Soul & Funk
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There are poets like the great Mary Oliver, who might suggest that one’s primary function when moving through the world, for as long as they have life and the ability to move through the world, is to play close attention to that which others may foolishly call small, or quotidian....
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Spacing Out is an instrumental masterpiece only ever issued in Bermuda at the turn of 1970. A mix of the band's out-there original compositions and extravagant covers of The Meters, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and The Isley Brothers, it established this band as one of the greatest instrumental bands of...
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A message for all funk lovers out there, the moment you've been waiting for is here: Super Funk is here to take you on a journey into the many faces of groove! This compilation is a total celebration of funk in all its forms, from the most classic roots to...
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Disco-junkies, here we go: the seventh volume of Cosmic Discoteque is finally here to make you dance like never before! All stuff found in the most remote and unpredictable flea markets. If you thought the surprises were over, get ready to be amazingly surprised: this compilation will bring the most...
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Optimo Music unleashes Japan's GǼG and their Anarcho Disco Volumes 1 & 2 into the world. Optimo thought it was done with 12" single release, at least for now, but then these tracks showed up and it was instantly obviously essential that they get pressed up on big fat twelve-inch...
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Optimo Music unleashes Japan's GǼG and their Anarcho Disco into the world. Optimo thought audiences were done with 12" single release, at least for now, but then these tracks showed up and it was instantly obviously essential that they get pressed up on big fat 12" singles. Every single track...
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Music From Memory return with a further six tracks from Dutch musician Richenel. Continuing with recordings taken from his debut album 'La Diferencia’, originally released in 1982 on the cult Amsterdam cassette only label Fetisj, the tracks on Music From Memory’s second EP ‘Perfect Stranger’ includes alternate takes drawn from...
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For their first release of 2017 Music From Memory present the work of a Dutch musician for the first time with an EP of tracks by singer Richenel taken from his debut album 'La Diferencia'. Originally released in 1982 on the cult Amsterdam cassette only label Fetisj the tracks on...
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Door 154 is the debut album from multi instrumentalist Jack Erin Brown coreleased on Nudie Records and Tunnel Records. Recorded in spurts from 2022-24, the record is a multi genre instrumental voyage blending influences from hip hop, krautrock, library music, to jazz and beyond. The journey to Door 154 began...
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After 10 years from the release of the succesful "Obscure Cuts: Italian Arabic Disco", the mighty Beppe Loda is back with a new EP containing top notch cuts of finely chosen Middle-Eastern-influenced Italian obscure gems from the golden era of disco music. Step on the magical carpet and fly high...
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Big Crown Records is proud to present Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek’s latest album Yarın Yoksa. The show stopping intensity of Derya backed by the psychedelic soul of Grup Şimşek with production by Leon Michels has yielded a stand out record that challenges genre with a broad appeal and a...
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Strut introduces the highly anticipated third volume in the Disques Debs International series, diving deeper into the archives of one of the greatest French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs, based in Guadeloupe. Founded by the visionary Henri Debs in the late ‘50s, the label and studio operated for over 50 years,...
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Symbole presents the first ever release of Patrick Jean-Marie's 'Atika – LIVE !' Made from the original master tape, recorded in mono during a TV Live Show on RFO in GUADELOUPE, 1982. A real miracle these moment were captured and this fragile magnetic tape have survived ! The no ‘music...
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Clear Blue Wave Vinyl. A collection of the best gospel - soul thumpers from the Boddie Recording Company and BOS Records by way of The Numero Group. Great Lakes Gospel Vol 1 features some of Cleveland's purest and sweetest gospel rarities. An overflowing chalice of funky gospel gems from the...
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"What is disco, if not a call for yearning? What is gospel, if not a call for redemption? What is praise, if not a call back home? It is in the murky waters of gospel, Blackness, queerness and Black performance of Step II that we find Sylvester, a legend...
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Back to Back captures the instrumental aspect of the ’67 Stax-Volt European tour (“Volt” is the name of Stax’s subsidiary label). Immediately apparent is that the live versions of these songs are played much faster than the recorded ones. Exuberant? Definitely! These folks were racing across unfamiliar cultures and landscapes,...
