tuxedo
Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One are mysterious L.A. funk duo Tuxedo. They’ve dropped their debut EP for free on Soundcloud, give them a listen! Support: Official | Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter
nobody can live forever
Tim Maia, the Brazilian Funk Soul Godfather was the real thing. His 1970 debut album introduced his audacious talent, as well as North American soul and funk musical influences, forever changing Brazilian popular music. His legendary appetites sought out carnal AND spiritual fulfillment in equal measure. He bought 100 hits of LSD and handed them […]
people make the world go round
With his debut album „People Make The World Go Round“ the French producer Medline is taking you on a trip down memory lane by paying tribute to the jazz funk masters who’s music shaped the musical DNA of hip-hop. From Roy Ayers and Lonnie Liston Smith to Freddie Hubbard and the Heath Brothers. Songs like […]
isle of magic
Mop Mop “… a bastard performance of modern jazz based on riffs looped till monotony…”, (from Nestor Ortiz Oderigo,Dictionary of Jazz-PBR 1961). Mop Mop is the brainchild of Andrea Benini, musician, producer, DJ who has been active for more than ten years exploring a large variety of musical genres, from club to jazz music. To […]
acting, thinking, feeling
‘Acting, Thinking, Feeling’ the Stark Reality’s complete works is out now on Now Again Records. Available on 3CD box set/digital. LP box set out March 5th. You can still download Monty Stark’s ‘All You Need To Make Music’ and, if you’d like, subscribe to Now-Again Deluxe and get get the entire box set and a […]
message from soulville
Marc Mac (4hero) returns with ‘Message From Soulville’ another mixtape album following on from ‘Extend The Knowledge‘ and ‘It’s Right To Be Civil‘. Beats are intertwined with soundbites from the 1960’s Vietnam War protest era where African Americans were sent to fight in Vietnam during the Civil Rights period in the USA. Message From Soulville […]
spiritual flight vol. II
Dâm-Funk starts 2013 with his second volume of ‘Spiritual Flight’ of Stones Throw’s podcast series. After the first volume in 2008 you can stream the mix below and load it in your iTunes or direct (right click). If you’re interested in more funk stuff of Dam, check out Rappamelo‘s unofficial compilations of tracks he released […]
silver and gold
– “Silver And Gold” is the first single from New Zealand’s band Fat Freddy’s Drop forthcoming third studio album “Blackbird” dropping early 2013. “Silver And Gold” neatly summarises what to expect from the new album – a typically all-encompassing mix of reggae, dub and soul music. Free download below! – – – Support: Official | […]
alpman
“Tintm” is Alpman‘s debut 7 inch and will be release by KEPT Records on january 2013. Alpman’s sound are instrumental spychedelic funk and worldbeat rhythms, but with a dose of head-nodding, hypnotic groove. Check out more Alpman tracks on his soundcloud page. Support: Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter | tumblr | KEPT Records
what the world needs now
The funk Band Sugarman 3 are back with their new all-instrumental album “What The World Needs Now” on Daptone Records. You can now download the instrumental “Rudy’s Intervention” for free on Rolling Stone (right click). buy the album on iTunes or Juno. Stream the entire album on Paste Magazin. Support: MySpace | Daptone Records | Twitter
there were seven
The Herbaliser now released “There Were Seven”, their seventh studio album featuring Hannah Clive, Twin Peaks and George the Poet on the vocals. Listen to the preview minimix below and get it now direct or via iTunes. “We came back to stick a banana in the tailpipe of that machine that keeps churning out plastic pop idols, fake […]
loving on the flipside
“Loving On The Flip Side” collects the overlooked ballads from the flip sides of the funk 45s in the Now-Again and Truth and Soul vaults. Loving On The Flip Side again offers the enthused a chance to listen to, read about and reflect on another great burst of black American creativity: the creation of a sublime […]
ancestors of rap
Tobias Kirmayer of the soul/funk/jazz label Tramp Records compiled prototype rap songs, “Ancestors Of Rap” unites the few existing soul and funk tracks from the late 1960s to early 70s that feature lyrics that are rhymed in rhythm. One of the most expressive examples is Who Got The Number by comedian Pigmeat Markham. Similar in style […]
work it out
Listen to the first single from Hannah Williams & The Tastakers get it here on Bandcamp. Debut album “A Hill Of Feathers” comin’ out October 15th on Record Kicks. Check out their Soundcloud page for more great songs. Support: Facebook | Soundcloud | Bandcamp | Record Kicks
everybody loves the sunshine
Beatmaker and DJ from France Medline is paying tribute to the jazz funk originators. If you liked Medline’s take on the Stylistics classic „People Make The World Go Round“ then you might also dig his new 45 cover version of Roy Ayers’ „Everybody Loves The Sunshine“ with Roni Alkekengi on vocals. Full album is coming this […]
talkin’ loud and sayin’ nothin’
Here’s a rough mix of bklyn’s favourite James Brown songs and remixes by J Dilla, Waajeed, Erik Rico, Madlib and Tall Black Guy. Listen on Mixcloud below. –
synthesizers in space
“Synthesizers In Space” is Shawn Lee‘s album no. 30. The new album is a diverse, densely layered collection from a musician known for his ability to blend sunny melodies, smoky grooves and propulsive rhythms into his own inimitable sound. Stream the entire project below and purchase on Amazon or iTunes. Support: Official | Soundcloud | Facebook
haptics
Funk, recorded straight to analog tape. It’s just like the old days, but so new it’s sporting a badass teenage moustache. Now that Melbourne funk sensation The Cactus Channel have graduated high school, they’re taking their own brand of high-octane, instrumental car chase funk and smooth soundtrack soul to the people with their debut “Haptics” […]