FUNKOPIA | Limited-Edition 180g Translucent Red Vinyl LP | Redtenbacher's Funkestra

FUNKOPIA — 30TH ANNIVERSARY VINYL

FUNKOPIA marks 30 years of Redtenbacher’s Funkestra with ten original tracks created by the musicians shaping the collective today. This limited anniversary edition is presented on individually hand-numbered, 180g translucent red vinyl with a full-colour printed inner sleeve.

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THE VINYL EDITION

• Limited-edition 12-inch LP

• 180g translucent red vinyl

• Individually hand-numbered

• Full-colour printed inner sleeve

• Ten-track album

• Approximately 44 minutes of music

• Released by RSB Records

• Catalogue number: RSB29000

Available while stocks last.

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Rather than looking backwards, FUNKOPIA marks the Funkestra’s 30th anniversary by documenting the present-day collective.

Created through live-in-the-studio sessions at Masterlink Productions in Surrey, the album brings together established Funkestra musicians and long-standing collaborators from the UK, Europe and the United States. The arrangements move between compact rhythm-section playing, Hammond organ, featured guitars and the distinctive brass sound of Horn House.

Featured players include Carter Arrington, Tony Rémy, Mike Outram, Nigel Price, Tucker Antell and Andreas See, alongside drummers Mike Sturgis, Doug Harper and Ian Thomas and keyboard players Ross Stanley, Jim Watson, Dave Limina, Joe Glossop, Anders Olinder and Steve Watts.

Horn House—Nichol Thomson, Tom Walsh, Graeme Blevins and Andy Ross—appears across several of the album’s central tracks.

TRACK LISTING

Side A

1. The Lamb of Funk — with Horn House, featuring Carter Arrington

2. Hi Länder — featuring Andreas See

3. Code 12 (Vinyl Cut) — with Horn House, featuring Mike Outram and Tony Rémy

4. Old Blood (Vinyl Cut) — with Horn House

5. Blood and Whiskey — featuring Tucker Antell

Side B

1. Crowbar — with Horn House

2. The One True Coin (Vinyl Cut) — with Horn House

3. The What Factor? (Vinyl Cut) — featuring Nigel Price and Tony Rémy

4. The Fool — featuring Mike Outram

5. Fluffball

MUSICIANS

Bass
Stefan Redtenbacher

Drums
Doug Harper, Mike Sturgis and Ian Thomas

Guitars
Carter Arrington, Simon Peter King, Nigel Price and Tony Rémy

Hammond organ, Rhodes and keyboards
Joe Glossop, Dave Limina, Anders Olinder, Ross Stanley, Jim Watson and Steve Watts

Percussion
Karl Vanden Bossche and Fergus Gerrand

Saxophones
Tucker Antell, Piers Green and Andreas See

Horn House
Graeme Blevins — saxophones
Andy Ross — saxophones and flute
Nichol Thomson — trombone
Tom Walsh — trumpet

PRODUCTION

Produced and arranged by Stefan Redtenbacher, except where otherwise indicated.

Recorded and mixed by James Welch at Masterlink Productions, except where otherwise indicated.
Studio assistant: Tyler Davies
Mastered by Tim Debney at Fluid Mastering
Video production: Leo Mansell, Shoot and Splice Films
Photography: Rob Blackham, Blackham Images
Artwork and graphic design: Neil J Hart
Legal: Stacey Haber
Released by RSB Records

PRESS

“Never have either jazz or funk sounded more vibrant and vital than they do here.”

— Dave Franklin, The Big Takeover