Crowbar’ is a collaboration between Redtenbacher’s Funkestra, Horn House and the Masterlink Sessions. This is the penultimate digital single before the album FUNKOPIA lands on Oct 3.

A muscular New Orleans–inspired groove with burning solos and tasty funk riffs. Pure energy and groove with Carter Arrington’s raucous guitar solo, Ross Stanley’s Hammond fire, and plenty of Horn House oompf.

Originally titled ‘Jive Detector’ (a phrase from Dr John’s biography Under a Hoodoo Moon), the tune briefly travelled via ‘Major Arcana’ before James Welch at Masterlink Productions nicknamed it ‘Crowbar’ – and the name stuck.

MUSICIANS
(in alphabetical order of last name)

* Carter Arrington – guitar
* Stefan Redtenbacher – bass
* Tony Remy - guitar
* Ross Stanley – Hammond
* Mike Sturgis – drums
* Horn House – horns (Nichol Thomson & Tom Walsh)

PRODUCTION
Produced & arranged by Stefan Redtenbacher
Horn arrangement – Nichol Thomson & Tom Walsh (Horn House)
Filmed by Leo Mansell
Recorded & mixed by James Welch
Studio assistant – Tyler Davies
Mastered by Tim Debney
Artwork – Neil J Hart
Photography - Rob Blackham
Label - RSB Records RSB29006

FUNKOPIA

FUNKOPIA LP

Crowbar | Redtenbacher's Funkestra, Horn House | Masterlink Sessions

Enjoy the interplay between guitarists Carter Arrington and Tony Remy, the sterling engine room of Mike Sturgis, Karl Vanden Bossche and Stefan Redtenbacher, brilliant organ sounds by Stevie Watts and last but not very least the rhythmic soul funk saxophone pearls by long standing Funkestra member Piers Green.

MUSICIANS
(In alphabetical order of last name)

Carter Arrington | guitar
Karl Vanden Bossche | percussion
Piers Green | saxophone
Stefan Redtenbacher | bass
Mike Sturgis | drums
Tony Remy | guitar
Stevie Watts | Hammond organ

CREDITS

Filmed by Leo Mansell
Recorded, mixed and mastered by James Welch at Masterlink Productions Studio
Studio assistant | George Marsh
Written and produced by Stefan Redtenbacher

THANK YOU
Guitar amps courtesy of Jesse Hoff http://www.lazyjprojects.com/
Stefan plays Pyramid strings on Hofner of Vincent basses protected by Harvest fine leather gig bags.
Lamp on Leslie by https://www.tomtraintcustoms.com/

Video

Fluffball | Masterlink Sessions

David Garfield feat Alex Ligertwood - Hold On (Santana's cover) Live version

'The Lamb of Funk' was born out of an inspired jam at Masterlink Productions after a long day of sessions. It’s a groove-heavy, muscular opener for FUNKOPIA, featuring Horn House (Nichol Thomson, Tom Walsh, Blaeme Grevins), guitarists Carter Arrington and Simon Peter King, and Jim Watson on a fiery organ solo. For me, it captures exactly why I love making music—brilliant players coming together to create something more than the sum of its parts.

–Stefan Redtenbacher

MUSICIANS
(in alphabetical order of last name)

Carter Arrington - guitar
Doug Harper - drums
Simon Peter King - guitar
Jim Watson - Hammond organ
Stefan Redtenbacher - bass

HORN HOUSE
Graeme Blevins - saxophones
Nichol Thomson - trombone
Tom Walsh - trumpet

CREDITS
'Lamb of Funk' written by Carter Arrington, Doug Harper, Stefan Redtenbacher
Arranged by Carter Arrington & Stefan Redtenbacher
Produced by Stefan Redtenbacher
Horn arrangement by Horn House
Recorded & mixed by James Welch
Studio assistant Tyler Davies
Horns recorded at Horn House Studio by Tom Walsh
Videos by Leo Mansell
Photography by Rob Blackham
Graphic design by Neil J Hart
RSB Records RSB29001

Lamb Of Funk | Redtenbacher's Funkestra x Horn House | ft Carter Arrington

Hi Länder – Redtenbacher’s Funkestra & Andreas See
From the forthcoming album FUNKOPIA (out October 3) + supporting UK tour.

A high-octane Jazz-Funk instrumental celebrating international friendship between Austria, the UK and the US. Saxophonist Andreas See joins Funkestra leader Stefan Redtenbacher for a fiery collaboration packed with groove, searing guitar, Hammond/Rhodes textures, and powerhouse drums.

