Of course, y'all already knew that because you already subscribed to the podcast, right?
Boogie and funk sounds from the 1980s this time. I mentioned before that I previously did a post commenting and giving some background on the songs obafunkie jR played on the last 80s special, but I never posted it. I'll try to do that later this week (I've barely posted anything at all in the past two weeks, huh? Yeah... been kinda busy, unfortunately). I'll probably do the same for this episode, I guess. Eventually.
Anyway, go check out the show at Boogieheads dot com.
Fun stuff. This has me smiling through the pain, cheerleader style. . . Oh yeah, the 'funky' eighties upwardly mobile beautiful people having sanitised designer fun, sound! Gucci. . FEEE-orucci etc. Shalamar, Germaine Jackson et al. . . Nasty chorused guitar, slap bass and early digital synths. . . fascinating to hear that it sounded just as nasty in Nigeria! ;-)
ReplyDeleteNot to appear ungrateful of course, many thanks for this mix and stay well y'hear,
Jon
ha... i hear you, Jon!
ReplyDeletei myself have a longrunning love-hate relationship with the 1980s, a simultaneously exciting and depressing era for music lovers in every corner of the globe (Elvis Costello has called it "the decade that music forgot").
i'm glad to have lived through it, though... otherwise, i might never have believed that an epoch of such musical schizophrenia and questionable taste actually existed in reality!
(LOL @ the "Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci" reference)
hi! wanted to ask u something about this post (the dizzy k record) but i cannot find your email address...
ReplyDeleteplease let me know - jumanne ()-AT-() gmail.com
hey brotha'just stopped by your blog hizzy 2 say worddd uppp...:)
ReplyDeletealways glad to see you around, my sista!
ReplyDeleteDope Nigerian Album !
ReplyDeleteDude's hair is aerodynamic. Sort of like a hovering spaceship.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say I'm digging your blog. Would love to have a link back to SoundRoots, if you feel inclined -- I also cover African music, along with other musical traditions around the planet.
ReplyDeleteno doubt, dj earball... i'm always looking for new blogs and stuff to check out and i like what you're doing over at SoundRoots. i'll add you to the blogroll.
ReplyDeletethanks for reading (and commenting!)