If ever a man with a name like Freethinker Funk Essence had a spiritual home, it would be in San Francisco – especially with a release named Funk Folk Sessions. Opener Haight Ashbury finds him sauntering through heavily syncopated beats while keys and guitars waft about in the background, Walk In The Park finds him giving time to rootsy drum breaks and almost tribal guitars while Saturday Morning Traffic is a power slide through wah-wah guitar and Schifrin-esque jazzy beats. Right on, brother!
(Out 3 November on Mustbeat Records)