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D-Funk - Funk, Disco & Boogie Grooves From Germany
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Description: | CD on Marina |
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| Format: | CD | |
| Label: | Marina | |
| Price: | £12.49 | |
| Cat#: | MA74CD | |
| Availability: | despatched in 2-5 working days (on average!!) |
This record left our Business Lady feeling happy.
So, i didn't realise Germany had a hidden penchant for funky ass groove but that seems to be the case as i'm presented with a compilation of teutonic funk grooves, disco and boogie courtesy of Marina records in the form of 'D-Funk - Funk, Disco and Boogie Grooves from Germany'. These tracks date from 1972 to 2002 and span all manner of funky sounds from cheesy dancefloor fillers to more sophisticated contributions. The first few tracks kick things of with some super stylized dancefloor disco funk from the likes of Boney M, Veronika Fisher & Band and Discotizer & Supermax. Cheeseslider's 'Sweatmajor' brings the true funk sound of the seventies to the mix with it's fusion of Funkedelic and Kool and the Gang influences. This is complimented with the Meters style instrumental workout of Charley Antolini's Power Dozen 'Jumping'. Smoother numbers are supplied by Fehlfarben and Stolen property who flex a damn fine rendition of War's 'Low rider'. I'm particularly taken by Zatopek's Pigbag style 80's no-wave outbursts on 'Dispo funk' and the P-funk madness of Montana Chromeoboy's 'War on the bullshit'. So, rare gems and funky rarities a plenty. If you're a fan of Marina's previous collections then this will no doubt be of interest to you but this'll suit anyone with a itch for a funky-ass groove. Get foonky yo!
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Sound clips for D-Funk - Funk, Disco & Boogie Grooves From Germany
Discotizer & Supermax : Stop Talking Bull Play 
Boney M.: Dancing In The Streets Play
Veronika Fischer & Band : Kirschblüte Play
Cheeseslider : Sweat -major Play
Charly Antolini's Power Dozen : Jumping Play
Fehlfarben : 14 Tage Play
Zatopek : Dispo Funk Play
The Poets Of Rhythm : Plus Plus Play
Ganymed : Future World Play
James Last : Bolero '75 Play
Andy Minkacz Orchestra : Intercontinental Meetings Play
Stolen Property : Low Rider Play
The Whitefield Brothers : Rampage Play
Family 5 : Bring Deinen Körper Auf Die Party Play
Lee Armstrong Express : Chicken N Waffles Play
Twen : Die 24 Stunden Von Le Mans Play
Su Kramer : Magic Dance Play
Montana Chromeboy : War On The Bullshit Play
What their label says...
D-FUNK presents 18 block-rocking and distinctively eclectic Funk, Disco & Boogie nuggets from Germany that range from sweaty JB-styled grooves, cooking fusion gems, up-tight post-punk funk, to slick urban disco anthems.
Some Krauts certainly knew how to cook up a serious groove and put the D into Funk. Just take The Poets Of Rhythm and The Whitefield Brothers, two groups from Munich that immerged themselves so deep into the rare grooves of James Brown’s People label catalogue that it became part of their DNA. The Whitefield Brothers’ ‘Rampage’ sounds like it was recorded in a funky shack in Louisiana in the late 60s. No wonder that DJ Shadow and Lyrics Born are keen to work with them nowadays.
The discofied side of funk is represented by Ganymed’s spacy 7-minute magnum opus Future World (1979) and the incredibly switched-on Stop Talking Bull, a rocking collaboration by Discotizer & Supermax (Discotizer = rap mad men 5 Sterne Deluxe). Disco overlord Giorgio Moroder makes a laid-back appearance with his one-off project Stolen Property with a slow burnin, super-kool cover of Low Rider by War. Even Boney M. got funky once. Oh yes, and how! Their completely unknown and completely atypical B-side Dancing In The Streets (1978) sounds as good as any Miami funk tune served by KC & The Sunshine Band or Kool & The Gang. Dig.
The earliest entry on the compilation hails from 1972 and is cooked up by uber-drummer Charly Antolini. Jumping from his much sought-after album Atomic Drums is a funky break-beat feast made in heaven.
When the energy of punk met the rhythmic sophistication of funk, it often made for outstanding results. Berlin’s No New York-styled collective Zatopek (feat. Sven Regener of Element Of Crime fame) is a prime example: Driven by a great horn section, they explore the same territory as early 80s contemporaries Pigbag and James White & The Contortions.
During the 70s, even some old school bandleaders got in the game and infused their sound with a dose of F.U.N.K. The sophisticated fusion sound of James Last’s Bolero ’75 could give Deodato a serious run for his money. Bert Kaempfert’s long-time collaborator Herbert Rehbeinis is the man behind Su Kramer’s totally unique space boogie Magic Dance (1978).
Lovers of deep P-Funk from the school of Parliament/Funkadelic will be delighted by the contributions of Cheeseslider and Montana Chromeboy, pure uncut funk nuggets full of Larry Graham-styled slap bass and mad vocals beamed in straight from the mothership.
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Tracklist 1. Discotizer & Supermax : Stop Talking Bull 2. Boney M.: Dancing In The Streets 3. Veronika Fischer & Band : Kirschblüte 4. Cheeseslider : Sweat -major 5. Charly Antolini’s Power Dozen : Jumping 6. Fehlfarben : 14 Tage 7. Zatopek : Dispo Funk 8. The Poets Of Rhythm : Plus Plus 9. Ganymed : Future World 10. James Last : Bolero ’75 11. Andy Minkacz Orchestra : Intercontinental Meetings 12. Stolen Property : Low Rider 13. The Whitefield Brothers : Rampage 14. Family 5 : Bring Deinen Körper Auf Die Party 15. Lee Armstrong Express : Chicken N Waffles 16. Twen : Die 24 Stunden Von Le Mans 17. Su Kramer : Magic Dance 18. Montana Chromeboy : War On The Bullshit
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