DEEP STREET SOUL: ‘Look Out, Watch Out’ LP (2011) + tracklist + EPK video

DEEP STREET SOUL: ‘Look Out, Watch Out’ LP (2011) + tracklist + EPK video
RATING: 5/5
Look Out, Watch Out is the second LP from Oz band Deep Street Soul and – well – it’s pretty much the main shit when it comes to twenty-first century funk with the dirty soul of sixties grooves. It’s all about the grit see? …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DOJO CUTS: You Make Lovin Real Easy (Tighten Up Version 2011) – Free download

DOJO CUTS: You Make Lovin Real Easy (Tighten Up Version 2011) – Free download
Is it me or is much of the contemporary funk scene vying to see who can put out stuff that sounds the most like nineties acid jazz at the minute? Whatever the situation, Record Kicks raise the stakes by making freely available Oz funkers Dojo Cuts‘ own rework of
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THE UNDERBELLY: Seven Feet Under – 2010 – Album review

THE UNDERBELLY: Seven Feet Under – 2010 – Album review
HIGHLIGHTS: VFunk
SOUNDBITE: “…my conscience said tell”
RATING: 2.5/5
Pushed for time once again, this week’s guest review style had to be that of Rolling Stone magazine. Have you seen them? Christ! I’ve written longer notes on the shower door. Any way – here goes:

With a name like The Underbelly you might expect Seven Feet Under to be an exploration of the seedier, darker side of funk, especially given the graveyard connotations of the LP title. It’s something of a surprise then, to find out that this Cornish ‘deep funk’ band’s LP is shot through with jazzy stylings (e.g. Re-use Me) and even the odd stab at something bit more Afrobeat in (funnily enough) a track entitled Afrobeat. There’s no doubting that The Underbelly’s playing is
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