theAudience said:

Yes Lawd!! And they just get deeper with each release!!


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Slave2daGroove said:

I'm always defending this guy. He's no Bootsy and will never be but he's got his own little pocket and an interesting look (Bootsy must dress him too) and he's doing what a lot aren't. As simple as it is.

I'm not crazy about the production of the CD I have "Freekbass"...seems kinda thin...but I like what he does and what he has the potential to do...I wish they would go WAY over the top with him...

Someone that dresses like that should be OUT there. The "cool video" potential is not even tapped into.

That's kinda what I'm waiting for. He just needs the right song.

anon said:

No need to defend him, I know he's no Bootsy but he's trying and he's original. I just get bored with people who try to do funk around an instrument (bass) when to me, funk is about all of the intruments.

I'm thankful for the heads-up on this guy because you're right, with the right song or group of musicians, this guy is one to watch for the future of funk.

NWF said:

Wow, yet another cool Spanish speaking band with cool percussion and great music. I will be buying these, thanks.

Some of it reminds me of Bebel Gilberto and the funk kinda gets a little to close to disco from what little I heard. I need to hear more before having any more thoughts.

Thanks again

Good one Gimp!

This is more like soul than funk to me but whatthehelleva!

Good stuff and who the hell is Jamie Lidell? Some talented local cat?

What about Keziah Jones from the U.K.?

http://www.keziahjones.com/



I have a DVD of his 1995 tour in Japan & he & his band threw down..

Slave2daGroove said:

Yeah I know it's not the sorta funk he's asking for but when the local radio station started playing it I fell in love with it's old-school nature so I thought I'd share. The guy (Brit, lives in Berlin) is really an 'electronica' artist who, it was later realised (after a few experimental techno albums), could actually sing...albeit with that Otis Redding pull-off, but still a cracking voice and cracking song.

The albums also called Multiply and there are some tracks on there that aren't bad. Sure the title track is the stand-out, but there's also another radio fave. And the others are pretty varied so you don't get bored. Check it out on eMule or something first

Darla said:

Keziah Jones from Nigeria, famous in France and a few other 'mainland' European countries and criminally unheard of in the UK...


But yeah, FUCKING GREAT ARTIST, who came years BEFORE Van Hunt. Was descovered busking on the Paris underground and since then has crafted his own totally individual style of blues/funk/soul/african rhythms. He's great with the geetar also.



Get his last album 'Black Orpheus', and then the one called something like 'Blu-Funk is Fact!'.

Darla said:

Gotta get EVERYTHING this guy does, damn.
Funky with sounds from around the world,

Thanks for the clue-in to this guy, it's AMAZING music.

I feel like I've been living under a rock for not knowing about a lot of these amazing bands and educated by the Gimp! This is why the Org is so damn cool.

I gotta go I'm getting misty.

Damn! Found some!

http://cdbaby.com/cd/martharedbone2

and

http://cdbaby.com/cd/deholley

and

http://www.kingdomofroger...sistheshit

Darla said:

Sweet! Love it...and I'm only on link #1. Thanks.

Slave2daGroove said:

You're right. It's not really funk unless you're funkin' offa someone else. Funny you should say "...or group of musicians..." There's a Video on the CD. It's ALL wrong. The guys are dressed like they play with Linkin Park. Maybe Bootsy didn't want to share all his clothes...he should have.

With things like this...if you don't make a statement then you're not really saying anything.

"The future of funk"...that's scary. How 'bout a transition back to funk? That's why I'm hoping they figure out how to do it right. The formula isn't that hard.

A friend of mine told me that
"Plantlife" are pretty fonkay
Haven't heard them myself..

Slave2daGroove said:

Wait Up.

I'm so with you on this.

TaoOfGimp said:

Cool! I saw him last Friday when he came to Brooklyn at the AfroPunk party. I even met him and asked about his guitar style. It is very unique and entertaining. Yeah, but he gave a wicked performance.

TaoOfGimp said:

That looks like the guy from the movie the life aquatic with steve zissou

roddiekay said:

Seu Jorge, brazillian pop dude. Did fantastic tropicala covers of David Bowie tracks with his acoustic.


Hmmm, maybe if you squint your eyes, yeah

NWF said:

Great! Thanks for the heads up!
I thought I could count on you people for stuff like this.
I see now that he was also at S.O.B.'s this week. Can't find any other tour info.

I'm bummed and need someone to take it out on....
Where's thesexofit?