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1978 Soul & Funk LP Re-issued For RSD 2020 -1,500 Limited Pressing with Machine Numbered Sleeve. Soul Brother Records are delighted to reissue on vinyl for the first time one of the most in demand and best 'Holy Grail' Soul and Funk albums for RSD 2020. My Queen by self-contained band Gaston was recorded in North Carolina in 1978 for the independent Hotlanta label and has been in demand for the last 30 years. The album consists of seven excellent Soul and Funk tracks including Clap Song sampled by Sporty Thievz in 1998 and the also sampled two stepper My Dreams. Original copies are rarely seen and command £500 on ebay
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a1
Magnificent Choo Choo
a2
Fantasy Garden
a3
Clock In
a4
My Dreams
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My Queen
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Clap Song
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Love And Affection
Last FM Information on Gaston
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Gaston are a quintet from Berlin. They set out as a trio with two basses and a drum kit. Today the line-up is augmented: There’s a vibraphone, there are guitars and sometimes they make use of brass instruments and samples. Their pieces are instrumental and at times rather intricate, therefore the exhausted and by now almost fading term ‘postrock’ comes into mind. Jazz has surely been influencing Gaston. It remains hard to tell how deeply they are really rooted in musical history. At least one of the musicians I once heard say something about the complex rhythmics of Polish (or Hungarian?) folk music. No kidding.
Gaston’s music doesn’t have a theme. It doesn’t accuse. It doesn’t cry over anyone. Gaston’s work is self-sufficient and turned inwards – without a trace of vanity. One of the reasons for this introversion might be Gaston’s technical skills. There are passages that simply make you want to tear your hair out. When one of them does something to the bass, the drums, guitar or vibraphone that you didn’t think was possible. But then, at the same time, it sounds so natural, so just-right. Don’t get this wrong: Gaston don’t boast about their abilities. They are artists – in the best of senses. Musicality. Nimble, poised and bright. That’s what Gaston are all about.
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