September 22, 2010 - posted in Features.
Badass Motherfunkers held their 2nd concert Friday, August 20th, 2010 (check out part 1 here). This time around the band sounded tighter, there was more media attention, a larger audience (530 paying souls) and some changes in personnel and repertoire.
September 14, 2010 - posted in Albums, Records, Releases, Reviews.
North Scientifik, a three man group hailing from Portland, Oregon, keeps the spirit of old school hip-hop alive on their debut album “Building”, freely inspired by their musical origins ranging from jazz to funk and fellow contemporaries like Pete Rock, The Beatnuts, early Common and others, while still bringing something fresh and new to the table.
September 13, 2010 - posted in Records, Releases.
The famous smooth R&B/Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass died in January this year (2010), only 59 years old. The Cookin Soul crew from Spain has crafted a beautiful tribute to the man and his music with their usual production flair, adding a modern sound throughout and rapping on select tracks that might help introduce his music to a whole new generation.
You can download it for free directly from here (83MB zip).
September 9, 2010 - posted in Records, Releases.
BASSIDA (aka IDAFUNKHOUSER) or simply Ida Nielsen, is a young Danish bass player, singer, rapper, songwriter and producer with some seriously funky chops! Her debut album released in 2008 was totally unknown to me until I stumbled upon it by accident while reading some obscure forum for musicians, have a listen to it below:
September 5, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
A most excellent mix from two genuinely funky gentlemen and resident DJs at the Nomaden club in Oslo: Listen, enjoy and celebrate! (the playlist and mix download link is available by reading the full post):
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September 2, 2010 - posted in Records, Releases.
“Greasin’ The Wheels” is authentic instrumental old school hammond, guitar and horn driven high energy jazz/funk from some of the best British musicians playing today, including prominent members from the New Mastersounds and the James Taylor Quartet. The Sound Stylistics started out as a Bruton library project (their first release “Play Deep Funk” was not generally available for several years resulting in its cult status), but they are now a regular studio and touring band with a world class reputation for creating some of the best live funk jams you can hear these days.
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