A sweet funky set that's billed as "a gospeldelic communion with six strings" – a tag that might seem odd at first, but which really makes sense when you drop the needle on the record! The set's not exactly a gospel one, but it's got plenty of spirit – a really warm sense of interplay between Charlie Bereal and the rest of the group – a hip LA lineup who created these laidback jams in a style that's got a vibe that's casual, but a groove that's completely on the money! Maybe imagine some of the members of the P-Funk universe kicking back after hours, and you'll get part of the vibe of the set – as Charlie handles guitar and lead vocals – in a lineup that also includes Andre Harris on drums and Raphael Saadiq on bass. Titles include "Give It A Try", "Saved You Will Know", "7-11", "Get Ready", "Come On", and "Ya Bless The Day". LP, Vinyl record album
Ghost Funk Orchestra —
Trip To The Moon ... CD KarmaChief/Colemine, 2024. New Copy ...
$11.9913.99
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 in a countdown of rocket fuel, the music moves slowly, almost dreamily at times – really reveling in laidback funk and fuzz, while also coming across with a slightly cinematic vibe that the group's never had before! A few tracks really rise above the usual, sometimes with really great vocals or jazz solos – and titles include "Casadastra", "Space Walk", "A Solar Wind", "Helios", "Nova", "To The Moon", "Eyes Of Love", and "Infinite Dark". CD
A new kind of love, and a new kind of groove from Ghost Funk Orchestra – one that's deeper than ever before, even though the group is really just the efforts of producer/instrumentalist Seth Applebaum! Yet this time around, he's also got some great female vocals at a few points – bringing a soulful focus to the energy that spins out at other points in a more instrumental mode – funky but moody at the same time, with a richness in sonic territory that takes the whole thing way past the early funky 45s that first bore the Ghost Funk name. Titles include "A Song For Pearl", "Bluebell", "Rooted", "Quiet Places", "Scatter", "Why", Your Man's No Good", and "A New Kind Of Love (parts 1 & 2)". LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive red vinyl pressing – with download!)
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 in a countdown of rocket fuel, the music moves slowly, almost dreamily at times – really reveling in laidback funk and fuzz, while also coming across with a slightly cinematic vibe that the group's never had before! A few tracks really rise above the usual, sometimes with really great vocals or jazz solos – and titles include "Casadastra", "Space Walk", "A Solar Wind", "Helios", "Nova", "To The Moon", "Eyes Of Love", and "Infinite Dark". LP, Vinyl record album
Charlie Bereal —
11 11 11 ... LP KarmaChief, 2019. New Copy ...
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A sweet funky set that's billed as "a gospeldelic communion with six strings" – a tag that might seem odd at first, but which really makes sense when you drop the needle on the record! The set's not exactly a gospel one, but it's got plenty of spirit – a really warm sense of interplay between Charlie Bereal and the rest of the group – a hip LA lineup who created these laidback jams in a style that's got a vibe that's casual, but a groove that's completely on the money! Maybe imagine some of the members of the P-Funk universe kicking back after hours, and you'll get part of the vibe of the set – as Charlie handles guitar and lead vocals – in a lineup that also includes Andre Harris on drums and Raphael Saadiq on bass. Titles include "Give It A Try", "Saved You Will Know", "7-11", "Get Ready", "Come On", and "Ya Bless The Day". LP, Vinyl record album