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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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Original Gravity (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $29.99 34.99
A blistering album of Latin funk – a set that's got a lean vibe but a very classic sound – one that's put together in the same mode as the excellent run of funky 45s from the long-running Original Gravity label! Nestor Alvarez is Neil Anderson – who handles drums, guitars, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone, 2012. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 26.99
Amazing sounds from one of the best funky combos of the past few decades! Antibalas have certainly risen to fame in the years since we first heard their Afro-styled grooves – working famously in the Fela musical, and reaching generations of ears with their own brilliant records. Yet ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(10th Anniversary indie exclusive "Dirty Money" splatter color vinyl pressing – includes download!)
Favorite (France), 2024. New Copy ... $29.99 33.99
Wonderful music from Lucas Arruda – an artist who embraces some of the warmest, most soulful styles of Brazilian music from back in the 70s, but manages to deliver them with a crisp contemporary spin! There's a lot of vintage Azymuth-styled grooves here – wicked rhythms, excellent ... (Brazil, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band —
BRSB ... LP Big Crown, 2024. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
Excellent work from one of the funkiest steel bands around – a totally hip combo who just seem to be getting better and better with each new release! This time around, they've stepped up the beats even more than before – mixing their 70s funk and steel drum work with just a slight ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Badbadnotgood —
IV ... LP Innovative Leisure, 2016. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99
Badbadnotgood have always been pretty damn great, actually – and never better than on album IV – a remarkable step forward for the group! As ever, they take inspiration from some of the best prog, jazz, funk (and proggy jazz funk...they blend) of the 70s and beyond, but weave it into ... (New Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original black vinyl pressing. Includes download card.)
Acid Jazz (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
Wonderfully warm work from the great Chris Bangs – an artist who sometimes serves up more programmed/sampled jazz material – but who here steps out in this strong array of live instrumentation, at a level that may well make the record the greatest that Chris has ever given us! Way back ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Acid Jazz (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
A fantastic little album from the great Matt Berry – quite different than some of his other records, but in a really great way! Berry pays homage to some of the greatest songs from the world of British TV – fab themes from the 60s and 70s, served up here with funky jazz instrumentation ... (Rock, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Market Brass —
Hox ... LP Colemine, 2023. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $16.99
Maybe the coolest set so far from this excellent combo – a record that infuses their unique blend of Afro Funk with some slightly psychedelic currents – as you might guess from the cover! The record's not entirely in the territory of a group like the Heliocentrics, but there's ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Green vinyl pressing.)
Colemine, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 23.99
Beautifully heavy sounds from Black Market Brass – a group who started out with more of a global funk approach, but who emerge here with the intensity of some lost funky soundtrack – all with the sort of edge you might expect from the cover! The style here is really revolutionary ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing – with download!)
Maledetta Discoteca (Italy), 2024. New Copy ... $27.99 35.99
Bottazz keep things nice and lean here – drawing on a style of vintage funk, but also coming across with energy that's more suited to the 21st Century – really bridging generations with their music, which is heavy on basslines, wah wah guitar, and mighty sweet keyboard parts – all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dunham/Daptone, 2016. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
Jaw-dropping work from Charles Bradley – a stunning album that's maybe his best so far – and that's saying a hell of a lot, given the quality of his previous work! There's a focus and power here that really puts Charles on top – from the bold statement at the start of the record, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Dunham/Daptone, 2011. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
Gritty, powerful raw soul from Charles Bradley – the full length debut from the 62-year-old Brooklyn singer – backed perfectly by The Menahan Street Band! It's incredible, a record that sounds just as rawly emotional and impeccably soulful in 2011 as it would have in 1971 – much ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl version includes code for full album download.)
Dunham/Daptone, 2013. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
Damn amazing work from Charles Bradley – an instant soul classic for all generations, as you'll hear from the very first note! Not only are Bradley's vocals incredible – the kind of once-in-a-long-time approach he brought to his debut – but the backings and production are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
LRK (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $23.99 26.99
A set that's got all the classic soul vibe you might guess from the title and the cover, but one that's also got some more contemporary elements too – as Bella Brown and the group weave together strands of soulful influences from many decades – all with the feeling as if a 60s act on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Soul Clap ... CD 9.99
Daptone, 2010. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
A great third album from Staten Island instrumental funk titans The Budos Band – who've brought eclectic inspiration all along and have always colored from a much broader palette of styles than most of their peers – going even further this time out and delivering their best yet! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a coupon for digital download.)
