Isaac ‘Redd’ Holt Unlimited – Listen To the Drums
Isaac ‘Redd’ Holt Unlimited
Listen/Download – Isaac ‘Redd’ Holt Unlimited – Listen To the Drums
Greetings all.
Welcome to a previously unplanned midweek post.
My errands are done, the kids are quiet and I just finished paying a $130 traffic citation for talking on my cellphone while driving, like a jackass (which is a term I generally reserve for the people I see doing the very same thing), so I thought that being a little more productive than usual (an act of contrition, of sorts) would make me feel better. The end result is that you all get yourselves another tune, so in the words of Hot Chocolate, every 1’s a winner, baby.
Before I get to today’s selection I should get the news out of the way. Your’s truly will be returning to Master Groove at Forbidden City (Ave A between 13th and 14th Streets, NYC) for another hot set on the evening of Wednesday February 27th. Fall by if you’re in the area and feel like getting down. Even if I’m not there, try to make the scene since DJ Bluewater and M-Fasis know how to bring the heat (and the food is good too). Things get rolling at 10PM.
Master Groove February Schedule
3rd – DJ BlueWater, M.Fasis
10th – DJ BlueWater, DJ Prime Mundo, DJ Prestige
17th – DJ BlueWater, M.Fasis, Funky16Corners
24th – DJ BlueWater, M.Fasis, Mr. Robinson (Dig Deeper, BK)
Also, a reminder about the Funky16Corners Radio Show on Viva internet radio (www.viva-radio.com). I was shifted in the schedule recently and the show now drops every Thursday at 5PM. Make sure to check it out if you’re hanging around the interwebs during that time. As always, the most recent four or five shows are always archived and available for your listening pleasure.
In other interesting news, I got an e-mail from the folks at www.ACIDJAZZHISPANO.com informing me that I had been nominated for ‘DJ of the Year’. This came as quite a surprise, and I must say that I am honored. The text on the site is in Spanish, but if you follow the link here, and are so inclined, you can register and vote for your’s truly. There’s always room in the Funky16Corners trophy room for another massive loving cup.
That all said, the tune I bring you today is a little something I grabbed at the last Allentown show (not the all-45 one). If you’ve spent any time at all reading this blog, you’ll already know that I ride for Young-Holt, whether in their Trio, or Unlimited forms. Bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac ‘Redd’ Holt started out bringing the rhythmic heat in the Ramsey Lewis Trio, before moving off into their own thing and waxing a number of fantastic albums for Brunswick and Paula.
Holt eventually split and put his own group together, calling it Isaac Redd Holt Unlimited (not a huge change, but a change nonetheless). Between 1973 and 1975 the group released three 45s and an LP for the Paula label.
The tune I bring you today appeared as both a 45 and LP track. ‘Listen To the Drums’ sees Redd and company working a slow, funky, Moog-y vibe. Redd asks over and over again ‘Can you dig it?’, and naturally the answer is yes, especially with his drums laying down a throbbing foundation. Though not exactly danceable – sounding more like the soundtrack to one of those blacklight sex position posters – it is undeniably funky. I have yet to get my hands on the album (or the other two 45s) so I can’t vouch for the rest of the material, but I suspect it’s worth hearing.
I hope you dig the tune, and I’ll be back on Friday with some more soul.
Peace
Larry
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Themocracy
new: musicforironing.blogspot.com
This song reminds me of a song “Fun To Play The Drums” by a New Orleans one-off group MVMP.Check it out: https://burnwoodtonite.blogspot.com/2009/03/mvnp-live-at-tipitinas-weekend-mix.html
One other track worth checking out on the full length – Introduction.
I used this track for an intro to a downtempo mix I made a few years back. If you’re interested… https://soundcloud.com/mrw/sharp-ends
Mr White
I just checked that out. Very nice!
L