Professor Eddy

Yes, I’m back from my (imaginary) trip to Rio! ;-) .  ‘Back from Rio’ is mixed in 115 BPM. The title is inspired by an album from Roger McGuinn, the singer of the legendary rock band The Byrds. Twenty years ago he made a very nice solo album that was called ‘Back fron Rio’, although there wasn’t any Latin song on it. I liked the title, so I used it for this mix. It’s meant to warm you up for the world championship soccer and the Olympic Games that will be held in Rio de Janeiro in a few years’ time. By the way, not all of the songs are South American, some of them have a Cuban background as well.  Enjoy! Tracklist: Donald Fagen – The Goodbye Look (1983) Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Looking Out For Number 1 (1975) Alice Smith & Aloe Blacc – Baby (2011) Zuco 103 – Espero (2008) Gretchen Parlato – On The Other Side (2009) Fania All Stars – Picadillo (1976) Sergent Garcia – Yo Soy Salsamuffin (2011) Snowboy And The Latin Section – Snowboy’s Special (2008) John...

Dave Marsh wrote about ‘Juicy fruit’ from James Mtume (former percussionist of Miles Davis) in his excellent book ‘The heart of rock and soul’ (the 1001 greatest singles ever made): ‘ Dirty records from the early days of R&B are more widely celebrated, but Hank Ballard never got any of his “Annie” records this far up the charts. Of course, he also didn’t come up with a riff half as exciting or danceable as the shattered-glass synth part here ’. ‘Juicy fruit’ went to number 45 on the Billboard pop charts and reachend the number 1 spot on the R&B charts in 1983. Together with guitarist Reggie Lucas James Mtume wrote and produced quite a lot very good disco songs, like 'Don't stop dancin' for Stephanie Mills in 1979. It's on a new compilation album of Stephanie Mills, called ' Feel the Fire: The 20th Century Collection '. The song 'My love won't let you down' from Nathalie was written and produced by Peter Godwin. In the 1970s he was one half ...

The summer of 2011 is almost over, so it’s time to make one last trip to the seaside. The first trip was on AOR Disco , btw. I’m really proud to have included a track from Jeremy Spencer, an early member of Fleetwood Mac. He replaced guitarist Peter Green for a 1971 world tour, but after he had gone to a book store, he never returned… Five days later, police traced him to the headquarters of a Christian sect called the Children of God, which Spencer had apparently joined after being approached on the street. A few years later he began to record again and made ‘Flee’, one of the best yacht rock albums of the 1970s. This is the final episode of Summer Soul Station , at least for the summer season. Don't forget to check out AOR Disco for a special version of 'Last trip to the seaside', which is called ' Last short trip to the seaside '. Picture from Jorgosphotos Tracklist: Kenny G – Stop And Go (1982) Art Webb – A Little Traveling Music, Please (1977) John...

Picture from Houyin Tropical storm Irene has left, so it’s safe to go to New York again! This mix is a tribute to the city where disco music was born, so there is quite a lot of disco in it. The final track, a re-edit from 'Miss Broadway', is from the new Horse Meat Disco III album, which is a joy to listen to, especially the part that is mixed by Luke Howard. The second song of my mix, ‘Manhattan’ from Laura Greene, is from the first Horse Meat Disco album, by the way. Enjoy this Summer Soul Station trip to New York City! Tracklist: Jess Roden – On Broadway (1974) Laura Greene – Manhattan (1979) William Pitt – City Lights (1987) Hummingbird – The City Mouse (1976) Metropole – Miss Manhattan (1981) Metropolis – New York Is My Kind Of Town (1978) Bohannon – Take The Country To N.Y. City (1981) Dennis Parker – New York By Night (1979) Odyssey – Native New Yorker (1977) Starship Orchestra – New York, New York (1980) James Brown – Down and Out in New Yor...