| All Artists: Whitefield Brothers Title: In the Raw Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Release Date: 1/22/2002 Album Type: Import Genres: R&B, Rock Styles: Funk, Soul Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 637937005527 |
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 | Whitefield Brothers In the Raw Genres: R&B, Rock Whomp! These guys bring it all down on the beat -- hitting harder than Cassius Clay at the Rome Olympics in '60, packing bass, guitar, and drums into one funky punch -- pounding out a hard heavy groove all the way through ... more » |
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Album Description Whomp! These guys bring it all down on the beat -- hitting harder than Cassius Clay at the Rome Olympics in '60, packing bass, guitar, and drums into one funky punch -- pounding out a hard heavy groove all the way through their entire debut LP! Of course, these guys have the talent to do it right -- sporting a connection to the Poets Of Rhythm that you can certainly hear in some of the album's more stoned-out grooves -- and like that hip funky combo, the Whitefield Brothers maintain a strong mix of classic funky modes, with just the right touches of professional trippiness to push the whole thing over the top. An instant classic, Desco-style -- with tracks that include "Prowlin", "In The Raw", "Sol Walk", "Eji", "Thunderbird", "Weiya", and "Yakuba". 2002 Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGotta 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." |
