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Heavy funk from the contemporary scene -- from labels like Daptone, Truth & Soul, Now Again, Schema, Freestyle, and Legere!
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band —
Serpent's Mouth (with bonus tracks) ... CD Big Crown, 2018. Used ... $9.99
Funky genius from a mighty unique group – one who've drunk deep on the classic steel band sounds of the 70s, but who've also refined that groove with a contemporary funk approach too! The group's the brainchild of Bjorn Wagner – who you might know from The Mighty Mocambos – and ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more CD
Freestyle (UK), 2009. Used ... $5.99
Even more soulful stuff than before from The Baker Brothers – a record that really has them getting past the gritty funk of earlier records, and hitting a fuller groove that's totally great! The sound here is expanded past the guitar-heavy sounds that we first came to love from the Bakers ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2008. Used ... $6.99
No side-stepping these grooves – as they're right, tight, and very much on the money – work that shows a real evolution in the sound of The Bamboos, and one that takes them strongly into deep soul territory! These guys have always had a great ear for classic funk, but this time around ... read more CD
MBJ (UK), 2007. Used ... $9.99
A great revival of this classic British soul ensemble – taken into even funkier territory than before, thanks to help from Bluey, Noel McKoy, and other UK soul legends! The sound is way more funky than you might expect, but also pretty top-shelf too – not small combo deep funk, but a ... (Soul, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Big Cheese (France), 1994. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print.)
Electric Cowbell, 2011. Used ... $6.99
Far reaching modern salsa and Latin grooves from Bio Ritmo – perhaps their best stuff yet! The group has been impressive all along, but they've progressively gotten better and better, really developing into one of the most exciting and least pigeonhole-able modern groups out there. The ... (Latin, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print, sleeve has some light edgewear.)
Blow It Hard (UK), 2002. Used ... $6.99
A nicely grooving set with a very solid jazz base! The approach here is kind of late 60s British – a mix of rhythmic styles, from mod to soul jazz to island-inspired – and the Boogaloo Band show that they've got a lot more to offer than just straight deep funk, thanks to firm guidance ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Stones Throw, 2001. Used ... $5.99
Funky madness! This one's exactly what is says – a live mix, recorded by this hip funky combo, sort of a mixtape of classic funky tunes, all slammed together in one massive performance! Breakestra run through some of the biggest funky 45s of the 60s and 70s, jamming hard in one live to tape ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Tramp (Germany), 2011. Used ... $6.99
Spacey raw funk from Lucky Brown – perfectly raw and gritty instrumental jams and vocal numbers and some jazz funk heaviness from the man behind The Funk Revolution, Crawdad Farmers and more – one of the more furiously creative figures in the international funk scene! This compilation ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Hammond Beat, 2007. Used ... $9.99
Captain Hammond's a hero who definitely lives up to his name – a cat who hits the instrument hard – really wailing here with a classic 60s approach to his instrument! The album's awash in wonderful organ lines – grooves that are sometimes jazzy, sometimes more in a mod soul ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Vampi Soul (Spain), 2005. Used ... $5.99
A smoking debut from Spain's Celofunk – a back-to-basics combo with a solidly soulful feel! The sound here reminds us a lot of the best of the early Acid Jazz scene in the UK – particularly those on the Brand New Heavies side of the fence, with a similarly bright production style to ... read more CD
Crown Royals —
All Night Burner ... CD Estrus, 1997. Used ... $9.99
With Ken Vandermark on tenor sax, Pete Nathan on guitar, Mark Blade on bass, and Jeff BBQ on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe —
Bridge ... CD Relaxed Records, 2002. Used ... $2.99
Big Single (France), 2011. Used ... $12.99
Reggae dub soul from The Dynamics – and they do more than that, too – a richly diverse, easy going and soulfully resonant set from the France-based, globally-reared group! There's a real love for classic soul at the roots of the group's sound – as well as the hazy rhythms and ... (Reggae, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Groove Attack (Germany), 2007. Used ... $11.99
The first full-length set from The Dynamics – a cool little combo who've been getting attention for their funky 45s, most of which are reggae covers of soul, funk, and pop tunes from the 60s and 70s! That same approach is used here to great effect – kind of a rocksteady remake of ... (Reggae, Deep Funk) read more CD
El Paraiso, 2015. Used ... $11.99
A contemporary set from the west coast scene – and one that's got a similar feel to the soaring, spiritual sounds we've heard from some of the projects of Carlos Nino – but a quality that's maybe a bit more tripped-out overall! All tracks are long, and very jamming – with loads ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Underdog (France), 2011. Used CD + DVD ... $14.99
Triumphant live material from the great European Afro Funk combo Fanga – captured in Montpellier, France – which is where they call home! We've found Fanga's efforts to date to be tightly grooving, spiritually resonant Afro Funk to be among the finest modern acts anywhere in the world ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print.)
