Distinction - That's The Way I Like It

MoFunk Records' XL Middleton & Eddy Funkster team up with Hit+Run Crew's Zackey Force Funk (on vocals) to bring you the funky-yet-ethereal soundscape of "Press Play." It's a danceable, yet eerie and mysterious tune that would fit in just as easily at an after hours warehouse party as it would at a lowrider car show. This is the new sound of West Coast music - Modern funk at its finest.

XL Middleton + Eddy Funkster - Press Play (feat. Zackey Force Funk)

UK Players - Love's Gonna Get You (RCA music 1983)

Releases March 3rd, 2015. Available for pre-order now at MofunkRecords.com 

"Boomerang EP" is the latest from the prolific Bay Area funkster known as Diamond Ortiz. From the jump, it's clear that he's a student of the gutter school of 1980's synth funk, a la Roger Troutman, but he brings a new dimension to the genre by incorporating a blues influence that allows him to create even more melodic, bouncy soundscapes than many of his predecessors. 

Short and sweet, the "Boomerang EP" weaves its four tracks into a story that tells of a troubled love that culminates in a tenuous, but hopeful ending with the album's title cut. While the subject matter further reflects his blues influence, the grooves themselves are drenched in thick layers of funk, always uptempo and utterly danceable. 

The EP can be considered an appetizer while modern funksters await the release of the first Diamond Ortiz LP, also coming from MoFunk Records.

2.  "Fool For You"  12"  Mix

Bumpin'

Egyptian Lover remix of XL Middleton's "Psychic." Bonus track not included on LP. Vinyl release coming early 2016. Produced by Egyptian Lover. All keys by Brian Ellis.

Psychic (Egyptian Lover Remix)

From the album "Tap Water," out now via MoFunk Records.

Do Me Like That (feat. Moniquea)

The Funky Drive Band - Shake Your Body

After a string of solid releases on Star Creature/Tugboat Editions, Throwback Zack reappears as part of the Pacific Star duo. Based in San Diego, Zack is known worldwide for his signature brand of Cali-funk and this one doesn't disappoint. Double sided dancefloor heat featuring tasteful talkbox and live vocals from new-to-the-scene vocalist. Funk Freaks approved, Peak Hour smoothness as Zack continues his heat streak. 

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/Pacific-Star-I-Can-Tell-Empty/release/10466431
Bandcamp: http://starcreatureuniversalvibrations.com/album/i-can-tell-b-w-empty
Juno: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/pacific-star-i-can-tell/655732-01/

Hush Hush Shhhh

SC7018B - Pacific Star - Empty

Album available on vinyl / digital / CD / cassette from http://mofunkrecords.com.

XL Middleton + Eddy Funkster - Press Play (feat. Zackey Force Funk)

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