Posted By: Color Red , Brothers Keeper
Thu, May 12, 2022

By: Brothers Keeper

Musical Style: Rock, Blues rock, Americana, Soul, Classic Rock

Musical Influences: Santana, The Eagles

Posted By: Color Red , Euforquestra
Thu, May 12, 2022

By: Euforquestra

Musical Style: Modern Funk

Musical Influences: The Meters, Motown, Stax Records, Lettuce

Musical Inspiration: 

Lyrical Inspiration: This song reflects on the age of misinformation and our struggle to understand and really listen to each other.

Posted By: Color Red , Steve Terry Project
Thu, May 12, 2022

By: Steve Terry Project

Musical Style: Afrojazz, Dance Jazz, Jazz fusion

Musical Influences: Hebrew Folk Songs, Snarky Puppy, Athens Tango Project

Musical Inspiration: This song was directly inspired by a performance I attended of latin dance group the Athens Tango Project and was my take on a jazzy dance tune. Somehow I ended up channeling some Hava Nagila vibes and what we are left with is a relentless, solo-filled banger of a track.

Lyrical Inspiration: 

Artist Statement: Oscar the Cat is first and foremost a fun, light-hearted dance tune. With influences ranging from Latin dance music to Hebrew folk music, this track never has a dull moment as it tears through it's nearly five-minute-long structure.

Track Description: Oscar the Cat is first and foremost a fun, light-hearted dance tune. With influences ranging from Latin dance music to Hebrew folk music, this track never has a dull moment as it tears through its nearly five-minute-long structure.

Posted By: Color Red , Eric Martinez
Thu, May 05, 2022

By: Eric Martinez

Musical Style: Rock and roll, Psychedelic rock

Musical Influences: Ray Wyllie Hubbard, The Rolling Stones, Vic Chesnutt

Musical Inspiration: I lot of times I would come up with something and say that sounds like a Daniel Hutchens song and I would send it to Danny and work on it together.

Lyrical Inspiration: Daniel Hutchens wrote the lyrics to this song about a stroke he suffered in Dec. 2016. It turned out to be the last song he and I wrote together (March 2018).

Artist Statement: As I was approaching the end of the recording process for this Caldera there was no doubt that this song would close out the record. it sounds like the end of a movie that had a good ending.

Posted By: Color Red , Michelle Sarah
Thu, May 05, 2022

By: Michelle Sarah

Musical Style: Funk, Soul, Jazz Funk, Soul/R&B/Funk

Musical Inspiration: This is the ballad of the album. We re-harmed the chords in the verses prior to taking it into the studio to record, what we created was fresh and perfect for delivering the feel we wanted.

Lyrical Inspiration: This song is a love story. The tale of wanting your lover to be with you, missing them, recognizing how navigating life together, creating experiences and memories, hold us close, bind us, heal us, create the feeling that "we can't lose with this love". 

Artist Statement: We wrote the new chords for the verses while we were in session ready to record for the album, hearing the song being played behind me differently than i had ever heard before was a profound experience. It wasn't til I heard the playback that I realized what greatness we had achieved by making those changes. This song is perfection. I love the production on it, it's almost drippy wet, intimate, simple. 

Posted By: Covers | Standards , Dance Party Time Machine
Thu, Apr 07, 2022

By: Dance Party Time Machine

Musical Style: Rhythm and blues, R&B/Soul, Pop soul, Funk Soul

Musical Influences: Bill Withers

Track Description: For almost a decade Denver-based production company J2G Live has been bringing together in-demand musicians in today’s circuit to celebrate the greatest dance party songs of all time for their annual Dance Party Time machine concerts. When the COVID-19 pandemic stalled live performances, J2G Live pivoted to remote collaborative performances to continue to bring people joy through community and music. Several tracks were performed during online events such as LivWell’s ‘420 for a Cause’ live stream festival in 2020. The audio of these performances has been professionally mixed, mastered, and distributed by Color Red for a series of digital singles to be released worldwide and enjoyed from anywhere. Their take of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” features Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds), Josh Fairman (SunSquabi, Analog Son), Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band), Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Blake Mobley (Tiger Party), Drew Sayers (The Motet), and Eric Low (Fox Street).

