Competition time! The first person to correctly answer these two questions will receive a free 7 day rapidshare account.

Which one of these 5 artists did not cover the song "feeling good", and which was the original artist to write and perform the song?

Charles McPherson & Pat Bowie
Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Nina Simone
Dizzy Gillespie
Lynn Marino

In the late 50s -early 60s, art blackey's Jazz Messangers had a host of tenor players who sat in,with some of them sticking around for only an album or two. Which of the following tenor players was never in the jazz messangers?

Hank Mobley
Wayne Shorter
Joe Henderson
Benny Golson

Guess as many times as you want, good luck, winner will be announced Saturday 11pm GST

TheFifthMicrophone

Due to a large harddisk failure, TheFifthMicrophone has lost alot of sought-after music to upload, however we are working on continuing to update this blog. Here is a bootleg vinyl of great rare breaks (for those wondering, the last sample is a cut from "Daydream" by Gunter Kallmann Chorus:

Various- Beyond The Valley Of The Superbeats

Label: Grand Gruyere Recordings Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Jazz Style: Soul-Jazz, Breaks, Jazz-Rock Notes: Bootleg

http://rapidshare.com/files/183791526/Superbeats.rar

Tracklisting:

A1	Fear Machine	Strings Of Fear
A2	African Voodoo	African Pop Session
A3	Babygravy	High Snobriety
A4	Bob Azzam	Rain Rain Go Away
A5	Archie Whitewater	Cross Country
B1	Millenium	Prelude
B2	John Cameron	Hobo Strut
B3	Electroid 2000	Moogsters Revenge
B4	Tonio Rubio	Bass In Action No.7 (Vocal Version)
B5	Air	Mr. Man
B6	Various	Bonus Skit

Madvillainy 2 - The Madlib remix

Hip hop, since its inception, has been breathing new life into used musical ideas, and the most obvious route it takes in doing this is audio sampling.

Some producers sample music listeners will recognize from pop radio, but Madlib specializes in turning ears on to music that didn't have much attention to begin with--looping beats from the unheard and unsampled LPs filling dusty milk crates everywhere.

Madlib is up to his usual tricks these days, but he's taking on a big project: reworking his most critically acclaimed album, Madvillainy.

Let's clear the air; this album is a lot more like remodeling than remixing. For the most part, MF DOOM's lyrics have remained in tact; they're the frame Madlib worked around to recontextualize the album.

What was once the laid back and smokey "Figaro" has been renamed "No Brain," and given a faster tempo with a 60s soul backing track. Even MF DOOM's vocals are from a different and more forceful recording take. These subtleties are what really make this LP seem new to anyone familiar with the original.

The off-kilter "Shadows of Tomorrow" was changed into "Light of the Past," and mixed with a beat that matches the lyrics in terms of left field obscurity.

It's sad to see some beats go. For example, the backing tracks to "Meat Grinder," "Curls," and "Strange Ways" are part of what made the original so great. However, Madlib doesn't change the tracks without finding beats that are sufficient and thought-provoking. Some songs like "America's Most Blunted" don't make the cut onto Madvillainy 2, and all of the original instrumentals are replaced with new ones.

It's a ballsy move, but Madlib probably knows any alteration of Madvillainy is bound to bring both praise and disdain. Besides, the latter is only a reaction that will come from fans who have heard the original, because this remix--without a doubt--could work as an enjoyable introduction to Madvillain, too.

The beats are new, but what's important is the original LP's ideas have stayed the same: very few choruses, shorter songs, jazz-influenced beats, obscure verbal samples, and the overall feel of a mixtape. It's a format that isn't very radio-friendly, but it still managed to receive praise from numerous music magazines and websites.

In the larger scheme of things, Madvillainy hasn't exactly changed things. However, the LP's mainstream attention should get producers and MCs thinking about treating hip hop like an art form again, and work toward breaking away from the song structures and lyrical themes plaguing the genre today.

Tracklist:

1. "Pow! (Intro)"
2. "No Brain"
3. "Pearls"
4. "Light of the Past"
5. "Boulder Holder"
6. "Borrowed Time"
7. "Space Ho's Coast to Coast"
8. "Invazion (Interlude)"
9. "Drainos"
10. "Fire in the Hole"
11. "Heat Niner"
12. "Monkey Suit"
13. "Fluid (Instrumental)"
14. "Can't Reform Em"
15. "Redd Spot (Interlude)"
16. "Running Around With Another"
17. "Butter King Jewels"
18. "Sermon"
19. "Roller Coaster Riders (Instrumental)"
20. "3.214"
21. "Confucius Spot (Interlude)"
22. "Never Go Pop"
23. "Savage Beast (Instrumental)"
24. "Cold One"
25. "Cold One (Reprise)"

http://rapidshare.com/files/183708938/Madvillain_-_Madvillainy_2_The_Madlib_Remix.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/183791507/Madvillain_-_Madvillainy_2_The_Madlib_Remix.part2.rar

Soul Reservation - an obscure collection of funk & soul breaks compiled by the Fifth Microphone

Time for another solid mixtape. Lots of hard to find original samples, some of which will make you grin. Enjoy these gems.

