Deep Funk — New Arrivals 
Heavy funk from the contemporary scene -- from labels like Daptone, Truth & Soul, Now Again, Schema, Freestyle, and Legere!
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Victor Axelrod & Others —
If You Ask Me To ... CD 
Daptone, Late 2000s/2010s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
An album issued under the name of Victor Axelrod, but one that features his talents as a producer and performer – working alongside a whole host of other artists who are part of the mighty soul and funk stable of Daptone Records! The set includes some 7" only cuts handled by Victor, ... read more CD
Also available If You Ask Me To (red & black vinyl pressing) ... LP 23.99
Khruangbin —
Hasta El Cielo ... CD Dead Oceans, 2019. Used ... $8.99
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 CD
Black Market Brass —
Hox (green vinyl pressing) ... LP 
Colemine, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 26.99
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
Also available Hox ... CD 11.99
Hox ... LP 21.99
Black Market Brass —
Hox ... LP Colemine, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 26.99
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
Also available Hox ... CD 11.99
Hox (green vinyl pressing) ... LP 21.99
Black Market Brass —
Hox ... CD Colemine, 2023. New Copy ... $11.99 13.98
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 CD
Also available Hox ... LP 21.99
Hox (green vinyl pressing) ... LP 21.99
Khruangbin & Toro Y Moi —
Live At The Fillmore Miami ... LP Dead Oceans, 2022. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Khruangbin add one more chapter to their ongoing series of live albums – this time serving up a set that had them working with Toro Y Moi as their opening act! As with other records in the series, each act gets their own side of the album – and Toro Y Moi feature on side one, with the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sound Stylistics —
Greasin' The Wheels ... CD Freestyle (UK), 2009. Used ... $14.99
Plenty of grease here – given that The Sound Stylistics are one of the most cooking combos around! The set's a fresh smoker from this damn funky power trio – who get some great extra help here from Snowboy, Shawn Lee, Eddie Roberts, and others – a hip expanded lineup who really ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Victor Axelrod & Others —
If You Ask Me To (red & black vinyl pressing) ... LP Daptone, Late 2000s/2010s. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
An album issued under the name of Victor Axelrod, but one that features his talents as a producer and performer – working alongside a whole host of other artists who are part of the mighty soul and funk stable of Daptone Records! The set includes some 7" only cuts handled by Victor, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available If You Ask Me To ... CD 13.99(Includes download!)
Lady Wray —
Queen Alone ... LP Big Crown, 2016. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A stunning full length debut from Lady Wray – a voice you might know from her previous collaboration in the duo Lady – but one that's even more amazing out front here on her own! The album's got a rock-solid, totally classic vibe – thanks to Leon "El" Michels – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
El Michels Affair —
Yeti Season ... LP Big Crown, 2021. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
A new and amazing chapter in the always-evolving sound of this wonderful funk ensemble – a set that holds onto all the unusual elements of previous records, but also brings in some beautiful vocals from singer Piya Malik on a number of tracks! Malik really fleshes out the sound on the ... 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
Khruangbin —
Mordechai ... LP Dead Oceans, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $20.99 21.99
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
(Includes download.)
Khruangbin —
Hasta El Cielo (with bonus 7 inch) ... LP Dead Oceans, 2019. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
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
Also available Hasta El Cielo ... CD 8.99(Includes bonus 7 inch of dub mixes by Scientist!)
Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom —
Featuring Ronnie Earl, Kim Wilson, Wayne Bennett, Jimmie Vaughan ... LP Black Top, 1987. Near Mint- ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
El Michels Affair & Black Thought —
Glorious Game (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP Big Crown, 2023. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
Leon Michels has given us plenty of hip hop-inspired funk over the years, but this might be his first real hip hop project overall – a stunning set that mixes the live instrumentation of El Michels Affair with rhymes from Black Thought of The Roots – all at a level that might well set a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie excluseive "Sky High Blue" colored vinyl!)
