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lgm093: Glam Sam And His Combo - "The Brooklyn Sessions" (March 23rd 2012)
Glam Sam And His Combo - "The Brooklyn Sessions"
Is he going nuts? The man left his Riviera studio,
went away from the pure sweetness and all those funny nights and headed for
Brooklyn. In his cellar studio he teamed up with rapper Edison and the rest of
the old school bunch and started journey into the essence of hiphop.
Groovers, dudes and ladies! Get ready for the rebirth
of the old school. Get into the groove as you dig ”The Brooklyn Sessions”.
This instant classic takes off with ”The DJ Is My
Driver”, an intense jazzified hiphop pearl that will make you shout: ”Brooklyn
party, I am in it!”
The scratching, the funky synth bass, the soulful
piano chords and all that funky stuff, and on top of the groove a cool Brooklyn
poet delivering his message.
And then: the flute man! Holy shit, is it Ian Anderson
of Jethro Tull transferred into a Brooklyn funkster?
Next track, ”My Girl”, starts as a cool relaxed groove
with a dude bragging about his girl friend. But don’t get fooled by the relaxed
sound, cause suddenly Mr Glam Sam plugs in the guitar. Is it hiphop? Is it
garage rock? One thing is a fact. It’s pure Glam Sam.
Then Edison tells a story about a day in a life.
Sounds quite nice, you can have success without bling on your wrist, right?
”Sippin’ Sunkist” is a piece of groovy old school hiphop with a jazzy twist.
”Come Danceletta” takes you back to the Brooklyn dance
floor as Glam Sam teams up with a gang of jazz dudes that can’t let go of the
disco fling.
So, time to slow down, yes, even a Brooklyn man must take
it easy every now and then. ”Deep In My Soul ” is soulful jazzy hiphop at its
best, with Edison delivering his thoughtful poetry and a horn section that will
make you think about the Tower Of Power horns.
”Some Lazy Shit” will end this chapter of the Glam Sam
story. A down-to-earth sound, built around a funky bass player and the dude
fingering on his organ and even an acoustic guitar.
”Ahh, gotta love it, it’s the life I live. If you do
it, you gotta do it big.”
Tracks:
1. The DJ Is My Driver 2. My Girl 3. Sippin' Sunkist 4. Come Danceletta 5. Deep In My Soul 6. Some Lazy Shit
Digital Release Date: March 23rd 2012 Catalogue number: LGM 093-8 Label: Lemongrassmusic - LC 12644