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Snapping drums and a tasty little groove -- another hard wailer from London's Big Boss Man! "Party 7" starts with a nicely extended drum bit -- breaking relatively fast, with a mod go-go groove -- before Hammond slides into the tune and stretches out in a mighty nice solo! "Kelvin... read more

Chynna Blue's got a really classic sound on "Since I Let You Go" -- a cut with great funky backings from The Radek Azul Band, and a warm loping groove that feels like a lost album cut from the 70s! "Give You All" is an instrumental from the combo -- a righteous bit of funky... read more

Deep funk from France -- a mighty heavy combo with a hell of a great lead singer! Chynna Blue reminds us of Gwen McCrae at her 70s best -- deeply soulful, but able to step out with a groove when she wants too -- really bringing a lot to the tune's wicked mix of heavy breaking drums, muted organ... read more

An instant funky classic on Daptone! The record has a hard kicking groove -- snapping drums under funky bass, organ, and horns. Best of all, Charles Bradley's vocals are sweet and deep -- swinging out over some mean lyrics on side one, shouting out in a Syl Johnson "ugh!" on side two! ... read more

A funky funky riffer from Charles Bradley and his Bullets! "Now That I'm Gone" is one of the best pieces of new deep funk we've heard in a long time -- with searing guitars that rip through the whole thing, and give the tune a really sinister edge that seems to push Charles' vocals even... read more

Bang! This one starts like a mofo -- hard drums rattling in a monster break, and really setting the scene for Charles stark and soulful lyrics. The tune rattles along with some super-tight guitar -- riffing away next to the bass in a double-time groove that's immediately gripping -- and recorded... read more

Scorching raw soul from Charles Bradley -- backed by the tight Menahan Street Band! "World (Is Going Up In Flames)" might be the best track yet from Bradley -- an incredible groover with a heavy theme -- but the apocalypse never sounded so sweet! The groove is raw and emotive, given a... read more

The funky titans are at it again! "Deuces Up, Double Down" is a killer new track from the group -- an original tune written by drummer Miles Tackett, with a heavy scattershot beat at the bottom, and lots of loud, fast, honking horns over the top. The guitar player's licking away at the... read more

Very spacey funk from Lucky Brown -- a mixture of slow-stepping bass, muddy drums, and some very cool keyboard bits -- all sewn together with a surprisingly deep horn part on the top! There's a nicely percolating feel to the rhythms, but they sit back nicely in the mix and let the other elements... read more

The first funky outing we've ever heard from The Budos Band -- but a really tasty funky set, with a raw and stripped-down feel! "Up From The South" is a chugging, churning mass of snapping drum breaks and scratchy guitar -- topped by a well-crafted horn part that comes in as the tune... read more

A hot little cooker from the Caribbean scene -- one that starts with super-riffing guitar and a very JB-styled groove -- but one that also has plenty of island touches too! The cut's even funkier than most other cuts of this nature -- and builds up wonderfully over the two parts, by letting horns... read more

Bad-stepping funk from Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours -- one of the hippest combos cooking on Tramp Records these days! "Mo Deep" is a cut that really puts its bass foot forward -- a bumping bassline that set's the tune for the tune instantly, and leaves the guitar, Hammond,... read more

A very different turn for the Daptone sound -- a slow funky number with a slightly-Latin mix of congas and clavinet, grooving at a pace that puts it right in the flavor of an early 70s NuYorican bomb -- with a tripped out feel that we really really love! There's a snakey flute that comes into the... read more

Two funky numbers from the 4th entry in the Stay In The Groove series! The Dynamites kick things with a very JBs feel on "Killin It" -- a tune that burns with hard-romping rhythms and lots of heavy horns -- then opens up with some raw soul vocals that definitely stay on the groove! The... read more

Deep funk for the hip hop scene -- instrumental versions of 2 Wu-Tang classics, both of them great! "CREAM" is done here as a low-down and dirty funk track -- hard drums in place of the beats, scratchy guitar to enforce the darkness, and a madly tippling piano part that's pure Wu-Tang... read more

