Jas: Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals, Talk Box, Weird Chats and Computer wank
Angie Cervantes: Lead and Backing Vocals, Band Introducer and Sex Symbol.
Miquel Ferrer: Drums, Shouts, Smiles and Sex Cymbals.
David Elorriaga: Bass Guitar, Impossible Foot Switches and Crazy Fast Driving.
JoseFunko: Guitars and THE Chicken Grease
Raúl Marques: Perfect Trumpet, Backing Vocals and Human GPS.
Jessi Estévez: Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Backing Vocals and Genuine Beauty.
Marcos Monge: Jazzy Saxyphone, mushrooms stories and Good Vibes.
For our first gigs we've been honoured enough to count with a very special guest we don't really deserve:
XANTONÉ BLACQ on Lead Vocals, Talk Box and Stage presence lessons.
And now we're proud to share the stage with the incredible voice of ANGIE CERVANTES. Don't miss her if you have the chance of coming to see us. She rocks!
Influences
Prince, Stevie Wonder, Lewis Taylor, Zapp, Marvin Gaye, D'Angelo, James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Dean Brown, Erykah Badu, David Bowie, Sly & The Family Stone, Bill Evans, Graham Central Station, Van Hunt, Jimi Hendrix, Jon B, Alexander O'Neal, Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Kool & The Gang, Greazy Meal, The Bee Gees, The Isley Brothers, Jamiroquai, Rahsaan Patterson, The Beatles, Ricky Peterson, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Jeff Buckley, Jamie Lidell, Earth Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Sheryl Crow, Spinetta, Hiromi, Sting, Teddy Riley, Eric Clapton, Duke Ellington, Fito Páez, Martín Buscaglia
Soul Vigilantes is a worldwide modern soul project leaded by spanish composer, arranger and producer Jose "Jas" Álvarez.
The project started in 2004 with the song Shy released as a 12" maxi-single on its first incarnation accompanied with a great Greg Gauthier & Tony L remix. Shy has been licensed for lots of compilations and has got impressive reviews. Since then Jose has been busy with his daytime job related with music for commercials and other many different productions, but he found the time for composing - with the help in lyrics on 3 tracks from the very talented Free Radicals' Mike Stanley - and arranging the songs included in "Background Noise", with Señorlobo and Bruno Muñoz production advice - the Lovemonk crew - and a lot of people involved in the project.
Jose’s stuff inmediately attracted the interest of many great musicians and singers so easily a great cast could be involved in the album.
Xan Blacq’s velvet voice is the lead in four songs in the album. The Nigerian singer based in London is a rising star in the soul scene, Xan’s voice reminds of the best classic vocalists (Stevie, Marvin, Curtis,... you name it). The rest of the singers are not less amazing: Aqeel, from LA, is a hip hop and soul vocalist with a superclassy voice rooted in the best of Motown and of course Marvin Gaye; Jocelyn Medina is a NY jazz singer with an unique voice texture, sometimes reminding of Esther Phillips; Concha Buika is probably the most complete voice in Spain, her skills move from Jazz to Copla Flamenca and all things funk, she has collaborated with the major actors of the discerning dancefloors, from Trüby Trio to Ralf Gum; And closing the album the surprising voice of the new funky “La Lupe”, afro spanish funk sister Mayka Edjole, from The Sweet Vandals. Apart from these incredible vocalists, a couple of the tracks in the album feature lead vocal and lead Talk Box by Jas himself.
The album also counts with great performers. An amazing all star horns section with Raul Marques from Portugal playing trumpet, Mandela from Cuba blowing Trombone and Rubén Morán playing Sax. Martín Buscaglia helps with bass and guitars. Yelsy Heredia from Cuba performs some bass parts too. Alex Maldonado apart from writing one of the funkiest tunes in the album - ‘Under Water’ - also plays guitars on a couple of songs; Miquel Ferrer, Speak Low’s Pax and Borja Barrueta playing drums. Even Rubén “Watch TV” García, adds some of his infamous programming to a couple of tracks.
The album was mixed by Toni Economides, part of Da Lata and engineer behind Bugz In The Attic, Phil Asher, Reel People, Seiji and many many more.
Artwork was made by Mike Davis of the infamous Burlesque studio in California.
Background Noise is a fabulous Soul trip, walking on the good side of funk, with influences ranging from Prince, Steely Dan or Zapp to Earth Wind & Fire, D’Angelo, Chic or James Brown.
Several remixes by great producers as Elektrons, SImbad, Pilooski and TM Juke among others have been released in vinyl. As purchasing the CD and vinyl might be a little tricky these days, all the releases can be found on most digital music stores like iTunes or traxsource, where you can even buy the vinyls' wavs to enjoy the full original sound experience.
keep spreading good and amazing sounds! Funky Seventy thanks ahead of time... by Spreading the its Funk&Soul... Peace... Hugs Funky Greetings www.cdbaby.com/cd/funkyseventy
Thanks for friendship, Amazing tunes, I like your stuff. Keep it funky. join to the swinging with us. Hugs... we are together and mixed... God bless.. Peace appreciate Funky Seventy! Thanks ahead of time! Brazilian Greetings
Siete sangrientos sicarios del RITMO luchan contra la dictadura del HIP HOP programado. ¿Sus armas? misiles bafle-oreja, compases molotov, jazz mostaza, grooves de fragmentación y batukadas de mano... Todas aceitosamente a punto para basear a su Papa Doc particular (Junaum MC). Rompan sus grillets, preparen sus caderas, liberen sus trompas de falopio para dejar paso al Hip Hop acústico de Tom Tom Makuts!!
