The incredible Brock Berrigan drops a wonderfully soul-filled gem titled Point Pleasant. This ISH right here will have you climbing that highest point.
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Funkmammoth – Bird Watching
Funkmammoth takes us Bird Watching, a mashup between samples, funk, news reporting, and other things associated with bird watching. This is fun!
Kaytranada – 99.9%
Kaytranada, like a seasoned boxer is known for his funky combinations, soulful upper-cuts and feet that move like chopped samples. This 15 song banger is 99.9% guaranteed to be a enjoyment for your Thursday.
Noname – Telefone
Noname’s Telefone takes me back to the Summer of ’04. So it became my only phone call to something culturally refreshing and inspirational.
Yung Bae – B4E
LA-based Yung Bae delivers B4E, one of the best funk/disco sample albums of 2017. It’ll travel your imagination back in time and inspire the future ahead of you.
Menahan Street Band – Make The Road By Walking
Brooklyn based Menahan Street Band is straight funk/soul music and was formed by Thomas Brenneck in 2008, the same year this album was released. The group is comprised of musicians from Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and The Budos Band.
Their first single “Make The Road By Walking” was sampled by Jay-Z on “Roc Boys (And the Winner is…)” off The American Gangster album. Other hip hop artist went ahead and sampled a few of their songs.
Millennium Jazz Music – The Big Payback Vol. 2: Standing Order
Millennium Jazz and Beat Co-Op placed a $100K Standing Order for the The Big Payback Vol. 2 is the follow up to Down Payment. Millennium Jazz gives you your $$$’s worth. They are strictly business, meaning that when the orders are up, it’s time to move these hotcakes as fast as possible.
El Michels Affair – Sounding Out The City
“Over 10 years ago, Leon Michels released his first full length record, Sounding Out The City. It was Michels’ first full length record under the moniker El Michels Affair. At the time, the budding retro soul scene consisted of mostly organ quartets a la The Meters and of course, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings were in the early days of their ascent to world domination.”
Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One) – Tuxedo II
Tuxedo, a collaboration between Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One, brings that funk back to your trunk. No fillers, No BS, the album starts off with their first single “Fux With The Tux” and then unravels that grown and sexy music you’ve been yearning for since Justin/Jay-Z!
Insight & Damu the Fudgemunk – Ears Hear Spears
Ears Hear Spears by Insight and Damu the Fudgemunk is what limited editions shoes are to sneaker heads – a Holy Grail.
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