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Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five / Afrika Bambaataa

Flash It To The Beat / Fusion Beats Vol. 2

Some serious oldskool beat lessons here... Side A is recorded from a show at the Bronx River Centre featuring Flash manually operating a drum machine... more...

• 1 flash to the beat
• 2 fusion beats (vol 2)

Larry Young's Fuel

Spaceball

Recommended by: Clone

Crazy space funk album by Larry Young... Spaceball has: Moonwalking, startripping, spaceballing, a message from Mars, Lots of percussion, flutes, Larr... more...

The Mighty Tom Cats

Soul Makossa

Contains the mighty Soul Makosa track made famous by Manu Dibango.. Mighty breaks on this legendary afro-funk album.

James Brown

I Got The Feelin

Funky funky funky! A nice one that shows the direction James Brown would take in the 70s -- a bit harder and more funky than before, with even more of... more...

Reggie B.

A Few Steps Forward

It’s time to introduce you to Reggie B.'s solo project. This is the album sampler which gives you a taste of things to come. It contains two dope trac... more...

• 1 a1
• 2 a2
• 3 a3
• 4 b1

The Time

Jungle Love / 777-9311

Tight dancefloor funk, with Jesse Johnson and crew keeping things in the great post-Prince Minneapolis pop-funk sound.

OlivierDaySoul

Brain

Newcomer OlivierDaySoul stroke hard with his “Soul4U” joint for 4lux. Taken from his upcoming 4lux album “Kilowatt” is this sick tune “Brain”, a dirty... more...

• 1 brain (vocal)
• 2 brain (instrumental)
• 3 potion 9 (vocal)
• 4 potion 9 (instrumental)

Young Disciples

Eccentric Soul

Amidst the rampant urban decay of late 60's East St. Louis, a brilliant burst of creativity was born with the birth of THE YOUNG DISCIPLES,a group of... more...

Madlib

Beat Konducta Vol. 2: Movie Scenes, the Sequel

The second volume of Madlib's Beat Konducta series is part of the soundtrack to a movie that exists only in his mind. It’s score ranges from Blaxploit... more...

• 01 the rock
• 02 boxtop
• 03 west zone
• 04 filthy

Madlib

Beat Konducta Vol. 1: Movie Scenes

The first volume of Madlib's Beat Konducta series is part of the soundtrack to a movie that exists only in his mind. It’s score ranges from Blaxploita... more...

• 01 the comeback
• 02 the payback
• 03 face the sun
• 04 open

Madlib

Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes

The first two volumes of Madlib's Beat Konducta series are the soundtrack toa movie that exists only in his mind. It’s score ranges from Blaxploitatio... more...

Madlib

Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to...

This is the CD edition of two vinyl releases, Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite and Beat Konducta Vol. 6: Dil Withers Suite. This is Madlib and J... more...

• 01 for my mans (prelude)
• 02 the mystery (dilla's still)
• 03 beat provider (through The)
• 04 j's day theme 3 (support)

Yesterdays New Quintet

Presents Sound Directions

Another great YNQ release (produced by Madlib) featuring Dan Ubick (guitar), Todd Simon (horns) & Malcolm Catto (drums) filled with covers of songs by... more...

Yesterdays New Quintet

Presents Sound Directions

Another great YNQ release (produced by Madlib) featuring Dan Ubick (guitar), Todd Simon (horns) & Malcolm Catto (drums) filled with covers of songs by... more...

Yesterdays New Quintet

Yesterdays Universe: Prepare For A New Yesterday (Volume One)

Another great Madlib production with 15 new tracks and Karriem Riggins & Mamao (Azymuth) on drums.

Glass Pyramid Band

Unreleased Demos

Album by this Oklahoma group with tracks that never got officially released. Recorded in the early 80's and remastered from cassete. Includes the inst... more...

• 1 country cowboy
• 2 country cowboy (instrumental)
• 3 cc (alternate take)
• 4 whos girl are you

Zacky Force Funk & Kutmah

Fukk

Recommended by: Clone

Mr Force Funk is coming hard! Fukk he produced with his buddy Kutmah mixed up with own jams and other collabs... Its his first tracks on wax!! Crazy... more...

• 1 Fukk
• 2 bombs
• 3 The Split
• 4 Funky Gangster

The Pinch

Shot Out

Recommended by: Beautiful Swimmers

It all started in a local club in Pine Bluff Arkansas where Mojo and Spider played in their first group together Zodiac in the mid 70s. Spider played... more...

