Appaulse for this San Francisco funk up with a cast of thousands on this 3-track EP. Well, "thousands" is an exaggeration but this host of friends got together and put together 'Brand New' as they've never met before.
In the Bay's Area we have XL Middleton with the voice of MoFunk, Moniquea plus Soul Clap's Charles Levine, FSQ's Chuck Da Fonk; you'll recall FSQ's 'Freak Out For Fitness' (see review HERE).
Moniquea's big house vocal on 'Brand New' is closely matched by XL Middleton's piano-Ital-meets wailing synths.
There's quite a bit of gospel going on at the moment and Soul Clap loves to celebrate gospel roots, out of NY and NJ (Ed. stay tuned for a monster compilation news out of New Jersery coming HERE soon and check the new Megatronic 12" HERE).
We know FSQ are fit with Soul Clap (see review HERE) and it's a good job they are as 'Feeling Wide' goes to a different time when post-punk-funk-disco could get into national charts and Moniquea handles it with the same ease; with hints of synths to George Clinton's early eighties 'Atomic Dog', this just gets better and better with a low-slung Caserta dub verson!
What with the instrumentals, that a heady package in itself but you've also go and absorb the Charles Levine remix of a track called 'Red Light' as it's a warning for all Californian underground sideshow car culture fans; and big at Detroit's Movement this year: full throttle murder in the house.
Artist:Various
Title: Soul Clap Records vs. MoFunk Records (Moniquea, XL Middleton, FSQ, Soul Clap, Charles Levine)
Release date: 15th October, 2025
Label: Soul Clap Records
Cat. No: TBC
Format: Bandcamp / Digital
Title: Soul Clap Records vs. MoFunk Records (Moniquea, XL Middleton, FSQ, Soul Clap, Charles Levine)
Release date: 15th October, 2025
Label: Soul Clap Records
Cat. No: TBC
Format: Bandcamp / Digital
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