Category: funk
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Kokoroko: “Could We Be More” album review – a melting pot of London’s best fusion sounds
An eclectic mash-up melting pot of London’s most treasured influences, the eight-piece collectives’ debut Could We Be More is a self-assured soother for the mind and soul. Of course, We’ve had our fair share of enigmatic tightly-sealed London-based afrobeat collectives on here before, with the might of Ezra Collective received an honourable mention with their […]
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Ezra Collective: “Where I’m Meant To Be” album review – a thumping celebration of life
out in the street, they call it Ezra As we saw the British jazz quintet of Ezra Collective take to the stage in Ronnie Scotts as a headline slot in 2017 – an occasion all in itself for those in the UK jazz scene – we knew that Ezra Collective were bringing something special. Widely […]
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Kings & Bears – Live 30/07 Review – music for the soul
The scene was set. Extended weekend at long-lost former home of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Setting the sights on the eclectic reggae-funk triage of Kings and Bears for a music reunion of sorts, it was a night to behold. There is a reason they have such a tightly-lipped reputation for their live shows.. no one else […]
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Foals: “Life is Yours” – Your Album Review
| If it feels like you’re walking on a beach, it’s probably because you’re listening to Foals’ new release from this week, Life is Yours. | “We were thinking about parties, club nights and being drunk on the bus at 2am trying to get home. All of it: the excitement before you go out, meeting […]
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Bad Sounds: “Escaping from a Violent Time, Vol. 1” – Your EP Review
//Once two brothers butting heads, now an outlandish duo at the top of their game.// //Sympathetic Vibrations: Symbiotic by genes and symbiotic by nature, Bad Sounds were once a taste of disparate thoughts siding from two ends of musical perspectives. Now, relapsing from their mistakes, they realised their potential when they came together as two. […]
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