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Four Minutes Of Funk (reissue) (7" limited to 250 copies)
Cat: OGR 843R. Rel: 04 Oct 23
Review: Neil Anderson's Original Gravity loves to look back and revive forgotten classics and that is what it does again here with a quick reissue of something it dropped back in March. This time out it is two more massive slices of tasty Latin funk getting served up. The first is Abram & Nestor's 'Four Minutes Of Funk' which is indeed four minutes of funk that will unite dancefloors from here to eternity with its big organ magic. Nestor Alvarez' 'El Trombonista' is as you might guess denied by its big trombone and also boasts some great horn work. Do not sleep.
… Read morePlayed by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Funk
out of stock $13.78
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Four Minutes Of Funk (7" limited to 250 copies)
Cat: OGR 843. Rel: 21 Mar 23
Review: Neil Anderson's unashamedly revivalist Original Gravity label is back once again - when are they not dropping heat, frankly? - with more funk goodness. This time out it is two more massive slices of tasty Latin funk getting served up. The first is Abram & Nestor's 'Four Minutes Of Funk' which is indeed four minutes of funk that will unite dancefloors from here to eternity with its big organ magic. Nestor Alvarez' 'El Trombonista' is as you might guess denied by its big trombone and also boasts some great horn work. These are two steamy and sizzling cuts that prove irresistible.
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Ballroom Edits One (180 gram vinyl 12")
Cat: APRIBA 001. Rel: 11 Jan 21
Review: The Apricot Ballroom crew are operating out of Sheffield and carrying the torch from the foundational work of David Mancuso's Loft parties and similarly spirited affairs like Lucky Cloud. Now they launch a label loaded with smoking hot edits that very much speak to the vibe of their parties - rich, warm 70s grooves that spring from the staple sounds of disco into cool, slick and psychedelic spheres. First up is Joi La Frique with the French flair of 'Family Rally', while Beard In Dust lays down some heavy slapping, cowbell toting funk with 'Calypso Boy'. On the flip, Nonna Fab ups the boogie mood with some nasty Moog action on 'Tension (Release Mix)' before Lancaster Bomber whips up a proto house storm with 'African Sauna'.
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Cat: RS 044. Rel: 26 Oct 21
Review: Rhythm Section International is one of the scene's most influential and therefore respected labels. Its Shouts 2021 compilation has already got plenty of plaudits and for good reason. It is a diverse selection from sure to be star names such as Liluzu who opens with the slow and snaking house of 'Nano.' Elsewhere Nidia brings a richly melodic perspective to some loose broken beats on 'Celebration' and Klein Sage's 'The Sayers' is a superbly vibes, stripped back bit of jazzy basement house with finger clicks to die for and a great monologue that pokes fun at plenty.
… Read morePlayed by: Joe Montana
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Tighten Up (blue vinyl 7" limited to 250 copies)
Cat: OGR 817 BLUE. Rel: 06 May 22
Review: Original Gravity return with another pair of tunes to elevate your soul. This time it is Luchito and Nestro Alvarez serving up the sounds on a limited 7" packed with Latin funk. 'Tighten Up' actually couldn't be any tighter. The drums prickle as they race along with breezy sung-spoken vocals up top and big horn work that will liven up any party. On the reverse is a more distinctly samba-styled tune with rich bossa rhythms, plenty of golden percussion and expressive horn work lighting up the grooves. It might be cold outside these days, but it will be warm inside with this one playing.
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Feed Me Good (7" limited to 300 copies)
Cat: OGR 813. Rel: 06 Aug 21
Review: Original Gravity serves up cause for lift-off once again with a red hot new Latin-tinged funk 7" from Luchito and Nestor Alvarez. They take one tune each with Luchito going first. The driving drums and big horn stabs of 'Feed Me Good' are joined by some more sultry trumpet solos while the fiery vocals add fuel to the flames. On the flip side, Nestor Alvarez's 'Lechon Y Maduros' is a heavy percussive workout with tons of piano rolls and big horns over a restless beat that shimmies and sways endlessly.
