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artist: Soul Sugar
album: Nothing But The Truth
label: Freestyle Records
cat: FSRCD067
year: 2009
genre: Funk
sub-genre: Funky Soul Jazz
source: Cdda
grabber: EAC
encoder: Lame 3.97
quality: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
size: 80,7 MB
link: http://www.myspace.com/soulsugar
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│tracklist.
no. time track title
01 03:36 Silver
02 05:50 Ritual
03 06:00 Play It Back
04 06:30 Nothing But The Truth
05 06:37 Minor Mood
06 04:25 Sagittarius
07 05:35 Rolling
08 05:27 Winner Funk
09 06:00 First Come
10 05:37 Isaacs
total time: 55:37 min
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│release notes.
The Hammond Organ has provided the backbone of much popular music
since it's invention 75 years ago. From gospel, blues, jazz, soul,
funk, rock and reggae. The unmistakable, gritty sound of this
groovy septuagenarian has been loved (and lets be honest, sometimes
hated) by successive generations. It might even be suggested that
the Hammond sound has nothing new to offer in the 21st century,
after so many decades as the workhorse of black music... that is
until the man behind Soul Sugar, Guillaume Metenier put together
this new collection for Freestyle Records.
Guillaume is a highly respected Parisian keyboard player whose
previous credits include The Last Poets, Emilie Simon as well as
being a long time collaborator of production maestro and trip hop
hero Kid Loco. Indeed, Kid Loco has worked together with Guillaume
on 'Nothing But The Truth' to produce the perfect mix of vintage
sounds and styles, but with a contemporary edge.
From outset of the sublime opener 'Silver', which features the
voice of Hammond legend and Guillaumes' organ tutor Dr Lonnie
Smith, this project blends, Hammond, piano, squelchy analogue
synthesisers and fresh beats and production to refresh one of black
music's most enduring genres, this is psychedelic, chilled out,
soul jazz for modern ears.
As a tribute to the Hammonds incredible legacy, Lonnie Smith's
'Play It Back' gets a loving reworking for contemporary times, as
does Jimmy Smith's 'Mellow Mood' but it is Guillaumes' deft, highly
original approach on tracks like 'Sagittarius' and 'Ritual' that
sets this collection apart from the often derivative organ sounds
so prevalent today.
Hear how a Hammond groove and a house beat can work together
beautifully like old friends on 'First Come', experience the funky
fuzz rock soundtrack feel of 'Rolling', feel the ever changing
musical soundscapes on this album, which also features drummer Yvo
Abadi (Amadou & Maryam) and percussionist Phillippe Monrose
(Brooklyn Funk Essentials) that ensures that Soul Sugars first
Freestyle Records release 'Nothing But The Truth' breaks new ground
and also keeps the organ groove re energized, fresh and relevant
for contemporary fans of top quality sounds.
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