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 RuthJO HARMAN
PEOPLE WE BECOME
Boo Boo Davis
Ain't Gotta Dime
THE NIGHTHAWKS
AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
Rob Paparozzi And The Ed Palermo Big Band
Electric Butter
Various Artists
Soulsville Sings Hitsviile
The Billy Gibson Band
Live at Rum Boogie Cafe
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