Wicked stuff -- and 2 tracks that offer a whole new take on the modern sound of deep funk! "Creation" is a weird little offbeat number that snaps along the beats, blasts them with horns, and almost goes for a Chicago Brunswick sort of style! There's a bit of strings lilting along with... read more

Wu Tang gets funky -- as El Michels Affair serve up spare funky versions of two older classics -- almost turning them back into the core samples from which they came! "Duel Of The Iron Mics" is totally great -- slow-stepping drums, spare spooky piano, and flowing wave of sound that often... read more

"Brooklyn Groove" is a mighty gritty number -- one that breaks right out of the gate with a massive breaking drum part, which also has a Hammond tied firmly to its heels -- so that the whole thing crashes down beautifully on the beat, while the raspy guitar comes out with some great funky... read more

Super-dope, super-slow funk from The Expressions -- a really great change from the usual deep funk groove! "These Moments" slinks along like some 70s mellow soul instrumental b-side -- still plenty funky, but moving at a pace that's never too over the top, with instrumentation that... read more

A kickass cover of the Boogaloo Joe Jones cut "Brown Bag" -- one done with guitar that's every bit as quick and tight as the original! We've always dug Fast 3's classic Hammond grooves, but this cut really has us respecting the group at a whole new level -- appreciating them not just as... read more

One of the greatest funky voices of our time is back in action! Lee's the closest living equivalent to James Brown in his funky King days -- and this new single on Daptone is an instant classic bit of funk! "Give Me A Chance" has a tightly snapping bass/guitar bit at the front -- moving... read more

Lee Fields gets better and better with each new record! Sure, he first cut wax back in the 70s -- but this single from Daptone may well be one of the best he's ever done -- a monstrous bit of funky grooving, with plenty of bass, drums, and conga to support the groove, and raw soul vocals from Lee... read more

A cooking little single from the Five Aces -- a bit different than the usual funky 45! "Kick The Bucket" has a gritty soul sort of sound -- almost that popcorn groove that's been revived recently by European soul collectors, with a nice undercurrent of R&B in the tune's vocals and... read more

A sweet soul instrumental from this hip little trio! "Glorious Day" is a mix of organ, percussion, and a bit of horns -- and a cut that romps around with a bit of the spiritual undercurrent you'd find in start-of-the 70s work by Edwin Hawkins or The Staple Singers -- although done here... read more

There's a killer break at the start of "One Time" -- the kind of drum bit that would have been sampled heavily back in the old school, had it been recorded back then! But the cut's a new one, done with a funky Daptone groove -- heavy bass stepping slowly amidst the drums, and stone soul... read more

The return of the incredible Joseph Henry -- one of the biggest soul stars on Desco and Soul Fire, making a sock-hard debut on Daptone! "Never Found A Girl" has some great skittish rhythms -- jagged and jangly, in the manner of late 60s James Brown band work -- with rougher, deeper soul... read more

Two great covers from Hi Fly Orchestra! "Soul Bossa Nova" has all the flute-heavy charm of the original by Quincy Jones -- but the groove's a bit different too -- almost a heavy Latin vibe in the rhythms, which makes for a wicked change! "Crosstown Traffic" is a cover of Jimi's... read more

Brit funk with a soulful female singer -- two cooking tracks very deserving of a funky 45 release! "How Am I" has a really strong bad-sister feel -- great lead vocals over tightly snapping drums, all peppered with a classic dose of funky horns! "Upstairs" begins with lots of... read more

The return of the funky soul diva -- and the first release on the soon-to-be famous Daptone label! Daptone is the second imprint to emerge out of the ashes of the Desco funk empire -- and former Desco artist Sharon Jones kicks off the label's first release with some killer-diller soul sister... read more

Whomp! This excellent single from Sharon Jones may be her funkiest ever -- hard drums at the beginning, romping with guitar and bass -- and Sharon coming in over the top on vocals, belting out like the true funky diva she is, right up there with Marva Whitney, Vicki Anderson, and a rare few other... read more