Tracklisting:
Concrete Reservation - Syl Johnson
Gotta be Funky - Monk Higgins
Worldwide - Allen Toussaint
Before the Night is over - Joe Simon
Why Can't there be Love - Dee Edwards
Between the Lines - Charles Whitehead
Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler
Don't Let Up - Olympic Runners
Cold Feet - Albert King
Don't be Surprised - Lynn Williams
Wayward Dream - Annette Poindexter & Pieces of Peace
You Know How to Love Me - Phyllis Hyman
Is It Love - Larry Graham & Central Station
Wondering - Betty Everett

http://rapidshare.com/files/182864867/Soul_Reservation.rar

Wee - You can fly on my aeroplane

The second in a trilogy of Columbus, Ohio soul albums to be issued on Numero’s Asterisk imprint comes from the twisted pen and mind of Norman Whiteside. His lone album, under the pseudonym Wee, is firmly ensconced in Innervisions-era Stevie Wonder, with nary a trace of his work as a writer for Bill Moss’ Capsoul label a few years prior. Smooth, sexy, and synthy, You Can Fly On My Aeroplane is a peerless sprawling psychedelic soul concept album; full of ‘70s excess and cocaine charm. Guitar phase, strong synth and slippery bass push Whiteside’s distinct tenor (and even stranger falsetto) afloat. It’s a rather fat reissue, too, including more "pheromone funk" outtakes and alternates than true album tracks. The original nine song LP has been expanded to nineteen, including seven previously unreleased panty soakers. Lovers rejoice.

1 - You Can Fly On My Aeroplane

2 - Leavin' You Alone

3 - Put It In Real Good

4 - Alone (Reprise)

5 - I'm All Changed

6 - Alone

7 - Find Me, Love Me

8 - Try Me

9 - Aeroplane (Reprise)

10 - Try Me (45 Version)

11 - Teach Me How

12 - Stay

13 - I Want To Show you

14 - Trying To Tell You How I Feel

15 - I Luv You

16 - We Could Get It Together

17 - Do You Know

18 - I Don't Know About You

19 - I Think I'm In Love With You

20 - I'm All Changed

http://rapidshare.com/files/157870929/you_can_fly_on_my_aeroplane.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/157881642/you_can_fly_on_my_aeroplane.part2.rar

living in the streets vol 2: more wah wah jazz, funky soul, and other dirty grooves

Another stellar collection of rare funky grooves! The compilation features a brilliant batch of tracks from the 70s; mostly underground soul, jazz, and funk tunes that have yet to appear on reissues, chosen by UK DJ Dean Rudland, with a feel that's as righteous and progressive as the title might imply. There's lots of gems on here that were only ever issued on 45s, or on the kinds of rare LPs that cost in the $100 range, if and when you could find them! Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

1. Don't Let It Go to Your Head - Katie Love and The Four Shades Of Black
2. I Can't Stand It - Brenda George
3. Afro Texas - Letta Mbulu
4. Kicking Back, Pts. 1 & 2 - Joe Houston
5. Theme from The Men - Joe Bataan
6. Sleep Talk - King Errisson
7. Love Potion-Cheeba-Cheeba - The Mighty Tom Cats with Ann Winley
8. Mucho Macho - Macho
9. I Must Be Doing Something Right - Irene Reid
10. Return of the Prodigal Son - Byrdie Green
11. Fever - Sharon Cash
12. Kissing My Love - Spanky Wilson
13. And When I Die - Queen Esther Marrow
14. Where Will You Run - Walter Hawkins and Selah
15. Harrambee (based on the 'Bwala Dance' from African Sanctus) - Jambo
16. Africa - Preston Epps

http://rapidshare.com/files/157871119/living_in_the_streets_2.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/157871138/living_in_the_streets_2.part2.rar

Memphis 70 - The city's funk & soul in the decade after Otis

The death of Otis Redding in late 1967 was a watershed in the sound of Memphis soul. He had been the figurehead and defining figure as Stax had taken a distinctly gritty take on soul to the top of the US charts. "Memphis 70" shows what happened next as local musicians emerged from Otis' shadow and created new and exhilarating sounds. In typical FifthMicrophone style we take the road less travelled to bring a selection of sought-after rarities and unreleased gems that perfectly reflect the era. This is soul music for the true connoisseur.