ST2 (Brazil), 2004. Used ... $11.99
The long-awaited second album from one of the greatest funk groups going on the Brazilian scene – an excellent combo with a blend of jazz and soul that recalls the classic 70s recordings of Band Black Rio and some of their Samba Soul contemporaries! For this second outing, Funk Como Le Gusta ... (Brazil, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print. Includes the original stickered case!)
Karma Chief/Colemine, 2020. Used ... $4.99
This one-man orchestra just keeps on getting better and better with each new record – working with the funk you'd expect from the name, but also all these cool and moody touches that mix together David Axelrod-like ambition with some of the sharper snap of hip hop production! This time ... read more CD
Also available Ode To Escapism ... CD 4.99
Greyboy, 1996. Used ... $2.99
An obscure bit of jazzy funk from the Swiss scene – the only album we've ever seen from Grandmother's Funck – on Greyboy Records! The album was recorded in Switzerland in '96, and there's timeless sound and a laidback approach of funk – with soul jazz awareness that we don't ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Relaxed Records, 1999. Used ... $3.99
Hot new live set by the ever-popular Greyboy All Stars. The set's a nice batch of straight ahead jazz funk grooves, with some covers – like Lou Donaldson's "Hot Dog", Curtis Mayfield's "Check Out Your Mind", and David Newman's "Duffin' Round" – plus nice ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Greyboy, 1997. Used ... $5.99
The most recent CD by the Greyboy All Stars, and a nice tight batch of grooves with a loud jazz funk sound in the tradition of the JBs, or some of the classic recordings from the late 60's on Prestige. Karl Denson and Robert Walter are in the group, and the ensemble has a large loud horn section. ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blow Up (UK), 2012. Used ... $9.99
One of the coolest projects we've heard from Bongolian in years – a great collaboration with vocalist Fay Hallam, who really helps his grooves find a great sense of focus! Unlike other efforts of this nature – the usual "soul diva with funk group" outing – Fay and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Stones Throw, 2009. Used ... $3.99
The full length debut of Mayer Hawthorne for Stones Throw – with both classic Motown and 60s & 70s Detroit indie soul influences, done the right way, and all of it wonderful and true to his heroes – after some promising early singles, we can now say emphatically that Mayer Hawthorne ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print. Advance copy with a small cutout hole through the case.)
Now Again, 2014. Used Gatefold ... $5.99
They definitely got the title right on this one – because the group never seems to move in any sort of direct line – instead always tripping around nicely with all these hip little twists and turns! Karl Hector & The Malcouns are the same loose collective of players you'll know ... read more CD
Also available Unstraight Ahead ... CD 3.99
Hi Five (Germany), 2011. Used ... $2.99
A great German combo, and one with almost as much jazz as funk in the mix – quite a nice change from the usual group of this nature! There's a warm glow to the record right from the start – a vibe that comes from the tight trumpet lines of Michael Voss, who also sings a bit – and ... read more CD
At Home Sound (Japan), 2020. Used ... $18.99
Fantastic Fender Rhodes from Yusuke Hirado – plus a fair bit of other keyboards too – all delivered in a set that mixes 70s space jazz funk with some great contemporary elements, and in a way that's nicely different than Hirado's work in the group Quasimode! The set's got some old ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Includes obi.)
