Sietepulgadas (seven-inch) is a collective bringing together some fo the best musicians for the ever-growing Spanish soul/funk scene. When you mix them up, you get combos that have brought us material all with a distinct flavor, but that are always on the good side of funk. This disc is a compilation of their first five references by five different groups (Límite 45, The Beignets, Octopus, Shulte and The Gigoletto Brass Band) with two tracks by each.

The two tracks by Límite 45 could be the soundtrack of a police thriller set in San Francisco in the 70s. Persecution funk, and mysterious corners reminiscent Shifrin and the best soundtracks of the genre. And of course, the priceless flute is courtesy of Chip Wickham.

The Beignets have recorded two great tracks full of groove, headed by the voice and guitar of Edu Bighands. J.K. Toole’s New Orleans vision of is rich like the music of Dr. John, Snooks Eaglin and The Meters. Just like this city’s typical dessert, the Beignet, it’s solid and strong, but at the same time subtle and delicate.

Formed by musicans from bands like Speak Low, Mamafunko and Vetusta Morla, Octopus goes from a neighborhood soundtrack sound to the explosive mix of latin-funk-jazz. They sound like Blaxploitation, Ennio Morricone, and Bernard Hermann, among thers. Two tracks that go straight to the groovadélica backbone to make your feet move.

Shulte, the more soulful side of Sietepulgadas, is reminiscente of soul classics like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers and Susan Tedeschi, but with a Folk aftertaste, like Terry Callier. This is the feminine touch of the album, featuring María Sánchez on vocals and Wurlizter.

Courtesy of Muchachito Bombo Infierno, we present their spectacular brass section: The Gigoletto Brass Band, who presents a single that sounds like Africa and the Carribean from the most urbano of Black music. One one side, there’s a Boogaloo with with the classic base: piano, bass, conga and timbale accompanied by a compact trumpet section, and on the other side, a foray into wild Africa with urban afrobeat.

More info:
Sietepulgadas is a music production company formed by Josué García, Jose “Funko”, Victor Frutos and Martín García. Its main activity is writing and producing music for audiovisual projects and production for artists.

Buy Sietepulgadas at the Lovemonk Shop.

The Right Ons first video from their third album Get Out. Directed by  Pau Valiente and Miguel Gómez Catalán.

Here is the new clip of Makala’s tune Ska con Boogaloo, included on his recent album Unexpected Tapas. Recorded at Teatro Sarobe (Urnieta, Basque Country) by Igor Eizagirre “Aeroclick” & Iker Trebiño “Debolex”.

More videos here.

Broadcast on 15th October, 2011 on www.gladyspalmera.com.
Download 320: http://bit.ly/soleado94.

Playlist:
Richard Cheese – How Soon Is Now (Coverage)
Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band – Stay Away (Daptone)
Kamal Abdul-Alim – Brotherhood (Stash)
Matt Berry – Into The Sky (Acid Jazz)
Limite 45 – Sacramento Av. (Lovemonk)
Roots Manuva – First Growth (Big Dada)
The Stepkids – La La (Stones Throw)
Fatima Ft. Floating Points – Mind (Eglo)
Rustie – Hover Traps (Warp)
Dubbel Dutch – Fool In You (Palms Out Sounds)
Awolnation – Sail (Red Bull)
Mosca – Done Me Wrong (Numbers)
Braintax – Duvet (Low Life)
Mayer Hawthorne Feat. Snoop Dogg – Can’t Stop (Universal Republic)
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers – Caravan (BGP)
Eddie Gale – The Rain (Blue Note)
Lefties Soul Connection Feat. Flo Mega – Have Love Will Travel (Melting Pot Music)
The Right Ons – Purple Neon Lights (Lovemonk)
Mikel – Wade In The Water (First Word)
Black Uhuru – Utterance (Island)
Chicago Damn – Different Worlds (Sixty Five)
Lenny Williams – You Got Me Runnin’ (Breakdown Edit) (Strut)
Zed Bias – Trouble In The Streets (Tru Thoughts)
Runaway – Dead Dog Dub (Sal P’s Spoon Full Of Dub W/ Sean Bee) (On The Prowl Party Breaks)
DRC Music – K-Town (Warp)
El Rego – Hessa (Daptone)
Golden Grapes – Please Don’t Bother Me Anymore (Light In The Attic)
Dirty Beaches – Lord Knows Best (Zoo Music)

The Right Ons new album, Get Out, will be in shops on November 7. Here’s the tracklist:

1. Purple Neon Lights
2. On The Radio
3. Long Road
4. Time Will Tell
5. There She Goes
6. Get Back
7. I Do What I Want

The cover is a photo by Chus Antón: “We always like covers that didn’t go unnoticed, those that no one is indifferent to, that provoke a reaction from the public. This ability to provoke, like with Nirvana’s “Nevermind”, “Amorica” by the Black Crowes and “Rage Agaianst the Machine” by RATM, was lost some time ago. When we saw Chus’ photo, we liked it and we saw it clearly,” explains Utah, the bassist of the group and the one responsible for the design.

The Right Ons will present their new album live on Saturday, January 14, 2012 in Madrid in Sala Sol. If you can’t wait till then, you’ll have another oppportunity to see them in an exclusive concert put on by Radio 3’s Hoy Empieza Todo on Tuesday, October 25. If you’d like to go, send an email to hoye...@rtve.es.