Sharon Jones does a wonderful job with this classic -- getting some hard funky backings from The Dap-Kings, and soaring out over the top with the best reading of the lyric we've ever heard! There's a tasty sax solo in the middle of the track -- and the instrumental flipside offers even more!... read more

One of the funkiest tunes ever by Sharon Jones -- the hard soul diva who first came to our attention with her Desco singles, and who's flying the flag high and proud for Daptone! "Make It Good To Me" is part Meters-styled funk, part People Records female soul, with touches of Marva... read more

Pure, simple funk -- and nothing but! We'd be hard pressed to come up with better advice than "Pick It Up Lay It In The Cut" -- and Sharon and the Dap Kings do just that, grooving hard with monstrous bass, drums, and guitar -- making the tune one of the hardest tracks ever on the already-... read more

A cooker of a single from Sharon Jones -- one that features her title track for the 100 Days album, plus the non-LP "Settling In"! "100 Days 100 Nights" is a modern funk classic -- a hip anthem that's been getting Jones plenty of coverage in recent months -- and "Settling... read more

Easily one of the heaviest records we've ever heard from the amazing Sharon Jones -- certainly in terms of the backing! The tune starts out with these mad-riffing horns -- really going to town in a "Grunt"-styled way, before the whole tune drops out, changes groove, and gets equally... read more

Sharon's got her political agenda straight on this one -- working with heavy heavy backings from the Dap-Kings on a hip message-oriented cut that ranks with the best of the early 70s! The groove's overflowing with tight wah wah guitar, topped off by some nice chromatic Willie Hutch-like work --... read more

Duran Duran's never sounded better -- thanks to some very hip treatment by Kokolo! The group's hit "Girls On Film" is remade here as a chunky Afrobeat number -- a surprisingly great fit for the tune, and one that's carried off by Kokolo with a really playful feel. The rhythms have a... read more

A wild version of this James Brown classic -- one that benefits from lots of jagged rhythms from Kokolo! The tune mixes an tight JBs groove with Kokolo's usual Afrobeat stylings -- then tops the whole thing with these new sing-song lyrics that are really wild -- almost old school hip hop, but a... read more

Romping soul from Lefties -- a kicking little number with a mod 60s groove! "Have Love" has all the charm you'd expect from the title -- almost a garage-funk combination, with a key vocal contribution from Flomega! "Here Come The Girls" has some really heavy drums -- breaking... read more

Fast guitar leads off "Tad Askew" -- a tune that's definitely right on the mark, thanks to snappingly quick drums, and some great Alan Hawkshaw-styled Hammond over the top! "Oily" is another great number too -- one that romps nicely in the rhythms, but really finds its mark... read more

Lots of Hammond on this one from the start -- leaping out with the rhythms, then really taking off right away -- cooking up the upbeat groover with a sweet 60s mod feel! "Drummore" has lots more drums -- breaking with a nice funky sound underneath the tune's heavy wah wah guitar, and... read more

Funky Latin from Los Fulanos -- a wicked little cover of Prince's "Kiss" -- served up with more snapping percussion than you'd hear on a Paisley Park album from Sheila E! The tune's got a nicely gritty groove that the original doesn't -- and the instrumentation has plenty of deep funk... read more

Wickedly tight funk from Magnificent Freedom -- and a sweet little co-production between Eddie Roberts and Keb Darge! The tune rolls along at a super-fast clip -- rattletrap drums snapping out the rhythm and hitting a nice break in the middle -- while soaring guitar (Roberts?) grooves along mighty... read more

A wicked little single from the Poets Of Rhythm galaxy -- a cut that features some razor sharp grooves from The Malcouns and vocals from Bo Baral! Guitars lead off the rhythms strongly here -- with an on-the-money feel that makes the cut sound like some lost King Records single from the late 60s --... read more

"Funky Movement" is right -- as the track chugs back and forth like a derailed freight train on a slippery slope! The cut's got these choppy drums at the beginning, punching it up underneath funky horn blasts and vocals from Tim -- who shouts the song across the groove, in the same style... read more