TOM TOM MAKUTS
Día: 20 de mayo. Hora: 19:00 h. Lugar: Pabellón Universitario.
FORMACIÓN Batería_Periko Ráez (Litel Richard) Bajo_Iosu Izaguirre (El gran Master Flash) Percusión_Sergio Lpz de Landache (El Jiringuilla) Guitarra_Marcio Rezade (Marcinho da rua) Vibráfono_Carmen G. Diez (Coco) Scraching_Mikel Foncea (Parrucho) Rappin_Junaum da Luca (Junau güaramin)
LA FUNDACION TONY MANERO PRESENTANDO PANDILLEROS EN MADRID EL VIERNES 15, SALA CARACOL Y EL SABADO 16 EN BARCELONA, SALA APOLO! EL ACONTECIMIENTO FUNK DEL AÑO!
HEy !! ESTRENO DEL DOCUMENTAL DE "LOS REYES DEL KO - COMPOSTELA-MADRID-BERLIN" EN EL FESTIVAL DOCUMENTA MADRID JUEVES 7 DE MAYO A LAS 18:15hs EN LA SALA 9 DE LOS CINES PRINCESA DE MADRID www.oroborofilms.com www.losreyesdelko.com www.myspace.com/reyesdelko MAS INFORMACION EN: http://www.documentamadrid.com/ficha.php?cod_pelicula=529
Inauguramos un mes de mayo espectacular lleno de mates, jugadas y pases increíbles de soul, funk, jazz y disco cargados de groove y beats vacilones....
...Y para comenzar mes y celebrar este histórico 2 de mayo, os saludamos a la francesa:
Saltando por encima de cualquier invasor de la pista.
THE CHERRY BOPPERS ESTE LUNES 27 DE ABRIL EN BUENAFUENTE, ACTUACIÓN EN DIRECTO, PRESENTANDO SU FLAMANTE NUEVO VIDEOCLIP "BLACK LOLITA" NO TE LO PIERDAS!!!
ESTE VIERNES DÍA 24 TOCAMOS EN LA SALA JOY ESLAVA DE MADRID. VA A SER UNA FIESTA. VENTE - TE ESPERAMOS. AFTERSHOW PARTY TOO (BUSCANOS DESPUES DEL CONCIERTO Y TE DAMOS TU PASE)
UN REGALILLO... PODEIS DESCARGAR EL NUEVO VIDEOCLIP DE KOSKILLEO "Gracia", HOMENAJE A LOS MAESTROS DE LA RUMBA URBANA MESTIZA DE BARCELONA, EN www.koskilleo.com ¡¡¡ABRAZOS!!!
Scallymatic Orchestra Radio Show Playlist @ 08.04.09
scallymatic orchestra minor blues (flyin’ high promo) bobby hutcherson lovesong scallymatic orchestra on the two (flyin’ high promo) jabberloop because it is there scallymatic orchestra do it again (flyin’ high promo) houdini’s/eddie roberts my lost hands (social beats) johnny pluse up all night (big balls promo) tom browne throw down scallymatic orchestra before my time (flyin’ high promo) jazztronik/main mix beauty flow (cool d:vision) minus 8 i need your lovin’ (compost promo) scallymatic orchestra jasmin (flyin’ high promo) quiet night orchestra quiet night (blues interactions promo) toco barracao (schema/cool d:vision promo) donati vao (cool d:vision) s-tone inc queen of the night (schema promo) TRACK OF THE MONTH fabio nobile/sunaga t experience always love monday michiru on scallimatic orchestra cloud couple (flyin’ high promo) moachir santos april child milford sound/nu afro mix lovesong (flower) mario biondi/was a bee no trouble on the mountain (schema) la tirana baby (peacelounge promo) beff wellington magnetic (eight dimension promo) scallimatic orchestra/[moto] all i can give (flyin’ high promo) soul vigilantes/pablo sanghez & odnam dub background noise (lovemonk promo) andy ash astro travellin’ (universal vibes promo) zwicker strangeways (compost promo) hint/mr beatnick one woman army (tru thoughts promo) deborah johnson/replife home (futuristica promo) stee downes/ishfaq put a little love in your soul (sonar kollektiv) minako okuyama reminiscence (flower/cool d:vision) solar apple quartette soho by night (further out promo) flaer/swkerl demontage (sunshine enterprieces) cbass & mikobene don’t forget (elevation promo) christos kedras/yogu & huskey sweet tempation (kapa promo) martin east project/martin deepah dub release (kapa promo) kaje/opolopo butterflies (sole promo) busy people/isoul8 someday (sunshine enterprices)
UPPER EGYPT SERIES se prepara para acoger un conjunto de papiros con sus inscripciones registradas. La etimología de nuestro siguiente invitado, DJ UVE aka KEMET y su barca solar en lo alto de la montaña donde había creado su casa de barro. ISSUE 8.
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