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>>65701389
кoт reporting in for funky (You)s
if thread doesn't live, кoт will off himself
you've been warned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olX21LUeDqI
I'm not going to give you any (you)'s and I'm going to sage this thread because I want your cat to an heron
What are some essential funk and soul albums? I need some recs.
>>65701516
Should get you started.
>>65701472
what about beaver then ?
Little beaver - Joey / Funkadelic sound :
https://youtu.be/jtWNwVxFTyM
https://youtu.be/4HVLsm_b5hg
>>65701516
copypasting what I already posted in other threads regarding funk :
first of all, you should get to known James Brown's music, which is really a cornerstone. for example, get his Live at the Apollo vol. II, and then listen to some of his 70s releases (Love power peace or The payback for example, and notice the evolution). The Singles boxsets are also great addition, especially volumes 6 to 10, as well as JB's and other Brown's collaborators solo stuff
as for early funk, Sly & the family Stone albums are quite essential, especially Stand and There's a riot goin on. a compilation of Sly's 7" from 1969-70 called I'm just like you was recently released and is also worth of interest
You also have to take a look at the Funkadelic/Parliament galaxy (P funk all stars, Godmoma, Sweat band, Brides of Funkenstein...) and the various offshots that the band members did (Eddie Hazel, Bootsy Collins, Fuzzy Haskins...)
from here, you can venture into the other well known funk bands territory, like EW&F, Mandrill Brass construction or The meters, and into the realm of obscure and forgotten singles and maxis, be it on compilations or original 7"/12"
here are some LPs that can get you started, but they're barely a scratch on the ice covering funk sea, and only representative of my opinion
James Brown - Live at the Apollo vol. II
James Brown - Love Power Peace
Funkadelic - One nation under a groove
Parliament - Mothership connection
Bootsy's rubber band - Bootsy ? Player of the year
Sly & the family Stone - Stand
Mandrill - Mandrill
Kool & the gang - Kool & the gang
Prince - Dirty mind
Brass construction - Brass construction 5
I hope this will help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhXb5lLkUzQ
Five o'clock - When the cat's away :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KDFrXWKLhQ
We the people - Break down / On the way to L.A. :
https://youtu.be/ERrr9XvJqbk
https://youtu.be/PVp1tROp8RY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFHiPNa0gHc
Great Pride - She's a Lady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gobtRMS_AE
>>65701880
Björn Wagner's new project (Magic source - Earthrising) is out since some days and it's a great album
waiting for my copy to come in the mail
https://favoriterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/earthrising
>>65701955
mmm, sounds gooood
>>65701588
>>65701624
Thank you so much!
>>65702346
you welcome, friend. have fun !
Con funk shun - Mr. Tambourine man / Bumpsomboody :
https://youtu.be/LmlUDAL_xU0
https://youtu.be/Zg1AnYCxRQ4
Best of the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nKxncEFwqE
>>65701389
The first jamiroquai is great
>>65702565
he still tours a lot, I saw him eight times in the past ten years, probably the funk artist I saw the most with Fred Wesley
and he's a good producer too :
Eighties ladies - Ladies of the 80s :
https://youtu.be/1KXHBvLd-Go
https://youtu.be/hUy8X6qLJOw
https://youtu.be/xTzRlu8vmD0
https://youtu.be/qcLOTighlyI
https://youtu.be/w_Q6T4awNQ4
https://youtu.be/HQcppldDH_k
https://youtu.be/8dLOZfcJse4
https://youtu.be/7uPn9HrQSgA
>>65702871
I hate 80s music, this might just change my mind
>>65702899
>I hate 80s music
now that's some bold statement, that I would even called uninformed as far as funk music is concerned. 1980/81/82/83 are widely recognized as botomless goldmines
Logg - Logg :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiTZYjroYNI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JwzvcEspew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2frn04KX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47zPO3PoX4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxZFGkzclk0
Rick James - Street songs :
https://youtu.be/1dNIQVYGXbM
https://youtu.be/2wWh-3ZN-g0
https://youtu.be/UAi1e7AoEWA
https://youtu.be/p7pn6s_HXLg
https://youtu.be/QYHxGBH6o4M
https://youtu.be/CPikYsi6_zU
https://youtu.be/4fG9cAjEsmQ
https://youtu.be/d1TPSlLwKb8
Modern funk/soul like this?
No memerap/pbr&b crap.
