It's been that long?

So. according to this blog, I went on vacation and never came back. HAHAH.
There have been some friends that have wondered where I went on the blog as it was "possibly great reading."
So, i decided to hookup this blog again to not only make it look nicer (I'd love to update it again, but a skilled graphic designer I'm not) but also continue to throw those songs out there as musical tastes continue to breeze out there.

besides, seeing Funktrolley on Hype Machine would be DOPESAUCE, no?

anyway. here are some that have been favorites as of late:

Was (Not Was) back in '83 was considered "generally unclassifiable."
Funny that almost all of the tracks on "Born To Laugh At Tornadoes" had this soul music undertone. Sweet Pea Atkinson, Mitch Ryder, and Ozzy Osbourne (!) are amongst the special guest vocals.

DL: Was (Not Was) "Betrayal (featuring Doug Fieger of The Knack)" (zshare)




Looking over a lot of blogs, I have found that MGMT is getting quite popular. I've found some of their tracks to be quite entertaining... some even have a Bowie-esque kind of sound to them while others are straight fonky and melancholy like the one I have uploaded for all of you!

DL: MGMT "Electric Feel" (zshare)




High Inergy could NOT get a hit on Motown to save their lives after 1978's "You Can't Turn Me Off." However, after their appearance on Motown 25 with DeBarge, they had one last attempt for greatness via "He's A Pretender." This fared as their swan song (and one of their biggest hits) as High Inergy broke up in '84. Lead singer Barbara Mitchell went solo for Capitol Records later that year.

DL: High Inergy "He's A Pretender" (zshare)

Other Jammin' stuts:

DL: Daft Punk "Human After All" (GUY-MAN AFTER ALL JUSTICE REMIX) (zshare)
(thanks to the wonderful folks at manalogue. for this one!!)

DL: Gwen Guthrie "Peek-A-Boo" (12'' Version) (zshare)
(rest in peace to one of the most neglected singer/songwriters of our time.)

DL: Minus The Bear "Throwin' Shapes" (zshare)
(the video premiered yesterday on eMpTytV... you can see it here.)

FUNKTROLLEY ON VACATION || The FunkTastic Vinyl Voyage.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen... I finally went on vacation. to Jersey, New York, and Philly. I still have about seven days left, and already.... I have spent almost $200 dollars on records. scary, right?

More sounds coming when i come back.

Otherwise, i'm definitely having a great time, though. Eating a whole lot of food. unneccersarily. you'll see a lot of pictures of my dishes also when I return to the sunshine state.

wooohooo.

I'm Back... OUT OF LSEVEN SQUARED...

meh. It's been quite awhile since I posted something on this blog only because "the real world" summoned to be busy. Apologies to folks who have been following FunkTrolley. I swear there will be hot stuff coming around soon.

Rick James was an awesome and quite extroverted (understatement!) figure all in his own during his life. But throughout his recording career, he was NOTHING without the synth squiggles and sax solos of the Stone City Band (not to mention, the vocal backing of the Mary Jane Girls). Sure he put them together, but the main thing was that with or without Rick, they could definitely hold their own. One plain example of this was their 1983 Out From The Shadow LP. The LP is filled with a hilarious amount of moogs, catchy lyrics, and funky rhythms. Sadly, thanks to Motown's scarce budget and Rick James' irratic behavior, this LP was close to ignored and the original members of the SCB disbanded by '86.

THE STONE CITY BAND

Lover and Only Man
Telephone
Love Hassles
( Out From The Shadows, 1983 )

Yet another music blog, eh?! meh. not really.
So this is my first post here on funktrolley. After seeing many folks with great music blogs, I felt that I could do the same... channeling the energy I have outside of SOULTRAINFANS, my music, and everyday life.

The focus of this blog?
It's pretty much all about what I'm digging at this point, and hopefully, you'll like it, too. While it may be the sounds of funk, soul, and electro, it also may be the sounds of jazz, rock, anything else that tickles my fancy. If you're a real music lover (or musician), you cannot just box yourself in one genre. ever.

and you can quote me on that.

I will probably need some pointers, so all you blog folks out there who feel that you CAN help, please do.

I was trying to find a song to suit this special occasion and stumbled upon Multireedist Bennie Maupin's 1978 LP "Moonscapes." He had a sweet song on there entitled "Just Give It Time." How fitting.


Bennie Maupin
"Just Give It Time"
(Moonscapes, 1978)
and Just Give It Time, funktrolley will be on a roll! Cheers.