Superfly Records » Rudy https://blog.superflyrecords.com Superfly Records Mon, 28 Jun 2021 17:53:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 JONATHAN MORE (COLDCUT): SOUND MIRRORS https://blog.superflyrecords.com/guests-top-5/jonathan-more-coldcut-sound-mirrors/ https://blog.superflyrecords.com/guests-top-5/jonathan-more-coldcut-sound-mirrors/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2015 12:47:45 +0000 http://blog.superflyrecords.com/?post_type=guests_top_5&p=4154 It is now nearly thirty years since they produced together a variety of sounds, from electro clash to experimental post jazz. A wild bunch of eclectic sounds sums up Ninjatune, their trademark and label. Selectors, record producers, sound designers, thinkers, crate diggers, computer programmer Matt Black and ex-art teacher Jonathan More are veterans for too many DJ’s. For us, Jonathan selects five of his most influential tracks.

 
 

Scott Cunningham Band
Morning Madness (Black Horse Records – 4239)

Scott Cunningham Band - Morning Madness


 

« Wonderful jazz dancer, a privately pressed 7 inch with four great tracks. »
 

Advanced Workers With The Anti-Imperialist Singers
You Was Dancin Need To Be Marchin So You Can Dance Some More Later On/Better Red Let Others Be Dead (People’s War – JPU-1001)

The Advanced Workers With The Anti Imperialist Singers - You Was Dancin Need To Be Marchin So You Can Dance Some More Later On - Peoples War Records 7"


 

« Possibly one of the best named tunes an oddball activist disco 7” from the 70’s? Featuring Amiri Baraka on Rap/Vocals. Amiri Baraka was a guest on our Coldcut ‘Sound Mirrors’ album with the track “Boogie Man”. »
 

Loose Joints
Pop Your Funk (West End Records – WES 1228DJ)

Loose Joints - Pop Your Funk - Vocal


 

« Incredibly hipster now – Arthur Russell’s vocal version of “Pop Your Funk” cleared many a dance floor for me back in the late 80’s early 90’s… This came with a hand silk screened sleeve & was only released as promo 7” on West End Records. I found this on a trip to New York in the mid 80’s. »
 

Rudy Norman
Harmony / Back To The Streets (New Day Records – RBN-80 SRL1577)

Rudy Norman - Back To The Streets


 

« Rather overlooked odd soul rock jazz tune with a real homemade feel… »
 

Rolf Liebermann, George Gruntz
Les Echanges (Turicaphon)

Rolf Liebermann - Les Echanges 7"


 

« Crazy slice of early sampling – machines play latin on this 7” with a cool illustrated gatefold sleeve this was sampled by Cornelius ! Rolf Liebermann composed this for the Swiss Expo (National exhibition) in 1964. Scored for 156 machines – amongst which one can find 16 typewriters, 18 calculator machines, 8 accounting machines, 12 office perforators, 10 caisses enregistreuses, 8 humidificateurs-colleurs, 8 tele-scripteurs, 2 metronomes, 4 bells of signalisation, 2 entrance door gongs, 10 klaxons, 16 telephones… »

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