Cosmic Funk

Quango (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Palm Pictures (Audio
• ASIN: B00005K9SS
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,116 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Enter The Soul - Migs & Jelly

2. Latazz - Funky Lowlives

3. The Future Ain't The Same As It Used 2B - Neon Phusion

4. Notabossa - Funky Lowlives

5. Armz Arh Deh - Kaidi Tatham

6. Reachin 4 Da Farside (Misa Negra Remix) - SK Radicals

7. My History Feel The Spirit (Afro History Part II) - New Sector Movements

8. Rude Vibez - East Village Headz

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The revived Quango label wants to expose new talent like it did in the mid-'90s, but Cosmic Funk proves that you can't go home again. Back then, Quango's artists dealt in a compelling, mostly underground type of dance music known as electro, which combined funk and early hip-hop culture with the primitive synthesizer sounds of the early '80s, à la Grandmaster Flash. But besides the fact that Cosmic Funk's artists all sound alike, nothing really happens after each song's supposedly funky grooves set the pace. Migs & Jelly and the Funky Lowlives create barren grooves only fit for dancing with a daiquiri, while the ethnocentric Kaidi Tatham and SK Radicals intimate a Brazilian percussion party but ultimately forget to turn the record over. Neon Fusion's sparkling "The Future Ain't..." recalls the Headhunters, and it comes the closest to breaking out. But with New Sector Movements and East Village Headz (even the names sound the same), it's back to Loops 101. As a dancing soundtrack, Cosmic Funk moves some booty, but for provocative armchair travel, it is strictly earthbound. --Ken Micallef

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is boring, November 2, 2001

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Baba "La Di Da" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cosmic Funk (Audio CD)

Sounds like the "Latin Demo" setting on a drum machine played over and over. The title is misleading; there is noting remotely cosmic or even funky about these tunes. The Quango label has had some great releases, but this is not among them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bland and Flavorless, September 7, 2001

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This review is from: Cosmic Funk (Audio CD)

My favorite type of music currently is anything funk infused/future jazzz/sci-fi sounding, so the name of this CD was a natural--I scooped it up without ever hearing it. Getting it home, I found Brazilified would have been a more appropriate name. I like nu-Brazilified stuff too, but this is just too bland. Amazon's narrative is pretty much right on--everything sounds the same. It's like a whole CD of filler. The two good things I can say about it is that it's too flavorless to offend, and there aren't many vocals. Still, I can rarely seem to make it all the way to the end, even when I'm trying.

4.0 out of 5 stars Quango Cosmic Funk, November 3, 2008

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Isaac Vera "Le SHACK" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cosmic Funk (Audio CD)

This is a good experiment about some classic funk and soul with electronic music. The first track it's a classic from Marvin Gaye "[T] Plays It Cool", but it a have the touch of Miguel Migs (great DJ). If you like the new experiences this is a cool CD.