PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL - PLECTRUMELECTRUM
One of a
pair of Prince records released on the same day – and this one that finds him
in a lean, hard-hitting funk rock mode that we always love from him – and
deservedly sharing credit with his 3rdeyegirl group. It's honestly a lot of fun
to hear Prince having this much fun himself, in a small combo psych-rock-soul
guitar mode – letting his Hendrix and Maggot Brain-era Funkadelic imflunces
fly, and recalling his his own trailblazing 80s style. The 3rdeyegirl trio of
Donna Grantis, Hannah "Ford" Welton and Ida Nielson more sharp indeed.
Nice stuff! Titles include "Wow", "Pretzelbodylogic",
"Aintturninaround", "Plectrumelectrum",
"Whitecaps", "Fixurlifeup", "Boytrouble",
"Stopthistrain", "Anotherlove", "Tictactoe",
Marz" and "Funkinroll".~ Dusty Groove
FELA KUTI - LONDON SCENE / SHAKARA /AFRODISIAC /GENTLEMEN / UPSIDE DOWN / ZOMBIE / ITT (7-LP BOX SET)
A
stunning set of work from the legendary Fela Kuti – seven full albums, served
up in an ultra-limited box set – all hand-chosen by the equally legendary Brian
Eno! Eno was a key supporter of Afro Funk in the 70s, and it's no surprise that
just about every record here is one of Fela's standout classics – albums that
include his excellent early UK recordings on London Scene, through Nigerian
classics that include Shakara, Afrodisiac, Gentlemen, Upside Down, and Zombie –
as well as the massively political, album-length jam of ITT (International
Thief Thief)! Every album comes with the original record art too – and the
set's one of the heaviest funk packages you could ever hope to find. ~ Dusty Groove
VADOU GAME - APIAFO
A cool
contemporary group with roots in Tojo – hotbed of African voodoo culture, which
is a strong inspiration on their sound! The music takes an older style of
voodoo chants, and fuses it onto a more funk-based approach – one that draws on
inspirations from 70s west African funk, but in a way that's more subtle than
most of the other contemporary groups – a mode that still uses horns, but
really strips down the sound a lot, so that the hypnotic vocal passages really
take center stage! The production is great – very much in a vintage mode – and
these guys are way than just another Afro Funk group, and have instead really
stumbled onto something fresh and vital. Titles include "Wrong Road",
"Ata Calling", "No Problem", "Dangerous Bees",
"No Way To Go", "I Need A Job", and "Meva". ~ Dusty Groove
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