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Pressed on pink and purple color vinyl. "When one makes mention of Deee-Lite, the '90s house-funk trio of Lady Miss Kier, and DJs Dmitry and Towa Tei, invariably their Billboard smash single 'Groove Is In The Heart' will come up, and for good reason. With its Herbie Hancock-sampling bassline, some...
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Welcome to 'Instrumental Dubs #3', the ongoing series that delves into the world of the Dub Version and beyond. Side one explores the axis of UK Street Soul and Reggae with the opening two tracks produced by Howard Hill and originally released on his Passion Enterprises label in the late...
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Reissue of the 1983's classic Messages From The Stars by British Electronic Funk outfit, The Rah Band. Released in 1983, "Messages From The Stars" by The RAH Band—AKA multi-instrumentalist and producer Richard Anthony Hewson—emerged as a modest club hit, peaking at number 42 on the UK charts. Four decades later,...
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Another in a series of superb wandering groove albums from the premier sweet soul singer. He took the standard three-minute pop soul song and expanded the format. It is Gaye that is responsible for today's smooching urban r&b; he was for much of his career many years ahead of the...
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Continuing our commitment to shining a celebratory light on classic and influential music from Detroit, Third Man Records is honored to re-introduce the world to the undeniable importance of the Detroit Cobras.Here is one of two reissues of classic Detroit Cobras debut records — "Mink, Rat or Rabbit" and "Life,...
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George Clinton's imagination knew no bounds and, defying normal music industry convention, by 1978 had five bands signed to three different record labels. One of these comprised of three Parliament/Funkadelic female backing singers working under the name of Parlet. It was Clinton's idea that two other backing singers, Lynn Mabry...
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Gloria Scott’s What Am I Gonna Do is considered by many as one of the greatest soul records of all time. A masterpiece produced by Barry White, that oozes class, lush instrumentation and the remarkle vocal talent and emotive delivery of Ms Scott. From the impecable opener ‘What Am I...
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This rare Gospel/Soul record, originally released on the short-lived US funk/disco label Cheri Records, sees it's first reissue since 1982, for Record Store Day 2025. Original copies are almost impossible to get a hold of, with only a limited amount of first edition copies in circulation. Produced by the legendary...
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'Rhyze to the Top' is the debut LP by the American funk and R&B band Rhyze, released in 1981. It’s an essential album for fans of funk and R&B, offering a snapshot of the vibrant and dynamic music scene of the early 1980s. Second hand copies regularly change hands for...
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Following the success of the Tokyo Glow and Funk Tide sets, Wewantsounds once again teams up with Tokyo-based DJ Notoya for a breezy selection of funk and boogie recorded in Japan for King Records in the '70s and '80s. Most tracks here are making their debut on vinyl outside of...
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This exceptionally rare library album by Italian composer, musician, and guitarist Mario Molino was first released on the obscure library music imprint B.M.P. during the 1970s. It was later issued on the highly collectible Music Scene label rebranded as Action Beat Group (MSE-144), featuring different track titles and attributed to...
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Classic 90's and early 2000's Detroit Booty / Ghettotech / Electro from Mr De'. Compilation of lots sought after old classics, and some previously only on CD....
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To launch Mr Bongo’s new Cuban Classic Series, we are thrilled to present this sought-after, psychedelic-funk masterpiece. A fusion of traditional Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms meets disco, jazz, and funk, with hints of 70s soundtrack productions, this much-loved cult album featuring nine predominantly instrumental tracks is a real treasure that...
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Michi, a Latinx artist from California, releases her debut album Dirty Talk on Stones Throw, produced entirely with Blake Rhein of Durand Jones & the Indications and close collaborator Paul Cherry. Dirty Talk blends eras into a singular sound, mixing early-aughts inspired R&B vocals with 70s funk & soul-inspired...
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Knowsum is set to release his new album, Cosmic Breeze, on December 6, 2024. This latest project promises to be a genre-defying experience, blending elements of funk, dream-pop, and psychedelic nostalgia. Cosmic Breeze takes listeners on a never-ending love trip through the cosmos, channeling the warmth of 70s funk grooves,...
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Lost tracks don’t stay lost forever. Running Back is proud to present the reissue of Aric’s I Love Your Love – a long-forgotten gem from the good-time party days of the early dance era. Originally created in the spirit of celebration and groove, these tracks disappeared into obscurity until a...
