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 07/2012

    HERITAGE BLUES ORCHESTRA
    AND STILL I RISE

  • reviewed 11/2015

    Anthony Geraci And The Boston Blues All-
    Fifty Shades Of Blue

  • reviewed 06/2011

    TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT
    Wrong Side of the Blues

  • reviewed 02/2012

    JOE LOUIS WALKER
    HELLFIRE

  • reviewed 04/2009

    LUBRIPHONIC
    Soul Solution

  • reviewed 05/2016

    Steve Hill
    Solo Recordings Volume 3

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.