Nasty Gal-Betty Davis

This is hot hot hot from the opening moments. This sounds like it was recorded in a tiny nightclub where everyone is dancing and its packed and about 95 degrees. And the lyrics, well, the fact that was made in the early 70's, its far ahead of its time.

I'm gonna run it down
tell em anything you want
i ain't nothin' but a nasty gal
so you said
i was a bitch now

All sung in her gravelly deep voice, complete with alley cat skrownks (new word) and an impossibly funky dirty baseline. And all told from a place of a place of enpowerment. She's totally proud of being a 'nasty gal'. Betty Davis is a pretty remarkable character...with hits like "Anti-Love Song" and "If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up" (amen sister) and the fact that she married Miles Davis at the age of 21 (that's her on the cover of his record Filles De Kiliminjaro). It's also rumored that he originally called it Witches Brew and that it was Betty who convinced him to call it Bitches Brew. She went on to work with Carlos Santana, who said that she that she was the first "Madonna", except that "Madonna is more like Marie Osmond compared to Betty." And I can see that...Madonna has always used sexuality but seems to keep it at an arms length, Betty Davis just exudes it.

I swear you could drop this in any club and they would go nuts. Its insane.

Na Cha Cha-DJ Koze

I'm a bit behind the curb on this one...its been out a couple of months. Anyways, its from the Kompakt label and is on the dancier side and its perfect illustration of the genius of the whole Kompakt venture. And it bears the Kompakt 'stamp'. Although the acts on the label are quite diverse, there's just something about it. I think its the care that goes into all the work off of the label. Its very intricate and yet sexy and funky at the same time. It sounds amazing over headphones, particularly walking around a city. It kinda reminds me of something architectural. And yet its totally organic. I can't explain. This also has a feel of early Mr Fingers house. Music made by robots. Sexy robots.