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A great funky 45 from El Michels Affair -- featuring one alternate mix of an album track, and another previously unreleased tune! "Musings To Myself" is a sublime slow funk groover -- one that has bass stepping gingerly around snapping drums -- almost a separate rhythm in itself, while ...

A funky monster from the Oakland scene -- lots of hard-hitting guitar, in the best funky 45 tradition! The track starts with this guitar part kind of ripping up and down the scale -- no noodling, just fast grooving -- then horns come in, vamp it on up, and even a bit of organ grooves in the mix! ...

Rare versions of 2 of the funkiest tunes ever by Willie Bobo -- every bit as great as their released versions, but slightly different -- in a really sweet way! "Broasted Or Fried" boasts the same snapping drums and funky keys groove as the original -- but seems to step out with an even ...

Sweet Latin grooves from Bronx River Parkway -- two great numbers back to back! "Aqua Con Sal" has a soulful stepping bassline at the bottom -- one that sets the groove with almost a bit of early 70s west coast Latin -- in contrast to the more New York-sounding horns on the top! Vocals ...

Spaced out Indiana funk! "Soul Heart Transplant" is as devilish as it sounds -- a stretched out, slinky number that bristles with psychedelic energy -- and which features guitars strutting out over organ grooves, snapping drum beats, and some really tripped out production! "Drugs ...

A great little cover of the Gil Scott-Heron classic -- done here with raspy female vocals from Yo Kalb, in a way that reminds us of Esther Phillips' take on the tune! Instrumentation includes Hammond and Fender Rhodes from Paolo Apollo Negri -- who also plays on the flipside's great funky cover of ...

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 ...

"Bahia Soul" really lives up to its name here -- as the tune's got some Brazilian rhythms on the bottom, but nicely soulful Hammond on the top -- almost a Verve-like groover from the 60s, with some sweet cuica lines underneath the lead organ! "Jazz Rocker" is nice too -- with a ...

Serge Gainsbourg's "Chez Les Ye-Ye" gets the hard grooving remix treatment from DJ Minimatic -- with a similarly wonderful "Le Quizz" on the flip! "Ye Ye" manages to mix in a number of styles, and Minimatic's mix wizardry is wise enough to play up the pulpy sounds ...

A wonderful set of funky covers -- both pretty darn great! Zook take on New Order's "Blue Monday" -- doing the tune in an acoustic mode that's almost a bit jazzy -- spare bass stepping alongside snapping drums -- lyrics spoken softly, with a bit more warmth than the original -- and a Lee ...

Deep funk with a Brazilian twist -- the first single so far from the Saravah Soul project! "Nao Posso Te Leavar A Serio" has a chunky, bottom-heavy groove that quite like the JBs at their best -- but the Portuguese lyrics really give the song a fresh sound, and almost make it feel like ...

Really low-end funk from Dirty Red Morgan -- a groove that almost grows out of the ground from the lowest range of the Hammond! The track feels like a rocksteady organ instrumental at first, but then snapping funky drums kick in with a much quicker pace -- and Red shouts out these funky chicken ...

One of the funkiest Sesame Street mixes we've ever heard -- a great take on "The Counting Song", complete with original vocals lifted from the show! The catchy chorus is set up over some very hip beats -- funkier than the original, and with the counting part played with in terms of pitch. ...

2 tasty cracker edits back to back! "There Was A Time" isn't James Brown's original version, but appears here to be the one done with the Dee Felice Trio -- but that hardly matters, given that the edit here strips the whole thing down to a flurry of breaking drums, rolling bass, and some ...

A late 60s German band with a Turkish female lead singer -- all in a groove that's pretty darn funky, and which is really an odd sort of take on the bad-sister soul sound of the time! There's a definite James Brown influence going on with the group -- but the sound is also oddly different too -- ...

A well-titled tune from this up and coming Tru Thoughts duet! "Hoop Loop" has a definite looped-up sound -- an approach to instrumental funk that's simple and solid, and built out of a great funky flute line that dances back and forth over heavy drums, horny horns, and a catchy bit of ...

Funky electric work from Tim Love Lee! "Spoonfuls Of Physic" is taken from the full Against Nature album -- and it's easily one of the most compelling tunes on the set -- a cut that steps along in a moogy, messy way with almost the same appeal as the funkiest instrumental moments from ...

Two of the funkiest cuts from Ohio's legendary Kenny Smith! "Skunkie" is a wicked little groove that's every bit as great as you might guess from the title -- an instrumental that's filled with heavy snapping drum bits, as well as a mad triplet piano bit that really gives the tune a ...

A great little collaborative effort from members of The Dap-Kings, El Michels Affair, and Budos Band -- with a laidback sound that combines the best elements of all three groups! The record's got the slight Latin funk vibes of El Michels, the nicely spacey sound of Budos Band, and some of the ...