Posted By: Funk | Soul | Jazz
Thu, Apr 07, 2022

By: Brothers of Brass

Musical Style: New Orleans Brass Band, Marching Band

Musical Influences: Rebirth Brass Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, Big 6 Brass Band

Track Description: Denver’s mavericks of street music, Brothers of Brass, capture the energy of people leaving a concert in their original song “Egress.” With a titanic New Orleans brass band-inspired sound, “Egress” has all the key components of a full-bodied brass band hit with fiery trumpet screams, rousing saxophone solos, an commanding rhythm section of tuba and drums, and a surprise call-and-response vocal section at the end to take the song home. The group got their start busking on the 16th Street Mall and melds together roots from Atlanta, New Orleans, and the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado and has become a staple in both the local music scene and the touring circuit.

Posted By: CRED
Thu, Apr 07, 2022

By: A.J. Fullerton

Musical Style: Roots Rock, Roots Soul, Blues, Blues rock, Soul blues

Musical Influences: Ry Cooder, Blake Mills, North Mississippi All Stars, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Black Keys

Track Description: AJ Fullerton tackles 60s-inspired blues and gospel finger-style guitar inspired by Pop Staples and Taj Mahal in “Good Times.” The track speaks to the universal message of looking towards the future with optimism despite any troubles or chaos that may be looming in one’s life. “Good Times” is the third track of a 4-track series produced by Eddie Roberts at Color Red Studios with a follow-up session in the works to round out a full-length LP.

Posted By: Sounds of Reed Mathis
Thu, Mar 31, 2022

By: Electric Beethoven , Death by Dub

Musical Style: DUB, Reggae, Jazz, Classical crossover

Track Description: Reed Mathis of Electric Beethoven recruited Dan Africano's "Death by Dub" project to create a DUB Reggae remix for this re-imagination of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata." Dan Africano is currently the bassist for Thievery Corporation, Ghost Light, and a member of the Avant-garde jazz trio Elephant Wrecking Ball. This DUB remix exemplifies the spirit of Color Red Collaboration and is the first in a series of Remix tracks comprising the 3rd and 4th discs of the upcoming double LP "Hear No Evil" which features many more high profile remixes of previously released Electric Beethoven works.

Posted By: Funk | Soul | Jazz
Thu, Mar 31, 2022

By: Michelle Sarah

Musical Style: Funk, Soul, Jazz Funk, Soul/R&B/Funk

Musical Inspiration: Funk and fun were the influence for this track! The music is a bit of a conversation, lots of back and forth kind of call and response thing happening. Super fun and dancy. 

Lyrical Inspiration: I wanted a show ender, I wanted it to be something people could sing along with, get stuck in their heads. The lyrics are about no place being too far away for love, and no star being too high to reach, basically go get what you want in life, no place is too far away and also, no matter what, I will be here.

Track Description: Michelle Sarah’s “I Will Be Here” is the perfect song to close out an invigorating set as it pulls out all the stops with vocal stacks, memorable sing-a-long melodies, and rousing horn parts courtesy of the Groupo Fantasma horn section. The lyrics give the audience an empowering message to take home with them as they speak to going out there and seizing what you want and knowing that you have the support to go do so. Michelle enlisted Steve Berlin of Los Lobos to produce her upcoming debut solo record with sessions taking place at Mighty Fine Productions in Denver, CO and Bud’s Recording Services in Austin, TX.

Posted By: True Loves
Thu, Apr 14, 2022

By: True Loves

Musical Style: Soul blues, Soul jazz, Soul, Soul/R&B/Funk, Pop soul, Jazz, Jazz-funk, Jazz Funk, Rhythm and blues

Musical Influences: Motown, Stax, James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic, Earth Wind & Fire, J Dilla, Willie Colón, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Fela Kuti, Donny Hathaway, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Booker T & the MG's

Musical Inspiration: 'Famous Last Words' is the title track to the album and was written by Jason Cressey. Initially written on a bus while on tour with Odesza, the tune was brought to the band a couple weeks before we entered the studio as we needed a couple more tracks to complete the album. The band picked up on the groove immediately and as we started dialing in feel and form, the melody slowly started to emerge, forming the bones of the track. After the initial rehearsal, Jason went home and while working out the horn arrangement stumbled upon what is now the neo soul style ending of the tune. 'Famous Last Words' is one of the more elaborate and developed tracks on the record featuring Gordon Brown on a tenor sax solo and Delvon Lamarr on the wulitzer. There's a piece in this tune for everyone! Catchy horn melodies, deep pocket grooves, break beats, crispy James Brown-esque horn stabs all with a healthy dose of dynamics!

