I came across to this video of Paul Dateh and DJ Inka One mixing violin music with rap (and other stuff). It seems like a worn out idea from the 90's but I liked it...especially The Roots part of the mix.

MP3 of the mix seems to be available for download on Paul Dateh's MySpace. Go get it!

Off Track Vol. 1 promo 7"

I've had this 7" promo of the Kon and Amir compilation Off Track Vol. 1 released by BBE Records for a while and today I had time and willpower to rip some vinyl on my HD so I decided to post both sides of the single. Enjoy!

Matthew L. Cassell - Heaven [320 kbps, zShare]

The Black Souls - Baki Mutane Nakuka (Black People Crying) [320 kbps, zShare]

EDIT: The name of BBE Records is an abbreviation of Barely Breaking Even which is a monster of a song by Universal Robot Band. I'm aware that you all knew this but I just love the song so here it is.

Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even [320 kbps, zShare]

Breakwater - Say You Love Me Girl

Just a quick post before I head out for a road trip/boat trip. Say You Love Me Girl is a certified banger from Breakwater. The song appears on the band's second album Splashdown (1980).

The song was also released on a 12" single. A weird fact about the single: it was released five years after the album was released. The b-side features No Limit and Work It Out, both great songs from Breakwater's first album.

Breakwater - Say You Love Me Girl [320 kbps, zShare]

Lew Kirton - Talk To Me

Smooth, smooth soul from Lew Kirton. For some reason he remains underrated though the man has an amazing voice and a mellow style. Well, the song is one of my all time favourite jams anyway.

Kirton recorded a nice album Heaven In The Afternoon (1980) for T.K. Disco Records and then moved to New York and recorded Talk To Me in 1983 for Believe In A Dream Records. The album has also other great cuts on it, Just Can't Get Enough to name one.

Lew Kirton - Talk To Me [320 kbps, DivShare]

Billy Paul - How Good Is Your Game

Billy Paul is best known for his song Me & Mrs. Jones. In 1972 the song topped both the R&B and pop charts. Otherwise his commercial success was rather modest but he recorded some amazing songs during his career under Philadelphia International Records mostly produced by Gamble & Huff.

How Good Is Your Game appears on Billy Paul's album Let 'Em In (1976). The album as a whole is pretty mediocre but How Good Is Your Game that was also released as a single stands out clearly. It's a solid P.I.R. style song worth checking out.

Billy Paul - How Good Is Your Game [320 kbps, zShare]

Work To Do - The Isley Brothers

During the past few weeks I've been working my ass of so I decided to share a true blue-collar anthem Work To Do by The Isley Brothers. The song appers on Brother, Brother, Brother. The LP was released in 1972 by T-Neck Records which was owned by the brothers themselves. The album has a lot of cover songs on it among others a wonderful version of Carole King's It's Too Late but Work To Do is their own composition. Average White Band hit big with the song a couple of years later.

The Isley Brothers - Work To Do [320 kbps, zShare]

EDIT: I added a nice True Beatz version of the song. It was released by G.A.M.M. in 2005. I believe it's Q-Tip who's spitting on the track but I'm only 95 % sure so please, correct me if I'm wrong.

True Beatz - The Workout [320 kbps, zShare]

Keni Burke - Let Somebody Love You

Though Risin' To The Top is a great song it doesn't make a lot of sense to post it cause it's all over the place anyhow and it's been sampled by everyone and their moms. Instead I would like to share another great song by Keni Burke.

Let Somebody Love You is a wonderful uptempo song released on an album You're The Best and on a 12" single. The album came out in 1981 just before his best-seller Changes. In my opinion You're The Best ranks higher than Changes. It's a fine combination of mellow soulful instrumentation and utempo tracks...Keni Burke at his best. If you're into Leroy Hutson, Webster Lewis or Billy Preston you'll most likely love this.

Keni Burke - Let Somebody Love You [320 kbps, zShare]