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Upon leaving to perform at the Sundance Film Festival in January, while catching up with my weekly dose of "ass-kicking," courtesy of Jay Potts & his webcomic "World of Hurt," I was struck with a melody. It was another 2 weeks before I was actually able to sit down in front of the Fender Rhodes and work it out, and another few months before I was able to finally conceptualize the mood & direction I wanted this bass heavy diddy to go. In the end, I was pleased with the feeling that this song asked of the listener, and I think it's the perfect fit for what it is that ISAIAH "PASTOR" HURT embodies: pure ass-kicking sensibilities!! A derivitive of instrumental breaks from soundtracks past, and library music of the 60's & 70's, I chose to make this an amalgam of my influences, of both past & present, and pay homage to the feeling that Jay Potts' strip gives to me...

Check out a snippet here.

Download the full version here.

And hear what the creator has to say here.

Rounding off my memorable holiday listening is this Curtis Mayfield soundtrack from the film "Short Eyes." Now this is one depressing ass record, but considered by me, personally, one of Curtis' best I've ever hear. He really taps into some classical elements on a lot of these compositions. Short Eyes is set in an unnamed House of Detention in New York City, the prisoners of which are predominately black or Puerto Rican. One day, a new prisoner is brought in: Clark Davis, a young, middle-class white man accused of raping a young girl. His fellow prisoners immediately turn on him — pedophiles are considered the lowest form of prison life — except for Juan, one of the institution's older prisoners, who treats him with dignity. While Davis insists he doesn't remember raping the girl, he admits that he has molested several other children. Nevertheless, the case against him is weak and, unless Juan tells prison authorities about Davis' confessions to him, it is only a matter of time before he is set free. As Juan struggles with what to do, the other prisoners plan to rid themselves of Davis permanently... Curtis actually appears in the film as a prisioner performing the song "Doo Doo Wop Is Strong In Here"... The album is brought to us courtesy of Blog - O - Blog, where the really believe it's quality over quantity, so stop off and see them...

Track listing:

1. “Do Do Wap is Strong in Here”
2. “Back Against the Wall”
3. “Need Someone to Love”
4. “A Heavy Dude”
5. “Short Eyes/Freak, Freak, Free, Free, Free”
6. “Break It Down”
7. “Another Fool in Love”
8. “Father Confessor (Instrumental)”

Writer, composer, producer and editor Adrian Younge offers VINYL4GIANTS some rare insight on one of the most anticpated soundtracks of 2009, from one of the most anticipated films of 2009. We sat down with Adrian "AJ" Younge for a few minutes in between rehearsal sets for the Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra's (BDSO) world debut at the Black Dynamite Red Carpet Premeire on October 13th. Here's what he had to say...

V4G: Out of the 15+ tracks that're featured on the "Black Dynamite" soundtrack album, which of those did you find the most tedious to record, or hardest to complete?

AJ: The song Gloria (featuring vocalist Toni Scruggs) was probably the hardest to complete because the overall arrangements were changed multiple times, and the instrumentation was very, very difficult. You'll understand what I mean when you hear the track, it sounds like there's a number of things going on all at the same time. It took a couple of days just to get the cello right; also, the bass was very challenging due to the multiple movements (or soloing) within the song.

V4G: Which one of the tracks is your favorite?

AJ: My favorite song is either "Shot Me In The Heart" or "Chicago Wind." These are two of the last songs composed for the score, and artists generally tend to like the last songs that they compose; it reflects my latest compositional perspectives. My next album will be composed of very dark soul; these two tracks give insight into my future thoughts.


V4G: If readers were to listen to only one track on the album, which one would you recommend?

AJ: "Shot Me In The Heart" is the track that I would mostly recommend. This I because it is a very deep song musically, and vocally... Actually, I will make the claim that this song has the most depth on the entire album. Loren Oden (the vocalist) really took this song to the next level with his voice, and I tried my best to match his level of intensity; the live rendition of this track is really something else entirely. The combination ensues an interesting perspective on dark soul music.

V4G: Being a band leader, and first and foremost a composer & producer, which song do you look forward most to performing live, and why?

AJ: I look forward to playing the bonus track "Tears I Cry When Love Has Died" because I see it as a darker version of "Shot Me In The Heart." I love dark soul with deep emotional ties; and the groove is unimaginable. I will take a dark song over any other type of song any day. I love how the band synthesizes this feeling and plays it with serious emotion and intensity.



V4G: With Curtis Mayfield and the "Superfly" soundtrack being an obvious inspiration for the score, and barometer for the quality of work you sought out to produce, what other artists, soundtracks, and or albums did you listen to for reference?

AJ: Ennio Morricone, Barry White, Isaac Hayes, Willie Hutch, James Brown, and surprisingly enough, The Wu-Tang Clan. Wu-Tang definitely has an influence because they sampled the stuff I've always wanted to create in some form or fashion. The RZA sampled this music like a true musician, and manipulated in a way that took Hip Hop to the next level. My music is literally based on the Hip Hop "break," or "sample." Therefore, I am influenced by the break, and how the Hip-Hop producer incorporates the break.