Betty Davis [Just Sunshine, 1973]
Between her connections (wife of Miles, girlfriend of Jimi) and her concept (autonomous black woman forges metal funk), Betty's got a head start in the hype department. She makes up for these advantages, however, with a forced, narrow voice and a complete absence of riff sense or melodic gift. On the other hand, she--or producer-drummer Greg Errico of the Family Stone--does know a lot about rhythm. Upshot: most overstated comic-book sex since Angelfood McSpade. B-
>>65703353
she recently released a new album if you like Martha High. you can check out Mavis Staple - Livin' on a high note
Tim, Gary & Romeo - 777 / Sex machine (gettin' up and doin' our thang) :
https://youtu.be/uaMu84LZRLk
https://youtu.be/BSpYwVo6tIo
Rare pleasure - Let me down easy :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoBLRYgNmXI
>>65701516
>"chill" funk? Pieces of a Man
>contemporary funk? vulfpeck
>electronic afro-funk? William Onyeabor
>psych-funk? Maggot Brain
But funk is mostly singles, most albums aren't as cohesive as in other genres. One of my favorite singles I stumbled upon on /mu/ is Dr. Togo - Be Free
>>65703859
>contemporary funk? vulfpeck
I really don't get this meme and I'm quite sad because at this point it will definitely stay and Thrill of the arts be considered as representative of contemporary funk, while it's nothing but fun music with nothing to get down for. I mean it's not a bad album but there's definitely lots of better funk from the same year
Dogg master - Peace & phunk :
https://youtu.be/_g6oZsQX9XU
https://youtu.be/Kx00Ty3sMQ8
https://youtu.be/v1AuTE0q9oc
https://youtu.be/sPKWec_A4uo
>>65703357
classic christgau
>>65701516
whatever you like, we all got our own understanding of what soul is... But I got a tip for you: don't JUST look for good albums. There are a lot of good singles out there and I tend to find the best stuff on 12" and 7" singles.
Have an open ear and mind and try to listen to everything you can find. There are a few obvious milestones of course, but these will come to you naturally if you keep on digging for the stuff you like best.
Here's one of my all time favourite soul tunes and this has only been released on a 45 ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qD-SZVaguk
>>65703993
I have these saved in a list from last year, not really up on 2016, dunno where the Vulfpeck meme came from.
The Mighty Mocambos - Showdown
The Haggis Horns - What Comes To Mind
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - s/t
The Soul Motivators - Free to Believe
The New Mastersounds - Made For Pleasure
The Nitty Gritty Sextet - s/t
Onom Agemo and the Disco Jumpers - Cranes and Carpets
Speedometer & James Junior - No Turning Back
VA - Daptone Records II
Dogg master - Peace & phunk
The federation of the disco pimp - Inamorata
Calibro 35 - S.P.A.C.E.
Redtenbacher's funkestra - Dr Hypenstein
Coop Deville - Bat funk crazy... in 3D !!!
Lettuce - Crush
George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic - Live at the Metropolis
Yo mama's big fat booty band - Funk life
Seven eleven - Back to the source
OctavePussY - Assfunk
V.A. - Le freak : music inspired by Chic
V.A. - Supafunkanova vol. 2
V.A. - Carribean disco boogie sounds 1977-1982
V.A. - France chébran : french boogie 1980-1984
V.A. - Private wax vol. 2
>>65703993
>>65704051
Thanks guys, didn't mean to meme woth Vulfpeck, genuinely like it - you gotta admit Joe Dart is a good bass player.
Will give your recs a listen
>>65704051
everybody go check private wax 2... amazing compilation
>>65704014
And this is from a guy who loves funk/soul/R&B.
>>65704051
yeah it's my 2015 list from Dogg master onwards
the rest is to my knowledge from the only other anon bothering making funk lists (or maybe it's turny posting as anon but idk)
>>65704086
it's not I who will tell people what to like and what not to like, just giving my opinion. what I regret the most is the fact that most of /mu/ only starts to care about albums when they are spammed and rarely care to go deeper than the meme, so since Vulpeck's was the only one to get such treatment it will more than probably end on user made charts as the only worth 2015 funk release
Sir Mack Rice - Muhammed Ali :
https://youtu.be/J_KZOcdGekM
Betty Davis is the best funk musician ever isn't she
>>65703357
She's Gone [Bell, 1975]
Since we've stopped resisting middle-class soul, why is Lou Rawls more objectionable than Gladys Knight? Because for Rawls, middle-class soul feels like a compromise rather than an achievement. Again and again, the sureness of his rich voice betrays a subtle disdain for what he's doing, and even worse, what he's doing often deserves it. Respectful Gladys would never settle for a song as fustian as "Hourglass" or as contrived as "Now You're Coming Back Michelle." Which is why she's irresistible. C-
>>65704354
>middle class soul
The fuck is Christgau on about?
>>65704413
He means that Lou Rawls was a Vegas lounge act who found it condescending to shit out working class music. Since that's the only Rawls album he reviewed, I take it he wasn't a fan.
>>65704291
Meshell N'gedeocello did some cool shit in the 90s before turning to complete shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnJ8jXFzmJQ
Chaka Khan did some great stuff too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUKVTLWa_fM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjxCuH3Ycjs
>>65704767
thank you!
