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Best of Funk 2019, Primary playlist is on Spotify.

Funk 2019

Eddie

Time Don't Make Me A Stranger (Instrumental)

Following on from The Touch reunion for Absolute Radio will post some of the old demos for your amusement.

The Touch - Been and gone

Guts - And The Living Is Easy

Phish - No Men In No Mans Land

Anthology:  The Commodores

I Feel Sanctified (Single Version)

Moonburn

Port Street Blues

The Lion The Beast The Beat

The Divide

The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1

Got to Get You Into My Life

The Sweet Vandals

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

Uncommon Good

Up Top

Rawville

I Don't Wanna Stop (feat. Kylie Auldist)

Fugue State

Vulfpeck - 1612

So It Is

Santiago

08 - The Dustbowl Revival - Honey I Love You (feat. Keb' Mo')

Prayer for Peace

Miss Maybelle

Aquí os dejamos uno de nuestros primeros temas: Too Much Unique (The Sweet Vandals Cover)

Too Much Unique

Soul Gumbo

Sometimes I Wonder (feat. Jon Cle)

Groove On!

Always Love You (feat. Lindsey Webster)

Jon Cleary - When U Get Back

You're Driving Me Crazy

All Saints Day

Come Tomorrow

Virginia In The Rain

Undercover Mixtape

Nobody's Fault but Mine

Bread & Butter

The JT Strut

Buddha and the Blues

Fields Of Honey

Turn Off The News (Build A Garden)

Bad Case

Woman

Woman (Single Version)

When You Get Back Jon Cleary Cover

Dyna-Mite

Unputdownable

Skin in the Game

21st Century Gypsy Singing Lover Man

Hit, Git, Quit, Split

Ikebe Shakedown, the self-titled album from the Brooklyn-based band, plays with elements of cinematic soul, Afro-funk, deep disco, and boogaloo in all the right ways.  After spending a few years together the group, named after a favorite Nigerian boogie record (and pronounced “ee-KAY-bay”), delivers a driving set of tunes featuring a mighty horn section anchored by tight, deep-pocketed grooves.

“Right now in cities across the globe, there are plenty of great Afrobeat revivalist bands aping the sound and groove of Fela Kuti’s legendary sound.  Yet, surprisingly few of the new groups have strayed from an orthodox interpretation of the genre or done much real innovation…Ikebe Shakedown is here to change that.  The band takes signature Afrobeat elements—big unison horns, slinky bass lines, tight little guitar licks—and blends them with tasty grooves culled from ’70s-style horn-driven funk”. – Marlon Bishop, WNYC

The Ikebe debut for Ubiquity Records sees the band push their globally-informed sound and eclectic approach to tune-writing into new territory. “Self-titling the album is a way to introduce the audience to the many facets of the band — to provide a more complete understanding of what we do,” bassist Vince Chiarito says.  “Our sound has grown to incorporate our influences without overtly representing any one in particular.  It just sounds like us,” he adds.

Most of the rhythm section met at Bard College, and the band rounded-out and officially formed when everyone settled in Brooklyn in 2008.  From there, Ikebe has emerged as a compelling voice on the progressive local scene.  After a run of dates around NYC, the band recorded their debut 7” single and the EP, Hard Steppin’, which was released on Colemine Records in 2009,receiving high praise from critics and fans alike.  The group was invited to record at Dunham Studios with producer Tom Brenneck and at Killion Sound in Los Angeles, home of engineer Sergio Rios of fellow Ubiquity act, Orgone.  “The studios share a lot of similarities — the tracks were all cut live to tape with minimal use of headphones and overdubs.  This basic approach allowed us to dig in and really focus on getting dynamic performances,” Chiarito explains.

The old school mentality to recording spills over in lush, laid-back, and soulful funk joints like “Kumasi Walk” and “No Name Bar,” where the multi-layered horn section plays off a cavernous backing track of slick drumming, spacey Hammond organ, and nimble guitar riffing.  The cinematic soul sound is warm and deep, with the 7-piece band sounding more like a larger ensemble as increasing layers leap from the tape.  At the other end of the BPM counter, on “Tunjunga,” the band build a gritty African disco jam boasting a floor-filling percussion section, adding seductive guitar licks and an irresistible bass-line to set the horns ablaze. “Tame The Beats” is pure fire — bold melodies and heavy rhythms propel the song, with Meters-esque breakdowns providing only brief respite from the action.

Sakonsa

So Clear

Move It On