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Mr Bongo
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Palimpsest - "I Bet You Thought I'd Never Find You" (feat DJ Chikashi - Pacifica remix) - (9:09) 89 BPM
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MRBCD 058
15 Jan 14
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
15 Jan 14
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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361015 6194323
05 May 14
Roots/Lovers Rock
05 May 14
Roots/Lovers Rock
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MRB 7117
12 May 14
Roots/Lovers Rock
12 May 14
Roots/Lovers Rock
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361497 3411519
03 Feb 17
Roots/Lovers Rock
03 Feb 17
Roots/Lovers Rock
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361497 8339313
20 Oct 17
Roots/Lovers Rock
20 Oct 17
Roots/Lovers Rock
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361593 0852147
20 Apr 18
International
20 Apr 18
International
Review: Disco Dub Band's "For The Love of Money", a one-off collaboration between producer Davitt Sigerson and reggae musician Mike Dorane, has long been considered something of a classic by those who like their disco to come with a big dose of dub-wise flavour. Here the instrumental O'Jays cover, which originally appeared on the Movers label in 1976, is given the remix treatment by long-time fans Mr Bongo. The first track, in which Dorane's instrumental talents take centre stage, naturally comes accompanied by the frequently played Dub interpretation, a typically wild and bass-heavy affair that sounds like it was mixed "live" in one take in true Lee Perry/King Tubby style. If it's not already in your collection, it should be.
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MRB 7133
25 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul
Review: Vocally-led by child sensation, Foster Sylvers, The Sylvers family grew into their own throughout the 70s, and 1973's The Sylvers II really instilled their sound as the gold standard fo funk music. We're talking about a family of kids who were all incredible musicians, truly offering the world a heartfelt performance, whichever aesthetic they were going for. Mr Bongo has delivered the goods once again with this reissue, and we are totally stoked about the fact that we are receiving the sort of funk and soul which still has not been experienced by everyone. It is about the mystique, it is about the charm, and it's most certainly high time for some soothing soul direct from the source - oh, and check that bassline on the magnetic "Handle It". Recommended.
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MRBCD 162
01 Jun 18
Funk
01 Jun 18
Funk
Review: Foster Emerson Sylvers was a member of the Sylvers when he was just a kid, and his debut LP form 1973 preceded what the Jackson Five achieved towards the end of the decade. At the time of his self-titled debut, Sylvers was only 11 years old, and the kid from Philly already had enough elegance and panache to perform on any stage across the globe. This magnificent album, reissued by the trusted Mr Bongo, is a pleasure in every single way...for the artist's voice, for the diversity of these soul ballads, and for their irreplaceable charm. There is so much love, so much passion, and so much (true) soul across these 11 tracks - not to mention the fact that tey have been near impossible to find until now! What a corker - do not let this one slide!
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MRBCD 167
01 Jun 18
Funk
01 Jun 18
Funk
Review: First released in 1981, this classic album gets remastered and reissued by Mr Bongo. Recorded by a group of musicians led by guitarist Andy Sojka and based out of his All Ears record shop in Harlesden, En Trance put the band well ahead of the Brit-funk pack with its forward-thinking fusion of jazz-funk, disco and dub influences. The reissued version of the album includes selected cuts from the single releases "Motivation", the "Invasion" EP and of course "Dancing In Outer Space", the 1979 hit which you probably know already. Rest assured there's plenty more good steppin' where that came from...
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MRBCD 180
21 Sep 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Sep 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Spaceark spent considerable time and money recording their eponymous 1975 debut album at Sunset Sound Studio in Los Angeles, yet released it as a self-distributed, private-press LP. Because of that, this brilliant West Coast soul set has become an in-demand item amongst collectors, with original copies changing hands for vast sums online. Here, it finally gets the reissue treatment courtesy of Mr Bongo. Undeniably dreamy, poignant, warm and musically expansive, the album's ten tracks sit somewhere between Steely Dan style jazz-rock, up-tempo soul, all-action jazz-fusion, Curtis Mayfield and Al Green. It's genuinely a forgotten and overlooked gem, with the album sounding as timeless and evocative now as it did back in 1975.
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MRBCD 181
19 Oct 18
Funk
19 Oct 18
Funk
Review: Now aged 82 and still recording, Ebo Taylor is a true giant of the Ghanaian music scene whose career goes all the way back to the 1950s. Along the way he's worked with Fela Kuti and been widely sampled by hip-hop producers, and here Mr Bongo bring us four new mixes of three cuts from his 'Yen Ara' album, which was released earlier this year. Ron Trent's take on 'Krumandey' and Nick The Record's rub of 'Mumudey Mumudey' will go down well on house floors, while the Nature Flako remix of the latter and the Black Fan mix of 'Mind Your Own Business' are more geared towards specialist Afro jocks.
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MRB 12050
30 Nov 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 Nov 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Earlier this year, Mr Bongo reissued the 1975 eponymous debut album from Spaceark, an obscure rock and soul outfit from Los Angeles who operated in the years 1973-1979. 1978's sophomore effort 'Spaceark Is' is due to get the same treatment next month, but in the meantime it's the turn of his non-album single from 1975. 'Don't Stop' fuses raw funk with something of the glitz and glamour of a late 50s/early 60s ballroom and features some fine sax work as well as Ms Way's heartfelt, pleading vocal. Like the original release, it comes accompanied by a simple Instrumental.
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361593 5469029
18 Jan 19
Funk
18 Jan 19
Funk
Review: Earlier this year, Mr Bongo served up an essential reissue of "En Trance", the killer 1981 debut album by British jazz-funk pioneers Atmosfear. It's little surprise, then, to see them offering a fresh edition of one of the band's lesser-celebrated but nevertheless seriously sought-after releases: 1982 single "Xtra Special". First up is the sun-kissed mid-tempo breeziness of "Xtra Special (Dry Mix)", where Chic style guitars, cascading synthesizer lead lines and super-strong female lead vocals rise above a bubbly boogie groove. There's an altogether more spacey feel to the "Wet Mix", where stretched-out synthesizer sounds and delay-laden electronics bubble away atop a groove that amply showcases the track's killer slap bass motifs.
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361593 6659313
01 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