Irma (Italy), 2011. Used ... $6.99
Spacier grooves from Honeymunch – building nicely on the Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet and synth atmosphere of the previous set with a somewhat more cosmically inclined vibe and vocals by Hannes Stickel! The things we loved about the group in a more instrumentals centered approach is still ... read more CD
Soul Fire, 2001. Used ... $5.99
A brilliant bit of funk – with a heavy classic sound! JD & The Evil's Dynamite Band are another one of those new funky combos to fall under the Desco/Soul Fire umbrella – and like other acts of recent years (Daktaris, Mike Jackson & The Soul Providers, Sugarman Three), the ... read more CD
Savant, 2001. Used ... $4.99
Features Will Boulware on Fender Rhodes and Hammond – and Teodross Avery on tenor! CD
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings —
100 Days 100 Nights ... CD Daptone, 2007. Used ... $6.99
They might be borrowing her band, but they sure can't dampen her soul – because Sharon Jones is strongly back in action, and sounding funkier and more deeply soulful than ever! Given that Sharon wasn't singing back in the 60s, it's hard to think we'd be calling her the real deal – but ... read more CD
Mighty Highness (Australia), 2008. Used ... $9.99
Tripped-out jazzy funk from Kafka – a hip Aussie combo with a really unique groove – one that draws from Afro Funk, 70s fusion, and 90s hip hop – the rolls the whole thing into a mad little blend that's all its own! Most of the instrumentation is live, but the production is ... (New Grooves, Deep Funk) read more CD
Soundway (UK), 2012. Used Gatefold ... $6.99
A contemporary Afro combo, but one with a really unique twist – a focus on older Ghanaian styles of grooves, which makes them sound different than a lot of other groups of this nature! Unlike some of the more Nigerian-grooving groups out there these days, Konkoma take their inspiration from ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more CD
Freestyle (UK), 2014. Used ... $11.99
Lack Of Afro are back, and fiercer than ever before – really evolved from just a name known for funky remixes and dancefloor grooves, and stepping forward strongly into a much more well-rounded, deeply soulful group! The title's a reference to older Brit sound library albums, but the overall ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Freestyle (UK), 2009. Used ... $11.99
A diverse, far reaching approach to funk flavors the second full length from Lack Of Afro – who may lack the follicles, but aren't lacking the love – with a more sophisticated and confident feel this time out! The crew follows through on the promise of the debut here, continuing their ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Freestyle (UK), 2011. Used ... $9.99
A bold step forward from Lack Of Afro – the modern funk & soul vehicle of producer, DJ and song stylist Adam Gibbons! The slew of singles and trio of full lengths that we'd heard prior to This Time have all been really impressive – a mix of breakbeat funk era and classic ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ubiquity, 2005. Used ... $7.99
The second funky set by Shawn Lee for Ubiquity – and even more ambitious than the first! The sound here is really expansive – much more in a 70s soundtrack/sound library vein than Lee's first go-round – and done in a style that mixes together harder funky rhythms with larger ... read more CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Ubiquity, 2012. Used ... $11.99
Reel-y great grooves from Shawn Lee – perhaps his funkiest record in years, and one that has a definite cinematic feel too – as you might guess from the title! The style here is blacksploitation funk at its finest – stripped down to its best core elements, and served up by Lee ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2003. Used ... $9.99
A killer batch of blue eyed funk – one that takes the Quantic Soul sound to the next level! The Limp Twins are Will Holland, of Quantic and Quantic Soul fame, plus vocalist Russell Porter – a singer with a sweetly compressed style that works perfectly with Holland's funky backings! ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2006. Used ... $9.99
A great blend of funky rhythms and African roots – served up by Antibalas guitarist Marquitos Garcia! There's certainly an element of the Antibalas groove going on here – as many tracks have that percolated sense of rhythm that Antibalas borrowed from 70s African influences. But the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 2000. Used ... $5.99
A return to funky grooving for Medeski, Martin, & Wood – and a slamming set that really captures the energy of the group in performance! The trio move effortlessly through tight Hammond grooving and off-beat jazzy piano work, riffing hard in the jam-band mode that's made them a huge ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print, small cutout through digipack case.)
Indirecto, 2009. Used Gatefold ... $9.99
Al Dente (France), 2015. Used ... $7.99
A great new showcase for the music of Alex Puddu – the contemporary groover who's given us some wonderful music over the years – including his famous Golden Age Of Danish Pornography sets! This album's more of a back-to-basics affair for Puddu – recorded with a tight combo, and a ... read more CD
(Out of print, CDr pressing.)
