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Flava Dave

Life's a gaaaaasssssssssssssss.. . . ... . . .. .

About Me

Firstly, I'm an admitted exclamation mark user. Right now my main focus is music and the production of it. Currently, I am the proprietor of a small independent record label that focuses on deep soul and raw funk with two releases under its belt. It's a tough road to travel but I'm having fun with it. My other interests include (but are not limited to...) Screen printing, hobby comedy writing, painting, and trivia!!!!!!!!!!!..
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My Interests

Music: listening and producing. Screen printing when I have the time and money to pursue it and seeing my beautiful family when time allows.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Truth & Soul, El Michels Affair, Quincy Bright, Stones Throw, Peanut Butter Wolf, the Spinners, Poets of Rhythm, Fela, Mulatu, Soul soul soul. Deadmilkmen. Heavy drum breaks, Wu Tang, Indie cats, Latin, afrobeat, HipPop, Greasy old skool funk and soul between the years 1965 and 1975...and maybe a scant few tracks up until '78. Stax, Booker T... and oh so many more. Right now I'm really feeling Karl Hector and the Malcouns, Menahan Street Band, Anything out of Ethiopia and Nigeria circa 1970-9, Anything out of Kingston circa 1982, and scants of tracks from my dearly beloved local brethren in the Boro music scene and else where.

Movies:

I like to think I have good taste but then again, my time is pretty scarce for such comforts as casual movie night.

Television:

Mr. Show

Books:

Right now I'm reading Augustus Bourroughs and Stephen Colbert....delightfully

Heroes:

The Family Singletron. James Brown. People who go out on limbs and succeed.

My Blog

Mmm New Music....

Hello Good People,My latest blog revolves around my recent musical purchases. So I suppose it would be appropriate to call this a music blog.  And hopefully it will be profanity free.  A few...
Posted by Flava Dave on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:58:00 PST

We Got more Soul....

...than most people.So here is my idea.  Get  a group of people together, close friends preferably.  Put everyones name in a hat or bucket or bowl or whatever is handy.  Everyone p...
Posted by Flava Dave on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:47:00 PST

Wee! Recording Season is upon us!

Hello Good people,Lately I've been spending tons of time recording music and ya know... it feels good.  Right now I have two major projects that I'm digging like a ditch.  Working on the new...
Posted by Flava Dave on Mon, 19 May 2008 02:53:00 PST

On the Creative process

Finding a muse is can be such a pain sometimes.  I look at classic songwriters and wonder how they do it.  Prolific ones like Lennon and McCartney or James Brown or Simon and Garfunkle all l...
Posted by Flava Dave on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:47:00 PST

Bums not bombs

I recorded a tune the other day and the more I listen to it, the more it puts me in a weird mood.  Not a bad mood per se but a strange one.  I’m working on the lyrics right now and at ...
Posted by Flava Dave on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:02:00 PST

*GED Soul Update*

Hello Good People,Here is what's happening with my little side project at the moment.  We got the test pressings back from United Vinyl Pressing and the verdict is goooood!  It looks like Mr...
Posted by Flava Dave on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:23:00 PST

Who needs sleep

Dear Sleep,Forgive me for my spelling errors, for it has been a long time since we've seen each other.  Why do you elude me so much these days?  Seems like only yesterday you and I were meet...
Posted by Flava Dave on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:00:00 PST

Just Sitting

"You got to be mellow.  You got to be a heart breaker, you got to be a match maker..."  Says the fellow on the tune I'm currently listening to.  What does that even mean?  Tonight,...
Posted by Flava Dave on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:51:00 PST

Sour Grapes

Makes some mighty bitter wine.  Lo, things are still proceeding as planned in the world of Dave.  Sleep seems to be a scarce commodity these days, but as they say (and they say it oh so poet...
Posted by Flava Dave on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:45:00 PST

Time Flies

I have a menial day job, a time consuming non money making music venture, a band, I dress different, I look different, I try to act different (not a bad way), I'm trying to "grow-up" and so far all I...
Posted by Flava Dave on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:43:00 PST