Master Funk - Around The Beat (2018)

Master Funk's funky antics on Funky Fever are feverishly funky. That's right, probably more funk than you can handle! These three new dancefloor weapons come as a breath of fresh to mark the end of the January blues, and the opening "Funky Beats" is a samplers' delght, pushing through a fat, slap-back groove that you simply will not want to stop. "8 Balls" is equally seductive in terms of rhythm, but the groove is much more stripped-back here, and the horns come into for some action, whereas "Cassius" lingers at a much more loungy tempo, shooting through the place like a rush of Balearic euphoria - helped and guided by another fine procession of jazz trumpeting. Lush!