001 Black Grass - Alrightt
002 Pigmeat Markham - Who Got The Number
003 The Checkmates Ltd - Got To See U Soon
004 A-ko - Chicago
005 The Keystones w/ Percee P - Int'l Hustler
006 Boogoloo & Lotari Vs Smooth - Sweat Side
007 Rubies - Room Without A Key
008 Jay Z - 99 Problems (Dap Remix)
009 The Impressions - Fool For You
010 Leribe - Sax Jive
011 Mary Lou Williams - The Pussy's In The Well
012 Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Enter The Dragon
013 John Lee Hooker - The Motor City Is Burning
014 The Jamaicans - Ba Ba Boom
015 Black Grass - Set It Straight
016 Bullfrog - Deeper Shade Of Green
017 Kero One - Give Thanks
018 Satan & Adam - Whole Lotta Nothin'

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Another getaway mix for your head.

I could add notes to this post..but perhaps later. Too much to do, so little time. Rest assured this is the goods.

001 The Shadows - Scotch On The Socks
002 Percee P - No Time For Jokes
003 Eric Lindell - Mind YOur Business
004 The Studio Sound - Give Me Some More
005 Al Green - You've Got The Love I Need
006 Hypnotic Brass Band - Tark
007 Kutiman - Trumpet Woman
008 Zeep - Keep An Eye On Love
009 Outlines - Now That I'm Free
010 The Explosions - Garden Of Four Trees
011 Tony Allen - Every Season
012 Muddy Waters - I Just Wanna Make Love To You
013 The Bongolian - The Champion
014 Trombone Shorty - Frontin'
015 Belleruche - Reflection
016 Baby Charles - I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor
017 The Happy Dog - Dead Eye Dick
018 Jose James - Park Bench People

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Oh snap, Saturday was the REAL first day of spring 'round these parts. Flawless weather that had me thinking about kicking out some of the FUNK I got sittin' 'round this here trunk. What follows is a special 'house of royale' - a pure springtime THROWDOWN of some of that HEAVY shit copped from ALL corners of these wonderful interwebs.

A couple of notes on some of these tracks.

- The Shadows 'Scotch On The Socks' is some of the rawest rock/funk these ears have ever heard. Listening to this it's almost impossible to believe this was recorded in 1966!

- Eric Lindell's new album 'Low on Cash, Rich in Love' is sweet. Not sure I would put him in that 'blue eyed soul' category that the press tries to corner him in. This album is solid from the get and a little more raw and roots-y than his contemporaries.

- Had no idea that Al Green is going to release an album at the end of May produced by Questlove. Here's a track from the forthcoming release 'Lay It Down'. Very promising stuff.

- Hypnotic Brass Band have the structure of a typical New Orleans Brass Band but with a definitive northern sensibility. They are playing what is shaping up to be one of THE shows to see this year when Damon Albarn rolls through Avery Fisher with an incredible lineup for a one off show in July.

- Kutiman's track on this mix is NOT a respectable example of this Israeli's rich FUNK sound from his new album. This album has all sorts of different twists on the basic funk thing and different than the typical 'old-is-new' deep funk bands that are popping up all over the place these days.

- Really dig this track from Zeep. Folky, bluesy, funky and just the right mix. Breezy vocals. You might think it's cheesey, but I can't stop listening to this.

- The Explosions's 'Garden of Four Trees'. I've listened to every damn funk comp you can imagine. But Soul Jazz Records has the DEFINITVE New Orleans funk comp. Sure, you've heard some of these tracks already, but I guarentee you that you haven't heard more than half of these and ALL these tracks are on par with anything The Meters did. This is one of the few MUST HAVE funk comps out there.

- The Bongolians new effort 'Outer Bongolia' is just a tad too synth-y for my tastes but this track 'The Champion' is a nice update of the classic Apache sound to me.

- The Happy Dog track doesn't really fit on this mix, it's just too good though to leave off. It's almost funk. Snatched this from the what freeleach and have been listening to it for the last week nonstop. A fresh knock-off of the jamband sound?

- Dig the Freddie Hubbard cop from Jose James' 'Park Bench People'. Food for thought to shut this volume down.