Khruangbin —
Con Todo El Mundo (with bonus download) ... LP Dead Oceans, 2018. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A funky combo, but one with a real difference – as they seem to find whole new corners of the globe in which to work their magic – almost an imagined space of cultural criss-crossing, all set to some mighty funky bass and drums! The core element here is the guitar – which echoes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Con Todo El Mundo ... CD 12.99(Includes download.)
Joe Marcinek Band —
5 ... LP Vintage League, 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Guitarist Joe Marcinek has a mighty sharp group here – a combo that features plenty of organ work from Robert Walter, plus piano, trombone, trumpet, and tenor – all used in ways that are nicely more complicated than just standard funk! Marcinek's a bit like Eddie Roberts – in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
High Pulp —
Days In The Desert ... LP Anti, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 23.98
High Pulp have some pretty heavy jazz guests this time around – a killer lineup that includes work from Jeff Parker, Kurt Rosenwinkel, James Brandon Lewis, and Brandee Younger – all musicians who definitely deepen the sound, while still letting the core combo bristle with all the funky ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Days In The Desert ... CD 12.99
High Pulp —
Days In The Desert ... CD Anti, 2023. New Copy ... $12.99 13.98
High Pulp have some pretty heavy jazz guests this time around – a killer lineup that includes work from Jeff Parker, Kurt Rosenwinkel, James Brandon Lewis, and Brandee Younger – all musicians who definitely deepen the sound, while still letting the core combo bristle with all the funky ... read more CD
Also available Days In The Desert ... LP 21.99
Budos Band —
Frontier's Edge ... CD Diamond West, 2023. New Copy ... $12.99 14.98
That's a real Roger Dean-styled image on the cover, which maybe heralds the sound that's going on here for the Budos Band – an approach that's even heavier than before, with maybe stronger guitar and bass at times – yet a vibe that still bristles with the group's great use of percussion ... read more CD
Khruangbin —
Live At Stubb's ... LP Dead Oceans, 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 27.99
A set that's partly an album by massive funk trio Khruangbin, and partly a tribute to some of the musicians they worked with on a recent tour – as side one has the other performers in the lead, while Khruangbin gets plenty of instrumental space on the flipside! The group themselves turn in a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ironsides —
Changing Light ... CD Colemine, 2023. New Copy ... $11.99 13.98
The killer debut of a group we hope are going to be huge – as they definitely bring a whole new vibe to the world of funk – by combining lean combo instrumentation with some much larger arrangements, all at a level that's almost more in the David Axelrod side of the spectrum! There's a ... read more CD
Hot Mustard —
Seconds ... CD Color Red, 2023. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
Hot mustard mix deep funk instrumentation with hip hop inspired beats – really linking together two generations of funky sounds with a very unique approach! The core of the group is Nick Carusos on bass and Jack Powell on guitars – yet the later also serves up all these breakbeats ... read more CD
Lucas De Mulder & The New Mastersounds —
Feel The Spirit ... CD Code Red, 2023. New Copy ... $8.99 9.99
Guitarist Lucas De Mulder gets some great props on this album even before the needle dropped – as funky guitar legend Eddie Roberts stepped up to produce the whole thing, and even has his famous combo The New Mastersounds provide the instrumentation on the set – with some nice trumpet ... read more CD
Also available Feel The Spirit ... LP 30.99
Soul Tune All-Stars —
Introducing The Soul Tune All-Stars ... LP Soul Tune, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 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
Bernard Purdie & Friends —
Cool Down ... CD Sugar Road, 2018. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
Legendary drummer Bernard Purdie has left a huge legacy of music behind him – and here he adds to that legacy in a new small combo set – one that features core work from members of New Mastersounds and Pimps Of Joytime – and which also features Ivan Neville on keyboards, and Cyril ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more CD
White Blinds —
Presheatecha ... LP F Spot, 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
The White Blinds serve up a heady brew of organ jazz here – a lean combo with tight drums, riffing guitar, and plenty of sweet lines on the Hammond organ – all captured at a level that's somewhere between Prestige Records soul jazz of the mid 60s, and Booker T & The MGs on Stax! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom —
Safari To New Orleans ... LP Black Top, 1988. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the spine and bottom seam.)
