quintessenz der staten island souls: the budos band! ihr frischer, afro beeinflusster sound zwischen soulful & psychedelic? begeistert in den usa & uk bereits plattenliebhaber und fans starker live performances. james brown & fela kuti stehen pate für ihre musik. the budos band have soul, on the inside. and its strong!

a wonderful funk journey!!

originally recorded by james brown in 1964 for smash records but due to legal issues with king records not released until 1968.

original soundtrack of the never made movie >brotherman< from 1974.

formed in 1997 by philipp albrecht (guitar), rene albrecht (drums) and christoph lenz (bass) - singer christian erne entered the band in 2000. since he left plenty enuff in 2007 philipp albrecht and jessica sigfalk took the micro power. plenty enuff have been experimenting with sounds from the sixties for almost ten years. starting off with a traditional type of ska they soon switched to a dark blend of roots reggae. their large amount of shows already brought them to the jazz festival of montreux this year.

unreleased disco soul from new orleans band, a side is a short but sweet single that pairs the soul disco styling of earth, wind, & fire with the cool crooning of bill withers. there must be an answer is somber ballad lamenting lost love. this dramatic track is characterized by its dark piano lines and is accentuated by post doo wop vocals reminiscent of the temptations.

like a dream, but authoritatively, this remix from jamaica magnificently crosses the afrobeat of fela kuti with the grounation reggae tradition of count ossie. the flip, uhuru pujama is a new recording, another warrior charge down wareika hill by this veteran of light of saba and the mystic revelation of rastafari.

the munich based producer sepalot is a german hip hop legend. together with the pioneering crew blumentopf, he released various top 10 and top 20 albums. red handed is aiming at an international audience though, with a sound sepalot describes as european and guests like frank n dank, olivierdaysoul, miss platnum or ladi6.

million dan is the man of the moment. with his killer album on the streets he is quite rightly regarded as the top uk mc right now. this little 7 inch is not as cheeky as it sounds. sam webster (aka sloth from headcount records) was working on some admin with the million dappa records team and when he heard the scream out original track he was really into it, but felt it could do with a re-rub that brought the energy out of million dans vocal delivery.

produced by j.rawls. vocals by middle child! debut album by singer from j.rawls hometown columbus, ohio, who was featured on several cuts from his essence of soul album

this is soul jazz records new journey into the heart of new orleans and a guide to the citys finest funk music produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s. featuring everyone from the meters to eddie bo, lee dorsey to betty harris, this is a whos who of the crescent citys most famous and most funky! the city of new orleans has deep musical roots that stretch back to africa. new orleans first gave birth to jazz music, a black musical form centred on rhythm, improvisation, freedom and collectivity at the turn of the century. similarly in the late 1960s new orleans funk came to define a unique sound, mixing caribbean rhythms, new orleans second line syncopation and rhythm and blues, all played by the big easys finest musicians.

new talent cucumber offers 2 great funky breaks tunes with big dose of psychedelic potion!

bbe records have teamed up with dj/producer mr thing, to dig deep into his extensive collection to compile a series of albums of rare and sought after breaks. this series reflects brilliantly on his dedication to digging for those untouched and unrivalled samples and breaks as you hear him use in his dj sets. as a dj, mr thing never fails to engage the crowd with his winning combination of hip hop and funk breaks spiced up with his legendary mixing and scratching skills. the first installment in the five part strange breaks & things series contains superb songs, some you ve probably never heard of, some which may make you go: i recognize this sample! because it was once used as the backdrop for a classic hip hop track. if you liked the legendary strange games compilation series on bbe compiled by the likes of kenny dope & dj spinna, you ll love strange breaks & things.

limited warehouse find of this 2007 repress - sold out

sharholder tom is a new projekt by the cologne based producer, multiinstrumentalist, publisher of the uptown strut magazin and anchorman of the same titled radioshow on soulsender.de thomas berghaus.