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001 Karate - The Roots And The Ruins
002 Led Zeppelin - Hots On For Nowhere
003 King Khan & The Shrines - Welfare Bread
004 Jason Collett - Out Of Time
005 Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down - Big Kid Table
006 Anders Osborne - Back On Dumaine
007 Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
008 Kings Of Convenience - Love Is No Big Truth

going to stay on this semi-rock track for now with the mixes. fits the season.

karate is no stranger to the house of royale series, though disbanded these guys had one of the most unique sounds. jazz chops with rock-like song arrangements. there's something jamband-y about them but better. like the lyrics here:

look out for guns.
look out for girls,
just a little something
that could tear apart our world.

lead singer, geoff farina, has moved on to start a new band, glorytellers, which is interesting in itself.

can't say i'm that into led zeppelin at all, which i guess explains why i would dig a song that is reviled amongst the hardcore zeppelin fans. i heard this track in the awesome documentary 'dogtown and z boys' and couldn't place it. i could have sworn it was a jane's addiction song. the start/stop intro to this song is bananas.

king khan and the shrines remind me of a more punky version of the bees. this track has that old, analog sound to it. the horns are just right.

i can't get into 'broken social scene' but one of its members side projects, jason collett's 'here's to being here' is a great album. stripped down roots rock thats had the press comparing it to some of bob dylan and the band's work.

thao nguyen & the get down stay down's 'we brave bee stings and all' is so far the album of the year for me. you will not find more sugary, sweetly polished pop songs out there. the influences are are easily identified but this is still great stuff.

vampire weekend is the new 'it' band and the album is good. this is the stand out track to me. talking heads + paul simon. pretty. contrasts nicely with the kings of convenience track to close, which also has a similar african vibe to it.

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sugary, stringy, pop goodness from all over the place for some sunday afternoon house cleaning. a little departure from the funk and thangs.



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001 Seu Jorge - Tive Razao
002 Loney, Dear - I Am John
003 Ivy League - London Bridges
004 Michael Hurley - Hog Of The Forsaken
005 Art Baron - Creole Love Call
006 Smokey & Miho - Bocoche
007 Jorge Ben - O Namorado da Viuva
008 Medeski, Martin & Wood - We're All Connected

i caught 'city of god', featuring seu jorge, one night way past my bedtime and it was a pretty decent movie. scooped up one of his albums and surprise - he's a pretty decent song writer too.

loney, dear and ivy league are both super sugary pop bands that have been in my player for a long time but never found a place in the house of royale series.

i found out about michael hurley when 'hog of the forsaken' was featured on the ending credits to one of the episodes from deadwood. i really like the vocal here that goes down well with the violin. come to find out his catalog has many similar gems worth digging around for.

art baron's take on duke ellington's 'creole love call' is quite possibly the most sublime piece of blues i've heard. short and sweet - just right. this track comes from 'red, hot & indigo', which is top notch stuff and not your typical tribute album.

the smokey & miho is for swampfunk - i can up the whole album for you if you don't already have it and i think the jorge ben track compliment each other nicely.

the last track from mmw's new 'kids' album joins other tracks in their oeuvre like 'moti mo' and 'toy dancing' that are both gentle and groovey at the same time. don't be fooled by the 'kids' tag - the new album is one of their finest efforts yet.

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so i think the house of royale series has run its course and the ten volumes are some pretty definitive throw downs. time to flip the format for a sec with some 8 packs.

of course, we're going to pick up right where the last one left off....funk and thangs.


001 50 Cent - I Get Money (I Dap Money Remix)
002 Cyril Neville - Tell Me What's On Your Mind
003 Sharon Jones - How Long (Ticklah Remix)
004 Eugene Blacknell - WahWah Funk
005 Blu & Exile - In Remebrance Of Me
006 Lack Of Afro - For You
007 Jolie Holland - Springtime Can Kill You
008 William Parker Violin Trio - Dust On A White Shirt

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super, huge hat tip to soul-sides for a couple of these tracks. if you think these mixes are good...read his blog everyday. dudes got some great taste.

the sharon jones remix comes from the new daptone remixed album which is STRAIGHT BANANAS. been bumping that for days!

lack of afro is a dude i've had on my radar for some time now....nice to see his solo shit finally start to drop. this guy is a one man wrecking crew.

the jolie holland and william parker have been kicking around for awhile but never found a place for them in the house of royale mixes. we take you down gently with this mix.

the tin edition and we celebrate with an extended, long playing mix of all things funky. some familiar names mixed in with some newer ones. a little more reggae this time and spacey jams to close.