Artist Statement:  The title track to the record, 'Famous Last Words' features the every member in the band in one way or another. Inspired by Earth, Wind & Fire meets the JB's vibes, the tune starts off with a crispy lick that launches the band into a dance floor banger that's sure to get you're body and soul moving and grooving. Featured solos by Gordon Brown on tenor sax and Delvon Lamarr on wurlitzer. Attention samplers - check out the rhythm section breakdown after the sax solo! 

Track Description: “Famous Last Words” is the title track off of True Loves’ 2017 debut LP. The song comes out of the gate with a crispy lick, catapulting the band into Earth, Wind & Fire meets The J.B.’s territory. Trombonist Jason Cressy wrote the tune while on tour with Odesza. As one of the more elaborate and developed tracks on the record, the standout tune features something for everyone with catchy horn melodies, deep pocket grooves, breakbeats, tight James Brown-esque horn stabs, a wide range of dynamics, and a slamming tenor saxophone solo by Gordon Brown. Following up the group’s 2021 sophomore LP ‘Sunday Afternoon,’ the digital single release celebrates ‘Famous Last Words’ being remastered and getting its second vinyl pressing via Color Red.

Posted By: True Loves
Tue, Apr 05, 2022

By: True Loves

Famous Last Words is True Loves’ debut LP that was originally released in 2017. The group has become a coveted act in the Pacific Northwest and beyond comprised of accomplished musicians who have cultivated a signature sound of undeniable grooves and classic soul flavors. Focused on creating modern soul music that pays homage to its originators yet always seeks out the next fiery groove, True Loves have catapulted from garnering citywide adoration earning them spots at sought-after festivals like Sasquatch, Doe Bay, and Upstream, to racking up millions of streams across all streaming platforms. The LP is getting its second pressing on Color Red that will be a featured release in the platform’s ‘Rare Sounds’ vinyl subscription club and available for purchase worldwide. 

Posted By: Polyrhythmics
Thu, Apr 14, 2022

By: Polyrhythmics

Musical Style: Psychedelic Funk

Musical Influences: Galactic, Lettuce, The Meters

Track Description: “The Cutdown” gets its name from a late-night harvest on the eve of Polyrhythmics’ departure to their annual late-night appearances during New Orleans Jazz Fest. Guitarist Ben Bloom imagined the track setting the scene for a vibrant late night on Frenchmen St late at night during the city’s flagship musical gathering where modern electronic sounds are met with spirited funk bands performing to eager crowds at iconic venues. “The Cutdown” is the soundtrack to stepping outside to get some air, running into friends casually swaying to a second-line street party, and raising the vibes even higher. This track is off of the group’s 2020 full-length LP ‘Man From the Future’ and the digital single release is in celebration of the record’s second vinyl pressing coming out on Color Red in spring 2022.

Posted By: Low Stimuli
Thu, Mar 17, 2022

By: Bo.bus , Low Stimuli Affect

Musical Style: Ambient, Meditation, Low Stimuli

Track Description: "Breath One" is a track off the upcoming album produced by Seattle Bass player Bobby Heinemann in collaboration with the reverend Olli Klomp of Magik Carpet records. The Low Stimuli Affect series includes tribal rhythms and synthesized soundscapes produced by Heinemann during the 2020 pandemic shutdowns cause by COVID 19.

Credits:
Bobby Heinemann - Synthesizer, Bass

Produced by Bobby Heinemann

Mixed by Bobby Heinemann

Mastered by Evan Schiller

Posted By: Reggae | DUB
Fri, Mar 18, 2022

By: Ian Ayers and The Soul Purpose

Musical Style: Reggae, Pop

Musical Influences: 77 Jefferson, Josh Heinrichs, Rebelution

Artist Statement: The love we give isn't always reciprocated, and the love we find doesn't always work out, but discovering your truest and most honest self remains a great reward.  

Track Description: "Tidal Wave" by Seattle's Ian Ayers and The Soul Purpose is a song about getting carried away by love, and the swim back to shore. "In you came, like a Tidal Wave, and I'm surely going under."

