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    SOUL FLIP EDITS 15: Mr Big Stuff / I’d Rather Be An Old Man’s Sweetheart (MAKO & MR BRISTOW Edits) (Vinyl 7″)

    Soul Flip 15 Mako & Mr BristowLounging poolside, amiably failing to agree on their next release, soul impresarios Aldo Vanucci and Del Gazeebo were only too happy to be interrupted by Mako & Mr Bristow on the blower. Would they be interested in a heavyweight re-flip of Jimmy Hicks’ insouciant cover of Mr Big Stuff and a thunderous re-version of Candi Staton’s funky-soul standard I’d Rather Be An Old Man’s
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    Posted on 3rd February 2023 no comments

    MONKEYBOXING.COM – Top 10 Tracks – 2008


    Sounds you hear that linger in your ear…
    N.B. Chart includes re-releases but NOT unreleased tracks
    See Monkeyboxing.com’s – Top 10 Albums – 2008 HERE)

    1. THE SNUGS (feat. Little Hannah Collins) – Trying (Freestyle)
    Laid-back vintage ska horns, clattering breakbeat and proper soul vocals from the gorgeous ‘Little’ Hannah Collins.
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    2. JIMMY HICKS – Mr Big Stuff (New Orleans Funk Vol 2 LP) (Soul Jazz)
    Mad funky strut – takes Jean Knight’s track and throws it straight back.
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    3. DJ DESIGN (feat. Guilty Simpson) – Ferocious (Jetlag LP) (Look Records)
    Mental sci-fi boom-bap battle rhyme!
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    4. BETTY MOORER – It’s My Thing (Andy Smith: Diggin The BGP Crates LP) (BGP)
    Funky soul is the sexiest music ever. Betty Moorer tells it like it is.
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    5. AIM (feat. Q-Ball & Curt Cazal) – Before (Birchwood EP) (ATIC)
    Q Ball and Curt Cazal hook up again to trade effortless rhymes over an Aim beat and orchestral soul horn loop about how “Everything was whips and chains” back in the day. Genius.
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    6. THE COOL KIDS – What It Is (The Bake Sale LP) (Chocolate Industries)
    Breaaakkkkkks! Old school heat in an Eric B and Rakim style.
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    7. ALL NATURAL – Back Slap (Elements: Fire LP) (All Natural)
    Capital D returns with super dope rhymes while Tone B Nimble pulls out all his best cuts.
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    8. THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS – All We Can Do (Plug & Play LP) (One Note)
    Ultra itchy break, squelchy wah-wah and bass like an eel hitting the side of a dustbin.
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    9. THE BAMBOOS (feat. Ty) – I Can’t Help Myself (Side Stepper LP) (Tru Thoughts)
    Jump-up funk that heads straight for the dancefloor.
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    10. THE BLACK KEYS – Same Old Thing (Attack & Release LP) (V2)
    Still got game! More planet-sized blues-rock groove.
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    Posted on 18th December 2008 no comments
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