Toyko Dawn Records and their talented musical collaborators are back at it again with another volume of jams that refine that classic sound known as The Boogie. Bringing light to new millennium artists who have the gift to put the rhythm in your spine, "The Boogie, Vol 5" is here to get the party started with funkdafied and futuristic tunes by the likes of veteran musicians and emerging producers such as Positive Flow, Soulpersona, DOC Mastermind, Reggie B, Buscrates, the great Steve Arrington of Slave and more!
There's something magic in the air when it comes to the soulful music of UK Soul band Personal Life and a couple creative minds who celebrate the music and message of "There's A Time For Everything". Enjoy the upbeat vibe of each remix as share their vision of happiness in the form of Nu Disco and Dance.
TDR's series of boogie breaks turns four, aiming at take selected 80's sounds of our youth to new levels of funk. Connecting the dots between early electro, hip hop and house, this compilation redefines boogie based on neon synths, soul chords and a decent portion of robot funk.
Feel invited to ride an exciting new wave of artists combining latest production techniques with classic grooves deeply rooted in 80's boogie wonderland. Highlights from TDR's latest album and remix projects are also featured, including artists like Opolopo, SoulParlor, Personal Life, Positive Flow, Reggie B, Amalia, Omar, DJ Vadim, Fat Freddy's Drop & more.
Production: B. Bravo, Bobby Tank, Chacho Brodas, Dagger DX, DJ Vadim, Lmbr-Jck T, Opolopo, Personal Life, Portformat, Positive Flow, Reggie B, Salva, SoulParlor, Soulpersona, Tryezz & more
Additional prod.: Marc Wallowy, Fabien Schivre, Matt Lyon
Vocals: Amalia, Capitol A, Coco Solid, Colonel Red, Eagle Nebula, Fat Freddy's Drop, Greg Blackman, Omar, Pugs Atomz & more.
Genres Future Soul, R'n'B Boogie, Electro Funk
"DNA strings of ancient and new dimensional funk interweave to reclaim the pyramids of our time. Travelling light years from Mars to Orion, new horizons of perception and vibration become clear, taking the listener on a quest for more funk and fantasy in their life.
This is Reggie B's musical DNA, a personal testament of his unique funk straight from Khemit. Additional cosmonauts featured on this 74 minute space odyssey include B. Bravo, DJ Spinna, Donald Hayes, Kevin Pierce, Onra, Salva and more. Don't miss the mothership!"
Listen to more snippets from "DNA" here at Tokyo Dawn.
Copyright © 2013 Tokyo Dawn Records
Label catalogue index: TDR13-004
Release date: October 21st 2013
All rights reserved
Written & produced by Howard Bradley
Recorded & engineered at Planet H Studios Kansas City
Design by Matt Lyon
Mastering by Fabien Schivre
A&R by Marc Wallowy
The vibe of UK-based collective Personal Life is one to uplift your mood. in the vein of 80's R&B which resonates deeply with messages of love and life, Personal Life deliver soulful grooves and songwriting. Enjoy a preview of their forthcoming album below from Tokyo Dawn Records, a label who is consistent in pushing emerging talent who not only push boundaries in music but revive classic sounds.
‘Personal Life’ is a London-based soul and disco collective formed by Robert Strauss, featuring the classic sounding voice of Stuart Lisbie plus core members of Amy Winehouse’s touring band. The vision for this project is to bring back into popular consciousness the sound, production, songwriting & musicality dating back to the glory days of the music industry, when commercial pop also meant culturally significant, sophisticated and catchy music made with integrity for people of all ages to enjoy.
“We believe in a movement of real music, hand made to last the test of time. Reflecting the sounds and values of people during an incredibly inspiring, honest and spiritually elevated period in popular music history”
Listen to album snippets of "Morning Light" by Personal Life here at Tokyo Dawn.
Copyright © 2013 Tokyo Dawn Records
Label catalogue index: TDR13-003
Release date: July 8th 2013
All rights reserved.
Written, produced, mixed & mastered by Robert Strauss.
Band arrangements by Personal Life.
Lyrics by Stuart Lisbie and Robert Strauss.
Recorded at Wax Recording Studio London.
'Rainy Day In London' is based on Joe Sample's instrumental composition 'A Rainy Day In Monterey'. CD distribution via Expansion Records UK.
A&R by Marc Wallowy.
"'The Heart' compilations are a musical homage to the iconic heart symbol which refers to the core of the human being, representing love and passion worldwide." - Tokyo Dawn Records
These are some deep grooves that put me in a zone, Tokyo Dawn definitely has an ear for original and soulful music. On "The Heart Volume 2" the talented collective of musicians at Tokyo Dawn return to tackle the theme of love in music with an album of high class R'n'B, Jazz and Soul. This is cutting-edge musical talent that doesn't conform to any particular mainstream trend, the Tokyo Dawn collective are simply here to please your ear drums and ease your mind with some of the finest in soulful grooves.
The second installment of the series holds even more previously unreleased love bombs than the first, presenting songs which resonate with great depth and forward-thinking ideas in conveying heartfelt emotions through soulful music. "The Heart Volume 2 is a look into a collective of emerging talent who are hear to touch your soul and change the game with a futuristic sound which pays homage to the classic sounds of Soul.
Amongst the songs to discover are highlights of forthcoming TDR albums from no others than Colonel Red, Vindahl and Portformat, besides the winner of TDR's recent Amalia Remix Contest, B. Kun. Further artists featured include Canadian jazz superstar Diana Krall, Danish vanguard soul collective Boom Clap Bachelors, Marc Mac of 4hero fame and Tupac producer Erik Rico amongst many other standout musicians.
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