Black Spade and Coultrain separately have the respect of music lovers worldwide on their own merits for pushin’ their brand of future funk and progressive soul. But together as the Hawthorne Headhunters, they push their individual visions into a whole new level. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s tough starting the morning with this unreleased Black Spade track because it’ll have you searching for the pillow and laying back with arms crossed behind your head. “Relax Mode” comes unreleased from the 2000 era, when Stoney Rock was part of a crew called Soul Tyde (also including other Force members Nato, Tef, Karim and others). Read the rest of this entry »

Ballroom.

I don’t know what you call it in your metro area, but I’m sure you have a two-step as smooth as Ballroom in Detroit. It’s the dance that makes all your white friends say “What is THAT? Can you teach me?!?” I was that white girl at some point long ago in yesteryear. Now I teach the rhythmically disinclined at weddings. My pop always said “See one, Do one, Teach one,” but I’m fairly confident this joint would have you stepping into the brisk morning hours without my instruction. Read the rest of this entry »