• 1 a
• 2 b

Various Artists

Label Compilation 1

finally a CD compilation from the Parisian jazz outfit, Heavenly Sweetness! more...

• 01
• 02
• 03
• 04

The Solicitors

Joyce

People Potential Unlimited partnered up with Leon Robinson of SAN-TON records to bring you this lost 80s love funk. Maxmillion Dunbar is on the flipsi... more...

• 1 joyce

Bobby Jackson

The Cafe Extra-Ordinaire Story

the seventh release in Jazzman's HOLY GRAIL series. It tells the story of Bobby Jackson and his Café Extra-Ordinaire. The music is deep, modal and pro... more...

• 1 Paul''s Ark
• 1 Paul's Ark
• 2 Ya Kum Ba
• 3 Bobby's Blues

Hill & Roshell Anderson

Delicate Rose / Wild Dreams

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

First in a series of split 12inch singles, PPU-019 features the rare 80s funk recordings of Durham North Carolinas Willie Hill and Milwaukee Wisconsin... more...

• a
• b

Maxmillion Dunbar

Cool Water

Sweet album thats simply not to be catogrized. Somehow Ramp is specialized in this category and became ne of our favorite labels! Maxmillion Dunbar al... more...

• 1 pretty please
• 2 sno mega
• 3 way down
• 4 girls dream

Red Rack'em

The Early years

Sample driven collages that go deep into the dusty house grooves. Early years show a talented young producer who probably will come with loads of good... more...

• 01 dance valet
• 02 you cant pray for your soul
• 03 how we do
• 04 christmas day

Usje Sukatma

waiting for your love

Recommended by: Clone

Usje from Surinam with his first and only record recorded in English and with a vocoder. Great disco funk, and amazing find by the PPU peeps!

• 1 Waiting For Your Love
• 2 Pepundenku

Cerrone

Hooked On You / Happiness Pill

Recommended by: Clone

One of the highlights out of Cerrone's discography! Hooked On You with the beautiful vocals by Jocelyn Brown. Rare re-release and a must for every dis... more...

• 1 hooked on you
• 2 happiness pill

Tony Allen Plays With Afrika 70

Progress

n 1976 Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Afrika 70 released a total of 8 albums including the hit 'Zombie'. At the time of their height Tony Allen, Fela's drumm... more...

• 1 Progress
• 2 Afro disco Beat

Al Hudson

Happy Feet

Great early 1979 disco Funk by Al Hudson. Time for some roller skate disco parties!!! more...

• 1 Happy Feet
• 2 Wait & Let Tomorrow Decide
• 3 Rock
• 4 Call Me

Various Artists

Lagos Chop Up

Fela's success in the West has hidden from view the diversity of modern Nigerian music. Like Lagos All Routes, whilst Chop Up sets out to put things i... more...

• 01 sir shina adewale - awa ni superstars
• 02 dr victor olaiya - omelebele
• 03 etubom rex williams - uwa idem mi
• 04 kollington ayinla - alhaja sikira adunni

Jeffrecloose

Whatchawannado 6

Massive two track edit 12'' by Jeff Recloose for the ever fresh Whatchawannado label out of Los Angeles!

• 1 romantic remedy
• 2 feelings will endure

Jon Gorr

It's No Lie

Original founding members of New England's premier reggae band, The I-Tones; Jon Gorr (keyboardist), Tony Allen (drummer), and RAM (vocalist) released... more...

• 1 its no lie (vocal)
• 2 its no lie

Gold

Gold

The original plan was rather more straightforward. We had intended simply to license the masters for the obscure ’77 Cali funk-soul single “What About... more...

• 1 what about the child
• 10 what about the child (instrumental)
• 2 if you can dance
• 3 aint that funky enogh

Megadon Betamax

Falling ep

Megadon Betamax – as we’ve come to expect from the MegaMax, Falling is all analogue warmth and big bottom boogie love. This mid- tempo track is laced... more...

• 1 Falling
• 2 Falling ( Dj Raw Sugar remix)
• 3 He Cant Love You - (LeSale Remix)

Ebo Taylor

Appia Kwa Bridge

Appia Kwa Bridge is a strident return from the Ghanaian highlife guitar legend. Featuring six new compositions, his sound is more dense and tightly lo... more...

