Artiste: The Quantic Soul Orchestra
Album: Tropidelico
Spotlight Track: Panama City
Label: Tru Thoughts
Format: CD Catalog: TRUCD139
Written by Holland
Drums: Richie Staple
Guitar: William Holland
Bass: German “Chispa” Lawson
Congas: Popo Buckley
Timbales/ Bell: Francisco Buckley
Saxophone: Regi Johnson
Trumpet: Regi Boyce
Recorded & Mixed at Panavox Studios, Panama City by Eduardo “Balito” Chan
Produced by William Holland
It’s been a while since I’ve heard some good ol’ funk, just simple bass lines with that kick ass groovy guitar lick, super screamin’ horn and brass section and of course funky drummer stylized beatz. This spotlight track represents that era of the 70’s when the JB’s and a few others had aced this course of sound direction. For me I know a track is rolling, when it’s minimal and hits you where it should and keeps you in that funky zone. This track does exactly that!! Headz a boppin.. ; )
The Quantic Soul Orchestra or Quantic for short, has been driving up that funky road, pushing new boundaries of old skool funk sounds with a kind of groovy rawness that will make your spicy sambal belachan turn into iced belachan kachang!
Quantic has up to-date released 2 other full length LP’s under the Tru Thoughts imprint, namely “Stampede” as well as “Pushin’on.” This current LP titled “Tropidelico” has flavours influenced from the Carribean as well as South America hence the album title. William Holland, the band leader has confessed that within this present generation, it is us who are responsible in making and moulding the music of today, in a manner that should reflect all of the good parts of music present and music past.
The music given birth here is Tropical, Funky and heavy in a sense. Most peeps would easily understand when they groove to the funky drum sounds of Richie Staple and accompanied by United Kingdom’s funkiest drummer Malcolm Catto. If you can’t understand this groove, maybe you should go to the nearby grass patch and put some ants in yer pants. That should do the trick.
Tangkap This!!!
-Marcel
