Abstract Funk Theory

Product Description
Edition ten from Obsessive of this constantly evolving series brings us Lo Fidelity Allstars. This collection of tracks for the Abstract Funk Theory album represents some of the musical influences that have inspired the Lo Fi's and as you would expect, it's high, eclectic quality throughout! They span across some varied territory with tracks from Bill Withers through to Lambchop from Mercury Rev to Timbaland and Charlatans UK plus an exclusive Ropeman Remix of 'On The Pier'. Slipcase. 2003.

Abstract Funk Theory,Lo Fidelity Allstars,Obsessive [Studio],Dance,Dance Music,Funky Breaks,Hip-Hop,Pop,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating:

Abstract Funk Theory Faze Action Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Broad Souls ASIN: B00005U5FI Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

1. Carry On, Turn Me On - Space
2. Burning Spear - Richard Evans
3. Space Traveler - James Vincent
4. Solstice - Brian Bennett
5. Light Years (Opus IV) - Mandre
6. Let Me In Your Life - Creative Source
7. Dear Limmertz - Azymuth
8. What's Up - Electric City
9. Sandman - Undisputed Truth
10. Star Borne - Johnny 'Hammond' Smith
11. God Only Knows - Beach Boys

Product Description

1. Carry On, Turn Me On - (with Space)
2. Burning Spear - (with Richard Evans)
3. Space Traveler - (with James Vincent)
4. Solstice - (with Brian Bennett)
5. Light Years (Opus IV) - (with Mandre)
6. Let Me In Your Life - (with Creative Source)
7. Dear Limmertz - (with Azymuth)
8. What's Up - (with Electric City)
9. Sandman - (with Undisputed Truth)
10. Star Borne - (with Johnny "Hammond" Smith)
11. God Only Knows - (with The Beach Boys)

Format: CD

Average customer rating: Funk Out!!!!!!!!!!!!

Abstract Funk Theory Ross Allen Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004WGCL Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

1. Typerite Lesson
2. Sunshine of Your Love - Rockers Hi-Fi
3. Eve (The Nwachukwu's Perspective)
4. Cajun Moon [Cajun Long Trip Version] - Randy Crawford
5. Southern Soul - Norken
6. Prelude - World of Apples
7. Come into My Room [D Menace Remix] - Sandy Rivera
8. Gorecki [Global Communication Mix] - Lamb
9. No Kow-Tow - A.P.E.
10. Future Funk 2
11. Desire - 69
12. Spiral
13. Vibration - J-Walk

Product Description

1. Typerite Lesson - (with Cornelius)
2. Sunshine Of Your Love - (with Rocker Hi-Fi Meets Ella Fitzgerald)
3. Eve (The Nwachukwu's Perspective) - (with Spaceck)
4. Cajun Moon - (Cajun Long Trip Version, with Randy Crawford)
5. Southern Soul - (with Norken)
6. Prelude - (with World Of Apples)
7. Come Into My Room - (D Menace remix, with Sandy Rivera/L.T Brown)
8. Gorecki - (Global Communication mix, with Lamb)
9. No Know-Tow - (with A.P.E.)
10. Future Funk 2 - (with Tom Thejedi' Middletown)
11. Desire - (with 69)
12. Spiral - (with Harry Roche Constellation)
13. Soul Vibration - (with J Walk)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Funk Out!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2001-05-08

I love playing this with the headphones. There other albums are good to. Put it on for a party or whatever. Didint know what I was in for this time.

Average customer rating: lo fi does it again Best of the "Abstract Funk Theory" Releases

Abstract Funk Theory Lo Fidelity Allstars Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Don't Be Afraid Of Love On the Floor at the Boutique How to Operate with a Blown Mind ASIN: B00006L3YK Release Date: 2002-10-28

Tracks:

1. Holes - Mercury Rev
2. Grandma's Hands [Live] - Bill Withers
3. Zipp - Just Gone - Lo Fidelity Allstars
4. Mack Facts - New Flesh, , Rammellzee
5. Bootay - El Captain Funkaho
6. Ghosts With Teeth - Kid Acne
7. Troglodyte (Caveman) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
8. You're So Pretty [Lo Fi's Remix] - The Charlatans UK
9. Eat Your Heart - AJ Scent
10. Wait Until the Morning - Marlo Thomas
11. Up With People - Lambchop
12. Snake - Al Wilson
13. Blind Alley - The Emotions
14. On the Pier [Ropeman Mix] - Lo Fidelity Allstars
15. Kao-Tic Harmony - Rhythim Is Rhythim