• 1 ayesama
• 2 abonsam
• 3 nsu na kwah
• 4 yaa amponsah

Antoine Rocky-Horror

Machine Gun Boogie

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

• 1 machine gun boogie

Dam-Funk

I Dont Want To Be A Star

Recommended by: D Ribeiro

four ace new tracks, including a cover of Prince’s “17 Days”

• 1 i dont wanna be a star (12 mix)
• 2 fadin
• 3 new knock

Bama The Village Poet

Ghettos Of The Mind

A lost classic in the funky poetry mode of the 70s – and right up there with the best work from the time by the Last Poets, Jim Ingram, or Gil Scott H... more...

Visioneers

Hipology

Marc Mac is one of a rare breed of producers who moves smoothly between different genres flitting between pseudonyms while leaving a trail of quintess... more...

• 01 back in time (feat baron & trac)
• 02 come and play in the milky night
• 03 shine (feat john robinson and jimetta)
• 04 oil and water (feat notes to sell)

Dazzle

Explain / In The Disco/ Play It

Recommended by: Clone | Rio Padice

Awesomely funky grittyness from Milwaukee. PPU is still keeping it as real as can be..

• 1 explain
• 2 in the disco
• 3 play it

Peter King

Shango

Shango by Peter King is an album loaded with history. Originally recorded in 1974 in a Camden studio session funded by money from a TV soundtrack reco... more...

• 1 shango
• 2 prisoner of love
• 3 mr lonely wolf
• 4 freedom dance

Marcos Valle

Vento Sul

Recommended by: Clone | Gerd

Originally released in 1972, Vento Sul not only channelled the Buzios beach bum vibe, but also manifested a floating dream like psychedelic sound. Con... more...

• 01 revolucao organica
• 02 malena
• 03 pista 02
• 04 voo cego

STE

Spandex Ep

Following tracks featured on both Red Laser Records initial E.Ps Spandex drops his first debut release. 'Big Fat Tuck' is a fantastical electro journ... more...

• 1 Big Fat Tuck
• 2 Beatin' My Time
• 3 Piano V2

Dj Reverend

Edits Part 2

Paris based DJ and producer Reverend P with wonderful edits released through GAMM. Spread out over two EPs Reverend P delivers soul, funk and boogie r... more...

• 1 Brown Baby
• 2 Emotion

Bumper

Get Into Position (Jimmy Edgar rmx)

Mr Pauli and buddy Geoffrey live and breathe sizzling, floor-busting electro-funk with one ear cocked to the classic sound and the other raised toward... more...

• 1 Get Into Position (Jimmy Edgar remix)
• 2 Get Into Position (Tad Wily remix)
• 3 Get Into Position
• 4 SOS

Revolution Francaise

Translocomotion / Discocorico

Two tracks from the Jean Pierre Massiera produced band Revolution Francaise, along with updated versions by Dwilt Sharpp and Psychemagik available aga... more...

• 1 Translocomotion (Psychemagik remix)
• 2 Translocomotion (main mix)
• 3 Discocorico (Dwilt Sharpp remix)
• 4 Discocorico (main mix)

Roy Porter Sound Machine '94

Generation

Legendary drummer Roy Porter released his first two albums (''Jessica'' and ''Inner Feelings'') in the early to mid 1970s. Although he retired from pe... more...

• 1 Generation (feat Ded To The World)
• 2 Slaughterhouse (feat Phil Raney - instrumental)
• 3 Wave
• 4 Dopetivity (feat Chet Christopher)

Tony Palkovic

Born With A Desire

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

1985 compositions recorded in L.A. by multi-instrumentalist Tony Palkovic. PPU re-release features three solo sessions taken from Palkovic's ''Born Wi... more...

• 1 True To Yourself
• 2 Born With A Desire
• 3 Hoping For A Better World

Seven Davis Jr.

The Lost Tapes Vol. 1

The second release on Kutmah’s Izwid imprint is a rare collection of bugged out electronic soul from the Los Angeles-based vocalist, producer and poet... more...

• 1 I Don't Give A Fuck
• 2 Feel High
• 3 Words
• 4 Pornostar

Pharrell Williams

Happy

Limited 12'' vinyl release of the massive hit single. Features single version & instrumental.

• 1 Happy (album version)
• 2 Happy (instrumental)

Evans Pyramid (a.k.a. Blood Deep)

Where Love Lives

Recommended by: Matthew Styles | Gustav Goodstuff

Evans Pyramid aka Blood Deep featuring ''Where Love Lives'' an unreleased accelerated funk anthem from the late 80s, bridging the gaps between boogie,... more...

• 1 Where Love Lives
• 2 I Want Your Body