Avantgroidd, 2021/2024. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Wonderfully righteous work from Burnt Sugar Arkestra – a group who've been giving us great records for years, but who are maybe even more important to the scene than ever before! The core of the record is the long title track – a very jazzy tune that builds up over loops set down by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Finally on vinyl! Includes a bonus download – "Reconstru-Ducted Repatriation Road-Rage Remixes" – with 8 previously unreleased tracks!)
Concord, 2023. New Copy 2LP ... $24.99 29.99
Butcher Brown move past their roots as a core funk combo here – opening the door to contributions from a whole host of guests, and moving even more strongly into the world of soul music than on their album with Triple Trey! There's an expansive sound here that seems to have the hardworking ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Solar Music ... CD 13.99
Record Kicks (Italy), 2019. New Copy ... $11.99 24.98
Tina Charles has plenty of gumption – just the right kind of persistence that's going to make her a soul singer to watch in years to come! Charles starts out in the territory of a female vocalist working with a funk band – but she also brings a lot more to her music than just straight ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Gumption ... CD 5.99
Record Kicks (Italy), 2022. New Copy ... $16.99 26.99
Tanika Charles soars like a hot butterfly here – using a "papillon" reference that can't help make us think of Chaka Khan – and somehow managing to really rise up to that territory with a record like this! A few years back, we thought of Tanika as just another retro-styled ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Papillon De Nuit/
Marlow (Canada), 2020. New Copy ... $9.99 24.99
A nice little record that lives up to the name of the group – a record that's maybe jazz at the core, but served up in very cinematic ways – very much the spirit of the dark, moody image pictured on the cover! This isn't chase, crime, or cop music – but instead maybe the sounds ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2023. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 39.99
A fantastic second album from this ultra-hip French combo – a group who effortlessly mix up jazz, funk, and global elements in the best cross-cultural tradition of the Parisian scene! Cotonete have been around for many years, even though they haven't given us many records – and it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Record Kicks (Italy), 2024. New Copy ... $25.99 29.99
The True Tones provide soul singer Michelle David with some great backings here – a romping sort of groove on most tracks, and one that bristles with plenty of old school instrumental touches that seem to really spur the vocalist forward! Michelle's got a dynamic style that owes a lot to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Brothers & Sisters ... CD 15.99
Drawbars —
One Finger Only ... LP Code Red, 2023. Near Mint- ... $19.99
The Drawbars definitely work here with more than just one finger – and they deliver a really great groove, with a style that's a nice change from some of their contemporaries! Part of the trio's uniqueness lies in the vintage keyboards handled by Chris Haertel – who has a way of going ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
El Michels Affair —
Adult Themes ... LP Big Crown, 2020. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
A really different groove from El Michels Affair – but one that reminds us again that the group is really amazing at just about anything they ever try to do! The adult themes here are modes borrowed from older European styles – some of the slinky funk of Serge Gainsbourg and some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fat Beats, 2009. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Cinematic funky soul instrumentals from the El Michels Affair – the loose NYC collective's long awaited full length nod to the Wu Tang Clan! The crew brings their tried and true slow rolling and dirty funk to their interpretations of classic Wu Tang tracks, with some straight up beautiful ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Legere (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
The Faithful Brothers are an Israeli duo, but one who come to their debut after years of collecting Northern Soul 45s – decades of listening, learning, and absorbing – all of which really shows through in this well-done debut! The pair work with a very full lineup of musicians – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
F Spot, 2024. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Guitar, bass, and drums – all used in a style that's lean and funky – and which mixes elements of 60s soul jazz with some of the hipper modes of the 70s underground! The guitar of Addison Rifkind has this warmly chromatic vibe – and a way of wrapping chords around a groove that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Faun Tempol —
La Oprika ... LP Funk Night, 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $27.99 33.99
A totally great set of funky psych from this cool contemporary duo – a pair who've clearly drunk deep from a brew of all sorts of fuzzy, freaky sounds from the past – then found a way to create a lean take on those modes, with a sound that's very much all their own! The production is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Madlib Invazion, 2023. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Maybe the heaviest set of sound library grooves you'll ever hear – but that's probably no surprise, given that the package features some key Heliocentrics elements in the mix – including lots of psychedelic production next to fierce work on drums from Malcolm Catto and Jake Ferguson! ... (Sound Library, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Vinyl has small clusters of marks that click a bit on "M For Drums" and "Dune".)
