Tag Archives: funk

Listen: Badge Époque Ensemble – “Air, Light & Harmony” [2023]

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Very Warm

This world is full of constants: death, taxes, and Warm Visions covering Badge Époque Ensemble. These things will never fade, even long after we’re all gone. The Canadian jazz-funk group’s new album Air, Light & Harmony arrives November 3rd via Telephone Explosion … Continue reading →

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Listen: Grupo Um – “Cortejo dos Reis Negros” [2023]

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Very Warm

Not sure how this album came into my life, but I’m really glad that it did. Grupo Um was a trio of brothers Lelo and Zé Eduardo Nazario, and Zeca Assumpção, Brazilian musicians unknowingly at the forefront of boundary-pushing jazz … Continue reading →

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Listen: Époque Selector – “INTERIOR DESIGN” [2023]

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Very Warm

There’s a motto on Warm Visions: when there’s new music from any Badge Époque Ensemble head boss aka Maximilian Turnbull-related project, it has to be shared. This time it is no different. Here he edits the formula, similar to the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Cida Desvarieux – “Foubap” [1984]

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Very Warm

Another discovery in my time trawling the internet for buried gems of the 1980s. On this occasion I’m brought to France, I think, with singer Cida Desvarieux + her album Cida, released in 1984. There’s not much I can find … Continue reading →

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Listen: Disco Blaze – “Jump Back (Comm’ Of The Fireballs)” [1977]

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Very Warm

Digging back through my trove of downloaded delights lead me to this “ultra-rare” funk record from Nigerian group Disco Blaze, Jump Back!. If you’re in need of a good funkin’, these guys have you covered. You can find the whole album … Continue reading →

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Listen: Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley – “This Here Jungle Of Moderness/Composition 14” [2021]

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Very Warm

Newly announced today, Richmond’s Matthew E. White has teamed up with prolific artist Lonnie Holley for a new collaborative album, Broken Mirror, A Selfie Reflection, coming April 9 via Spacebomb & Jagjaguwar. Holley made one of my favorite songs of the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Hozan Yamamoto With Sharps & Flats – “よさこい節” [1971]

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Very Warm

You thought I was done with the grooves? I am always on the hunt for the perfect groove, so don’t ever doubt me again. This time I’m coming at you with the 1971 album Beautiful Bamboo Flute by Hozan Yamamoto … Continue reading →

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Listen: Home Boy & the C.O.L. – “Money’s Funny, Change Is Strange” [1982]

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Very Warm

Oh hell yes. Now if you really want something funky, look no further than Home Boy & the C.O.L.’s self-titled 1982 record. With song titles like “Home Boys Revenge” and “Funk Yourself To Death”, you should know what you’re in … Continue reading →

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Listen: Harry Case – “Jam (At Your Party)” [1989]

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Very Warm

Recently came across a big trove of groovy records that I’ll hopefully be sharing on the blog. Just snagged a vinyl rip of this Harry Case album In A Mood, which I don’t recommend you look up on Discogs unless you’ve … Continue reading →

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Listen: Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett – “Oddball” [1974]

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Very Warm

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a friend of yours visits Dubai and goes to a record store. He finds an interesting looking piece in the “Highly Recommended” section. He then recommends it to you. What he found … Continue reading →

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