Professor Eddy

  Unsplash Let’s hit the road once more for an exclusive late summer drive! 😊 The track by Gary & Sandy is from the third part of the  compilation series Country Funk: “Volume III shows artists continuing to buck traditional country tropes and production while embracing modern soul, disco, and coked-up 80s synth-pop.” In 1980, You Might Need Somebody by American country singer and guitarist Turley Richards peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. A year later, Randy Crawford covered the song for her album Secret Combination . It was the second single released from the album. Her version reached number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. In 1991, Joe Walsh put a rock version of You Might Need Somebody on his album Ordinary Average Guy . The most successful version of the song was released in 1997 by English singer Shola Ama. The single reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit in France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. It was additiona...

“Here in my car, I feel safest of all” (Gary Numan) The Secret Chord are Joakim Paulsson and Ida Trosell from Sweden. They get their inspiration from eighties synth, new wave and new romantics: “This is the soundtrack on the journey into a nostalgic past and an uncertain future. The music is meant to take you back in time to around 1984.” Take the wheel and enjoy some sunset disco and neo boogie on a late summer drive! Next up is a Mixcloud Exclusive . Tracklist: Midas Hutch – The Wheel (2021) ABC Dialect – Stay With Me (2020) Poolside – Kinda Lovely [Bleu Toucan Remix] (2021) 5 Reasons – I Brought You Flowers (2020) Cosmo’s Midnight   – Down For You (2020) Brijean – Like You Do (2020) Goodvibes Sound – Beachside Living (2020) Moods – Vulf's Back Pocket Regroove (2020) LAU ‎– The Cards [Highway Superstar Boogie Mix] (2021) Bad Business Club (Feat. Sam Behr) – What A Fool Believes (2021) Iversen – Drive-Ride (2017) Laura Branigan – Self Control (1984) Ole Børud – Fast Eno...

Unsplash  Let’s hire a yacht on a sunny day and enjoy the good life, like the so-called yuppies did back in the day! 😊 Not only a good view to enjoy, but also fertile ground for musicality is that of California. Think of The Beach Boys, the hit makers of late sixties Sunshine Pop, the Laurel Canyon singer/songwriters (James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, Carole King, etc.) and the L.A. yacht rock musicians. Nowadays there is a lively electro pop scene. I focused on the yacht rock heyday around 1980 and its global successors. When the West Coast wind blows, musical inspiration will undoubtedly follow! 😊 The story goes that Living Without Your Love by Dusty Springfield, recorded in L.A. and released in early 1979, was originally titled Never Trust a Man In A Rented Tuxedo . The cover art pictured Springfield coming out of a hotel room shower, only covering herself up with a towel and a man in a tuxedo leaving the room. However, these plans were cancelled and the album was re...

Unsplash  “Nothing Can Be Better Than A Sweet Love Song So Sweet So Sweet So Mellow Mellow” (I Love Music / O’Jays) A random day on seventies radio must have sounded something like this. Although two of the songs are actually from the 1980s and one is even brand new (Silvertwin), they all could have been from the 1970s as well.  Enjoy this Mellow Mellow FM Mixcloud Exclusive for subscribers only ! Tracklist: Ambiance – Camouflage (1979) Midnight Flyer – I Just Want To Love You (1974) Chicago Gangsters – Feel Like Making Love (1975) Maggie MacNeal ‎– Fools Together (1977) Millie Jackson – Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night (1979) Commodores – Brick House (1976) Rose Royce – 6 O’Clock DJ (Let’s Rock) (1976) E.J. Stamp – I Know All About It (1981) The O'Jays ‎– I Love Music (1975) Jackson Sisters ‎– I Believe In Miracles (1973) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ‎– Don’t Do Me Like That (1979) 10cc ‎– The Things We Do For Love (1976) Heatwave ‎– Boogie Nig...

Dream away with this summer soundtrack by The Smooth Operators (Professor Eddy and Martijn Soetens). We bring you a selection of sunny jazz-funk favorites and soulful grooves. Tracklist: Lonnie Liston Smith – Journey Into Love (1978) Herbie Hancock – Making Love (1980) Roy Ayers – Everytime I See You (1978) Patrice Rushen – Remind Me (1982) George Benson – Gonna Love You More (1977) Marlena Shaw – Look At Me, Look At You (1977) Keni Burke – Risin’ To The Top (1982) Leo’s Sunshipp – Give Me The Sunshine (1978) Weldon Irvine - I Love You (1976) Gary Bartz - Music (1980) Marvin Gaye – In Our Lifetime (1981) Quincy Jones ft. Minnie Riperton & Leon Ware – If I Ever Lose This Heaven (1974) Ramsey Lewis – Caribbean Blue (1980)

Unsplash I guess a club night in the 1980s must have sounded something like this! 😊 Again a track from Tanamur City , compiled by Indonesian DJ Munir Septiandry. He collected some of the nationwide club highlights of the 1980s: “…conjuring up a world of humid nights in packed discos, no-holds-barred genre blending, fun, fashion and funkiness of a kind never before seen in Southeast Asia… and seen rarely since.” The album is out on the 10th of September. Next week we are going to set sail again on a new Smooth Sailing boat trip! Tracklist: Beau Williams ‎– Give Me Up (1986) Roxi Drive – 1985 (2020) Oattes Van Schaik – Crimes Of Passion (1985) Grace Simon – Kenangan Asmara (1981) Odyssey ‎– (Joy) I Know It (1985) Five Star – The Slightest Touch (1987) Butch Sam & The Station Band ‎– Say That You Will (1984) Aurra – Nasty Disposition (1981) Alan Gorrie – The Girl Upstairs (1985) Jay Player – Love Is The Answer (1982) Horizon – Who Do You Love (1988) Mini Curry ‎– 100% (19...

Unsplash Enjoy this new Mellow Mellow FM episode! Again some radio fragments from back in the day and retro music that sounds somewhere between jazz and pop. Dancing Away The Tears by Yola is from her brand new album Stand For Myself . While imported disco records dominated playlists during the 1980s in Indonesia, a local music scene had developed in parallel, with popular artists like Grace Simon, Chaseiro and Andi Meriem Matalatta. They embraced the use of synthesizers and drum machines, modern studio production and influences from western pop, rock, funk, boogie, disco, jazz, yacht rock as well as Japanese city pop. Songs from this very interesting Indonesian pop scene (1979-1991) will be available on Tanamur City , out on Cultures Of Soul next month. The track by The Brothers Johnson is originally from their 1981 Winners album (the first one without Quincy Jones). In The Way was written by three of the Toto guys and that’s why it’s on the new Too Slow To Disco compilation as ...