Soleado returns with a first hour full of classic grooves and funky tributes to the man upstairs and a second hour laden with new sounds from organic house. A voyage from Fruko’s Colombian salsa to the Detroit-infested house of Soulphiction. Get your groove on! As broadcast on 8th October, 2011 on www.gladyspalmera.com.
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Playlist:
Idris Muhammad – Hey Pocky A-Way
Fruko – Full Salsa
La Vice and Company – Thoughts Were the Days
Brother John Witherspoon – That’s Enough
Sonia Santos – Speed
Hypertension – One Night Woman
Leo’s Sunshipp – Give Me The Sunshine
Zana – Toquinho
Eddie Cano & His Quintet – I can´t Cry Anymore
Willie Colon – No Me Den Candela
Sabroso Bacalo – Adolfo Echevarría
Francisco Aguabella Orchestra – Guaguanco
Nico Ibarburu – Sham Time
MCDE – Love (Extended)
Agaric – No Way I know (Axel Boman Remix)
Phreek Plus One – Passion feat Mr White
Lovebirds – Wanto You In My Soul (feat. Stee Downes)
Danny Daze – Your Everything
Move D feat Juju – Your Personal Healer
Kenton Slash Demon – Sun
Soulphiction – Full Swing

Space Ranger second video from their debut album “What About The Magnetic Fields?“

Sietepulgadas is a collective bringing together the big bosses of the Madrid soul and funk scene. The get together, write and record tracks, and have put together an album to be released in late November. Tracks by Límite 45, The Beignets, Octopus, Shulte and The Gigoletto Brass Band. They’ll be presenting the project on October 1 in Galileo Galilei with a Spanish All-Star funk band, and to top off the night, Señorlobo, Charlie Faber and others will be spinning great records. And all of this for only 6 euros!

SIETEPULGADAS PARTY
Sala Galileo Galilei
C/Galileo, 100 (28003, Madrid)
SATURDAY OCTUBRE 1
22.00 h. -  6 €

Gecko Turner’s fab “Gone Down South” albums just keeps on giving. New House-With-Soul heroe Ezel and French dub sorcerer Blundetto deliver two rather splendid remixes for the deep house and dubbed soul beats heads.

Ezel, the Dominican house wonder boy, emphasises the Prince-esque qualities of the funky “When I Woke Up” and adds some cosmic synth stabs and amazing house beats to it in the process. In the meantime the Afro Caribbean vibes of the wonderful “Ámame, mímame”, a track that has Gecko Turner written all over, gets an equally laidback, dubby work-over by Blundetto, a fantastic remix perfect for your lazing on a sunny afternoon in the summertime.

More info about Gone Down South (taken from Dusty Groove):

Laidback, yet quite adventurous songcraft from Spain’s Gecko Turner – a singer & songwriter joyfully blending genres and styles from acoustic singer-songer soul, to sun toasted bits of Caribbean inflections, bits of laidback funk, the sounds of Africa, Brazil and more – and he manages it all with charm and charisma. It has a carefree feel that’s hard to resist, and the instrumentation is pretty sweet, too. Gecko is a multilingual multi-instrumentalist, with guest vocalists, horn players and percussionists throughout the set.

Buy Gone Down South Remixes (Ezel & Blundetto Remixes) on the Lovemonk Shop.

The Japanese label Flake Records has released all of Pájaro Sunrise’s albums, one after another, and Yuri Méndez was lucky enough to visit the country with his acoustic guitar in hand two years ago. This time he’ll be doing it together with his band to present Old Goodbyes live in four concerts (with two in Tokyo):

• October 18 – TOKIO Shinjuku – MARZ
• October 19 – TOKIO Shibuya – DUO (SOUNDS FROM SPAIN)
• October 20 – NAGOYA – PARTY’Z
• October 21 – OSAKA Digmeout – ART & DINER

Yuri Méndez Jr. has an amazing facility for writing good songs, and for years has made this evident with his three albums which are filled with these special tracks.  In early 2011, he released Old Goodbyes, eight intimate cuts recorded with the band that has been accompanying him live for the last two years.  The album received 4 out of 5 stars in the British magazine Q, something quite impressive for an independent Spanish group.  He’s just released Old Goodbyes Remixes, a fantastic transparent 12” including remixes from his latest album by Damian Schwartz, Mwëslee and Charles Trees.

“Enola Gay” is the first videoclip from Cardova’s Bacarra/Enola Gay 7″. Directed by Alejo Levis.

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We like croissants. If you bring us a croissant, we will give you a good record for free.Siheun brought us our first croissant, so she went away with more than one good record.

More info: foursquare.

Chris Baio includes Space Ranger’s Music! on his lastest mix.

Baio Field Day & Underage Mix by Eat Your Own Ears

Tracklist:
1. Sonny Okosun – Highlife [Dance Version]
2. Beatconducter – I Can’t Go For That
3. Prins Thomas – Ny Maskin
4. Teengirl Fantasy – Cheaters [John Talabot Classic Vocal Refix]
5. Space Ranger – Music!
6. Slow Hands – Belle of the Ball
7. Eddie C – Deepa
8. 6th Borough Project – Sometimes the Fool
9. Pional – We Have Been Waiting for You
10. Sombrero Galaxy – Journey to the Centre of the Sun [Stallions Remix]
11. Benoit & Sergio – Day Residue
12. Hot Natured- B4 the Bentley
13. Ill Blu – Meltdown
14. In Flagranti – Hollow Discourse
15. Cole Medina – The Truth Policy

Read more at The Fader.