One of the heaviest chickens we've ever come across -- a stone funky monster that probably scares all the other animals out of the barnyard! "Thunder Chicken" begins in an explosion of funky drums and feathers -- then rumbles its way through a really Meters-esque blend of bubbling organ... read more

Uptempo funky club soul blended with Latin soul & jazz from Mr President & Mr Day -- with sweet production from the Prez, and laidback vocals from Mr Day! "Meet Again" starts out as a tightly grooving funky soul tune, and would have been fine as just an instrumental, but Mr Day's... read more

A great funky number from the New Mastersounds -- a cut that's got a really Meters-esque sort of feel -- with quick-stepping bass over snapping funky drums -- all to pave the way for tight guitar and Hammond to send the tune over the top! The drums are hard hard hard all the way through -- always... read more

Hard grooving organ funk from the New Mastersounds! "San Frantic" is an uptempo, frantically cooking number -- ultra killer drums with the bass groove right there with it -- with a nice guitar groove the takes it into a more playful, but no less feverish mode! The flip "Chocolate... read more

A sparkling debut -- and a whole new side of Truth & Soul! The Olympians feature Toby Panzer on keyboards and vibes -- and work here with a laidback groove that's totally great -- kind of a combination of slow funk and instrumental sweet soul, with mellow beats, El Michels horns, and a really... read more

A heavy stormer from The Whitfield Brothers & Bo Baral -- a single that mixes their usual deep funk groove with a slight touch of 70s Afro rhythms -- as you might guess from the titles of the tunes! "Serengeti Stroke" is a kicked-back number that's totally great -- percolating drums,... read more

2 great original tracks by The Perceptions -- proving that these guys can write as great as they can play! "Rolling & Tumbling" sounds like a lost 45 from early 70s Prestige -- soul jazz with a heavy dose of funk -- almost in a Funk Inc mode, especially in the way the rhythms have a... read more

One of the first grooves ever from The Poets Of Rhythm -- a sock-solid track recorded in the early 90s, but played and produced with a sound that's like the James Brown group at the end of the 60s! As with JB, there's a message to the track that further pushes the already-great vamping of the... read more

Quite possibly one of the funkiest combos currently working on the planet -- heard here in 2 killers numbers that boom with incredible sound! "Voodoo" is a real monster -- a track that will have your speakers rumbling off the shelf from the bass, then hitting the floor while the lyrics... read more

Another amazing uttering from The Poets Of Rhythm -- a tune that's got Afro Funk horns on the top, but a darker, trippier mix of rhythms and organ on the bottom! There's a really sinister feel to "Sad Nile" -- an approach that almost takes us back to Salah Ragab's classic funky work of... read more

A weird funky cut from Ari Roze -- from the same mad scene that gave us the Kafka album that's also on this label! The tune begins with this slow bass and keyboard part that's really great -- dipping down for some dirty sounds, even at a stepping pace -- then topped with these vocals that are a... read more

An instant funk classic from Daptone! Naomi Shelton cut one early single on the Desco label -- and this funky slab of wax is an incredible return to form for the hard soul diva! Neal Sugarman and Co provide some very groovy backing -- lots of heavy drums, fast riffing guitar, and nicely... read more

A gospel single at heart -- but every bit as funky as other work on the Daptone label! Naomi Shelton's got a deep soul voice and a spiritual message -- but the backing on "What Have You Done" is slow funk at its best -- a bad-stepping, tight-vamping groove produced with perfect Daptone... read more

Deep soul from Lucinda Slim -- a vocalist we've never heard before, but who really shines here with The Lone Stars! "All This Time" has the classic-come-modern quality you'd find in work by contemporary funk singers like Alice Russell or other Tru Thoughts artists -- very well-penned and... read more

One of the grooviest tunes we've ever heard from Gizelle Smith -- a cool little cut that definitely lives up to its title! "Snake Charmer" has a really slinky vibe -- funky at the bottom, but with spaced-out touches too -- echoey guitar lines, a bit of Eastern keyboards, and more -- all... read more

