Listening Room: Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – “I Got Love”

LISTEN:  Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – I Got Love From “Express Yourself”  :  1970  :  Warner Bros. (Buy) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band were about as pioneering a funk and soul outfit as there was in the late 1960′s and early 70′s (and the rare group [...]

“The Essential SEVEN B Collection”

LISTEN:  Lenny McDaniel & The New Era – Something Out Of Nothing  (from YouTube) UK label Jazzman Records claim to put out the “the best soul funk ‘n’ jazz 7″ reissues in the world”.  It’s hard to argue when they put out a release like “The Essential Seven B Collection”.  Billed as “Six sides of [...]

“Ape Hangers”

LISTEN:  Cymande – Fug  From “Second Time Around” (Out-of-Print) The outstanding soul and funk blog Funky16Corners recently re-posted three of their killer mixes from over the years, one of which was “Ape Hangers” – a mix that is chock full of super duper heavy funk and funk rock.  Check out the Cymande track Fug above [...]

Listening Room: The Haggis Horns – “The Traveler, Part 2″

LISTEN: The Haggis Horns – “The Traveler, Part 2″ From “Hot Damn!” : 2007 : First World Records (Buy) The Haggis Horns are an outfit from Scotland who combine the sounds of breakbeat, funk, soul, hip-hop and afrobeat and helped to spark the happening London funk scene. The group got their big break after they [...]