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Starting in the late 60s, jazz music started to take an interesting, and very soulful turn. Influenced by the funk of the day – from James Brown to Sly & The Family Stone – the art form, generally not considered a funky musical genre, started to stretch out and fit...
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When initially released in 1971, many critics panned Eddie Palmieri’s 1971 album Harlem River Drive. Those critics were wrong. Regardless of critical opinion, the release was not the crossover success Palmieri and Roulette Records had hoped for, at least in the immediate. Over the years the release has developed a...
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This anthology follows Now-Again's Loving On The Flipside, issued more than a decade ago. And that anthology itself got its start in a different time, a decade even earlier - the era in which Now-Again's Egon and his friends chased down funk 45s and the odd LP for their testosterone...
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Here comes a first EP by Josh Ludlow for Toy Tonics. Mastermind of Make a Dance aka M.A.D. records. London's best kept secret (or not so secret anymore) of new underground dance weapons that are played by everybody who counts in the scene. Josh delivers a hot four -tracker that...
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"Disco Music" is probably one of Toy Tonics's catchiest tracks. Played by DJs like Palms Trax, A-Trak, Louie Vega, Folamour, and tons of other big names, this track could become an anthem for the new wave of disco that is invading the clubs. Fimiani, who made this track, was inspired...
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Townies, homecoming queens, and big men on campus manifest a homegrown and revolutionary sound in Civil Rights-era Greensboro. Among presidential hopefuls and future astronauts, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, located in Greensboro, was a hotbed of black excellence, activism, and raw talent. At the helm of a half-dozen...
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Audiopile Review: Aussie instrumental soul-funk outfit Pro-Teens, once again led by the busy drummer Hudson Whitlock, who also mans the kit in Karate Boogaloo and Surprise Chef, return after a half decade dormant period, dishing a funky ode to the late MF DOOM on their newest. Reaching all the way...
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“Multi talented Alex Figueira is back with a vibrant fusion of tropical rhythms layered with a dazzling array of synth driven psychedelia” Finally, a collaboration between Jazzaggression and Music With Soul’s Alex Figueira! A true workaholic, Alex is as much a record digger as he is a musician—and he’s that...
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Helsinki funk legends Kuja Orchestra is back with a new line-up and new set of tight grooves. Latin, soul, blues and disco-funk melt with african and oriental influences. Recorded at studio Pelto for over a two years period, Kuja Orchestra’s Seasons in Rhythm is Jazzaggression’s fourth new library series instalment....
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"Broadcasting 44 minutes of uninterrupted yacht, easy-glide, AOR, and blue-eyed disco that’ll rock your boat. These 13 selections are anchored in the deep blue waters of the American private press—a life preserver for any BBQ, birthday party, or bris. Let W3NG be the sonic wind at your back."...
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After several wildly popular singles out on Penrose Records, alongside labelmates Thee Sacred Souls, The Altons gear up to release their debut album on Daptone Records. With lead vocals shared between Adriana Flores and Brian Ponce the interplay between their unique timbres brings a romantic quality to the music that...
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Vincent Fenton is a French multi-instrumentalist and producer. Under the name of FKJ, aka French Kiwi Juice, his free and colorful compositions have already conquered a fanbase that extends to the four corners of the world. A platinum-selling artist with over 2 billion streams to date, FKJ embodies a unique...
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Emotional Rescue and Utopia Originals join forces to release the pop, new wave, funk of Obscure Desire, a one-off project and EP from effervescent 80s Auckland, New Zealand that saw three friends come together to make a perfect piece of club pop history. Revolving around the musical talent of Andrew...
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Emotional Rescue completes the series of non-defined reissues where the label licenses an all-time favourite, remasters and then reappraised with new interpretations by contemporary producers for today’s collectors. After the series started back in 2019 with Hawkwind’s sprawling psychedelic electronics, featuring deep drone mixes by the esteemed digger Cherrystones...
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Released in 1977, Bennie Maupin’s second album as a leader, and first for Mercury puts his time as part of the Headhunters on full display. The album as a whole is a satisfying blend of funk and darker textured moments supported by a solid band including Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson,...
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Audiopile Review: After flooring us with his debut back in 2023, London-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Sholto returns to Funk Night for a sprawling 2xLP set that raises the level of ambition hinted at previously. Sholto’s expansive vision is ably captured across these 26 tracks with the activation of a large...
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