‘The Colours of Joni’ album is the lastest collection of Joni Mitchell instrumental re-imaginations by Redtenbacher’s Funkestra. It goes hand-in-hand with their ‘Both Sides Now | Joni reimagined’ album featuring a stellar cast of top vocalists like Rumer, Hamish Stuart, Jo Harman, Sarah Jane-Morris, Mim Grey, Mike Mayfield and Jana Varga.

Recorded and mixed by James Welch (Masterlink Productions)
Mixed by Tim Debney (Fluid Mastering)
Video filmed by Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice Films)
All songs written by Joni Mitchell (Black Crow Music)
Arranged and produced by Stefan Redtenbacher (except where indicated)
Artwork by Michael Bendure (‘Supra-Nova’, acrylic and gypsum paste on canvas, 48” x 48”, July 2022)
Graphic design by Neil J Hart

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The Colours of Joni

Linda Briceño Musical Producer, Trumpets and Voice
Guitars, Bass & Keyboards: David "Wilolo" Pinto
Piano: Gabriel Chackarji
Drums: Andrés Briceño
Vocals: Mv Caldera/Ana Carmela Ramirez
Sax: Julio Andrade 
David Perez: Recording
Rafa Rondon: Mix
German Landaeta: Mastering



Oportunidad: Linda Briceño New Album "Tiempo"

appears on "FEMI vs KCRW Soundclash!" (Downtown/Mercer Street Records) © Obrooni, ASCAP 2009

"(One of my) Top 10 tunes for 2008!"
- Nickodemus (Wonderwheel / ESL - NYC)

"The Musaics man connects with the Kuti dynasty with Ticklah in the mix. Righteous and bumpin' all at the same time!"
- Natural Self (Tru Thoughts - UK)

"At last - the combination of Femi's horns and voices and JSole's beats and bass gives Fela's legacy its proper dues. Hot."
- Lightning Head aka BiggaBush (Lion Head recordings - UK)

"JSole, Ticklah and Femi is a remix made in the thunderclouds of the African plains. This is EXACTLY how I like my Afrobeat...dirty, funky and raw."
- Dan Ubick/Connie Price (The Lions, The Keystones/Big Daddy Kane - LA)

"Classic afrobeat sound for future afrobeat heads. Jsole brings his Afro Funke' vibe to life on this remix!"
- J Boogie (Om Records - SF) 

"Serious dancefloor pressure. Really digging how hard the drums hit!"
- Jamie Strong (Stones Throw, The Do Over - LA)

"That's a bomb! Such an addictive groove and brilliant organ lines - pure energy on the dance floor!"
- Dusty (Jazz&Milk records - Munich)

"This Femi remix is tight, and Ticklah kills it!"
- DJ Sabo (Sol Selectas - NYC)

FEMI KUTI - "Tell Me (Jeremy Sole Remix feat. Ticklah)"

The Varga Quartet Vienna performing the opening for 'Both Sides Now'.

MUSICIANS
(in alphabetical order of last name)
Palo Varga | violin I
Katarína Veselská | violin II
Peter Zwiebel | viola 
Stefanie Huber | cello

CREDIT
video by Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice films)
recorded & mixed by James Welch (Masterlink Productions)
mastered by Tim Debney (Fluid Mastering)
'Both Sides Now' written by Joni Mitchell (Black Crow publishing)
string arrangement by Pete Whitfield
Produced by Stefan Redtenbacher
artwork by Michael Bendure ('Supra-Nova - acrylic and gypsum paste on canvas, 48 x 48 in, July, 2022)
graphic design by Stefan Redtenbacher
Released on RSB Records RSB 99012

RSB Records

Both Sides Now (ft. Varga Quartet) Masterlink Sessions

'The Fiddle and The Drum' originally an all acapella version by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album 'Clouds' - an anti-war song, as relevant as ever.

