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Juno Recommends Funk / Reissues June 2020

Juno Recommends Funk

Juno Recommends Funk

Juno Recommends Funk/Reissues June 2020
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Cat: VNG 001. Rel: 25 May 20
 
Funk
Seven Minutes Of Funk (part 1)
Seven Minutes Of Funk (part 2)
Review: Those heavyweight funksters at West Loop Chicago are back again with more crucial heat for your boogie bag. This time the mysterious international cabal of edit heads have slipped from City Volts over to Vong45 - a label that may or may not also be under their control. The name tells you all you need to know - seven sweet minutes of luxurious grooves edited with a soft touch to keep the musicality smooth and flowing across both sides of this 7". Anyone who takes the classic '70s sound seriously will be jamming to this - buttery smooth and hot as hell, just how we like it.





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out of stock $8.94
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Flute Thing (edit W/Breaks) (4:30)
Do What You Gotta Do (edit) (4:20)
Review: With no less than nine releases on the label to their name already, Black Cash & Theo AKA Thelonious Beats are Galaxy Sound Co's most experienced editors. Here they deliver another fantastic "45" packed with righteous grooves and life-affirming jazz moves. It's the latter that comes to the fore on side A's "Flute Thing", a sweet and seductive drift through picturesque jazz territory with some additional loose-limbed drum solos edited in halfway through. "Do What You Gotta Do" on the other hand is a simmering, string-laden soul treat rich in killer instrumentation, sumptuous orchestration, chunky grooves and hazy vocals. It's a fine edit of a superb cut and easily the record's standout cut.
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out of stock $10.00
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Jay Z/Pate - "Show Me The Funk Breaks" (instrumental) (3:47)
P Enemy - "Harder Breaks" (instrumental) (4:08)
Review: The Atlanta based B Boy Breaks series continues with another drop of serious cuts to get beat jugglers, sample diggers and just straight up funk lovers going hog wild over the lashings of drum breaks galore. First up on the A side there's some widescreen, expansive beatdowns taking place with the massive "Show Me The Funk Breaks" - a fela esque sax screaching ,hammond organ swirling classic you already know from the many times it's been lifted for its treasured sonic ingredients. "Harder Breaks" on the flip is another monumental jam, presented here in instrumental form most recently used for the theme tune of a UK TV show . The evergreen groove is just crying out for someone with the skills to drop some serious turntablism all over this one.

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out of stock $5.25
4
Wot I Want (vocal version) (4:02)
Ugly Funk Breaks (instrumental version) (4:13)
Review: Peak time dancefloor action with this 45 with the familiar classic b-boy sampling fodder coupled with an infectious r & b vocal club monster. It's never had a physical release till now. On the flip it's instrumental breaks galore for B-Boy/B-Girl back flips action from a sought after uk trio release now in handy 45 form with tuff breakbeats and smattering of electro vibe...Only 200 copies..
out of stock $9.45
5
Baila Chibiquiban (3:08)
Baila Chibiquiban (Tonton Boom edit) (4:15)
Review: Late last month, Matasuna Records successfully mined "Ritual", the sought-after 1971 album by Nico Gomez and his Afro-Percussion Inc (a studio combo helmed by Belgian composer Joseph van het Groenewoud), and reissued one of the standout tracks, "Lupita". Here they serve up another gem from the album, "Baila Chibiquiban", an Incredible Bongo Band-esque fusion of psychedelic rock, heavy funk and even heavier Afro-Cuban percussion. The fine original version is given the re-edit treatment on the flip, with Tonton Boom extending some percussive passages and emphasizing the killer groove before introducing some of the track's headier musical elements. It's the kind of rework that should find favour with proper break-dancers.
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out of stock $10.26
6
Cat: RESENSE 048. Rel: 18 May 20
 
Funk
Help (edit) (3:45)
Love U Baby (3:11)
Review: Some 13 years after setting up shop, Agogo offshoot Resense has almost notched up a half century of releases. "45" number 48 comes courtesy of Soulbrigada, a German duo who were last seen frolicking on Matasuna Records back in 2016. They hit the ground running with A-side workout "Help (Edit)", a deliciously dancefloor-focused re-edit of a righteous Northern Soul staple by a relatively obscure Midwestern band. Low-slung, weighty, sweaty and horn-heavy with a Wilson Pickett style lead vocal, it's the kind of cut that causes pandemonium when dropped at the right time. If anything, flipside "Love U Baby" is even heavier. It's a formidably funky affair, with Soulbrigada toughening it up via the use of additional drums and floor-friendly loops of key instrumental passages.
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out of stock $8.68
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Cat: MUKAT 071. Rel: 08 Jun 20
 
