There are plenty of entertaining Funk and Soul tunes from back in the day that present a light-hearted side to our everyday life decisions, but this one stands out in a major way for it's humour. Big Barney and his woman have a domestic dispute over food as they fight the urge of their appetite to a funky groove on "The Whole Thang", produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey.
"The Whole Thang", now available here on eBay from Times Square Records. Visit their store which has much more rare music on 45.
Enjoy 2 Funk 45s releases from Colemine Records for the summer of 2012. "Suction" by On The Spot Trio is faced-paced tune which features a nice interplay of Hammond organ and guitar against funky drumming from the California-based band members Danny Mayer: Guitar, Jeff Wilson: Drums and Kristopher Yunker: Hammond Organ, Rhodes, Clavinet, and Bass Keys. Il Carbonaro's Dub Funk 45 "High Noon" combines a reggae rhythm, Funk and Afro-Beat influences for a slow and moody groove. This track ventures to the darker side of Funk sound with a somber vibraphone melody and sharp horns which combine to evoke a sinister sound.
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Rare funk from the Detroit underground of the late 70s. Black Nasty and their later incarnation as The ADC band come from the same lineage of music as Parliament Funkadelic as groups who originated from Detroit where the sound of psychedelic guitars mixed with hard funk rhythms.
Listen to The Black Nasty "Party On 4th St."
Listen to snippets of this lost Funk compilation and purchase your copy here at iTunes.
Hip Hop has it's share of great sample moments from obscure Funk 45s, and "Popcorn Push Push" by Ernest Van Treose is no exception. One of the things that gets me most times in hearing these rare 45s is the interesting breakdowns within the songs, I have to imagine what the musicians were thinking to create such a unique and defined style. The other reward is hearing how Hip Hop can transform the funky drumming, fatback bass an ad-libs of a vocalist from a 45 like this into an underground street smash.
Despite the short track time, I always thought "Put Some Money On It" was a hot posse cut which lent a helping hand in reviving the spirit of street lyricism for my hometown of New York City in 2011. Even though it's short, to me it has a certain amount of rewind factor above many songs I've heard of recent. The style of this song is raw, un-cut spitting straight from the streets, reminiscent of Wu-Tang's knack for gathering a bunch of MCs to deliver rhymes over a fast-paced Soul loop, or the style of Marley Marl/Kane early collaborations.
Here is the title track from The Baker Brothers
' album, available in stores February 28, 2011 on Record Kicks label.
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