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Noel Elmowy: Feelin' Good |  |
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Noel Elmowy is a jazz, soul and funk pianist playing in the Sydney and London scenes since the mid-70s. 'Feelin' Good was Recorded in Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, California. The album delivers the whole gamut of fusion styles and features special guest saxophonist Gerald Albright and vocalists Doug Williams, Erana Clark and Keren Minshull. |
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Michael Wheatley: Unda Da Hood | |
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Unda Da Hood. The album was recorded in his home studio patiently over a period of two years. The album features some of Sydney's finest instrumentalists and vocalists including Rebekah Jensen, Sloth (meta bass n breath), Tim Hall (The Whitlams, The Strange), Michael Brown (Son Veneno), Yolanda Thomas, Jonathon Wheatley, Sergio Coniglione, Martin Hailey (Jimmy Little, Lotel) and Tony Hayden. The 12 tracks will take you on journey from funk to rock, disco, soul via the backwoods of electronica, pop and over the rocky roads of experimental groove scaping. |
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Professor Groove and the Booty Affair: And So Funketh The Wise Man | |
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Do you remember SWOOP, the groundbreaking mid '90s popfunk band responsible for songs such as: "Apple Eyes" (one of the biggest Australian singles of 96), "Rock Dog", "Do It", "Neighbourhood Freak" and "Everything I Do From Now On Is Going To be Funky" (all high rotation JJJ staples)? Well, Professor Groove and The Booty Affair is a recent project from the writers, performers and funkifiers that were behind Swoop. |
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King Farook: Land of the horny | |
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King Farook: An action-packed five-piece maelstrom of funky pockets mixed with a rock edge, urban flows, and smooth vocal harmonies that all combine to create their uniquely energetic and epic hook-driven sound. audiolunchbox |
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Confection: Confection | |
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Confection are Sydney based duo Juanita Tippins and Josh Beagley. Confection set out to create classic funksoul anthems like those of yesteryear - old school synth and slap-bass driven groovers and slowjams, the sort of songs that sound great on the radio and phat on the dancefloor, with big choruses and sinewy elastic rhythms. Compounding an encyclopaedic knowledge of Jam and Lewis-produced records with a whole new bag of natural born sticky sweet funk, Confection are here and ready to flick the sugar switch. Delish. onestopfunkshop |
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Michael Wheatley: Dirty Carpet Disco Band | |
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Michael Wheatley has been working under the live name of Dirty Carpet Disco Band since 2007. Since then the band has played all sorts of rooms from chilled cocktail atmospheres to power pop soul. Dirty Carpet Disco Band plays a variety of "vibes" with the essence always based in rootsy funk and minimal soul. |
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The Continental Blues Party: On the Soul Side | |
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Specialising in soul, blues and down home funk the group features a whole variety of brand new compositions from Robert Susz, Matt Morrison and Clayton Doley as well as the usual show stopping favourites. The album features a wealth of new funky original material plus soul classics such as Slip Away and Turn On Your Lovelight. |
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Jo Fabro: Save My Soul | |
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Jo Fabro is a dynamic singer/songwriter, making her mark on the live Sydney music scene since 2004. Jo Fabro released her debut album, aptly entitled ‘Save My Soul’ in 2007. This stunning album brings together influences which hark back to jazz and soul singers of the 50’s and 60’s, and then hits you with a fresh contemporary sound. Recorded at the famous Paradise studios, Jo brings together a band of some of Sydney’s finest young jazz musicians including Nick Southcott on keyboard, Franco Raggatt on guitar, Zoe Hauptmann on bass and James Hauptmann on drums. |
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Leanne Paris Band: Live At The Basement | |
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This album captures Leanne Paris, backed by her nine-piece band, at the landmark Australian live music venue, The Basement in 2007. The Sydney-based singer/songwriter/keyboardist has written half the tracks on the album, perfectly balancing between originals and her own take on modern classics. The Leanne Paris Band infuses a respectful modern edge into a classy and classic soul sound that soars between fresh, fun and funky, and passionately heart-melting. |
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Fatback 4Way: Generate Some Action | |
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Fatback 4Way is an ElectroBoogie machine from Sydney, Australia, pumping out phundamental funk, super-rare groove and retroactive songcraft. Their human uprockers are convincingly programmed to re-simulate, create and enervate. Their synthesistic, humanistic sounds WILL thrill you. It’s like the group were timewarped for 24 hours into 1984 and came back with the secret rule book for electrofunk domination. Generate Some Action is their debut single featuring talkbox master Don Dolla. |
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Michael Wheatley: Universal Joint | |
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Michael has just completed his 4th solo album Universal Joint. Michael has returned to a very funk and dance related sound with an emphasis on blending rootsy, earthy textures and instruments with synthetic keyboard licks and beats of the PHAT variety. 13 tunes that touch on funk, house, disco, hip hop, electro boogie, nu disco and rock. Universal Joint boasts a huge line up of guest vocalists, rappers, co-writers and musicians including Rebekah Jensen, Beth Yen (UK), Meg Drummond, Sari Lyrical and State Advanced (Canada).
