Street Themes, by Funkanetics

Street Themes

by Funkanetics

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1.	Elevator 03:41	buy track
2.	Jimbo 03:28	buy track
3.	Pig Knuckles 03:42	buy track
4.	Funk for Your Moms 02:22	buy track
5.	Pythagoras 04:45	buy track
6.	Labor Day 01:18	buy track
7.	Her Lonely Dance 04:42	buy track
8.	Hot Dog Water 03:48	buy track
9.	West Jebruu / East Jebruu 05:53	buy track
10.	Noir & Far 03:52	buy track
11.	It Gots to be Junky 03:05	buy track
12.	Booch 03:30	buy track
13.	Mahalia 06:34	buy track

about

Funkanetics was the improvisational brain-trust of Randy Garcia and Mic Mell. Formed in 1999 and thriving for only a short pair of years, the duo made their rounds in the south Florida funk, jazz and jam band scene while exploring avant-garde and experimental sounds in the image of Herbie Hancock, MMW and Parliament/Funkadelic.

In 2000, Funkanetics delivered their only studio album: Street Themes. Recorded piecemeal in the living rooms, bedrooms and closets of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Street Themes is the product of a collaborative work ethic and a limited budget. 5 of the songs were recorded by a roadie for Marilyn Manson in exchange for a junk store piano, the other eight were recorded using a cobbled recording set up consisting of a mixing board, a home stereo, and a cheap computer.

Limitations aside, Garcia and Mell focused their energy on creating a loose, fun environment in the studio -- often swapping instrumental roles and experimenting with scores of weird pawnshop instruments. The result is a timeless collection of funk interspersed with vignettes of sonic experimentalism, good humor, and positive vibes. Street Themes is a record that manages to say a great deal without investing itself too deeply in the politics of conversation.

credits

released January 1, 2000

All music by Randy Garcia & Mike Mell

Recorded between May and December of 1999

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 12, 13 Recorded and mixed by Wade Wright

Tracks 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 Recorded mixed by Randy Garcia

Digitally Remastered by Randy Garcia at Fort Karate

Randy Garcia: Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Trombone
Mike Mell: Bass, Keyboards, Saxophone, Drums

Add'l Musicians:

Jen(n) Gillespie - Moog on "Jebruu"
Jesse Legg - Loops on "Jebruu"
Amir Tal - Guitar on "Booch"

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