SOULTRAINFANS, REPRESENT.

definitely. For the folks who have been following me for the Soul Train stuff: I must tell you that while I was deleted a few months ago on youtube (STFANS and also NickFRESHBoogie), it is imperative to know that I set up shop -yet again- as "SOULTRAINFANS". This time, we are taking things quite easily. We are reposting a lot of the footage that was banished from the tube and s l o w l y adding new stuff. All in all, stay tuned to us. We promise to kill it once again!

here's a few of the reposts:
DANCER DUB SACK. April 1987


SURFACE "HAPPY" 1987


DUB SACK: The Deele 1984


and a brand new DANCER DUB SACK from March 1981:


enjoy it all, folks!

HERE'S A MUSIC VIDEO THAT YOU JUST. MIGHT. LIKE.

Let's face it: there are a million videos that you'll see in your lifetime and only a handful will keep your attention. This clip that comes from Secretly Canadian's own, Bodies of Water. This song is almost a year old, but the vid is fairly recent. 

and if you like the song enough (because it is catchy as hell), here!

Bodies of Water "Under The Pines" 2008

tryna make a dolla outta 15 cents.

no, this isn't another "economy-sucks-because-of-what-these-stupid-ass-politicians-did" music blog post, folks. i have to lament a little, though. of course, I'm feeling better from the past week and that meant, once I was better-- that is, that I had to run a few errands. i got a speeding ticket back in december for driving nine over the speed limit. i then go to blockbuster (which i haven't been to in years) to rent the traffic school dvd. finished it in about a month. kept on putting the ticket off and soon enough I got a suspension notice. this brings me to today.

the cool thing about all of this, and why i'm writing today, is while i was in line at the traffic violations bureau, I seemed to remember I left my ipod on and visible in the car. When I ran out to turn it off, I noticed that the track it was on was "More Money" by Prince Charles and the City Beat Band. geez. I guess all of that was actually meant to happen.

(PSA: Never, EVER... put off things of this nature, folks... you'll always get dicked in the ass! and not in a good way, girls.. tee hee hee...)

The song talks of inflation on the essentials (food, gas, shelter) and how politicians only care about themselves. In the end, we're still screwed, folks.

 All of this is placed on a soggy heavy synth bassline and a funky flute solo that'll even warm the coldest hobo's heart.

listen like your electricity is about to go out.

Prince Charles and The City Beat Band "More Money" (12-inch version) 1984

(P.S.--- Y E S. you can download these tracks... click the divshare logo to get that page to get the high quality mp3!)

while I'm here, take a listen to these tracks specially picked amidst my dayquil stupor:

Black Moon "Who Got Da Props?!" 1992 *CLASSIC*

Nite Jewel "What Did He Say" 2009 *HOT*

Kasso "One More Round" 1981 *ITALO GOLD* (thanks kurabunoyama)
Bobby Nunn "Do You Look That Good In The Morning?" 1983 *NEGLECTED FUNK*

 

so I have the flu. and I am watching some awesome movies and (of course) going through some of my favorite episodes of Soul Train. I landed on an episode from the 13th season (appx. 1983-1984) with Shannon, Bobby Womack, and Patti Labelle. Crazy episode it was as one can see Fred Berry (Rerun.. R.I.P.) in the audience locking away, and the dancers show out to the Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep" (this was when Don Cornelius was 'experimenting' with the show's formula and playing more out-and-out pop music; the dancers made it work, though!!). another dance segment (namely, the scrambleboard) features the superb Larry Levan edit of Jeffrey Osborne's "Plane Love." 

Produced initially by George Duke and written by Synth God Hawk Wolinski, this groover just might be Jeffrey's best uptempo track pre woo-woo-woo as he --unabashedly-- croons about meeting a future hookup on a plane.

here it is in it's 12-inch glory. you might agree.

Jeffrey Osborne "Plane Love" (12-inch Larry Levan Mix)