Exclusive Premiere: Phil Gerus “Don’t You Know I Need You” (Bastard Jazz Records)
After previous releases on Futureboogie, Man Make Music, Sonar Kollectiv, and Kerri Chandler’s MadTech label, Moscow producer Phil Gerus pops up on Brooklyn’s Bastard Jazz Recordings with a 4 track EP of nasty Modern Funk meets House Music entitled the “Nothing Twice” EP. The good folks at Bastard Jazz asked …
Forgotten Treasure: G.G. & Company “Thinking About You” (1984)
via PPU: After 30+ years of being on the shelf, G.G. & Company‘s EP “Thinking About You” is going for World Wide Distribution. Starting out in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, and growing up on the streets of Linn Town, “GW” Gerald Ward and vocalist Gary Lovell followed a dream to simply …
Future Classic: Ash Walker “Augmented 7th”
I was going through this week’s releases and felt a bit dizzy from the amount of homework on my “to-listen” pile. Once I get sucked in to the worm hole even some great releases start sounding average, everything sort of levels off towards the middle. Everything sounds like a 7/10. But …
Voyage Funktastique – Show #101 (Hosted by Walla P)
Presented by Music Is My Sanctuary Hosted by WALLA P This show features new material from XL Middleton, Frankfurt Funk, Zackey Force Funk, DâM-Funk, Kei-Li, and a few 80’s boogie classics such as Amra, Sunfire, Myx, Cashmere and Keiko Project. Hope you dig the show, Stay Funky!!! TRACKLIST
Forgotten Treasure: Gloria Ann Taylor “Love Is A Hurtin Thing”
via Ubiquity Records: “Amidst much anticipation from collectors, record stores, DJ’s and producers alike Gloria Ann Taylor’s musical output on Selector Sound have been compiled and will be presented in a deluxe triple-gatefold double LP package complete with photos and extensive liner notes. Soul singer Gloria Ann Taylor has no …
Version Excursion: “Sunny” (Bobby Hebb)
I have a bit of a fascination for classic songs that go on to be covered hundreds of times by artists inspired to have a go at it. Standards like Gerswhin’s “Summertime”, Burt Bacharach’s “The Look Of Love”, classic Beatles songs, etc… The result is over 50 years of interpretations …
10 Essential Modern Funk Tracks (Picked by Voyage Funktastique)
Last week, we celebrated the 100th episode of Voyage Funktastique, and I wanted to do a 2 hours tribute to some of the most influential Modern funk songs that solidified the show’s identity. The 99 previous shows always featured new tracks every week (nearly 2000 different ones – from the …
Label Love #7 – Free Compilation from Labels You Love
via Label Love: “The seventh installment of Label Love is here, tapping into these times of heady musical diversity and discovery. Presented by veteran electronic soul label Tru Thoughts, and carefully curated by the imprint’s US label manager Jasmine De La Paz, Label Love Vol. 7 showcases 16 free tracks …
Future Classic: XL Middleton “Tap Water”
XL Middleton strikes the Modern Funk world with his newest project, Tap Water, released via Mo Funk Records. It’s his 1st full-length project, and the vinyl version sold out extremely fast. The Mo Funk team is well represented with both Moniquea and Diamond Ortiz collaborating on “Do Me Like That” …
Future Classic: Zackey Force Funk “Chrome Steel Tiger”
via Hit+Run: “The enigma known as ZACKEY FORCE FUNK returns to the electro stratosphere with his latest musical treasure “CHROME STEEL TIGER”. Nine new tales of blissed out boogie & modern funk-influenced beats featuring Zackey’s hauntingly sly vocals, guide the listener into a parallel universe of love, celebration, wisdom & …
Future Classic: Mo Kolours “Texture Like Sun”
via One-Handed Music: ‘Texture Like Sun’ is the follow up to the much-loved self-titled debut by Anglo-Mauritian producer, singer and percussionist Joseph Deenmamode aka Mo Kolours. The Guardian described ‘Mo Kolours’ as “the best album Curtis Mayfield never made with A Tribe Called Quest and Lee Perry”. “This record is …
Forgotten Treasure: Dalton “Alech” (1971)
via Jakarta Records: Dalton was a band from Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. They came together as a band around 1968 when most of the members studied together at the University of Tunis. The band had five members. Faouzi Chekili on guitar, piano and vocals, Ridha Kouhen on bass guitar, …