Jazzman (UK), 2008. Used ... $8.99
One of the hippest non-reissue records we've heard so far from the Jazzman Records empire – a massive set of grooves with a really odd sort of feel! Natural Yogurt Band work in spare, funky territory – serving up some very heavy drums (played by Wayne Fullwood, formerly of Little ... read more CD
JTI (UK), 2002. Used ... $14.99
Funky organ grooves from UK Hammond maestro James Taylor – operating under the name of the New Jersey Kings! As funky collectors will know, the NJK were a group that Taylor used back in the early 90s – when his main group were going for a smoother soulful style, and Taylor wanted to ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
One Note (UK), 2008. Used ... $9.99
No plug and play here – at least in the "easy as easy can be" way – as The New Mastersounds do everything from the ground up, all with a gritty groove that's been forged over years of hard funky work! This album has the UK combo at the top of their game – working with ... read more CD
Uuquipleu, 2020. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
A funky combo from funky drummer Leonard King – both a doctor and a professor, but a very down-to-earth guy when it comes to records like this! The group's a sextet, and work with saxes and guitar to give the music a vibe that's almost vintage R&B at some points, but more creative jazz ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more CD
(CDr release.)
Ubiquity, 2007. Used ... $9.99
A monstrous debut from one of the heaviest acts we've heard in years – LA's Orgone, easily one of the most up-and-coming funky combos around! Although Orgone share a bit with some of the leaner deep funk groups who've cropped up in the past decade or so, they've also got a sound that's a bit ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Shadow, 1990s. Used ... $6.99
Funky gems by the Poets Of Rhythm – one of the best new funk groups around, right up there with Breakestra, Sugarman Three, and other hard-hitting combos! The tunes on the CD are pulled from earlier recordings that the group made under a number of names – some as The Poets Of Rhythm, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Jupiter (Finland), 2004. Used 2CD ... $9.99
A motherlode of funky grooves from Q-Continuum – the loose collection of Finnish musicians who work under a tighter format as the group Quintessence! The Q-Continuum sound is looser and more funk-based than that of Quintessence – but comes across with a similar depth of soul, really ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more CD
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2009. Used ... $6.99
Damn! Quantic really blows the roof off with this one – taking us even farther on a musical journey than ever before, and making us bow to his mighty talents in ways we never expected! The album's a really unique session recorded in Colombia, with help from an international batch of ... read more CD
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2007. Used ... $4.99
A whole new sound for Quantic, and a great one too – a mixture of his older funk with newer influences from Latin music – all in a blend that's totally fresh, and very unique! This "Latin chapter" of the Quantic sound has been showing up a bit on remixes and singles over the ... read more CD
Saravah Soul —
Saravah Soul ... CD Tru Thoughts (UK), 2008. Used ... $6.99
A whole new dimension in deep funk – Brazilian-tinged tunes served up by members of The Heliocentrics and Quantic Soul Orchestra! The sound here lives up to the best Samba Soul modes of 70s Brazil – grooves that are rooted in American traditions of funk and soul, particularly those of ... read more CD
Soulbeats (France), 2005. Used ... $6.99
We're not sure how we missed this one when it first came out, but we're mighty happy to have it around now – a smoking batch of funky numbers from an overlooked combo from France! Shaolin Temple Defenders really go for a classic funky 45 groove here – right rhythms that blast out of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Soulbeats (France), 2008. Used ... $6.99
Damn, are these guys funky! Shaolin Temple Defenders may have a Wu Tang-like name, but their sound is solid 70s funk throughout – hard-hitting, classic-styled, and right up there with the best of the contemporary deep funk underground! The group have plenty of JBs in their approach, but ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Marlow, 2011. Used ... $6.99
One of the best new funk albums we've heard in years – and one that really does an amazing job of putting equal emphasis on intrumentation and deep soul vocals! Slim Moore comes across like some lost singer from the early 70s funky 45 generation – gritty and upfront, with a quality ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 2001. Used ... $3.99
Great stuff from one of the funkiest combos around! Soulive are part of the second wave of US jam-band funk acts – the sort of groovy groups that have been springing up in the wake of Medeski, Martin, & Wood's success over the past 10 years – and the combo's got a tight no-nonsense ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Soulive —
Get Down ... CD Velour, 1999. Used ... $11.99
Hard jamming jazz funk from the always-great Soulive – recording here in their original trio format – nicely stripped down into a stone-heavy groove of organ, drums, and guitar! The tracks are really great – with both an approach to the music and style of production that recall ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Soulive —
Turn It Out Remixed ... CD Velour, 2003. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Soulive's funky funky Turn It Out album gets remixed – in a way that pushes that work way past the original! The choice of talents associated with the project is very strong – and the music is stretched to new limits with the addition of hip hop beats, MCs, and some other great ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Cosmic Groove (France), 2008. Used ... $9.99
Funky grooves, psychedelic sitar, and mod Hammond organ – a magnificent blend that's every bit as dynamic as the image on the cover – served up as the long-awaited debut album from this cool European combo! The album's got a feel that's somewhere between 60s spy soundtracks and Brit ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Desco, 1998. Used ... $8.99
One of the first great albums on the now-legendary Desco label – proof that classic funk was alive and well on at the end of the 20th century! Sugarman Three is an organ-heavy combo led by tenor saxophonist Neal Sugarman – a great player with an ear for classic 60s styles of labels ... read more CD
(Out of print Desco pressing.)
