Chuck Armstrong
Shackin' Up

Cult of Golden Ape channels myztic cosmos forces, transmuting them into filthy electro acoustic energy. Practitioners inc. Funk Messiahs and COGA remixers Ron Basejam, Ben Pest & Dark Wobble transform this into mind expanding, body moving, soul soothing, bass, treble, filth & funk: emanating Electrofunk, Nudisco, Techno & Transfunk to rewire the brain & jack the body.

Completing the recent LP reissue of Black Voices by Tony Allen, Comet presents a 2 tracks remix EP by Folamour and NIT. The two rising French producers provide great new versions of “Get Together” and “The Same Blood”.FOLAMOUR: Behind this surprising name is hidden one of the main House producer and DJ from France. Label manager of the amazing record labels Moonrise Hill Material and FHUO Records, the artist using lots of different aliases has already burnt most of the best dancefloors in Europe and beyond. 2017 has been an important year in his career with releases on Church and Glitterbox labels, and a debut album on Moonrise Hill Material and Classic Music Company, after a whole series of successful records on quality labels such as All City Records, Fauxpas Musik and Sleazy Beats Recordings. Working on his second album after two EPs upcoming soon, it makes no doubt that it's only the beginning for Folamour.NIT: NIT is the studio project of the French musician Corentin Kerdraon. After several years working at radios in Paris he released a first EP called Dessous de Plage in May 2017, displaying condensed grooves with multiple references, from Jean-Claude Vannier to Dam Funk... Alternating Pop projects and more experimental compositions he's present on different musical scenes as keyboard player and producer. He has just recorded an EP for the American singer COLA BOY released in spring 2018 on the French label Record Makers.

This is a rare gem of a record from fantastic soul band "THE SOUL KIDS" stemming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, including covers of JAMES BROWN & The Mighty Flames' hit singles "Lickin Stick" (1968),"Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" (1965), WILSON PICKETT " Hey Jude" and a French vocal version of OTIS REDDING s' soul hit "Respect ".This amazing young band, which released only four 7 inch singles and one album, is a great example of the influence of soul music and French pop bridging to the new Afro soul scene that the musicians of Kinshasa were involved in during the time of post-independence.Ngoma was one of the first record labels intent on providing local artists' recordings from both sides of the Congo river to the people of the DRC and West Africa. Created in 1948 by a Greek man by the name of Nicolas Jeronimidis, the Ngoma label was active through 1968, pressed in France until 1971, with a tremendous catalogue, including this historical and essential soul masterpiece!