Slipping through the cracks of infinite timelines, Man from the Future just can't put his past behind him. His journey can be filed as a score for breaking the space-time continuum as written by the Polyrhythmics releasing their sixth full-length studio release coming out on Color Red on May 8, 2020. Continuing the band’s exploration across genre and stylistic lines, Man from the Future documents them at their most evocative and cinematic yet.
Spurring particles from their previous LP Caldera, Man from the Future rises out of the ravine to tell a tale that paints vivid stories that bridge the gap between the past, present, and future tying them together on one plane. That imagery alone plays into the writing process behind the album. Reflecting Caldera, there is music featuring and authored by each member of the band on this record. With tunes penned by each of the eight members of the ensemble, each paints their own account with the Man from the Future and etches their mark in the continuum. Also much like Caldera, the music for Man from the Future was composed at a mountain retreat, this time in the Mysty Mountain Properties alongside the Skykomish River in Barring, WA. During their stay at this ranch compound, the band got snowed in, hunkered down, and spent the 72 hours running grooves and melding ideas together. “Time was not an issue,” explains drummer Grant Schroff.

Jazzy Sport 也是个山寨..

Groovy version of the Shaft soundtrack, played by the obscure studio group Soul Mann & The Brothers (who are actually led by Sy Mann). The set includes the best cuts from the score, like "Walk From Regio's", "Café Regio's", "Theme From Shaft", and "Bumpy's Lament". Not totally Isaac Hayes, but with some nice grooves -- and a goofy simulation cover! (French pressing on Musidisc. Cover has some staining, a small name in pen, and an unglued bottom seam.)

Japanese exclusive reissue of the Philly soul/dance act's second & final album for Arista, originally released in 1980. Eight tracks including, 'Say You Love Me Girl'.

Glenn Jones is an American R&B/soul singer.

底特律jazz-funk滄海拾遺 -- "The Lyman Woodard Organization - Saturday Night Special"
美國底特律爵士鍵盤手 -- Lyman Woodard
這人你可能未曾聽過, 但他卻是美國底特律很低調卻不可忽略的音樂人之一.
Lyman Woodard最早曾在1960年代為Motown的靈魂樂女子團體Martha and the Vandellas擔任音樂監製, 所以你能在他的音樂裡聽到濃濃的靈魂氣息.
值得一提的是, 後來Lyman和鼓手Melvin Davis以及吉他手Dennis Coffy合組過三人樂團, 然後以Dennis Coffy個人名義在1967年發了張專輯《Hair And Thangs》, 如果你聽過Dennis Coffy的funk breaks, 那你應該也能猜想到Lyman的音樂也同樣funky. 當你聽見他的soulful電風琴音，是否也會讓你聯想到Jimmy Smith或Lonnie Smith一掛的靈魂爵士樂手？
Lyman持續在各處磨練打滾, 直至1975年, 才以”The Lyman Woodard Organization”的名義在底特律在地音樂廠牌Strata Records(一個你絕對要記住的老廠牌)發表他的首張專輯"Saturday Night Special". 對我而言, 這卻是jazz funk史上最精彩的作品之一 , 但因為當年沒被重視, 而成了現在的rare groove遺產(而且他的作品真的有夠少). Lyman Woodard用很jazzy的語彙,很funky的電風琴音詮釋出屬於70年代的funk soul groove.
Joy Road是底特律的一條主要街道, 但這首同名曲“Joy Road”所展露的氣息卻與名字給人的印象相差甚遠. 在緩慢,悠揚而略帶憂鬱的saxephone與organ靈魂音符中, 卻充滿一股鼻酸且哀愁的氣味. 難道這是Lyman Woodard在對Detroit這昔日工業大城在當時經濟成長同時, 伴隨而來的犯罪陰暗面(金錢遊戲、毒品、槍枝、幫派...)所表達的一種反諷? (看看唱片封面的黑白鈔票與剪影)

Drums, Vocals - Leonard King
Electric Piano, Organ, Mellotron - Lyman Woodard
Guitar, Bass - Ron English
Percussion - Bud Spangler , Lo renzo Brown
Saxophone [Alto] - Norma Bell
Triangle - Charles Moore

A Taste of Honey was an American recording act, formed in 1971 by associates Janice–Marie Johnson and Perry Kibble. In 1978, they had one of the best known chart-toppers of the disco era, "Boogie Oogie Oogie". After their popularity waned during the 1980s, Johnson went on to record as a solo artist and released the album One Taste of Honey which produced numerous minor hits. In 2004, Hazel Payne and Janice–Marie Johnson reunited for the first time in over 20 years to perform on the PBS specials Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion and My Music: Funky Soul Superstars.