cms - d2h
def - dh - disc0 - drum - emp - ftd - fwyh - gem - i8 - ipc
jce - jfk - jrp - just - khz - kinky - kw - lame - maem - mbs
mgc - psycz - r2r - rac - radial - rapid - rks - rtb - sb
sever - sfe - soup - sour - sq - tr - trt - ube - uc - upe
uki - xtc - yard - zi
respect to music lovers worldwide
never forget : go to the show. buy the t-shirt. order the vinyl