T Bird : T Bird Is Good For You [sec.068]

“T Bird a.k.a. the musical wonderkid Tim Crane is the gravel-voiced front-man of criminally underexposed Texan heavy funk and soul outfit T BIRD & THE BREAKS who released their debut album “Learn About it” in 2009. The band have dropped a number of breaks-heavy funk nuggets since it´s release and now T Bird Is Good For You sees Crane stepping out on his own.

Given that he’s a man who loves his hip-hop as much as his funk and soul, it’s no surprise that Crane ends up at the place where G Love, The Beastie Boys and indeed his own band intersect. The album is a walk through the garden of P-Funk, Oldschool Hip-Hop, Dr.John´s Voodooed landscapes as well as Gospel Hymns and Soul/Garage 60´s style.

All in all it´s a fantastic album rooted in the whole American Music Underground culture from the 50´s and up to this day. An evergoing party. It´s good for you.”

Release page here
Direct download (MP3) here
Other (lossless) formats here

Format: 10 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; other formats available
Released: 30 Nov 2011
Style: Hip Hop, Funk, Soul

Gitte Verfuehrt : Zwischenraum Und Zeit [sm026]

“The music-lover Gitte Verfuehrt comes along casual and delicate, infecting us with his gentle adaption of acoustic and electronic. Four enticing tracks with funky guitar riffs an jazzy pianos, combined with swinging percussions and rich basslines vault immediately into the world of Gitte Verfuehrt´s sound aesthetics.”

Release page here
Direct download (MP3) here

Format: 4 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 2 Feb 2012
Style: Tech House, Funk

Various Artists : Fusion Compilation 7 [FN_35]

The seventh compilation of Fusion Netlabel is a nice cross-section of remixes and mashups with music by artsists like Janis Joplin, the Beatles and others. Really Cool.

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Direct download (MP3) here

Format: 24 x File, Compilation, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 1 Oct 2011
Style: Reggae, Abstract, Soul, Glitch, Ragga HipHop, IDM, Dubstep, Experimental, Funk, Hip Hop

Peppino Giacomuzzo & The System Seven : Love In Slowtempo [lala004]

“Band formed in Detroit/Napoli in the late 80`s …. with musicians from all over the world like: Detroit, Napoli, Chicago, N.Y.C. & Montego Bay and so on …. influenced from funk, r&b & soul …. founded by Peppino “Beppe” Giacomuzzo containing a wide range of featured artists as well.”

Release page here
Direct download (MP3) here

Format: 9 x File, Album, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 3 Apr 2011
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Downtempo, Funk

BALLPEN // The dreams trilogy [LBN005]

“Some of this dreams are made in a song form, some others are built like a possible dream would develop.  Some vocal parts  sound like somebody that’s sleep talking and the music is supposed to be what’s  sonically going on in his/her head or you can  hear that the music melts when somebody is falling asleep.  And if you listen at a reasonable low volume you can still hear the  music and what’s going on in the room  next to yours at the same time.”

Release page here
Direct download here

Format: 11 x File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps

Released: 11 October 2010

Style: Easy Listening, Ambient, Funk

Artist website: MySpace