Product Description

1. Jimmy Castor Bunch - Troglodyte (Cave Man)
2. Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands (Live)
3. Lo Fidelity Allstars - Zipp, Just Gone
4. Lo Fidelity Allstars - On The Pier (Exclusive Mix)
5. Marlo - Wait Until The Morning
6. AJ Scent - Eat My Heart
7. Lambchop - Up With People
8. El Captain Funkaho' - Bootay
9. Mercury Rev - Holes
10. Rhythm Is Rhythm - Kao-tic Harmony
11. Kid Acne - Ghosts With Teeth
12. Charlatans - You're So Pretty (Lo Fi Mix)
13. Timbaland - Love Me
14. Raphael Saadiq - Still Ray

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

lo fi does it again.......2003-09-14

as you may have read, i first got into lo-fi with their 2nd cd.
and this was pretty different for me. i should've guessed that 'abstract funk theory' was a collection, but me, i'm so naiive.
so i snatched this baby up, remembering the greatness of "don't be afraid of love"...
BOY was THIS different.
i wasn't really expecting a DJ set (sort of) by the lo-fi, and the track selection was also pretty weird too.
and seeing AJ Scent and Al Wilson on the same cd blew me away...
let's just put it that way...yeah. but the tracks are different enough to make you guess what will be next. (unless, of course, you've already listened to it one time)

all in all, the lo-fi make contact, just not as much as with their OWN cds. right. i guess that if we could give half ratings, i'd give it a 3 and a half.

Happy listening,
lex luthor

Best of the "Abstract Funk Theory" Releases.......2003-04-15

The Lo-Fidelity All Stars contribution to the Abstract Funk Theory series is a great mix of true old school soul sounds, funky house beats and remixed British rhythms.
Go immediately to track #13 on this disc - The Emotion's "Blind Alley" is the finest cut, and a reminder of why the Hutchinson sisters were the best "girl band" of their day. Over a slinky Stax-style horn section, their three part harmonies are tremendous. This is a much rawer song than their later Maurice White produced work, but those glorious vocals ring through. Then cut back to Bill Wither's live version of "Grandma's Hands" - you have to wonder why Wither's abandoned his career when you hear these great vocals. Al Wilson's "The Snake" is both a great novelty song (women, don't bring a snake into your home!) and an inspired vocal performance - for anyone who only knows of Wilson from "Show and Tell", this is a great way to learn more about his Lou Rawls style voice.
The Lo-Fidelty's own "On The Pier" is also included, with its brilliant use of a sample from Joe Tex's "Oh Me Oh My" - it blends well with the 60's and 70's soul classics included on this mix.

Average customer rating: Not good not much here Way Abstract. Not Much Funk. Funky Pleasant!

Abstract Funk Theory Kevin Yost Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000066C2B Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

1. Do Yo Believe In Me? (Original Version) - Peter Funk
2. Things Unsaid - STP
3. Hypnotic Progressions Part 4 - Kevin Yost
4. Cotton Candy Funk - Peter Funk
5. Joy & Pain - Peter Funk
6. Tease - Kevin Yost
7. Close To My Skin - Big Sexy
8. Busy Pepole - STP
9. Where Were We - Kevin Yost
10. An American In Paris - STP
11. Another World (Passport Remix) - Big Sexy
12. Just Like Me - Big Sexy
13. Fusion Fetish - Kevin Yost

Product Description

1. Do You Believe - (Original Version, with Peter Funk)
2. Things Unsaid - (with STP)
3. Hypnotic Progressions Part 4
4. Cotton Candy Funk - (Exclusive)
5. Joy & Pain - (with Peter Funk)
6. Tease
7. Close To My Skin - (with Big Sexy)
8. Busy People - (Exclusive, with STP)
9. Where I Was - (Exclusive)
10. American In Paris, An - (with STP)
11. Another World - (Passport remix, with Big Sexy/Yost/Funk)
12. Just Like Me - (with Big Sexy/Yost/Funk)
13. Fusion Fetish - (Exclusive)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Not good.......2002-10-07