Desco/Daptone, 1999. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 29.00
A stunning return to form by Lee Fields, one of the 70s' lost funky geniuses – heard here in the initial set that would catapult him back in the spotlight for a whole new generation! The record was issued by Desco Records – the key precursor to Daptone, Soul Fire, and other modern funk ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Daptone, 2022. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
The great thing about Lee Fields is that he just keeps on giving – giving us the sort of deep soul music that first caught our ears back when he was recording in near obscurity for a small southern label – and which has finally gotten the attention it deserves in recent decades! Lee's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive orange vinyl pressing – with download!)
Big Crown, 2019. Near Mint- ... $11.99
We've loved the music of Lee Fields for many many years – but these days, he seems to be sounding even better than ever – taking all of his decades of experience in soul music, and blending his deep soul roots with an even more mature, open sort of style! And even though Lee's early ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing.)
Colemine, 2019. New Copy Gatefold ... $17.99 21.98
A killer debut from soul singer Kelly Finnigan – an artist who's got years of experience under his belt, working on other folks' projects – finally out in the spotlight on his own! Kelly's a blue-eyed singer, but has a voice that crackles with a classic soul rasp – set up here in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Blue Crystal (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
Great mellow funk from keyboardist Greg Foat – a man who seems to give us something different on just about every record – and who here is working with a slightly larger group that feautres some excellent jazzy currents in the mix! The keyboards are great – very much in the ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzman (UK), 2012. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Amazing sounds from this very hip group – a contemporary combo, but one who play with a depth of sound to warrant their inclusion on the Jazzman label! The style is almost spiritual jazz, but a bit more laidback too – sounds that are cosmic, yet never soaring to the skies – and ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Legere (France), 2023. New Copy ... $23.99 28.99
Sweet smooth funk from David Fostex – a set that's heavy both on 80s boogie modes, and some of the "yacht soul" elements referenced by the title – but which also has a very unique spin of its own! The lineup here is large, although given the names of some of the musicians, ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ghost Funk Orchestra —
Trip To The Moon (seaglass vinyl pressing) ... LP Karma Chief/Colemine, 2024. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 26.99
A really majestic album from this mighty nice group – a set that references older space-themed albums from the postwar years, but which serves up the sound in the best style of the Ghost Funk Orchestra! There's cool use of NASA dialogue between some tracks – and rather than burst out ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Trip To The Moon ... CD 11.99
Great Revivers —
Third Drop ... LP Funk Night, 2023. New Copy ... $16.99 24.99
The Great Revivers are especially great here – really building off the sort of energy we love on their funky 45s, as they serve up great goods over the course of this full length album! There's a slight psychedelic edge to the music – not as tripped-out as a Malcolm Catto production ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dave Guy —
Ruby ... LP Big Crown, 2024. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
Killer funky trumpet from Dave Guy – an artist who's played in other funk combos, like the Dap-Kings and Sugarman 3 – but one who's got a very special sound here on his own! Dave clearly likes a bit of hip hop crackle in his rhythms – and the drum work here is totally great, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ruby ... CD 12.99
Hamburg Spinners —
Im Schwarzwald ... LP Legere (France), 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
There's plenty of great organ lines here – served up in a lean mode in a quartet that also features guitar, bass, and drums – all familiar elements, but used in a very fresh way by the Hamburg Spinners! The group's got a sound that's different than other funk combos – not really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Damaged Goods (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $20.99 23.99
A funky little record, and one that comes from the surprising late life pairing of garage rock guitarist Billy Childish and Hammond hero James Taylor – both key figures on the UK scene for decades, coming together here in one mighty session of really raw grooves! The music is maybe in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2024. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 27.99
Funky gospel galore – all served up by a contemporary trio, but one who know how to hit the right mix of funk and spiritual themes from those great underground records of the 70s! The haze on the cover maybe gives away some of the old school approach going on here – and Eli Paperboy ... (Gospel, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Madlib Invazion, 2024. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
Henkel is Keven Henkel – who plays a whole host of instruments here on a session of stripped-down sound library funk – keyboards, electronics, trumpet, flute, guitar, violin, and even a bit of zither – all with just the right amount of funky drum accompaniment from Gabriel Rowland! ... (Sound Library, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Innocent (Japan), 2021. New Copy ... $32.99 39.99
Really wonderful Fender Rhodes work from the great Ino Hidefumi – working this time around with vocals on most tracks, and in a way that seems to underscore the soulful elements in his music even more than before! As with his instrumental albums, the tunes are often nice and lean – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Innocent (Japan), 2009. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
