Original member & Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ShadyGrady Thomas & his band Original P are back with new material for the first time in 15 years. "Funk Force Trauma" also features 3 of the final songs with fellow original Parliament-Funkadelic vocalists Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon & the late Ray Davis, as well as the late Mallia "Queen Of Funk" Franklin of Parlet & Kevin Shider, brother of the late Garry Shider.

It was originally exclusively on bandcamp.com, but "Funk Force Trauma" is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play & TIDAL as well.

https://itunes.apple.com/...88757?uo=4

https://open.spotify.com/...yp1yXhNO3T

https://play.google.com/s...7i2pfkbbqe

http://www.amazon.com/gp/...B01BAGP9JO

http://www.tidal.com/album/56809852

[Edited 2/10/16 17:47pm]

mrwiggles said:

Fascinating. I'm all over In The Meantyme. Anybody got any liner notes on this? Thanks for the heads up on this one!

You're welcome Mr. Wiggles! Here are the liner notes from bandcamp.com

Collection compiled by ShadyGrady Thomas & Defiance Douglass

Track 1: "Resurrection Of The Funk"
Written By ShadyGrady Thomas & DJ Cannon
Produced By Milton Price & ShadyGrady Thomas
Vocals: ShadyGrady Thomas, DJ Cannon, Betty Thomas, Mallia "Queen Of Funk" Franklin
Bass Guitar: Derrick Davis
Guitar: Billy Mims
Keyboards & Drum Programming: Milton Price
Keyboards: John Fly Wiley

Track 2: "We Came To Party"
Written & Produced By Jaazz & ShadyGrady Thomas
Vocals: ShadyGrady Thomas, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon
Bass Guitar: Derrick Davis
Guitar: Gene "Just A Gene-O" Thomas
Keyboards & Drum Programming: Jaazz
Keyboards: John Fly Wiley
Additional Keys & Percussion: Defiance Douglass

Track 3: "Forbidden"
Written & Produced By Defiance Douglass
All Vocals By Defiance Douglass with ShadyGrady Thomas
All Instruments By Defiance Douglass + Exiles Of The Nation


Track 4: "Somethin' Stankin"
Produced By ShadyGrady Thomas & Kevin Shider
Vocals & Written By: ShadyGrady Thomas, Fuzzy Haskins, Kevin Shider & The Lady 380
Guitar, Keyboards & Programming: Kevin Shider
Additional Production, Keyboards & Drums: Defiance Douglass

Track 5: "Hedonism"
Produced By Defiance Douglass
Written By Defiance Douglass & ShadyGrady Thomas
Vocals: ShadyGrady Thomas & Defiance Douglass
Guitar: Jimi Mullins of Exiles Of The Nation
All other instruments by Defiance Douglass

Track 6: "Freak Dog"
Produced By ShadyGrady Thomas & Milton Price
Written By DJ Cannon & ShadyGrady Thomas
Vocals: ShadyGrady Thomas, DJ Cannon & Betty Thomas
Bass Guitar: Derrick Davis
Keyboards & Drum Programming: Milton Price

Track 7: "Lil' Reggae"
Produced By ShadyGrady Thomas
Written By ShadyGrady Thomas & Jeanette Franklin
Lead Vocals: ShadyGrady Thomas
Backing Vocals: Jessica
All Instruments By ShadyGrady Thomas

Track 8: "Everybody Dance"
Produced By Defiance Douglass
Lyrics & Spoken Word Vocals: Defiance Douglass
Church Vocals & Additional Production By Theophilus "Georgia Clay/ChipManiac" Glass
Keyboards By Asher McKinney

Track 9: "Now Is The Time To Move"
Produced & Written By Defiance Douglass
All Vocals By Defiance Douglass
All Instruments By Defiance Douglass + Exiles Of The Nation

Track 10: "We Promise To Funk"
Produced By John Fly Wiley
Written By ShadyGrady Thomas, Fuzzy Haskins & Calvin Simon
Vocals: ShadyGrady Thomas, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Emerald Davis, Sonja Holmes & Jackie Love
Lead & Rhythm Guitars: Billy Mims & Gene "Just A Gene-O" Thomas
Keyboards & Drum Programming: John Fly Wiley

Track 11: "In The Meantyme"
Written & Produced By Billy Mims
Vocals: Ray Davis, ShadyGrady Thomas, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Sonja Holmes, Emerald Davis & Rose Offord
Guitar, Horns & Keyboards: Billy Mims
Drums & Bass Guitar: Ben Powers Jr.

Track 12: "OPsOn2U"
Written & Produced By Gene "Just A Gene-O" Thomas
Vocals By Gene "Just A Gene-O" Thomas with ShadyGrady Thomas
Guitar & Drums: Gene "Just A Gene-O" Thomas
Bass Guitar: Derrick Davis

[Edited 2/10/16 18:51pm]

Thanks.

Fuzzy Haskins' 70's- early 80s solo albums are very underrated imo.

'Which Way Do I Disco'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_uaop0e74

'Phunklords'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWY1VEaVYUg

I just downloaded Funk Force Trauma and I'm really digging it. Needed some real new funk in my life and this is it.

mrwiggles said:

Personally I think both Fuzzy records rank up there with some of the best stuff out of the whole camp. But then again, I'm someone who actually dug the Connections & Disconnections album. The new Original P record is purported to be a prequel to another larger collection of songs called "POOP". Could this title be somehow related as an answer to the recent George Clinton chant "got that doo doo"? Some of these cuts have got that grimy gritty fonk on 'em and I am digging on them hard.

"We, 0riginal P., is "nappily" workin' o'ertime on "Parallel Object 0utput Program", aka (P.O.0.P.). Just finished adding Gene G Thomas' screamin' guitar to "It is what it is" and "Apple Tree..."

[Edited 2/16/16 8:52am]