Posted By: Blues | Americana
Wed, Feb 23, 2022

By: Alex Dunn

Musical Style: Folk, Indie folk, Folk rock, Psychedelic folk

Musical Influences: J.J. Cale

Lyrical Inspiration: These words were a poem that my father wrote for his mother for mother's day, around 1974.  He was going to medical school in Guatelejara, Mexico and of course couldn't make it home, so he composed this poem.  My aunt found the poem a couple years ago while going through my grandmother's things after she passed.  She let me know right when she found it and sent me a photo of the poem.  After I read it, it felt like it was a poem I wrote myself, as a sort of youthful Kerouac-obsessed young man.  And so I felt this was a great way for me to connect with my father, to my Grandmother as well, to intertwine our own history's, and to fold together our respective artistic impulses.  

Track Description: In Alex Dunn's new single "Me and the Lady,"  he intricately weaves the poetry of his father's early adulthood in 1970's Mexico with the accommodating folk-rock sounds of the era, resulting in an almost J.J. Cale meets Pink Floyd infused cocktail of psychedelic Americana.  

Posted By: CRED
Thu, Feb 24, 2022

By: Polyrhythmics

Posted By: Low Stimuli
Thu, Feb 17, 2022

By: Bo.bus , Low Stimuli Affect

"Saturn" is the 5h track off the upcoming album produced by Seattle Bass player Bobby Heinemann in collaboration with the reverend Olli Klomp of Magik Carpet records. The Low Stimuli Affect series includes tribal rhythms and synthesized soundscapes produced by Heinemann during the 2020 pandemic shutdowns cause by COVID 19.

Posted By:
Thu, Apr 14, 2022

By: Annie J

Musical Style: Pop soul, Retro Soul

Musical Influences: Dusty Springfield, Roberta Flack, Solange, Janelle Monae

Track Description: Annie J’s “Light My Own Fire” is a warm, anthemic pop-soul track that was inspired by the desire to overcome self-doubt. As the third single off of her forthcoming debut solo EP ‘Get Back,’ Annie fans the flame cultivated by years of establishing her rich voice as a leading presence in the Seattle music scene lending her talents to projects that include Seattle Rock Orchestra, 45th St. Brass, and the late blues legend Cedell Davis. Annie’s creative spark and thoughtful lyrics are kindled by collaborating with top-notch Seattle musicians including Andrew Vait (Sisters, Little Wins), Chris Littlefield (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe), Nick Foster (Nick Foster Band), Scott Paul Johnson (Hot Bodies In Motion), and Stephanie Anne Johnson (the Hidogs). Along the same lineage as Dusty Springfield, Roberta Flack, and Solange, “Light My Own Fire” is a testament that Annie is poised to blaze a path of success as her warm delivery displays both nuanced control and playfulness as she executes rich vocal runs and a stunning range.

Posted By:
Thu, Feb 10, 2022

By: Annie J

Musical Style: Pop soul

Musical Influences: Solange, Roberta Flack, Michael Kiwanuka

 

Posted By: Color Red , Joe Sturges , Lucas de Mulder
Wed, Apr 27, 2022

By: Joe Sturges , Lucas de Mulder

Musical Style: Ambient, Jazz, Nu jazz, Beat music

Musical Influences: Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes, Nate Smith, Khruangbin

Musical Inspiration: This song has an attractive groove that is delicately developed to achieve an enveloping effect for the listener.

Artist Statement: With its enveloping percussion and atmospheric guitar effects, "Theme From" takes you to an undisclosed place, dark and unknown yet welcoming. Driven by a constant groove full of nuances, it's a rollercoaster of tension and release.

Track Description: Evoking a sense of longing, “Theme From” creates a dream like atmosphere with its distant guitars, surrounding percussion, minimal groove and trance like synths. Taking you to a trance state of mind, “Theme From” will paint a clear picture of memories from long ago.

Posted By: Funk | Soul | Jazz
Wed, Feb 23, 2022

By: Lucas de Mulder , Joe Sturges

Musical Style: Funk | Soul | Jazz, Funk, Jazz, Beat music, Ambient

Musical Influences: Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes, Nate Smith, Khruangbin

Track Description: Madrid-based guitarist and Color Red collaborator Lucas de Mulder teams up with drummer/composer Joe Sturges on “Pasajero.” With an earthly rhythmic backbone, the guitars on “Pasajero” pass through like leaves blowing in the wind during a nostalgic train ride. The driving bass line and non-stop groove coupled with the airy guitar melody slowly build up to a bombastic and dream-like climax and leaves listeners washed over with an optimistic state of mind.

