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I want in too! Can I can I?

yup

28/4 - Shakey Mo
5/5 - Tuomas
12/5 - a hoy hoy
19/5 - Tannenbaum Schmidt
26/5 - Ismael Klata
2/6 - forksclovetu
9/6 - pfunkboy
16/6 - moka

I don't like to listen to stuff via Yotube, but I finally managed to find a 320kb version of the Mandrill album, will report back once I've listened to it.

lol, sometimes ppl dont notice things under their nose

the *cough* led me to things that had file extensions that I don't have time to figure out what to do with (.bad, .flp). I need some good old-fashioned mp3s.

FAQ
Q: What is a BAD file?

A: I rename my files to BAD. Change the extension from .bad to .rar.

Q: How do I change the file extension?

A: Go to Tools, then Folder Options, then click the View tab, and lastly uncheck the "hide all file extensions" box.

Okay, I've listened to the Ohio Players maybe six times and Mandrill not quite once - initial impression is that these guys cover a hell of a lot of bases! The veering between genres takes a bit of getting used to - there's rock, funk, jazz, Crosby Stills & Nash or Chicago-style harmonies, even some straight G-Funk, in very short order. It's a bit like listening to a compilation.

They're both really good though. I like the straighter song structures best, probably just because that makes them more memorable to me, whereas the others seem to spiral off a bit too easily, maybe because they lacked the hooks to start with. All of Mandrill has been like that so far, except that it just hangs together a bit better somehow - it's really lovely.

The individual tracks haven't really jumped out at me either, except the closer on Pleasure, which is one of the most gorgeous things I've ever heard.

the 9 track album closer? or the spotigy 16 track closer?

btw the 1st mandrill album is more experimental and, dare i even say it, prog funk, than is they did get more poppier as they went on, always a very underrated band though. getting a bunch of their albums from FOPP in about 1996/1997 is one of the best things i ever did. FOPP used to get licenses to reissue vinyl so brand new pressings of funk albums were really easy to find in Glasgow. Dont think they do it now sadly.

speaking of first albums, i still need a copy of observations in time, the first ohio players album. don't really want to pay ebay prices though.

though i haven't looked on ebay in a long time. maybe the prices aren't that bad.

Mandrill is my favorite of these three first albums. Love the latin vibe on some songs. Kind of cheesy... something I could imagine playing in some sort of tiki lounge... not necessarily a bad kind of cheesy.

The nine-track closer xp, the slow one with the long horn phrase - beautiful. That's another thing, the arrangements are all over the place - other than the horns, which are fairly constant, it could quite easily be nine different bands.

I just love how so many of the funk bands that were more than accomplished at doing other styles within the same albums. Going from jazz to heavy acid rock to soulful to dance-y all within a few songs. Mandrill is what Santana should have sounded like.

santana sounded fine!

i only care for his 1st 2 albums myself

if you don't think that santana could get crazy then you don't own enough santana albums. one thing santana didn't really have were good songwriters.

the 70's is where santana goes nuts!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/SantanaLotusAlbum.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Borboletta.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/MoonflowerAlbum.jpg

all worth hearing. (along with other albums, but i ain't got all day.)

one thing santana didn't really have were good songwriters.

^^^yeah this was the real problem.

could say the same about Mandrill haw

I suppose writing 3 min pop songs wasn't either of their things

I wonder if geir wants to do a week

28/4 - Shakey Mo
5/5 - Tuomas
12/5 - a hoy hoy
19/5 - Tannenbaum Schmidt
26/5 - Ismael Klata
2/6 - forksclovetu
9/6 - pfunkboy
16/6 - moka
23/6 - the rev

Anyone can have a week. All welcome.

28/4 - Shakey Mo
5/5 - Tuomas
12/5 - a hoy hoy
19/5 - Tannenbaum Schmidt
26/5 - Ismael Klata
2/6 - forksclovetu
9/6 - pfunkboy
16/6 - moka
23/6 - Abbott
30/6 - The Rev

I'm amazed so many want a week, but this is great!

I'll do a week but can't commit to any time in July. Anyone want to swap an earlier slot?

yeah no problem, I can swap my 2nd go. If anyone earlier wants to swap I can change it.

28/4 - Shakey Mo
5/5 - Tuomas
12/5 - a hoy hoy
19/5 - Tannenbaum Schmidt
26/5 - Ismael Klata
2/6 - forksclovetu
9/6 - Seandalai
16/6 - moka
23/6 - Abbott
30/6 - The Rev
7/7 - pfunkboy

Geir do you want a week?

Turangalila wants week 14/7

Anyone else checked out the Mandrill? Sam?

I listened to the Mandrill yessirday, was slammin'. May even look at an *illegal download* if prices are too steep, because Mandrill records seem worth having in some capacity.

they are

Sam if you live near a FOPP, then they might carry some Mandrill.

closest fopp closed. will be london over the weekend though, if anyone wants to point me in the direction of a decent one.

I thought you lived in London, heh.

Nah, had to move back in with parents due to poverty.

sounds like you need a cough remedy then

could this cough remedy make me rich?

No but it could funkify you

follow the yellow brick cough

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this thread inspired me to inhale and play cosmic slop for the first time in a long time. jeez louise did that ever sound good to me. not hearing it for a long time was a bonus, actually. i had new ears. still makes my jaw drop. that SOUND! (pristine early vinyl pressing, of course) man, you could write a book simply about the production of that one album. or any of their albums, i suppose, but....oh i could go on.

late 80's/early 90's i almost p-funked myself to death. i was rabid. so i had to go away from the records for awhile. well, it wasn't like a conscious thing, i just did it. same thing happened with me and the lovely Can. not their fault, of course! i just played their records to death and beyond. now i hear a can record and it's like holy moly all over again! like a new band or something.

I've spent many an hour and pound in the Fopp at the corner of Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. Can't think of any others off the top of my head - used to be one in Chiswick but I doubt it's survived.

FOPP of course named after the Ohio Players song!

Scott are you wanting a week curating this?

am gonna try to follow this one as know lamentably little about funk.

ohio players - there's a version of this album w/7 bonus tracks, are they particularly necessary?

not really. 1st 9 tracks are the proper album.

Been listening to the Funkadelic this afternoon. It feels very bitty again - there are lovely moments but I'll just be settling into one when it changes into something else entirely. The vocals are taking some getting used to, any beauty in the harmony parts is not immediately obvious.