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Tighten Up (7" limited to 300 copies)
Cat: OGR 817. Rel: 02 Feb 22
Review: Original Gravity return with another pair of tunes to elevate your soul. This time it is Luchito and Nestro Alvarez serving up the sounds on a limited 7" packed with Latin funk. 'Tighten Up' actually couldn't be any tighter. The drums prickle as they race along with breezy sung-spoken vocals up top and big horn work that will liven up any party. On the reverse is a more distinctly samba-styled tune with rich bossa rhythms, plenty of golden percussion and expressive horn work lighting up the grooves. It might be cold outside these days, but it will be warm inside with this one playing.
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Tighten Up (reissue) (7" limited to 250 copies)
Cat: OGR 817C. Rel: 03 Jan 24
Review: The Original Gravity label is back with more of its fully functional but also exceptionally flair-fulled funk sounds, this time with Luchito and Nestor Alvarez behind 'Tighten Up.' It is another choice reissue that has been dug carefully out of the vaults and comes in seriously limited quantities on 7". Luchito & Nestor kick off with the original version of 'Tighten Up' on the a-side and it's packed with high-tempo breaks and sung-spoken vocals. On the flip is a more fiery and explicitly Latin affair with the warming chords and florid horns of Nestor Alvarez's 'Just Add Vibes.'
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Funk
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Kenya Special Remix 12 (12")
Cat: SNDW 12019. Rel: 05 Nov 18
Review: Prepping us for the Kenya Special compilation, here's a selection of the respectfully remixed highlights. Soundway have done all the research: it seems the Mbiri Young Stars and Kalambya Boys originals were way ahead of their time weighing in at five minutes plus and already oozing subs long before Batida and The Busy Twist got their edit-ready fingers on them. Elsewhere we find Frankie Francis adding a little extra oomph to the Congo rumba of "Mapenzi Hayana Daktari" and Hide And Smile adding a tribal urgency to the Benga drums on "Tiga Kundega".
… Read morePlayed by: Mukatsuku Records Chart, AfroBase (Radio Chart), Mop Mop, FabioDellaTorre (Minimono/Bosconi), Voodoocuts, Dj soFa, Funky Bompa, Juno Recommends Funk, Medlar, Galletas Calientes, Afro Beat Foundation, Soundway Records, Ex-Friendly (Truth & Lies Music), Hugo Mendez, Africa Seven
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Review: Nu-jazz' crossover into broken beat is a liminal and tumultuous border. But Takashi Nakazato, along with his band Galavanters, seem to have succeeded in capturing its lesser-trodden terrain, wherein a live ensemble keeps its tunes danceable, not dubious. 'Toshiafro' is a four track vinyl EP, carefully composed by Nakazato to convey a wholly original foray through his take on modern electronica amnd jazz fusion, from the major-toned Eastern spritzings of 'Akari' to the closing, liquid drum n' bass tumult of 'Amber'.
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Review: "Slacking Off" came from a Nassauvians session that found the band coming back together in the studio for the first time after a little break, but totally unprepared. Despite this, they struck real aloha gold, with Hawaiian soul, gently lilting funk and Balearic guitars all making it as summery as you could wish for. Flipside "The Time Is Now" is a previously unreleased AOR island recording with Nassauvians man Tommy Goodwin on guitar and pal Don Lepage on harmonica, and will make you nostalgic for a time and a place never known.
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Review: This 45 from Pepite should excite all those who dig high-quality, little-known boogie-era brilliance. Both tracks originally featured on little-known French artist Nel Oliver's second, self-titled album, which hit stores in 1980, but have since become secret weapons for a handful of European record collectors. A-side 'You Are My Dream' is smooth, soulful and groovy, with Nel adding emotive, accented English language vocals to a warming, laidback boogie groove full of metronomic bass, bongo-laced drums, crunchy guitars, fluttering flutes and starry synths. Flipside 'I Have a Good Job' is arguably even better, with Oliver's echo-laden vocals rising above heavy Clavinet ruffs, spacey synths and more luscious, laidback grooves.
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Review: Newban is a band that hailed from Westwood, California, and was made up of Sharon Bryant, Jonathan Lewis, Porter Carroll and Joseph Phillips alongside Mark Slifstein, Keith Johnson, Albert Jones and Gregory Press. After the release of their first single they rammed themselves Atlantic Starr but then put out a couple albums in 1977, Newban and Newban 2. That's the backstory sorted, and so to this reissued 7" which kicks off with the deep cut funk of 'If I Could (Make You Mine)', a tune with sung-spoken lyrics and rousing horns. 'Rhythm & Rhyme' is smoother and more seductive, with a quieter soul sound seducing as it unravels.