Funk
Move On Up (3:48)
Give Me Your Love (3:32)
Review: By now, you should know Devon Russell's sought-after 1984 cover of Curtis Mayfield classic "Move On Up", a incredible, post-disco era reggae-soul revision that just oozes sun-splashed positivity. It's virtually impossible to pick up the original 45 so this dinked reissue from Mukatsuku Records is most welcome and has been lovingly remastered. The seven-inch is also notable for including another overlooked gem from Russell's even lesser-known 1993 album of Mayfield covers, "Darker Than Blue". His rendition of "Give Me Your Love" here presented for the very first time in a 45 format is blissfully glassy-eyed, colourful and hazy, giving the Mayfield classic a decidedly Balearic reggae feel via head-nodding grooves, fluid synthesizer lines and jazzy guitar solos. In a word: brilliant.Supported so far by DJ Koco & DJ Muro from Japan and Craig Charles BBC 6 Music, The Allergies,Mr Thing, Andy Smith & Boca 45 from the uk....
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out of stock $6.30
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Cat: GLADES 1713. Rel: 11 May 20
 
Funk
Vanessa Kendrick - "90% Of Me Is You" (2:45)
Gwen McCrae - "90% Of Me Is You" (2:52)
out of stock $11.84
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Cat: LYSK 45004. Rel: 16 Nov 20
 
Funk
Mer (5:37)
Holder Rytme (4:07)
 in stock $13.67
10
The Nassauvians - "Slacking Off" (3:05)
Tommy Goodwin - "The Time Is Now" (feat Don Lepage) (4:16)
Review: "Slacking Off" came from a Nassauvians session that found the band coming back together in the studio for the first time after a little break, but totally unprepared. Despite this, they struck real aloha gold, with Hawaiian soul, gently lilting funk and Balearic guitars all making it as summery as you could wish for. Flipside "The Time Is Now" is a previously unreleased AOR island recording with Nassauvians man Tommy Goodwin on guitar and pal Don Lepage on harmonica, and will make you nostalgic for a time and a place never known.
out of stock $12.36
11
Cat: BBP 178. Rel: 11 May 20
 
Funk
Sitting On The Bay Banger (4:17)
Fire Cracker (3:33)
Review: Last year Breakbeat Paradise inaugurated the Toxic Funk series of mash-ups, reworks and party-starting sample jams via a tidy seven-inch single from BadboE and Tom Showtime. Here the series returns with a similarly fiery "45" from Edinburgh-based DJ/producer Gramophone Soul. On side A he smashes together elements from soul classic "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay", Beastie Boys raps and bombastic, loose-limbed breakbeats. The results are as effective as you'd expect (IE it sounds like a bona fide party-starter). Turn to the flip for "Fire Cracker", a tooled-up, stomping soul affair that stays closer to its soulful source material whilst also re-framing it a little for contemporary dancefloors.
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out of stock $9.20
12
Cat: BH 115BLACK. Rel: 18 May 20
 
Funk
Rescue Me (3:28)
Bar-B-Q (3:28)
Review: Rework merchant Djar One can usually be relied to deliver the goods, regardless of whether he's in re-edit, mash-up or full on remix mode. For his latest trick, he's taken his scalpel to Fontella Bass soul classic "Rescue Me", beefing up the beats a little and thickening up the bassline while keeping much of the original in-tact. It's undeniably floor-friendly and reverential enough not to annoy those who love the original (which, let's face it, is almost all of us). Over on the flipside, he fattens up another classic soul gem, once again making the beats flow in a way that suits modern dancefloors without particularly tampering with the track's infectiously stomping groove.
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out of stock $13.15
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The Bells Of Saint Christopher (3:38)
Island Girl (4:54)
Foreign Affair/Criminal Intent (2:10)
Stormy Weather (3:02)
Obatala (Souls On Fire) (3:10)
Head Of The Class (3:12)
Rated X (4:20)
Draw Me Your Favorite Funk (4:34)
In My Eyes (4:00)
Science Fiction (3:51)
Shock Treatment (2:46)
Veronica's House Of Tarot (1:13)
out of stock $32.60
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Cat: 190759 18041. Rel: 01 Jun 20
 
