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Boogaloo Investigators - Let The Groove Move You b/w I Got The Feelin'
(Defunkt) - Scotlands own are back, this time with their first
official vinyl release, and I'm here to tell you it's a killer! The
Boogaloo Investigators started tongues wagging with their demo cd last
year, and this 45 meets and exceeds all expectations. The top side is a
stone groovy cover of Gus 'The Groove' Lewis 'Nawlins funk killer 'Let The
Groove Move You'. The BI's manage to take Lewis' already edgy slab'o'funk
and rough it up even more. However, the flip-side is my favorite here. The BI's get their fangs into the James brown classic 'I Got The Feelin' and tear it to shreds with some searing blues harp. Let me assure you , if you never though it was possible to funk things up with a harmonica, the Boogaloo Investigators are here to change your mind. They give this funky classic a serious work out and manage to make it their own. I've heard that the first run of this 45 may already be history (I'm already seeing copies on E-Bay). Here's hoping they get it repressed a soon as possible so that the gospel according to the Boogaloo Investigators will continue to spread. |
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Diplomats of Solid Sound - Alligator Boogaloo EP (Butterfly)
- Readers of this zine know how much I dig the Diplomats of Solid Sound.
Forgetting the fact that they manage to make such soulful sounds out in
Iowa, they are by far one of the best Hammond led combos recording today.
Their new EP on Spain's Butterfly records, 'Alligator Boogaloo' is a tasty
addition to their discography. The title cut is their take on the Lou
Donaldson classic, and they do the old master proud. I think it's safe to
say that Nate Basinger's work on the Hammond compares favorably with that
of Lonnie Smith on the original. 'Swamp Chomp' moves along a slightly lazier pace, with a noise in the background that sounds like a jaw harp run through a digeridoo. Tunes like this, and 'Clyde The Glide' show the Diplomats working a Meters groove (Basinger's playing displays a heavy Art Neville influence), and working it well. The last tune on the ep, 'Porkchop' is the same cut that appeared on the Estrus EP of the same name, reviewed last issue. |