MUSICIANS
(in alphabetical order of last name)

Carter Arrington | guitar
Joel Barford | drums
Karl Vanden Bossche | percussion
Stefan Redtenbacher | bass
Ross Stanley | Hammond organ, Wurlitzer

CREDITS
video by Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice films)
recorded & mixed by James Welch (Masterlink Productions)
mastered by Tim Debney (Fluid Mastering)
'The fiddle and the drum' written by Joni Mitchell (Black Crow publishing)
Arranged and produced by Stefan Redtenbacher
artwork by Michael Bendure ('Supra-Nova - acrylic and gypsum paste on canvas, 48 x 48 in, July, 2022)
graphic design by Stefan Redtenbacher
Released on RSB Records RSB 99021

Video

The Fiddle And The Drum (ft. Ross Stanley) Masterlink Sessions

'If' is an an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's poem If by Joni Mitchell from her 2007 album 'Shine'. This is an reimagination by Redtenbacher's Funkestra ft Gunther Kurmayr on Wurlitzer. 

MUSICIANS
(in alphabetical order of last name)

Tucker Antell | tenor sax
Fergus Gerrand | percussion
Luke Harris | drums
Gunther Kurmayr | Wurlitzer
Stefan Redtenbacher | bass
Tony Remy | guitar
Sarah Brendwood-Spencer | viola
Simon Turner | cello
Pete Whitfield | violin, viola

CREDITS
video by Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice films)
recorded & mixed by James Welch (Masterlink Productions)
mastered by Tim Debney (Fluid Mastering)
'If' written by Joni Mitchell (Black Crow publishing)
Arranged by Tony Remy & Stefan Redtenbacher
String arrangement by Pete Whitfield
Produced by Stefan Redtenbacher
artwork by Michael Bendure ('Supra-Nova - acrylic and gypsum paste on canvas, 48 x 48 in, July, 2022)
graphic design by Stefan Redtenbacher
Released on RSB Records RSB 99018

Bandcamp

If (ft Gunther Kurmayr) Masterlink Sessions

Canosis - Uptown Steely [re-done-son] Free download

Click "Kaufen/Buy" for FREE DOWNLOAD (Hypeit-link!!!)
my edit of the fantastic Curtis Harding song.
Listen to his original music and buy his albums. Really worth it.

Curtis Harding - Need a friend (Quincy Jointz edit)freeDL

The Mereon Matrix

Put together a mash-up of my fave funky breaks and then added a pound of fatback drums.. Thought it might work in a funky DJ set too...feel free to DL.

Funk Drops with drums (vol.1)

DZihan And Kamien-Gran Riserva "Stiff Jazz"

Hear more from The New Mastersounds: https://www.color-red.co/new-mastersaounds

“Let’s Go Back” sets the stage for a collaboration between The New Mastersounds and vocalist Lamar Williams Jr. Composed during a late night writing session in Atlanta, the song draws influence from Lee Dorsey grooves while giving nods to The Meters with a hearty pocket. Lyrically, the tune is a testament to it never being too late to go back and “make things good again.” This feel-good track is the first single off of Shake It to be released on Color Red on September 13, 2019.

Credits:
Eddie Roberts - Guitar
Pete Shand - Bass Guitar
Joe Tatton - Keyboards
Simon Allen - Drums
Mike Olmos - Trumpet
Jason Mingledorff - Saxophone
Lamar Williams Jr. - Vocals

Tracking Engineer - Eddie Roberts
Color Red Studios

Mixing Engineer - Eddie Roberts
Color Red Studios

Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs
Doug Krebs Mastering

Shake It

Color Red Music

The New Mastersounds - "Let's Go Back" - Color Red Music

"Rust" finds Manycolors exploring new sonic spaces. The initial groove is a lush and spacious lofi soundscape that surrounds the listener with layers of subtle textures and heavy backbeat. The song builds to culmination with a psychedelic bridge featuring heavy synth pads and swirling guitar interplay in both speakers. An analog rewind drops in to a classic lofi outro with piano improvisation over grooving bass and drums.

