TAG: funk

Oct03

Video + Interview: Dam-Funk (Video & MP3)

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Dam-Funk is one real dude. Real name Damon Riddick, the singer, DJ and producer got his start in high school and is now signed to one of the coolest labels on the planet, Stones Throw. His critically acclaimed album “Toeachizown,” which was released in 2009, is a reintroduction of funk to the new generation, a spacey bouncy ode to a past era whilst celebrating the birth of a new one. Lately, Damon has been rocking shows all around the world, I got to sit down with the talented funkster before his …

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Aug09

The Budos Band – The Budos Band III (Review)

The Budos Band

The Budos Band III

Released by Daptone Records


Holy afro-soul-pysch-funk! Or, something like that. Staten-Island’s resident afro-beat funksters, The Budos Band, have returned for their third full-length installment, appropriately titled The Budos Band III. It’s rather difficult to classify the brand of music that The Budos Band creates, as the ten-plus musicians foray into nearly every musical territory possible. Although the music is sprawling, it is nonetheless fascinating in every sense – relentlessly begging its listeners’ ears for more attention.
Jul15

Quantic Presenta Flowing Inferno – Dog With a Rope (Review)

Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno

Dog With a Rope

Released by Tru Thoughts


Currently based out of the Cali, Colombia, Will Holland, also known by his DJ name, Quantic, is once again back from the workshop to present us with his new work, a return back to Colombia’s local stylings with Dog With a Rope under the already-familiar Latin side project Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno. Having become inspired by the rhythms of Colombia and Latinoamérica as a rhythmic whole, Holland has crafted an innovative project that builds from the exotic offerings on 2008’s Death of the Revolution. Sensual and dynamic Latin rhythms ...
Jun25

Jazz Mafia Hip-Hop Symphony – Brass, Bows & Beats (Review)

Jazz Mafia Hip-Hop Symphony

Brass, Bows & Beats

Released by Jazz Mafia Records


Brass, Bows & Beats  is “what you’d hear if a full-size philharmonic found itself jamming with a classic big band during a street corner rap battle” according to the critics, and they couldn’t have been more accurate with that imagery. Because Jazz Mafia Hip-Hop Symphony is not your every day philharmonic ensemble; it’s a musical assemblage based out of San Francisco, California and a band that has a lot to offer. Not only do they play, write and arrange all types of music from jazz, soul and ...
Jun23

Eccentric Breaks & Beats (Review)

Various Artists

Eccentric Breaks & Beats

Released by Numero Group


Well if you can't beat 'em, take back what's yours, sort of. For several years now, the Chi-town based Numero Group has amassed a catalogue of obscure soul, funk, folk and rock while at the same time working tirelessly clearing song licenses and paying royalties to musicians. What their hustle means to all the crate-diggers is that their collection is like a BP oil, it's like that liquid black gold that sprung a massive leak — that leak being that they made it that much easier for DJs to ...