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Review: Night Owls know exactly how to nail a signature Jamaican sound that comes laden with classic funk and soul. They do that again on this super 7" which lands at the tail end of summer but is sure to be bringing plenty of warmth into your life for months to come. First up they cover War's classic tune 'Me and Baby Brother' with blue-eyed soul singer Kevin Sandbloom. Add in guitar player Dan Ubick's lush licks and you have a real gem. Flip it over for the more slow, fat-bottomed and dubby swagger of The Average White Band's 'School Boy Crush' which has been renamed 'School Girl Crush.' The vocal is red hot, and the groove to die for.
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Review: Over the last few years, Night Owls -a group comprising members of various other Los Angeles-based outfits - have developed a signature sound that puts a roots reggae and rocksteady spin on the classic 1960s soul sound. They're at it again here, joining forces with sometime Pharcyde collaborator Destani Wolf for a wonderfully sweet, sun-kissed rocksteady cover of Reverend Al Green classic 'Let's Stay Together'. The superb A-side vocal version comes backed by a suitably authentic flipside dub that comes laden with space echo, dub-wise drop-outs and a Melodica solo so good that it could have been provided by Augustus Pablo himself. In a word: ace!
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Review: F-Spot Records straight outta Los Angeles is all about highlighting a new wave of West Coast inspired sounds. This latest slice of 7" gold is a heavily dub and reggae inspired roller with the vocals from Shugie Otis re-sung by John Arthur Bigham and repackaged on a more loose limbed rhythm with oodles of reverb. 'Put On Train' is a reggae-fied version of Gene Harris and The Three Sounds instrumental of the same name. It lengthens out the drum work and lay down some natty chords that tumble freely and bring the sunshine in.
… Read morePlayed by: Voodoocuts, Osmose
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Review: Domenico Niki is the man charged with the curation of the Echoes From Disco label and it will all be with a focus on rediscovering and re-editing disco, boogie and jazz from across the world. The inaugural outing features four re-edits that cover a wide array of styles. 'Through That Door' is jazz-funk with twanging guitars and sunny piano keys while 'African Horns' is a deep Afro-funk cut with fluid rhythms soon getting under your skin. 'Copacabana' is a busy, relentless and sax-laced funk banger and 'Follow Me' then slows things down with a more 80s-sounding downtempo soul vibe perfect for early evening sessions.
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Review: Nonna Fab is one of the co-founders of Apricot Ballroom, a Sheffield-based party-tuned-record label inspired by the "love will save the day" ethos of David Mancuso and his legendary loft parties. We can imagine Mancuso playing 'Fab's Space Dance', the authentically squelchy and loved-up slab of Italo-disco/New York boogie fusion workout that opens Nonna Fab's first vinyl outing. He would most likely also have approved of the warmer, looser, sweeter vocal number 'Together', where Paris Elektra's gently soulful vocal drifts above a fine broken boogie groove and D-Train style synth squelches, and the similarly sparse but warming late night sleaze of 'Sexual Especial'. We're not sure whether Mancuso would have championed strobe-lit Italo-disco chugger 'Close Encounters', but it's a properly muscular, throbbing and mind-altering gem.
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Review: This 7" vinyl marks the inauguration of the new Konbini Klassics label and it features expertly curated city pop and funk gems from Japan's golden era. The A-side offers 1983's 'Do What You Do' which is a relaxed synth-driven track with irresistibly catchy vocals. On the B-side you can enjoy the sounds of Cosmos, the all-female supergroup who deliver their slap-funk classic 'Midnight Shuffle' with its big horns, funky bass and twinkling synth melodies. A perfect 45 rpm gem, this release brings Japan's iconic sounds back to life and then some.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Funky House, VRRS
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Cat: WONDER 30. Rel: 14 Apr 11
Played by: Shantisan, Mukatsuku Records Chart, E's E (NYCTrust), AfroBase (Radio Chart), Dom Servini, Pat Les Stache (Cabana Disco), Boy Oliver, Mehdi, Hugo Mendez (Sofrito), Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Afro Beat Foundation, Suonho, Captain Planet (Bastard Jazz), Skyline Recordings Chart, QUINCY JOINTZ, ((( Doctor Stereo )))
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Therapy (limited hand-numbered LP + CD)
Cat: LEGO 070VL. Rel: 13 Mar 14
Review: From the 1990s Leeds roots to global tours, nine studio albums and sessions with the likes of James Taylor, Mr Scruff, George Porter Junior and The JBs, The New Mastersounds are entrenched in modern funk history. Here we find them at their most extensive; from the raw funk attitude of "Monday Meters" (complete with distorted Hendrix flavour) to the bluesy deep house of "When It Rains", the band excel in every funky path they tread. Other highlights include the insanely infectious "Whistle Song", the driving dreamy vocal soul of "This Game" and the powerful badboy funk jam "WW111". Serious groove therapy, this is essential.
