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Rather Ernie handles his instrument with muscular rawness at times and moody ambiance at others, sliding with ease into any groove that the extended Soul Investigators band lays down.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Scorpio Man\" is no one trick pony, and the listener will be shifted around from the exhilarating psych funk of \"Scorpio Man\" all the way to the airy moods of \"Street of Tears\". Take a chance with the Scorpio Man, his sting will give you a funky high much better than what they sell in the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timmion Records","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":54097777918300,"sku":"TR12005lp","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Transparent Yellow Vinyl","offer_id":54097777951068,"sku":"TR12005lp-C1","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Compact Disc","offer_id":54097777983836,"sku":"TR12005cd","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4017\/3916\/files\/TRLP12005_3500x3500_713c22c6-54db-43a5-9007-640e8059501c.jpg?v=1757059360"},{"product_id":"tr710","title":"Scorpio Man Theme","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mystified sound emanating from the disc in question belongs to the flute wielding monster Ernie Hawks. This dynamic player has grazed the airwaves of the worldwide underground for the past two decades. Now it's his star time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis two-tracker single from Ernie's debut album \"Scorpio Man\" sinks the listener deep into the moods of European library music and American instrumental funk classics. On \"Journey To The Bottom\", backed with fuzzy synth lines, he and The Soul Investigators explore emotional funk to the fullest. Their raw sound has pushed artists like Nicole Willis, Myron \u0026amp; E as well as Willie West to new heights before and now it's Ernie Hawks, who holds the torch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe intro of the title track \"Scorpio Man Theme\" should give the breakbeat friends something to get excited about, while the rest of the track pushes the listener into the midst of a exploitation movie chase scene. It's possible that it's been a while since you've heard something as hard as well as uncomplicated and sincere. Keep your senses open for the coming full-length, it should drop like a bomb soon enough.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timmion Records","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":55413534032220,"sku":"TR710lp","price":8.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4017\/3916\/files\/TR710_3500x3500_a6d18a10-68d2-4c58-b95e-d8b6a9ae6eb5.jpg?v=1757070293"},{"product_id":"tr713","title":"Bad Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eBad Education is a soulful heater that will shake your hips and your social consciousness. Inspired by the afro-latin soul blends from the likes of Joe Bataan and Ray Barretto, this collaboration between Timmion Records and Yemay‡ Sol Records - brainchild of Bardo Martinez (lead singer of Chicano Batman); makes a statement.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThe horn laden groove will transport the listener to a summer in New York. The memorable flute line by Ernie Hawks is flavorfully funky while the pulsating tumbao of the conga carries the vitality of a Nuyorican neighborhood in full effect.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThe force of the rhythm section provides the vehicle by which Martinez lays down a fiery indictment of educational institutions, defining them as a mouthpiece to the military industrial complex.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThe music and the message flow together in a very classic sense, packing a punch that gives it to the man; necessary now more than ever!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timmion Records","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":55413534196060,"sku":"TR713lp","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4017\/3916\/files\/TR713_3000x3000_label_dd0bbf29-cacf-4c8b-af8f-656c5e93fd44.jpg?v=1757059488"},{"product_id":"tr719","title":"Scorpio Walk","description":"\u003cp\u003eErnie Hawks' debut album \"Scorpio Man\" is nearly here, and about to be released during the first quarter of 2018. The way will be paved with a fresh 7\" single that lifts the gritty jazz funk of \"Scorpio Walk\" from the album on the A side and pairs it up with the mystic groover \"Message of Love\", a non-LP track only available on this release.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nAs the track to start up the upcoming album, \"Scorpio Walk\" rushes on like a manic villain from an art house spy film. A groove made of a murmuring fuzz bass and a surf guitar is suddenly released into heavenly choruses, where the man of the hour lifts the ambiance with a series of lyrical flute solos.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\"Message of Love\" sounds like an homage to the gently pulsing library music funk from the mid 1970's. Ernie's flute lead is accompanied by bubbling Fender Rhodes, which carries the track forwards like a shy cousin of Michel Sardaby's \"Welcome New Warmth\". Seductive male vocal wailing haunts in the background, while the track proceeds without haste in its realm of lost budget X-rated movie soundtracks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timmion Records","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":55413535998300,"sku":"TR719lp","price":8.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4017\/3916\/files\/TR719_A_3500x3500_61bf8c8f-1281-472e-af17-881a68097188.jpg?v=1757059496"},{"product_id":"tr723","title":"Cold Turkey Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe world has barely recovered from the previous sting of the Scorpio Man, when he lands in another dose. \"Cold Turkey Time\" from Ernie Hawks' debut album gets a single treatment here arriving back to back with the 45 only track \"Tracking Down\". The latter should make the b-boys move even if heard in the relaxing steams of a Turkish bath, where its breezy melodies eventually point at.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Cold Turkey Time\" is a serious slab of jazzy funk that shares many of the exotica qualities of its partnering side. It might sound nice, while driving a fine European sports mobile down on a spiraling mountain road, preferably in a 60's dandy state of mind. The eerie wordless vocals at the end tie the package together so nicely that Dario Argento could have made a scene out of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe continental vibes emanating from this vinyl single are bound to appeal to rare groove fanatics and secret agents alike. 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