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Originally released separately on the small, independent Blow It Hard label, and very hard to find, now in 2011 Freestyle Records is proud to announce the re-release of Speedometers debut and follow up album, available on one CD for the first time! Back in 1999, The UK's premier funk band started out as an instrumental quartet gigging in small clubs in the Southeast of England, paying homage to classic funk tunes by artists such as The Meters and The JB's. The band soon expanded and writing original material, adding the highly regarded horn section and vocalists in 2001, which has enabled them to deliver the powerhouse deep funk sound they are renowned for. In addition to their own albums, singles and live shows, Speedometer have backed many of the US funk & soul legends including Sir Joe Quarterman, Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Sharon Jones, James Bell of The Highlighters, Lee Fields, and funky jazz vibes man Billy Wooten. All these artists were blown away by Speedometer's authentic, original soul-funk sound. Now over 10 years later, Speedometer have become one of the most respected, best selling and hard working contemporary funk bands around, with many European and Far Eastern tours under their belt, and their most recent album The Shakedown (FSRCD082) being a critical success and securing club and radio play across the world, featuring as it does collaborations with US Soul music royalty, the amazing ex James Brown vocalist Martha High! This Is Speedometer 1 & 2 also boasts brand new artwork and sleeve notes from the band founding member and leader Leigh Gracie and DJ, producer, author and of course, star percussionist Snowboy, as well as a selection of sleeves, gig flyers and live photos that illustrate Speedometers development over the past decade. From the gritty funk instrumentals like Monkey Stick, the punchy latin grooves Return To Palmetto through to the 60s style soul ballad You Got Me Started, its all here on one handy 22 track fully remastered album, This Is Speedometer Vol 1 & 2 is the perfect retrospective collection from one of the greatest funk outfits of the last decade.

Zongo Junction is generating a well-deserved buzz in NYC's burgeoning afrobeat scene. The 13-piece ensemble blends West African rhythms with funk, jazz and soul. True to their inspiration, Nigerian superstar, political activist and afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the outfit excites dance floors wherever they perform. The critics agree. "The only thing Zongo Junction has to do to start a legitimate dance party is show up and plug in--anyone within a square block earshot of this Ford-tough funk factory would be hard pressed not to join in the hoopla," says the Bay Area's SF Station. As afrobeat music has always done, the band's debut album, "Thieves!" speaks truth-to-power with humor and soul. The album's five original songs feature long-time Fela Kuti band member, Leon Kaleta Ligan-Majek, on vocals. The core of the band was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and has played together virtually since they were in diapers. Members of the band have performed or recorded with: TV on the Radio, Meta and the Cornerstones, The Walkmen, and many more.

2011 debut album from guitarist Nick Radford AKA Frootful. The project bridges the gap between past and present, acknowledging influences, while reflecting the creative process of looking back to move forward. Those classic influences include '60s Soul-Jazz, Latin, Ska and R&B. The album title, Colours reflects the wide range of moods and grooves found on the album. Freestyle Records.

Speedometer, one of the most successful UK funk & soul bands of the last decade, attain the next level of their musical ascendancy with the release this brand new studio album on Freestyle Records. Having spearheaded the resurgence in deep, gritty funk and soul for 10 years, as well as working with Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Sharon Jones, Billy Wooten, and Sir Joe Quartermain amongst a list of many musical legends, and selling out tours of Europe and the Far East as well as a string of authentically rootsy albums and singles, this is the album where all that experience and hard work reaches its deeply soulful zenith! The Shakedown marks a step change in the groups sound and style, featuring more vocal led songs, a wider musical horizon, the vocals of regular Speedometer vocalist Ria Currie and very special guests Myles Sanko, Natasha Watts, The Stilhouettes and former James Brown singer, Martha High!

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