ONE TAKE TAPES

My lovely KILLER CREW from Hamburg THE FUNK FELLAZ.  Watch the SHOW + the final Battle below:

KILLER!

…sounds like an delicious asian food, but they are a delicious Jazz & Funk-Band from Leipzig/Germany. They play amazing sessions and most of the them are completly freestyle!!! Click here and click on “Was ist SOOSHEE?” and listen to “Hörproben”! These guys did a awsome 3 hour session at SPLASH-Festival with Nelson, Spax and Miss Flint. Listen to this little impressions and watch out for more!!!

…click here and check out the track by Solique at Min 20:45. Bounce Baby! Awesome! Superb! Dope!

A new Artist detected: Park Bench Poet! Check out their MySpace! Sounds great!

Great “One Take” by Soulinus & DJ Pun. Click here…
And check out their MySpace’s here and here!

Amsterdam may not be known for gritty funk and soul but the diversity, drive and spirit of this great city is in many ways reflected in the music of Lefties Soul Connection. Even though the Lefties’ sound is rooted in the classic funk of bands like the Meters, they are by no way trapped in the past. Lefties Soul Connection are a band of today creating songs for the year 2007 and beyond.

Their second album is titled “Skimming The Skum”. I many ways, this is what they have done since day one. The Lefties DIY approach is taking the funk back to basics. Organ, guitar, bass and drums – recorded on 8 tracks at an old factory hall in the outskirts of Amsterdam. One takes only with no additives or overdubs added.

It is this undiluted rawness that makes their music so intense and soulful. At the same time “Skimming The Skum” is exploring new territories . The album has more to offer than the taking-no-prisoners funk bangers the band is known for. They are still there off course with songs like “Fais Do-Do” or “Paul Newman” but now they are sitting next to soul clappers like “Get Back (Drum & Clap)” (featuring guitarist Onno on vocals), the steamy swamp funk of the title track or the heavy slow-motion groove of “Chop It!”.

The Lefties’ music has developed big time over the last 12 months. And 2006 was a great year for the band anyway. Things kicked off with their now classic version of DJ Shadow’s “Organ Donor”. The 7″ single did not only sell 5.000 + copies, it also introduced the band to a whole new audience. “Organ Donor” was followed by their first album “Hutspot” which sold more than 10.000 units worldwide while Alviz, Onno, Bram, Cody and Paul were the road for the best part of the year. And it is the relentless touring that has spread the word and sharpened the sound of the band more than anything else. From clubs in Germany, England, France, Switzerland and Hungary to the big summer festivals in the Netherlands, the Lefties never failed to set the roof on fire.

In 2007 Lefties Soul Connection are no longer a best kept secret on the funk scene, getting their praise on message boards and Myspace. The Lefties are real life band ready to take world.

QUOTES ON LEFTIES SOUL CONNECTION:

Superb funk that looks forward, grooves hard, and won’t be clearing any floors - any time in the near future! Egon (Stones Throw, Los Angeles)

Lefties comes with the hot heat. Turntable Lab (USA)

Some of the grittiest funk to come out of the European scene in many many years — and a totally mindblowing full length set! Dusty Groove (USA)

Rocks in the way only a funk band from Amsterdam can! Hip-Hop Connection (England)

Pure madness! Beyondjazz.com (Belgium)

Sweet, dirty funk – raw and without pretension! InTheMix.com (Australia)

Hut stuff! IDJ (England)

Pure gangster funk! Fryer (Funk45 Board, London)

[Press release by: Meltin’ Pot Music]

DON’T FORGET TO CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT SOME SOUND FILES!

See the Lefties Live on their Release Parties in Germany:

• May 16: Lefties Soul Connection (Release Party) at Mojo Club @ Stadtgarten,
  Cologne (Ger)
• May 19: Lefties Soul Connection (Release Party) at Mojo Club @ MandarinKasino, Hamburg (Ger)

My conclusion: It’s all about passion, love, style and soul!

I’ve received the additional stuff by Kristian about the upcoming Soul Junction Party at Cologne’s Stadtgarten. Musical dose here, visual impression here…

Rare Grooves & choosen Soul 45s for hot, sweet, sexy and funky people at Colognes Stadtgarten next Saturday.

Kristian, the man behind Soul Junction and Tour de Funk will send me some additional stuff for you in the next days. Stay tuned and maybe you wanna join us…its up to you!;-)

And if you need a dose of Sister Funk feel free to click here.

Line Up :

Dan Salem & Mr.T ( UPScru/ La nuit de phonque - Cologne)
Kristian Auth ( Soul Junction / Tour de Funk - Berlin - www.tourdefunk.de)
Rinc ( Soul Junction / Blow! - Bonn - www.blow-party.com)

Start: 23:00
Prize: 6 EUR (free CD for the first 50 guests)

Broken Beats, Future Boogie, House and Soul… Click here and download the show

…I like the Funk Fellaz! You know why…watch the video below where they dancing against Foolish, Hacim, Tidji:

Yes…they did it again! This time they had a battle against Rug Solution from the Netherlands and they made the 1st place. Congratulation’s

Watch the first and the second part of the battle below:

Ohh yes, Funk Fellaz from Germany are one of my favorite Bboying Crew. They are unresting always prepared to battle and hard skilled. A few weeks ago they went to Copenhagen and made the 4th Place! Congratulations… watch the video below and check out their skills:

Funk, Funk, Funk…here and here