Wheedle's Groove Vol 2: Seattle Funk, Modern Soul & Boogie 1972-1987 vinyl

As the title suggests, this compilation from Light In The Attic sees the label offer up a second selection of nuggets from the Pacific North West funk scene a decade after the first, hugely enjoyable edition of Wheedle's Groove. Once again put together with the dusty fingered assistance of DJ Supreme La Rock, this second volume fast forwards proceedings a decade covering a fifteen year period from 1972 onwards and contains a wonderfully enlightening 18 tracks. As with the overall funk movement as a whole, it's easy to discern a shift in sound across this compilation from the straight up funk sound that dominated the debut collection as disco and modern soul began to emerge. As Wheedles Groove II progresses we are even treated to nascent forms of electro and hip hop which reveals the Emerald City's music scene was much more diverse than many give it credit for. Includes killer liner notes by Jonathan Zwickel with band interviews and rare archive photos.

Tunguska Sound, RUSTAM OSPANOFF., Jeremy Underground, Juno Recommends Funk, Phil Horneman (Wicked Jazz Sounds), Sameed