FW15- ALL GOOD FUNK ALLIANCE
Featuring Swamburger & Alexandrah

"Weakness of the Trade" B/W "Freedumbs"
(Remixes by Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop and Doc Delay)

All Good pulls two more tracks off their LP "Social Comment" for this Single featuring Florida's Swamburger & Alexandrah on vocals. They passed the "Weakness" acapella baton to Berlin's Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop who rework the song beautifully. Brooklynite, Doc Delay flips the B-side banger "Freedumbs" into a much more traditional hip hop sound.

2 NEW DOC DELAY MIXES -
REM Sleep Psych Mix & Medium: Rare III

REM Sleep-

When Tom told me he was making a mix of "wizard rock," my eyes were rolling around like stevie wonder. All scepticism aside, this mix completely blew my mind. It may take a couple listens for some to appreciate, but this is real grown people music. He keeps it simple, and almost folky in some parts, but never fails to bring back that beat that is ever-so-present in all of his productions.

Medium: Rare 3 -

Over the last 5 years, the demand for late 80s Indy Rap records has grown exponentially, driving the price for these rarities through the roof on the world wide web. Delay scouers his brooklyn terrain for these elusive artifacts, and weaves them together with precision on the 3rd installment of this series.

FW14- FEATURECAST
MONKEY

Review to come...

DR. DELAY -
RAJAZ METER (MIX CD)

Delay’s latest, Rajaz Meter, veers across the pond, trading classic hip hop for Arabic funk, further flexing his vast digging erudition.
An individually-numbered, limited run of 250 (I got 230), Rajaz beholds 31 meticulously-presented lost jewels. Delay’s also Funk Weapons' Art Director and it shows in the detail of the cover design’s screen-print. The sleeve houses an enlightening insert explaining that the rajaz meter of the Bedouins caravan song – the Huda, sung on desert treks – corresponded with the rhythm of the camel’s stride. It’s the prototype of all Arabic meters.

Delay lights the torch with Baris Manco’s “Donence,” and the Middle East/West dichotomy is set by one voice instructing “Turkish music, listen” and another letting everybody know this is straight out of “Brooklyn fucking New York.” In the two-slot is the first Tinariwen track, a band that originated from Gadhafi’s Tuareg rebel camps of Libya and Algeria, probably the first of their ilk to employ electric guitars. A loping bassline steers the reggae-tinged “Aldhechen Manin,” one of the band’s many desert anthems for the disenfranchised. Most of Delay’s other selections from similar progenitors of the trade, like Turkey’s Bunalimar and Ethiopia’s Swinging Addis, are just as consistently entrancing.

A few strike even harder. "Always In My Heart" by Lebanon’s Elias Rahbani entices with flute, lulls with lute and then takes us higher with a sashaying keyboard lead. The inclusion of The Devil's Anvil, whose only record Hard Rock From The Middle East hit shelves the day the 1967 Arab-Israeli War broke, is another high-water mark. Other choice picks include Edip Akbayram, Selda – whose towering voice is nothing short of a revelation – and The Cairo Jazz Band’s closing onslaught of swing “Cleopatra.” In terms of idiosyncrasy, Erkin Koray’s “Cemalim” sounds like it could be a Turkish version of Creedence’s “Who’ll Stop The Rain.”

Rajaz Meter is a 52-minute medley of taut groove and mysterious rhythm. Delay’s most obvious asset is taste, but his d(ecks)terity, tablism touches and mixtape-requisite self-promotion keep it moving briskly. Above all, he proves that a music’s medium can be as essential as the music itself.

By Jake O'Connell

FW13- ALL GOOD FUNK ALLIANCE
REC
All Good Funk Alliance drops this three-song funk bomb focusing on their (nearly patented) electronic/funk/cutup sound that is keen on bouncing bass, "old-school" drum samples and major groove. Dub-master vocals snippets and horn stabs dominate the mix in a sort of Coldcut or Fort Knox Five style.

