Category: Picks

Linked below: Egon’s newest Funk Archaeology post at Red Bull Music Academy’s website, detailing a trip with Madlib to Hungary in search of funky psych, but, after a message from Gabor Szabo, ending up with stacks of proggy jazz.

The exclusive download this time around: Debrecen Jazz Group’s moody “Bitter.” If you like what you hear, you will – no kidding – nearly certainly find this at Creator Julien’s store – mentioned in the piece, and no longer, it seems run out of his bedroom. Happy Hungarian hunting!

The New Series: Jazz Funked Up In Budapest – Egon’s Funk Archaeology at Red Bull Music Academy.
The Old Series: Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR.
Download: Debrecen Jazz Group: “Bitter.”

Linked below: Egon’s newest Funk Archaeology post at Red Bull Music Academy’s website, a piece that any parent who’s tired of endless Youtube loops of corny “Wheels On The Bus” renditions will undoubtedly appreciate.

The exclusive download this time around: the full version of Paternoster’s “Old Danube.” Sadly we couldn’t edit the first twenty seconds to give you the toddler version. We’ll leave that up to you.

The New Series: Soothing Sounds for (Egon’s) Baby – Egon’s Funk Archaeology at Red Bull Music Academy.
The Old Series: Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR.
Download: Paternoster: “Old Danube.”

Linked below: Egon’s newest Funk Archaeology post at Red Bull Music Academy’s website, this time digging into jingle funk – funk (and other) novelties issued with corporate backing.

The exclusive download this time around: HAIR composer Galt MacDermot’s Melba Moore-voiced promo for Contac Cold Pills. Hey – it is summer: if you catch that “hot summer cold” you might find yourself stumbling around the aisles of your local pharmacy with this tune ringing in your cranium. That was, after all, its design.

The New Series: Jingle Funk – Egon’s Funk Archaeology at Red Bull Music Academy.
The Old Series: Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR.
Download: Galt MacDermot w/ Melba Moore: “Cool It With Contac”