Funk
Rainbow Children (10:05)
Muse 2 The Pharaoh (4:21)
Digital Garden (4:13)
The Work (part 1) (4:30)
Everywhere (2:55)
The Sensual Everafter (2:54)
Mellow (4:37)
1+1+1 Is 3 (5:21)
Deconstruction (1:56)
Wedding Feast (0:51)
She Loves Me 4 Me (2:47)
Family Name (8:20)
The Everlasting Now (8:08)
Last December (8:06)
out of stock $44.16
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Children Of The Night (Ryuhei The Man edit) (3:38)
Children Of The Night (3:59)
Review: Japan seems to excel at everything and anything it does, including reissuing golden jazz funk. This time out, Hysear Don Walker's "Complete Expressions Vol. 2" is mined for the two escapist and mellifluous tracks that make up this essential 7". Ryuhei The Man edits "Children Of The Night" into a smooth flowing bit of late night and romantic jazz funk. It rides on a pensive bass loop and has a subtle sense of drive, while the slower original is that bit more sentimental with its noodling chords and more meandering mood. Both sides are pure winners.
out of stock $16.57
16
Sitting On Top Of The World (vocal) (4:08)
Sitting On Top Of The World (instrumental) (4:10)
out of stock $21.31
17
Cat: NUM 76LP. Rel: 01 Jun 20
 
Funk
Come On (2:38)
It’s You (4:15)
We Ought To Be Together (2:46)
To Make You Happy (2:58)
Guilty (5:05)
Take Me Home (4:35)
Make Sure (2:47)
Takes A Little Time (3:05)
What Can I Do (3:45)
The Hatch (3:27)
Aggravation (1:51)
Takes A Little Time (3:09)
Give & Take (3:05)
Now That I Have You (5:34)
Stay With Me (2:52)
She’s Got Me In The Pocket (6:33)
Dancin’ To Ma Music (3:58)
I'm A Stranger (part 1) (3:29)
out of stock $32.09
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Tourdefrance - "In Alto Disco" (5:33)
Dirtyelements & Drunkdrivers - "Hold Back" (4:27)
Disco Demolition - "Sexy Dancing" (8:34)
Howson's Groove - "Hung Up" (6:49)
out of stock $11.84
19
Jorun Bombay & The Espressolites - "Peas In An Alternate Universe" (4:22)
Jorun Bombay - "Mister Magic" (A Jorun Bombay edit - alternate version) (3:19)
Review: When it comes to delivering party-starting funk and soul 45s, Jorun Bombay has an impressive track record. His latest seven-inch is rather fine, too. On the A-side he joins forces with a trio of musicians to offer up "Peas In An Alternate Universe": a riff on JBs classic "Pass The Peas" that layers extended organ and trombone solos over a groove dominated by crunchy breakbeats and virtuoso bass guitar. Flipside "Mister Magic" is a deeper, warmer and more laidback affair, with tidy electric piano parts, toe-tapping drums, occasional string-laden disco samples and warm bass being joined by a simply wonderful new vibraphone solo.
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out of stock $15.76
20
Cat: AOTNLP 038. Rel: 01 Jun 20
 
Funk
The T-u-l-s-a Song (4:35)
T'spoon - "Sweetness" (4:19)
The Dream (4:14)
T'spoon - "Say Yeah" (3:49)
Cats Meow (previously unreleased) (3:48)
T'spoon - "School Dance" (2:17)
Amazing (previously unreleased) (4:21)
Never (Give Up On You) (5:29)
T'spoon - "If You Dance Tonite" (4:43)
The Davis Family - "Genesis" (4:17)
Review: Athens of the North originally contracted obscure 80s boogie artist Billy Bruner about reissuing two of his rare, sought-after singles - "The Tulsa Song" and "The Dream" - but instead raided his tape archives and putting together what's effectively his debut album. Combining previously released tracks (including some made as part of similarly obscure outfit T'Spoon and the gospel-leaning band The Davis Family), unheard extended versions and previously unreleased songs, the album is warm, soulful, slick and summery. Highlights include the stuttering P-funk flex of "Cats Meow", the sizzling dancefloor heat of "School Dance" and the deliciously extended version of glassy-eyed '80s soul jam "Never". If sparkling, synth-heavy '80s soul is your thing, this is one surprise retrospective you won't want to miss.
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 in stock $19.46
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Cat: HRLP 005. Rel: 25 May 20
 
