Bridging the Gap December 25, 2024

*The Kinks: "Father Christmas" (Single-1977) Ray Davies is the sing/songwr. behind The Kinks. With his brother Dave, Ray built a repertoire of off kilter, thought provoking songs.
*The Who: "Christmas" (Tommy 1969) Pete Townshend wrote nearly all of The Who's output with Roger Daltrey on vox, John Entwistle on bass & Keith Moon on drums & himself on lead guitar.
*Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra: "Do You Hear What I Hear" (A Very Ping Pong Christmas... 2007) S. Lee is a multi-inst. comp. prod. This album is his take on classic Xmas songs.

*Whirimako Black: "Hohou Te Rongo" (Hohou Te Rongo (Cultivate Peace) 2002) WB is a New Zealand Maori recording artist & actress. She performs predominantly in the Maori language & uses traditional instruments.
*Our Native Daughters: "Moon Meets The Sun" (Songs Of Our Native Daughters 2019) Allison Russell, Amethyst Kiah, Leyla McCallum & Rhiannon Giddens feature banjo and acoustic instruments to tell culturally important stories.
*The Roches: "Weeded Out" (Another World 1985) Female group of 3 sisters: Maggie, Suzzy & Terre Roche write & sing all their songs. They also play guitars & keyboards on live gigs.

*Bill Withers: "I Want To Spend The Night" (Menagerie 1977) Bill Withers was a soulful sing/songwr. who didn't release his first record until the age of 33, while he was still employed at Lockheed Aircraft.
*PM Warson: "Say The Word" (True Story 2021) British sing/songwr. PM Warson recorded this debut by playing live to tape with a live rhythm section.
*Shuggie Otis: "Baby, I Needed You" (Here Comes Shuggie Otis 1970) Amer. sing/songwr. multi-inst. S Otis is the son of R&B pioneer Johnny Otis. He began playing in his dad's band as a teenager.

*Skeewiff & Pedigree Cuts: "Merengue Mashado" (Ghetto Latin & Broken Ballroom 2013) UK based prod. duo of Alex Rizzo & Elliot Ireland use humor to help create their danceable electronic songs.
*Latin Soul Syndicate: "Baila Mi Changuito" (Latin Soul Syndicate 2004) Karl Perazzo, Mark Pistel & Happy Sanchez gather other SF based musicians to help with their Latin soul, electronica & pop/rock.
*Money Chicha: "Pacifico" (Chicha Summit 2021) Austin TX band playing psych. cumbia with members of Grupo Fantasma & Brownout.
*Ondatropica: "Cumbia Especial" (Ondatropica 2012) English multi-inst. prod. Will Holland (Quantic) teams up with Colombian musician Mario Galeano for this project.

HOUR 2

*Organic Grooves: "Free Ticket To Heaven" (Force Of Gravity 2003) Italian Multi-inst./prod. Moreno Visini is the creative force behind Organic Grooves. He is also known as Zeb & Spy From Cairo.
*RJD2: "Resting On The One" (Visions Out Of Limelight 2024) Amer. hip hop/electronic prod. & DJ Ramble Joh Krohn (RJD2) broke out of Ohio in 2001.
*Skeletons: "Marathon Man" (Smile 2010) Multi-inst. prod. eng. Benedic Lamdin aka Nostalgia 77 admits Skeletons is an imaginary jazz band. The music was culled from scraps of music from various projects over time.

*Sly5thAve: "I'd Rather Be With You feat. Melissa McMillan" (The Invisible Man... 2017) Sylvester Uzoma Onyejiaka II is a multi-inst. comp. arr. & prod. He produces hip hop, soul, R&B & jazz to create his sophisticated compositions.
*The EEs & Juliet Ada: "Temptation Of The Sound" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) Comp. producers Andre Neundorf (keys) & Claus Hartish (guit.) team up with German/Nigerian singer Juliet Ada on this cinematic nugget.
*Thievery Corporation: "Take My Soul feat. Lou Lou" (Culture Of Fear 2011) Amer. electronic duo of Rob Garza & Eric Hilton employ a wide variety of musical styles & collab. with many different singers incl. Lou Lou Ghelichkhani out of Austin TX.

*Ursula 1000: "Very Leggy" (The Now Sound... 1998) NY prod. multi-inst. Alex Gimeno is Ursula 1000. His 'retro/future' sound is built from many influences incl. lounge, funk & disco.
*Seatbelts: "The Egg And You" (Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack 1998) Vocalist, comp. arr. & keyboardist Yoko Kanno leads her jazz/blues/rock/fusion band from Japan. She has done music for many anime shows.
*Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc. Project): "Fbi Investigations" (Acid Jazz & Funky Grooves ) Comp. prod. Vito Lalinga has a deep love of jazz & funk. He is also fascinated by modern production methods and has dedicated himself to creating classics.

*Frank Zappa: "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" (Lost Episodes 1996) FZ iconoclast, comp. guitarist, prod. & film maker shares this compilation of cuts & clips from the early Studio Z days before the MOI were born.
*Chateau Flight: "Camping Jazz" (Puzzle 2000) Collaboration between Parisian producers Nichola Chaix aka I:Cube & Gilbert Cohen. They play dark disco, experimental, house & techno.
*Espen Horne: "Magnetica" (Single-1997) E. Horne is a Norwegian prod. DJ & brain behind Bobby Hughes Experience & BH Combination. This cut is the first released by Wah Wah 45s 25 yrs ago.
*Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra: "Jingle Bells" Amer. multi-inst. prod. Shawn Lee now based in London.                            

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