/fsg/ Funk + Soul General

[Landon Murphy]

Alright mu, time for some real music. Share and discuss your favorite funk + soul tracks, albums, compilations, etc.

I'll start us off with a bit of recent funk rock from Togo
youtube.com/watch?v=nPoSAyTGBgk

[Noah Ramirez]

Haven't gotten into funk but I think this should help new-comers

[Hudson Barnes]

Maggot Brain or One Nation Under Groove?

[Nathan Ross]

Thanks, there's some great stuff in here for people who are new to the genre. I'd also advise people not to shy away from compilations. There are some especially good comps of funk music from places like ghana and nigeria.

[Robert Carter]

I've always been partial to Maggot Brain, desu

[Liam Nelson]

I'm going to say that the best introduction for James Brown isn't The Payback IMO - I'd even rec Live at the Apollo Vol. III (Revolution of the Mind) over it, if we're doing double albums.

I got into him through the Star Time box set, and then got even more into him through a few anthologies that focused on the funk:
>Foundations of Funk 1964-1969
>Funk Power 1970
>Make It Funky: 1971-1975

I don't think I've ever found a musician who has recorded so much great material, so there are plenty of other recordings you could get, but those were a powerful introduction to his work

[Ryan Morris]

I might post some shares if anyone is interested. I'll probably cross post to the sharethread, but what's the bump limit? It's currently at 290 replies. Should I just wait until the new thread?

[Joshua Rivera]

I am assuming they're at least V0
I'm a beginner so whatever is fine desu

[Camden Miller]

maggot brain when youre stoned, nation under one groove when youre drunk

[Hunter Baker]

I've never done any sharing before, so lmk if they could be higher quality or if there's anything I should do differently.

Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal - Various Artists (2006)
>funk, soul, gospel
>Sample: youtube.com/watch?v=YyNjaUTNil0
>Download: www113.zippyshare.com/v/u3bCJfKb/file.html

[Connor Rivera]

im interested in whatever you have to share, but you wouldn't happen to have any Mandril would you?

[Bentley Bailey]

One Nation Under A Groove is way better.

[Julian King]

No, but I can look into getting some. I'm not super familiar with their work.

[Caleb Perry]

Here's another share:

Vaudou Game - Apiafo (2014)
>funk, rock, africa core
>Sample: youtube.com/watch?v=inYNwWKhUg4
>Download: www37.zippyshare.com/v/iTLU88sV/file.html

[Sebastian Stewart]

bump

[Ayden Davis]

bump

[David Scott]

youtube.com/watch?v=dVfnd5r8bM0

[Adrian Thompson]

Thanks, this is some good stuff.

[Jordan Roberts]

Thanks for keeping thread alive.

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed.

[Tyler King]

ayy

youtube.com/watch?v=-RWYtYVLI70

[Luke Brown]

youtube.com/watch?v=VYrvZjiYFfs

[David Thomas]

been feeling this jawn

youtube.com/watch?v=XNoAyppDato

[Jonathan Barnes]

youtube.com/watch?v=C7hKkmao

[Isaiah Ortiz]

This is fun.

For some reason I'm getting an error on this one.

[Carson Howard]

youtube.com/watch?v=C7hKkmaoJCA

should work now

youtube.com/watch?v=BOgIds_m5oc

[Logan Bailey]

bump u

[James Wilson]

bump good shit fellas

[Carter Robinson]

>this

[Aaron Campbell]

...

[Levi Lopez]

hell yeah, /fsg/ is back ! time to post singles and get no answers.

also, RIP Wayne Jackson, last of the Memphis horns (24/11/1941-21/06/2016)

[Lincoln Perez]

the whole Free & easy comp is good and contains every single they released
Bad smoke - Crawl y'all :

youtu.be/BXtFMujiSa0
youtu.be/p1GGVjlXz6E

[Austin Davis]

The JB's - Hustle with speed :

youtube.com/watch?v=0z5oUVYG2cU
youtube.com/watch?v=wz6iCXfKkLU

[Alexander Lopez]

Oliver Sain - B-OO-G-IE / Feel like dancin' :

youtu.be/_fvugN1xQrI
youtu.be/n6_UlbJMinQ

[Bentley Bailey]

JB's wedge - Bessie :

youtu.be/i3U35aBVQzA

[Adrian Peterson]

What do you guys think of this?

