MUSIC DEWOLFE VOLUME 1

The De Wolfe Music Library (a.k.a. Music De Wolfe) was started in 1909 by Meyer De Wolfe to provide musical scores for silent movies but as the decades passed, the library quickly established a reputation for production music for both TV and radio. In the 70's, De Wolfe demonstrated their uniqueness from their rivals by employing a number of young and enthusiastic British composers, true musical innovators of their time, who all possessed the creativity and ability to experiment with new studio techniques and electronic instruments.

Not surpisingly, music from the De Wolfe vaults has produced ample fodder for DJs, providing funky breaks, wailing horns, groovy strings and the like to many a hip-hop track or club mix. Baltimore’s Jason Willett, who put together this thoroughly enjoyable collection of De Wolfe instrumental funk classics from the sixties and seventies. From the opening salvo of bongos and driving bass on Keith Papworth’s “Hard Hitter” to the screaming horns that close out P. Kass’ “Sweet Destruction,” Music De Wolfe, Volume 1 is a relentless mix of driving beats, joyously swinging jazz, and cinematic funk.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Keith Paperworth -Hard Hitter

2. Nick Ingman - Down Home

3. Hugh Cortley & Musi Silvio - Export

4. Peter Reno - Silver Thrust

Side B

1. R. Tilsley - Sexy Sox

2. Nick Ingman - Stomp

3. P. Milray- Skinhead

4. P. Milray - Rollin Easy

Side C

1. J. Trombey - Spotcheck

2. R. Tilsley - Heavy Gravy

3. Roger Webb - Heavy Lace

4. J. Trombey - Sliced Orange

Side D

1. Alan Parker - Swarf

2. Nick Ingman - Orgy

3. P. Kass - Sweet Destruction