Parliament/Funkadelic, Can, The J.B's, The Meters, Sly and the Family Stone, Bootsy, Billy'Bass'Nelson, Larry Graham, Eddie Hazel, Carol Kaye, Lots of Hip Hop - Ultramagnetic M.C's, Grandmaster, De La Soul, Pharcyde, all things Wu-Tang, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Young M.C, Gang Starr and loads more too many to mention. Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, John Mclaughlin, Loadsa Soul - Staple Singers, Barry White, Love Unlimited, Chic, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, all things Stax and Northern Soul - o.d'd on this shit over the years, so too much to mention! What more can I say, missed out so many lost greats (Kaptain Kopter or Aphrodites Child - anybody?). Oh, can't forget the Wailers, Lee'Scratch'Perry, Toots and the Maytals. Sh*t lets just say all the greats known and unknown soulful and groove heavy! I am a bass player after all!
Other stuff I missed out - Joanna Newsom, E.S.G, Kool Keith, Chromeo, Dr.John, Led Zep, Marvin Gaye, Acetone, Al Green, Herbie Flowers, 13th Floor Elevators, Danny Thompson, Aretha, The Band, Serge Gainsbourg, Big Star, Bill Withers, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Donny Hathaway, War, Fred Neil, Tim Buckley, Mazzy Star, The Stooges, John Barry, Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, Johnny Cash, The Velvets, Lou Reed, N.W.A, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, The Roots, Roots Manuva, Talking Heads, The Temptations, Mancini, Kings of Leon, Sigur ros, Television, Devendra Banhart, Arcade Fire, Bonnie' Prince' Billy, Duke Garwood, Elvis!
It's bin a long, long time but life does get in the way! Massive apologies to anyone awaiting replies from messages sent and ignored! Posted some new tunes, hope u like em'. My original blog can now be found with other ramblings if ur interested. Can't promise to do any better keeping this thing updated regularly but will try!....promises, promises!
Also anyone who made a request to be added as a friend since november will have to send new request as they all got deleted - sorry!! On a different note gigs were amazing, recording underway(nearly finished), U.S.A nearly here, festivals in the summer - C u around - Best wishes - Si Jones
hello SI.....ofourse i was talking about the sugar hill gang riff....instead of the rappers delight riff.....anyway best wishes again..... and can't stop listening to love is noise....what a beautiful song!!
your one of the greatest bass player's in the world' Life's an Ocean' So it Goes' Gravity Grave some of the greatest riffs ever' i love the verve thank fuck your back.
SI....is it true that u jammed w/ the Gorillaz? That must've been f*ckin wild man. When did u do that? Anyways....get back to St. Andrews Hall in Detroit!!! Both '95 and '97 were spectacular. Blew the cobwebs out my mind! Amazing sounds u lads put out there.CHEERS, Bud.
Thanks for adding me! This picture was taken by me during one the best nights of my life; thanks so much for all you do to enrich the lives of us meandering souls.
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