FUNKGUS - Man With A Gun (reissue)

P-Vine

£39.15

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: PLP7655
Release Date: 09 Oct 2023
Genre: Funk

Man With A Gun is the debut long player from Singaporean prog and funk group Funkgus. It has a famously enigmatic toxic blue jacket that lurks you in and musically it is no less intriguing. As well as a passionate cover of King Curtis's 'Memphis Soul Stew' there are plenty of supremely psychedelic sounds. The opener is steeped in funky bass riffs with rock-tinged drum breaks and plenty of raw vocals and from there the grooves come thick and fast, often with plenty of texture and charismatic vocals such as on 'Spill The Wine' and the leggy, expressive sounds of 'Everyday People' with its twisted wah wah guitars.

Tracklist
Side 1
1. "Once Upon A Time"
2. "Spill The Wine"
3. "Nobody To Depend On" (part II)
4. "You're All I Need"
Side 2
1. "Man With A Gun"
2. "Everyday People"
3. "I'll Take You There"
4. "Memphis Soul Stew"