New tune from recent Tru Thoughts Shapes comp featuring the sublime vocal talents of Kylie Auldist (The Bamboos).

Flevans - Easy Go (feat Kylie Auldist)

Remix of the famous track of Visioneers - Ike's Mood. 
Enjoy!
IVANSKI

Visioneers - Ike's Mood (IVANSKI REMIX)

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

Download here: https://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/the-big-payback-vol-3-j-b-the-soul-mates

Watch the teaser here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eofpUDmnQWE&feature=youtu.be

1. Bob Brown = James Brown x Bob Marley
2. Busta Brown = James Brown x Busta Rhymes
3. The Notorious J.B.'s = James Brown x The Notorious B.I.G.
4. Mobb Brown = James Brown x Mobb Deep 
5. Fela Brown = James Brown x Fela Kuti (feat Jeru The Damaja)
6. Jackson Brown - James Brown x Michael Jackson
7. The Illmatics = Nas x The Dramatics (feat. James Brown)

This time around, Amerigo takes on James Brown in The Big Payback Vol lll. In the third and latest offering from "The Big Payback" summer mix series, the producer follows the exceptionally awesome first and second volumes from the legendary DJ Scratch and master craftsman, J. Period.  

Bringing together a fantasy league of all-stars for his "J.B. and The Soul Mates" tribute concept, the producer's latest offers an alternative to the sometimes uninspired, profit-driven, posthumously released albums. 

With guest appearances from Bob Marley, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Fela Kuti, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and more, Amerigo pays tribute to the God Father of Soul with a re-imagined set of co-conspirators.

"I'm not sure any other artist has left their imprint on popular music, especially across so many genres, as much as James Brown has.  With as many of today's hit songs that were built around some sort of James Brown flip, it's almost like he had a say in what the music of future generations would sound like without even knowing it." 

Stream The Big Payback Vol. lll in it's entirety below and head here to grab the free download.

*The Big Payback album artwork was developed exclusively for this series by Cojo "Art Juggernaut" - www.ArtJuggernaut.com*

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The Notorious J.B.'s - Sex Machine Gun Funk (Soul Mates Remix)

The new vinyl single from Breakdown Brass is a monster and masterful mix of Afro‐funk meets Balkan brass, and with a dash of hip‐hop simmering in the flow. The a‐side Monmouth is a driving original with razor sharp horns and a rumbling sousaphone bassline, while the flipside is an instrumental brass‐infused cover of Dr. Dre’s Next Episode. Guaranteed to get bodies moving and to get dancefloors sweaty, consider this 45 to be fresh ammunition for your record box.

Mike Buckley - Baritone Sax
Jason Colby - Trumpet
Sam Hoyt - Trumpet
Raja Kassis - Guitar
Nadav Nirenberg - Trombone, Sousaphone, Percussion
Morgan Price - Tenor Sax
Kevin Raczka - Drums, Percussion

"Monmouth" written by Nadav Nirenberg

"The Next Episode" written by Calvin Broadus, Andre Young, Hittman, Ms. Roq, Nathaniel Hale, David Axelrod. Arranged by Nadav Nirenberg

Recorded by Prince Polo at The Kennel, Brooklyn NY
Mixed by David Hanke
Mastered by Steve Berson at Total Sonic Media, Brooklyn NY

Next Episode

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

This is the cover version of 'Planet Rock' by Mr. Confuse. In 2006 he did this cover of the original by Afrika Bambaataa with his first music project called "Breakout".

Produced by Mr. Confuse, Info & Kova

Breakout - Planet Rock (Pt. 1 & 2)

This is one heavy slab of dirty funk.

The a-side is an absolute BRASS monster of a track titled "Harrow."  A cut that gallops from the first hits of the snare drum to the blaring sounds of horns, ultimately making our aural universe a better place.  The b-side, titled "Nautilus (Hijacked)," is an instrumental cover of sorts, containing recreated hooks from "Nautilus" (Bob James) and "Hijack" (Enoch Light), which were famously sampled by Slick Rick (Children's Story) and The Beatnuts (Watch Out Now) among others.  

BAND INFO:  This is the second 45 on the Kept Records label by Breakdown Brass, young veterans of Brooklyn’s soul and funk scene — its members tour and record with Antibalas, Sharon Jones & the Dap‐Kings,Charles Bradley, Lee Fields, Monophonics, Ikebe Shakedown, Slavic Soul Party & many others



Nautilus (Hijacked)

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

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Mixed by: Vagz
Mastering Engineer: Angelos (Timewarp) Stoumpos

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That's It! (VAGZ ReBreak)

Summer is over, the kids are back in school and we’re back on the grind...sorta ;-) This week we’ve combined Gang Starr’s classic, anthemic posse cut, “DWYCK” with “In the Bamboo Grove”, an epic instrumental jam by Australian funk outfit, The Bamboos. The grooves switch up quickly and furiously with this one; we think it’ll appeal to headphone rockers with short attention spans. Enjoy!

Source Material:
Gang Starr ft.Nice & Smooth “DWYCK” (Hard To Earn | 1994 | Chrysalis)
The Bamboos  “In The Bamboo Grove” (Step It Up | 2006 | Tru Thoughts)

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Gang Starr, Nice & Smooth & The Bamboos - Bamboo DWYCK (Steely Chan's Blender Mash)

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.