Funk - All

Thursday Jun 15, 2023

Maxwell Udoh

Survival Of The Fittest

Rasman Maxwell Udoh was one of the best things to come out of the Nigerian music scene in the 80s and 90s. Born on the 29th of August 1959 and passed... more...

LP Tidal Waves Music: TWM097LITAWHITE (White color vinyl)

Karin Jones

Under The Influence Of Love

Karin Jones (born and raised in Philadelphia) took her first musical steps singing in church. She was gifted with an extremely talented ear, and an ac... more...

LP Tidal Waves Music: TWM096LITAWHITE (White color vinyl)

William Odell Hughes

Cruisin

A Detroit resident, William Odell Hughes is a much-loved street educated singer-songwriter and music composer. As a regular passenger riding to work o... more...

LP Tidal Waves Music: TWM084WHITE (White color vinyl)

Boo and The Tru-Tones

Show The World

The second album from Boo and the Tru-Tones demonstrated a significant growth from the band with the introduction of soulful and funky songs that star... more...

LP Not Dark Yet Music: NDY003YELLOW

Monday Jun 5, 2023

Letta Mbulu

In The Music The Village Never Ends (40th Anniversary version)

Letta Mbulu is a South African jazz singer who has been active since the 1960s. On ''In The Music The Village Never Ends'', Letta Mbulu's voice soars... more...

LP Music On Vinyl: MOVLP3428

Thursday Jun 1, 2023

Ali

Malaka

9 track album LP featuring contemporary Indonesian Funk Rock project recorded with musicians in Jakarta, amazing instrumentals with Indonesian lyrics.... more...

LP Anukara Records: Dea009

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Donald Byrd

Places And Spaces

It wasn’t until Byrd hooked up with visionary producer Larry Mizell for his 1972 album Black Byrd that a new sound coalesced: funky and sultry, sophis... more...

LP Blue note: Blue Note 3596800 / BN-LA549-G
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Donald Byrd

Street Lady

Street Lady was produced by Larry Mizell and contains the classic jazz-funk tracks ''Lansana's Priestress'' and ''Street Lady''. Personnel playing on... more...

LP Music On Vinyl: MOVLP3396

JESSE

Descend

Electroacoustic duo JESSE and their extended collective is making a comeback of some sorts. Having been integral part of Finnish electronic music comm... more...

LP Haista Records: HST13

Tuesday Apr 25, 2023

Roy Budd

Diamonds 45s Collection (OST)

Recorded 1976 filled with samples & breaks and a wonderful vocal theme by The Three Degrees. This score is pound for pound loaded with the funkiest br... more...

2x7inch Dynamite Cuts: DYNAM704041
2x7inch Dynamite Cuts: DYNAM703738

TL

Give it Up

Beyond rare modern soul from 1986. Produced by Willie Harpe and performed by Tom Lipkins ''TL''. A cover-up for George Mahood and later Soul Sam under... more...

7inch Athens Of The North: ATH123
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Hanns G. Schmidt - Theissen

Dedicated To The Stars

Totally underrated Prog-Krautrock-Funk, taken from a self-released 33rpm record. Both sides are super funky jazz flute workouts. 1st Time on 7''!

7inch Tramp Records: TR310
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Joe Washington and Wash

Blueberry Hill

Joe Washington & Wash's debut 45rpm single can be easily considered a deep funk classic. Both sides had been included on several bootleg compilations... more...

7inch Tramp Records: TR312

Bill Cole

Teach Me How To Bump

Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff. The Hammond B3 Organ was BIG in the late 60s/early70s, so hundreds of musicians around the world used... more...

7inch Tramp Records: TR313

L.G. Mair, Jr.

Selected Rhythm Tracks 1988-1994 Vol.2

The second volume in a super expansive 2 volume set of 2LP archival releases, this time resurrecting a hidden archive of pulsing echojams, avant-funk... more...

2LP Choon: CHN009

Roy Budd

The Internecine Project (OST)

Recorded 1974, now for the first time on vinyl. A forgotten, almost unheard of, score which hold some never before heard Budd in action. more...

7inch Dynamite Cuts: DYNAM7039

Living Color

Plastic People

Limited orange vinyl version. Not to be confused with the 80s heavy rock/funk band from the US, this Living Color track was written, produced and rele... more...

7inch Rocafort Records: ROC025R (Orange vinyl)
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Monday Apr 24, 2023

Girls World

Chartz

Freestyle serve up a slept-on piece of music history with the first ever reissue of Chartz ''Girls World'' - a prime 1983 boogie-funk groover from out... more...

12inch Freestyle Records: FSR131

Distance

Just One More Kiss

Following on from the compilation of Contact-U's foundational UK dance music, ''Dancing Inner Space, 1982-84'', Freestyle return to the Challenge Reco... more...

12inch Freestyle Records: FSR121
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Bogaz

Ive Got Love

Freestyle reissue another 12'' of prime UK boogie funk, this time giving a fresh cut and press to Bogaz's ''I've Got Love'', originally released back... more...

12inch Freestyle Records: FSR120

Carol Williams

What's The Deal / Have You For My Love

Some gorgeous soulful boogie tracks right here!! The French Philippe Lecauchois, better known as "Phil Boogie Times" and Claudio Casalini, the factotu... more...

12inch Best Record: BTBS-12001

Carl Smith

Come Back Lover

Proper boogie action by Carl Smith! The French Philippe Lecauchois, better known as "Phil Boogie Times" and Claudio Casalini, the factotum of the Ital... more...

12inch Best Record: BTBS-12002

Abstract Orchestra and Ghost Life

Madvillain Remixes

Abstract Orchestra's composer, leader, arranger and producer Rob Mitchell has now added remixing to his already notable list of credits, in this case... more...

LP ATA Records: ATA029
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Radio Citizen

Lost and Found

Lost & Found is a dive into the history of Radio Citizen's early Berlin days and in spite of all the time gone by this album sounds as edgy and fresh... more...

LP Rauschen Records: RR0010