Don’t let the band name fool you, this is straight up old-school funk played by a new generation of young musicians with plenty of tight chops and respect for the masters of the groove; James Brown, Tower Of Power, The Meters, Curtis Mayfield (which is featured on the album in the form of a very nice cover version of “Move On Up”) and many more. While all the members of the group are very competent players, their drummer Adam Deitch deserves special mention, he perfectly nails the funk down on every track.
Lettuce – “Rage!” (2008)
March 8, 2010 - posted in Records, Releases.
Jamiroquai – “Mr Boogie”
March 8, 2010 - posted in Releases, Videos.
Their last few studio albums haven’t exactly been stellar, hopefully the new one coming out sometime this summer or fall will be a return to form:
Nils Landgren Funk Unit – “Funk For Life” (2010)
February 26, 2010 - posted in Albums, Reviews.
If you have read some of the previous reviews or other posts on this site written by me, you might have noticed that a majority of it is focused on relatively new artists and music, and that is no coincidence. I truly love funk, soul and jazz music from the 60’s and onward (even earlier with jazz), but one of the reasons I have for contributing to this site is to help spread the word about all the bands and musicians that keeps the music alive and fresh today by creating original material, and Nils Landgren together with his Funk Unit does just that, and they do it well!
Dogg Master sample tracks
February 18, 2010 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
I don’t know who the French person behind the moniker is, but the music he creates is definitely worth checking out. On his MySpace page you can listen to a small selection of tracks, all of them heavily inspired by 80’s electro-funk artists like Zapp, Roger Troutman, Mtume, Atomic Dog era George Clinton and early 90’s hip-hop from the likes of Snoop Dogg. My favourite song (so far) is called “Bedroom Dance”, a bass-heavy boogie-disco tune with vocoder vocals that will make you move!
Rune mix 04 – “Space is the Place to Chill”
February 3, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
Post number 50 and our third mix in a row, but since we are all about bringing you great music, it’s all good! This one was created for relaxation and reflection while still being funky with an electronic twist to change things up a bit (the playlist and mix download link is available by reading the full post):
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Johannes mix 3 – “Soul #1″
January 30, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
My first Ultrafunk post. Yeah! Thanks to my friend, funk & webmaster Rune for putting together this excellent site! Here’s my mix no. 3 – a soulful 45 special this time (the playlist and mix download link is available by reading the full post):
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Funky Halvor + Rune – “Made In Tromsø”
January 25, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
Inspired by the excellent performance of the funk cover band Badass Motherfunkers that was put together by Halvor for the Tromsø International Film Festival 20th anniversary party, we made this up-tempo mix (sorry, no playlist is available):
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Download link: Funky Halvor + Rune – Made In Tromsø (208MB mp3).
Alphonse Mouzon – “By All Means” (1981)
January 18, 2010 - posted in Records, Releases.
With an all-star team of performers including Herbie Hancock (keys), Freddie Hubbard (horns), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Alphonse Mouzon (drums/perc) to name a few, it’s no wonder this album contains some quality jazz/funk tracks, with the 14 minute title song leading the way. Most people have heard it on any number of compilation albums, but with the exception of one out-of-place track called “Space Invadors”, the rest of this record is just as good as “By All Means” and it’s well worth seeking out.
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