| Five Alarm Funk / Sweat |
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| Album: | Sweat | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Five Alarm Funk | Added: | Apr 2017 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-12-31 | Pull Date: | 2018-03-04 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 4 | Feb 25 | Feb 18 | Feb 11 | Feb 4 | Jan 28 | Jan 14 | Jan 7 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 04, 2018: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants Humans | 4. | Feb 28, 2018: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants Widowmaker | |
| 2. | Mar 28, 2018: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants Widowmaker | 5. | Feb 24, 2018: | Music Casserole Humans | |
| 3. | Mar 01, 2018: | w/e Ddpp | 6. | Feb 23, 2018: | Traditions Widowmaker |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Postnatal Reviewed 2017-12-25 | ||
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Funky big band horns and guitar are T I G H T! Epic, intense funk arrangements here, but the band infuses many different genres into the tracks. Mostly instrumental, but sometimes some shouting/screamo to up the ante. I want these guys to play at my imaginary wedding party. RIYL Antibalas, Bootsy Collins, James Brown FCC clean Recommended tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10, 12 1. (5:03) Instrumental energetic minor key horn breakdown with supporting baseline. A complex melody that doesn't get old. 2. (3:12) DDPP = dance dance party party! Can't sit still with this horn and guitar line. 3. (4:50) Sexy Spanish horn feel morphs into hardcore screamo, then back again. Ends up with an electric guitar solo. 4. (5:22) Super funky breakdown on the horns with the baseline keeping the "nothin' but the funk" feel alive. 5. (5:58) Reggae beat that builds to fast-moving midway through the track, then treats us to a great horn solo. 6. (4:50) Funky deep notes lead us along a magic tango dancing ride with entrances from guitars and horns. 7. (4:48) An urgent freight train of horns is coming your way - hear that whistle blow. Chugga-chugga! 8. (3:01) May the power of funk compel you to dance during this energetic James Brown-sy interlude! 9. (6:20) Deep sax leads unto a long funk sojourn. "Live, love, learn to be human" shouted lyrics. A dynamic melody that ebbs and flows. 10. (6:10) "May the funk be with you!" The band gets possessed by the spirit of the funk, swirling into a crescendo of funky ecstasy. 11. (3:45) A "Hot Pants" kind of vocal breakdown, but with "hot damn" instead. 12. (7:23) Getting Middle Eastern here with the most lyrics of all. I'm down to funky belly dance right about now, and then headbang it out after. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Widowmaker | 7. | Freight Train | |||
| 2. | Ddpp | 8. | Power Of Funk | |||
| 3. | Sweat | 9. | Humans | |||
| 4. | Capital City | 10. | Gods (May The Funk Be With You) | |||
| 5. | Ill Wind | 11. | Hot Damn | |||
| 6. | Iceberg | 12. | 10,000 Scarabs |