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Here it is:http://www.musicforamerica.org/node/96788
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Another nice read as usual...
I just got this in the mail today. You might like... Press release that came with it.
artist] VARIOUS by Adrian Gibson
[title] STAY ON THE GROOVE
[cat] FSR CD007
[label] Freestyle Records
[released] November
-SOUNDS LIKE "DEEP FUNK, RARE FUNK & SOUL"
- FREESTYLE RECORDS VARIOUS CD RELEASE OF MODERN DEEP FUNK WITH YESTURDAYS DEEP FUNK SOUND
- FEATURES HOMGROWN ARTISTS THE BAMBOOS, COOKING ON THREE BURNERS ALONGSIDE QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA, BREAKESTRA, SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
Groove. What is it? As complex and diverse as mood; as infectious and innovative as melody and as inclusive and instinctive as rhythm itself, Groove is a term often lacking in todays MTV saturated and easily digestable pop consumerism. It is when an artist or band slips into a relaxed yet uniform swagger and things that usually wouldn't start fitting into place, it's what brings all pieces of the pie together perfectly and when everything seems so right you wish it would never end. It is also something that makes you want to shake your ass, whatever time of day it is and it is to these attributes that this compilation is dedicated.
Since the late eighties funk revival when hip hop artists truly started paying dues (and cheques!) to the masters of days gone by, funk has retained its rightful place at the forefront of modern music. Just listen to the production of the Neptunes or Timbaland to see where it fits into todays market. But it is not just within the memory banks of Akai's and million selling producers that the funk lives on!
Compiled by label owner, Jazz Caf?? booker, artist manager, DJ, famed record collector and all round music nut Adrian Gibson, this compilation focuses solely on modern day bands who are not just re-living but also re-defining the funk sound. Taking its title from the New Mastersounds storming opening track, the CD aims to show how these bands, whilst steeped in retro-ism, are pushing a new and exhilarating take on the blueprint laid down by seminal artists such as Eddie Bo, The Meters and of course James Brown.
Featuring tracks from artists from all corners of the globe, such as Sweden's Jaguar, Germany's Poets of Rhythm, New York's Dapkings, LA's Breakestra, The Bamboos from Australia and the UK's very own New Mastersounds and Quantic Soul Orchestra, it is also obvious to see that this is a worldwide phenomena we are talking about. Features Sleevenotes by Will Holland (aka Quantic) and Snowboy (Acid Jazz) Extensive track by track notes by Adrian Gibson and Jon Sheppard An exclusive edit of Troubled Souls "Funky Me" Parts 1 & 2 seamlessley edited together for the first time. Massive tracks by Quantic, Breakestra, Poets of Rhythm, Sharon Jones & The Dapkings, Speedometer and The New Mastersounds.
And thank you for reading the column.