Funk Soul Groove Roll - part 4

2018 Best Instrumental Funk Songs — Global Funk Songs That Are Too Cool To Categorize

Funky

New soul / funk

Afrobeat

pring is in the ir ❀_part2

Week 44

From the new album Left. Out now on Kalligrammofon www.kalligrammofon.com/left

Life Song

On the new EP, fittingly titled ​More Slang​, the duo is back with a fluttering mid-tempo house gem riding off of Chico's vocal prowess and Captain's own global bass stylings.  https://soundcloud.com/dj-captain-planet

Captain Planet - Aguacero Feat. Chico Mann

Last Night On Earth

L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

Let's Be Still

Homecoming Heroes

With the release of fourth album Crown Posada, Smoove & Turrell cement their position as one of the UK’s most exceptional soul acts with their innate ability to deliver hard times social commentary in a dancefloor friendly medium.

Further proof that they are never ones to follow trends is the choice of a cover of a lesser known song by British funk dons Hot Chocolate. It may not be as known as the other huge hits of that band but it’s a party track with a groove that doesn’t quit and the boys do it justice with their rework pulling out all the stops. With lyrics directed towards a woman that all the guys want and an energetic, jam packed, funk fueled fiesta of an arrangement it’s hard not to dance and sing along to the infectious chorus. 

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Album Vinyl/CD/Digital: smooveturrell.lnk.to/CrownPosada
Spotify Playlist: bit.ly/CrownPosadaSpotify

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VINYL/CD

You Could've Been a Lady

I heard it through the grapevine - Creedence

School of Groove

Buy 2xLP / Digi / CD: djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com/album/night-visions

Coming hot on the heels of their summertime anthem "Como Me Miras", Chico Mann and Captain Planet return with yet another taste of their upcoming album "Night Visions", set to be released in early 2017.

"Oye Bien" is a more autumnal affair, with a slowed down break, an organ driven bassline evocative of classic house, deep percussion, sharp guitar undertones, and Chico's unmistakeable layered vocals speaking enigmatically.

Night Visions

Chico Mann & Captain Planet - Oye Bien

Dojo Cuts

Say What You Mean (feat. Roxie Ray)

Body & Soul

Feelin' Groovy

Breaks from the Border

Freckles

United States Of Horror

Feels Like... (Interlude)

The New Breed

Cliche

Sounds From The Soul Underground draws together tracks by some of the greatest contemporary acts from all over the globe and working within the genres of soul, funk, afrobeat, latin and jazz today. With a hard to find rarity from Ray Camacho & The Tear Drops, a DJ Format remix of a Speedometer single, brand new, previously unheard material from Nick Van Gelder, Jessica Lauren Four, and The Andy Tolman Cartel as well as a smattering of recent dance floor destroyers from established Freestyle acts and like minded artists and record labels across the globe, Sounds From The Soul Underground provides an eclectic snapshot of the magnificently healthy international underground music scene. 

Whilst the variety of genres included is varied in feel and styles, all the featured artists share a common love of, and are rooted in soulful black music and typify an organic approach to modern music making. 

Many of these tracks have become essential and reliable crowd pleasers in my DJ sets, from Brighton to Barcelona, Lausanne to New York, when open minded people hear these quality grooves it's always the same result, jam packed dance floors, happy faces and weary, tired legs come closing time. Massive thanks to all the contributing artists, labels, and the clubs, DJ's, promoters and radio shows right across the planet who continue to fly the flag for underground music made with heart, soul and simply for the love of the music.

Greg Boraman
Freestyle Records


Cramp Your Style - The Killer Meters

Out of the Woods

Manila

Chico Mann & Captain Planet's "Night Visions Remixed" is out digitally on December 16th.
Pre-Order: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com/album/night-visions-remixed

Night Visions Remixed

Chico Mann & Captain Planet - Ya Te Toca (Yukicito Remix)

Title: Chico Mann & Captain Planet - Y Ahora Que (Emynd Remix)
Album: Night Visions Remixed
Produced by DJ Emynd, Mixed and Mastered by Captain Planet
Label: Bastard Jazz

Chico Mann and Captain Planet's "Y Ahora Que" originally appeared on the "Night Visions" album available now on Bastard Jazz records.

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Chico Mann & Captain Planet - Y Ahora Que (Emynd Remix)

Chico Mann & Captain Planet's "Night Visions Remixed" is out now

Purchase:
https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com/album/night-visions-remixed

Chico Mann & Captain Planet - Ariwoko

Plays, Strays & Stays: A Rhymesayers 2018 Recap

Forever

Renewable Energy

Tantalus

Aragon / El Nino

Aragon

The Nashville Session 2

3 On The B

Featherbed Lane

Foul Mouth

Close but No Cigar

Ain't It Funky Now

KIWANUKA

You Ain't The Problem

Piano Joint (This Kind Of Love)

I've Been Dazed

Rolling

Piano Joint (This Kind Of Love) (Intro)

Assassin

View from Above

How to Sleep in a Stormy Boat

The Sea and the Shore (feat. John Fullbright)

Full Circle

Over the past eight years, Ikebe Shakedown has cemented a reputation as one of New York City’s boldest, most creative instrumental bands. Combining cinematic soul, Afro–funk, deep disco, and an irrepressible groove, Ikebe Shakedown has forged a style all its own. Each song is anchored in the deep-pocketed pulse of its four-man rhythm section (Barnaby Alter, drums; Dave Bourla, percussion; Vince Chiarito, bass; Robin Schmidt, guitar) and driven by one of the tightest horn trios on the East Coast (Mike Buckley, tenor/baritone sax; Jason Colby, trumpet; Nadav Nirenberg, trombone), with tunes ranging from dance-floor burners to lush, captivating scores.

The band first came on the scene with 2009’s debut EP, Hard Steppin’, from Colemine Records. Praised by WNYC’s Soundcheck as “the perfect soundtrack for the unwritten Tarantino movie of your imagination,” the five–song release led to tours up and down both U.S. coasts and paved the way for Ikebe Shakedown’s first full-length LP on Ubiquity Records. Recorded at Killion Sound in L.A. with Orgone’s Sergio Rios and Dunham Studios in Brooklyn with noted producer Tom Brenneck, this self-titled album, released in 2011, featured 14 blistering tracks that Okayplayer called, “an adventurous trip through time” and “one of the best releases of the year.” Having toured the record throughout the U.S. and Canada, Ikebe Shakedown returned to the studio in 2014 for their follow up album for Ubiquity, Stone by Stone. Recorded at Daptone Studios, the 10-song set let the band become more adventurous than ever before, weaving psychedelic textures and raw soul into powerful compositions, or as Wax Poetics called it, “a greasy and sometimes trippy funk world.”

Now, after hitting major jazz festivals, opening on extended runs for stars like Lee Fields, and with the band’s members simultaneously touring with acts like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, and the Monophonics, Ikebe Shakedown is poised for their next big release in 2017. The new album, The Way Home, is due out October 20th on Colemine Records. It shows how the band’s style has continued to evolve, with material that transports listeners beyond their living rooms into dance parties and spaces for introspection. Building on the success that has led to musical features in series such as Eastbound and Down, movies like Our Brand is Crisis, and commercials for brands including Mini Cooper, Vans’ Off the Wall, and Surfline, the songs are at once richly familiar and incredibly fresh, paying homage to classic influences while pushing a brand new sound. Defying genre or classification, this album proves Ikebe Shakedown is helping define the next bold and soulful wave in instrumental music.