[Easton Harris]

Apollis - What it is :

youtu.be/IotYya_QqRc

excellent album, kind of a Hendrix/Sly bastard child, reminds me of Black merda

[Juan Wright]

Karma - Celebration :

youtu.be/hsXP8eqYgzE
youtu.be/6_f6VP6Gbos
youtu.be/1K9XC12qlyA
youtu.be/TXlar9Wvd1Q
youtu.be/Rfh-yVwRrOM
youtu.be/H5QNVtCDOJg
youtu.be/7c4sl_flVEk

[Christian Ward]

Le gents - Le gents :

youtube.com/watch?v=9oNKnXr1Ckg
youtu.be/U1_Nzh7Dv0s
youtu.be/fJli6-kqzMA

[Dylan Morris]

Iron knowledge - Show-stopper / Oh-love :

youtu.be/yzxnlDA4rW0
youtu.be/RT1tJdQ3NAY

[Connor Ortiz]

Moses - I got my mind together / If you don't mean it, don't touch me :

youtu.be/pcJEvWY4i5U
youtu.be/e9aAp6HC6-w

[James Davis]

Jessie Rogers - One monkey don't stop no show :

youtu.be/3TfXm37zpEM

[Christopher Collins]

The black truth band - Butter nut :

youtu.be/704wBEyVIP8

[Juan Walker]

Debbie Trusty - Searchin' for some lovin' / Instrumental :

youtu.be/Bbgomrut8TI
youtu.be/OG4rug7ez6g

[Mason Morris]

>african funk (compilations)
this is a good idea!
any other suggestions?

[Jordan Price]

Business before pleasure - (I'm in) the prime of love / Funk you :

youtu.be/3aYBGGyfUro
youtu.be/7OtF8BSwSHE

[Jackson Martin]

ahhhh so happy to see that this is still up

youtube.com/watch?v=_xdauR2QsKI

[Levi Turner]

updated

[Owen Taylor]

Brand new wayo
Lagos disco inferno

Fred & the new JB's - Breakin' bread :

youtube.com/watch?v=_Pa8gJBA5Ss
youtube.com/watch?v=FTmfUC8IJYk
youtube.com/watch?v=t-jvGNrPNOY
youtube.com/watch?v=Uh50kPjzMEk
youtube.com/watch?v=-CRxCSlMkmc
youtube.com/watch?v=Ryk-yM5jRgY
youtube.com/watch?v=iBplAvUGjVo
youtube.com/watch?v=ofeUuDL9rOM

[Wyatt Howard]

why is it that things named Mark III are good

Marvin Whoremonger - Mark III :

youtube.com/watch?v=lncstCK16AU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc2k5F05fUg
youtube.com/watch?v=FLwfF_uOHg8

[Austin Clark]

I personally prefer ONUAG
Also ONUAG Live Maggot Brain >>>> Album Version Maggot Brain

[Zachary Moore]

Various - Brand New Wayo - Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983
Various – Ivory Coast Soul - Afro Funk From Abidjan From 1972 To 1982
Various – Africa Airways One: Funk Connection 1973-1980
Various – Africa Airways Two: Funk Departures 1973-1982
Various – Afro-Rock Presents Deep Funk Africa
The Funkees – Dancing Time: The Best Of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77
Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders – Orlando's Afro Ideas 1969-72

[Samuel Powell]

nice! let me do a cool chart on photoshop, topsters is shit
youtu.be/r_YCKzP5odw

[Jaxon Kelly]

let's not forget albums however, there have been several reeditions of mostly african and impossible to find albums this year by this label : preschmedia.bandcamp.com/music

Manu Dibango - Dikalo :

youtu.be/1ixfrBztoIc

[Charles Morgan]

Lunar funk - Slip the drummer one / Space monster :

youtu.be/neuigw6TvEk
youtu.be/x3hm7SVEmlg

[Noah Long]

Lionel Robinson - Steppin' out / Instrumental :

youtu.be/K-chgi6HK0s
youtu.be/mE1ntNS_Dx4

[Blake Torres]

sure, there are dozens of gems, but I prefer to focus on comps atm
youtu.be/iK_hCcevZeQ

[Blake Sanders]

>off by one

damn !

