Live45's | ADaD- Wishful Thoughts (single)

All Natural Inc just released a brand new single, entitled "Wishful Thoughts", from longtime affiliate and five-star lyricist ADaD. To say that this brother is raw would be criminally understating just how impressive his flow and mic presence is. I may have been away from the music scene for a minute, but I know that the "buzz" surrounding ADaD has been steadily growing over the years and tracks like this show that his growing recognition is more than well deserved.  The single's sample-heavy yet energetic production is provided by the one and only Illmind and helps insure that this cut will get repeated spins on and off the web. Thanks goes out to All Natural Inc for sharing the goods.

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Soul Sugar- "Drum Song", "Got 'til it's Gone" & Bon esprit" Rehersal Tracks

Here's something that you may not know about me: I am an avid collector of deep-funk and soul-jazz 45's. If you don't know what those are....well, that's a shame*...but not a requirement to appreciate the music that I'm about to share with you. I recently came across a couple of rehearsal tracks from the band Soul Sugar and decided that it would be a crime to not post them up on the blog. Soul Sugar, a quartet of amazing musicians led by the French keyboardist Guillaume Metenier, continues the time honored tradition of recording the type of greasy, groove-heavy, Hammond B-3 driven funk instrumentals that was showcased by groups like The Meters and Funk, Inc during the 60's and 70's. On these three cuts ("Drum Song", "Bon espirit", and a dope cover of the Janet Jackson track "Got 'Til its Gone") we get a chance to hear the band working on their craft and creating tracks that comes across less like "in-your-face" dance-party starters and more like smoldering scenery music from an unreleased blaxploitation flick. I you like what you hear, make sure you hit up Soul Sugar at one of the links listed below. Dig.

* click here for a somewhat on-point description of what deep-funk music is and the people who love it.

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