A cool change for the great keyboardist Ino Hidefumi – set that's still as spare and funky as previous releases, but in some very different ways! The keyboard groove here shifts a bit from the early 70s vibe of his start, into more of a spacey 80s sort of way – not tinny or dance ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Innocent (Japan), 2024. New Copy ... $37.99 43.99
We've loved the music of Ino Hidefumi for years – and over the years, he just seems to get better and better – growing from a keyboardist with a love for spare grooves, into a singer who's got a surprising way with a tune! This set may well be Ino's strongest vocal outing to date ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Laws Of Rhythm, 2024. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
A further fantastic pairing of drummer Karriem Riggins and production genius Madlib – a set that really seems to open up the flow of both musicians, with a vibe that's deeper, richer, and more sophisticated than most they've given us in the past – quite a claim, considering the great ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dead Oceans, 2023. New Copy ... $12.99 24.98
The stunning debut as a solo act for Durand Jones – a set that's even deeper and more powerful than his work with The Indications, at a level that shows that Jones is a soul singer with a hell of a lot of potential, and not just another voice working in a funk band! There's plenty of deep ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2016. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Easily one of the best deep soul albums we've heard in years – new work by a singer who hails from Indiana, but who's able to give the best from Memphis and Muscle Shoals a real run for their money! Durand Jones isn't one of these cats who's trying to fake it with a few retro touches – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Later pressing in a non-gatefold cover. Includes the download card.)
Daptone, 2011. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
Maybe the funkiest album ever from Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings! The group have always been great, but there's something here that goes even farther than usual – an especially funky snap on the drums at the bottom, even on more laidback tunes – and a stone classic approach to funky ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dead Oceans, 2019. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99
A trippier version of Khruangbin than we're used to – but that's maybe no surprise, given that the whole album's a dub version of the Con Todo El Mundo record – with all the best funky currents of that sweet set, and some wilder modes as well! Drums and bass really get a great workout ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus 7 inch of dub mixes by Scientist!)
Khruangbin —
Mordechai ... LP Dead Oceans, 2020. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Fantastic work from Khruangbin – a group with a name that's hard to pronounce, but who just keep getting better and better with each new release – to the point where on this record, they're definitely in a genre by themselves! Khruangbin blend together lean funky instrumentation with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Dead Oceans, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $20.99 24.98
A special set that brings together all the mysterious singles that Khruangbin were dropping during the course of 2021 – mostly untitled singles in very limited releases, finally seeing the light of day here in a proper package! As you'd guess from the title, the core material is from the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
BMG (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
Soaring, righteous sounds from Lady Blackbird – a set that's even more powerful overall than her previous record – and that's saying a heck of a lot! The set has some numbers that have a gospel-drenched inspiration – rising up and soaring to the heavens – and even the ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Slang Spirituals ... CD 12.99
Colemine, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Deeply funky work from one of the hippest Hammond organ combos around – just a trio, but one that's able to pack the punch of so many much larger groups! Delvon Lamarr took all the right lessons from Hammond heroes of the past – not that he's copying anyone's style, because he isn't ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing – with download!)
Colemine, 2018. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 27.98
A great combo, in a really great setting – the trio of organist Delvon Lamarr, captured in a sweet live radio performance! The tunes are long and open – very much in the group's killer blend of soul jazz and deep funk – with plenty of room for Delvon to soar out on the keys of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Kufala/Lettuce, 2004. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 42.99
Funky combo Lettuce are in fine form here – really burning with the kind of energy that's made them a fan favorite for many years – which is also clear from the way the audience responds to them in this smoking set from Japan! The set's a double-length album, which leaves plenty of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Live In Tokyo ... CD 13.99
S'Plat, 2022. New Copy ... $18.99 26.99
The original soundtrack to Trouble Man is nothing short of a masterpiece – a full-on moment of studio genius from Marvin Gaye, right in the middle of his classic 70s run – a record that's given a fantastic new treatment here by Lo Res, who delivers exactly what's promised in the title! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Now Again, 2024. New Copy ... $23.99 27.98
A perfect set of East LA soul – contemporary, but very much in the spirit of that special laidback sound the Cali scene first embraced in the 60s – a real love of easygoing grooves and soulful harmonies served up in ways that made the city of angels a key bridge with the sweet soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
GED Soul, 2011. New Copy (reissue)... $17.99 21.99
Magic In Threes are a trio, as you might guess from their name – but they've got a nicely expanded sound that goes way past the standard grooves of a funky trio – almost sound library at times, in the way they approach the music – with especially strong use of organ, keyboards, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2024 remaster.)
