noticed I was dancing a minute in after constant groovy brass. great work

One of my tunes of the summer! Spun at the last freestyle friday night (ever) https://soundcloud.com/peacesoupflava/funky-fresh-chris-live-the-mariscos-last-freestyle-friday

Bravo!  Great arrangement.  I would have like the bass guitar to do its own thing on some bridges, though.  Solid nonetheless.

My remix of Angel Funke's track "Disco Nights", full of bboy action! Peep it!

Angel Funke - Disco Nights (Kid Stretch remix)

SMOOVE -IM A B BOY

The Getup are more than your average Hammond Funk outfit and this track proves it. A bubbling bass line kicks the track into a killer up tempo funk groove, having you reaching for the volume knob to crank it up as the first verse bursts out.  The track takes on a whole new dimension as the chorus reveals a four-on-the-floor solid dance groove, with Jamiroqui-esque tasty chord changes, and then the horns stab us back into the next verse.  A percussive, reverberant Hammond solo takes us into a drum break that is DJ and sampler's heaven, before the tunes rounds out with a double chorus and ends on more punchy stabs……. a midtempo vocal workout showcasing the sheer musicality of the band…….funk of the highest order!

The Getup - What If? 2 45

Back in September 2007, Freestyle Records released ´Black Feeling´ an album project brought to life by Australian musical supremo Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Cookin´ On 3 Burners, Lanu) 

Each track was presented under a pseudonym to give the impression of an album you would find whilst digging in a Caribbean record shop or American thrift store. As a collection of reworked classics, the album set dance floors alight across the world, indeed, the single ´Hippy Skippy Moon Strut´ by The Mighty Show-Stoppers became a huge selling 12 inch, and also notched up well over 350,000 individual viewings on You Tube to date!

Now in 2011, Freestyle Records is pleased as punch to be releasing this teaser 45 single that features 2 cuts from the forthcoming follow up album ´Black Feeling: Volume Two´ (FSRCD/LP090) and what total corkers they are too!

The A side is Lance & Co´s fantastic reworking of the anthemic ´Burning Spear´ under the moniker of The Poly-Tones, an intense and driving piece of soulful funk, and what could possibly equal that for the flip side? The Mighty Show-Stoppers giving Johnnie Pate´s blaxploitation soundtrack classic ´Shaft In Africa´ such a convincing and wonderful re-working, you will think you are back in time, on the film set whilst Richard Roundtree (that's John Shaft to you sucker!) kicks some serious ass!   
 

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The Mighty Show-Stoppers - Shaft In Africa

Remember Hip Hop (2008 Original Mash up version)

Chordprogression made with Roland E600 arranger keyboard.

Feel It

Flip side of the single 'Where Do We Go From Here' feat. Lee Fields, 'B-Boy Suite In B-Flat Minor' is an exclusive edit of the tunes 'Locked & Loaded' and 'The Showdown' from the Mighty Mocambos' last album SHOWDOWN (Mocambo Records MLP1008).

CRAIG CHARLES announces The Mighty Mocambos' B-Boy Suite In B-Flat Minor on BBC6

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Jump Around (DJ A-L Shoot Your Shot Rework)

Brooklyn's Breakdown Brass dropped yet another killer 45! They've unleashed an original juggernaut entitled "Harrow", a follow-up to their smash debut 45 "Monmouth b/w Next Episode" (Kept Records) and sophomore 45 "The Horseman b/w Mary Jane" (Mixto Music). Driving, dirty horns are punctuated by intense trombone and baritone sax solos - prepare your stank face.

The B-side "Nautilus (Hijacked)" is a dance-floor burner that pays homage to Bob James, whose track Nautilus has been heavily sampled by Slick Rick, Eric B & Rakim, Run-DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Onyx, Wu Tang Clan, Big L, Pete Rock and about 300 others. Throw in some Herbie Mann/Beatnuts and you got yourself a hit!

The members of Breakdown Brass stay busy - touring and recording with Ikebe Shakedown, Antibalas, Lee Fields, Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Monophonics and many others. Led by Nadav Nirenberg on trombone, their unique combination of heavy Afro-Funk with the sizzle of Balkan Brass has caught the eye of Gilles Peterson, NPR, BBC and more.