I was expecting some more of Kevin's JAZZ FUNK HOUSE, but instead got a regular, dime a dozen TECH HOUSE cd, and not a very good one at that. So who ever kidnapped Kevin Yost, bring him back so he can do what he does best. JAZZ FUNK HOUSE.

not much here.......2002-07-25

I should have taken the title of the CD a bit more into consideration before buying Yost's latest. Not mixed - feels like it's trying to prove something... Consistency might not be what ky is into right now, but that is what I was hoping for --- consistent deep, smooth, jazzed-out house...If that's what you are looking for, I'd stay away from this abstraction.
But i'll still pay to hear him when/if he comes back to Atlanta.

Way Abstract. Not Much Funk........2002-07-12

I can't say a whole lot of good things about this CD, so I'll keep it short and sweet. The songs aren't mixed, the songs make you wait for disappointingly anticlimactic breakdowns, compilations that include works of other artists sound much better mixed, and KY seems to have gotten lost in the land of Creative Exploration, forgetting the big picture in the process. Where is the trademark Yost smoothness that keeps me bumping Small Town Underground and Straight Out the Boon Dox each and every day? Nowhere to be seen.

Funky Pleasant!.......2002-06-26

Not as much of a dance record per se as was Small Town Underground, Mr Yost's very nice continous house-music mix. This is funky yet minimalist, reminding me of early purely electronic music at times, without that distinct "house sound." Mostly intrumental except for "close to my skin," where the voice is used as a repititious element. Not a continous mix. A very random, funky ambient feel. Lots of Bongo's and lively beats with a complexity of textures on top, nothing too slammin' though. Very Nice. Nothing to think about--just feel and respond to some fine, heady, chill-grooves.

Average customer rating: The cream of the crop of the new tech-house

Presents Abstract Funk Theory Colin Dale Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003Q58U Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

1. Today's Sunday - Scratch Massive
2. Sunrise of the Electrofly
3. Serena X - Yennek
4. Niebla
5. Jai's Groove - Sirus & Irina
6. Two Wrongs Making It Right - Kevin Yost
7. Distant
8. Supernatural - Firefly
9. Mystical Rhythm - Vince Watson
10. Mad Mike Disease - Ian O'Brien,
11. Bleu - Daniel Thompson
12. Urban Intersect - Colin Dale, Gareth Oxby

Album Details

Funk House: A Fusion of Tech-Funk, House and Electronica featuring David Alcarado (Featuring Sunchildren Project) 'Niebla', E.b.e. 'Distant', Vince Watson 'Mystical Rhythm', Daniel Thompson 'Bleu' and More.

Customer Reviews:

The cream of the crop of the new tech-house.......2000-02-26

Colin Dale is one of the very few UK house & techno djs that has kept his attention focused on a not-so-obvious, yet of exceptional quality, releases. This 12-track compilation includes tracks by Scratch Massive, David Alvarado, EBE, Kevin Yost, Firefly, Vince Watson, Ian O'Brien and others, crossing the boundaries between techno, deep & jazzy house and atmospheric nu-jazz. If you liked Dale's earlier Mutated Disco compilation, you'll love this fine selection of soulful electronica.

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Abstract Funk Theory Mixmaster Morris Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004ZAYV Release Date: 2002-04-02

Album Details

BEATS & BREAKS. Chillout king Mixmaster Morris (Irresistable Force / Ninja Tune / the Big Chill) with his take on this popular series of leftfield beats.

Average customer rating: Fresh, Funky, Heavy Rotation in my Player...