Legere (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $13.99 33.99
The first-ever full length album from vibist Max Beesley – and a much-needed expression of some of the deeper ideas that he's always had in his music! Max was an artist who first started making waves during the earliest years of acid jazz on the UK scene – but like the best of his ... (New Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
F Spot, 2024. New Copy ... $22.99 25.99
A second set of funky Latin grooves from Mestizo Beat – a combo who work here in styles that take us back to the LA sound of the early 70s – which is maybe no surprise, given that the album was recorded in Topanga! Latin rhythms work together with funk instrumentation – all at a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Linear Labs, 2019. New Copy ... $16.99 24.98
Adrian Younge is best known as a studio genius – and he's certainly working in that setting here – but in a live environment, with a larger group – in a way that really shows off a whole new side of his talents! Younge's partner here is Ali Shaheed Muhammad – who plays bass ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Heavenly, 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 27.98
Mildlife serve up a very classic groove, but one that's maybe got more 80s elements than their previous work – in part because the vocals often use processing to come across in a very cool way! The music is funk, but with some nice tightness too – almost a leaner take on the wider ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2022. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $14.99
Slow funk and soul, with plenty of psychedelic touches – all delivered in the best mode we've come to expect from the Monophonics over the years! The group's always off in their own space in a really great way – creating a sonic environment that easily shifts between past, present, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Transparant orange/black swirl vinyl pressing.)
Don Giovanni, 2020. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $11.99 14.99
A fantastic album from Mourning A BLKstar – even more powerful than their set dedicated to Eric Garner, and a batch of material that really gets at the righteous energy of this Cleveland combo! The group see themselves as part of the James Baldwin tradition of the artist bearing witness ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cycle ... CD 4.99(Yellow vinyl pressing. Includes the booklet and download code.)
BMM (France), 2024. New Copy ... $25.99 29.99
Wonderfully weird and wild funk from Natural Yogurt Band – a UK group who've given us some mighty nice records in years past, and who also really push the envelop with this little gem! There's a strange mix of sci-fi currents running through the grooves – either in the instrumentation, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Oonops Drops (Germany), 2024. New Copy ... $29.99 34.99
Superb work from this hip Japanese trio – and a set that really opens up with some stronger jazzy currents than some of their other work! The group still have that strongly rhythmic pulse of their studio sides, but they also bring in lyrical modes that explode with all sorts of bold colors ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone, 2023. Sealed ... Just Sold Out!
Jalen Ngonda's a hell of a soul singer, and he's working here in a stunning setting that really does justice to his fantastic voice – a larger set of arrangements than you'd usually hear on a Daptone Record, in a way that rises up with a really majestic sort of vibe! Ngonda's got a way of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Come Around & Love Me ... CD 11.99
Okonski —
Magnolia (grey marble vinyl pressing) ... LP Colemine, 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A very different album than previous instrumental outings on the Colemine label – a surprising set of jazz from the trio of pianist Steve Okonski – all musicians known for their work in the funk/soul side of the spectrum, but really standing out here in the world of jazz! The set is ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On grey marble colored vinyl!)
