Shep Pettibone’s monstrous remix of the definitive Salsoul track, Love Break (as it’s more commonly known), became a staple of the early NYC rap/breakdancing scene, as well as being the ultimate ‘voguing’ song at the Harlem Drag Balls during the ...Read More
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what sexy soulstress Mona Rae is singing about… This 1981 disco boogie classic was mixed by the legendary Tee Scott, who seductively blends the strutting bassline with some seriously ...Read More
Love is in the air dear readers, indeed, it is all around us, which can only mean one thing…It’s only bloody Valentine’s Day in a few days time!!! So, to get you in the mood for love, we thought we would ...Read More
What a front cover! For that reason alone, Andy Nelson’s 1982 funky electronic disco masterpiece is our SOTD. Not really, the song turns out to be pretty good as well. A cult favourite, the track was recently lauded by ‘nu disco’ ...Read More
Blast away your Monday blues with some crazy Columbian afro-beat from Wganda Kenya! Paying homage to Fela Kuti's classic track, Shakara Oloje, Wganda Kenya were Discos Fuentes’ (the pioneering Colombian label of the 60’s & 70’s) studio band and were ...Read More
Wind down your week with this funk classic from Gordon Staples and The String Thing! Gordon Staples was the concert master for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, who famously played on many a classic Motown records from the 60s. ‘Strung Out’ appears ...Read More
‘Flying Machine (The Chase)’ is considered by many to be War’s finest moment. Taken from the soundtrack to Youngblood, a film about an L.A. street kid starring Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, it has since been proven to be the LA’s street band’s ...Read More
Wow! It's the first SOTD of 2010! To mark such an extraordinary occasion, how about a mad track from Edwin Starr? Go on, you know you want to! Released in 1980, this superb track is a deliciously deranged whirlpool (chortle!) ...Read More
Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you all had a fantastic year and let us all raise a glass to the new year. Yay! Anyway, kickstart the decade with a fantastic slice of funky soul, courtesy of Jimmy Jules. Taken from my ...Read More
Ghoulish Delight No.9 is a rattling psychedelic funk number from Italian composer/producer/conductor Armando Sciascia. Taken from his 1970 record Impressions In Rhythm & Sound, this is a stunning piece of howling psychedelia. Its thundering and creepy bassline combine devilishly with a ...Read More
