Gotta love the nu funk
Jade | san francsico | 12/12/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I just discovered this whole world of funk revival and i love it. This album is laced with heavy funk beats, ... trumpets, funky flutes and more. A couple tracks take it back to the Afrikan roots, incorporating tribal chants. It gives the album more diversity to the edgy yet repetative beats. It sounds just like another day of jam sessions at Soul Fire records.
I got this album when I was in New York City over the summer and was on a search for funk record stores. I mistook Soul Fire for a retail shop and found myself at this low-key apartment studio in Upper Manhattan where all the Soul Fire recording is done. They mainly put out 45s so the guy there gave me this CD and a 45 of my choice.
I also highly recommend one of my favorite joints of all time on the 45" "Answer Me Softly" by Fabulous Three which recently appeared as 45 of the Month in Big Daddy Magazine (an awesome source for funk and hip hop fans)
Nu funk is gonna bridge the generation gap between the old and new school... and I'm telling you this from the perspective of a high school student. Support indie labels and the cool people at Soul Fire and check this album out."
New york
Baribal | Paris, FRANCE | 01/23/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"LA funk team again !
Same as soul investigator but from east coast...
Good and cool sound."
Primitive future alien funk
Black Berry | 11/10/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I discovered this after discovering the song Fifty Yards of Soul on the stellar album Raw Funk and learned about the Whitefield Bros. Fifty Yards is in my opinion one of the strongest funk numbers of all time -like one reviewer said, if you're not moving to it you're dead.
This album however, is on an entirely different plane. These songs have the same elements - stripped back sound, ridiculous beats, Meters-like interplay - but is much deeper, experimental in its rawness, almost trancelike funk. It sounds both primitive and futuristic. Very fun to sink into after multiple listenings. Wow."