so ulysses, how was the show? pretty solid lineup, i reckon.
one of my favorite bands of all time. jfc they were unbelievably good.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 26 April 2021 03:41 (three years ago) link
Cymande - the classic British funk band you don’t know you know
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 12:46 (two years ago) link
Great article. Can't wait to see the documentary! Thank you for sharing.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 16:29 (two years ago) link
love those first two records. never heard of them until a few years ago. grudging tip of the cap to Spotify algorithm for serving it up
― OG Bob Sacamano (will), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 16:54 (two years ago) link
That the Message 2cd is pretty cool. 1st 3 lps plus a couple of tracks I think.Not sure it's still around but pretty good anyway.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 19:31 (two years ago) link
i've really really loved "willy's headache" after it (also) came up on my spotify recs several times but haven't been able to get into anything else
seems to be one of their less heralded songs but it's so good
― ✖, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 19:40 (two years ago) link
That the Message 2cd is pretty cool. 1st 3 lps plus a couple of tracks I think.Not sure it's still around but pretty good anyway.― Stevolende, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 11:31 AM
― Stevolende, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 11:31 AM
Co-sign. One stop shop. Alltimer.
(And not obscenely priced. But all of that material is also on streaming.)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 20:17 (two years ago) link
This in studio performance from 2016 is a lot of fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTorDdNqj-8
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 21:59 (two years ago) link
― OG Bob Sacamano (will), Thursday, 10 March 2022 11:39 (two years ago) link
"The classic British funk band you don't know"
Nothing against the article, and thanks for the link, but I hate presumptuous, patronising headlines like this.
― giraffe, Thursday, 10 March 2022 13:18 (two years ago) link
This is just anecdotal, but I feel like over the last decade or so "Brothers on the Slide" has become more of a retro-funk staple — I hear it on the radio and even out in stores and so forth.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 10 March 2022 13:35 (two years ago) link
"Brothers on the Slide" deserves all the recognition it gets.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 10 March 2022 15:36 (two years ago) link
Anyone knows if the self titled album will get a 50th anniversary reissue? I’ve been wanting to have this album on vinyl for years but every copy I’ve found is prices very high.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 4 June 2022 00:48 (two years ago) link
their new record label promises "special reissues of their back catalog," but doesn't specify format.
https://partisanrecords.com/artists/cymande
― Thus Sang Freud, Saturday, 4 June 2022 13:47 (two years ago) link
cymande's playing Pop Montreal in sept!
― sean gramophone, Saturday, 4 June 2022 15:18 (two years ago) link
'Bra' is used very effectively in Joachim Trier's The Worst Person in the World, as a signifier of groovy Dadness and in acknowledgement of a tune that p much everybody can get down to.
― Ward Fowler, Saturday, 4 June 2022 15:42 (two years ago) link
The award winning documentary Getting It Back - The Story Of Cymande opens in Los Angeles on August 7th at @laemmletheatres in Santa Monica and then at NoHo 7 on August 8th!
The film also continues its week long run at @quadcinema in New York this week.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 July 2024 17:44 (two months ago) link
https://artsfuse.org/295606/musician-interview-getting-it-back-a-documentary-about-the-surprising-story-of-afro-funk-pioneers-cymande/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0pa6gtv5hnWyb2Urj_sVJmFOf0YoUTTqw0_78DNM-zpkpngTB_pXI7oec_aem_dfEfLjzxiknv5KdGvwO7WA
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 July 2024 17:45 (two months ago) link