The outlaw gang - Funky fast bump / Weed hopper :

youtu.be/B6dgwqpGlcA
youtu.be/P5rfn53FFPY

[Aiden Jones]

youtube.com/watch?v=siQCrefrgk0
youtube.com/watch?v=neuigw6TvEk
youtube.com/watch?v=jdKjVu4BOrI

[Camden Clark]

thanks yall. i can't contribute because i'm still new to this but thanks for all the links

[Camden Scott]

please post more, i'll keep coming to Sup Forums if theres thread s like this. love the tunes.

[Levi Wilson]

Prince Geno & the tailormades - Brand new man with the masterplan :

youtu.be/TwRA-mfsoiQ

[Sebastian Sanders]

youtube.com/watch?v=A7RazdiPm54

RIP

[Wyatt Long]

holy shit I'm so fucking sick of this fucking meme year

Sir Mack Rice - Muhammad Ali :

youtu.be/J_KZOcdGekM

[Jacob Powell]

updated chart!
let's add ethiopian afro-funk / afrobeat comp

[Connor Lee]

Bobby Franklin's insanity - Don't lose what you got (trying to get back what you had) / Sexplot :

youtu.be/Sf_vsdzUQEY
youtu.be/u4ik11U-uIw

[Jack Taylor]

Dope im looking for some more

youtube.com/watch?v=pd6SZ1sDmFc

[Xavier Ramirez]

Kuti is Nigerian not Ethiopian, friend

Maceo & all the King's men - Thank you for letting me be myself again :

youtube.com/watch?v=ZOYnCtBzf4k

[Joshua Reed]

Disco time! Why don't you listen to disco? I can't even image someone disliking this genre.

youtube.com/watch?v=8HnzNY0epzE
youtube.com/watch?v=tk6E1i4hklA
youtube.com/watch?v=p6ckoeT77yU

[Juan Ramirez]

youtube.com/watch?v=VKgL5s3bERg

youtube.com/watch?v=uN5bVEVjLV8

youtube.com/watch?v=mHBwL7JAoKI

[Gavin Cooper]

Sparkle - Disco madness / Down the way :

youtu.be/KaLs2RruoOA
youtu.be/iwq1xKf-dIU

[Ryan Ortiz]

youtu.be/70GeYTjD-FU

8==D

[Adam Williams]

youtu.be/tZP2Uk9vlxY

8=D

[Owen Edwards]

E.T. White & his great potential band - Funky soul shake :

youtu.be/eQs04azP5DA

[Jacob Nelson]

David Batiste and the gladiators - Funky soul :

youtu.be/_f-d_vINTq4

[Nicholas Thomas]

Great funk from Togo and Benin.

Listening to Just as I am by Bill Withers right now.

[Angel Kelly]

The free mind - Just jammin' / After we're gone (the world keeps turning) :

youtu.be/sFNQOiO6WKE
youtu.be/SrQR0oNMHuU

[Matthew Rivera]

been loving this album. her voice is god tier. start with Alibi, first song isn't great.

soundcloud.com/lawrencetheband

[Jackson Brown]

I remember some of those covers, gonna get back to them, a lot of great music waiting for me!

