Platinum Pied Pipers: Credibility in abundance
By hollahoward 11th Dec, 2008
People are still catching the last PPP album from three years ago. but it's time to flip it again. We spoke to their leader, visionary Detroit producer Waajeed and found he's still searching for the perfect beat.
Connie Price & The Keystones - Tell Me Something
By Alida 16th Jun, 2008
A rich mixture of funk, soul, jazz, Afrobeat, reggae, psychedelic rock, Blaxploitation and 70s grooves, Los Angeles deep funk outfit Connie Price and the Keystones defy all musical boundaries with even flinching and put the soul back in hip hop.
Eric Lau - New Horizons
By grattan 18th Feb, 2008
'New Territories' doesn’t claim any new ground, but it’s easy to hear why his work has been picking up accolades. After all it’s fairly hard to go too wrong retracing the exploring footsteps of Jay Dee, ?uestlove and Roy Ayres.
Orgone - The Killion Floor
By tigger 7th Dec, 2007
When a line up of artists have played with everyone from funk legend Eddie Bo to gin-and-juicer Snoop Dogg, you know you are in for a treat. LA based Orgone follow up their successful single 'Funky Nassau'.
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Hits The Hits
By sickbuoy 3rd Dec, 2007
Fourteen songs from the upper echelons of the pop charts get worked over by Shawn Lee, in that inimitable Ping Pong Orchestra fashion on 'Hits The Hits'.
Ohmega Watts - Watts Happening
By sickbuoy 29th Oct, 2007
Known for his soulful and funky beats as well as his to-the-point vocal delivery, Ohmega Watts returns with 'Watts Happening'. While not as instantly grabbing as his debut, it's a slow burner of a record that gets better with every listen.
Various Artists - The New Testament Of Funk: Chapter Five
By tigger 25th Jun, 2007
The fifth instalment in the New Testament of Funk series, 'Twelve Morlocks Of The Real Beat!' featuring some incredibly funky cuts ranging from fat hip hop beats, tripped out acid jazz, manic DnB and party breaks.
Various Artists – Super Cool California Soul II
By sickbuoy 25th Jun, 2007
It’s a funk and soul revival. Super Cool: California Soul II brings together a collection of some of the lost and rare tracks out of the west coast from 1966 to 1982.
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Voices And Choices
By drop 2nd Feb, 2007
Describing Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra album 'Voices and Choices' is like describing an acid trip taken in a small, cushion filled room.
Radio Citizen - Berlin Serengeti
By cruisysloth 22nd Dec, 2006
Overall I was pleasantly surprised by this debut album and thought the St. Germain produced sounds over a number of different instruments by Schabel were perfectly complemented by Bajka’s incredible female vocals.
Owusu & Hannibal - Living With...
By phunk 26th Oct, 2006
Living With Owusu and Hannibal is the debut album from Danish duo Philip Owusu and Robin Hannibal.
John Arnold - Style and Pattern
By missmlp 22nd Nov, 2005
Primarily born from live performances and featuring a stellar ensemble of guests, Detroit's 'John Arnold' unleashes 'Style and Pattern'; a bevy of beats and breaks that evolved from his artist debut 'Neighborhood Science'.
Various Artists - Gilles Peterson Digs America
By missmlp 10th Nov, 2005
There is nothing sweeter than an awe-inspiring record collection. Entitled 'Dig', this series aims to raid the mind-blowing collections of many an artist for our listening pleasure. First up, 'Giles Peterson'.
Various Artists - Searching for Soul
By billcode 31st Oct, 2005
Put simply, there was such a mass of talent around Detroit during the Motown age that some pretty arse-kicking music never really broke up from what we'd call the underground.
The Propositions - Funky Disposition
By vietnow 1st Sep, 2005
Finally, more than thirty years after their demise, we have a definitive collection in which to get funky to the deeply influential "Propositions".