Abstract Funk Theory Freddy Fresh Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005AUPR Release Date: 2001-04-20

Tracks:

1. Cherry Bomb
2. Smooth - Freddy Fresh, Man Parrish
3. Body Mechanic - Quadrant Six
4. Showroom Dummies - DMX Krew
5. In the Bottle - C.O.D.
6. Was Dog a Doughnut - Cat Stevens
7. Mortuary - Freddy Fresh
8. Voices from Another Age - Dan Curtain
9. Groovin' Without a Doubt - Inter City
10. Airbourne - Russ Gabriel
11. $1.15 Please
12. Chocolate - Wicked Lester
13. Free Your Mind - The Politicians

Product Description

1. Matrix - (with Cherry Bomb)
2. Smooth - (with Man Parrish & Freddy Fresh)
3. Body Mechanic - (with Quadrant Six)
4. Showroom Dummies - (with DMX Crew)
5. In The Bottle - (with C.O.D)
6. Was Dog A Doughnut - (with Cat Stevens)
7. Mortuary - (with Freddy Fresh)
8. Voices From Another Age - (with Dan Curtin Voices)
9. Groovin' Without A Doubt - (with Inter City)
10. Airbourne - (with Russ Gabriel)
11. $1.15 Please - (with Metro)
12. Chocolate - (with Wicked Lester)
13. Free Your Mind - (with Politicians)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Fresh, Funky, Heavy Rotation in my Player..........2003-04-05

Was turned on to this album looking for one song. Immediately fell in love with the classic hardcore and varied styles. Very funky, tech and the way it's fused together stylistically. If you've heard morcheebas album, back to mine. This album definitally is one for those late summer nights sippin Long Islands !!![.]

Average customer rating: an idiosyncratic picture of vintage techno and its influences A hit-and-miss techno history lesson.

Abstract Funk Theory Carl Craig Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005LLJI Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

1. Atomic Dog - George Clinton
2. Mesopotamia - B52's
3. Shari Vari - A Number Of Names
4. Alleys Of Your Mind - Cybotron
5. Technicolor - Channel One
6. Force Field - Rees And Santonio
7. Night Drive - Model 500
8. Let's Go - X-Ray
9. Galaxy - B.F.C.
10. The Dance - Rhthmn Is Rythmn

Album Description

UK compilation of tracks that inspired the dancefloor experimentalist & top Detroit techno producer. Featuring classics from The B-52's, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Atomic Dog, George Kranz, George Clinton & more. 2001.

Album Details

Super Mix Collection with an Eclectic Bag of Classic Tracks from Prince, George Clinton, B-52's, George Kranz, Yellow Magic Orchestra and More.

Customer Reviews:

an idiosyncratic picture of vintage techno and its influences.......2006-10-10

Aww, this isn't nearly as bad as the other reviewer suggests. "Galaxy" is for me the highlight of this record; among other things, this track makes clear the claim by Derrick May that the techno innovators were all listening to Ultravox back in the day. And this compilation also opened me up to the B-52s "Mesopotamia," an album that has gotten a bad rap for too long; I don't know how it relates to techno, but I love that it surprises the listener here.

A hit-and-miss techno history lesson........2004-11-14

There's a lot of treasure to be found by those willing to delve into the mire of eighties techno. Unfortunately, the mire is poorly documented and preserved; most of the early techno artists either didn't believe in albums as artistic statements, or simply couldn't get record contracts, so their material was only available on vinyl singles, all of which are of course out of print now. Some artists later reissued their works on CDs (e.g. Derrick May's Innovator), which are also out of print now but easier to track down. But, for the most part, if one doesn't want to enter the weird and wonderful world of vinyl collecting, one will have to rely on compilations such as this one, assembled by various DJs, and hope to hell that the latter have good taste.

In this case, the compiler is one Carl Craig, a protege of Derrick May (he co-wrote "R-theme," which, in my opinion, is May's best song) and the creator of several acclaimed albums. The man clearly has no shortage of credibility in the field of techno, so one might have some confidence in his ability to compile a techno album. And indeed, Craig has several fine picks. The B-52s' "Mesopotamia" is one of those awesomely terrible eighties songs, with a great guitar riff and lyrics that briefly go over ancient Mesopotamian history (though the singer admits to being "no student of ancient culture / before I talk, I should read a book"), and correctly state, "Six or eight thousand years ago, they laid down the law, in Mesopotamia." One might not expect a dance-rock band to be knowledgeable about King Hammurabi's code of laws, but there you have it.

