I loved this groove......

I think you got it Man!

Clifford

blipp


Absolutely brilliant in every department.  That funky bass is killer. Loved the rhythm guitar too. It's all good.

You're a master at many different genre's and this one is no exception.

One of the very best mixes i've heard on this forum i'd say.

Enjoyed this a lot.

Top work James.

Glad ya liked it, Blipp, but you are too kind about the mix. Everytime I listen to it I hear something else I did wrong!

Truckermusic


I loved this groove......

I think you got it Man!

Clifford

Thanks, Cliff m'man.

mike_mccue


I am very hesitant to say anything less than 100% positive about this song, but hopefully this will be constructive.

This sounds more like the Red Hot Chili Peppers than 70's funk.

The real stuff has a bit more space, less filla, more short quiet spots that make the dynamics pop out and grab your eyeballs.

Mr Clinton has a house and practice space in the woods about 30 miles east of here. We got the funk.

The roots of it come from gospel music rather than alt rock.

Perhaps you may revisit the mix and pay some respects to the space between the stabs and pops I think it will sound even heavier.

Maybe minimize sustain on the guitar, synths and horns... and make some room with arrangement by holding the backing vocals back just enough to make a pause effect before coming in.

Or Not.

It s a great song and mix as it is... but my expectations became predisposed to hearing the older 70's sound.

all the very best,
mike

Thanks for the listen and the insight, Mike. I do a lot of tunes that start out as an homage, such as this, but I always find myself sneaking in other parts and styles that end up making it my own.  And I guess against the strict template of the mid-70s P-Funk, I can see where you're coming from. However, listening to a bunch of the later stuff (Atomic Dog, Computer Games) I think the more fusion-y style I appropriated sorta fits in; the digital synth that underpins the Drowning in the funk part is an example of that. And the pop-lover in me can't resist beating a hook to death, hence my enhanced horn sections. But there is not any sustain on the guitar at all; perhaps you are hearing the clav (similar freq range)? I goofed around with getting rid of those weird sustained chords during the chorus, but I really like the color they provided.


Either way, always good to hear from ya!

darylcrowley


You're on a roll man!  A lot of really cool stuff here.  I'm boppin' now!

Very nice!

Daryl

Thanks, D!

Alegria


I'm not familiar with George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and the Parliament Funkadelic All Stars but you've got to be kidding me!! It's got James Brown written all over it (especially at the beginning). I'm seriously impressed. Cranking it up some more... excellent bass solo, I agree. The mix is outstanding on the speakers. Great production! Spread that energy/funk around James, the time is right. 

JB, huh? okay, JC, I will take it!

Love it! :D

Wow James, this is definitely impressive. I gave this a listen a few days ago and the phone rang before I had a chance to comment. Glad I came back to listen again because the tune was even better this time.

I have nothing but good things to say about this and totally love how this came out. I love the roots of the 70's yet with a bit of a now sound too. All the parts were great and to me, there's nothing I would change. The mix is healthy, eq curves are perfect and I'd be quite proud of this. That bass groove is just ruthless man! Dug the vocs and the funky guitar parts. Drums fit the mix perfectly.

I'm curious though....did you try messing with any modern sounding drums on this? I'd love to hear what this would sound like with a drum sound and drum style like..hmm....ooh I know...Carter from the Dave Mathews band! That poppy cracky snare, his drum style along with that bass line. It would probably take away from the "era" this tune brings its listeners back to...but I bet it would still sound pretty killer. :) That of course is not a bash on the drums you chose or the parts you wrote...which are fine just the way they are. I'd just be curious to hear it with a more modern sound/style like Carter...can ya hear it now that I've made a mention of it? :) Great job on everything here...man, those horns hit so perfectly too....what a monster tune brother. :)

Hilarious and gleefully insane --haha:

by 2:43, things are capsiding and headed off-the-deep end ... drowning in the funk --haha!

The enchantments are most excellent!

I'd suppose this is not quite as epic as your last offering, but this is much funnier, frenzier, and fanatic.  Another awesome production.

what the funk?! awesomeness wrapped in perfection with a side-serving of genius. suits your vox perfectly!

ha! funky dude, nice.
reminds me a cross between JB, wild cherry, and ohio players
lyric definitely falls into the pfunk territory

lots of tracks, i dig hearing it all pile up and stay clear.

danny's comment about the DM drum sound/style, would totally work in this.

I love this James... really well done...
I think your best yet...

Hi James,

haha...what a blast!  This is just fantastic.

Love your vocal(s).  Guitar and bass parts/tone are perfect.

Production and mix are topnotch, as always.

"Drowning in the funk" seems like a pretty strong hook to me...great stuff.

phANTASTIC!!!

phUNKY!!!

pheel the groove!

Nice work man!!!!  Love that groove and the attitude laden vocals.

CreatingNoise


phANTASTIC!!!

phUNKY!!!

pheel the groove!

Nice work man!!!!  Love that groove and the attitude laden vocals.

Glad ya dug the stone cold groove I wuz laying down!

Jonbouy


Blam!

I get what Mike is saying there but I've still got some old vinyl if I want to hear that sound, I'm loving the full on richness that this has.

I'll bet this was a pig to get everything firing on the button but the attention put in really makes it motor nicely.

Pity I'm likely to fall over if I tried to get up and do my thing these days but I can still feel it when I hear something like this.

Masterful.

I am not sure a pig, but once I found the right bass patch, it all kinda fell in with a little (well, major!) eq cut. The big thing was getting the bass to underpin without overwhelming.

Hey, James,
 
Wow, I almost missed this gem, and actually had to hit page number 2 to find it.  Pure dynamite funk at it's best!  I really love the clean rhythm guitar parts and the horns (reminds me of Average White Band from the 70's), the way cool bass solo, and the vox are authentic P-funk all the way.  The mix definitely sounds pro.
 
Nice job, FunkMasterYoYo, have a good one!
Bob