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Look A Little Higher (LP)
Cat: AOTNLP 057. Rel: 23 Jun 22
Review: The glorious Athens of the North label will always be one of our favourites. It is pretty much buy on sight for lovers of soul, funk and disco and this month it is serving up two more unmissable long players. Here it is Ike and The Uptights and their superb sounds which make, what me might bravely, say, could be one of this always high class label's finest releases. Formed by Henry Bradley in Forrest City, The Uptights recorded for Memphis label Action Records and here we get a perfect window into their world of raw and guttural funk.
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Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan's Red Sea Coast (180 gram vinyl LP + insert + MP3 download code)
Cat: OSTLP 012. Rel: 23 Jun 22
Review: In a stroke of ingenuity Noori found a neck of a guitar whilst rummaging through a Port Sudan scrapyard along the Red Sea Coast in the 90s. Using their welding talents they fixed it onto a traditional four stringed tambour, creating what may be the only tambo-guitar hybrid in the world. Beja Power! Is a love letter to the Beja culture, inherently political and almost erased by the former Sudanese leader. This historically rich niche of Afro-Jazz is both nostalgic and mystical. Elements of surf rock, electric blues and psychedelia can be heard in these instrumental tracks, a 6-track capsule of a powerful identity nearly lost to the sands of time. Noori & His Dorpa Band's style is authentic and evocative and is a joyful proclamation and demonstration of the magic that is Beja sound and aesthetic.
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Review: Nostalgia 77 delivers his sixth artist album and, like his previous works, it's instantly engaging. Taking a more contemplative route, it's a whole new side to the accomplished musician. Opening charm comes by way of the sun-kissed folk numbers "What Do You Know" and "Crescent City", both of which set a somewhat hippy motif throughout. Elsewhere we're instantly seduced by the reggae-tinged soul of "Don't Run", the smoky horn fusion of "Medicine Chest" and the raw naked soul of "One". Once again Nostalgia 77 has delivered something truly special. Many may argue this is his best album to date.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Funk, Iga
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Review: Tru Thoughts stalwart Benedic Lamdin returns with his fourth album for the Brighton-based imprint, and it's arguably his strongest set yet. Rooted in a love of atmospheric jazz and the far-sighted folk-soul fusions of legendary producer Charles Stepney, The Sleepwalking Society is a beautiful and beguiling concoction. Whether offering Cinematic Orchestra-ish instrumental atmospheres ("When Love Is Strange", "Hush"), lazy, lo-slung hip-hop soul ("Simmerdown"), folk-funk grooves ("Sleepwalker") or mournful, string-drenched whimsy ("Cherry"), Lamdin and his merry band of vocalists and players hit the mark with staggering regularity. The results are fragile, cinematic and, above all, wonderfully entertaining.
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Review: Benedic Lambin starts up The Monster machine once again. Well oiled and primed for late night drives on long open roads, Tru Thoughts' jazz auteur takes off where 2012's The Taxidermist left us; forward-thinking, often perplexing jazz that's rich in dynamics, range and creativity. Highlights include the smoky haze of "Apple" the complex twists and turns of the horns in "Thoughts To Geoff" and the absurd funk swing of "Arches". With production duties for Jamie Cullum and his Prince Fatty battle album just months behind us, Measures is a fitting climax to one of N77's most prolific years to date. A bona fide monster.
… Read morePlayed by: Phil Horneman (Wicked Jazz Sounds)
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