Captain Sky - The Adventures Of Captain Sky (1978) [2020, Remastered Reissue]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (TIF) | 42:39 | 348,53 Mb
Label: Past Due Records (USA) | Cat.# PASTDUECD013 | Released: 2020 (1978)
R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (TIF) | 42:39 | 348,53 Mb
Label: Past Due Records (USA) | Cat.# PASTDUECD013 | Released: 2020 (1978)
The poor man's Bootsy Collins, Captain Sky channels the sprawling cosmic-funk consciousness of Parliament-Funkadelic to create a slicker, more commercial version of their pioneering sound. As Xerox copies go, his debut LP, The Adventures of Captain Sky, isn't half bad, sacrificing the resolution and depth of the original but still managing to deliver some impressively heady space-cadet disco. Captain Sky (aka bassist Daryl Cameron) is no George Clinton but his outsized grooves and celebratory melodies are undeniably propulsive. With its bubbling bassline and blistering percussion breaks, the 12-minute epic "Super Sporm" (later sampled by everyone from Afrika Bambaataa to Boogie Down Productions) is an underground funk classic and for good reason, but the entire record makes for a surprisingly consistent and engaging listen.
~Review by Jason Ankeny
A legendary funk set from late 70s Chicago - served up by our own Captain Sky, aka Daryl Cameron - an imposing figure who often worked in the same space-themed territory as the P-Funk empire in the mid 70s. The difference here, though, is that Cameron wrote, produced, and put the whole thing together himself - with help from a few friends in the studio - making the album a great homegrown attempt to rival the strength of the bigger funk ensembles of the period - something The Captain and crew do pretty darn well throughout! There's lots of heavy bass on the set - a strong precursor of modes to come - mixed with riffing guitar, sweet keyboards, and plenty of tight rhythms - on cuts that include the famous sample cut "Super Sporm" - a killer extended track with a great conga break, and a tight old school sample sound - plus "Now That I Have You", "Saturday Night Move-Ease", "Wonder Worm" and "Can't Stop Now".
~Review by Dusty Groove, Inc.
Release of the album: 1978 [LP AVI Records, Cat.# AVI 6042, USA]
Release of this CD: 2020 [CD Past Due Records (USA), Cat.# PASTDUECD013 / UPC: 3481575393365]
℗&© 2020 Still Music.
Credits:
Bass – Larry "Spirit" Kimpel
Drums – Ed "Ghost" Gosa
Engineer [Mixing] – David Ruffo
Engineer [Recording] – Gary Loizo
Guitar – Alan Burroughs, Reggie Boyd, Jr.
Handclaps – David Murray, Dwayne Murray, Neena L. Williams
Keyboards – Donald "Burn" Burnside
Lead Vocals, Handclaps – Captain Sky
Mixed By, Handclaps – Rick Gianatos
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Backing Vocals – Daryl L. Cameron
Written-By, Backing Vocals, Handclaps – Sheryl Sawyer
Tracklist:
01. Saturday Night Move-Ease (07:59)
02. Super Sporm (12:00)
03. Now That I Have You (03:39)
04. Wonder Worm (13:09)
05. Can't Stop Now (05:52)
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Captain Sky / The Adventures Of Captain Sky
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Analyzed: Captain Sky / The Adventures Of Captain Sky
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See also:
Captain Sky - Concerned Party Number 1 (1980) [1995, Reissue]