Funk - All

Monday Feb 26, 2018

Tuesday Feb 20, 2018

Aquarian Dream

Phoenix / East 6th Street

The Norman Connors produced Aquarian Dream first appeared in 1976 with their debut album on Buddah, featuring the extremely popular 'Phoenix' along wi... more...

12inch Buddah: BDSL488P

Friday Feb 16, 2018

Iwabo

Reggae Down

on-point reissue with this excellent single from Caribbean funksters IWABO. ''Reggae Down'' does indeed feature a skank of sorts and all manner of sun... more...

12inch Kalita: KALITA12002

Darryl Douglas

Holding On

Kalita Records drops the first ever official reissue of Darryl Douglas' 1981 gospel disco monster 'Holding On'. Born out of a tight-knit friendship gr... more...

12inch Kalita: KALITA12003

Thursday Feb 15, 2018

2LP Egyptian Empire: DMSR1986

Basa Basa

Homowo

Reissue of this rare Nigerian/Ghana funk record. Incl. the jam African Soul Power which you might have heard getting spins in the clubs...Incl. a post... more...

LP Vintage Voodoo: VV001

Monday Feb 12, 2018

The Brothers

Brothers Theme

1976 - The Brothers were an emerging Disco soul septet whose blistering arrangements and ferocious playing had earned them a cult following and a majo... more...

12inch RCA: DJL1-1893 AB

Peech Boys

Don't Make Me Wait

the Peech Boys were Larry Levan's group, we're talking early 80's NYC here, 1982 to be precise, around the height of the Paradise Garage as Larry was... more...

12inch West End: WES22140

Benny Golson

I'm Always Dancin' To The Music

Philadelphian Jazz legend Benny Golson has had a long and storied career, he's played with luminaries such as John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Art B... more...

12inch Columbia: AS453A

The Jones Girls

Nights Over Egypt

Detroit sisters The Jones Girls were a hugely popular part of Philadelphia's PIR stable throughout the 1970's and 80's. They cut numerous sides for t... more...

12inch Philly International: PIR13A2031AB

Thursday Feb 8, 2018

Keysha / FG's Romance

Stop It / What Is Love Today

First 12'' in a series of yearly valentine maxis celebrating love. This one contains Keysha's sleazy R&B youtube hit ''Stop It!'' & a Belgian blue eye... more...

12inch Stroom: STR12-010

Thursday Feb 1, 2018

Herbie Hancock

Sunlight

Sunlight by Herbie Hancockis a 1978 jazz-funk, fusion album. It features Hancock's vocals through a vocoder as well as performances by drummer Tony Wi... more...

LP Music On Vinyl: MOVLP1970

K.I.D.

K.I.D. Disco Versions

Best Records dig out some truly powerful disco from a close ally of Giorgio Moroder's - Geoff Bastow. K.I.D. were best known for boogie classic ''Don'... more...

12inch Best: BST-X026

Friday Jan 19, 2018

Shams Dinn

Untitled

New label Smiling C starts off with a compilation LP of released and unreleased works by the Arabic rapper, Shams Dinn. more...

LP Smiling C: SC001

The Patchouli Brothers

Edits Vol.1

The Patchouli Brothers first began throwing parties in an Albanian dive bar in Toronto's east end, but have gone on to grace the stage at a spectrum o... more...

12inch Basic Fingers: FINGERS030

Wednesday Jan 10, 2018

LP Wax Museum: WMR012

Monday Jan 8, 2018

Space Garage

Space Garage

Two spontaneous recordings made by Mystic Jungle & Rico Milord during an hot midsummer night at West Hill Studio (Camaldoli, Naples). Lo-fi reverberat... more...

7inch Periodica: PRD1006

Tuesday Jan 2, 2018

RAH Band

Messages From The Stars

I get messages from the stars, when you're making love to me, I get messages from the stars, you must be from another galaxy...' With its heavy dru... more...

12inch Espacial Discos: ESP003

Friday Dec 29, 2017

12inch Tooli Creme: TCR002

Friday Dec 22, 2017

Arp Frique

Nos Magia (2021 repress)

Three dance floor hitters by the Dutch Arp Frique. ''Nos Magia'' holds collaborations with Nigerian funk originator, Orlando Julius, and Cape-Verdea l... more...

12inch Rush Hour: RH-STORE JAMS011

Wednesday Dec 20, 2017

Tuesday Dec 19, 2017

Chocolateclay

Chocolateclay

In recent years the clamour for the funkier side of AOR, Blue eyed soul, funky rock or any other description you'd care to imagine has reached heighte... more...

LP TK: CAT2610

Monday Dec 18, 2017

Chucking the Knuckles

I'm Affraid It's Not Fresh #6

Latest in the 'I'm Afraid It's Not Fresh' series. Solid mixtapes from anonymous selectors.

Cassette Tape Tabernacle records: TABR-C006

Friday Dec 15, 2017

Various Artists

Indian Acid / Pee Pee

05AM contains two Bollywood bangers, loudly pressed – each on a 45rpm side of the record. Afrobot’s cut is a raw and fast percussive acid track, just... more...

12inch AM: 05AM

Wednesday Dec 13, 2017

Ozo

Anambra

Isle Of Jura go back to 1976 to resurrect ‘Anambra’, the jewel in the crown of Dub, Soul & Funk outfit Ozo. ‘Anambra’ is something of a classic, a uni... more...

12inch Isle Of Jura: ISLE004