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Tramp Germany
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Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: German funk activists Tramp serve up Feeling Nice, a bumper portion of sought after rarities here, presenting no less than 15 gritty ditties. It's been something of a labour of love for Daniel Wanders and Tobias Kirmayer from Tramp, having begun the project in 2010, but they must be pleased with the end results. Both have dipped into their highly prized collections, with both parts of Guitar Ray's "Funky Pete" setting the tone for what to expect - tight bassline trickery, killer breaks and heaving brass sections. Other highlights include the muscular moog reverberations of James Polk & The Brothers and the downright funkalicious "Get Back" by the Herculoids. Big props to Tramp for doing all the hard work so you can enjoy what is truly rare funk.
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TR 9012
13 Jun 11
Funk
13 Jun 11
Funk
Review: Jaribu Afrobeat Arkestra describe their sound as "Neo-Afrobeat", yet much of the material on second album Mediacracy looks back to the golden age of Fela Kuti. Sure, there are a few other influences thrown into the pot - juju, highlife, jaunty Afro-soul ("Afro-Soul Knows"), even Morricone-ish spaghetti western sounds (see "Tricky Liars (Part 2") - but their default position is devilishly reverential. That's definitely necessarily a bad thing, though. For starters, the playing and composition skills of the ten-piece band are brilliant. There's also enough disparate strands to entertain all but the most hard-nosed Afrobeat acolyte.
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TRCD9 014
16 Jan 12
Funk
16 Jan 12
Funk
Review: Hungary isn't known as the hotbed of raw funk but The Qualitons are on a mission to sort this matter out. Tight, rolling organic funk is the order of the day with a heavy emphasis on slippery guitar licks and swift butt-punching drumwork. "Rolling The Bones" swaggers with a James Brown slamming groove and wears rock-tinted shades. Building with gusto, and a killer Hammond solo, this will induce any dancefloor into a swinging frenzy. "Fulcimpa" (Hungarian for earlobe, in case you're wondering) is a more sultry instrumental affair. With a jazzy bassline, wild keys, swooning horns and brushed drums, it's another fine example of why Hungary and funk are the very best of bedfellows.
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TR1 031
10 Sep 12
Funk
10 Sep 12
Funk
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Germany's premier vinyl-sniffing label, Tramp, consistently impresses with the quality of their obscure funk and soul reissues. Here, they unearth a slept-on 1974 album from Carl "Sherlock" Holmes, a Philadelphia-based funk musician who started life as a twist artist in the early 1960s. Investigation No. 1 was his only album. It mixes rousing funk workouts (see the blazing "Investigation"), occasional Latin boogaloo experiments (see "Modessa") and heavy party jams ("Get Down Philly Town") with some odd but endearing downtempo moments, not least a sugary cover of dewy-eyed standard "Close To You".
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TRCD 9016
19 Mar 12
Funk
19 Mar 12
Funk
Various
Review: Committed German crate-digger Tobias Kirmayer apparently spent two years tracking down the 22 rare funk and soul records showcased on Movements 4, the latest volume in his acclaimed series. It shows. The heavy, fuzzy, long-lost tracks that appear here will be new to all but the most committed crate diggers. Predictably, Kirmayer has unearthed some real bangers. Check the powerful horns on Preston Love's "Cissy Popcorn", the reggae-influenced bump of DM Movements' "Ooo Wee Baby", the bluesy extortions of Old Metropolitan Band's "Summertime" or the upbeat madness of Ricky Williams' "Discotheque Soul"; all offer blistering, energy-sapping grooves in spades.
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TR- 9015
12 Mar 12
Funk
12 Mar 12
Funk
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TR 1032DD
21 Oct 13
Funk
21 Oct 13
Funk
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TR 264
22 Mar 19
50s/60s
22 Mar 19
50s/60s
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TR 273
28 May 21
Soul
28 May 21
Soul
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Veteran soul survivor Lee Fields recently released the acclaimed return to form album "Faithful Man', but here we're going back to the early days that he was so recently re-exploring. Released in 1974, "Funky Screw" is a raw and authentic slice of late night sweaty funk. Original B-Side, "The Bull Is Coming" is a similarly blistering joint, with a lot of credit to 'The Devils Personal Band' who supply most of the thrills on this largely instrumental workout.
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TR 151
03 Jun 13
Funk
03 Jun 13
Funk
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: How do Tramp do it? How do they continuously unearth all these unsung soul heroes? We may never know, but at least the artists featured are lovingly reintroduced to the record buying public, often after years of obscurity. Lonnie Lester is a singer from Indiana who began singing gospel, before moving on to doo-wop and eventually RnB. It's the raw rhythm and blues singles that he released during the 1960s that are collected here including "You Can't Go", "So This Is Love" and the Peter Gunn-esque "Meanest Man In Town".
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TRCD 9023
10 Jun 13
Funk
10 Jun 13
Funk
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: The annals of pop history are full of great artists who sadly became overlooked with advancement of time and fashion. Germany's Tramp records are determined to help restore the profiles of some classic but forgotten acts and they're prepared to do serious digging to do so. The latest act they've chosen to celebrate is Jimmy 'Preacher' Ellis, a classy soul singer from Arkansas who, between 1963-1972, released a series of sensational 45s. Now these singles are gathered here for the first time in over 40 years and prove a rewarding listen for fans of vintage soul.
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TR 9020
21 Jan 13
Funk
21 Jan 13
Funk
Review: Some serious 7" digital action right here, as James and The Incredible Showmen bring us a sweet cover of the funk king's original 1966 hit "James Brown's Boo Ga Loo", and to be honest, it's a pretty tight take on the original. You just can't go wrong with this record: the guitar flutters like an angel, the trumpets are doing their own damn thing and the drum breaks wouldn't sound out of place in any sampler's library - it's a biggun', so sit back and enjoy!
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TR 148
11 Feb 13
Funk
11 Feb 13
Funk
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Following on from Tramp's excellent recent 'The Story Of...' compilation of this 70s American act, we now have this two-track sampler single. The two songs couldn't be more different - with the string-laden slushy sentimentality of "Pyramid" left for dust by the hilarious and raucous soul-rock of "Girl In The Hot Pants" whose lyrics are worth the price alone!
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TR 147
08 Apr 13
Funk
08 Apr 13
Funk
