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Review: What a trip it's been for The Allergies; rolling from one killer album to the next, funk is flying from their HQ at a rate of knots. Here are two fine examples from their last LP Push On, both featuring their long-time friend and MC from Andy Cooper. Best known for his witty wordplay and character on Ugly Duckling records, here Andy gets to show off both sides to his expansive flow; "Main Event" is a chubby disco groove laced with mountains of funk, creating space for Andy's laidback-but-hypey charm. In perfect contrast "Buzzsaw" is a much sweatier funk jam allowing Cooper to get rapid and tongue-twisty in a way that only he knows how. Keep on pushing...
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Review: Jumping from his own Bombastic Jam label back to Jalapeno suggests Basement Freaks is set to release a new album. Exciting. Especially considering the raw power and interesting diversions this new material has taken. "Work It Out" is reminiscent of Nextmen with its grizzly distorted riff and lyrical impact. "A Blues Thang", meanwhile, lives up to its name with harmonica-swallowing splendour and "That Little Thing You Do" oozes 80s funk boogie power. And while "Gotta Make Me A Gun" might sound aggressive, trust us it's not... it's as soft and playful as Rick James and Bootsy having a cuddle and kiss with a Moog synth.
… Read morePlayed by: Voodoocuts, BASEMENT FREAKS
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Played by: Shantisan, Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz), Featurecast, Kid Circus, The Invisible Man (Sublogic / GLR), Parker, Andy Smith, BMD, Qdup, Mako & Mr Bristow, Javi Frias, Badboe, Davip, The Sly Players, The Captain, Dj Twister Aka Vinyl Cat, DJ Wood
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Review: Taken from their forthcoming fourth album Chrome Waves, Dutch funksters Kraak & Smaak team up with Get Cape Wear Cape Fly's Sam Duckworth for this undeniably catchy pop gem. Peppered with disco bubbles and the trio's now-trademark pristine production, it's one of those tracks you'll be whistling for hours after you've heard it. For something a little deeper and dubbier head for Yesking's more sedate, meditative mix. A fine introduction to their album, Kraak & Smaak never disappoint.
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Review: North East funk troopers Smoove & Turrell are preparing to unleash their third studio LP Broken Toys which should reconfirm their position at the forefront of UK soul on the basis of this two track seven inch sampler. It doesn't feel like there's been three years since the last Smoove & Turrell album, but that's probably because they've come so far since Eccentric Audio was released back in 2011. As ever, it's Jalapeno that is providing the platform for Smoove & Turrell to shine and the fast paced stomper "Lay It On Me" showcases their talent for bringing a pop sensibility to arrangements that flirt toyfully with blues, jazz, soul and funk with the latter. Check "I Just Want More" for a more disco flavoured affair that highlights their song writing.
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Review: Anticipation for the northern duo's fifth album Mount Pleasant continues to rise as the Jalapeno funksters drop another cheeky doublet ahead of the release. Two sides, two very distinct vibes: "I Feel Alive" tips a wee nod at their label mates Kraak & Smaak with its fluttering space disco elements and hip-strutting beats while "Mr Hyde" takes us up a notch with a sweaty northern soul twist. Bring on the album.
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Played by: Goodgroove Records, Casbah 73, Mukatsuku Records Chart, Featurecast, E's E (NYCTrust), Parker, Kraak & Smaak, Mo-Matic, Aldo Vanucci, Smoove, Valique, Manmade / CMC-Silenta, Javi Frias, Dedy dread, Rephrase Music Australia, Basement Freaks, Juno Recommends Funk, Audit / Juse, The Sly Players, Kojake, Jalapeno Records
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Review: Boom: three years, three albums. No biggie for Bristol duo The Allergies, Jalapeno's biggest success story since Kraak & Smaak. Each album shows them getting deeper into the groove, creeping away from the cheeky samples and sculpting their own pedigree funk originals. With Ugly Ducking Andy Cooper onside through the mix from the wild ride vibing "Fade Away" to the white knuckle lyrical fire of "Run It Back", there's a real band feeling to the whole album as familiar voices thread throughout the jams... including that of UK hip hop legend Dr Syntax.
… Read morePlayed by: The Allergies
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Review: Hamburg-based trio Basement Freaks has always been a reliable source of goodtime funk. Here, they continue their explorations into 21st century funk with their third full-length, Funk from the Trunk. While previous excursions have been rooted in breaks, the 14 tracks here are largely based around the sort of fuzzy, kaleidoscopic '80s funk once popularized by Prince and Parliament/Funkadelic. Into this pot they through straight-up funk and disco influences, along with the noughties wobble of ghetto funk and more than a nod towards '70 block party grooves. The result is an album that oozes party-friendly fun from start the finish, and more than a little radio-friendly poppiness.
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Review: With a long line of Tru Thoughts documents in his back cat going back to the mid-2000s, and a damn fine comeback on Lack of Afro's label a few years back, Flevans delivers his third album on the mighty Jalapeno. The perfect playground for his wide-armed hook-laden musical funk, and home to his prominent band members Elliott Cole and Izo FitzRoy, it's a match made in groove heaven. The sleazy prowls of "Two Steps", the delicious jazz funk of "Part Time Millionaire", the gilded feel good soul of "15,000 Words" and the straight up shape cutter "Invisible" are just some of the on-point highlights. And that's before we even get to the smouldering Lauryn Hill cover "Ex Factor". Part time millionaire, full time musical brilliance.
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Review: For years now, Newcastle-based funk/breaks fusionist Smoove has been one of Jalepeno's most decorated artists. His particular brand of party-starting groovery continues to be popular with dancefloors - hence the rather large amount of remix requests he gets. First Class gathers together 13 of his favourite remixes to date, offering a string of soulful, floor-friendly reworks that verge from the boisterous (the heavy percussion of his New Mastersounds tweak) to the banging (a hectic revision of The Third Degree's "Can't Get You Out of My Head"). There are sweaty moments by the armful, too (check the Bahama Soul Club re-make) and toe tapping jams aplenty (Brenda Boykin). Funk fans will love it.
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Played by: Smoove
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