VARIOUS: Doing The Natural Thing Vol. 1 and 2

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MAKO & MR BRISTOW: ‘Stank Soul Edits. Vol. 1 & Vol. 2′ seven inches (2015)

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FUNKOSOL BEATS: Booty Bangers Vol. 1 & 2 (2014)

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FUNKOSOL: Fresh Beats Vol. 1 (2013)

The funky-breaks/ ghetto funky axis continues to grow and grow as Tru:Funk regular Chudy launches his own label Funkosol. Funkosol? Sounds a bit like ‘aerosol’! Appropriately enough, this debut release is called Fresh Beats Vol. 1 – and those two things together, my friends, are more than enough for me to imagine Chudy racing around clubs in his producer-apron with a breakbeat duster, spraying a can of ‘Funkosol’ TM into those tired musical corners. The ingredients on …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

CMC & SILENTA: Feature Breaks Vol 1 (2011) + 'Blue Brothers' free download

CMC & SILENTA: Feature Breaks Vol 1 (2011) + 'Blue Brothers' free download
Feature Breaks Volume 1 sees Manmade Records label owners CMC & Silenta inaugurate the new vinyl series on their other label Roca Records and they’re so excited they’re giving away an EXCLUSIVE FREE DOWNLOAD of their huge good-time funky breaks club classic BLUE BROTHERS via monkeyboxing HERE. As with other Roca releases the emphasis is on sample-free music. First up is a fat-ass, shooting-from-the-hip, wobbly-bass-synth toting refix of the Dub Pistols/ Rodney P cut Ganja…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

VARIOUS: Soul Braza - Brazilian 60's & 70's Soul Psych Vol 1 - Album (2011)

VARIOUS: Soul Braza: Brazilian 60's & 70's Soul Psych Vol 1 - Album (2011)
RATING: 5/5
Couldn’t let this puppy go by without a mention - the label releasing this isn’t called No Smoke for nothing. Soul Braza is fire and yet another reason why this May is a five star month for music. How can you not love a female vox funk-soul version of Hey Joe where the only recognisable words are Hey Joe? Finally, native English speakers get to see what it’s like to have to mumble along to a song with incomprehensible lyrics, except the chorus which they can joyfully shout instead since it’s only two words and they recognise them…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SPEEDOMETER: This Is Speedometer: Vol 1 & 2 - 2011

SPEEDOMETER: This Is Speedometer: Vol 1 & 2 - 2011
The kings of espresso-funk get all retrospective on your ass with this gigantic double album consisting of Speedometer’s first two LPs in their entirety. While they always spend far too much time flirting with the jazzy dark side for me, they still can’t help getting down and dirty every now and then so my previous lack of investigation meant that instrumentals like Mullet and vocal cut The Best You Can came as something of a surprise. A lesson then, if it were needed, that you should never underestimate the redemptive power of a good funk. It hasn’t escaped the monkey’s attention, however, that the sound formerly known as ‘acid jazz’…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM