VARIOUS: Movements 13
STONE MONKEY
24/10/2026
Man, it seems like forever since Tramp Records dropped the last volume of their long-running series curating classic funk, soul, jazz and rnb rarities from
GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA: Leave Me Alone
STONE MONKEY
23/10/2026
Damn – another one that slipped past – meant to write about this blistering return from Ghost Funk Orchestra a while back (it’s been out
MC GLOBE & MC SHA-ROCK: Scratches, Cuts and the MC’s Rhymes (Vinyl 12″)
STONE MONKEY
23/10/2026
Stand aside youngsters, it’s time to get (old-)schooled as Soul Sonic Force’s MC G.L.O.B.E. and Funky Four Plus One’s MC Sha-Rock unite for the first
PLEASUREWOOD: Electric Telepathy (Vinyl LP)
STONE MONKEY
22/10/2026
The monkey has been meaning to write about Pleasurewood’s brand new Electric Telepathy LP for a while but, as usual with the autumn release schedule,
THE BAMBOOS feat. REGINALD AK: On & On
STONE MONKEY
18/10/2026
Before their new long player drops on 6 November, there’s just time for Melbourne’s most famous funk outfit to squeeze out a third and final
THE WINSTON BROTHERS: Drummer XXX
STONE MONKEY
18/10/2026
It’s all about the instrumental midtempo funk on latest single Drummer XXX from The Winston Brothers. The track is based around a super-crunchy drum break
THE ALLERGIES: Beneath This Sun LP
STONE MONKEY
17/10/2026
Can we call The Allergies the jewel in Jalapeno Records’ crown yet? I think we can after a decade on the label, a total of
4 CAPS: Vine I Balla b/w The Way You Adore Me (Vinyl 7″)
STONE MONKEY
16/10/2026
As years go, if 2026 were a treasure chest and new early reggae-style releases were the contents, said chest would be positively overflowing. Alongside a
YUFU: Side Effects May Include
STONE MONKEY
11/10/2026
Taiwanese ‘Soulful Gent’ Yufu channels the sound of early 70s Stateside soul on new single Side Effects May Include by way of a follow-up to,
WOXOW feat. PHILL MOST CHILL: Dr Cumbia (Vinyl 7″)
STONE MONKEY
11/10/2026
A second slice of heavyweight hiphop on the Little Beat More label this autumn (following Whatafunk’s Hood Thangs-featuring Unlearn The World) is this brief (at