Professor Eddy

Laguna Beach Enjoy the rhythm of southern California on Mellow Mellow FM ! Let It Happen is a tribute to Greek synthesizer wizard and film score composer Vangelis ( Blade Runner ) who died last week. In the 1960s he was a member of prog rock band Aphrodite’s Child. Former singer of that band, Demis Roussos, recorded Let It Happen as well. He did it with more self-confidence and power, which gave the song a totally different context. The original, vulnerable version by Vangelis was sung by F.R. David, known for his hit Words. In the 1970s Vangelis was still searching for a style of his own. In 1981 he found his own trademark when he composed the soundtrack to the movie Chariots Of Fire . He was rewarded with an Oscar a year later. When You Smile by State Cows is from their new album High And Dry. Zachary Crawford's track is brand new too. Next up is a fresh episode of Smooth Sailing ! Tracklist: Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes (1981) Steve Winwood – Higher Love (198...

Pixabay These electro jams could sparsely be heard in local clubs when I started to go out in the mid-eighties. To find dj’s that played this mixture of electro funk and (post) disco you had to go overseas to American clubs, like Zanzibar and Paradise Garage, where legendary dj’s Tony Humphries and Larry Levan were in command. This kind of music turned out to be the foundation for house a few years later. In the critically acclaimed documentary The Sparks Brothers from director Edgar Wright ( Baby Driver ) singer Russell Mael of Sparks tells the story of a record executive who wanted them to make music one could dance to, after dropping record sales. And so the duo did literally by recording the album Music You Can Dance To in 1986. Shopping Mall Of Love is one of the tracks. Enjoy this new part of Eddy’s Eighties Grooves ! Next up is an episode of Mellow Mellow FM . Tracklist: The S.O.S. Band – The Finest [Intro] (1986) George Clinton – Do Fries Go With That Shake (1986) Bora Bor...

Unsplash 23 sunset melodies to enjoy at a late night beach party! 😊 The big hit from the Year Of The Cat album by Al Stewart was the title track, except in South Africa, where Sand In Your Shoes was released as the first single and went to #6. The singer explained on a CD reissue of the album that he wanted the song as the first single, but the record company only released it in South Africa: “I always try to write one short song with a nice tune in an effort to get played on AM Radio. And it never works! It’s supposed to sound like a 1966 Bob Dylan track, although it probably doesn’t.” Although he kept on recording for more than 40 years, singer Albert West from the Netherlands was most successful in the mid-seventies. He had a string of hits inside and outside the Dutch borders and he was even some kind of teen idol at the time. In 1975 he came second in the Dutch round of the Eurovision Song Contest, just behind Teach-In. The latter one would win the grand final of the festival,...

elijah-hiett You all know that I love that late seventies/early eighties smooth West Coast sound a lot. Today’s music scene still counts quite a few modern day yacht rock acts. I selected some of the best recent AOR songs for this cloudcast. One of them is When You Smile from the new State Cows album, High And Dry . Enjoy this Mixcloud Exclusive ! Tracklist: Mamas Gun – Good Love (2022) Emma Noble & Nick Corbin ‎– Back On Track (2022) Leonard Luka – Elly (2022) TomTomTom – The Breeze (2021) Paul Bender – Summer Fool (2022) Miles – Riding The Wave (2022) State Cows – When You Smile (2022) Pearl Charles – Givin’ It Up (2022) Hazel English ‎– California Dreamin’ (2021) Del Amitri – You Can’t Go Back (2021) Ducktails – Adult Rock (2021) Ed Mac – Margarita (2020) Autoyacht – All Inclusive (2021) Meeka Kates – Laredo (2022) Joel Sarakula – Sun Goes Down (2022) Jens Lekman – The Linden Trees Are Still In Blossom (2022)

Some soul and (early) disco from the bellbottom period 😊 Enjoy this new part of Best Of 70s Soul ! The Trammps are best known for their disco classic Disco Inferno from Saturday Night Fever. But they are more than just a one hit disco band. They recorded some terrific soul / early disco tracks in the mid-seventies, backed by the famous Philadelphia rhythm section Earl Young (drums), Norman Harris (guitar) and Ronnie Baker (bass).  Tracklist: Splendor – Carnival (1979) Quincy Jones – Is It Love That We're Missin' (1975) O.C. Smith – La La Peace Song (1974) Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now (1972) War – Summer (1976) Earth, Wind & Fire – Sing A Song (1975) Johnnie Taylor ‎– Disco Lady (1976) The O'Jays – Message In Our Music (1976) Tina Charles – You Set My Heart On Fire (1975) Cheryl Lynn – All My Lovin’ (1978) B.T. Express ‎– Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More (1976) The Trammps – Soul Searching Time (1976) Donna Summer – Spring Affai...