Posted By: Sounds of Eddie Roberts
Thu, Jun 17, 2021

By: Lucas de Mulder , Eddie Roberts

This song is heavily influenced by Fancy, a song by The New Mastersounds. I spent a whole summer listening to this song in a compilation I made for my car. This song reminds me a lot of good times. So that summer, which was especially hot, I wrote Warm Nights, a reggae song. When I wrote the song I knew it would be very cool to do it with two guitars. For this Eddie is the perfect partner. Chris, Nate and Alejandro put in the rest to get the song to flow very naturally and stable. 

Posted By: Phil Wilkinson
Sat, Nov 28, 2020

By: The Phil Wilkinson Organ Trio

Posted By: Phil Wilkinson
Sat, Nov 28, 2020

By: The Phil Wilkinson Organ Trio

Posted By: Phil Wilkinson
Sat, Nov 28, 2020

By: The Phil Wilkinson Organ Trio

Posted By: Phil Wilkinson
Sat, Nov 28, 2020

By: The Phil Wilkinson Organ Trio

Posted By: Phil Wilkinson
Sat, Nov 28, 2020

By: The Phil Wilkinson Organ Trio

Posted By: Phil Wilkinson
Sat, Nov 28, 2020

By: The Phil Wilkinson Organ Trio

Posted By: Phil Wilkinson
Sat, Nov 28, 2020

By: The Phil Wilkinson Organ Trio

Posted By: Tetrao Urogallus
Thu, Mar 31, 2022

By: Tetrao Urogallus

Hamburg, Germany’s Tetrao Urogallus is the latest torch bearer in the lineage of horn-laced modern psychedelic soul and doom fuzz bands such The Budos Band, Menahan Street Band, and Brownout. The band’s namesake is the Latin term for the western capercaillie (wood grouse) and the band embraces thematic elements naming every track after Latin terms for flora and fauna. “Gallus Major” describes the strongest capercaillie in the tok. The track begins with boisterous horn sustains and quickly simmers into a soundtrack for the gallus major to sneak up on its prey and then go in for the kill. The band’s debut LP exhibits collaborator Dennis Rux and David Nesselhauf’s love for dark, fuzzy sounds mixed with their rich backgrounds performing with the in the contemporary funk/soul act The Hamburg Spinners and Rux’s vast production knowledge garnered from operating Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Studios.

Produced by Dennis Rux

Credits:
Dennis Rux - Guitar (Electric)
David Nesselhauf - Bass Guitar (all types)
Corneel Canters - Drums
Carsten Meyer - Electric Organ, Synthesizer
Hans-Christian Stephan - Trumpet
Kimo Eiserbeck - Saxophone

Tracking Engineer - Dennis Rux
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Studios

Mixing Engineer - Dennis Rux
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Studios

Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs
Doug Krebs Mastering

Posted By: Dennis Rux
Thu, Feb 25, 2021

By: Tetrao Urogallus

Musical Style: Afro-Beat, Doom metal, Psychedelic rock, Funk-Rock, Proto Metal

Musical Influences:  Budos Band, Black Sabbath, Menahan Street Band 

Musical Inspiration: 

Artist Statement: The song and second single "Sacrificium Crudelis" was the first song in cooperation with amazing artist Carsten Meyer. He brought wild pychedellic moog passages that perfectly match the feedback thunderstorm of the Hofner-Verithin guitar from 1965 guitar (live jammed). - escallation of the capercaillie.

Posted By: Yeah Yeah Yeah Studios
Thu, Dec 10, 2020

By: Tetrao Urogallus

Musical Style: Afro-Beat, Doom metal, Psychedelic rock, Funk-Rock, Proto Metal

Musical Influences:  Budos Band, Black Sabbath, Menahan Street Band 

Musical Inspiration: The track´s name refers to the sun spurge (madwoman´s milk), a rare highly poisonous plant which keeps his head towards the sun and (after all evil) is said to cure liver cancer. What could be more inspiring? 

Artist Statement: During the session, I was constantly enjoying my instrument and the fun athmosphere, so there was no tension even so we did record most of the time - now, hearing the result, it is hard to believe I really did this. Another important lesson learned. 

Posted By: Yeah Yeah Yeah Studios
Thu, Nov 12, 2020

By: The Drawbars

Posted By: Yeah Yeah Yeah Studios
Fri, Oct 23, 2020

By: Tetrao Urogallus

Posted By: Yeah Yeah Yeah Studios
Mon, Sep 28, 2020

By: Tetrao Urogallus

Posted By: Yeah Yeah Yeah Studios
Mon, Sep 28, 2020

By: The Drawbars