Tag: Funk Archaeology

Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR: Digging For $100 A Day

The latest post in Egon’s NPR series Funk Archaeology follows him on a trip to New York as he attempts to find five great records for less than $100. Well, we shouldn’t write “attempts:” since the column has been published, it’s obvious he succeeded. With that in mind, we’re offering an additional download by the Swedish psych-weirdo Prefix below – his altogether mind-blowing “Duke Of War.”

Link: It’s a Buyer’s Market: Digging For $100 A Day – Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR
Download: Prefix: “Duke of War.”
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Egon’s Funk Archaeology At NPR: Storage Unit Funk With Stanton Davis and Madlib

The latest post in Egon’s NPR series Funk Archaeology allows a peek into a record excavation mission with the producer Madlib: excavating jazz trumpeter Stanton Davis’ New Jersey storage unit. Yeah, the fellas struck gold. Read more below – and download one of Egon’s finds, the hitherto unknown Christ Gabriel Jazz Missionary Group’s soul-jazz stomper “Christ Place.” Hallelujah!

Link: Excavating Stanton Davis’ Storage Unit Funk: Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR
Download: Christ Gabriel Jazz Missionary Group: “Christ Place.”
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Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR: Summer School Funk (A Kashmere Stage Band Addendum)

The latest post in Egon’s NPR series Funk Archaeology couldn’t have come at a more opportune time for anyone recently introduced to the wonders of the Kashmere Stage Band. This investigation into Houston jazz drummer, educator and label owner Bubbha Thomas’ Summer Jazz Workshop – and the nearly impossible to source 45s released by the high school students that participated in the program in the early 70s – colors the Kashmere Stage Band experience and helps explain just how this one Texas city managed to release so much damn-good adolescent funk music.

Link: Summer School Funk: Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR
Download: Bubbha Thomas and The Youthful Musicians Summer Program: “Jazz OD.”
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The Wire on Egon’s “Funk Archaeology:” “…insultingly deep knowledge.”

The Wire’s Peter Shapiro had some mighty fine things to say about Egon’s NPR column, Funk Archaeology. Here’s a sample:

“Funk Archaeology remains passionate and accessible, full of insight and rather catholic in its tastes as it spans everything from the psych scenes of Recife and South Korea to funk from the Carolinas.”

Read The Piece: The Wire on Egon’s Funk Archaeology at NPR
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