Orquesta Akokan —
Caracoles (blue vinyl pressing with bonus download) ... LP Daptone, 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 25.99
A contemporary record, but one with a very timeless vibe – music that seems to evoke a vintage Havana, almost in the years before the revolution – as Orquesta Akokan deliver a wicked mix of percussion, basslines, and horns – all topped with fantastic vocals from Kiko Ruiz and a ... (Latin, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Caracoles ... CD 13.99
Caracoles (with bonus download) ... LP 23.99
Orquesta Akokan —
Caracoles (with bonus download) ... LP Daptone, 2024. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
A contemporary record, but one with a very timeless vibe – music that seems to evoke a vintage Havana, almost in the years before the revolution – as Orquesta Akokan deliver a wicked mix of percussion, basslines, and horns – all topped with fantastic vocals from Kiko Ruiz and a ... (Latin, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Caracoles ... CD 13.99
Caracoles (blue vinyl pressing with bonus download) ... LP 24.99
Funk Night, 2024. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Fantastic live work from the mighty Misha Panfilov – an artist you might know from a flurry of funky 45s and full length albums – and one who sounds maybe even more amazing here in a concert performance with his combo! The music is soulful, but often has more of a jazz current than ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Funk Night, 2022. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A special sort of project from the great Misha Panfilov, but one that's very much in line with the psychedelic sound of his funky 45s – as the set here is all instrumental, and features tracks recorded by Misha for a stage performance! Yet this is hardly familiar soundtrack music – as ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Funk Night, 2024. New Copy ... $16.99 21.99
The spacey sound of the title definitely gets the groove right here – as the funky currents of the great Misha Panfilov are trained on some more cosmic elements than usual – almost as if his group here is trying for the sort of territory you might expect from Sun Ra! The music has lots ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Funk Night, 2019. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 19.99
Fantastic funk from one of the hippest combos currently working on the planet – the mighty Misha Panfilov Sound Combo, a group who effortlessly blend 70s-style funk with some sweet spacey sounds! The "astral" in the title here is very well-placed – as there's a slightly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2024 pressing.)
Funk Night, 2017. New Copy ... $16.99
An incredible record from one of the hippest funky talents around – an artist who can always match the rest of the deep funk scene for sharp-edged instrumentation – but also serve up so many other musical elements as well! Misha Panlov has a way of blending core funky rhythms with lots ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Penza Penza —
Alto E Primitivo ... LP Funk Night, 2024. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Raw funky sounds from Penza Penza – maybe one of the best psychedelic funk bands we've ever heard, and for good reason too – given that Misha Panfilov is involved, and really helps the group find their sound! The production is wonderful – all sorts of weird bits and spaces around ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Funk Night, 2023. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
There's plenty of electric colors here – a great blend of the many elements from this large European funk ensemble, all filtered down into a mighty nice groove from Misha Panfilov! Penza Penza are one of Misha's most lively projects – and the group have this energy that draws on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2018. Sealed ... $11.99
A great little soul set by a singer we're betting will have a long run in the funky underground – a relative newcomer, but one who comes across with a power that really belies his time in the studio! Ben Piriani's music has this righteous, full-on groove that reminds us a lot of that moment ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Farfalla (France), 2023. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
Tight, spare, and mighty funky – a set of contemporary cuts served up in a sound library style, but with a lot more grit in the grooves than most! These guys really dig funky drums, heady basslines, and raw guitars – of the sort that makes some of these tracks feel a lot more like ... (Sound Library, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Schema (Italy), 2011. New Copy ... $30.99 32.99
Classic-styled funk from Alex Puddu – not only the greatest record we've heard from him so far, but a set that's definitely worthy of its "golden age" claim in the title! The music is all new, but it was done for a series of short Danish porno films from the 70s – and Puddu ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Garden/Lawson (Japan), 2024. New Copy ... $39.99 44.99
A wonderfully soulful set from this hip Japanese combo – one that boasts vocals from the lovely a.yu.mi, who's pictured on the cover – and which also features a great mix of funk and soul in support of the lyrics! Lyrics are in English and Japanese, and there's a great mix of jazzy ... (Japanese, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
ATO, 2022. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Adrian Quesada has really risen to fame in the Black Pumas – but over the past few decades, he's given us a huge range of creative projects in a variety of different styles – a legacy that's definitely continued by this set! The sound is very much what you'd expect from the title ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(VMP pressing on red/blue/yellow vinyl. Includes download.)
Code Red, 2024. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
A tight funky combo makes its first appearance on record – but the group features some very well-known musical talents – the great Eddie Roberts on guitar, and the mighty Robert Walter on organ – both players who've got legacies of countless funky records over the years! Roberts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Introducing The Rare Sounds ... CD 14.99
Legere (France), 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
Latin-styled grooves, served up in a very cool format – a set that mixes longer numbers with shorter interludes – all to evoke the feel of the radio in the title and on the cover! Rio 18 bring together elements that resonate with music from Brazil, Colombia, New York, and Cuba – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Radio Chevre ... CD 16.99
Madlib Invazion, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
A sound library set, but one that's got a grittier feel than most – and which ends up feeling a lot more like a stack of funky 45s overall! Gabriel Rowland hails from Los Yesterdays, and he definitely brings a current of west coast funk to the set – some Latin elements mixed with ... (Sound Library, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $30.99 32.99
A really great step forward for singer Alice Russell – an artist you might know best from heavier funk sets, but who comes across here in lean deep soul style that's even better for her incredible voice! In face, although we fell in love with Alice from her very first record many years ago, ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Includes download.)