Funk
Don't Give A Damn (3:44)
Shoulder To Shoulder (4:28)
Suzi Traffic (3:40)
Haggis Express (4:00)
Ain't Nothing But Love In The End (3:41)
Stand Up For Love (5:52)
Burning (3:27)
Ain't Loving One Another (4:46)
Give It Up (Don't Take Part In The Madness) (4:56)
Review: It's been a while since we last heard from UK funk stalwarts - and noted Mark Ronson collaborators - The Haggis Horns, so it would be fair to say that the ever-changing collective's fifth album is long overdue. The Leeds-based band apparently worked on it for two years, and you can tell: alongside their usual horn-heavy deep funk workouts and instrumental expressions of their influences (think the Meters, James Brown, Kool & The Gang and so on) you'll also find an ear-catching array of vocal numbers featuring the rasping, soulful voice of regular guest singer (and Hot Damn member) John McCallum. The result is an album oozing with good grooves, good times and even better horn arrangements.
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out of stock $23.40
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Cat: FSAB 01. Rel: 01 Jun 20
 
Funk
Nas (Interlude)/Anna From Woohside (Beat Suite)/Nas (Interlude) (4:33)
Voices Inside My Head (4:16)
Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (4:44)
Festival Song (BAM BAM) (3:53)
Magnificent Dance (feat Rich Medina) (3:57)
Que Se Sepa (feat Jose Parla Y Mireya Ramos) (3:11)
The Mexican (feat Mireya Ramos) (4:32)
I Know You I Live You (feat Maimouna Youssef) (4:27)
Stevie Wonder Interview (Inserlude)/If You Really Love Me/Stevie Wonder Interview (Inserlude) (feat Maimouna Youssef) (5:00)
Baby I'm Scared Of You (4:19)
Review: Some 30 years after rising to prominence via a now legendary NYC radio show, veteran hip-hop DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia have finally made a debut album. It sees them join forces with specially created nine-piece combo The M19s Band to serve up fresh covers of a range of well-known and obscure "dance floor bangers" (as the accompanying press release puts it). There are some superb interpretations, with the Police's dub disco jam "Voices Inside My Head" becoming a sweet soul-jazz treat, the Clash's "Magnificent Dance" reborn as a Latin jazz number (complete with Rich Medina spoken word vocal) and Womack & Womack's "Baby I'm Scared of You" a seductive, shuffling Afro-Cuban jazz standard. In a word: brilliant.
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out of stock $68.89
23
Ella Fitzgerald - "Get Ready" (Soul Flip edit) (3:53)
Tammi Terrell - "Two Can Have A Party" (Soul Flip edit) (3:44)
Review: The Soul Flip crew are back to rework and carefully tweak more classic cuts to get those dance floors in a spin. This time they turn their attention to the evergreen classic "Get Ready" from jazz great Ella Fitzgerald. The already student and empowering single is beefed up with drums that have extra kick, crisp hits and fills and string stabs that are as bright as the sun. Things get a little more soulful and sun kissed with Tammi Terrell - "Two Can Have A Party" and its hip swinging finger clicks and gorgeously soaring strings.
out of stock $10.00
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Cat: MLP 1005COLOUR. Rel: 25 May 20
 
Funk
Calling The Shots (3:58)
Zulu Walk (3:51)
The Sun Shines Tonight (3:24)
Struggle & Triumph (2:56)
Transcendental Express (3:26)
French Vanilla Skies (2:59)
Physique (3:34)
Battle (3:25)
Peace Street (2:52)
A Brighter Darkness (4:32)
Paranormals Theme (2:28)
The Next Message (4:08)
out of stock $17.36
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Cat: FVR 162. Rel: 01 Jun 20
 
