UK's premier funk band started out as a quartet gigging in small clubs in the Southeast of England in 1999, playing classic funk tunes by artists such as The Meters and The JB's. The band soon expanded, adding the now renowned horn section (The Rev Horns) and vocalists (The Speedettes) in 2001, which has enabled them to deliver the powerhouse deep funk sound they're known for today.
In 2000, the first single was released "Soul Safari" on Soul Fire Records and soon followed several other releases by other labels. Each of the limited run 45 singles sold out to a rapidly growing funk audience.
Three years later the band joined forces with Blow it Hard Records to record the first Speedometer LP. THIS IS SPEEDOMETER (VOL.I) which blended their love of heavy deep funk with Soul and fused this with Latin grooves that gave the eagerly awaiting funk fans and DJ's one of the best new authentic funk albums since the 1970's.
2005 saw the follow up album "THIS IS SPEEDOMETER (VOL. 2)".This second volume proved the bands credentials in delivering unrivalled heavyweight funk grooves and super-soul vocals from soul diva Ria Currie and the Speedettes. The funky re-work of Beyonce’s “Work it out” has been one of the most successful new funk 45’s to date and in the top 10 of most funk/soul DJ’s around the globe. The album also led them to Japan for a fantastic sellout tour playing 8 shows in Nagoya & Osaka. Check out 'Speedometer live in Japan' video on u tube. Just type Speedometer funk into the search box.
2006 saw Freestyle Records in the UK release “Diggin Deeper”. A compilation of all of Speedometer’s early 7" 45 releases in one place on CD for the very first time. It also saw them back in Big Noise Studios to start laying tracks for the next album "4 Flights Up" due out in early 2007 on Freestyle Records.
Over the years, Speedometer has worked with many of the US funk legends including Sir Joe Quarterman, Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Sharon Jones, James Bell (The Highlighters), Lee Fields, Billy Wooten and most recently, gigging and cutting two tracks in the studio with Robert Moore. (To be released soon)All the artists were blown away by Speedometer's authenticity to the original soul-funk sound The 2007 album "Four Flights Up" is widely regarded as one of the best funk albums of the last 10years. The band will be releasing a live album in 2008 and start recording their 5th studio album in summer 2008 for release next year. The heaviest funk is yet to come..............
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Eric Tchaikovsky Night Light Radio Show Sunday, March 23, 2008, 21.00-23.00 Europa Plus (104.00 FM), Mariupol
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Lack of Afro – Touch My Soul /Freestyle Smoove – Love In The Making / Acid Jazz The Haggis Horns – Naughty Buddha /First Word Brownout – African Battle / Freestyle Fdel – Let The Beat Kick / Freetsyle Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Can’t Take My Eyes of You / Capitol Basement Freaks – Cantaloopz / White Breakout – The Funky Goofball / Melting Pot Music Cooking On 3 Burners – Redback / Freestyle Down To The Bone – Space Dust / Narada Jazz Speedometer – Starlight / Freestyle Flevans – To Wonder Why / Jack To Phono Kormac – Jubilee / Scribble promo Treva Whatever – Havana Ball / Ninja Tune Basement Freaks - The Beat Goes On / White
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Basement Freaks Guest Mix March 2008 www. myspace. com/basementfreaks
Basement Freaks vs AWB - Edit The Pisces Audit - Reggae Type Of Way Beastie Boys - Shure Shot (Basement Freaks bootleg mix) Black Eyed Peas Vs Glen Steffani - Start Your Feet Lik Dis Boomfunk Mcs Vs Basement Freaks - Ya need a B.boy Band The Bamboos ft Ohmega Watts Vs Unklejam - Get in the Scene Chops Vs QDup Foundation - Drop the Renegades Revenge Basement Freaks & Quasamodo - Move Sucker(original mix) Feature Cast - Chuck Berry P-Zilla - Badest Man Feature Cast - Get Up(Lets get down) Badboe - Loose your funk self SunstetSoul presents Da Wiesel - Soulfood(Feature Cast remix) Fankanomics - 33 Positions 50Cent - Window Shoper(Basement Freaks bootleg mix)
we"ve just added 3 new songs from the forthcoming rare grooves compilation: DRAMATIC FUNK THEMES Vol. 1. 20 unreleased funk bombs from the Themes International Music Library feat. Alan Hawkshaw, Brian Bennett, Alan Parker, Alan Tew, James Clarke etc. CD and double vinyl will be in stores 4th of april. Vinyl includes 2 bonus tracks, so 22 songs in total! Don"t miss it!
yeah men! I'm listening your last album every day since your wonderful live at fontanili club.. :-) great drummer! and simon: what do you think about the tracks I gave to you?? :-)
The Lucky7s are currently in the studio working up another 15 song set of underground funk!!! Stay tuned. In the meantime check out the tracks on our page!! Enjoy
Zamali, ManMade, Basement Freaks, The Cuban Brothers, Featurecast, Black Market Audio, South City Allstars, Ronnie Hudson, A Skillz, The Fatback Band, Herman Kelly and Life, Soul Disciple, Rick Ski, The Funkmasters, Erykah Badu
Feb's Tracklist I was a bit shit in getting up Jan's but it will soon come I promise.
Intro Bobby Humphrey - Seasons Revolution Compared to What - Go To Work Ben Sidran - About Love John Fitch - Romantic Attitude Spider Harrison - Beutiful Day The Wooden Glass feat Bobby Wooten - In The Rain Billy Paul - East Denis Mobly - Superstition Jimmy Castor Bunch - Potential Mandrill - Positive Thing Patrice Rushton - Let There Be Funk Herbie Hancock - Palm Grease Herbie Hancock - If You've Got It You'll Get It (re-edit) Enrique Delgado Con Los Destellos - Onstra La Yerbita The Lolas - Soul 70 Walter Branco - Mango Walk Sound Studio Band - Give Me Some Hank Ballard & The Drops - How You Gonna Get Respect(When you havn't cut your process yet) Marva Whitney - What Do I Have To Do To Prove My Love For You Mary Jane Hopper - I've Got What You Want High Voltage - Here Comes The Streaker JTQ - Walkin' The Walk Aeon 7 - Funky Furious Sygaire & Defcon - Check Out Ya Mind Kazi - A.V.E.R.A.G.E Outlaw Blues Band - Deep Gully Amirals Trindad Cavaliers - 90 Percent Of Me Is You The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Look Ka Py Py The Treetops - Why Not Tonight? Foster Sylvers - Misdemanor (rmx)
Speedometer - “Do Watcha Like” played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show-BBC 6Music. Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/"
