The sequel to "Black Feeling" the first compilation released on Freestyle Records of funk/soul covers by various bands directed by Australian funk musician DJ Lance Ferguson is almost here, Black Feeling 2! Freestyle Records is releasing a 45 sampler from the upcoming compilation which includes a cover of Burning Spear, originally by Richard Evans (The Soulful Strings/Cadet Records) and on the b-side is a cover of Johnny Pate's blaxploitation classic Shaft In Africa. Get up on this project if you crave contemporary Soul musicians covering classics you love!

Black Feeling Volume Two - Sampler 45
(7"/Digital) Freestyle Records FSR7068, 2011-06-06

Tracklisting :
A1. The Poly-Tones - Burning Spear 4.31
B1. The Mighty Show-Stoppers - Shaft In Africa 4.06




 Here are a couple tunes from the original Black Feeling in the above video and it's original press release below:

"Back in September 2007, Freestyle Records released Black Feeling an album project brought to life by Australian musical supremo Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Lanu).


Each track was presented under a pseudonym to give the impression of an album you would find whilst digging in a Caribbean record shop or American thrift store. As a collection of reworked classics, the album set dance floors alight across the world, indeed, the single Hippy Skippy Moon Strut by The Mighty Show-Stoppers became a huge selling 12 inch, and also notched up well over 350,000 individual viewings on You Tube to date!


Now in 2011, Freestyle Records is pleased as punch to be releasing this teaser 45 single that features 2 cuts from the forthcoming follow up album Black Feeling: Volume Two (FSRCD/LP090) and what total corkers they are too!


The A side is Lance & Co's fantastic reworking of the anthemic Burning Spear under the moniker of The Poly-Tones, an intense and driving piece of soulful funk, and what could possibly equal that for the flip side? The Mighty Show-Stoppers giving Johnnie Pate's blaxploitation soundtrack classic Shaft In Africa such a convincing and wonderful re-working, you will think you are back in time, on the film set whilst Richard Roundtree (that's John Shaft to you sucker!) kicks some serious ass!"