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Mother Earth Discography

Mother Earth - Stoned Woman

Year released:1992 (30/04/1992)
The first Mother Earth LP.Featuring
Shauna Greene on lead vocals








Mother Earth - The People Tree

Year released: 1994 (21/02/1994)
Recorded at Peter Garbiels Real World studio
Acid Jazz studios










Mother Earth - You Have Beeb Watching

Year released:1995 (16/05/1995)
Includes a cover version of the Small Faces
song "Wham Bam Thank You Mam"









Mother Earth - The Desired Effect

Year released: 1996 (27/05/1996)
Live album recorded in Europe between
September and Octomber 1995









Mother Earth - Riot On 103rd Srteet


Year released:1998 (12/10/1998)
Compilation album that contains all the tracks
from the Mr. Freedom EP. Also includes a cover
version of Curtis Mayfields 'We're A Winner'







Mother Earth - Time Of The Future

Year released:2001 (02/04/2001)
Compilation album that includes all the tracks
from the 'Freethinker EP'
Also contains cover versions of 'Small Faces &
Curtis Mayfield' song




SINGLES


Hope You're Feeling Better 1993
Mr. Freedom EP 1993
Grown Your Own EP 1993
Find It 1993
Jesse 1994
Jesse Line EP 1994
Institution Man 1994
Freethinker EP 1995
(Never Gonna Get) To War 1995
Compare Yourself 1996



Matt Deighton: Lead Vocals & Guitars
Bryn Barklam: Hammond Organ Piano & Fender Rhodes
Neil Corcolan: Bass
Chris White: Drums & Percussion

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Tim Maya the Soul of Brazil

Tim Maia (1942-1998) was one of Brazil's first exponents of North American-style soul and funk music, as well as one of the country's first rockers. In the late 'Fifties, he was in a rock band with future superstar Roberto Carlos; in '58 Maia moved to the U.S.A., where he stayed for several years before being deported for drug possession in 1964. His first handful of albums in the 1970s were watersheds for Brazilian pop -- along with Jorge Ben, Maia was one of the main architects of Brazilian funk, although Maia's taste ran towards softer pop material and later towards disco and synth-heavy pop crossovers. A party animal 'til the end, Maia suffered a heart attack while performing in concert, and died about a week later. Many of his songs are MPB standards, particularly with soul-oriented performers such as Jorge Ben and Daude, although he also enjoyed early success as a songwriter when jazz diva Elis Regina covered his material. His nephew, Ed Motta, took up the cause in the 1980s, recording his own mix of danceable funk and romantic soul.

Dr Vodkatini - Vodka Bossa (2007)

Milto Eph feat. Junior Sp - Chain of fools: Revisited (2005)

Nostalgia 77 Sessions feat. Keith & Julie Tippett

The appearance of veteran English artists Keith and Julie Tippett makes producer Benedic Lamdin's Nostalgia 77 Sessions an interesting prospect, with much of that promise realised over the album's 14 songs. The music covers the ground between blues, soul and jazz, but it's the left turns taken by the two stars that make it such an intriguing success.

Most immediately ear-catching is the brilliant piano solo taken by Keith Tippett on opener You Don't Just Dream When You Sleep. It's a real sit-up-and-notice experience that takes the music in a new, unexpected direction reminiscent of what may be Tippett's best known performance, his crucial contribution to King Crimson's Cat Food. Beginning with Julie Tippett's soul/blues-inflected vocals and Riaan Vosloo's rich bass tones, Keith steps in after a couple of minutes with slow single notes that spread out into a vigorous middle passage echoed in the outro.

Also remarkable is the strikingly mellifluous free passage that concludes the initially jazzy Sketch For Gary/Billy Goes To Town. It's an approach that finds its echo in the contemplative Lapis Blue, but instead of good-natured angularity, Julie Tippett sings gently into silence. Soothing The Rattlesnake sounds like it might do just that with keening and cooing accompanied by sparse, long-held notes on piano and bass. The group create a magical space that's both eery and strangely inviting. These sessions are notable for the balance they achieve between melody and freedom and the unexpected, but natural way in which one develops from the other.

By Colin Buttimer - BBC.co.uk

TruThoughts site - Nostalgia 77 official - @ MYSPACE -

El Michels Affair - Enter The 37th Chamber (2009)

Cinematic funky soul instrumentals from the El Michels Affair -- the loose NYC collective's long awaited full length nod to the Wu Tang Clan! The crew brings their tried and true slow rolling and dirty funk to their interpretations of classic Wu Tang tracks, with some straight up beautiful sophisticated soul backdrops, too, and Leon & the crew pull it all off masterfully! The RZA's sonic stamp is too innovative and idiosyncratic for a simple live band rehash, and the group is wise to use the famous crackling sample built soundscapes to craft both an homage to the Wu Tang's best material, as well as the 70s funk, soul, and cinema sounds that informed them in the first place. A few of the tracks first blew our minds as funky 45s, and this fully formed set was worth the wait -- from the moody organ funk of "Can It All Be So Simple", the funky drummer rhythms of "Uzi (Pinky Ring)", the string accented moods of "Heaven And Hell", the brass band and children's chorus cover of "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and lots more! Other tracks include "Glaciers Of Ice", "Incarcerated Scarfaces", "Bring Da Ruckus" and more. The CD version includes an unlisted bonus track.
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