[Dominic Johnson]

United 8 - Getting uptown (to get down) :

youtu.be/4x0Ipe_3wiM

[Oliver Brown]

The Daktaris - Upside Down (Fela kuti cover) youtu.be/ZLI7MqOZB4E
+
youtu.be/J8eVZD173mg

[Liam Evans]

Chucky Thurmon - Turn it over / Tickets for doomsday :

youtu.be/ssiJQSm-Ln4
youtu.be/r1XQv2KyIgw

[Mason Butler]

Blue rhythm combo - Tke the funky feeling / Knock on wood :

youtu.be/fVRhhe1vbfU
youtu.be/37wvjuuc8yc

[Jeremiah Hernandez]

youtu.be/f9-2i8ibxEI
saw these guys last year with Nicole Willis! it was quite nice

not bad!

[Zachary Rodriguez]

lucky you, they toured my country last year in october but I was abroad at the time so I couldn't get to see them. Have you heard Björn Wagner's new project ? favoriterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/earthrising

Rick James - Street songs :

youtu.be/1dNIQVYGXbM
youtu.be/2wWh-3ZN-g0
youtu.be/UAi1e7AoEWA
youtu.be/p7pn6s_HXLg
youtu.be/QYHxGBH6o4M
youtu.be/CPikYsi6_zU
youtu.be/4fG9cAjEsmQ
youtu.be/d1TPSlLwKb8

[Julian Cook]

chart done!

>favoriterecordings.bandcamp.com/album/earthrising
thx I'm gonna check that

[Jordan Taylor]

np
also sorry to be tacky but Niger ≠ Nigeria

Black fur - When we get together soon / Feel the shock :

youtu.be/342WBMMUrJg
youtu.be/aJfa-tg51_0

[Kevin Jones]

not tacky at all, i'm just dumb
... and i should have added some South African/"township funk" youtu.be/GxgIy8okA6g
and ethipian funk too youtu.be/ezPfGrnE3eA
I'm gonna fix that.

[Christopher Sullivan]

Nice thread, glad to see them surviving a while now.

youtube.com/watch?v=8a9PpDvgpoU

[Anthony Hughes]

Jaymz Bedford - Just keep my boogie / Happy music :

youtu.be/DVl8d1NOFwc
youtu.be/KUk_557YDVE

[Jaxson White]

never paid attention to Rex Williams before
youtu.be/xF62h_vfc08
youtu.be/PEMSnN-Vq9U

[Julian Reed]

didn't know about this guy either, p good. he released a lot of LPs apparently

Mick Jessup - Take it easy when you get down / Instrumental :

youtu.be/SqS46TADBfw
youtu.be/V-fuBl_PEUc

[Eli Taylor]

What are the defining characteristics of funk?
If metal is guitars and distortion (very rough characterization, I know), what is funk? Instrumentation? Harmony? Melody?

[Evan Turner]

it often revolves around a bass/guitar/drums groove that emphasizes the first beat ("the one") on which vocals and other instruments can take their turn
but subgenres like p-funk or boogie can differ. funk music can and was adapted to a lot of styles : caribbean music, indian music, whatever, so it's not a rule that absolutely needs to be followed

9th creation - Mellow music / A step ahead :

youtube.com/watch?v=j3jzHumhJZI
youtube.com/watch?v=enrHf0mTpC0

[Alexander Diaz]

a tough downbeat

[Samuel Powell]

Let bootsy explain

youtube.com/watch?v=IHE6hZU72A4

[Joseph Bell]

Arlana - Spring time :

youtu.be/dBy9gSMlb3Y

[Joseph Diaz]

We the people - Break down / On the way to L.A. :

youtu.be/ERrr9XvJqbk
youtu.be/PVp1tROp8RY

[Isaac Thomas]

Beckie Bell - In need of... :

youtu.be/wMxNHyhuDs8
youtu.be/HLzyD1G8URE
youtu.be/nx9UlcN_QAo
youtu.be/6bsnWegdd70

[Adrian Cruz]

Family of Eve - I wanted to be loved by you / Please be truthful :

youtu.be/rGLPzYrwf7U
youtu.be/_yfkpU5fouE

[Wyatt Wilson]

Kinky foxx - So different / instrumental :

youtube.com/watch?v=Mg3zmWt314I
youtube.com/watch?v=MJyeP2I3DVE