Funky Compilations  

Tripped out pop from around the globe -- a host of wonderful tunes from Germany, Greece, Holland, Nigeria, England, and Italy -- most of which feature lyrics in English, and a sound that's right up there with the best of the American popsike underground of the late 60s! As with the US volume of this set, the styles here are totally great -- psyche-influenced pop at the core, but often carried off with some unique instrumental flourishes -- little touches, twists, and turns that often give way to some funkier rhythms at the bottom of the tunes -- almost giving a Cherrystones sort of groove to the package. Tracks include "Madman" by Daltons, "Where Is My Mind" by Pesky Gee, "It's A Summer Day" by Magic Cycle, "Every Second Day" by Bobby & Laurie, "No Part Of It" by Boots, "Loverock" by Strangers, "Try To Realize" by Rob Hoeke R&B Groep, "When I See Babette" by Hunters, "Groovy Things" by Magic Cycle, and "Morning Of The Velvet Fog" by Young Enterprise.

Funky psychedelia and multicultural cosmic grooves -- late 60s & early 70s discoveries collected and put together by a team of some of the deepest diggers of boundary busting pulpy material out there --the vital B-Music/Finders Keepers team! Here they've delivered one of our favorite B- compilations yet, really a mindblowing set of tunes. The sounds are far flung and from all over the world -- but they share a common trait in that no matter how far out a tune might be, they all have a furious core groove. Wild cinematic soundtrack bits, spacey early prog, freaky folk, buzzing guitar jams, spiraling keyboard and hard driving funk tunes of all kinds -- obscure stuff from Turkey, China, France, Europe, Japan, Poland, and the wilds of the UK & US scenes -- amazing stuff all around! Nearly half of these nuggets were selected by B- resident geniuses Andy Votel and Dom Thomas, and the others chosen by influential guest DJ, producers & tastemakers including David Holmes, Lee Janda, Cherrystones, Chris McBride & others. 21 tracks in all: "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" by The Melodians, "Be Quite" (sic) by Jean Jacques Dexter, "Green Mountain, Jade Valley" by Cheung Kam Chun, "Arkham" by Spectre, "Bebek" by Sevil & Ayla, "Caballo Salvaje" by Unidades, "Fire" by Pegasus, "South Indian Line" by Jan Jankeje, "Guerra E Pace, Pollo E Brace" by Ennio Morricone, and more, plus the bonus track "Mera Mehbob Hai" by Nahid Akhtar.

Some of the best minds in the crate-digging business team up for this mindblowing selection of underground grooves -- the B-Music duo of Andy Votel and Dom Thomas, plus a host of guest curators who include David Holmes, Cherrystones, and Jazzman Gerald! The work here is similar to that on the excellent full length B-Music reissues -- funky psychedelia from years past, most of it of non-American origin -- the kinds of records you could never hope to find easily in the racks on this side of the border, all brought together brilliantly by this wildly creative team! There's plenty of fuzz, heavy beats, and tripped-out instrumentation throughout -- and the package features a whopping 18 obscure cuts that include "Yekte" by Zafer Dilek, "Tontos" by Billy Bond, "Baad Schandau" by AE Bizottsag, "Roadrunner" by Paul Kass, "Water World" by Sam Spance, "Sulla Neve Con Te" by Carmen Andaloro, "For You" by The Stylers, "World Is A Ghetto" by Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers Steel Drum Orchestra, "Air" by Onyx, "Gwr Bonheddig" by Chwys, "Wydicombe Fair" by Nashville Teens, and "Da Klagar Mina Grannar" by Charlie & Edsor.

Funky psychedelia and multicultural cosmic grooves -- late 60s & early 70s discoveries collected and put together by a team of some of the deepest diggers of boundary busting pulpy material out there --the vital B-Music/Finders Keepers team! Here they've delivered one of our favorite B- compilations yet, really a mindblowing set of tunes. The sounds are far flung and from all over the world -- but they share a common trait in that no matter how far out a tune might be, they all have a furious core groove. Wild cinematic soundtrack bits, spacey early prog, freaky folk, buzzing guitar jams, spiraling keyboard and hard driving funk tunes of all kinds -- obscure stuff from Turkey, China, France, Europe, Japan, Poland, and the wilds of the UK & US scenes -- amazing stuff all around! Nearly half of these nuggets were selected by B- resident geniuses Andy Votel and Dom Thomas, and the others chosen by influential guest DJ, producers & tastemakers including David Holmes, Lee Janda, Cherrystones, Chris McBride & others. 20 tracks in all: "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" by The Melodians, "Be Quite" (sic) by Jean Jacques Dexter, "Green Mountain, Jade Valley" by Cheung Kam Chun, "Arkham" by Spectre, "Bebek" by Sevil & Ayla, "Caballo Salvaje" by Unidades, "Fire" by Pegasus, "South Indian Line" by Jan Jankeje, "Guerra E Pace, Pollo E Brace" by Ennio Morricone, and more.

An ultra-hip set of funky tunes -- featuring lost gems from the late 60s and early 70s output of Warner and Atlantic, including many obscure album tracks that we'd passed over for years! As with previous volumes in this series, the track selection is all top-shelf, all the wall through -- with lots of weird little numbers that you might skip by on the back of a record cover, but which really open up your groove-happy ears when they're on the turntable. A delight throughout -- with tracks that include "Teasin" by Cornell Dupree, "It Was Good Enough For Daddy" by Clarence Reid, "Live Humble" by Yusef Lateef, "Mojo Hanna" by Tami Lynn, "Tuane" by Hamemr, "Ridin Thumb (jam)" by King Curtis, "Cherrystones" by Eugene McDaniels, "The Bite" by The Fabulous Counts, "Soul Sound System" by The Freedom Sounds, "They Call It Rock & Roll Music" by Delaney & Bonnie with King Curtis, "Saigon" by William S Fischer, "Searching The Circle" by Barbara & Ernie, "The Cat From Katmandu" by Passport, "Chicken Heads" by Oscar Brown Jr, and "Shamading" by Les McCann.