Tracklisting:

1. Mississippi Mud - Smithstonian

2. I Can't Tell No Difference - David Porter

3. Two Paces Ahead Of Love - Willie Walker

4. Pullin' - Minits

5. Strange Things - Art Jerry Miller

6. Shake - Ovations

7. No Ending - Stacy Lane

8. Tip Toeing - Alvin Cash

9. It's Bump Time - Gene 'Bowlegs' Miller

10. Blackrock Yeah Yeah - Blackrock

11. Keep The Faith - Mel & Tim

12. Who's Been Warming My Oven - Sir Walter

13. Come What May - John Gary Williams

14. Watchdog - Barbara & The Browns

15. Way Of Me - Kannon

16. Don't Boom Boom - Lillian Hale

17. Take A Giant Step - LaCleve Milon

18. Papa Killed A Chicken -Willie Toliver

19. Hard Times - Cee, Billy & Freedom Express

20. Dig It (She's In The Groove) - Optimistics

http://rapidshare.com/files/118848536/memphis_70.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/118737119/memphis_70.part2.rar

The Drop Vol 1.: Soul Jazz Breaks Compiled by TheFifthMicrophone

Tracklisting:

Streetwwalker - Jan Akkerman
I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby - Kellee Patterson
Slick Cat - Joe Pass & Carol Kaye
Sunshine Star - Open Sky Unit
Look Alike - Bob James
Second To None - Atlantic Starr
Try To Get Next To You - Arnold Blair
Spend It On Love - Side Effect
Thunderkiss - Toshiyuki Honda
Hula Rock - Lew Howard & All Stars
I Feel So At Home - Michael Wylie
Midnight Lovers - Passion
Silly Wasn't I - Valerie Simpson
The Klan - Gil Scott-Heron
Feelin' Good - Lynn Marino
Ninety-Nine and One Half - Fever Tree
Und Schön Ist Die Fahrt - Volker Kriegel
You're Gonna Make It - The Festivals
What's Your World - Leon Ware
Mister Bass Man - The Fatback Band
A Few More Kisses To Go - Isaac Hayes
We Almost Lost Detroit - Gil Scott-Heron
Unwanted Company - Jeannie Reynolds
School Boy Crush - Average White Band
Jungle Kitten - Manfredo Fest
Lovely Lady - Vernon Burch
Stop Me From Starting This Feeling - Lou Rawls

http://rapidshare.com/files/124730772/the_drop_vol_1.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/124730774/the_drop_vol_1.part2.rar

Kon & Amir present Off Track Vol. 2: Queens

As with their previous collection Off Track Vol. 1: Bronx, don’t be concerned that you might not recognise many of the artists, just trust these DJs. And if the Bronx was hot, you’ll want to get the next train to Queens. Kon’s cramed his disc with 11 pre-house disco soul monsters that’ll force you to get your plastic out to book up for the next Southport Weekender whatever the state of the credit crunch. His tracks really represent the farthest reaches of the underground scene of the 70s and some of which are augmented with some edit work to expand the grooves. Amir takes CD2 in a totally different but absolutely dance orientated direction. Now if Queen’s is as African as Amir’s CD, this Borough is a whole melting pot of sounds from the mother continent with diversions via Jamaica, Brazil and big Afro-Cuban beats. All of them are great, and very different than the usual bag of material that ever gets reissued.

Tracklisting

Kon’s Selection

1 Angelo Tinsley — Get Down With Me

2 Wood Brass And Steel Band — Long Live Music (Kon’s Edit)

3 The Fabulous Conti Family — You’ve Got Me Goin’ Baby (Kon’s Edit)

4 Venise — Don’t Think About It (Kon’s Live Edit)

5 Sweet Touch — Live It Up (Kon’s Dub Re-touch)

6 Jay W McGhee — Turn Me On (12” Version)

7 Terry Nova — Push With Size (Kon’s Live Edit)

8 Phillip And Lloyd — Keep On Moving

9 Reflections — Reflex

10 Eddie Benitez — We Are The Ones (Somos)

11 Sparkle — Let Yourself Go (Kon’s Edit)

Amir’s Selection

1 Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus — Boma Yeah

2 Bentho Gustave Titou & L’International Poly-Rythmo — Agnon Djidjo

3 Pedro Gnonnas Et Ses Panchos — Okpo Videa Bossouo

4 Black Truth Rhythm Band — Save D Musician

5 Honore Avolonte Et L’Orchestre Black Santiago — Assounon Dje Dokoli

6 Theodora Ifudu — Hello There

7 Abacothozi — Theme Maboneng

8 Bentho Gustave Titou L’orchestre Poly-Rythmo — I Ya Me Dji Kibi Ni

9 Super Boire Band — Samba

10 Earl Rodney — Midnight Man

11 William Onyeabor — Something You’ll Never Forget

12 Orchestre Black Dragons De Porto-Novo Dahomey — E Sa F’aiye

Bonus selections

1 Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance of Aba - Je Nr'okan

2 Kapingbdi - Wrong Curfew Walk

3 Trama - Straigt Groove

4 Kapingbdi - Kapingbdi

5 Orchestre Black Dragon de Porto - Novo Dahomey - Se Djro

6 Bob Brault Org. - Bilboquet

http://rapidshare.com/files/122493414/off_track_vol_2.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/122493427/off_track_vol_2.part2.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/122493418/off_track_vol_2.part3.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/122493417/off_track_vol_2.part4.rar