Craig's most valuable pick (in fact, the reason I got this album) is "Sharevari" by A Number of Names. This is the A-side of the only single ever released by this band; it has some historical value due to having been recorded in 1981, which makes it one of the earliest techno songs, and this is one of only two CDs where this song can be found (the other is the Wax Trax Mastermix by Juan Atkins). The lyrics offer a compelling narrative about a fellow who favours "some bread and cheese and fine white wine / designer chic, just a matter of time," and spends his time "smoking on the cigarette / listening to his car cassette / cruising with his hot playmate / in his Porsche 928." In between these amazingly eloquent lines, there is a short, vaguely Oriental-sounding keyboard part. The song is appealingly goofy, and the singer's exaggerated French accent is hysterical.

There's also a good, if more obvious, pick in Cybotron's "Alleys of Your Mind," which still has a certain reserved menace to it. Craig includes another well-known early techno number, Juan Atkins' "Night Drive Through Babylon," which unfortunately hasn't aged that well; at this point, any nocturnal theme has long been taken to its artistic pinnacle by Underworld.

The rest of Craig's picks, unfortunately, just aren't that good. George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" isn't bad, except Craig chose the extended ten-minute version, when the song would definitely have been stronger at four minutes. Channel One's "Technicolor" and Reese and Santonio's "Forcefield" are terrible, toneless drum workouts ("Technicolor" also has a guy repeating, you guessed it, "Technicolor," over and over) that don't even hold up next to their own contemporaries, much less today's techno. X-Ray's "Let's Go" is even worse: it consists of a bunch of voices yelling such things as "Surf's up, baby!" and "You and I, let's go!" I find it hard to believe that Derrick May participated in the composition of that song, though I'm not surprised that he didn't do it under any of his usual aliases. Craig's own "Galaxy" isn't awful, but isn't anything special either.

Craig closes with Derrick May's "The Dance." Now, I can totally understand why he would want to put a Rhythm Is Rhythm song on here, and I can also understand that he didn't want to pick "Nude Photo" or "Strings of Life" since there's about a hundred other compilations that do. But "The Dance" is by far the weakest track on Innovator; "R-theme" would have been far better. Or, he could have picked "Drama," which is also a terrific track and isn't easily available even on a compilation. As it stands, this album gives a completely misleading impression of Derrick May, and doesn't show at all that he was the best of the Detroit techno artists.

Craig focuses almost exclusively on Detroit techno on this album. I can understand that he would want to promote his city and his colleagues, but let's face it, early techno wasn't limited to Detroit. In Chicago, Larry Heard was making great, warm, melodic tracks like "Can You Feel It," which is better than the vast majority of what's on this album. Detroit techno itself has more to offer than what Craig shows here. If you're really interested in this era of electronic music, the album might still be worth it for "Sharevari," but you'd probably be better off just finding a used copy of Derrick May's Innovator.

(By the way, I want to correct the album description: this album does not contain tracks by Yellow Magic Orchestra. Maybe some import version does, but not this one.)

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Circulation Pres Abstract Funk Theory Various Artists Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Freestyle | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000056P25 Release Date: 2001-02-05

Tracks:

1. Lost In Lyrix - The Timewriter
2. Televised Green Smoke - Carl Craig
3. Nitedrive - The Ron Honey Experience
4. Coast To Coast - Subtech
5. Bless The Funk - At Jazz
6. Uncoloured - Circulation
7. This Time - Motorfunk
8. N'archy On Mars - P.I.M.P.
9. No Smoke - Two Full Minds
10. Broken Mirror - Random Factor
11. Evaluation - Voice Stealer

Average customer rating: Showing the way of things to come...

Abstract Funk Theory Ian O'Brien Manufacturer: Obsessive [Studio] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000K295 Release Date: 2002-04-02

Album Details

Ian O'Brien, Future Jazz Funkateer and Electronica Guru, Compiles an Album Across 12 Undiluted Nu-Jazz and Funk Grooves.

Customer Reviews:

Showing the way of things to come..........2000-02-12

Whow! Mr. Ian O'Brien collects a few gems of the highest quality fusion of jazz, bossa, funky breaks & techno; and if this task seems too ambitious, don't ever doubt that you'll be pleasantly surprised by this new jazz-dance generation of artists! Look also for the 'Synthesis' mix-cd by Kirk Degiorgio (As One).

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