Quantic —
Apricot Morning ... CD Tru Thoughts (UK), 2002. Used ... $6.99
A real moment of breakthrough from Will "Quantic" Holland – a set that really expands his sound, deepens his ties to funk roots, and makes the whole thing feel a lot more live than some of his previous work! Will's at the helm and handles most instruments – but there's also ... read more CD
Erik Truffaz —
Revisite ... CD Blue Note, 2001. Used ... $4.99
The spacey work of Swiss trumpeter Erik Truffaz gets the remix treatment, in a great set of chillout grooves! Truffaz has a great sound – kind of a blend of late 60s Miles Davis, and mid 70s Eddie Henderson – and his first few albums for Blue Note France have been some of our favorite ... read more CD
(Spine has a cutout notch.)
Heliocentrics —
Out There ... LP Now Again/Stones Throw, 2007. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 31.99
The debut full length from Heliocentrics – the cosmic funk project from Malcolm Catto and a tasteful group of players – touching on funky drummer hip hop beatcraft, hazy psychedelia, leftfield jazz and global accented grooves! The Heliocentrics have backed DJ Shadow on occasion, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jake Ferguson with Malcolm Catto —
Emotions Run Dry – Madlib Invazion Library Series Vol 2 ... LP Madlib Invazion, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 23.99
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! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jalen Ngonda —
Come Around & Love Me (purple vinyl pressing) ... LP Daptone, 2023. New Copy ... $24.99 25.99
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
(Limited translucent purple vinyl pressing!)
Pat Van Dyke —
Let the Horns Blow EP ... 7-inch 
Record Breakin, 2016. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Pat Van Dyke definitely lets the horns blow here – a trumpet, tenor, and trombone – often working together in the frontline, in a way that echoes the old school sound of the JBs – while Pat Van Dyke lays down a set of more contemporary breaks and beats! The mix of studio rhythms ... (Funky 45's, Deep Funk) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Faithful Brothers —
Faithful Brothers ... LP 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
P Unity —
No Codes ... LP U Know Me (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $26.99 32.99
Sweet bass-heavy funk from this overseas combo – a Polish group, but one who clearly dig the Ohio funk style that surged up at the end of the 70s, as well as the tighter funky grooves of Prince during the following decade! The ensemble have a wonderfully sharp vibe, and the lyrics snake ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Psyche —
Psyche ... LP Four Flies (Italy), 2023. New Copy ... $28.99 29.99
Excellent work from a group who really live up to their name – as they bring some sweet psychedelic touches to music that's a warm blend of jazz and funk, with slight Latin inflections – often handled with a looseness that allows for some nicely flowing passages on guitar, and with ... (New Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Psyche ... CD 17.99
Abstract Orchestra & Ghostlife —
Madvillain Remixes ... LP ATA (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
Abstract Orchestra have already given us two great albums worth of funk remakes of cuts originally created by the Madvillain team of MF Doom and Madlib – and here, Rob Mitchell of the orchestra follows into the production talents of the latter, by serving up remixes of cuts from the previous ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Beat Bronco Organ Trio —
Another Shape Of Essential Sounds ... LP Rocafort (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
An organ trio, nice and spare – with the sort of style that always seems to make the Hammond sound great in funk! The group have a lean approach – funky drums, guitar, and organ – and there's no vocals or other elements in the mix – yet the rhythms also change up nicely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Funk Revolution with Lucky Brown —
Don't Go Away ... LP Tramp (Germany), 2023. New Copy ... $28.99 32.99
The funky Lucky Brown joins the Funk Revolution for this nicely gritty set – one that's every bit as heavy on their hard rhythms as it is on Lucky's contributions! The group features some especially great work on keyboards from Delvon LaMarr – who plays here with a vibe that's every ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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