Soul Breaks Vol 1. - 19 soulful breaks, grooves, and samples compiled by TheFifthMicrophone

Tracklist:
1. The Rill Thing (Excerpt) - Little Richard
2. Put Your Weight On It - Filmore Street Soul Rebellion
3. It's So Different Here - Rachel Sweet
4. Ocean Of Thoughts and Dreams - The Dramatics
5. I Believe To My Soul - Juniour Mance
6. I Get High (On Your Memory) - Freda Payne
7. We've Only Just Begun - O'Donnell Levy
8. Got To Go - Damn
9. Let The Dollar Circulate - Billy Paul
10. Wenn Der Urlaub Kommt - Manfred Krug
11. Bubble Gum - The 9th Creation
12. Brothers & Sisters - Unknown
13. Carry On - Bobby Caldwell
14. Stares And Whispers - Freda Payne
15. Loving's What We Should Do - Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens Band
16. Belle De Jour - Saint Tropez
17. Signal Your Intentions - Hodges, James, & Smith
18. Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song) - Chic
19. Deliverance - Space

http://rapidshare.com/files/121594807/SOUL_BREAKS.rar

Supafunkanova - Badass Funk Classics from the Disco Boogie Era Compiled by DJs Joey Negro And Sean P

What an incredible dose of boogie ghetto-style funk jams and spacey soul grooves from the original backstreet 12's! This 2 disc compilation is filled with fat basslines, funky drums, squelching synths and floor shaking rare groovers from the late 70s and early 80s. Joey Negro and Sean P are master compilers of rare funk & soul, and Supafunkanova is right up there with their best work. Totally incredible stuff from those magic years when the sophisticated sheen of the disco era was being combined with the grittier funk of earlier years.

Disc: 1
1. Silver Lining - Silver Lining
2. Funky Nassau - Munnings, Ray
3. Study - Gaymon, J. Gayle
4. Funk Affair - Standing Room Only
5. Tighten It Up - BLT
6. Bottom Line - South Bronx
7. Got The Feelin' - Hypertension (1)
8. Love Begins With You - Foreal People
9. Good Feeling - Pike
10. Powerfunk - Powerband
11. Freak Unique - Natures Creation

Disc: 2
1. Release - Expressions (3)
2. I'm The One - Pharr, Marcia
3. West Coast Drive - VIP Connection
4. Party Is The Solution - Beck, Floyd
5. Hang With Gang - Backlash (3)
6. Clap Song - Pied Pier Of Funkingham
7. Welcome Home - Legacy (1)
8. Trouble Man - Cole, Jackie
9. Reach Out (And Touch Someone) - Leprechaun
10. Feel The Beat - Adams, Johnny
11. Gigolette - Jahneen

http://rapidshare.com/files/115138795/supafunkanova.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115093478/supafunkanova.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/115138859/supafunkanova.part3.rar

Julius Brockington - Sophisticated Funk

"As the music spectrum revolves around the world, colors brighten. Turning and circling, warmth increases as the communications increase. Sesitivity and attraction to the human ear is important to those who have a genuine appreciation for music. The organ is one instrument which is used to emcompass you - the everyday people. Sit back, relax with a glass of wine, and hear what is meant by "Sophisticated Funk"."
-Dede Dabney
R&B Editor of record world magazine

Julius brockington was an early 70s figure who not only cut some wild keyboard funk, but was also head of the A & R Department for Perceptions Today Records in New York City. "Sophisticated Funk" is the first of three albums from this proficient musician.

Tracklisting:
1) Let`s Stay Together
2) Rock Steady
3) Since I Fell For You
4) Cold Water
5) If You Really Love Me
6) Old Fashion Love Song
7) Got To Be There
8) Do You Thing

http://rapidshare.com/files/102356665/sophisticated_funk.rar

The Brockingtons - The Brockingtons

Before doing a fair bit of gospel work in later years, Julius Brockington released an extremely rare early 70s soul / funk album featuring his side group and arrangements by a young Patrick Adams (later of P&P etc). Eight good tracks with a range from smoochers to dancefloor groovers.

Tracklisting:
1) Never Forget Where You Came From
2) Love World
3) Smackwater Jack
4) Jeremiah
5) Please Come Back
6) Eye Doctor
7) Natural Woman
8) I Just got To Know
9) Pretty Thing

http://rapidshare.com/files/102360190/the_brockingtons.rar

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