Nice to see homey and Bay Area representative doing his thing! All the hard work has payed off my friend.
Fresh Selects is offering a preview of Light Up The Darkness, the new LP project from Teeko (of F.A.M.E.) which includes this soul/mind-expanding jam “Bridge To Truth,” featuring Coultrain. Also included is a bonus download called “Young Funklords” and streams of two other LP cuts. Get the the goodies here.
Trailer is sick, he got's the funky flu. Dan Meisenheimer a.k.a “Trailer Limon” is addicted to making music. Bay Area born, raised and now based, Mr. Limon originally started his musical journey on a bass guitar and has picked up every other instrument along the way. This multi-instrumentalist explores an array of sounds in his musical creations using a mixture of analog instruments, synthesizers, samplers, electronic drums and anything else he can get a noise out of. From throwback disco and hip hop jams to afro-Slump and future funk, Trailer is a musical chameleon with his mind rooted in funk.
His current projects include The Pendletons; a soul/slump outfit with E Da Boss, New Future; a future funk band with fellow funkster Stanely Vanagan, and Secret Service; a psychedelic tribal krunk duo with Oakland artist Sun Ru
Katalyst is the Sydney based producer Ashley Anderson of international acclaim. All of his solo releases have been nominated for ARIA Awards in Australia and there's a strong fan base established for his work worldwide. He also runs the Invada label in Australia with with Portishead's Geoff Barrow
Steve Spacek originates form London landed in Sydney via and LA. He has worked with the likes of J Dilla, Mos Def, Slum Village, Common and many more. He is likened to classic soul singers Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye and has been championed by everyone from Entertainment Weekly to Mos Def.
Entitled Soul:Fi the album features an impressive cameo cast of guest talent, including the likes of Detroit rappers Dank (Frank & Dank) and Buff 1, Australian soul divas Jade MacRae and Fantine and Australian Jamican RuCL. On Soul:Fi Space Invadas successfully create an innovative, unique, futuristic sound by fusing bonafide Soul and laid back Hip Hop.
I love this collaboration - Tettory BLK (Grooveman Spot) and East London’s Simbad who together make up TettoryBad. Back to the Soulful Boom Bap flavor we all love from Jazzy Sport Camp. I smell a Winner folks. You should be familiar with both artist's and Label who've been around for long time and continue putting out great music. Google that shit!
"Mirage" is the first Citinite EP from the Rome-based producer, AD Bourke. Combining soul chords, neon synths, hip hop beats and funk phrasing, he invites us on a trip full of light and expansion. This is some fresh FUTURE FUNK peeps, so pay attention!
Carrying the torch which was first lit by Dam Funk, and later carried by Onra, we currently have the pleasure of riding a wave of new producers using all the latest production techniques but with their heart firmly rooted in boogie and funk. The track which begins our journey, "Cosmic Connection", is the perfect introduction to Bourke’s cosmic style, with its relaxed rhythms overlaid by fizzing funk synthwork. It’s perhaps worth pointing out right from the start that Bourke’s music studio has only one window, and it looks straight up into the sky! "100" then drops with heavier, more club oriented beats. This was the track that first came to our attention via Benji B’s Deviation show. "Solar Commuter" with its fun acid bass is the newest track of the set, and along with the title track "Mirage" which opens side B, is more uptempo. "Diff Star" was recorded whilst Bourke was living in Brooklyn (and "One For Me" and "100" were recorded shortly after his return to Rome) and you can hear how that Brooklyn summer spirit left its mark. The last track is the incredible vocal version of "Cosmic Connection" featuring Stockholm based singer Amalia. With great attitude and a dynamic delivery she steals the track and makes it her own. An excellent debut, perhaps not with the all-encompassing anthology-like prowess of Dam-Funk's debut, but then I suspect this dude is a lot younger. Look out for more neon blushed vibes to come from this amazing new kid on the funk block!
Funkineven 1956 is Stevie J's sonic alter ego. An amalgamation of cosmic sounds, kinetic beat making and vintage styles. He releases his stunning studies in soul via the well respected 'Eglo Records'. Funkineven is know for the Mid-tempo, Future Funk track called " KLEER ", heavy rotation from respected DJ's of Gilles Peterson to Benji B on the BBC.
This programme was filmed in VHS and was recently discovered in a sealed time chamber. Enjoy the past and celebrate the future.
