{"id":3974,"date":"2013-07-11T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T17:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3974"},"modified":"2013-08-03T14:19:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T19:19:55","slug":"best-of-funky16corners-the-electrostats-21st-century-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3974","title":{"rendered":"Best of Funky16Corners: The Electrostats – 21st Century Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greetings all. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The next couple of weeks will be jam packed with events here at Funky16Corners central, so I’ll be republishing some of my favorite tunes from the Funky16Corners Archives. I hope you dig the sounds, and I’ll be back with all new stuff starting next Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t forget to tune in to the Funky16Corners Radio Show, this and every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Originally posted 03\/27\/2006<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

>>Greetings all.<\/p>\n

Monday is upon us, and I can assure you that I was no more eager to depart the safe, warm confines of my bed this morning than any of you were.<\/p>\n

I had a sort of weird yin\/yang weekend, one day spent hanging with old friends and family \u2013 good times all around \u2013 and another unable to convince anything thicker than tap water to stay in my stomach.<\/p>\n

It was, I assure you, a hoot. As I write this morning, all appears to be well. Was God punishing me for saying unpleasant things about his loyal servant George W. Bush?<\/p>\n

I mean, you\u2019d kind of hope that God would be cooler than that, but you never know.<\/p>\n

Anyway… Today\u2019s entry will be considerably less verbose than most, because just about the only incontrovertible fact that I can supply you with about today\u2019s selection is that it was recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

The record I speak of is \u201821st Century Kenya\u2019 by the Electrostats.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Released on the Three Oaks label – which was also home to Walter \u2018Wolfman\u2019 Washington\u2019s<\/strong> “Heavenly Vibrations (You Give Me)” \/ “Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine” \u2013 the record features the funky instro by the Electrostats on one side, and the band backing vocalist Hillary McGinnis<\/strong> on the ballad \u2018Weak As You Want To Be\u2019 on the other.<\/p>\n

I first heard of the Three Oaks label back when Wax Poetics ran their comprehensive Eddie Bo<\/strong> feature.<\/p>\n

The Walter \u2018Wolfman\u2019 Washington 45 I just mentioned was an Eddie Bo production (one of three 45s he produced for Washington on various N.O. labels) that was previously unknown to me, as was the label itself.<\/p>\n

Not too long after reading that feature, while a-Googling, I happened upon mentions of the Electrostats 45. After seeing a couple of positive comments from reliable sources, I decided to seek out my own copy. I finally scored one recently, and the search proved to be worthwhile.<\/p>\n

Opening with heavy wah-wah guitar, the organ (which takes the lead for most of the song) comes in, followed immediately by the bass, drums and percussion.<\/p>\n

While the title and to a certain extent the percussion suggest an attempt to latch on to other Afro-centric funk sounds of the era (which I guessing is the early 70\u2019s), the record doesn\u2019t exactly scream dashikis and naturals.<\/p>\n

It reminds me a little \u2013 especially the organ – of another NOLA funker from the same era, Larry Foster\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Funky Belly\u2019 on Big Beat.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a nice fuzzed out guitar solo.<\/p>\n

The Electrostats released at least one other 45 on Three Oaks, the extremely laid back \u2018Setting The Mood\u2019.<<<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS This was posted so long ago that I couldn’t find the original file, so I dug out the 45 and re-recorded it<\/strong>
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They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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