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NEW REVIEW! đ One of Germany's oldest and most read jazz magazines JazzPodium gives "Roots" a raving review, including a shot of the vinyl cover! Music critic Rainer Bratfisch writes:
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"TatsĂ€chlich eine echte Konkurrenz zu George Clintons Parliament, und vielleicht sogar zu James Brown & dessen Company. Der ausgeklĂŒgelte Groove und dazu perfekte BlĂ€sersĂ€tze sorgen dafĂŒr, dass wohl kaum jemand die frĂŒher bei dieser Band ĂŒblichen Gesangsparts groĂ vermissen wird, selbst wenn diese von namhaften SĂ€ngerinnen wie Viktoria Tolstoy, Jasmine Kara sowie anderen stammten!"
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"Indeed serious competitors to George Clinton's Parliament, and perhaps even James Brown and the likes. The refined grooves and perfect horn passages make sure that hardly anyone will miss the previously featured vocal parts, even though they came from household names such as Viktoria Tolstoy, Jasmine Kara and others!"
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NEW VIDEO! In these isolated Corona times, this is the closest we get to an intimate livestream concert with Beat Funktion! đŒđ§ This full one-hour concert was filmed with one camera inside Burmans Musik in UmeĂ„, Sweden, Scandinavias oldest record shop, on October 24 2019 during the Sweden-part of the "Roots" release tour. We hope you enjoy this very close-up show among vinyl crates, CD shelves and grooving bystanders! đ Please share!
youtu.be/pXPg0t6CsUkFull concert recorded live at Burmans Musik, Umeå, Sweden on October 24 2019. Sound mixing & mastering: Daniel Lantz Copyright © 2019 Do Music Records. All R...
NEW REVIEW! German music magazin Rocktimes gives âRootsâ a thorough and enthusiastic review! Critic Markus Kerren writes:
âWer erstmal reinhören und anchecken will, dem möchte ich den Titeltrack, "In The Headlights", das wunderschöne "Leave Me", "Kesoâs Breakfast" oder das tolle, zwar eher verhaltene, aber dennoch sehr atmosphĂ€rische "Lord Summerisle" empfehlen. Aber auch darĂŒber hinaus gilt: Wer erstmal auf ganz zarte TuchfĂŒhlung mit den hier zelebrierten Genres gehen möchte, wird von Beat Funktion bzw. "Roots" ganz hervorragend bedient!â
www.rocktimes.info/beat-funktion-roots-cd-review/
Beat Funktion / Roots – CD-Review | RockTimes
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...Latin-inspiriert vermutet, täuscht sich. Denn hier wird mit einem Mörder-Groove (bärenstark: Pal Johnson am Bass) und sehr flott in Richtung Fusion gejazzt.NEW REVIEW! đ Swedish jazz and folk music journal Lira Musikmagasin dishes out positive words about "Roots"! đčAndreas Lagercrantz writes in Swedish:
"De som har följt sextetten Beat Funktion under Ă„ren kommer att kĂ€nna igen sig vĂ€l pĂ„ senaste skivan, som gavs ut i slutet av 2019. Tanken denna gĂ„ngen Ă€r att sjĂ€lva stĂ„ för musiken i ett slags âtillbaka till rötternaâ, dĂ€r rötterna bĂ„de syftar pĂ„ den jazzfunk frĂ„n sjuttiotalet som Ă€r gruppens utgĂ„ngspunkt och att samtidigt göra detta utan gĂ€ster, om man bortser frĂ„n slagverkaren Ola BothzĂ©n, stĂ€ndig gĂ€st hos gruppen som bidrar starkt till det lĂ€ckra resultatet. FöregĂ„ende skiva hade ett antal namnkunniga sĂ„ngsolister, men hĂ€r Ă€r tanken att sextetten gör musiken sjĂ€lva och koncentrerar sig pĂ„ den inbördes dynamiken och spelglĂ€djen.
En bra idĂ© ska det visa sig, hĂ€r ges mycket utrymme till lödiga solon frĂ„n blĂ„sarna Karl Olandersson pĂ„ trumpet och Olle Thunström pĂ„ saxofon samt gitarristen Johan Ăijen och kapellmĂ€staren Daniel Lantz pĂ„ klaviaturer. Allt bygger pĂ„ att beatsen Ă€r smittande och vĂ€loljade och dĂ€r Ă€r givetvis basisten Pal Johnson och trummisen Jon Eriksson av största betydelse. HĂ€r bjuds pĂ„ alla möjliga slags beats, frĂ„n det dansanta disco-artade till lugnare sugande och kanske att jag gillar de lugna lĂ„tarna lite extra pĂ„ denna fina skiva. DĂ€r finns en luftighet som Ă€r attraktiv."
