Funk Spectrum - Real Funk For Real People

Funk Spectrum - Real Funk For Real People

Here i will give another BBE release to you. BBE is an in Londen based record label, witch released for example the "Kings Of ..." Sries. For "Funk Spectrum - Real Funk For Real People" Keb Darge teamed up with Josh Davis (aka. Dj Shadow), Kenny Dope & Pete Rock to give us some crazy funky compilations witch are filled with rare funk. You can find other Keb Darge releases on this Blog, for example "Legendary Deep Funk Vol. 1,2 & 3" or "The Kings Of Funk (Compiled by Rza & Keb Darge)" if you liked that posts you will love this one! Have fun with it!

Funk Spectrum Vol. 1 - Compiled by Josh Davis & Keb Darge
(BBE 1998)

Compiled by Josh Davis (aka DJ Shadow) and Keb Darge, Funk Spectrum is yet one more addition to the stable of essential BBE label collections, a virtual primer in old-school funk that assembles 20 tracks likely familiar to only the most diligent of rare groove collectors. According to Davis' liner notes, the omission of artist credits from the sleeve is in homage to the code of B-boy secrecy, although it makes the disc damn hard to critique; that said, the opening "Party Time" conjures the spirit of James Brown to uncanny perfection, "Let's Do It Today" could be a lost Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band track, and "Clap Your Hands" imagines an alternate reality where the Jackson 5 comprised sisters, not brothers. Darge's ten selections are excellent as well, most of them slavish in their devotion to the genius of James Brown -- some are actual covers (Lou Pride's up-tempo reading of the perennial "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") and some are just mirror images (Ricky Caloway's "Tell Me," with its "Good God!" interjections), but all boast the funk in spades

Tracklist:

1.) The Masters - Part Time - (3:02)

2.) The Us - Let`s Do It Today (Procrastination) - (2:46)

3.) Deep Heat - Do It Again - (3:22)

4.) 4th Coming - The Dead Don`t Die Alive (Part One) - (3:36)

5.) Milly & Silly - Getting Down For Xmas - (3:33)

6.) Communicators & Black Experience Band - The Road - (3:20)

7.) The Soul Seven - Mr Chicken Shit - (3:06)

8.) Reginald Milton & The Soul Jets - Clap Your Hands - (2:38)

9.) RDM Band - Butter That Popcorn - (2:12)

10.) Mr. Clean & The Soul Inc. - Whats Going On ? - (4:24)

11.) Mr. Magic - Can`t Stop Now - (2:33)

12.) Lou Pride - It`s A Man`s World - (2:57)

13.) Roadrunners - Every Man For Himself - (2:53)

14.) Ricky Caloway - Tell Me - (2:49)

15.) Fabulous Originals - It Ain`t Fun But It`s Fun - (3:35)

16.) The 2nd Ammendement Band - Backtalk - (2:20)

17.) The Chefs - Mr. Machine - (4:05)

18.) Joseph Henry - Who`s The King - (3:04)

19.) Professor Leit & Strudy - We Oughta Toghether - (3:08)

20.) Sandi & Matues - The World - (2:30)

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Funk Spectrum Vol. 2 - Compiled by Kenny Dope & Keb Darge
(BBE 2000)

Although Funk Spectrum II doesn't dig quite so deep into the crates as its predecessor -- no doubt because it's missing co-compiler Josh "DJ Shadow" Davis and his trainspotting oneupsmanship -- this second volume in the series maintains and even improves on the excellence of the first disc, forgoing obscure novelties for a more cohesive and better-sequenced listening experience. Series supervisor Keb Darge teams here with Kenny Dope to compile 20 relative obscurities drawn mostly from the early- to mid-'70s, although the disco era rears its head every now and again; this is textbook stuff, certainly never transcending the brilliance of masters like James Brown, George Clinton, or the Meters, but at the same time capturing the essence of pure funk with swaggering ease. Personal favorites: Mickey & Them's electro jazz-funk instrumental "U.F.O.," the Soul Seven's "The Cissy's Thing," and the Pleasure Seekers' Kool and the Gang homage "Give Up the Funk."

