VARIOUS: Jalapeno Funk Vol. 11

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TRAMP RECORDS: V/A Trip To The Moon

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VARIOUS: Fabyl: Arrival

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VARIOUS: Jalapeno Funk Vol 6 (2015) + The Allergies promo mix

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HAMMOND CLASSICS/ LARRY SKG: Carnibal Records 011 (2014)

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VARIOUS: Jalapeno Funk Vol. 5 (2014)

Once more the Jalapeno Records label plunges the compilation ladle into the chili bowl of its recent back catalogue and serves the ingredients up with a generous side order of exclusives on Jalapeno Funk Vol. 5. Nineteen aural taste sensations ensue and nearly all of them are funk-related. The opening trio of the spicy revved-up neo-northern soul of Aldo Vanucci/ Kylie Auldist collab. Get A Hold On This, the rich blues breaks Of Basement Freaks A Blues Thang and the chunky boom-bap of Hoglodytes/ The Good People number Time To Start Thinking are a case in point. Taste buds tingling? There’s also …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

VARIOUS ARTISTS: The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club (2012)

Among the many irons in his fire, Craig Charles has been rocking his Funk & Soul Show on BBC Radio 6 now for a decade – in recent years taking it on tour around the UK and beyond as ‘The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club’ with dj sets and guest support from live bands. And those nights are flames – I should know, I’ve been to enough of them. What this release does, in a nutshell, is see Freestyle Records decide they want some of thataction and invite our Craig along to put together a set of his favourites from the