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Thursday, 03 November 2011
Albums
Hailing from Melbourne, Deep Street Soul are the local kings of Australian raw funk. Tough, hard-hitting, gritty & aggressive... yeeeeeeaaah!!! Building upon the diamond hard gritty funk & soul template they established with their self titled debut LP, their brand new album 'Look Out, Watch Out' on Freestyle Records expands the groups sound and repertoire and it rocks! The band enlist new vocalist May Johnston (who sounds like a cross bweteen Marva Whitney and Spanky Wilson!) and g...
Monday, 12 September 2011
Albums
Hailing from Perth and firmly planted at the forefront of the Australian funk and soul scene, Randa & The Soul Kingdom are led by Jordanian born and Australian raised vocalist Randa Khamis. This Autumn the band get ready to unleash their 2nd album titled 'What You Need' on Freestyle Records, produced by regular cohort Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos/Lanu on Tru Thoughts). Whilst retaining a large helping of funk undercurrent, 'What You Need' also incorporates elements of 60's and Northern soul...
Monday, 12 September 2011
Albums
Lack Of Afro (Adam Gibbons) has achieved a startling amount in the few years since his first Freestyle releases. Playing live and DJing across the world, producing and remixing everyone from Tom Jones, The Pharcyde, The New Mastersounds through to Kraak & Smaak! In 2011, as well as collaborating on an album with Eddie Roberts, having also produced and played on the album, 'Colours´ by Freestyle label mate Frootful, Adam somehow found time to create without doubt his strongest album yet: ´T...
Monday, 12 September 2011
Albums
Freestyle Records big hitters 'The Fantastics!' are back with a brand new exciting album for Summer titled 'All The People'. Never comfortable within tightly defined and rigid musical genres, The Fantastics! have always been pushing the boundaries and honing their eclectic style. 'All The People' sees this talented bunch dip their toes into a pool of soul-jazz, blues, latin, funk & fusion, laced with a distinctly progressive edge, performed with superb musicianship. The album features 11 s...