New Funk / Soul CDs

Etta needs no introduction - she is one of America's finest voices, a household name and one of a few classic R&B/ Rock 'n' Roll female vocalists with a powerful, confident singing style, renowned for its perfect sense of timing. Most of the sides contained here were recorded in New Orleans or Lo...

Etta James recorded prolifically for over 50 years and first grabbed the spotlight as a teenager with her first recording, ‘Roll With Me Henry’. She went from strength to strength, cruising into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame early and winning her most recent Grammy in the 21st century. Inarguably ...

Nearly two years after Ace Records began the initial excavation of the Rick Hall’s FAME Studios tape vault, they continue to enthrall with more unreleased gems uncovered from this musical goldmine. The CD abounds with highlights. I’d like to give an especially big hand for Ralph “Soul” Jackson’s ...

Canada's finest live band, The Sadies, have reunited with explicit soul singer/cult legend Andre Williams for Night & Day, on Yep Roc records. Night & Day is the result of sessions that began in 2008 at Key Club Studio in Detroit and captures Andre, then 70 years old and still using at the time, at ...

For Distal, 28 year old Atlanta producer Michael Rathbun, his highly anticipated debut album ‘Civilization’ is the crowning point of his past two years of work. Releases and remixes for labels such as Soul Jazz Records, Grizzly, Fortified Audio, Trouble & Bass, Seclusiasis and Tectonic (not to menti...

For Distal, 28 year old Atlanta producer Michael Rathbun, his highly anticipated debut album ‘Civilization’ is the crowning point of his past two years of work. Releases and remixes for labels such as Soul Jazz Records, Grizzly, Fortified Audio, Trouble & Bass, Seclusiasis and Tectonic (not to menti...

After successful releases on Robot Elephant Records, Disaro and Clan Destine Records, as well as a litany of digital selfreleases and remixes, Minneapolis producer Fostercare releases a bold new album entitled ‘Altered Creature’. For ‘Altered Creature’, Fostercare worked 12-16 hours a day, endeav...

After successful releases on Robot Elephant Records, Disaro and Clan Destine Records, as well as a litany of digital selfreleases and remixes, Minneapolis producer Fostercare releases a bold new album entitled ‘Altered Creature’. For ‘Altered Creature’, Fostercare worked 12-16 hours a day, endeav...

Following the release of his UK quadruple platinum-selling album The Defamation of Strickland Banks, the Brit Award-winning artist Plan B (AKA Ben Drew) has announced details of his forthcoming album ill Manors, which is set for release through Atlantic Records on Friday 11th May 2012. Produced b...