|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
||||
 |  |
Splashdown (LP sleeve edition)
CD (Item 538718) Arista/Get On Down, 1980 — Condition: New Copy
No splashdown here – as Breakwater are every bit as soaringly soulful as they were on their debut set! The groove here is that perfect blend of jazz and soul that only a few groups in the 70s really got right – maybe Pleasure, or The Blackbyrds – and most certainly Breakwater, who were one of the reigning champions of the scene! Rhythms are often upbeat, but not in a disco or club-oriented way – and the instrumentation is tight, but never slick or smooth – always nicely funky with a nice little crackle, even on the mellow cuts – in a way that's opened up this album to new audiences for many years. This set's got a nice bit of moog that wasn't on the group's first – used almost in Mizell-like to further enhance the sound – and titles include the classics "Say You Love Me Girl", "Let Love In", "Time", "The One In My Dreams", and the monster sample cut "Release The Beast". Great stuff, and with a really beautiful vibe! (In a very cool Japanese-styled, LP-like cardboard sleeve cover!) © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc. | |||||
|
Also available: You might be interested in: |
Related searches:
|
Rojac Years: Way more than you might expect from the legendary Big Maybelle – a smoking collection of soulful tunes that goes way beyond her early blues of the 50s, and shows the lady to be one heck of a funky ... read more Soul (CD) 14.99 |
Dream Or Cry/Sleepin/Hang It Up: Totally great work from Chris Clark – a real surprise, given that we haven't really heard the singer since her Motown records of the 60s! Chris sounds wonderful here – every bit as soulful ... read more Soul (CD) 5.99 | ||||
Only Love Spoken Here: A great little album from Pat Lundy – an enigmatic talent who crops up a number of times over the years – but always on different record labels, and always with a slightly different sound and ... read more Soul (CD) 14.99 |
Wild Magnolias (LP sleeve edition): Classic New Orleans funk featuring backing from the "New Orleans Project" that includes the Gaturs' Willie Tee, Earl Turbinton, and other Crescent City session stalwarts like Larry Panna and ... read more Soul (CD) 12.99 | ||||
We Are One (plus bonus tracks): Wonderfully tight work from Mandrill – a real standout from the years at Arista – and a set that seems to take all the key instrumental energy of the Polydor years, and focus it on a soulful ... read more Soul (CD) 13.99 |
Secrets: A key crossover set from Gil Scott-Heron – still every bit as political as his earlier work, but with a stronger sense of soul as well! The great Brian Jackson is firmly in tow here – bringing ... read more Soul (CD) 16.99 | ||||
Roads Of Life: A great album from Bobby – different than his earlier albums for United Artists, but in a good way – one that revives his whole career, and takes his sound into a whole new direction! The ... read more Soul (CD) 16.99 |
This Is Your Life: A fantastic bit of modern soul from Norman Connors – proof that he was still growing and changing as an artist, continuing to push his groove into whole new areas as the 70s progressed. The record ... read more Soul (CD) 19.99 | ||||
It's Your World: A standout set from Gil Scott-Heron – and that's saying a lot, given the strength of his other 70s work! This album's a double-length live set – one that has Gil taking on the familiar format ... read more Soul (CD) 16.99 |
Bridges: An oft-overlooked jazzy gem from Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson – and a beautifully swinging session that has Gil toning it down a bit, and working into a nicely musical groove that gets past ... read more Soul (CD) 16.99 | ||||
In The Mood (plus bonus tracks): Our favorite album ever from Tyrone Davis – even if it's completely different than most of his other work too! The set's got a wonderfully smooth feel right from the start – a mellow-grooving, ... read more Soul (CD) 14.99 |
Five Star (2CD deluxe edition – with bonus tracks): Bouncy, beat-heavy soul from Five Star – really stepping out strongly on this self-titled set! The music's nothing new, and very familiar to fans of mainstream soul at the time – but the group ... read more Soul (CD) 14.99 |