PRE-RELEASE NOVEMBER 2011 EXCLUSIVE TO IHEARMUSIC.COM! |
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Jack Evans: Spy Song | |
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Spy Song is a creative smooth funk/blues instrumental album by Sydney based guitarist Jack Evans. All the tunes are produced and written by Jack and are based on cool grooves, melodies and arrangements. Spy Song showcases the talents of the musicians who play on it. Features: Jack Evans (guitar), Brendan St Ledger (Hammond organ and keys), Vito Portolesi (bass), Antero Ceschin (drums) and guest artist, Cold Chisel drummer Steve Prestwich. |
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Michael Wheatley: Static Alley | |
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Static Alley is my first album in 3 years since Deep Clean and also an album that has been worked at slowly, bit by bit over the last 10 years. It's a collection of late night jams, poems written on torn note pad pages, experimental sound recordings, mixes turned and tossed rapidly during breaks from intensive touring and grooves that have, through the webbing of lyrics, melded into a concept. These songs all have a story and have morphed and grown, almost like a large adopted family, into an album. They have all come from different places and moments in time yet somehow all gel so well. They talk of connection, of communication, digital blended with analog, clarity within distortion, self and community, information highway versus Static Alley. |
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Michael Wheatley: Residual Current Device | |
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Residual Current Device is the latest original release by Michael Wheatley. The EP is a neat little package of six songs spanning a wide variety of genres but laced with Michael’s trademark funk and love of groove-based music. The EP was the result of having some unfinished tracks left over from Michael’s last full album Universal Joint and deciding to divert his extra creative juice toward them. From falsetto powered disco rock anthems like 'You Got Em' to deep underwater dub like 'Waitin On A Wave' the result is vibrant, catchy, coloured with mood and lit with lyrical inspirations. |
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Studio 64: Play Me 12 Inch Extended Remix Single | |
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Paying homage to disco, soul, decadence and dance, Studio 64 are a tasty trio: Miss P (aka Paula Baxter), Ramsmachine and Christopher King. Blending 70's funk and disco with French house elements, they are dedicated to moving your collective feet. Studio 64 create a magnetic sound that is both timeless and irresistible. Travelling all corners of the globe, the trio have collectively worked alongside heavyweights such as Hed Kandi, Ministry of Sound, and a slew of international headline acts. Their successful debut single 'Play Me' is a cheeky throwback to all things disco. |
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JaFFer: Voices | |
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JaFFer play an all original cocktail of rock, funk, soul and pop. JaFFer is the love child of front man vocalist and funky bass player, Luke 'JaFFer' Ferguson and drummer Jacob Mann. Luke and Jacob have played and recorded with artists including Pete Murray, Busby Marou, Marshall & the Fro, Dallas Frasca, Jasmine Rae, the Fumes and Lisa Hunt. This hot rhythm section duo is joined by guitarists Harry Nichols and Mark Hoare - both from popular band 'The Downstairs Mix-up'. JaFFa has received great multiple acclaim from Triple J Unearthed for their 'so funky and so sexy!' live performances. |
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Sonic Mayhem Orchestra: Live Mayhem | |
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Sonic Mayhem Orchestra, under the fearless leadership of saxophonist, composer and conductor James Ryan (Award winning and internationally touring composer, saxophonist and band leader of The Subterraneans), have been carving their niche in the Sydney music scene after forming in 2012 and playing their first shows at the Blue Beat music club in Sydney. The mission statement of this gargantuan fourteen piece ensemble has remained true: To bring together Sydney’s best and brightest in a large ensemble bristling with astonishing soloists that play as an ensemble, as one. |
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Simone Waddell: Surrender | |
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Surrender the 2016 album by Simone Waddell features such fine musicality it will inspire you to no end. Stunning original songs, brilliantly produced by Australian musical icon Jim Kelly. Surrender contains musical themes of soul, funk, pop and contemporary ballads. The exquisite songwriting and exceptional playing make for one incredible body of work, wonderful music which will bring inspiration, healing, peace and groove into your soul. |
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Pat Powell: About Time | |
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'About Time' speaks to the heart of your favourite soul music, then takes twists and turns through romantic blues ballads and Motown funk via the deep south. Underpinned by the unfailing vocals of Australian artist Pat Powell (vocals for Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Kylie Minogue and countless others) the album meanders through gospel inflected harmonies reminiscent of the Staple Singers, powers through funk horn pieces worthy of a Sharon Jones set, then settles into organ-driven grooves and Jamaican upbeat. Easy on the ear but with a lot more sass than your average fare. |
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