Mike Buckley - Tenor Sax, Flute
Ray Cetta - Sousaphone
Vince Chiarito - Bass
Jason Colby - Trumpet
Sam Hoyt - Trumpet
Raja Kassis - Guitar
Kevin Moehringer - Trombone
Nadav Nirenberg - Trombone, Percussion
Morgan Price - Baritone Sax
Chauncey Yearwood - Drumset, Congas

Written by Nadav Nirenberg

Produced by Nadav Nirenberg
Recorded by Vince Chiarito in Brooklyn NY
Mixed by Jim Bertini at Galaxy Smith Studios, Brooklyn NY
Mastered by Steve Berson at Total Sonic Media

Nautilus (Hijacked) *Slick Rick, Beatnuts, Bob James, Herbie Mann cover*

Choi Records second installment of funk is ready.  The Traffic is a group of guys who were more than happy to record at Choi productions to help bring this together and without them there would be no recording so a big shout out to
Yuri Pavlinov- Bass, Kumar Shome- guitars, Alex Howroyd- Trumpet/flute, Jimmy bowman- Trombone, Brett Evans- Baritone Sax, Ivan Khatchoyan- drums/percussion/wurli/production.
https://thetraffic.bandcamp.com/album/white-lines-smack-my-pitch-up-rprs-4

 Side A: White Lines - Grandmaster Flash

The Traffic - White Lines - Grandmaster Flash

My Bboy edit for http://soundcloud.com/kept-records/flaximus enjoy!

Composed by F. Martinez
Additional remix & production by David Hanke

"Matasuna Records" kicks off 2021 with another 7inch. This record features two remixes by German DJ and producer "David Hanke" aka "Renegades Of Jazz", for Afro-latin Funk bands "Brownout" and "Jungle Fire". Brownout's remix was first released in 2013 via Paris DJs on a very limited run of 45s and quickly became very sought after. By painstakingly cutting every instrument's individual notes, increasing the tempo and adding in a punchy breakbeat at the end, David turned "Flaximus" into an up-tempo dancefloor hit.

Jungle FIre's song "Comencemos" that appears on the B side is a cover version of Fela Ransome-Kuti's song "Let's Start".David added some more Afrofunk elements to the Jungle Fire version and builds a bridge to the original Fela version with the additional elements. The Jungle Fire remix is previously unreleased and will be available on vinyl for the first time.

"David Hanke" has been linked to "Matasuna Records" since our early days, when he released his "Dem Juju Poets" debut album on Matasuna in 2017. Most recently he delivered a dancefloor-friendly edit of "Mawuli Decker's" "Mololi-Lomko" at the end of 2020, again released on Matasuna. David is constantly producing and surprises regularly with new musical projects, restlessly trying to develop and refine his sound. With his new label, "Bathurst", he created a home for all his electronic music projects. Bathurst follows the notion of not focusing on any formats or genres, but caring more about the electronic music Hanke adores.

Nine-piece band "Brownout" from Austin/Texas, was formed in 2005 by members of the Grammy Award-winning Latin orchestra "Grupo Fantasma" and have since become a musical force of their own. In addition to three Austin Music Awards, the band has performed at countless events and festivals and has regularly toured the U.S. also as highly sought-after backing band for artists like Prince, GZA and many more. Their albums and singles have been released on labels like "Freestyle Records", "Ubiquity" or "Fat Beats".

"Jungle Fire" is an Afrolatin Funk band from Los Angeles known for their authentic and highly explosive sound. They quickly gained attention of the local Los Angeles scene and beyond, which led to their first release on the Funk and Soul label "Colemine". Other releases have been released on "Nacional Records", "Paris DJs" and "Razor N Tape". Their second album "Jambú" debuted at #4 on the Billboard Latin charts in February 2017 which led to numerous features in several movies, commercials and TV shows. They create a unique Afro-Tropical sound by combining West African rhythms with heavy funk elements.

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Brownout "Flaximus (Renegades Of Jazz Bboy Edit)"

Brooklyn's baddest brass band - members tour/record with Lee Fields, Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Streetlight Manifesto, Monophonics, Orgone, Duke Ellington Orchestra, FELA! musical, Antibalas, Ikebe Shakedown, Slavic Soul Party and many more.

Nautilus (Hijacked) Slick Rick, Beatnuts, Bob James, Herbie Mann cover

Breakdown Brass

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