I Am ... CD 11.99
I Am (with bonus download) ... LP 21.99
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2024. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 32.99
A really great step forward for singer Alice Russell – an artist you might know best from heavier funk sets, but who comes across here in lean deep soul style that's even better for her incredible voice! In face, although we fell in love with Alice from her very first record many years ago, ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Includes download.)
I Am ... CD 11.99
I Am (black & white marble vinyl pressing – with bonus download) ... LP 30.99
Saigon Supersound (Germany), 2024. New Copy ... $31.99 34.99
Totally great work from this ultra-hip group – a combo who serve up their version of 60s and 70s sounds from Vietnam, but with a deep funk current in the background! The approach is great, and unlike anything else you'll ever hear – with lead vocals by a very seductive female singer, ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Moi Lu'ong Duyen ... CD 17.99
Legere (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $14.99 26.99
Not just a live album from the great soul singer Myles Sanko, but one that showcases his talents with a full orchestral setting – as you might guess from the image on the cover! The setting unlocks this new sort of majesty in Myles' music – this soaring sensibility that's a real reward ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Legere (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A warm set of blue-eyed soul from the UK's James Sayer – a singer with a raspy charm that comes through right away – almost a classic quality from the AOR generation, but served up here with a vibe that's much more down to earth! While some folks are trying hard these days to echo ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stereophonk (France), 2024. New Copy ... $29.99 34.99
The Selenites didn't actually record these tracks on the moon – and instead the set brings together tracks from a number of different live performances – all of which resonate strongly with the group's really wonderful blend of Ethio Jazz inspirations and more funk-based performance! ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered edition of 150 copies!)
Tru Thoughts (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $33.99 35.99
The most sophisticated album to date from this wonderful musician – a set that has Sly5thAve working with a large ensemble of players who shift along from track to track – delivering a very righteous reading of his core musical ideas, at a level that feels even more powerful than ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos —
This Is Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos (2LP version – with bonus tracks) ... LP Legere (France), 2009. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99 34.99
A stunning bit of funky female soul from the first decade of the century – a set that was sometimes overlooked on the global scene, but which easily matches the energy and punch of some of the more famous artists on labels like Daptone and Big Crown! Gizelle Smith is a hell of a singer ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the original LP with a bonus disc that includes unreleased tracks, radio sessions, live recordings, and remixes!)
ATA (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
The Sorcerers are a small group, but they've got a really expansive sound – a blend of percussion, keyboards, and jazzy horn work that feels like a much larger Afro Funk group – but often delivered with a lean focus on the rhythms that really makes them sound unique! There's plenty of ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gee (France), 2024. New Copy ... $25.99 29.99
A great mix of classic covers and original tracks – all served up with a mellow groove and plenty of influence from Jamaican music! Years back, Soul Sugar were more of a jazzy funk combo – but over the years, they've evolved into more of a reggae/rocksteady mode – one that's a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Supreme —
Poetic Justice ... LP Soul Supreme (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $15.99 28.99
A killer album of funky keyboards – nice and lean, and with a style that's equal part funk and jazz – served up with lots of amazing clavinet lines in the lead! J-Zone is on the record handling drums, with a great influence from hip hop beats, but live energy that really makes the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Tune, 2019. New Copy ... $13.99 20.99
Only the first full album on Soul Tune, and the label's got themselves a set of All-Stars – a Swedish combo who seem driven by the talents of Niclas Wretelid – who plays drums, bass, keyboards, and even horns – emerging here as a one-man all-star all by himself! Yet there's also ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Legere (France), 2024. New Copy ... $14.99 24.99
The cover's got a very 80s-styled look, and the music has grooves to match – lots of sweet instrumental boogie cuts that are heavy on basslines and keyboards – delivered in a lean style that's maybe even more on point than mainstream tracks from back in the day! The quartet also serve ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
