Tag archive: soul
Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie – “Summertime: The Mixtape”
July 16, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
To quote the original source: “49 songs… expertly mixed, cut and transitioned by two of America’s most popular DJ’s. The songs cover any and everything ‘summer’ related. From songs about summer to songs that just feel like the sunshine season, this multi-genre mix will be sure to make your already great summer even better!”
Download link: Summertime – The Mixtape.zip (144MB zip)
Incognito – “Lowdown”
July 12, 2010 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
Here is the first preview track from the upcoming Incognito album “Transatlantic RPM” that will be released July 27. featuring Mario Biondi, Chaka Khan and Stuart Zender, it’s a great cover version of the classic Boz Scaggs song “Lowdown”.
Soul Sendikasi – “The Soul of the Herbaliser” interview
June 30, 2010 - posted in Misc, Releases.
This 1 hour long interview with the British funk & hip-hop band The Herbaliser originates from a program called Soul Sendikasi; Turkey’s #1 radio show for Soul, Funk, R&B and Gospel. In it, the two founding members Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba, talk about and play samples from some of their musical influences mixed with a few Herbaliser tracks.
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Download: Soul Sendikasi – Herbaliser (68MB mp3).
Incognito – “Transatlantic RPM”
June 23, 2010 - posted in News.
The new 30th anniversary album from Incognito (“Transatlantic RPM”) will be released worldwide on July 27. Featuring such artists as Chaka Khan, the legendary Leon Ware, Al McKay of Earth Wind & Fire and the former bass player/song writer in Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender, hopefully it will be an amazing release!
Funky Halvor + Rune – “Thursday Funky Stuff”
June 7, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
Sorry that we’re a bit slow on the update front these days — it’s summertime here and there are better things to do than sitting inside typing away at the keyboard, but as always, we bring you some sweet music to accompany the warm and sunny weather!
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Download: Funky Halvor + Rune – Thursday Funky Stuff (154MB mp3).
Johannes mix 4 – “Soul #2″
April 23, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
My mix no. 4, another soulful blend of 7″ sweetness – slightly more uptempo this time (the playlist and mix download links are available by reading the full post):
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Flow Dynamics – “Flow Dynamics” (2007)
April 22, 2010 - posted in Records, Releases.
Call it sample-funk, organic breaks, vinyl mashups or whatever you like; Flow Dynamics, the Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave McKinney’s self titled debut album contains just the right amount of real instruments and vocals needed to maintain the soul of all his diverse musical sources. This is hard-hitting, floor stomping funk music for the dance crowd with a few laid back grooves in between, reminiscent of the more well known DJ Greyboy and DJ Spinna.
Corduroy Industries – “Return to Motor City”
April 16, 2010 - posted in News, Releases, Tracks.
The legendary acid jazz band formerly known as only Corduroy, has just finished recording a new album of mainly 80′s Motown covers after a 10+ year long break from the music scene. According to Ben Addison, they are currently reviewing release options, and they will be performing live at the Düsseldorf annual Jazz rally on May 21.
Rune mix 06 – “Jazz and Beats”
March 21, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
This started out as a laid back jazz session that for some reason ended up somewhere completely different, which is a good thing!, all track selections guided by the solid beats (the playlist and mix download link is available by reading the full post):
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Lettuce – “Rage!” (2008)
March 8, 2010 - posted in Records, Releases.
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.
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!
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).
Funky Halvor – “Motherfunkin’ Boogie”
January 16, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
DJ 
Funky Halvor is back, this time with a pure boogie-disco mix that really kicks some serious ass — enjoy! (sorry, no playlist is available):
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Download link: Funky Halvor – Motherfunkin’ Boogie (142MB mp3).
Nils Landgren Funk Unit – “Funk for Life”
December 29, 2009 - posted in News.
“Funk for Life” is the latest album from the Nils Landgren Funk Unit that will be released on January 20. 2010, you can listen to a few sample tracks on their MySpace page. They will also be touring all over Europe this coming spring starting in early April (tour dates), catch them if you can, it’s a live funk experience of high caliber.
Update: A review of the album has now been posted here.
Rickey Vincent – My favorite funk albums of the 2000’s
December 4, 2009 - posted in Features.
Rickey Vincent, the funk guru, author, radio DJ and much more, has been kind enough to let us publish his own personal list of favorite releases from the past ten years and it’s a great read, so dig in and have fun!
Rickey Vincent – “The History Of Funk” radio show
December 3, 2009 - posted in Misc, Releases.
Author of the excellent book “Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One“, Rickey Vincent, has hosted his own radio show dedicated to the funk for a number of years, and you can catch the latest ones through the KPFA.org online archive. You can read more about it and have a look at some of the amazing guests that have visited him in the studio over the years on the show’s homepage.
DJ Afro – Unknown Afroshow tracks
December 2, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
While listening to some of the earliest DJ Afro shows that are no longer available, I found four tracks that I really like but have not been able to identify because the playlists are long gone (read the full post for audio samples). Please leave a comment if you know any of the artists performing these songs:
DJ Afro – “Afroshow”
December 1, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
DJ Afro, also known as José Luis Pardo – the guitarist in Los Amigos Invisibles, has his own hourly radio show where he spins some of his favorite tunes from many different genres. On his website there is an excellent archive of his newest shows available for online listening, just follow the link above and check it out because there is a lot of really good stuff in there, although some of his house mixes are not my cup of tea.
Swingin Cheese – “Croon Tunes and Kitscherama” (1997)
November 25, 2009 - posted in Records, Releases.
If you ever need a collection of high quality easy listening tunes, and yes, they do exist, this album from Irma Records is fine choice indeed. It covers the period from 1966 – 1972 and the track selections are really good, avoiding the drab elevator music arrangements in favour of solid performances and danceable grooves, making it perfect lounge fare for your ears and feet. Unfortunately it seems to be out of print, so you’ll have to track it down on your own which is probably not that hard.
Gilles Peterson – Incognito 30th anniversary interview
November 15, 2009 - posted in Misc, Releases.
Renown DJ and radio show host Gilles Peterson interviews Incognito founder and frontman Bluey about the 30th anniversary mixed with some of their songs and a selection of tracks from artists that have inspired him and the band:
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Download link: Incognito 30th anniversary interview (58MB mp3).
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