The Psychedelic Soul Kitchen

AURRA        A funky American soul band who were an offshoot of the funk band Slave. Aurra started off well enough in the eighties, but then went downhill fast in the 21st Century when the rappers later took over and rapped all over it, after the glow had long since gone from their Aurra. 

That's my kind of album. I Love 1970's music, so being "extremely dated" is part of its appeal. 

ATLAS       The hills are alive with the sound of Jazz-Funk music.... You'd need an atlas to find this brassy soul band as they're from the remote region of Lower Austria in Central Europe and they only stuck around long enough to record this one amazing album before just as suddenly disappearing into the Austrian Tyrol, never to be heard from again. 

ARTHUR LEE & LOVE (1945-2006)       As music Forever Changes over the decades, there's always been a whole lotta love for Arthur Lee & Love, and when you've listened to their entire discography, why not enjoy all of their albums again by going Da Capo!? 

Love with Arthur Lee - Live at Glastonbury 2003

ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS      After the Kennedy assassination in Dallas in November 1963, it was said "nothing good ever came out of Texas", but Houston native Archie Bell retorted "We were from Texas and we were good", and who are we to argue with him when Archie Bell & the Drells debut album was written and produced by none other than legendary Philadelphia soul duo Gamble & Huff!? So Tighten Up your dancing shoes and get ready to Dance Your Troubles Away. After all, Archie Bell & the Drells are Hard Not to Like. 

AMERICAN GYPSY        A funky Los Angeles band who had much greater success in Europe than in their native homeland. American Gypsy lived up to their name by touring Europe extensively before finally settling in Amsterdam in the early 1970's. After all, whoever heard of gypsies who don't like travelling!? 

ALPHONSO JOHNSON     A funky jazz bassist who's best-known for being a former member of Weather Report and he very nearly became a member of Genesis too! 

ALLENSWORTH      A Southern Soul quintet from Huntingdon Beach, California, where the sun is always shining and the music has a silver lining. Hi-ho, driving across the country in your hippy hat, saying everything is groovy, when your tyres are flat. 

ALFA ANDERSON       The first lady of Chic, and here she is with her loving tribute to the much-missed Luther Vandross, who first introduced her to Nile Rodgers, and the rest was Chic history. 

ALAN HAWKSHAW (1937-2021)       A British Jazz-Funk pianist, composer and producer who's best-known for recording library music for films and television.