Posts tagged "funk"
Khruangbin

Khruangbin

Inspired by the obscure 1960s and 70s Thai funk recordings found on Monrakplengthai as well as Tarantino soundtracks, surf-rock sessions and groundbreaking space jazz explorations, the trio composed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar and Donald "DJ" Johnson on drums set out to find and define its own spiritual soundscapes in a...
Whoop

Whoop

Releasing today under his solo alias CLAUDE, French producer extraordinaire Fulgeance follows up his already banging “Solid” EP on Musique Large with another crisp 5-piece hors d’oeuvre of modern bass music, containing just the right amount of funky pizazz to make you go “Whoop”! The eponymous title-track is a progressive, rolling house overture with sliced-up...
Diggin' In Cuba

Diggin’ In Cuba

Returning from a recent trip to Cuba, French DJ/Producer/Beat-Digger extraordinaire GUTS serves up a two-hour free download vinyl mixtape of vintage pearls from the island, as part of his “Pura” series. While you’re at it, you might also want to check out his previous mix of 1970’s Colombian grooves and fusion music, a mix of afro...
Shaolin Summer

Shaolin Summer

Maine man Phoniks is back with some vintage-90’s hiphop-influenced mash-ups full of street cred, melody and phonk. Fresh off the press is his latest musical feat dubbed “Shaolin Summer”, which sends Staten Island’s iconic Wu-Tang Clan on a funk-filled, easy listening cruise, from the dungeon straight to the playa (that’s the beach in Spanish). The...
Far Out Indeed

Far Out Indeed

Brooklyn-based futuristic funk outfit King Mono, alias producers Little Shalimar and Jerry Wilms, just aired the new music video to “Far Out”, a track off their latest album Bump In The Night and all I can say is, well it’s so far out! The visuals feature clips from the 1956 sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet, but...
Obaa Sima

Obaa Sima

Who else but the Awesome Tapes From Africa is now re-distributing this funkified, lo-fi production, an amazing find made by AFTA label founder Brian Shimkovitz back in 2002. Originally released in Ghana in 1994, the tape and its unique Afrodisco aesthetic went more or less unheard of for a rough 21 years.
Breakfast with Ringgo

Breakfast with Ringgo

Sunny Sunday mornings call for a breakfast show full of laid-back vintage grooves brought to you by Ringgo alias MNDSGN, his compadres and an apple. Watch them get together in their Los Angeles-based crib to play some easy vibes, hazy jams and explorative grooves in leisurely manner, sure to kick your day off with the...