Just so we know

"Consumers have musical choice? What musical choice? In or society we choose only from what we are given to choose from, and that choice is determined by 5 major media corporations who control the exposure outlets that consumers depend on for their entertainment." -Christopher Knab

 "Record companies like to make money, and that is their only goal. They do not care about the content that they sell - they care about maximizing their profits. It is because of this that I hate record companies with the same passion that I hate venture capitalists. The record companies do not try to foster a creative environment which rewards musicians who serve their respective niche, but create an environment which attempts to market a small amount of music to the largest audience possible. It is more profitable for the record company to sell a few decent records in bulk than to have a vast array of cult hits that sell decently." -Numair Faraz

"This is all about greed, something the record/entertainment industry has honed to a science. Dusty LPs, the artists, they don't care! But if there's a nickel on the floor, look out; they'll cut your throat for it because they 'need' that nickel. Artists get paid a small sum, then the capital boys live off them like kings until the next big thing, then it's over. So it's not about the music you see it's about their nickel. That's why you can't have any sharing of long gone music, because there might be a nickel there and they want it. They wouldn't give to a charity if it wasn't showing them handing over a cheque or had a building named after them so why would they be charitable on long lost material. Strangely they even tried to stop resale of used CDs because there was that darned nickel they wouldn't get. May all the 'industry suits' have children who hate them." -Jannx




Tuesday, October 28, 2008

WATSONIAN INSTITUTE - MASTER FUNK (1978)


Since I've been so incredibly busy myself lately, I can honestly tell you all that I'm not posting as much gems as I would like to. Thankfully I have a few contributions on my hard drive that will keep us all happy for the time being. Once again it's buddy Smooth who drops a super contribution for us all to enjoy. Watsonian Institute with "Master Funk" is one of those fab albums my dad has laying around, but his copy seems to have vanished, so I'm very happy that Smooth helps us out here. Watsonian Institute is, what I would like to call, a project from Johnny Guitar Watson. What my old man keeps saying is that Watsonian Institute is in fact Johnny's own backing band that was given a chance to record their own album under the supervision of Johnny himself. The thing is however that Johnny produced the entire album, so it is no surprise that the whole thing sounds like a genuine Johnny Guitar Watson LP. The newbies will most probably hear a lot of "Real Mother For Ya" here, and since I like that the best when it comes to Johnny's work, I can honestly say that this is a fantastic, funky album. Johnny Guitar Watson was never afraid of using synthesizers in his music; and it certainly gives all the tracks this distinctive and unmistakable Watson sound. There's also an interesting list of session musicians and the ones that know will immediately recognize the names of Andre 'Mandre' Lewis and Maxayn on the back cover. The emphasis is mostly on the music and less on the vocals. I am not going to dissect the tracks this time, 'cause I think that you should just let the music speak for itself. The funk DJs will most certainly enjoy all tracks on the album and beat diggers might be interested in the slow parts of the last track to produce their own 'interludes'. Smooth of course made sure to deliver a rip that sounds just fantastic, nicely ripped at 320Kbps. Now go get your degree at the Watsonian Institute! Let's see those replies folks!

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