BOOTSY COLLINS Vinilo y CD

Review: By the time Bootsy Collins' fifth album 'Ultra Wave' had been released in 1980, the iconoclastic funk freakazoid had moved away from the straight-up funk stompers made as part of the Rubber Band, and had begun to move in a more experimental direction. Produced by one George Clinton, this album was a light-hearted, starry, guitar-twinging and glittering strummer, with lead hits such as 'Mug Push' laying down its undeniable partystarting mood.

Review: Bootsy Collins' latest album 'Power of the One' was a real doozy and now it gets picked apart for some special 7"s on Japan's P-Vine. 'Hip-Hop Lollipop' (feat. Fantaazma) sees Bootsy doing what he does best, grooving, funking and bring some big fun to the funk. It is a remake of 'Club Funkateers' from the album with German Fantaazma that was first dropped on streaming services to mark Black History Month earlier this year. On the flip is 'Bewise' (FredWreck Remix) which was a Japan-exclusive CD bonus track when the album first dropped. It's a tight funk offering with West-coast production.