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the Incantations

by the Incantations

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It;s no surprise, scream on, the fire makes the light Raising the Dead, snakes and skulls The drum pounds, the fire burns, rage on It takes me down to my bones Friends living or not are here tonight Move through me, welcome with open arms I said don’t be afraid, no don’t be afraid Dance, we’re under the black cat skull Ohhhhh...Raising the Dead Raising the Dead, snakes and skulls The stench is in the air tonight you tremble and shake but it’s no surprise Dig it, tonight we’re god The tingle in your spine, feels divine I knows, I’ve been there before But when you dance with the dead, you can do no wrong Move through me, welcome with open arms
2.
Love Calls 02:59
I’ve got my ways, like moonshine heavy hand, heart of gold head me, feed me I’ve got my ways Like a southern night, Dixie queen don’t you mess with me I made you, I’ll break you....I’ve got my ways Like a rainbow, seldom seen, often sought, hear me Like sunshine creeping through your window, fear me, I’ve got my ways I give you my ways, I’m your savior Heavy hand, heart of gold I said you’re mine Swing from that string, burn baby burn I’ve got my ways
3.
Up in my kitchen, we’re cooking all night long Gonna cook it up ain’t gonna do no wrong Up in my kitchen, the Gris­Gris flows like wine gonna cook it up and stay loaded all the time So baby come on in to my voodoo kitchen gonna cook it up and be rollin’ all night long
4.
Just a poor black boy, who never had a thing Worked his whole damn life, for the mess he’s in God didn’t give a damn, he never lent a hand But that Black Cat Skull, changed everything By the side of the road, death by 18 wheels While walking home, from the cotton fields He heard a tiny voice, call out his name And that black cat skull changed everything Just a poor white boy, who could part the seas Cure all y’alls ill’s, or any disease Don’t have to beg or steal, for any meal And that black cat skull, changed everything
5.
Bone Gel 03:42
6.
Box Car 03:52
I give to you my boxcar confessions Shut up pass the bottle and learn your lessons Hear the wheels scrape the rails Feel the screams in hobo tales Boxcar confessions Keep on your toes and watch for the switchman Don’t hold out with food or you’ll end up a dead man Boxcar confessions Life on the rails will drive you to drinking The rhythm of the train leaves too much time for thinking We’re all in this together, it’s been like this forever Boxcar confessions When the train comes to a stop shut your mouth and keep your head down If the old men say do it don’t ask any questions Don’t know where we’re going but I’ll be glad when we get there Boxcar confessions

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The Incantations
Original Voodoo Funk recorded in Basel, Switzerland in 1992. New York Songwriter ZouZou Mamoux (a.k.a. Dale Powers) teamed up with Swiss Techno pioneer B.Free (Beat Frei) and American Jazz musician Benny Ross to record an experimental blend of Afro, Funk and Electronic influenced music together with his written words of his Esoteric experiences and insights. The resulting recording and film sat unreleased in their entirety until now. Remastered and released in 2015 by Beat Frei for B.free Records.
The Incantations are:
ZouZou Mamoux (Vocals, Guitar and Keyboard)
Beat Frei (Programming and Beats)
Benny Ross (Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Goji)
Antonio Divita (Timbales, Conga) Malika Marmouq (Backing Vocals)
Sharon Harris (Backing Vocals)
Kelvin Bullen (Bass samples on “Boxcar Confessions”)
Louis Maiello (Bone percussion on “Raising the Dead”, “Bone Gel”)
All songs by Mamoux/Free 1993 (BMI/SUISA)videoclips you find here:
vimeo.com/user23813911

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released March 11, 2015

ZouZou Mamoux (Vocals, Guitar and Keyboard) B.Free (Programming and Beats)
Benny Ross (Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Goji) Antonio Divita
Sharon Harris (Backing Vocals)
Kelvin Bullen (Bass samples on “Boxcar Confessions”)
Louis Maiello (Bone percussion on “Raising the Dead”, “Bone Gel”)
All songs by Mamoux/Free 1993 (BMI/SUISA)

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Frei Beat Basel, Switzerland

B•FREE is a swiss electronic music label run by Beat Frei.
It was founded in 1994 to release music from Beat Frei.
Beat Frei is producer for dance music, film music, music for theatre, contemporary dance music, game soundtracks etc.
the Label B.FREE includes releases from the Incantations, Roter Fnord, Freebrothers, The Randomkings, KLIMA and Beat Frei.
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