🎧 Watch / Stream / Download: artists.landr.com/high-laender

MUSICIANS
(in alphabetical order of last name)

Carter Arrington (US) – guitar
Fergus Gerrand (UK) – percussion
Doug Harper (UK) – drums
Dave Limina (US) – Rhodes, Hammond
Stefan Redtenbacher (Austria) – bass
Andreas See (Austria) – saxophones

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Recorded & mixed by James Welch (Masterlink Productions)
Mastered by Tim Debney (Fluid Mastering)
Written, arranged & produced by Stefan Redtenbacher & Andreas See
Graphic design by Neil J Hart
Original photographs by Monica Dart ('Falling From Insanity' inner sleeve design)
Released by RSB Records RSB29007

MORE INFO
Redtenbacher’s Funkestra: linktr.ee/funkestra
Andreas See: www.andreassee.com
Stream/download “Hi Länder”: artists.landr.com/high-laender

Funkopia

Pre-order FUNKOPIA

Hi Länder | ft Andreas See

37 years ago Fairground Attraction released their hugely successful, melodic and charming ‘Perfect’. The poppy sing-along qualities of this song have endured through the decades. Its appeal has lead to another collaboration between Australian songstress Georgia Van Etten and Stefan Redtenbacher, bassist and producer of the Masterlink Sessions. This is their fifth collab and the music oozes light-hearted and romantic fun from both the band and the effortless vocal performance by Georgia.

100% live Masterlink Sessions video with a fun twist!

MUSICIANS
(in alphabetical order of last name)
Georgia Van Etten | vocals
Fergus Gerrand | percussion
Doug Harper | drums
Gunther Kurmayr | Wurlitzer
Terry Lewis | guitar
Stefan Redtenbacher | bass

CREDITS
Hosted, recorded, mixed & mastered by James Welch (Masterlink Productions)
Filmed and edited by Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice Films)
Studio and film assistant Tyler Davies
Graphic design by Neil J Hart and Stefan Redtenbacher
Legal | Stacey Haber
'Perfect' written by Mark Nevin
Arranged and produced by Stefan Redtenbacher

The Masterlink Soul Sessions, Volume Two

Watch fun video

Perfect (Masterlink Sessions)

This was originally a practice assignment I gave myself trying to improve my somewhat limited trombone skills. Not sure recording this actually improved anything, but it's a nice piece of music nevertheless!

Check out my video for this: https://youtu.be/dGh0d276cxo?si=_TksBSDGqpf_gtyB

Written by Karl Jenkins (from his 2008 Stabat Mater)
Adapted for flugelhorn and trombones by Per Bejstam

Thumbnail photo by Boudewijn Huysmans on Unsplash

And The Mother Did Weep

Old Lies

Any Old Sunday (Chaka Khan) — Jess Hayes | Masterlink Sessions [Full Live Studio Cover]

Description
A chilled-yet-powerful fly-on-the-wall performance: UK soul standout Jess Hayes (Connolly Hayes) reimagines Chaka Khan’s “Any Old Sunday” live with the Masterlink Sessions Collective (aka Redtenbacher’s Funkestra) in the Surrey Hills, UK. Warm Hammond tones, locked-in groove, and lush BVs—Sunday-morning soul for lovers.

PERFORMERS (alphabetical by last name)
• Nora Anna — backing vocals
• Lindsey Bonnick — backing vocals (Brave Rival)
• Chris Booth — guitar
• Doug Harper — drums
• Jess Hayes — vocals (Connolly Hayes)
• Stefan Redtenbacher — bass
• Ross Stanley — Hammond organ

PRODUCTION
Recorded, mixed & mastered by James Welch at Masterlink Productions
Studio assistant: Tyler Davies
Video filmed by Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice Films)

CREDITS
“Any Old Sunday” written by Andy Fraser, Patrick Henderson, ALFRED MCCRARY, DANY IRONSTONE, LINDA MCCRARY
Arrangement by Ross Stanley
Produced by Jess Hayes & Stefan Redtenbacher
RSB Records

EXPLORE
Masterlink Sessions — https://linktr.ee/masterlinksessions
The Funkestra / Masterlink Sessions Collective — https://linktr.ee/funkestra
Jess Hayes / Connolly Hayes — https://connollyhayes.com/

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