Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Unstraight Ahead album flac
Performer: Karl Hector & The MalcounsTitle: Unstraight Ahead
Released: 2014
Country: US
MP3 album: 1424 mb
FLAC album: 1885 mb
Rating: 4.9
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Genre: Jazz / Latin / Funk and Soul / Folk and Country
Unstraight Ahead finds the band exploring territories even outside of the expansive scope of Sahara Swing. On this album, the West African sounds of Ghana and Mali meet the East African sounds of Mulatu Astatke’s Ethiopian jazz and are tied together with the groove heavy experimentalism of The Malcouns’ 70s Krautrock godfathers: Can, of course, but also more obscure and equally adventurous groups like Agitation Free, Ibliss and Tomorrow’s Gift. We look to Middle Eastern funk and psychedelic fusions, and to various ethnic records for sound and phrasing, Whitefield states. The Malcouns – including Poets of Rhythm songwriter and vocalist Bo Baral – created their own instruments to fashion an album that stands alongside the great albums of its progenitors but charges Unstraight Ahead into a curious musical future.
Unstraight Ahead finds Karl Hector & his cohorts exploring territories outside of the already-expansive scope of their debut album Sahara Swing. But it’s an album focused by funk – and an ambition to expand funk’s reaches. CD packaged in a gatefold eco-wallet.
Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Unstraight Ahead. Label: Now-Again Records – NA 5114. Format: 2 Vinyl, LP, Album. Karl Hector And The Malcouns. Unstraight Ahead (CD, Album).
Heitkotter - Black Orchid Karl Hector & the Malcouns - Coomassi Karl Hector & the Malcouns - Unstraight Ahead. Thanks!!! Derg-Nasty. Unstraight Ahead finds the band exploring territories even outside of the expansive scope of Sahara Swing. On this album, the West African sounds of Ghana and Mali meet the East African sounds of Mulatu Astatke's Ethiopian jazz and are tied together with the groove heavy experimentalism of The Malcouns 70s Krautrock godfathers: Can, of course, but also more obscure and equally adventurous groups like Agitation Free, Ibliss and Tomorrow's Gift. We look to Middle Eastern funk and psychedelic fusions, and to various ethnic records for sound and phrasing, Whitefield states
The long-standing band’s third album. Featuring Marja Burchard (Embryo). It’s been over ten years since Karl Hector and the Malcouns’ Sahara Swing saw release on Now-Again in 2008. The album swung with influences from across the African diaspora and set the stage for a cult, but influential following. Unstraight Ahead, their sophomore release from 2014, found the band exploring territories even outside of the expansive scope of Sahara Swing: West African sounds of Ghana and Mali met the East African sounds of Mulatu Astatke’s Ethiopian jazz, tied together with the groove heavy experimentalism of The Malcouns’ 70s Krautrock godfathers: Can, of course, but also more obscure and equally adventurous. groups like Agitation Free, Ibliss and Tomorrow’s Gift.
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Introduction |
| A2 | Push Na Ya |
| A3 | El Gusto |
| A4 | Transition >S< |
| A5 | KaradenizWritten-By – Trad.* |
| A6 | The Spirit Of Gine |
| B1 | Transition >T< |
| B2 | Girma's Lament |
| B3 | Sharpville Massacre |
| B4 | Samai ThaqilWritten-By – Trad.* |
| C1 | Jo Nibunga |
| C2 | Omebele (Makossa)Written-By – Victor Olaiya |
| C3 | M'Hammad |
| C4 | Transition >A< |
| C5 | Who's Foolin' Who? |
| C6 | Transition >C< |
| D1 | Hymnin S |
| D2 | Bring It On Down |
| D3 | Mission Control |
| D4 | Kaifa Part 1+2 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Traffic Entertainment Group
Credits
- Art Direction – Errol F. Richardson
- Bass, Double Bass, Tambura, Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Flute, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals – Bo Baral
- Drums – Stefan Dittlein
- Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Balafon – Zdenko Curulija
- Guitar, Baglama [Saz], Performer [Phin], Bass, Drums, Percussion, Flute [Bamboo Flute], Piano, Synthesizer, Balafon, Performer [Djomlo] – JJ Whitefield*
- Lead Vocals – Teddy Tolno (tracks: A2, C2)
- Mastered By – Dave Cooley
- Percussion – Didac Ruiz, Eric Owusu (Sunday)*
- Piano, Organ, Clavinet, Balafon, Percussion, Performer [Djomlo] – Thomas Myland
- Producer, Mixed By, Engineer – Bo Baral, JJ Whitefield*, Zdenko Curulija
- Tenor Saxophone – Ben Abarbanel-Wolff
- Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Synthesizer – Johannes Schleiermacher
- Trumpet – Matthias Lindermayr, Stu Krause
- Vocals – Laye Mansah (tracks: C4), Marja* (tracks: A1)
- Written-By – B. Baral* (tracks: A1, B3, C6, D2), J. Whitefield* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B2, C1, C4 to D1, D4), M. Burchard* (tracks: A1), C. Tolno* (tracks: A2), T. Myland* (tracks: A2, C3), Z. Curulija* (tracks: A2, A3, A6, B1, C1, C6, D3)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 659457511418
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA 5114 | Karl Hector And The Malcouns* | Unstraight Ahead (CD, Album) | Now-Again Records | NA 5114 | US | 2014 |







