The songs that didn't make the radio, didn't make the greatest-hits compilations, didn't get played at the family reunion. The ones you have to dig for. This is what funk sounds like when nobody is watching -- no pressure to write a hook, no chorus to repeat eight times. Just the pocket, the stank, and the one.
funk · 10 tracks
funk · 10 tracks
Wants My Funk Uncut
The songs that didn't make the radio, didn't make the greatest-hits compilations, didn't get played at the family reunion. The ones you have to dig for. This is what funk sounds like when nobody is watching -- no pressure to write a hook, no chorus to repeat eight times. Just the pocket, the stank, and the one.
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Parliament (1976)
P-Funk's mission statement. Funk as religion, Parliament as its clergy.
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Bootsy Collins (1977)
Bootsy at his most unhinged. Rubber band bass stretched past breaking point.
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Graham Central Station (1974)
Larry Graham's bass is the star. A deep cut about being meat on the funk hook.
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The Meters (1970)
The Meters at their greasiest. Every funk band learned this one in secret.
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Slave (1977)
Dayton's funk freight train. A deep cut that deserves to be on every funk compilation.
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Cameo (1977)
Cameo before the electro-pivot. Raw funk about a body that won't stop.
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Ohio Players (1974)
Ohio Players at their funkiest. A deep cut that hides in plain sight on their biggest album.
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The Bar-Kays (1978)
The Bar-Kays find religion in the groove. A deep cut that testifies on the one.
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Con Funk Shun (1977)
A band so funky they named a song after it. A deep cut for the initiated.
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Lakeside (1979)
Lakeside before Fantastic Voyage made them famous. A raw deep cut that's all the way live.
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1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk).
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The songs that didn't make the radio, didn't make the greatest-hits compilations, didn't get played at the family reunion. The ones you have to dig for. This is what funk sounds like when nobody is watching -- no pressure to write a hook, no chorus to repeat eight times. Just the pocket, the stank, and the one.
No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.
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Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Image Credits
1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk).
1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from
Deezer (promotional artwork).