>>65704844
np
there's way more if you don't care about more disco oriented stuff
Gladys Knight & the pips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGZmou0rYmg
Lolleatta Holloway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8E2zfar5E
Michele
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ3oqEj838o
Beckie Bell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMxNHyhuDs8
Dee Edwards - Why can't there be love / Hurt a little everyday :
https://youtu.be/vTgHO7W1III
https://youtu.be/7AAy5ZW5SaI
Lord funk - Rock tonight :
https://youtu.be/0tAvNLhwuiA
https://youtu.be/YZ7qlrDNEG8
https://youtu.be/a3jokNC3iu4
https://youtu.be/phyVhBGdyw0
why can't these damn threads go past 50 posts ?
they always start good and fall fucking flat on their faces DC gogo style
>>65705620
>you don't know nearly enough about funk music to help keep threads alive
I must dig deeper.
And grow an afro.
smooth
https://youtu.be/LowsL6yhkwY
https://youtu.be/sAuzc0m-Lb4
>>65705681
https://youtu.be/nObJLVWMKRE
>>65705672
you can always post classics while progressing deeper
afro ain't necessary, but it cool
Funkadelic - Music for my mother / Instrumental :
https://youtu.be/HDTz6VrY9xE
https://youtu.be/KWFyHwePP98
if anyone has this damn maxi for sale or exchange I'll take it. saw it in a disc store some months ago for 50€ but didn't hve the money and it pisses me off
Dolette McDonald - (Xtra) special / instrumental :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBCc_NHHx4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmvge_tRNLY
Split decision band - Wtchin' out / Dazed :
https://youtu.be/tR19j1zwDTI
https://youtu.be/DMLM4dfOAg0
Mid air - Ease out / instrumental :
https://youtu.be/2z2NSGT1lik
https://youtu.be/hJisGFOEpq0
>>65706511
I'm too white to grow an afro anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Kzghc5oFs
>>65701588
Where exactly do i go from here
>>65707993
you start exploring labels where the albums you like come from, discover other bands, who often themselves released albums on other labels and so on
for big names you can check out the different band members discography, the projects they participated in...
and check out more comps, there are really not enough on here
>>65707962
can't go wrong with Ubiquity records
also,
>I'm too white to grow an afro anyway
you can be anyhting you want !
Don & Oli - Superman :
https://youtu.be/UKquKJ0Vlis
Stone - Time / Instrumental :
https://youtu.be/dX8edLgxD68
https://youtu.be/VhLcceY3xpg
>>65701588
>Neo-Soul
>No Lucy Pearl
>>65708761
thanks m8 i found some really cool shit
>>65709433
>Lucy Pearl
this sounds like a porn name
>>65709469
np mate, enjoy ! and don't forget 45s/12" singles
Bobby Cash Redd - Skate-party people :
https://youtu.be/VhLcceY3xpg
NCCU - Freak / Superstar :
https://youtu.be/qi6pbX6Pmho
https://youtu.be/n6NJQm5nl2c
Captain Sky - The adventures of Captain Sky :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YYcvcDEMiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0lQg4iWuHE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQw-dn1jHXY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EotdXIy9ss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRxil93TDOE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWJP9m-Y-Io
>>65708761
>can't go wrong with Ubiquity records
Damn right, great label
gonna post some more before going to bed
The meters - Rejuvenation :
https://youtu.be/IydYLIsT9LA
https://youtu.be/7XQTlxjWuOM
https://youtu.be/Ma8ABYwo1Ew
https://youtu.be/_6_9IXIMURo
https://youtu.be/HpIvgdmjuOw
https://youtu.be/EEtXT9w9AYU
https://youtu.be/mc8g41fB28k
https://youtu.be/nJ302M3VJj0
https://youtu.be/LCnknBl7Ihg
Fresh band - Come back lover / Dub mix :
https://youtu.be/LCnknBl7Ihg
https://youtu.be/QrtlUufImsU
Ajaxxx band - Freak the freaks :
https://youtu.be/bJzhSOKLxjg
Freedom machine - Bionic booty / Give up what you got :
https://youtu.be/1tUnW5uLtcU
https://youtu.be/Xb1Ke6Map2Q
Direct connec shun - He's no good :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gc6hZTdwyc
Any suggestions for high-energy screaming 60's soul? More like Wilson Pickett, less like Otis Redding.
>>65712754
I'm not digging crates for soul as much as I dig funk ones so I can't really recommend something precise... is it something like this you're looking after ?
https://youtu.be/xJdzBin3r08
Skyy - Skyyport :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJja8fwvbCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuJfZUO5Z1Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHke4XWOsm4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYuW_8ElIR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y56HtGN9LmQ
Damn Sam the miracle man & the soul congregation - Damn Sam the miracle man & the soul congregation :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFDJHUQ-h2w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVtI2DD538
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5URDGOsm9I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3eOE1wiJ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGyS8ogATW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjX2fJ_pMZ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OlJhzQaTtg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db5vUQjhNio
Mahogany - My chance to dance :
https://youtu.be/PoxfxoyeRqs
Solar source - Now's the time :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PABQ1Cq1I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THogn-j43ng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-cedMUqTss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuORNhQHezg
time for me to go, if someone wants to keep this thread going he's more than welcome to ! sleep tight, /funk&soul/
>>65701588
Anyone got a link to these albums?
