R&B

It's the album that modern funk heads have been waiting for - a Zackey Force Funk project produced entirely by XL Middleton. With no guest features or producers, Blue Blade Piranha showcases the chemistry of one of the west coast's dynamic duos of funk...

It's Only Us is the sound of Monophonics continuing to grow as songwriters, musicians, performers and people - reflecting on where they've been, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the years to come. The title track from their most recent...

It's here on vinyl! The fifth volume of "The Wants List" featuring some great in demand tracks from the 1970s, rediscovered in the UK's rare groove and modern soul scenes from the mid-1980s onwards. Many of these tracks are bass propelled two-steppers or...

It's been a long time coming, but The Estimations are back with a sophomore release! The A side, Heart Of Stone brings fuzz guitar, 4/4 drums, and a Levi Stubbs lead with haunting backing vocals to set a Norman-Whitfield-psychedelia-inspired soundscape...

Italian cult cinematic combo Calibro 35 announces the release of the new album NOUVELLES AVENTURES. The album will be available on limited edition Crystal Clear vinyl next June 30th via Record Kicks. After last year's Scacco Al Maestro, the 2...

Italian cinematic funk heroes CALIBRO 35 returns with the new EP "Post Momentum". Record Kicks is proud to present POST MOMENTUM, the new EP by Italian cult combo Calibro 35 to be released on June 11th on digital platforms and on July 9th on limited...

It was standard practice in the 1960s for British beat groups to pepper their repertoires with American R&B songs. Formed by five music-loving schools from Blackpool, the Missfits were no exception. Although they group released no records during their...

-It is one of the fundamental principles of Bear Family Records« to occasionally give room to artists who would otherwise remain undiscovered in the jungle of reissues. -We present on LP plus bonus CD the complete works of pianist and jump blues shouter...

It is hard to think of many 7" singles where both sides are as heavy as this one! Change The World / Try, Try was released in 1977 by Solat, a Dutch-based funk group made up of Surinamese and Dutch-Antillian musicians. Formed after ex-band members of...

Irene is the debut album from Izy (pronounced eye-zee), a Melbourne-based trio originally hailing from Cairns in Australia's tropical North. A deeply mature album from a very young band, Irene is a 10 song collection of raw neo-soul grooves, rich vocal...

Introducing to the world Mount Worcester, the Nashville R&B powerhouse. Deep funk rhythms emerge through the smooth horn arrangements. This album contains no vocals but packs an emotional punch as these tracks are filled with cinematic soul that evokes...

Introducing Modern Funk to Parisian native bassist and producer Olivier "Venturi" Azemar Aka Westbrook, with a debut single "MAKING CLOUDS" that starts with deep electrifying synth layers rolling over tiptop drums like the mother is gearing up for...