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001 Cage - Good Morning
002 White Williams - Smoke
003 Allen Toussaint - Whirlaway
004 Sono Rhizmo - Barbwire
005 AIFF - Circles
006 The New Mastersounds - Idle Time (Remix)
007 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Tell Me
008 Miles Davis - Honky Tonk (Remix)
009 Wu Tang & El Michels Affair - UZI (Live)
010 Village Callers - Hector
011 10 ft. Ganja Plant - Top Down
012 Bobby Rush - Chicken Heads
013 Small Change - Nuff Man Live Fi Jah City
014 Lefties Soul Connection - Get Back
015 Quantic Soul Orch & J-Live - She Said What
016 Bill Cosby - Eddie Fisher Test Track
017 Hot 8 Brass Band - Sexual Healing
018 D'angelo - Go Back 2 That Thing

this volume is just the stripped down, end of summer, shake yo ass one last time, dirt dog mix. these were some of my favorite summer jams. of note are the howlin' wolf track (just effin' ridiculously bananas), cookin' on 3 burners (a new favorite band of mine) and the closing track - george freeman's 'the bump' (infectious to the last note).

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001 Ben Westbeech w/ Dap Kings - So Good Today
002 Common - The People
003 Blockhead - The Strain
004 Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Jungle Lion
005 Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina
006 Me & You - Brown Paper Bag
007 Willie Henderson - Can I Change My Mind
008 Howlin' Wolf - Built For Comfort
009 The New Mastersounds - Baby Bouncer
010 West Coast Allstars - We're All In The Same Gang
011 Ill Boogs - Funky Ghost Town
012 The Bamboos w/ Ohmega Watts - Get In The Scene
013 Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina - Brigas Nuncas Mais
014 The Wild Magnolias - Meet The Boys
015 Color Climax - Crabwalk
016 Cookin' On 3 Burners - Settle The Score
017 Mr. Lif - Live At The Plantation
018 George Freeman - The Bump

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less hip hop, more funk. this one's focus is on chick singers. throw in the original take of james brown's 'talking' loud'. a mash up of sam cooke and coxsonne dodd. a swamp dogg prophetic funk down to close.

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001 Fabulous Souls - Take Me
002 Carribbean Cooke - Love Me
003 Lefties Soul Connection - Fais Do Do
004 Gangstarr - Full Clip Remix
005 James Brown - Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothin' (original mix)
006 Tyrone Ashley's Funky Music Machine - Just A Little While Longer
007 Quartertones - Warmer
008 Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Superman Lover
009 The Eddie Roberts Quintet - Giorgio's Brother (lack of afro remix)
010 Linval Thompson - I Love Marijuana
011 Jess Mills - Seize The Day
012 Rob Life - Swings & Roundabouts
013 Ugly Duckling - Eye On The Gold Chain (cut chemist remix)
014 Dr Rubberfunk - The Rooster
015 Freddie King - My Credit Didn't Go Through
016 Madeleine Peyroux - Careless Love
017 Swamp Dogg - God Ain't Blessing America

the getaway mix for y'all headphones. a little bossa nova, a wu tang 'banga', a couple of real throwback hip hop cuts and a smooth jazz cut to close.

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001 Orgone - Sophisticated Honky
002 Pacific Gas & Electric - Staggolee
003 Gilberto Gil - Bat Macumba
004 Chubb Rock - What A Year
005 Orquestra CBD - Tema Da Zorra
006 Augustus Pablo - Unifinished Melody
007 King T - Played Like A Piano (ft Ice Cube)
008 Harlem Underground Band - Ain't No Sunshine
009 Eddie Jefferson - Psychedelic Sally
010 Wu Tang Clan - Gorilla Hood
011 El Michels Affair - Detroit Twice
012 Positive K - I Got A Man
013 Bo Diddley - He Got All The Whiskey
014 Quincy Bright - I Mean A Hot Dog
015 Cut Chemist - What's The Altitude (ft Hymnal)
016 Dudley Perkins - Testin' Me
017 Marc Ribot - St James Infirmary
018 Monty Alexander - Love & Happiness

what's on the menu? the usual mix of funk and thangs. a little more tunrtablism this time around, a dash of some piano based instrumentals, solid hip hop, fringe pop. and a scorching jazz cut to close it out.

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001. Bill Doggett - Honkey Tonk
002. Talib Kweli & Madlib - The Show
003. Menehan Street Band - Karina
004. Quannum f Lyrics Born & Poets Of Rhythm - I Changed My Mind
005. Tommy Guerrero - No Guns More Glory
006. Arts The Beatdoctor f Pete Philly - All Of Us
007. The Last Poets - Sport (Corsican Brothers Edit)
008. ESG - Parking Lot Blues
009. Califone - Spiders House
010. The Sea And Cake - Exact To Me
011. James Brown - There Was A Time (Cracker Edit)
012. Eric Lindell - Casanova
013. Allen Toussaint - Number Nine
014. Eric B. & Rakim - Mahogany
015. The Pimps Of Joytime - PJT (High Steppin)
016. Nina Simone - Funkier Than A Mosquitos Tweeter (Jazzeems All Styles Remix)
017. Wynton Marsalis - Where Y'all At