Happy Birthday, James Brown!
We wish James Brown a heavenly 80th birthday with some classic videos and performances.
Category: Funk
Rappamelo - A Tribe Called Quest Sample Playlist (Spotify)
Music blog Rappamelo have put together a mini playlist of some of the samples used by A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest were known for their lyricism and choice of samples and Rappamelo have clearly thought about the latter as they have put together a playlist of some of their samples. The likes …
Thundercat Announces New Album And New Single
Brainfeeder bassist Thundercat announces his new album with Flying Lotus as executive producer. He’s also put a cut from the LP on Soundcloud. When it comes to anything Flying Lotus-related, the internet becomes a foaming frenzy of activity. That was still the case when Thundercat announced the release of his upcoming album, Apocalypse, which FlyLo …
FREE DOWNLOAD: Shiro Schwarz - All My L.O.V.E.
Shiro Schwarz are back on their synthesizers for the funky and free, All My L.O.V.E. A track made almost entirely with a vintage Yamaha PSS-570 synthesizer? WE’RE THERE! Of course, it’s Shiro Schwarz behind the keys and All My L.O.V.E. is their creation in question. Much like the rest of their output, it sounds like an …
FREE DOWNLOAD: Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Buscrates 16-Bit Ensemble's Remix)
Not many free downloads left, so grab Buscrates’ funky remix of Tom’s Diner by Suzanne Vega. I can’t even say we’re that late on this because it was uploaded to Soundcloud just under 24 hours ago but regardless, there are less than 50 downloads left. Back in 2008, Buscrates did this remix of Suzanne Vega’s …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: George Clinton Apple Commercial (1995)
Back in 1995, George Clinton told us what power was for this Apple Macintosh commercial.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Georgia Anne Muldrow - Akosua
The wonderful Georgia Anne Muldrow is offering a free track as part of Mello Music Group’s 7″ Series. Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Seeds was one of my favourite albums of last year and not wanting to slow things down, she is contributing to Mello Music Group’s 7″ Series with 2 brand spanking new tracks. Entitled Akosua and In My Heart, …
These Are The Elements (Periodic Table Song, In Order)
The periodic table just got funky thanks to David Newman and his ode to the elements.
Lakim – The Return
Lakim delivers a dope flip of an already dope Jamiroquai track.
Shiro Schwarz & Jose Fernandez - Thai Tempo
Mexican funk masters Shiro Schwarz join up with Jose Fernandez on a new track. Meet Shiro Schwarz, a Mexican funk duo comprising of Pammela Rojas and Rafael Marfil. Originally starting out as PRRM, the pair have been together since 2009 with Pammela constructing the visuals and vocal samples and Rafael performing music and audio clips. …