Killer funk from the legendary Starcrost -- a Texas group, but easily as hip as anything going on the west coast at the time! "I've Got A Plan" is sort of a nod to Watergate-era politics -- and a tune that's served up with slinky female vocals, warmly-rolling horn parts, and a piano-vampi ...

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 ...

Heavy heavy funk from Lee Fields -- quite possibly his deepest track to date, and a tune that grooves so slow, it'll have you checking the speed on your turntable! Sugarman & Co come up with a really dark groove for the cut -- letting bass slide along the bottom of the ground while drums ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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! ...

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 ...

Tight-stepping soul from the well-named Hank "Soulman" Mullen -- a great groover that moves at a Northern pace, but has a deeper soul feel overall! Hank's vocals are totally great -- warm and raspy, almost in the best Memphis tradition -- and the rhythms of the track are tightly vamping ...

A great funk track from Sharon Jones -- one that starts with a massive drum break, and slides into a groove that's a nice change from her other work! There's a style here that's almost more 70s funk than 60s -- moving Sharon into female soul territory that has some nice Hot Wax-styled touches -- a ...

Daptone reissue of a classic early Desco release -- one of the first times the deep funk underground heard the amazing talents of Joseph Henry! "Who's The King" is a hard-strutting number that features choppy guitar underneath tightly blasting horns -- a really wicked tune that rolls ...

Two cookers from the Sound Stylists' Deep Funk album -- back to back on a funky 45! "Players Theme" begins with plenty of fast drums -- romping hard, mean, and lean alongside a bad-stepping bassline -- before the tune then launches into vamping Hammond and some great blasting horn parts! ...

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 -- ...

A super-limited 7" single from Voice Of The Seven Woods -- packaged here to look like some cool Middle Eastern single from many years back! Not surprisingly, the sound is very much in line with the look -- and although "Kafamdaki Yangin" is actually the track "The Fire in My ...

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 ...

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- ...

Nothin But A Party -- but what a party it is! The track's a non-stop groover that rolls like a train out of control -- drums chasing bass chasing horns all over the place -- as the track fast-riffs out a groove that's amazingly tight for the speed at which it's taken! The group slows down a bit ...

Back to back deep funk from Freestyle -- 2 great tracks on a single 45! "More Mess On My Thing" is a great number from Poets Of Rhythm -- recorded in their Soul Saints mode with super-sharp horn passages that sound like the JBs at their early People Records best! There's a scratchy ...

A great bit of old school hip hop -- served up with plenty of funky 45 touches! Fresh Mark have a relation to some of the recent work coming out from Tramp Records -- and although the style here is hip hop, circa 1982, the overall presentation has plenty of deep funk spirit! Drums are hard, ...

Stomping drums, riffing guitars, and a tight little groove -- a very cooking little number from New Mastersounds, and one that plays at 45 -- despite the "Thirty Three" title! The cut's awash in heavy Hammond once it gets going -- but also has parts that nicely drop out to let a core ...

The group's got their name right on this one -- as Ria sings with the depth of a classic 70s artist from the Memphis or Miami scene! "Everything Is Gonna Be Alright" starts slow, and builds with an approach that almost reminds us of the first Aretha Franklin recordings for Atlantic -- as ...

Romping funk from the Soulful Torino Orchestra -- a combo that's heavy on Hammond, and also has a bit of heavy sax too -- all set to a drum-snapping rhythm with a mod 60s feel! The remix offers up a bit more of a 70s-styled groove, but in a remix way -- isolating the sax a bit more, and chunking ...

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 ...

Wonderful sweet soul from the amazing Renaldo Domino -- an artist who always sounds great to our ears! Both of these tracks are previously unreleased -- for some reason that still remains a mystery, given the strength of the work -- and they really continue the genius that Domino laid out during ...

"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 ...

Massive soul from the Ohio scene of the 70s -- two obscure tracks by a really warm-hearted group! "Try Me" has a jazzy feel in the background -- a bit of a Stevie Wonder vibe that comes from piano soaring out amidst the rhythms -- topped with a slightly rougher male vocal that's just ...

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 ...

Funky soul from the early 70s Twinight Records maestros Pieces Of Peace -- the monster jam "Pass It On" -- full of vamping guitars & funky bass, propulsive horn bits -- and killer changes! Part 1 kicks off with a loping, mothership-is-landing sci fi funk sound effect, giving way to ...

A Chi-soul killer from Nate Evans -- a hard-burning track that features great production from the legendary Syl Johnson! "Pardon My Innocent Heart" has a heartbreaking quality that's really wonderful -- an almost southern soul sort of approach, but touched with a bit more Chicago ...