Met de release van BE BLACK, BABY viert het Brown Sugar Label tevens ook haar 10-jarig bestaan. Sinds het jaar 2000 debuteert ZYX met de Rare Groove Series, „The Manifesto Of Groove“ en de Compilations, I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE.
Dit Door DE MAN, DIE HET LABEL HEEFT OPGEZET (UWE HAGER), verschijnen sinds toen, deze gevierde hoogwaardige producten.
Namen als Bobby Womack, Don Julian, Grant Green, Willie Hutch, Esther Phillips, Hank Crawford, Isaac Hayes en Johnny Pate, raken hier met hen bijdragen de spijker op de kop.
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BROWN SUGAR EST DE RETOUR AVEC SON HABITUEL COCKTAIL DE RARE GROOVE SOUL 70 QUI A FAIT SA MARQUE DE FABRIQUE, BEAU TRACKLISTING!
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Welcome back to the world of blaxploitation: a place where the wah-wah pedal is never far out of sight. A place as well, where movies are sometimes overruled by their inspired soundtracks. Most of them were either ‘private detective takes on the mob’ or ‘dealer becomes king of the pimps’. BE BLACK, BABY especially took notice of the period between 1970–1975, where the blaxploitation vibe was in full force: tight hi-hat rhythms complimented by edgy wah-wah licks, and the main theme of the song told the entire story of the film in a few minutes. Those films which produced the most innovative music, were the black alternative to the mainstream offerings. Known as ‘blaxploitation’ films, they satisfied the demand from inner-city audiences for movies made by and for blacks.
The popular highlights of this period were undeniably Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Superfly’, Isaac Hayes’ ‘Shaft’ and Roy Ayers’ ‘Coffy’. But the revival of interest in 70s culture has lead to a corresponding desire to explore more music of the blaxploitation genre, and with it the long-overdue acknowledgement of the influence of its artists on modern music.
Yeah, digging in the crates once again, this new Brown Sugar issue provides you with more special vibes from that golden era. – So shut yo mouth, sit back, and enjoy the ride !
* bonus track on vinyl only Tracklisting
01. BOBBY WOMACK – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (7:02)
02. DON JULIAN & THE LARKS – Shorty The Pimp (5:36)
03. GRANT GREEN – The Final Comedown (3:28)
04. WILLIE HUTCH – Foxy Lady (4:02)
05. CHOCOLATE MILK – Pretty Pimpin’ Willie (4:07)
06. MANDRILL – Can You Get It (Suzie Caesar) (7:09)
07. GEORGE FREEMAN – The Bump (5:11)
08. ESTHER PHILLIPS – Home Is Where The Hatred Is (3:24)
09. HANK CRAWFORD – Sugar Free (4:41)
10. RONNIE FOSTER – Chunky (4:53)
11. GRADY TATE – Be Black, Baby (3:51)
12. LITTLE BEAVER – Pretty Little Girl (4:34) *
13. ISAAC HAYES – Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile (9:05)
14. THE JOHN BETSCH SOCIETY – Song For An Untitled Lady (3:49)
15. CEDAR WALTON feat. Eddie Harris – Beyond Mobius (5:2 0)
16. JOHNNY PATE – Shaft In Africa (Addis) (3:04)
* bonus track on vinyl only
also Available as 180 gr. Vinyl
BSR 1011-1 Be Black Baby (Including 1Bonustrack)
UPC 090204772711 PC 10A