SLAVE AURRA CREW – CONVERSATION/WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME
Disc One: Conversation / Instrumental 45rpm
Disc Two: What Can You Do For Me / Instrumental 45rpm
Steve “The Fearless Leader” Washington & Sheila “The Bride” Horne team up with members of P-Funk to form the Slave Aurra Crew featuring Lige Curry & DeWayne Blackbyrd McKnight.
In 1986 with New Jack Swing only a few years away Steve & Sheila bridged the gap between Funk/R&B and Pop with the obscure Detroit-made Are You Available 12″. Three additional previously unreleased songs and instrumentals were recorded during these sessions during the recording of George Clinton’s 1985 Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends LP.
AURRA X DĀM-FUNK – SOMEBODY (RE-FREAK)
‘Somebody’ is the single from the Aurra album ‘Body Rock’. Body Rock is the second and final unearthing of the lost but found Master Tapes for the Aurra album originally recorded for Quincy Jones’ Qwest imprint in 1984.
Once again the world gets to experience a lost disco-funk masterpiece providing another glimpse into the Genius mind of Slave founding-member Steve Washington & Brides Of Funkenstein / P-Funk singer Sheila Horne Brody.
The 24-track master tapes were transferred digitally and then mixed on an SSL board by Kamal Humphrey at his all-analog Flying Carpet Studios in Los Angeles. The result is a full sound enhanced by the natural analog process using today’s digital technology only when needed to clean up the files. DāM-FunK adds a bit of dirt and grime by putting his signature Re-Freak on the track.
7″ x 2 Deluxe Gatefold Set / 45rpm
artwork by George Corsillo (Civil Attack, Aurra, Salsoul)
Black Vinyl & Limited Edition 150 numbered copies on Red/Yellow Aurra swirl vinyl (Limited Stock Remaining, 1 per customer)
AURRA – I’LL LET YOU GO
AURRA / I’ll Let You Go / Instrumental
From the previously unreleased 1984 Aurra tapes comes this single ‘I’ll Let You Go’. Slave founding member, Steve Washington is on production with Bride of Funkenstein Sheila Washington and Chaka Khan’s brother Mark Stevens (Taka Boom) on vocals.
AURRA – ARE YOU FOOLIN’ AROUND
AURRA / Are You Foolin’ Around / Instrumental
From the previously unreleased 1984 Aurra tapes comes this single ‘Are You Foolin’ Around’. Slave founding member, Steve Washington is on production and blends elements of Aurra’s track ‘Make Up Your Mind’ with Bride of Funkenstein Sheila Washington and Chaka Khan’s brother Mark Stevens (Taka Boom) on vocals.
AURRA – BODY ROCK
The second half of previously unreleased Aurra recordings produced by Slave-founding member Steve Washington. The Album was recorded in 1983/84 just after the Salsoul years with his wife Sheila who had just finished writing and touring with The Brides Of Funkenstein.
Back with a vengeance, Aurra delivers a disco funk masterpiece rife with unadulterated boogie and enough sonic heft to please any analog junkie; the rescued masters for this release were cleaned in Pro-Tools before being mixed exclusively on vintage analog gear in order to preserve the integrity of the original groove – a move that ultimately enhanced the overall sound. What you get is a dance music gem that stands amongst the eight tracks on the project as a shining star that defies the confines of the era in which it was originally produced.
AURRA – SOMETHING TELLS ME / MAYBE I’M WASTING MY TIME
Previously Unreleased material from the Aurra album “Satisfaction”
Something Tells Me/Never Met No One Like You + instrumentals
Back with a vengeance, Aurra delivers a disco funk masterpiece rife with unadulterated boogie and enough sonic heft to please any analog junkie; the rescued masters for this release were cleaned in Pro-Tools before being mixed exclusively on vintage analog gear in order to preserve the integrity of the original groove – a move that ultimately enhanced the overall sound. What you get is a dance music gem that stands amongst the eight tracks on the project as a shining star that defies the confines of the era in which it was originally produced.
AURRA – SATISFACTION – MY LOVIN IS FOR YOU / INST.
Previously Unreleased material from the Aurra album “Satisfaction”
Satisfaction/My Lovin’ Is For You + instrumentals
Back with a vengeance, Aurra delivers a disco funk masterpiece rife with unadulterated boogie and enough sonic heft to please any analog junkie; the rescued masters for this release were cleaned in Pro-Tools before being mixed exclusively on vintage analog gear in order to preserve the integrity of the original groove – a move that ultimately enhanced the overall sound. What you get is a dance music gem that stands amongst the eight tracks on the project as a shining star that defies the confines of the era in which it was originally produced.
AURRA – SATISFACTION
Previously unreleased Aurra recordings produced by Slave-founding member Steve Washington. The Album was recorded in 1983/84 just after the Salsoul years with his wife Sheila who had just finished writing and touring with The Brides Of Funkenstein.
Back with a vengeance, Aurra delivers a disco funk masterpiece rife with unadulterated boogie and enough sonic heft to please any analog junkie; the rescued masters for this release were cleaned in Pro-Tools before being mixed exclusively on vintage analog gear in order to preserve the integrity of the original groove – a move that ultimately enhanced the overall sound. What you get is a dance music gem that stands amongst the eight tracks on the project as a shining star that defies the confines of the era in which it was originally produced.