Mandrill Is…
AUDIO By Corey Bloom on July 30, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Born from the cultural melting pot of Brooklyn, NY, Mandrill represented an equally diverse and rich lineage of musical flavors. Started by three Panamanian brothers - Carlos, Lou and Ric Wilson - Mandrill was known for their heavy percussion, potent horns and body moving abilities. Fusing salsa, funk, rock and soul they captured the essence of Hip-Hop before there was such a thing, and would provide countless breaks that would help resurrect the culture and maintain it through the present day.
For over thirty years and through fourteen albums they have continually delivered beats and rhythms that inspire both the casual listener and sample thirsty producers, and while it would be impossible to choose one quintessential track, “Children Of The Sun” off their album Mandrill Is should strike a chord with the aforementioned ears.
“Children Of The Sun” begins its journey with some shy chords and subtle strumming of guitar strings, only to be swept into the current of a flute narrative. At the peak of it’s foreshadowing the congas, bass guitar and trumpets come crashing in and sets the groove off. Running for less than a minute, the song settles in with a more calming vocal chunk. However, just past the three minute mark the guitar once again leads us into something bigger, and exactly 3:16 minutes in they hit us with the funk. Lead again by thundering trumpets and nasty percussion, for 10 seconds we get blessed with a break that might puzzle an up-rocking B-Boy but will put a smile on the face of a modern listener simply because “Dey Know.” Of course the rest of the song is just as golden, but this is Hip-Hop and we love our breaks!
And that’s how you let the beat build, bitch.
Mandrill - Children Of The Sun
Poison Clan - Poison Clan
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First Pt. 3
Trifecta
Hat Trick
Just in case ya want more
Mandrill Is
http://rapidshare.com/files/110165056/Mdrlis72.rar
props to the original poster.
baboon cover….im with it
big ups for this post
and thats how u let the beat build, bitch…lol
preshiate it,thugnificence
Oh shit Joell Ortiz got a blog now??
http://joellortiz.wordpress.com/
TSS is major! i’ve been looking for the sample for “dey know” and all it was was 10 seconds of fury.but i still think the best song that was used for a sample was “Make the Road by Walking” by The Menahan Street Band, which was basically the whole “Roc Boys” song. lol
i might be late but have yall been following the youtube cypher?
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=93AD5DB148516B2A
Looks like i have a trip to Replay Records to make in the morning.
THANKS FOR THIS!
This post has my pops written all over it.
J-Zone shots???!!! Waaavvvy duuude!!! About fucking time dahgnabit!!! lol!!!
Mandrill is one of the best groups ever. “Cohelo” is another great song of theirs.
good post corey. @ thugnificence, thanks for that assist.
baboon cover….im with it
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It is not a baboon it is a mandrill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrill
You never seen the monkey’s with the red butts?
Nice entry. My dad gave me this vinyl last week, and it doesn’t have the title on the cover. I just knew it was some fonky Mandrill. Big up TSS
That’s funny, my copy doesn’t have the title on it either. Had to grab it on the strength.
I still haven’t sat down and listened to it, but if you don’t have Just outside of Town, get that.
mandrill is the sh!t