Tracklist:

1.) Undiscoverd Break - Undiscoverd Break - (3:04)

2.) Duralcha - Ghetto Funk - (3:05)

3.) Billy Gardeneri - Got Some - (2:53)

4.) Mickey & Them - U.F.O. - (3:21)

5.) Playboys - Bumpin`Bus Stop (Part One) - (4:01)

6.) World Wonders - Funky Washing Machine - (2:08)

7.) Third Guitar - Baby Don`t Cry - (2:58)

8.) Soul Seven - Third Cissy`s Thang - (2:23)

9.) Frankie Seay & The Soul Riders - Soul Food - (3:19)

10.) Total Experience - Contradiction - (4:00)

11.) Richard Rome - Ghost A`Go Go - (2:16)

12.) Soul Generals - Gransmas Funky Popcorn (Part One) - (2:47)

13.) Peacemakers - Don`t Push Your Luck - (2:55)

14.) Latin Breedi - Turn You On - (2:55)

15.) Willard Posey Reunion - Cissy Strut-N-American Women - (2:26)

16.) Rare Function - Disco Function - (4:28)

17.) Soul Drifter - Funky Brother (Ian Wright Edit) - (2:41)

18.) Frankie Bevely`s Raw Soul - Color Blind - (2:47)

19.) Pleasure Seekers - Give Up The Funk - (4:46)

20.) Joe Coleman - Get It Off The Ground - (3:24)

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Funk Spectrum Vol. 3 - Compiled by Pete Rock & Keb Darge
(BBE 2000)

British DJ and beatminer extraordinaire Keb Darge has made a name for himself by finding long-forgotten funk and soul tracks and packaging them to a modern audience. Funk Spectrum, Vol. 3 is the continuation of his very successul series for BBE Records, and this time he gets a little help from legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock. As with any Keb Darge disc, there is little to criticize. Too often, compilations of obscure oldies appeal only to collectors, but Darge has an uncanny knack for finding old tracks that appeal to anyone. Highlights include tracks by long-forgotten tracks like the Chosen Few's twangy anthem "We Are the Chosen Few" and "Nothin But a Party (Part 1)" by the Blenders. Pete Rock contributes a few obscure tracks from well-known artists like the wonderfully moody "Chains & Things" by BB King and the surprisingly funky "Nothing Is the Same" by '70s rockers Grand Funk Railroad. Also included is the Motown-influenced "Hey Joyce" by Lou Courtney. None of the tracks on Funk Spectrum, Vol. 3 could be considered essential to anyone's collection. One could get a full sense of the funk genre without ever hearing music from groups with unintentionally hilarious names like Mad Dog & the Pups and Charles Pryor & Power of Love. But that's beside the point. The real joy comes from re-discovering something that might have been lost forever. As usual, Keb Darge has done all the footwork by unearthing these lost classics, leaving you with nothing to do but sit back and enjoy.

Tracklist:

1.) BB King - Chain And Things - (3:36)

2.) Betty Lavette - Let Me Down Easy - (2:35)

3.) Bad Medicine - Trespasser (Part 1) - (2:43)

4.) Grand Funk Railroad - Nothings The Same - (5:18)

5.) Lou Courtney - Hey Joyce - (2:48)

6.) Cresa Watson - Dead - (3:01)

7.) Mutt And Jeffo - Soul L-O-V-E-R - (2:53)

8.) Onyx - Break It Loose (Part 2) - (3:18)

9.) Vickie Anderson (Momie-O) - You`re Welcome, Stop On By - (3:52)

10.) Big John Hamilton - Big Bad John - (2:34)

11.) The Stark Reality - Prelude To Say Brother - (4:31)

12.) Lee Dorsey - A Lover Was Born - (2:59)

13.) Seeburg Spotlite Band - Twine Time - (2:31)

14.) Soulswingers - Ca`-Ba-Dab - (2:59)

15.) King Chain And Silvertone Band - Don`t Give A Damn - (2:52)

16.) Jimmy Lane And The Incredibles - Deal With It - (2:47)

17.) Soulsistics - Jones`n - (2:17)

18.) The Blenders - Nothin`But A Party (Part 2) - (2:19)

19.) Charles Pryor And Power Of Love - What They Doing (Funkie Junkie) - (2:42)

20.) Ramon & Company - The Duck Walk - (3:51)

21.) The Chosen Few - We Are The Chosen Few - (3:11)

22.) Luther Davis Group - To Be Free - (3:57)

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Enjoy, Funkmaster!