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Post number 19622

jonmc — Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:09:55 -0800

In an a era where so much music seems overly mechanical Funk45.com and Galactic Fractures are terrific reminders that danceablity can be warm and loose and that human-powered music is the funkiest. These sites have what every good music site should have, encyclopedaic knowledge, detailed info, and truckloads of audio that makes you wanna find a good record store and hunt down the 45's yourself. And it's all presented in a way that encourages you to dig deeper. The song You Got Me Mama by Hayes Ware is a favorite, but there's plenty of great stuff. requires RealAudio

By: ewwgene

ewwgene — Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:18:23 -0800

yes. funk45 rocks. if only the sound samples were in mp3 or .au. i really dislike ra.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:21:23 -0800

ewwgene--some of the stuff at galactic fractures is in .mp3, but it's complete shows rather tahn single tracks which is a mite tedious but still cool. I'm no big fan of Real either, but it's great to hear stuff from this deep in the crates no matter what the format.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Sat, 31 Aug 2002 21:21:52 -0800

Jesus, jon: whatta find! Hayes Ware seems to prefigure the sixties British blues explosion, and the poppy 3-minute knock-offs typified by [suspend disbelief!] Marc Bolan in the seventies (the stroppy asides - like 'Ain't you'] remind me of Jeepster, and similar vintage T-Rex. Beautiful stuff.

By: buz46

buz46 — Sat, 31 Aug 2002 23:02:43 -0800

The vamp on Ike and Tina's "Bold Soul Sister", was used by Jimi Hendrix as a lead in to "Home Sweet Home" on the Bad Of Gypsies album. David Bowie's "Fame" is a, note for note, knock off of a rare James Brown song that I have only heard once on a bootleg. I would wager that, if you dug around a bit, you would find quite a few familiar riffs that have been "borrowed" by Rockers Loved the clips, wish they were longer. Kinda disappointed at absence of Parliment/Funkadelic.

By: stifford

stifford — Sun, 01 Sep 2002 09:57:48 -0800

If you like old-school Funk '45s (or even all sorts of Funk music from around the world), you can find a lot of compilation discs and original albums on cd at Dusty Groove America and Turntablelab.com. Turntablelab is DJ-equipment site, but it had a pretty deep cd and vinyl section. I've ordered from both and I've always had good service and found lots of great cds.

By: El_Gray

El_Gray — Mon, 02 Sep 2002 20:49:51 -0800

Big props to PJ Gray @ GalacticFractures for being such a web-wide master of funk. More vinyl love can be found at John-Book.com. John is an encyclopedia of all things music, and a really nice guy. Send him your photos of your favorite 7-11. Yes...the key to all secrets of the universe can be found on old funk 45s. Oh, and DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's Brainfreeze CD is a highly entertaining mishmash of funk (and other) 45s and strange movie dialogue (among other things).