V4G: If you could pick one person, whether it be singer, or song writer, or producer, living or dead, who would you like to work with?

AJ: Curtis Mayfield...

Vinyl4Giants would like to thank Adrian Younge for taking time out of his schedule to give us a little bit of a glimpse into what it took to make the score, and the thoughts behind its conception. The album is available for digital download through the WAXPOETICS website, as well as iTunes & Amazon on Oct. 13th, and will be in stores on the 20th. Grab it up, folks. You will not be disappointed. Back soon. Peace!!

The Black Dynamite website has put up a music section where you can preview both albums soon to be released from Wax Poetics. Alot of us collectors will notice the Library joints, but stop off and preview the original album work so you can see what I've been on about all these years... And pay close attention to "Cleaning Up The Streets" & "Chicago Wind" which are the two tracks that feature yours truly. Peace!!

Yeesh! This one is hot. Brought to us by the kind fellows over at BLAXPLOITATION PRIDE. Drop by and read the review, leave a reply, and grab up the file. You may have to re-name the file as a ".rar" also. Make sure you browse around a bit, they've got a lot of goodies. Enjoy this. I did. Peace!

1. Les Levres Rouges
2. Les Dunes D'Ostende

Enjoy!

Don't know what this is, or where it's from, or when it was released, and actually, I don't really care, but it contains one of DJ Shadow's rarest tunes: "War Is Hell." Get it here, here, here and here. Leave comments and info. Thanks. Back soon. Peace!

Well, honestly, only known to me because of two reasons, the famous Handsome Boy Modeling school sample (also featured on Dusty Fingers Vol. 10), and the famous DJ Shadow sample off of "Endtroducing." Not my rip. Canibalized for some poor chap on line. But I'm more the happy to share. Enjoy. See you soon. Peace!

Well, I'm finally back! Now, I know it's been done before, but I decided I'd take a stab at it: here's a pretty comprehensive guide to the songs featured in Kill Bill Parts 1 & 2. Actually, it's more extensive coverage of Part 1, but fuck it, I was way too tired to finish off Part 2! I figured this is a good way to start off my posts for the month. Anyways, it's divided into 3 parts, starting here, here, and here. Wanted to make the links a little more obvious, since I seemed to have been throwing a lot of my frequenters off. Back real soon. Promise. Peace!

Found this one over at "The Movement Forum." First I've ever heard of this record, but anything with Quincy Jones' name on it, is usually worth a listen, especially if it's from the early seventies. Conducted & Composed by Donny Hathaway, and Supervised by Quincy himself, it's definately a fine addition to your collection (let's not forget the amazing work J. J. Johnson did on the "Man & Boy OST" under the watchful eye of Mr. Jones). Anyways, contains a famous track that most hip-hoppers will know, "Little Ghetto Boy." Get this. Back soon. Peace!

I fell in love with this album cover the 1st time I laid eyes on it, and have been looking for it ever since. Found it on Vinyl, although it is a repress, but still beats the hell outta spending mad cash for the import CD. Anyways, if you love Bluesy, smooth, Jazz-funk by Grant Green, then this is your album. If you love emotion evoking soundtrack music in Quincy Jones vain, then this is your album. Grab it up. Back soon. Peace!

Had this one for a while, but recently saw the movie... Holy shit! It's a fuckin' trip. I highly recommend that you see it at least once in your lifetime. The animation is ill for it's time, and origin. My bandmate said it best when we said it's a stoner movie. Well, this is a mixture of different sources that I've compiled the soundtrack from. Have fun. Laters.

http://rapidshare.com/files/31296626/Quincy_Jones_
Even if you don't like Quincy Jones, his work with 1970's soundtracks alone should change that opinion with at least the listening of one or two albums at the most. One of the big ones would be "Dollars," which is what I bring to you today. Definately one of his strangest outings, very melodic, very ghostly, and very open-ended. It makes you wonder what the movie was about. If you have any doubts how good it is, one of the tracks was featured on Dusty Fingers Vol. 2, and is relitively easy to find (the actual release is not, I might add). I can't begin to tell you how important listening to that compilation is as far as experimental music is concerned. Anyways, included is the usual, except for the bullshit tunes which included Little Richard & Roberta Flack (I don't want to be a hater, I just didn't like 'em, and don't worry, you weren't missing much anyhow). So, take what you want, and want what you take. Be back soon...

http://rapidshare.com/files/31152225/Man___Boy.zip
Now this one, people, is HOT!!! Had been looking for this one for quite some time, thanks to the Dusty Fingers compilation, and I finally got it. Almost every track is sample-worthy, and to those hardcore Funk & Break finders out there, this is one you should definately own. Penned mostly by J.J. Johnson, you can distinctly hear the Qunicy Jones factor & experience in almost evey track (J.J. Johnson later went on to do the "Across 110th Street" soundtrack wth Bobby Womack). Don't let the Bill Cosby scare you away, this one is amazing...
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