“Even though he is an expatriate, John Sinclair should be declared a national treasure. He’s a poet, historian and musicologist who, instead of publishing his research and findings, declaims them in the oral tradition with music. His latest works revisits themes he has worked with before and also adds several new poems and interpretations to his work. Let’s Go Get ‘Em features odes to friends and loved ones, whether it is remembering an evening with a lover who whistles Charles Mingus’ “Moanin’” or professing thanks and love to another with a reference to the Beatles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four.” There are also several political pieces here, including his reworking of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ United Nations’ speech “Smells like Sulfur.” The music has a great groove that simmers and occasionally boils over, whether in the acid rock taste of “Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky” or the deep mellow spice of his dedication to Mardi Gras Indians, “We Love Big Chief.”
—David Kunian
https://www.offbeat.com/music/john-sinclair-and-his-international-blues-scholars-lets-go-get-em-mo-sounds/
We Love Big Chief
NEW COOL COLLECTIVE – TRIPPIN’ REDUX (FEATURING TONY ALLEN)
https://newcoolcollective.bandcamp.com/album/trippin-redux-featuring-tony-allen
Our dear friend Tony Allen was going to turn eighty this year. To celebrate this we had planned to release a new rendition of the recordings we made with him about fifteen years ago. To congratulate him on his birthday, to wish him well for the future and to remember our joyful meetings.
Sadly, fate decided differently. Tony passed away suddenly. The numerous obituaries and personal stories from around the world show how special Tony had been. He was one of the founding fathers of Afro Beat, but his influence reached far beyond that.
To celebrate his contribution to music in general and to acknowledge the importance of our collaboration for our development as a group we feel we still should release this material. This is our tribute to Tony, who was not only a fellow musician, but also a mentor and a real source of inspiration.
released May 29, 2020
New Cool Collective – Yassa
https://newcoolcollective.bandcamp.com/album/live-7
Recorded live on May 12, 2016 at Lantarenvenster, Rotterdam
released April 22, 2017
‘Yassa’ composed by Benjamin Herman, WIllem Friede, Joost Kroon, David Rockefeller, Rory Ronde, Leslie López, Jos de Haas, Frank van Dok & Thierno Koité
‘Myster Tier’ composed by Thierno Koité, Idrissa Diop
Arranged by Willem Friede
Recorded by Donné Roos
Mixed by Donné Roos
Additional mixing and editing by Joeri Saal
Mastered by Bob Olhsson
Artwork by Meinder Verheggen
FLY BY NIGHT – A NEW DECLARATION PT 1
SUPPORT ARTISTS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (VIA. BANDCAMP)
[01] John Sinclair / Kai Eckhardt / Steve Fly – Mohawk (Unreleased Exclusive)
https://johnsinclair.us/
[02] Daddy Freddy feat. Devon Morgan – No Matter
https://daddyfreddy.bandcamp.com/album/no-matter
[03] New Cool Collective Feat. Tony Allen – The Trip https://newcoolcollective.bandcamp.com/album/trippin-redux-featuring-tony-allen
[04] Jair-Rohm Parker Wells – 4th John (Exclusive)
https://jairrohmparkerwells.bandcamp.com/album/soul-home
[05] Deborah Charles – Mother
https://sustaininggoddess.com/
[06] Laith Al Saadi – Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop (Live)
https://laithalsaadi.com/
[07] Rebelmatic Feat. Creature – Please Don’t Shoot
https://rebelmaticnyc.bandcamp.com/
[08] Juice Aleem – Which Doctor
https://juicealeem.bandcamp.com/
[09] NZ – Brotherman (Exclusive)
https://nzwrightmusic2.bandcamp.com
[10] TownTroniks Feat. Sun Ru Carter – Ms. Brown
https://townfuturist.bandcamp.com/album/sunru-revivall
[11] Craig Easley Xperiment Feat. DJ Fly – Rapadelic
[12] T4QS Feat. Lord Beefington – And, So On Eventually
https://thefuckyousound.bandcamp.com/album/turn-your-shit-down-e-p
[13] Sandhya Sanjana – Narayan
[14] John Sinclair And His International Blues Scholars – Let’s Go Get Em’
https://johnsinclair.us/
[15] Digidogz Feat. Original Syna – Same Shit
https://digidogz.bandcamp.com/
New Cool Collective – Trippin’ Redux (featuring Tony Allen)
https://newcoolcollective.bandcamp.com/album/trippin-redux-featuring-tony-allen
Our dear friend Tony Allen was going to turn eighty this year. To celebrate this we had planned to release a new rendition of the recordings we made with him about fifteen years ago. To congratulate him on his birthday, to wish him well for the future and to remember our joyful meetings.
Sadly, fate decided differently. Tony passed away suddenly. The numerous obituaries and personal stories from around the world show how special Tony had been. He was one of the founding fathers of Afro Beat, but his influence reached far beyond that.
To celebrate his contribution to music in general and to acknowledge the importance of our collaboration for our development as a group we feel we still should release this material.
This is our tribute to Tony, who was not only a fellow musician, but also a mentor and a real source of inspiration.
credits
released May 29, 2020
https://newcoolcollective.bandcamp.com/album/trippin-redux-featuring-tony-allen
JOHN SINCLAIR AND LESLIE LOPEZ – LET’S GO GET EM’
JULY 4TH – A NEW DECLARATION
