James Brown, Roy Ayers, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Isaac Hayes, Zapp,
Rick James, Slave, Brass Construction, Parliament, Isley Brothers, Deodato, Cameo, Joe "Boogaloo" Jones, Funkadelic, Terry Callier, Con Funk Shun, War, Fatback Band, One Way, Andy Bey, Average White Band, MFSB, O'Jays, Sly and the family Stone, Minnie Ripperton, Salsoul Orchestra, Ripple, George Duke, Funk Inc, Players Association, War, Dennis Coffey, Bar Kays, Patrice Rushen, Hamilton Bohanon, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Labelle, Lakeside, Universal Robot Band, Leroy Burgess, Teena Marie, Fatback Band, Gil Scott Heron, Lee McDonald, Candido, ...
Uptown Funk Empire - The Empire Strikes Back - album available on iTunes now !
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Buy the 7 inch from FATCITY RECORDS """Patchworks delivers yet another instant classic!
A 2- sided 7 of pure quality!
Side A is a slice of pure funk with a wah wah guitar underpinning the rhythm track that is further layered with Juan Rozoff's sublime vocals and some horn stabs - ace!
But then side B is even better! a slice of pure 80's boogie! An unbelievable metronomic groove is embellished with a vocoder and some nice keys - dope!""""FATCITY Records (UK)
After Metropolitan Jazz Affair, The Dynamics and Mr President, master of musical ubiquity Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart proudly presents Uptown Funk Empire, a burning tribute to one of his all time greatest loves: Funk.
Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart, as a self-taught musician and typical teenager,
started playling guitar, bass and keyboards at age 15, covering James Brown,
Jimi Hendrix and Cream in his bedroom and, later in college bands.
His first releases are in the mid 90s, with deep house and disco live bands and various electronic projects. He quickly develops and shows very special skills
for vintage disco/funk productions with a contemporary flavor.
This gifted boy's been working with artists such as Amp Fiddler, Archie Shepp,
Mr Day, Paul Randolph... and for many recording labels such as I Still Music (usa), Favorite Recordings (france), Infracom (germany), Further Out (uk)...
Uptown Funk Empire is an exciting and ambitious project, worthy of its name.
While the first album is simply called "The Empire Strikes back", it's no joke...
Forget the whole revival thing, this sounds like an actual rebirth of the real
funky stuff.
It's like being back to the better days of Funk without a travel machine... the vibe
is vintage but the sound is fresh...That's not funky music, that's FUNKY MUSIC !
This album is huge and it covers all the golden age Groove styles : Boogaloo, Soul, Disco, Boogie, Funk... but the music flows in the hands of a gifted modern producer. Bruno " Patchworks" Hovart plays bass, keyboards, computers... handling with love all composition, programming, arrangements, vocals...
With brilliant vocal featurings by silky Juan Rozoff, Brit-Soul legend Noel Mc Koy
at his best, high-voltage divas Ange & Janice... and the funkysoul brother Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart himself on the mic... it's pure funkiness !
Beware, "The Empire Strikes Back" and is kicking... so get up & dance !
Our remix is featured on the new Mr Confuse album titled "Feel The Fire: The Remixes" available digitally! Remix artists include Smoove, Lack Of Afro, Una Mas Trio, The Uptown Felaz etc..
So thankyou, and the Boogie was playing non-stop yesterday, a glitch maybe, since it plays even after I leave your page! Best from this Washington DC, Mariam
Merci pour l'ajout ;) De nouveaux morceaux et des photos en ligne de FLUXIOUS groupe de metal groovy au chant féminin !!! Au plaisir de se rencontrer en live ... It's Fluxious time, so come listen to us, hope you'll enjoy it ! Salutations des montagnes