Producer - Mike Tallman

Credits:
Brant Williams - Electric Guitar
Braxton Kahn - Drums,  Tambourine,  Percussion instrument
Eric Luba - Keyboard, Synthesizer
Kirwan Brown - Bass Guitar

Tracking Engineer - Mike Tallman
Color Red Studios

Mixing Engineer - Mike Tallman
Add Noise Studios​

Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs
Doug Krebs Mastering

Rust

Manycolors - "Rust" - Color Red Music

74 MILES AWAY is a collaboration between producer duo MonkeyRobot, jazz pianist/composer Pierre Anckaert and flutist Stefan Bracaval. They’ll take you on a trip from the era of Bob James, Weather Report and Herbie Hancock, 80’s boogie to the future beat sound of today. Heavy analogue synth action and deep Moog basslines are omnipresent, keeping the lush Fender Rhodes sound in balance.

74 MILES AWAY’s first eponymous album was released on Melting Pot Music (2011) and featured collaborations with AHU, Miles Bonny & Carina Andersson (4 Hero). A first single from this album Same Dream Again was released on the infamous London-based label Brownswood.

Early 2013 this Belgian combo hit the studio again which resulted in this 8-track, fully instrumental album, powered by our longtime partners at Laid Back.
Eager to play and please, the band puts emphasis on their energetic live shows. And they are a real treat at the bar too, by the way.

>> http://www.74milesaway.com

Video : https://vimeo.com/68603271

Tracklist:

1.	Looking good 
2.	Brusseleiro 
3.	Nothing is for free 
4.	Little fatima 
5.	Gear change 
6.	Axel foley
7.	Sly 
8.	Seven four

Digital pre-order : https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/gear-change/id640028710
Vinyl release : 10 -06 - 2013

All tracks written & produced by : 74 Miles Away
Recorded and mixed by : Jean Vanesse @ Greenhouse studio
Mastering: Vincent De Bast @ Sonarstudios

Official Release date: 17- 05 - 2013

Physical Distribution: The Pusher Distribution
Digital Distribution: Fine Tunes

Powered by : Laid Back - www.ldbk.eu

Bookings: www.futurestandards.be

74 Miles Away - Gear Change LP // Teaser

Bassist, producer & funk fiend | anomaly | anachronism | defiant demolisher of the pigeon-hole.

“The Funkestra has got that ‘what is hip’ attitude...more deep grooves than a 78 rpm record,” enthuses George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly.

On Dr Hypenstein, Redtenbacher's Funkestra brings their danceable brand of funk, laying down 13 of their funkiest grooves yet, from the fluty can't-stop-your-feet sounds of the title track to the heavy crunch of "Swagger," then letting the atomic dogs out with "Cave Canem" and the percolating "Funktionality."

London-based bassist, composer, arranger and bandleader Stefan Redtenbacher is the mastermind behind Dr Hypenstein, which includes the bass-driven "Bass Face" and "Bassbulator," the dare-you-not-to-move "Right On It" and "Supergalactic," and expands on previous material to incorporate electronic sounds in all the while standing proud with the history of funk.

This is the eighth album from Redtenbacher's Funkestra, which regularly performs at (and packs) London's legendary 606 Club and other established London venues. Guest musicians have included Fred Wesley, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, "Doc" Kupka, Lee Thornburg and Lenny Pickett from Tower of Power, Eric Krasno of Soulive, Stanton Moore of Galactic and the horn sections from Prince, Incognito and The Brand New Heavies.

The Austrian-born Redtenbacher fell for Herbie Hancock and Maceo Parker early on, then studied at the Vienna Conservatory and Boston's Berklee College of Music, and has recorded and performed with legends including Steve Winwood, Jack Bruce, Amy Winehouse, Lulu, Mica Paris, and Herb Alpert.

"Stefan, you know what the funk is about!” (Fred Wesley of the JB’s)

The Fiddle And The Drum (ft. Ross Stanley) Masterlink Sessions

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