Various - Soul Jazz Presents: Studio One FunkStudio One Funk is made up of rare and unreleased Reggae Funk from the vaults of Studio One. Ever since the birth of Funk in America, the sound has been an ever present ingredient in the melting pot of Studio Ones musical output. The music on this release is a combination of originals, US covers and versions of existing Studio One cuts. Jackie Mittoo shows his appreciation for Booker T and The MGs, the studio group at Memphis famous Stax Records with

before Ryan Jewell’s drums and Tortoise alum Douglas McCombs’s bass twine into perfect alignment and then guitars played by Forsyth and Tom Malach (of Garcia Peoples) start chipping and hammering

Following the widespread recognition that greeted ‘Let’s Get Out Of The Country’

Out of the attics of the insane comes one of the most overlooked rap classics of its era

Halfway through the track you might be wondering to yourself

It might compare to the stunning ‘Wild and Beautiful’ by Silly Wizard

The key to 'Still''s emotional resonance is a set of gripping new Thompson compositions rich with his signature mix of trenchant insight

immersing in a sound design masters and audiovisual practice

walloping rhythms

The Dairy in Brixton

The result is African Dances

and we came out with more than we ever intended

‘When the Lights Go’ is a substantial body of work