Good evening boys and girls, funkateers of all ages ...
It's been roughly 25 years and the world still struggles to be ready ...
Regardless ...
The Most Reverend Funk Invites You To Visit 
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Welcome my Brethren & Sisteren to:
"Adventures In The Magic Funk Kingdom" (Circa 1990-1997)
This is the running order of my solo material, a three disc set.  All the tracks were created on a various cassette 4 tracks during the years mentioned except for Who Woulda Ever Thunk It ?!?! These are not your normal "single tracks" meant for viral consumption. These are formulated like the albums of old. Every track holds it's place within the over all structure of the piece and for that to work, both "albums" need to be listened to front to back. 
The first disc in particular needs to have it sink in to you. Multiple listens. True funk lingers ... Long loud and in a dark room clouded in stank with a black light and lava lamp. That would entail listening to the first 13 tracks in order and in full. From Hounds of Biscuitville to Idiot Servant. To get the proper effect. These are my first "solo" recordings and is titled what the list is: "The World Needs A Thrashing." As meaningful today as it was in '93 when I first handed out free cassettes to the unprepared initiates ...
It also contains many of my favorite musician peeps who were unfortunate enough to have had accepted my calls to action. Or my peep bandmates who were caught up in happy accidents which in turn created deeply smelly music. All killer musicians making sounds so thick you can taste the smell wafting from your speakers. A special shout out to the creative genius of John Mazza who's own particular blend of madness helped to create the persona that made itself known as the Professor Polyrhythm or as I have nicknamed him - "Clowny Manson" in reference to Marilyn not that other goof ...
The second two discs are a double album entitled "The Tail Of Professor Polyrhythm" and this one also begs to be listened to in full. Like The White Album. Or Freak Out. An evening of the Most Reverend. To let this all soak in, multiple listens are also required. This is the Parliament to the formers Funkadelic. The lighter side of my psychedelic funk on the reggae soul & jazz tip. If you need to split Tail in two (oh behave!) the intermission happens between tracks 25 & 26. 
Every bit of music on these two discs were written arranged performed and programmed by yours truly.  Every vocal/voice mine as well. As if anyone else would claim it ... 
Regardless of the shortcomings of being produced on 4 track cassettes and all the tape hiss that goes with bouncing sometimes up to 10 tracks of vocals, these albums have been lovingly created.
Expressly for your listening pleasure. 
For you to enjoy.
Peace my Brethren & Sisteren ~ May The Funk Be With You!

The World Needs A Thrashing

Önder Bali - Karni Büyük Koca Dünya

1 Bucktown (Radio Spot)
2 Isis - April Fool 1974
3 Janko Nilovic - Drug Song 1975
4 Bad Medicine - Trespasser 1974
5 Baby Huey - Hard Times 1971
6 Ann Peebles - Somebody's On Your Case 1972
7 Curtis Mayfield - Mother's Son 1974
8 Edwin Starr - Easin’It Funk Soul 1974
9 Chakachas - Stories 1972
10 Ohio Players- Funky Chick 1973
11 James Polk & The Brothers - Just Plain Funk 1969
12 Salt - Hung Up 1972
13 The Trinikas - Remember Me 1970
14 Bernard Pretty Purdie- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get 1971
15 Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip 1974
16 African Music Machine - Tropical 1972
17 Gil Scott Heron-Brian Jackson - Its Your World 1976
18 Don Julian - Lay It on Your Head 1973
19 Giuliano Sorgini - Ultima Caccia 1974
20 The Isley Brothers - Live it up 1974
21 The Jimmy Castor Bunch - You Better Be Good (Or The Devil Gon' Getcha) 1972
22 Soul Excitement - Stay Together 1969
23 Black Merda - Cynthy-Ruth 1968

Psychedelic Funk And Soul 1968 - 1975

Selda Bağcan is a legendary Turkish singer and political activist. Her first singles, about political struggle and the demands of the working class, sold over 1 million copies. Selda’s psychedelic interpretations of traditional Turkish folk music and her political views have lost Selda her passport and caused her to be repeatedly imprisoned during the 70s and 80s.

As main guest of Le Guess Who? Festival 2014, Selda gave an equally joyous as emotional performance. St. Vincent and tUnE-yArDs, both admirers of the singer, performed before she took the stage. "The iconic Turkish protest singer convinced a room full of people, to dance, hug, and cry. If that’s not festival magic, I don’t know what is." - MTV Iggy

Le Guess Who? is very proud to be able to share the recordings of this captivating performance as a one-time, limited edition vinyl release of just 500 copies. See leguesswho.bigcartel.com for more info.

