(A Collection Of The UK's Finest Underground Soul, Jazz-Funk And Disco) (Part Two)
A fresh compilation put together by Joey Negro featuring some of the UK's finest underground soul, jazz-funk, & disco with edits by some heavy hittin producers - Faze Action, Onur Egin, Ashley Beedle, and Boy Norty. Avoiding big chart topping hits, this collection brings out the ultra rare grooves.
Z Records continues its commitment to unearthing the obscure and long forgotten tracks from the last 40 years with the much-anticipated follow up to Backstreet Brit Funk. Volume 2 has been eight years in the making and continues to showcase the best of the genre from the late 70s to early 80s, compiled once again by Joey Negro. Brit Funk is perhaps one of the UK’s most under-appreciated genres. Emerging in the late 70’s and taking influences from jazz, funk, reggae and pop, by the early 80s it had spread all over the UK. Chart-topping mainstream bands like Wham!, Spandau Ballet and Haircut 100 tapped into the style and sound to help launch their careers, whilst Linx, Level 42, Light of The World, The Cool Notes and Hi Tension were all Brit Funk acts who troubled the UK top 40 with their own singles. Brit Funk was essentially the UK’s answer to underground disco, with musicians at first imitating
A1 Caché - Jazzin' And Cruisin'
A2 Congress - You Gotta Get It (Unreleased Edit)
A3 The Hudsons - Show Me You Care
B1 The Antilles - I've Got To Have You
B2 Index - Starlight
C1 Cloud - All Night Long
C2 Touchdown - Ease Your Mind
D1 AD 2000 - Love Time Machine
D2 Paradise - Stop And Think
D3 Ritual - Non Stop Boogie
VARIOS 2XLP Backstreet Brit Funk Vol. 2
Details
Label: Z Records – ZEDDLP044X
Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 29 Jun 2018