The title track "REC" is masterfully mixed with body-moving in mind. Elements pop in and out at key moments, keeping the momentum going and the dancers dancing.
The B-side starts off with Ancient Astronauts mix of "REC", leading with a heavy blacksploitation feel that jumps into a funky groove. I guess when Funk is in your band name then FUNK is what you are going to get. And it isn't retro-James Brown wannabe-funk. This is modern funk mixing the best of hip hop and funk and lots of percussion breakdowns. Sticking with the general vibe of the EP, AGFA gives us a little more MC action midway through the track as a flute sample adds to the gritty-street vibe. Did I forget to talk about the percussion breakdowns? I did. Well, they are worth mentioning twice.
"Twang" gives us a bubbly-synth bass jumping in and out of head-nodding beats. This one moves into a Tosca area with the female word samples and gritty-keyboard swells. 80's synth sound effects creep into the mix and add a half-time swell to the driving beat.

~ Dedric Moore

FW12 - WICKED LESTER
HEARTBREAKER EP
Heartbreaker

Heartbreaker Remix

Sugar Sugar

Dum Dum

FW11- ALL GOOD FUNK ALLIANCE
SUPER JAM

Featuring chicken scratch guitars, bubbly basslines, and big room breaks it's another party styles single from All Good Funk Alliance, and the title tells you everything you need to know. The Flow Dynamics remix of Superjam was featured on the Askillz Mix CD Export 02 on Fingerlickin Records, and has been rocking clubs all over the globe on promo - booty havoc on the dancefloor! It comes with another AGFA production titled "

FW10 - DR. DELAY
RULE OF THUMB EP
We are truly proud to present Doc’s sophomore release on the label, “Rule of Thumb.” This release is a bit of an excursion for the label and covers a lot of ground. “Rule ofThumb pt. 1 & 2” will pack dance floors of all types, and hype up BBoy cyphers alike. It is a walk through dozens of breaks and beats as they mingle with an exciting Latin melody and even delve into the world of Bounce music for a moment. David Castillo, of Chicago, steps in with his version of “Rule of Thumb.” This one is a bit darker, but will melt faces just as the original. “Filth” is a grimey, half-time, electronic number, that meets somewhere between Lil Jon and Jimi Hendrix. To wrap things up, Delay sneaks in a hidden track that is unmarked on the record. He remixes Nas and Az’s “Life’s a Bitch” in a way that sticks to the songs original ‘94 era. Complete with his own cuts, Delay fully reinvigorates this classic.

All Good Funk Alliance
Feat. Swamburger & Alexandrah - "Social Comment"
The All Good Boys bring you a lyric littered CD straight from the private mind gardens of Swamburger & Alexandrah. Call it breaks, call it hip hop, call it dance music meets Kufi Rap. Whatever you do, go scoop it up from your local supply. Not to be slept on.

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Dr. Delay - "Psycrunk"
"There's a lot of these popping up nowadays: mixtapes with really slap-worthy titles and/or concepts, but with totally flawless execution too. Dr. Delay must've dropped a little acid and then sipped a little syrup to make this one, blending dusty old psyche rock records with acapellas and instrumentals from current crunk and southern shit. Rattling off names wouldn't mean a whole lot, since most of the psyche shit on here is rarer than rare (excepting The Seeds, Paul Revere and a few others) but suffice it to say that this one sounds a lot better on the stereo than it looks on paper. The one that convinced me was the subtle blend of Rabekin's "Light Rain" with the instrumental from "What Happened To That Boy" – the swirling acoustic guitar (or sitar?) sounds even more hypnotic over the Neptunes' sputtering percussion. One thing, though: when you put the CD in iTunes, the tracklist comes up saying "If you bought a copy of Psycrunk, then there was a tracklist included on the cover. If you downloaded it, you lose the right to know what you're listening to." That's all well and good, but what if I bought it and just want to put it on my iPod? 30 tracks total; 60+ minutes."

-Chris Lemon-Red
http://www.turntablelab.com/cds/0/0/13581.html

"Tom Thumz, now better known as Dr. Delay, has been a mainstay on Soul Strut for years now, contributing quality mixes and knowledge on the bulletin boards. He has blossomed into one of NYC's dopest underground hip hop and funk DJ talents, even churning out popular 12's as a producer on the Funk Weapons label. Psycrunk is his latest brainstorm, coupling rare psychedelic rock with down south crunk music/acapellas. Sounds zany, but he pulled it off quite nicely! Comes professionally packaged in shrink wrap!"

- Raj Mahal
http://www.soulstrut.com/shop/ <<< FOR SALE HERE!

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