Funk - All

Thursday Mar 25, 2010

12inch Stones Throw: STH2240

Tuesday Mar 23, 2010

Various Artists

Razor Sharp

another top quality offering from the now infamous group of gold-diggers. Known for pushing the razor-sharp edge of creativity against the neck of th... more...

12inch Various UK re-releases: Beard005

Thriftcotheque

The Thriftcotheque ep

The latest addition to the Balckdisco series is the duo Thriftcotheque made up of long-time LA music fixtures Eddie Ruscha (Laughing Light If Plenty,... more...

12inch Blackdisco: Bd006

Various Artists

Family Album

Excellent collection of the nice Peoples Potential label located in the home town of GoGo washington DC. Rare and amazing Funk, Disco and Boogie track... more...

CD Peoples Potential Unlimited: PPU014CD

Wednesday Mar 17, 2010

Funkaholic

Boogie Bash vol.1

Brilliant collection of boogie funk tracks selected by one of the longest running dj's KC the Funkaholic. Rare, but essential tracks!

12inch Boogie Bash: BB01

Exit 9

Straight Up

The one and only album by Exit 9 , an obscure funk combo who recorded this rare set for Brunswick in 1975. The group is extremely tight instrumentally... more...

LP Brunswick: BRC77006

George Smallwood

Lady Disco

Smooth disco soul tracks by George Franklin Smallwood! Great find of the Peoples Potential guys and the DCsoulrecordings!!

7inch Peoples Potential Unlimited: GS002

Jason Lev

Calling You

Crazy Boogie Disco and gospler tracks prepared by Jason Lev... Where he Leads Me and Calling You and I found Me A Girl are total masterpieces... this... more...

12inch Truth Is Light: TIL008

Tri-Fire Volume One

Unreleased Funk ep

Time for another lo-fi rider. 5 unreleased cassette demos from the founding members of Midnight Express, Robbie M and Terry Patton. This volume includ... more...

12inch Peoples Potential Unlimited: PPU012

Tuesday Feb 16, 2010

Mayer Hawthorne

A Strange Arrangement

Mayer Hawthorne’s debut album A Strange Arrangement grew out of a childhood steeped in Detroit soul. Raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside of De... more...

2LP Unknown: STH2219

Friday Feb 12, 2010

Mesak

School Of Mesak

Cutting edge electronic almost Yellow Magic Orchestra sounding funk/disco/electro on this full length album by Mesak (Klakson) on the Finnish Harmönia... more...

LP Harmonia: HRMN011

James Brown

Sex Machine

Such a classic that Wikipedia has info on it: Sex Machine is a 1970 double album by James Brown. It showcases the playing of the original J.B.'s lineu... more...

2LP Polydor: Pd29004

James Brown

Hell

Classic re-issue of this 1974 masterpiece by James Brown (and the best JB cover art there is!) more...

2LP Polydor: PD9001
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Ray Barretto

Acid

Reissue of this classic collectors album of Ray Barreto with the classic a Deeper Shade Of Soul (sample by Urban Dance Squad). Latin funk from 1968. more...

LP Fania: SLP346

Tuesday Feb 9, 2010

Killer Funk Disco Allstars

Volume 2

The Texas crew continue with their new 12 inch killer disco funk series and deliver another slice of feel good disco on 12 inch format with lashings o... more...

12inch Killer Funk Disco records: KFD002

Monday Feb 8, 2010

Pilooski

NRDS 10

In the end there were ten. On the final installment in our Rvng of the Nrds 12'' series, Parisian patriarch of the edit Pilooski wanders into the dark... more...

12inch RVNG: NRDS010

Wednesday Jan 27, 2010

Cro-Magnon

4U

Great album by these Jazzy Sport legends! Lots of heavy keyboards from Fender Rhodes and other funky keys, laid out beautifully in a set of well craft... more...

2LP Jazzy Sport: JSV076-077

Various Artists

Good God! Born Again Funk

This fantastic album Born Again Funk lends new ears to a joyful strain of American composers and performers unafraid of expressing their devotion with... more...

CD Numero Group: Numero030cd

Cro-Magnon

4U ep

Cro-magnon is back!! limited 12'' with tracks take of the album (and not covered on the 2lp). Jazzed up old schoolish house and nu-jazz tracks. Nice!!

12inch Groove attack: JSV075

Tuesday Jan 26, 2010

Tribe

Rebirth

Follow up to their collaboration on the highly acclaimed Detroit Experiment project, here's the amazing new album from jazz legends Tribe, produced by... more...

2LP Planet e: PEDG6155766

V/A

Sounds Superb vol.6

Tracklisting : 1. Doris Sana - Pseudo Wind / 2. Holdover Fiscal - Calico Quiver / 3. Exotic - Sip Lace / 4. Philip Shelter - Fried Fence. Check! More... more...

12inch Codek: Cre027

Tuesday Jan 19, 2010

Various Artists

Grimy Edits Vol2.

Zernell and Goodking are back with the second volume of their 'Grimy Edits' series! This one's a monster with a ferocious 'Double Action' edit that we... more...

12inch Grimy edits: Grime002

Various Artists

Grimy Edits Vol1.

Sought-after Soul Funk & disco 'Grimy Edits' courtesy of Zernell & Goodking. Includes an insane edit of a rare version of Norman Connors' classic 'Pho... more...

12inch Grimy edits: Grime001

The 24 Carat Black

Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth

A true Masterpiece composed by Dale Warren (in 1973), a classically trained arranger and conductor from Detroit. Soulful grooves effortlessy blending... more...

LP Stax: SXD090

Dexter Wansel

Life on Mars / Sweetest Pain

If perfect music exists Dexter Wansel's Life On mars is getting very close to it!! One of the most incredible pieces of disco funk ever made! Original... more...

12inch Philly International: ZS93724