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Various – Alternative Funk : Volume 1 (LP)
Sold Date:
March 4, 2020
Start Date:
April 28, 2019
Final Price:
£20.00
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A much needed re issue of this rare classic..
Tracklisting -
Side 1
1.Stanislas Noel & Jean-Christophe Utz - "Money Money" (0:34) 2.Scoop! - "Caravan" (3:30) 3.Son Of Sam - "Anti Apartheid" (4:16) 4.From Raushenberg - "About Fritz" (4:06) 5.Fist Of Facts - "Fire Breath" (2:14) 6.Philippe Laurent - "Rapide" (5:46) 7.Vox Populi & Man - "Alternative Fresh" (3:17)
Side 2
1.Zoohtee - "Track 8" (3:01) 2.Kosa - "Nykowe" (1:21) 3.Randall Kennedy - "Smith's Room" (2:36) 4.The Arms Of Someone New - "Cool As Christ" (4:10) 5.Human Backs - "Takayama Rising" (5:13) 6.ONY - "Give It To Me" (1:31) 7.Vox Populi & Man - "Megamix" (2:18)
Cat No: PLA023
New label Platform 23 lands with a bang, delving into the mysterious world of 1980s cassette culture and in particular the Vox Man label run by French outfit Vox Populi, Axel Kyrou and Francis Man. This Alternative Funk: Vol 1 collection cherry picks from the various installments of Alternative Funk that Vox Man released in the mid 80s, presenting some vaguely familiar names and a whole lot of unknowns that fuelled a DIY scene brimming with creativity and lo-fi brilliance. On this first installment, get down to weirdo boogie of From Raushenberg, wig out to the psychedelic synth music of Scoop! and throw down to the drum-tastic madness of Fist of Facts. It's all old, and yet it feels so new.
