FUNKTION

Funk Prelude

2009-09-06

Out of Kalamazoo, Funktion offers soul-tinged blues on this, their debut release. Andrew Schrock does a nice job with the vocals, sometimes doing it soulfully, such as on "Hypnotyze" and sometimes doing it hip-hop style, such as on the title track. Horn solos abound, but are kept tastefully short, such as Terrence Massey's trumpet solo on "#4". Funky soul can be had on the track "Funk Spot" and on the slightly slower "Make You See". All in all, this is a fine debut album of dance floor-filling, radio-friendly blues. Rebecca Ruth

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Blues

  • reviewed 10/2014

    BILLY BOY ARNOLD
    THE BLUES SOUL OF BILLY BOY ARNOLD

  • reviewed 05/2009

    COLIN LINDEN
    From the Water

  • reviewed 12/2008

    JOE LOUIS WALKER
    WITNESS TO THE BLUES

  • reviewed 06/2009

    DUKE ROBILLARD
    STOMP! THE BLUES TONIGHT

  • reviewed 11/2017

    KIM WILSON
    BLUES AND BOOGIE, VOL. 1

  • reviewed 08/2008

    INDIGENOUS
    Broken Lands

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.