Tag Archive for 'funk'

Cosmic 1970 album sleeves

Cosmic Excerpts is a collection of cosmic disco and funk LP sleeves by Ryan Todd from Darklord Disco.

It’s a weird, sci-fi artwork of all the sexy, hilarious, and wackadoo art from album sleeves and LP covers.

Here you can see all 253 photos.

Turkish psychadelic funk

If you like Bollywood Soundtracks, Lollywood songs, primitive Turkish psych, Japanese choreography records, Welsh freak beats, drugsploitation operatics,  Czechoslovakian vampire soundtracks, and 60’s bubblegum folk visit the Finders Keeper site.

Finders Keepers, is new British record label, 40 years in the making, introducing fans of psychedelic / jazz / folk / funk / avant-garde and whacked-out movie musak to a lost world of undiscovered vinyl artifacts from the annals of alternative pop history.

One of my favourite albums is Genclik ile elele by Mustafa Özkent. Listen to Lorke and Dolana, Dolana and play it loud! Continue reading ‘Turkish psychadelic funk’

Sly and the family Stone – Que Sera Sera (1973)

I’m a big fan of Sly and the family Stone. They can the turn the most corniest and boring song into a funky soulful track. Listen to their Doris Day cover version of Que Sera Sera sung by Rose Stone.

Sly and the family Stone on the Mike Douglas show… the commercial break is really fun!YouTube Preview Image

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Alex Cuba

Born and raised in Cuba, Alexis Puentes (Alex Cuba) moved to Canada in 1999 and won world album of the year at the Juno awards in 2006 and 2008, Canada’s version of the Grammy’s.

His music reflects primarily Latin and African influences, but with a mix of soul, funk, jazz and pop.

I love Si pero No, a calm acoustic Cuba song, Agua del Pozo and Mi Plan a duet with Nelly Furtado.YouTube Preview Image

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Come on over

Breakestra is a ten-piece funk orchestra from Los Angeles, California. The style in which the band plays is much influenced by late 60’s and early 70’s soul and funk music. Come on over is the first video from Breakestra’s Dusk Till Dawn album out now on Strut Records.

Listen to Miles Tackett, Mixmaster Wolf and vocalist Afrodyete!

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Viva Tirado

One of the best and most successful bands of East Los Angeles was El Chicano, a Latin R&B/brown-eyed soul band, whose influences can be found in rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. El Chicano broke out into the national music scene with the release of their 1970 debut smash Viva Tirado.

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