Raw Funk

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Instinct Records
• ASIN: B00004WJJS
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,123 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Fifty Yards of Soul - Whitefield Brothers

2. Practice What Your Preach - Soul Sliders

3. O.R.F., Pt. 1 & 2 - Organized Raw Funk

4. More Mess on My Thing Pt. II - New Process

5. Ooh Ooh!... - The Woo Woo's

6. It's Your Thing - Unknown Thing

7. Hotpie's Popcorn, Pt. 1 - Poets of Rhythm

8. Soul-Saints Orch. - Bag of Soul

9. Getting Down into Somethin' - Bo Baral, Excursionists

10. Serengeti Stroke - Pan-Atlantics

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More about this little known album, November 16, 2006

By	S. Vora - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the best Funk compilations in the market today.Yet we ain't talkin' 'bout classic funk here...hell no! These tracks are all performed by a group called "The Poets Of Rhythm", a tight-old school style funk band from E Germany...you read that right.Their signature sound is to make modern sounds that make you feel like u listenin' to some 45 outta the 60's when infact these were composed in the late 90's
The bands appear under different names here as they had several performers in and out of the band during these recordings.
To get a more comprehensive feel of their music try looking for the titles "Original Raw Soul" and "More Original raw Soul" both available here.These have more tracks from the bands featured here as well as some history behind each recording for example Bag Of Soul was originally performed as Santa'a gotta Bag Of Soul and was origially written as a christmas gift. But if those 2 albums are outta stock then definately grab this album....after listenin' to the samples I ain't gotta tell you why...

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite. Raw Funk at its best to lift up your spirit., November 15, 2000

By	Guillermo Renderos Vasquez "Philosophicus" (Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the best CDs on the Funk, Jazz Funk and Raw Funk market that I have ever heard. Total exquisite, spicy and groovy, a perfect blend for a depressed spirit. Buy this Cd and you will not be disappointed, it will be a passage to a funky and groovy Paradise.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but lacking, May 26, 2006

By	V. Brooks (AK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoy the sound on this album, it definitely lives up to its name of raw funk, but I was disappointed with how short the cd was. 40 minutes of music barely fills up half a disc, and I'm sure there's other obscure b-side jams that could have been added. Plus the liner notes were virtually non-existent. It would've been cool to learn a little more about the album and the bands that are on it. But all things equal, it's still funky.