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Psych Funk 101

Back in stock. Surely one of the most exquisite, well-thought out and inspiring compilations of the year, Psych Funk 101 introduces prospective psychonauts to the global phenomenon of psychedelic funk music and covers the "Golden Years"of the movement, from approximately 1967 until 1980 with a selection of tracks which have never been previously reissued before!!! Presented as an in-depth lesson in the distinctions, traits and characteristics of the style, this stunning disc is a veritable treasure trove of essential Psychedelic Funk spanning the planet, from South Korea to Lebanon backed up with weighty liner notes priming the listener on each individual track. Particularly worthy of note are tracks like 'The Feed-Back' from Italian avant-garde improv super-band, The Group, featuring Ennio Morricone's lysergic trumpet lines panned to infinity while mysterious session drummer Renzo Restuccia provides killer breakbeats, or Staff Carpenborg And The Electric Corona's 'All Men Shall Be Brothers Of Ludwig' featuring a Beethoven lifted intro and superior Can-style psyche-rock with infectious JB's style breaks and a mindblowing dubscape of effects. The recording of Mehr Pooya's Iranian psyche treat 'Ghabileh-ye Lily' is about as far out as they come, but matched for weird funkiness by George Garanian With The Melodiya Jazz Ensemble on 'The Big Search', filling a gap in our knowledge of Russian psyche-funk with a scarily funky-but-tripped excersize in proto-new wave. Some of the names here are worth the price of admission alone, but we implore you check this disc out without fail. Your mind will thank you for it! An essential purchase for any followers of the Finders Keepers imprint or psychedelic music in general. Amazing.