In their song ‘Arithmetic’ Water Seed proclaim they “got that funk”. And they most definitely do. That delightful, glorious funk, created with killer musicianship, so rare to find in new music being made around the world these days. We Are Stars, Water Seed’s most recent studio album, is a body of work made up of… Continue reading Water Seed Got That Funk
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Miles Mosley Uprising
When L.A. artist Miles Mosley sings “mediocrity is everywhere, but not here” on his album Uprising, I have to agree. In 2017 jazz and funk music lovers will be hard-pressed trying to find the type and quality of sounds offered up on this album. Its 11 tracks were among 190 recorded by a collective of some of today’s most… Continue reading Miles Mosley Uprising
‘F’ Must Be For Funk
‘F’ in the A to Z of Fusion must go to Funk. Why? Because put simply and personally, funk on the downbeat (like reggae’s offbeat) moves my body into action and takes me to a higher, happier place than any other breed of music in this world. More generally, because funk music in its original and many… Continue reading ‘F’ Must Be For Funk
The Putbacks – “Kung Fu Pyramids” Sweet Vinyl-Style
HopeStreet Recordings unfailingly gives its music releases a description that stimulates the imagination; that invites you to press play and enter into a kooky adventure. I’d usually call copying and pasting the exact contents of a press release to be a lazy Beaver’s game. But what the label says about “Kung Fu Pyramids” and it’s… Continue reading The Putbacks – “Kung Fu Pyramids” Sweet Vinyl-Style
The Cactus Channel and Chet Faker – Kill The Doubt
The Cactus Channel‘s unique variety of instrumental funk-soul music wouldn’t get value-add with just any ol’ artist’s singing and songwriting talents in the mix. Many contemporary vocalists (I’d say most) would probably be a misfit for the music; do it an injustice. But with their new single “Kill The Doubt” and it’s B-side “Sleeping Alone”, it is Chet Faker who the group’s… Continue reading The Cactus Channel and Chet Faker – Kill The Doubt
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Live: Outta The Funk With The Funk
The word funk has different usages today. Last Friday I was in a deep funk – having had one of the longest, most horrible days of my life. I didn’t think anything could shift me out of that funk. But when George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic came on stage and started playing at London’s Electric… Continue reading George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Live: Outta The Funk With The Funk
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Givin’ Up The Funk Live In Sydney
Any cats or kitties out there whippin or wailin and jumpin up and down tellin each other who the greatest contemporary funk cats in the world are can just zip it. Those cats are George Clinton & the Parliament Funkadelic collective, of course. I knew it a while back when the gift of the new… Continue reading George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Givin’ Up The Funk Live In Sydney
The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra – Credit Where Credit’s Due
At their live show at AWME last year I didn’t give The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra as much credit as they were due. At the time I was yearning for ‘purer’ sounds of Afro-beat, and I guess for the sounds of Fela Kuti himself. That desire of mine wasn’t so fair on The Public Opinion… Continue reading The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra – Credit Where Credit’s Due