Minnie Riperton – Adventures in Paradise
Every Saturday we take a look at some quality funk, soul and disco here at the Labs. Wether it be old or new, we’re digging it and feel the need to share. This week it’s Minnie Riperton with the brilliant “Adventures in Paradise”. Known to most for her 1975 single “Lovin You”, she was one [...]
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro
French based house duo Alan Braxe & Fred Falke brought a sense of relaxed euphoria with their 2000 club hit “Intro”. Sampling “Crush On You” by The Jets, the funk bass line that underpins the whole track has an infectious groove and the vocal is one that always brings a big smile to the face. [...]
Cymande – Brothers On The Slide
Although their time as a group lasted just under 4 years, British funk group Cymande as had an big influence on music as their tunes have been sampled by some of the hip hop greats. Formed in 1970 the multi instrumentalist group released 4 albums and shared the stage with great such as Al Green [...]
Bjork – Human Behaviour (Underworld Mix)
Bjork’s 1993 “Debut” album was a lovely piece of left of centre pop music and the tracks fell into the hands of some of the best producers in electronic music for remix work. While these mostly popped up on the vinyl releases of the singles, One Little Indian kindly put out a CD compilation entitled [...]
Subliminal Cuts – Le Voie Le Soleil
For this Friday’s classic we once again visit the back catalogue of XL Recordings. The Subliminal Cuts track “Le Voie Le Soleil” first got a release in 1994 and was marked out by its tight piano chords and intricate synth runs. It could even be argued that it sounds like a track from earlier in [...]
Lazy Sundays: Art Of Noise – (Who’s Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise
Undoubtedly one of the most influential electronically led groups of the 80s, Art Of Noise’s 1984 debut album “(Who’s Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise” is a brilliant piece of work that was groundbreaking at the time and still deserves your attention nearly 30 years on. Blending mechanical noises and subtle industrial leanings alongside ridiculously [...]
Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces
When it comes to funk in Scotland there is one band who stand head and shoulders above the rest. A band that were embraced in the USA in the 70′s with with their heady brew of bass, brass and grooves. I am of course referring to the Average White Band. Formed in 1972 in and [...]
The Dust Brothers – Song To The Siren
Originally released in 1992 through Diamond and then given a larger scale release through Junior Boys Own a year later, “Song To The Siren” is the track that established The Dust Brothers as one of the most exciting new production outfits in the UK. The duo would of course go on to change their name [...]
Gwen McCrae – Rockin’ Chair
Every Saturday we take a look at some quality funk, soul and disco here at the Labs. Wether it be old or new, we’re digging it and feel the need to share. This week it’s Gwen McCrae with the brilliant “Rockin’ Chair”. Motown style percussion, an awesome horn section in action and that vocal all [...]
Xpansions – Move Your Body (Elevation)
Reaching number 7 in the charts in 1991, “Move Your Body” by Xpansions saw several remixes in the 90s and into the 2000s as clubbers of all ages got their groove on to this classic tune. Originally released as a limited vinyl outing in 1990, the track samples both S’Xpress and Catch 22. It’s the [...]
