Reviews

Pieces

Here is yet another fellow who has been plucked from obscurity and enjoyed a career revival thanks to the discerning taste and archaeological drive of some crate diggers…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Jazz, Rock

Saturday Night Special

The “favorite songs featuring a mellotron” forum thread on here a couple of days back, sparked my interest in pulling this one off the expedite. …

Filed under: Music, Funk, Jazz

Sunlight

This was the album the kicked off Herbie’s electro “Rockit” era and by far his best.  In fact, it’s effect can be felt today in today’s…

Filed under: Music, Disco, Funk, Jazz

Sounding Out the City

This is the album that re-instilled my hope for neo funk acts making more records in the 21st century.  Acts on labels like Desco, Dapton, Soul Fire, and Truth…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul

Blackman

This is one of my favorite 80s funk records.  It’s a nice mix of P-Funk, Rick James, and the Dave Grusin-esque smooth jazz that plagued the charts during…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Jazz, Soul

Let My People Go

Nice collection of rare soul/funk tunes recorded by Bay Area native Darondo in the 70s.  The cut “Didn’t I” reached a fever pitch in the record…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul

Cortijo Y Su Maquina Del Tiempo

Is there such a thing as prog latin!?  The cover art suggests it, even the band name Cortijo & His Time Machine.  Well, I won’t go that far, but…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Latin

Dream World

One can’t help but IMMEDIATELY attracted to this cover. Some afro adorned, pimped-suited folks chillaxing next to a beautiful dame atop the biggest Lincoln Continental…

Filed under: Music, Funk, Soul

Bwana

The Budos Band

Quality debut by this afro-soul-funk outfit from NYC signed to the indie-funk powerhouse label Daptone.  Not gonna lie here, I was not checking for this group…

Filed under: Music, Funk, World