An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
1. Title Theme: Savage
2. Lay It On Your Head
3. Where I'm Coming From
4. It's A Sad Song
5. My Favourite Beer Joint
6. Janitizio
7. Just Kiss Me
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Don Julian wrote the music to this violent action film for the tiny Californian label Money Records. It's a raw, early 70's funk album with many great instrumental tracks recorded with a low, dirty sound. At its best, the album is small group funk overlayed with flute. Try "Lay It On Your Head" for a lesson in soundtrack funk as it should be done.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Don Juilan - Savage! (1973)
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3 comments:
Thank you.
Right-on! Thanks for this killer album. Lots of percussion, flute and action grooves. Raw & real. Bet!
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