Yardbird Suite/P-Vine (Japan), 1996. Used ... $16.99
Groovy organ jazz from the Three Deuces – the trio of Eddie Roberts on guitar, Ian Rose on Hammond and Bill White on drums plus guest percussionist Bill White – a great little set recorded in London in 1996! The sound is strong and very authentic – like a lost 60s discovery ... read more CD
(Out of print Japanese pressing.)
Uniao Black —
Banda Uniao Black ... CD Commonfolk (UK), 2005. Used ... $9.99
The long-awaited return of Uniao Black – one of the greatest Brazilian funk bands of the 70s, sounding better than ever here with some great raw production! The record's easily some of the best work the group's ever done – and although current, the whole thing's got a searing sound ... (Brazil, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Fog City, 2000. Used ... $7.99
A killer album of soul jazz from Robert Walter – most famously known as the keyboardist with the Greyboy All Stars, but a killer player in his own right, and the leader of the soon-to-be famous 20th Congress! The group features some killer drumming by Stanton Moore of Galactic – and ... read more CD
Yaabaphone/Sterns (UK), 2010. Used ... $6.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2020. Used ... $9.99
A great new showcase for the legendary keyboard work of Doug Carn – and a set that's very different both from his famous albums for the Black Jazz label, and some of his organ jazz records in more recent years too! The set's maybe got a more pronounced influence from Adrian Younge and Ali ... read more CD
Also available Doug Carn – Jazz Is Dead 5 ... CD 13.99
Record Kicks (Italy), 2010. Used ... $8.99
Massive music from the Record Kicks label – 21 tracks that have never been issued on CD before, including some rare singles, b-sides, and even a few cuts exclusive to the collection! If you know the Record Kicks name, you know that the label's a key outlet for contemporary deep funk and mod ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Soulciety (Germany), 1993. Used ... $2.99
Music from Naked Funk, MC Toro, Soulstaff featuring Cunnie Williams, STP, FM Inc, Ever - C, and His Masters Voice. (New Grooves, Deep Funk) CD
(Out of print.)
Freestyle (UK), 2005. Used ... $12.99
One of the funkiest collections we've heard in a long time – and that's saying a lot, considering that most of the work is of recent vintage! The set was put together in support of the rich range of modern acts who've been picking up the older deep funk vibe in the past decade or so – ... (Funky Compilations, Deep Funk) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Melting Pot (Germany), 2006. Used ... $6.99
Melting Pot Music is funky funky music – a great spot where straight instrumental funk resonates equally with loop-based remakes – served up with an intensity that really matches the spirit of the classics from the late 60s and early 70s, but also with a playful and youthful feel that's ... (New Grooves, Deep Funk) read more CD
Prawn Song/Mammoth, 1990s. Used ... $4.99
Music from Josh Jones Jazz Ensemble, the Dry Look, Charlie Hunter Trio, Alphabet Soup, Kenny Brooks Trio, Will Bernard Trio & the Eddie Marshall Hip Hop Jazz Band. CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Prawn Song/Mammoth, 1990s. Used ... $2.99
With Josh Jones, Don Cherry, Charlie Hunter, Dred Scott, Kenny Brooks and more. CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
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