For the entirety of their existence, First Touch have been at the forefront of modern funk music. The Germany-based group was a major component in the first wave of boogie revivalism which began in the 2000's. Their eponymous debut album would become legendary among synth funk aficionados who were seeking to hear new artists working with 1980's-era blueprints of analog keyboards & heavy hand claps. First Touch has remained active ever since, with releases on many of the prime modern funk labels in the game. Now they can add Sleepers to that list with a 7" which includes two new songs. "Changes" is classic First Touch - Drum tracks that could've been lifted from any song in regular rotation at Paradise Garage, rubbery synth bass lines and leads, and unlike many of their fellow modern funksters, a willingness to place non-synth instruments prominently into their production via warm piano chords & horn stabs. "Chron" falls more into electro territory, and as such adds new dimensions to the First Touch sound.

As always, Sleepers brings you these two tracks in physical form via limited edition color vinyl 7" - only 150 copies pressed!

Chron

Digital & 7" Vinyl

I've been doing this song at shows since last spring. Thought I'd throw it up here, while I finish this new batch of tunes.

p.s. If the music touches you in any way, please feel free to share.. 
Stay down with me, 1luv!
K


K-Maxx - Reachin'(Paradise) 'Draft Version'

Elemental Vol. 5 continues the journey begun in Vol. 1, returning to the meeting point of nature and circuitry where country becomes techno and techno becomes country. The project carries forward the Elemental idea — that music, like weather or landscape, isn’t a metaphor but a living force that moves through us.

The sound remains tactile and porous: guitars still breathe, synths still shimmer, but the pulse runs deeper now, steadier, like groundwater finding its course beneath open fields. The arrangements move between organic drift and machine precision — footstep and kick drum, heartbeat and bassline — tracing a quiet dialogue between wilderness and pattern. It’s not fusion so much as coexistence: a music that sounds both handmade and algorithmic, campfire and circuitry, soil and signal.


I'll Be Your Ground

First Modern Funk Compilation Of Boogie Butt Records Feat 
Dee Nasty , Dogg Master , Funkmaster Ozone , Chez Carmen , Parisian Soul , Lord Funk , SNS , Djazzafonk , Will TheFunkBoss

TEASER " BOOGIE SLICE 1 " BBR-013

Jay Silver - Getupinthis

There are some cool guys from our hometown Mannheim working under the name of the "Outta Space Crew" and their Funk Band Project covers genres like Old School Funk, Breakbeat Classics, P-Funk and HipHop. They just self-released their Debut on Vinyl and we have added this Remix from their Track 'Hip Tramp' - check it out.

Hip Tramp EP

The Outta Space Crew - Hip Tramp (First Touch Remix)

Produced, Written, Arranged, Played, Sang & Everythang at The Funktorium in Funklantis, GA by Brett Eclectic for Beyonder
From the forthcoming EP, Open

Open

Brett Eclectic - Aintnobetterlove

https://neonfingerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/becoming

SaiR - Hold Up feat. Andre Espeut (Becoming) - NF12

Hear the full album at: https://austinboogiecrewrecords.bandcamp.com/album/strut-down

Rojai (pronounced “ROW-JUH” -- real name Jairo Vargas) is a San Francisco born singer emerging as a leading voice in the modern funk scene. 

As a frontman for groups like R&B duo Kool Customer and Latin-funk outfit Bayonics, Rojai has proven himself adept crooning on any groove in his raspy, soulful timbre.

"Strut Down," his solo LP debut on Austin Boogie Crew Records produced primarily by E. Live, is one of the strongest modern funk records to date!

Strut Down

Rojai - Just A Lil Bit (feat. B. Bravo)

Pre-order the 7" and receive Digital EP (includes "T-Groove's Smooth Mix", Extended Mix and Instrumental) now!

https://lovetouchrecords.bandcamp.com/ (or click the "Buy" link above)

Produced by Circle Research
Mixed by Gil Masuda
Mastered by Ivan Makvel
Vocals - Amalia, Gil Masuda
Synth Solo - Brian Ellis
Keys - Jason Oculto
Cover Design by Tara Paquette
Label Design by Nicholas Fox

Wholesale, licensing, bookings please contact lovetouchrecords@gmail.com

Catalogue number: LTR-001

Sanctify featuring Brian Ellis

Amalia & The Precious Lo's "Sanctify" (feat. Brian Ellis)

XL Middleton’s rework of the title track from Libretto & Buscrates' collaborative LP transforms the song into an instant G-Funk & Hip-Hop anthem. The intersection of Libretto’s commanding lyrical presence atop the finest in Modern Funk production showcases an undeniable Los Angeles chemistry between the emcee & producer. With additional help from Moniquea on the chorus, XL’s Eternal Ridin' Remix sounds like it was tailor made for resurrecting summer, regardless of how cold it gets.

Buy Vinyl/Listen

Libretto & Buscrates - Eternal Ridin' (XL Middleton Remix ft. Moniquea)

Austin Boogie Crew (ABC) is an independent Black-owned record label specializing in Modern Funk. Soulful, synth-heavy, club-friendly new music.