funk

  • Carnivalism Fridays No. 96 – Johnnie Taylor – The Users (Cosmic Boogie’s Shergar Edit)

    Carnivalism Fridays No. 96 – Johnnie Taylor – The Users (Cosmic Boogie’s Shergar Edit)

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    A boy with good old fashioned gospel roots, Johnnie Taylor produced a fair amount of work under Stax before moving to Columbia after it’s demise.

  • Carnivalism Fridays No. 93 – Ronnie Hudson & The Street People – West Coast Poplock

    Carnivalism Fridays No. 93 – Ronnie Hudson & The Street People – West Coast Poplock

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    Besides being an absolute party starter, this one is a bit messy so let’s start from the beginning and I hope I get it straight… One of Funk’s forefathers and Roger Troutman who was renowned for his use of the talkbox (before any of this autotune rubbish came about) produced tracks under the his own…

  • Carnivalism Fridays No 75 – The Herbaliser – Gadget Funk

    Carnivalism Fridays No 75 – The Herbaliser – Gadget Funk

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    Some people love it, others hate it. I for one, have a real soft spot for funk and Gadget Funk holds no prisoners in The Herbalisers’ epic. I defy anyone not to turn their head at its over blown crecendo leading into the first chorus. I’ve often used this track to liven things up of…

  • Carnivalism Fridays No 72- People’s Choice – Do it Anyway You Wanna

    Carnivalism Fridays No 72- People’s Choice – Do it Anyway You Wanna

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    In 1975 (the year I was born) People’s Choice’s  Do it Anyway You Wanna  came along. Subcribe to Carnivalism’s Playlist