www.lira.se/skivrecension/roots-2/
NEW REVIEW! âRootsâ receives a warm reception by the British jazz publication Jazz Journal! đ Elliott Marlow-Stevens writes:
âOverall, the album contains some excellent funk and smooth jazz, definitely suited to dancing to, and with a great standard of musicianship!â
jazzjournal.co.uk/2020/02/16/beat-funktion-roots/
Beat Funktion: Roots | Jazz Journal
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ReviewsAudio Reviews Beat Funktion: Roots By Elliot Marlow-Stevens - 16 February 2020 98 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Beat Funktion are a Swedish jazz-funk six-piece, who, in 2014, reached No. 1 on the American and Canadian jazz charts. Here they release their seventh album, Roots. There is a str...NEW REVIEW! âRootsâ scores 4 out of 5 and gets another nice review in Austria's concert magazine CONCERTO-Magazin by Dietmar Hoscher! đ
NEW REVIEW! đ âRootsâ scores 4,5 out of 5 at Scandinavian Soul by a glowing review! đș Dave Franklin writes:
âSome albums get into your soul, excuse the pun, straight away. Others you grow to appreciate through repeat plays. Roots somehow manages to do both. I defy anyone to not love this instantly accessible album right from the off!â
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Roots - Beat Funktion — Scandinavian soul
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Some albums get into your soul, excuse the pun, straight away. Others you grow to appreciate through repeat plays. Roots somehow manages to do both.THROWBACK VIDEO! The fantastic Deodato Siquir performed âGreen Manâ with the band in his own spectacular way (especially at the end) at the Hijazz Music Festival in 2016! Please share! đ
youtu.be/tjKnCAH6Pv8Deodato Siquir performs "Green Man" with Beat Funktion live at the Hijazz Music Festival, Reginateatern, Uppsala, Sweden on September 3 2016. "GREEN MAN" (ft...
FUNKY FRIDAY! Enjoy this rough but very live clip of BF doing double take of âRundfunkâ and âThe Plungeâ inside the renowned jazzclub Katalin in Uppsala! đ„đ„đșđș Have a great weekend!
youtu.be/ocstBUxzrDE"RUNDFUNK / THE PLUNGE" : Live At Uppsala Culture Night 2015 Recorded live at Bistro Hijazz, Uppsala, Sweden, on December 18 2015. Video and Editing : ERIK L...
On our previous album âGreen Manâ we collaborated with no less than 8 vocal guests: Viktoria Tolstoy, Alicia Olatuja, AdĂ©e, Claes Janson, Jasmine Kara, Damon Elliott, Matilda Gratte and Deodato Siquir! đ„ Read DJ Rich Chocolateâs enthusiastic review for Scandinavian Soul in 2016! đ If we do a vinyl issue, we could include the three singles âHayweatherâ, âMajaâ and âRioâ! Would you be up for a tripple-LP release? Or maybe volume I, II and III! đ
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No more waiting for the Green Man — Scandinavian soul
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Beat Funktion's new album - Green Man, is steeped in the heady brews of 70s Soul, Funk, Jazz and Fusion and it sounds like heavenAldabest Beat Funkđđș
French radio channel Funky Planet lists âRootsâ as one of the best 25 albums of 2019! đâš
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NEW REVIEW! Danish culture journalist Ivan RĂžd gives âRootsâ top marks, 5 STARS! đ He writes:
âThe seventh album, âRootsâ, will expand the stature and renown that is already established. Because the bandâs music is riveting, elaborate and technically as well as artistically of a very high class. It simply grooves!â
www.ivanrod.dk/2019/11/29/beat-funktion-roots/
MUSIKANMELDELSE Det svenske funkjazzband, Beatfunktion, har med forelĂžbig seks album positioneret sig markant hjemme og internationalt â det har modtaget udbredt anerkendelse fra anmeldere og helt generelt publikums gunst pĂ„ alverdens dansegulve, sociale medier, etc. Og det 7. album, Roots, vil bare udbygge den position og det renomme, som allerede er etableret. For bandets nye musik er medrivende, gennemfĂžrt og bĂ„de teknisk og kunstnerisk af meget hĂžj klasse. Den swinger simpelthen! Bandet balancerer (endnu engang) ekstremt fint mellem det nostalgisk antikverede og det mere moderne raffinerede. Det lyder det ene Ăžjeblik som islandske Mezzoforte gjorde det i 1980âerne, det andet Ăžjeblik som noget helt anderledes og nyt â og dette sidste meget takket vĂŠre de mere jazzede solopartier, som alt andet lige hĂŠver musikkens niveau. Disse soloer â uanset om de udgĂ„r fra Daniel Lantz (keys), Johan Ăijen (elektrisk guitar), Olle Thunström (tenorsax) eller Karl Olandersson (trompet) â er prĂŠget af energi og rĂ„styrke og understĂžttes konsekvent og fint af Pal Johnson (elektrisk bas) og Jon Eriksson (trommer). Man mĂ„ lade den centrale figur i orkesteret, Daniel Lantz, at han har formĂ„et at skabe et act af sjĂŠlden stor styrke. Et band, der med snilde kobler funk- og jazzmusik.
***** / Do Music Records / 65 min.
Beat Funktion: Roots – IVAN ROD
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Beat Funktion: Roots 29. november 2019 Please follow and like us:7 MUSIKANMELDELSE Det svenske funkjazzband, Beatfunktion, har med foreløbig seks album positioneret sig markant hjemme og internationalt – det har modtaget udbredt anerkendelse fra anmeldere og helt generelt publikums gunst på alve...Austrian singer Nati gives a million stars - it is a highly addictive disc, people! đ€Łđ
NEW REVIEW! Swedish blog Blaskan gives âRootsâ a positive reception! đ Micheles Kindh writes: âDet Ă€r skön, svĂ€ngig och oĂ€ndlig dynamisk musik som ger hela kroppen nĂ€ring med sitt vibrerande svĂ€ngrum av rytmik!â / âIt is nice, groovy, endless, dynamic music that nourishes the body with its vibrating space of rhythm!â đ
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We would like to thank all our fans, supporters and collaborators for a wonderful year and we hope to see you again for a productive 2020! đ Merry Christmas đ and a Happy New Year đ„! This is a time of togetherness, but we share this song to those of you who have to spend it alone! đ //BF
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