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Le Guess Who? 2016 takes place November 10-13 in Utrecht, The Netherlands, featuring the great Wilco. For more info, see www.leguesswho.com.

Watch the video portrait about Selda we made together with De Volkskrant, about her music getting banned by Turkish authorities and being jailed. "Songs are more dangerous than weapons, you know": youtu.be/ebixsj3Arjw

Mehmet Emmi (Uncle Mehmet)

Dancing Under The Moonlight

Psychedelic Funk

Le Tiki Lounge / Exotic Cocktail Bar
26 bis, rue de la Fontaine au Roi 75011 Paris 
T. 01.55.28.57.72 / mar - sam : 18:00 > 02:00

http://tiki-lounge.fr/

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mulatu astatke - munaye

Selda - ince ince bir kar yagar - Ovunc Hitay's "noolur noolur" re-edit...

Selda - İnce ince bir kar yagar - Ovunc Hitay's noolur noolur edit...

Ethio Cali Live at the Blue Whale October 10th, 2012

Mulatu (by Mulatu Astatke)

featuring:

Todd Simon - Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Leader
Randal Fisher - Tenor Sax
Alan Mark Lightner - Steel Drums/Percussion
Itai Shapira - Guitar
Patrick Bailey - Bass
Dexter Story - Drums
Steve Haney - Percussion
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Piano

*photos by Farah Sosa @ http://farahstop.blogspot.com/2012/10/blue-whale-todd-simons-ethio-cali-oct_15.html


Mulatu

Hot Dog Tree is a throwaway track featuring a Kool & The Gang sample and a 
"vocal performance" erm... sample of Pee Wee Herman which leads eloquently into ...
Kiss My Crocodile ... another fat joint of reverb soaked psychedelic funk madness
featuring the guitar stylings of the one and only J Daniel Kauffman. Circa 1992
Music written by Rick Maggart, & J Daniel Kauffman with Lyrics by Kevin Thrash
Vocals: Kevin Thrash
Guitars: J Daniel Kauffman
Keys & Drum programming: Rick Maggart
Produced & recorded by Pete Prowant & Kevin Thrash

Hot Dog Tree / Kiss My Crocodile (Featuring J Daniel Kauffman)

Deep spaced molten slab of proto psychedelic funk featuring the one and only John Mazza. Circa 1995
Written by John Mazza & Kevin Thrash
Interpolating Hysterical B-Side by Public Enemy
Vocals by Kevin Thrash
All basses by John Mazza
Drum Programming by Smokin' Joe Pickney
Produced by Kevin Thrash

The Hounds Of Biscuitville (Featuring John Mazza)

Booty school with the Professor Polyrhythm. You can inspect it and dissect it, calculate it and quotate it. This ain't no test this is Funk 'n' Readiness. I hope you got your funkin' caps on. TALLY HO!!! Circa 1995.
Written by Kevin Thrash
All Vocals and Instruments programmed  and performed by Kevin Thrash Sample: Im Nin'Alu by Ofra Haza.
Female voices sample: Zap Mama
Produced by Kevin Thrash

Magic Funk

Funk 'n' Readiness

The best parts go unsaid ... 
Lyrics by Kevin Thrash
Vocals and Programming by Kevin Thrash
Produced by Kevin Thrash

T.K. 'em

It describes itself ... 26 years later it remains consistent.
Lyrics by Kevin Thrash
Vocals and Programming by Kevin Thrash
Sample: Fresh Garbage by Spirit
Sample: Karn Evil 9 1st Movement by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Sample: Octopuses Garden by The Beatles
Produced by Kevin Thrash

New Breed Of Stupid

Deal a meal a disco sound surreally funkin' eh. A motherfunkin' eh ... 
Lyrics by Kevin Thrash
Sample: Tommy The Cat by Primus. 
Sample: Behavior Control Technician by Fishbone
Vocals & Programming by Kevin Thrash
Produced by Kevin Thrash

Funkin' Eh ?!?!

The tittle of this one is based on something that happens to me recently. During the week that I am night shift at work,  I find myslef waking up at 4 PM and still go "Good Morning" to the first person I see.

Anyway, as always  feedback is appreciated :3
Stay safe :]

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Good Morning 4 PM

Don't Take Your Panda To The Beach

I'd rather my demos do the speaking. Mystery has it's advantages ...

Funk 'n' Readiness

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