Funk
Canto Da Bahia (6:05)
Dia De Verao (5:26)
Guerreiro Yoruba (6:38)
Nacao Africa (4:49)
Copacabana (4:02)
Canto De Iemanja (5:40)
Nacao Africa (part 2) (4:03)
Review: Eagle eyed diggers might have spotted Camarao Orkestra's excellent Nacao Africa 12" single dropping last year on Favorite Recordings. Now the promise of that single has been followed up with this wonderful album - a scintillating blend of Latin jazz, funk, samba, Afrobeat and much more besides. The playing is second to none, not least the gorgeous Rhodes on "Dia De Verao", and the energy pivots nimbly across these seven tracks to make for a varied but cohesive listen. Uptempo "Guerreiro Yoruba" is an infectious stomper, while "Copacabana" captures a cool 70s funk vibe that wouldn't sound out of place on a Rufus & Chaka Khan record. With the title track bringing the perfect laid back party flavour too, there's a lot to savour on this album, not least while the sun is shining.
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 in stock $21.03
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Cat: LEGO 191. Rel: 11 May 20
 
Funk
Play The Ball (4:44)
Olympians (4:19)
Ready To Go (4:26)
Ping Pong Powerplay (4:28)
You Shot Me Down (1:58)
Royals (4:01)
Bone (The Broke Marauder) (4:58)
Hit Me (5:31)
Hangin' On (3:26)
The Bachelor (4:34)
out of stock $17.36
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Marriage For All Or None At All (4:46)
Funky Mummy (3:53)
Slappy (2:46)
Haunted Boat (Buyer's Remorse) (4:40)
The Lawsuit (5:51)
Instrumental Interlude #1 (0:55)
Hump Day Hymn (2:48)
Do I Cut The Blue Wire Or The Limewire? (4:53)
Poppy (2:38)
I Don't Get Art (2:13)
Space Language (5:00)
Remember? (1:40)
Review: While they might dress like Aussie Rules Football players from the 1920s, Karate Boogaloo are a serious funk outfit. The Melbourne-based combo earned their stripes as the rhythm section for one of the city's most popular local soul bands, The Cactus Channel, and their ability to create killer cuts from a stripped-back line-up of musicians (drums, electric guitar, bass, Hammond organ) is one of the most endearing things about new album "Carn The Boogers". Able to somehow sound loose and tight at the same time, the band's instrumental compositions variously doff a cap to the Shadows, the deep funk of the Meters, drowsy late-night rhythm & blues and more psychedelic, out-of-this world soul bands. As you can see, their music is hard to describe, but also hugely enjoyable.
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out of stock $20.51
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Cat: 190759 35421. Rel: 01 Jun 20
 
Funk
One Nite Alone (3:39)
U're Gonna C Me (5:17)
Here On Earth (3:23)
A Case Of U (3:36)
Have A Heart (2:06)
Objects In The Mirror (3:25)
Avalanche (4:24)
Pearls B4 The Swine (2:59)
Young & Beautiful (2:45)
Arboretum (2:30)
out of stock $26.29
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I Will Stand On It (3:03)
Being With You (3:38)
Now I'm On My Way To Heaven (3:35)
I Got A Song In My Heart (3:36)
It Took A Miracle (3:32)
I Wanna Sing For You (2:39)
Living For Him (4:58)
Mon Rose La Sharon (3:18)
Review: Recorded sometime in the late 1970s, and previously only available as a private press release on a tiny Maryland label, "Miracles" is the sole album from gospel preacher/singer Reverend Norman Weeks and his backing band, the Revelations. Little info is available, though if the modern soul end of gospel is your thing it's well worth picking up. As you'd expect, the vocals from Weeks and his collaborators are soulful and righteous, while the accompanying music is impeccably played and surprisingly well produced given the likely budget constraints. Highlights include the heavy funk-soul strut of "It Took A Miracle", the Bob James-influenced brilliance of "I Wanna Sing For You" and fizzing LP opener and bona fide dancefloor rocker "I Will Stand On It".
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out of stock $24.46
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Cat: WOT 037. Rel: 18 May 20
 
Funk
Feel (5:57)
Elephant Wave (5:36)
More (7:14)
Something In Blue (4:56)
Emerald (6:22)
Shipping Love Beat (5:33)
Ever (2:21)
out of stock $11.56
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