The Soul Investigators always have plenty cooking -- but it seems like there's even more going on in the kitchen on this hip little gravy-themed single! "Brown Sauce" is a gritty groover with muddy drums and some mighty great Hammond -- kind of a mix of rattle-trap rhythms and some hip... read more

The Soul Investigators are cooking at home tonight -- with more than enough fire to burn the whole house down! The two-part instrumental starts spare and funky -- riffing guitar over this romping bassline that makes our speakers rattle a bit on their shelves -- all kicked along by a sweetly... read more

Slow funky madness from the Soul Investigators -- one of the most bad-stepping funky 45s we've heard in a long long time! The groove here is incredibly hip -- and the tune starts with a very slow drum break, then rolls into a massive blend of bumping bass, rumbling organ, and trippy wah wah guitar... read more

A groove so funky, the Soul Investigators have made it their theme! The tune's a sweet sort of change for the group -- a cut that's still plenty darn funky, but in a laidback way that almost reminds us of El Michels territory -- snapping drums and a warm, loping bassline that drives the whole... read more

Strident funk from Soulive! "Too Much" brings some social conciousness to the lyricism, but you know it's not going to bury the booty shaking groove -- gritty vocals, drums and punchy brass drive the groove and the message home. "Tonight" is another raw funk gem, and both... read more

Two heavy instrumentals with plenty of guitar and sax! "Clyde" begins with fast-riffing rhythms peppered with lots of guitar -- setting the scene for a sax solo that has all the best lean, soulful qualities of Maceo working with James Brown! "The Floor" has more of a 70s funk... read more

These guys know how to use the word funky! Funky drums, funky guitar, funky organ, and funky bass -- all jumping together in a monster groover that's even harder and heavier than any previous work by Sugarman Three! The cut's a killer -- the kind that will make your jukebox jump right out of the... read more

Corrina Greyson sings some great vocals on "Lookin Up" -- jumping in right at the start of the tune, to set the scene -- then stepping back a bit while the organ and bass cook up the groove. As the tune takes off, her soulful lead really wins us -- with a great sort of "catch"... read more

Heavy funk from the Sweet Vandals -- a bumping little number with lots of bass in the lead! "Thank You" has a romping groove that's totally great -- mostly the bass and female vocals for nearly the first third of the cut -- then a bit more Hammond and horns creeping into the mix! "L... read more

A riff that's been sampled heavily over the years -- replayed here in a great new version! The cut's lifted from the great Ultimate Breaks & Beats Project, and presented here in a gritty 45 mix -- one that also features an all-drums version on the flipside -- a break-heavy monster that's... read more

A funky moogy classic -- remade here as part of the Ultimate Breaks & Beats project! The tune is a faithful reading of the original by The Ohio Players -- done as an instrumental, with that great snakey moog part near the end -- not introduced by any sort of old lady voice in this version, but... read more

One of our favorite grooves ever gets a hip instrumental rework -- but one that still stays very much in the best territory of the original track from the 70s! The group really get the beats right on this one -- staking them out strongly on the intro, which also features that cool moogy bit... read more

The great Bobby Byrd groove first sampled by Eric B back in the 80s -- a classic break if there ever was one, redone here by the Ultimate Breaks & Beats project! The tune's an instrumental this time around, but that makes it even more appealing for beatheads -- and while we miss Bobby's vocals... read more

A killer remake of the Jimmy Castor classic -- one that's done as an instrumental here, with even more emphasis on the drums! The sound is quite faithful to the original, but there's even more focus on the rhythms -- pounding, driving, and cut nicely in the middle by a choppy sax solo. All that,... read more

A wicked cover of this break classic -- one that's almost funkier than the original! The drums are nice and raw at the start -- as is the piano that comes into the groove too -- and as the cut rolls along, it's sewn together by some beautiful wah wah guitar lines! And as a bonus, the flipside... read more

Funky soul from Laura Vane -- working here with some heavy backings from The Vipertones! "Steam" leaps out of the gate with some hard drums and a brace of tight horns -- letting the tune find its groove for a half minute before Laura comes in and blows things away with her vocals. "... read more