Feel the warmth once again of the late great Roy Ayers on a posthumous project that goes back to his funky sound of the mid-70's. "Secrets of the Sun" is a new compilation album by Roy Ayers featuring four previously unreleased tracks and four new reinterpretations of his classic deep cuts. Released in November 2025, the project includes new mixes by Dennis "ROC.am" Jones and is available on limited edition vinyl with a gatefold jacket. The previously unreleased songs are "Pathfinder," "Pleasure," "Intermission," and "Dragon's Nest".
Available on mp3 download here at Amazon and on vinyl here at UDiscover Music.
Available on mp3 download here at Amazon and on vinyl here at UDiscover Music.
- Album Content: The album is a mix of entirely new and re-imagined material.
- Previously Unreleased Tracks: "Pathfinder," "Pleasure," "Intermission," and "Dragon's Nest".
- Reinterpreted Classics: New "ROCMIX" versions of "Moving, Grooving," "You Came Into My Life," and "Don't Let Our Love Slip Away".
- Release and Format:
- Release Date: November 2025.
- Physical Format: Limited edition vinyl LP.
- Special Features: Includes a gatefold jacket and a lithograph.
- Production:
- Mix Engineer: Dennis "ROC.am" Jones.
- Immersive Mixes: Some of the new mixes were created for immersive audio playback.
Bear witness to a very inspiring moment in music history as The Voices Of East Harlem bear their hearts on behalf of inner city people. This uplifting blend of Gospel/Soul/Funk is bound to make you want to get up no matter what walk of life you're from. As a Harlem resident, I'm always intrigued by this and many works of art which were created this tumultuous period of the community during the 70's. Decades later, we now have the remastered version of this cult classic which includes 11 bonus tracks.
Above, The Voices Of East Harlem perform in concert footage from Sing Sing prison back in 1972. The Voices Of East Harlem were a community choir that grew from an inner city action project in 1969.
The Voices Of East Harlem's "Right On Be Free" Remastered With Bonus Tracks is also available on mp3 and CD here at Amazon. An original 1972 print advertisement from Elektra Records is available here on eBay.
If you're in the mood for some spacey, dramatic and mysterious sounds, Mort Garson is the architect of music to put you on edge. Here is the bio from his newly-reissued catalog:
"Mort Garson is the ultimate Jack of all trades. He is best known for his pioneering work in electronic music - his albums in the 1960s and 1970s were among the first to feature Moog synthesizers and make up a rich catalogue in which cult classic Plantasia proudly sits. But he has time and time again dabbled in a wider array of sounds, from lounge hits, New Age soundscapes and sonic mysteries of the occult to producing and arranging credits by the likes of Bill Withers and Arthur Prysock.
In 1974 Garson provided music for the American neo-noir action and blaxploitation film Black Eye, starring Fred Williamson. The soundtrack to Black Eye shows yet again another fascinating side to Garson’s remarkable talent as a composer. Heavily influenced by soul, funk, and jazz, Garson cleverly fuses dynamic brass sections and funky basslines with synthesizers resulting in unconventional sound textures that blend the classic blaxploitation soundtrack tones with electronic elements and experimental sounds." - Sacred Bones Records
You can get yourself a digital download of this reissue here at the Sacred Bones website, but for the cassette reissue check here on eBay.
You can get yourself a digital download of this reissue here at the Sacred Bones website, but for the cassette reissue check here on eBay.
If you'd like to order the vinyl, visit Polskie Radio's website. The digital stream is on most services such as Spotify and Apple Music.
Strut Records provides the Bandcamp reissue of "Disco Frankenstein" and Essential Media Group provides the digital Apple Music and CD remaster of "It's A Monster".
This project was reissued by Symphonical Records. Check out more rare Funk and Soul from their catalog here.
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