Funk Essentials

Brooklyn Funk Essentials featuring Laço Tayfa: In The BuzzBag (1998)


Brooklyn Funk Essentials featuring Laço Tayfa: In The BuzzBag (1998)

Funk Jazz | Turkish Traditional Music | mp3 | 192 Kbps | 82 Mb | 10 Tracks



This is an unusual offering for the New York funk/jazz/hip hop outfit, recorded in Istanbul in consortium with local combo Laço Tayfa. Already adept at fusing funk, reggae, Latin, and jazz in their mix, Funk Essentials here add Turkish rhythms and instruments like the kanun, oud, zuma, and clarinet, usually just for color in the dance groove. When things work, as on the title track, it's a highly successful marriage, but at times it is a little forced. The material strays to a couple of sappy "urban contemporary" ballads, but luckily Buzz Bag is generally upbeat, and the band's inherent musicality, humor, and intelligence keep things afloat. The most interesting tracks are the ones that carry the most Turkish influence, but generally this is less a World Summit than a Nu Kultural Flava.


Welcome to Istanbul!!

Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Cool And Steady And Easy  Music

Posted by hank12 at Sept. 14, 2007
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Cool And Steady And Easy

Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Cool And Steady And Easy
Jazz Funk | Mp3 | 256 Kbps | 90 MB | RS

The Brooklyn Funk Essentials are the all-star session players of urban music. Their collective work has created a masterpiece melting-pot of spicy sound. This funky, jazzy, super-cool music soaks into your consciousness, while the clever lyrical content holds your unwavering attention.

VA - Funky Stuff - The Best Of Funk Essentials (1993)  Music

Posted by hank12 at Feb. 1, 2008
VA - Funky Stuff - The Best Of Funk Essentials (1993)

VA - Funky Stuff - The Best Of Funk Essentials (1993)
Funk | MP3 | 192 Kbps | 89 MB | RS

V.A. - DJ Essentials Soul, Funk & Disco 12" (24CDs, 2011)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Feb. 26, 2017
V.A. - DJ Essentials Soul, Funk & Disco 12" (24CDs, 2011)

V.A. - DJ Essentials Soul, Funk & Disco 12" (24CDs, 2011)
Soul, Funk, Disco | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 3,12 Gb
Label: DMC Records | Release Year: 2011

Brand New Selection Of Extended 12" Mixes Of Soul, Funk & Disco Classics. Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening in the United States, where record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential in the civil rights era. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa.
VA - Bay Area Funk – Funk & Soul Essentials From San Francisco, Oakland, & The Bay Area 1967-1976 (2003)

VA - Bay Area Funk – Funk & Soul Essentials From San Francisco, Oakland, & The Bay Area 1967-1976 (2003)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 310 MB
51:44 | Soul, Funk | Label: Luv N' Haight

A killer! As revolutionary as the music and political climate was in the Bay Area in the late 60s and early 70s, it's damn near criminal that there haven't been more representative collections of the music – enter Luv N Haight Records, who are here with the first ever comprehensive compilation of Bay Area funk and hard soul! The kind of funky music that came out of the Bay in the period differs a bit from a lot of mirror sounds from the other coast, the midwest and the south –artists and groups like Sugar Pie Desanto, P-I-R Square, Marvin Holmes and the Uptights, San Francisco T.K.O and others work with short, tight, hard-clapping blasts of 45 funk. Where the funk of other scenes was designed to bounce you along an elastic groove, the Cali school for the most part specialized in short, sweaty, scratchy numbers that were designed to get you on your feet, than knock you straight on your arse! Truly amazing stuff – all funky 45 numbers, many of which are available for the first time on CD!

VA - This Is Acid Jazz ...After Hours (1994)  Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 17, 2022
VA - This Is Acid Jazz ...After Hours (1994)

VA - This Is Acid Jazz …After Hours (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 383 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 162 Mb | Scans included | 01:06:48
Acid Jazz, Future Jazz, Soul Jazz, Downtempo, Trip-Hop | Label: Instinct | # EX-298-2

"After Hours" has become a widespread calling card for the area between midnight and twilight, when all the city falls asleep except for a collective of nocturnal beings. A whole new range of attitudes - diverse styles, open perception. After Hours is when the machine turns off -and when the mind turns on. In musical terms, it is the region outside categorization, the music that slips beyond the average stream of beats. It's not based on any beat pattern. After Hours is not ambient; nor is it acid-jazz, it's the area that exists in the gray area between them. Too quirky to hold any cliches too tightly; too loose for any grand agendas. After Hours eases the mind, softens the palette and opens the door to a new day.
VA - Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 15: 80s Essentials & Beyond (2016)

VA - Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 15: 80s Essentials & Beyond (2016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 514 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 180 Mb | 01:18:43
Pop, Pop Rock, New Wave, R'n'B, Funk | Label: Eric Records

The 1950s were fun, the 1960s were wild, and the 1970s were decadent. But the 1980s? The ’80s were big: Big hair; big shoulder pads; big, booming music; and big changes. MTV, compact discs, and digital sampling were brand new, and FM radio blasted the hits of the day to nerds, preppies, and punks alike.

VA - Soul Jazz Sessions [2CD Set] (2002)  Music

Posted by JET 1 at May 20, 2022
VA - Soul Jazz Sessions [2CD Set] (2002)

VA - Soul Jazz Sessions [2CD Set] (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 969 MB | Scans
Genre: Acid Jazz, Jazzdance, Soul/Funk, Electronic | Label: Sessions | Catalog Number: SESHDCD207

Summer 1988 and as Acid House raged across the UK pockets of resistance began springing up delicated to a very different beat. Inspired by Hip-Hop, Jazz and a wealth of Soul and Funk recordings stretching back to the 60's America, young musicians breathed life into old sounds, recorded new ones and set about spreading their message worldwide. Soul Jazz Sessions celebrates those bands, producers, and DJ's who took the next step into the studio and produced some dancefloor magic in the process.

VA - The Sessions Series Collection: 01-24 Sessions (2001-2004)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at March 6, 2015
VA - The Sessions Series Collection: 01-24 Sessions (2001-2004)

VA - The Sessions Series Collection: 01-24 Sessions (2001-2004)
Funk, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Disco, R&B, Afrobeat, House, Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, Rap, Ragga, Techno | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 7,41 Gb
Label: Union Square Music (UK) | Release Year: 2001-2004

Sessions is Union Square Music’s 2CD urban and dance music range. Aimed at both the hardened dance music fan and the impulse purchaser, each Sessions title is packed full of hit singles, big club tracks and a choice selection of forgotten gems and underground classics picked out by our expert crate-digging compilers. Strong generic packaging including an outer slipcase, informative sleeve notes and a low price in the shops have made Sessions one of our most popular labels.

Ike & Tina Turner - The Complete Soul Essentials (2009)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at June 7, 2023
Ike & Tina Turner - The Complete Soul Essentials (2009)

Ike & Tina Turner - The Complete Soul Essentials (2009)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 3:45:24 | 505 Mb / 1,2 Gb
Genre: RnB, Soul / Label: Goldenlane Records

Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocalists called the Ikettes. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue was regarded as "one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit."