OK… it’s Thursday people, and you know what THAT means? Time for another RIBS Triple Play Thurs-Day mix! AAMOF, not only is it Thursday, but it’s the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. And you know what THAT means? Time for another RIBS 5-Mixes-in-5-Days Funk-A-Thon! Whoo-Hoo!!

Just in case you think I’ve lost my mind (you might be right you know {smile}), let me explain. I started doing this last year for the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. I pick an artist, take their entire catalog of music and blow out 5 mixes over the course of the holiday weekend. This time around I’ve decided to choose 3 of my favorite funk bands that the crew and I have spent hours upon hours of partying to over the years: Mandrill, the Ohio Players and Kool and The Gang.

Now, when most people think of these groups they think of the fast, funky, uptempo songs that they’ve made. BUT… each of these groups also has a softer side and have, in fact, produced some very mellow, mid tempo songs and some beautiful, slow ballads. So… for Mandrill (Thurs & Fri) and the Ohio Players (Sat & Sun) there will be two mixes, one featuring their fast/funky tunes and one featuring their mellow, slower stuff. On Monday we’ll give Kool and The Gang the same treatment but we’ll combine some of their funky stuff and some of their slower stuff into one mix.

Well, I hope you’ve brought your appetite… cause I’ve got a whole lotta RIBS to serve ya over the next 5 days. First up, a little Mandrill for ya… some of their fast stuff I’ve dubbed the “Funky Monkey”. It’s the “taste of music, to satisfy your soul”. Hey I’m hungry, let’s eat!

RIBS TPTD: Mandrill, part 1 - “Funky Monkey”…
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Playlist (song - album [time]):

1. Mandrill - Mandrill [4:22]
2. Funky Monkey - We Are One [6:32]
3. Positive Thing (Part One) - Mandrilland [2:16]
4. Positive Thing (Part Two) - Mandrilland [1:09]
5. Lo Siento Mucho - Getting In The Mood [4:28]
6. The Road To Love - Mandrilland [5:20]
7. Silk - Solid [6:34]
8. Symphonic Revolution - Mandrill [5:18]
9. Polk Street Carnival - Composite Truth [6:10]
10. Golden Stone - Composite Truth [7:20]
11. Cohelo - Mandrill Is [1:44]
12. Git It All - Mandrill Is [4:30]
13. Ape Is High - Mandrill Is [5:36]
14. Fence Walk - Composite Truth [3:33]
15. Hagalo - Composite Truth [2:46]
16. Can You Get It - We Are One [7:09]
17. Having A Love Attack - New Worlds [4:31]

Enjoy!

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4 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Mandrill, part 1 - “Funky Monkey”…

RIBS TPTD: Mandrill, part 2 - “Mellow Monkey”… | RIBS: Rhythms In Black Satin on Fri, 23rd May 2008 2:49 pm


[...] Day 2 of our 5-Mixes-in-5-Days Funk-A-Thon that we do around here every Memorial Day and Labor Day. Yesterday we started you off with some of Mandrill’s uptempo, funky stuff. Today we look at their mellow side, that’s why today’s mix is titled, “Mellow [...]

El Slick on Tue, 27th May 2008 7:58 am


No you didn’t T. 2 RIBS of Mandrill and Ohio Player…..each?
What’s been in you Wheaties?

Pages tagged "mandrill" on Wed, 10th Sep 2008 6:05 pm


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RIBS 5MN5D: 5 Mixes In 5 Days Funk-A-Thon… | NetInfoWeb 2.0: Soul, R&B, Jazz and Blues on the 'Net on Mon, 26th Jan 2009 4:47 pm


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