BROOKLYN FUNK ESSENTIALS ALBUMS

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STay Good (2019)

Release date: 26 September 2019
Label: Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick

Artwork by Peace Bisquit, Brooklyn
Photography by Richard Ahlström

Track Listing

  1. Stay Good (6:49)

  2. Ain’t Nothing (5:06)

  3. No Strings (5:40)

  4. Watcha Want From Me (7:06)

  5. Miss Mess (5:32)

  6. Keep The Love (6:41)

  7. Funk Ain’t Ova (3:51)

  8. Breeze On Me (6:30)

  9. Bakabana (3:12)

  10. Y Todavìa La Quiero (7:19)

  11. Steps (5:23)

  12. Where Love Lives (6:40)

Track listing and timing refers to CD version of album, where all songs are full length.

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick, except
‘Ain’t Nothing’ and ‘Bakabana’ produced by Iwan VanHetten for VanHetten Productions.

Anna Brooks - Bari and tenor saxes and backing vocals
Desmond Foster - Guitar, lead and backing vocals
Lati Kronlund - Bass, guitar and keyboards
Alison Limerick - Lead and backing vocals
Hux Nettermalm - Drums and percussion
Iwan VanHetten - Trumpet, keyboards and backing vocals

Roy Ayers - Vibraphone on Breeze On Me
Leena Conquest - Backing vocals on Breeze On Me

Recorded at Atlantis Studio, Stockholm by Janne Hansson, at Black Plastic Magick, Stockholm by Lati Kronlund and at VanHetten Productions, Birmingham by Iwan VanHetten.
Mastered by Hoffe Stannow at Cosmos Mastering, Stockholm.

Funk Ain’t Ova (2015)

Release date: 13 November 2015
Label: Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick

Front cover: “Andrea Tree” by Andrea Davis Kronlund
Artwork by Michael Borhi

TRACK LISTING

  1. Blast It! (4:44)

  2. Dance Or Die (4:53)

  3. I’m Gonna Find Me A Woman (Cause It’s Cold Outside)(4:59)

  4. Prepare (4:38)

  5. Hold It Down (4:14)

  6. Set It Off (4:59)

  7. Hook (4:28)

  8. Gabriel (4:58)

  9. Brooklyn Love (4:37)

  10. Recycled (5:31)

  11. Unique (5:37)

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick 2019.
‘I’m Gonna Find Me A Woman (Cause It’s Cold Outside)’ produced by Lati Kronlund and Danny Madden.
Executive producers: Peter Lax, Violet Benny and Jesper Wikström.

Anna Brooks - Saxophones and backing vocals
Papa Dee - Lead and backing vocals
Desmond Foster - Guitar, lead and backing vocals
Lati Kronlund - Bass, guitar and keyboards
Hux Nettermalm - Drums on all songs except ‘Hold It Down’
Iwan VanHetten - Trumpet, keyboards and backing vocals

Special appearances by:

  • Bassy Bob Brockmann - Trumpet on 3

  • Joi Cardwell - Lead vocals on 2 and 8

  • DJ Cue - Cuts on 11

  • Yancy Drew - Drums on 5

  • Isaac Hayes - Lead vocals on 3

  • 
Awa Manneh - Backing vocals on 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 11


  • Stephanie McKay - Lead and backing vocals on 1, 3 and 4


  • Josh Roseman - Trombone on 3 and 10


  • Danny Sadownick - Percussion on all songs except 5

  • 
Paul Shapiro - Tenor sax and flute on 3


  • Everton Sylvester - Spoken word on 1, 2 and 10


  • Bill Ware lll - Vibraphone on 3 and 11

  • Hanifah Walidah - Lead vocals on 6


  • Crystal Waters - Backing vocals on 4


  • Morgan Ågren - Percussion on 11


  • Will Downing Jr., Audrey Wheeler, Nicki Richards, Craig Derry and Danny Madden - Backing vocals on 3.

Recording engineers:
Andy Tommasi (Bedford Studios, Brooklyn)
Lati Kronlund (Black Plastic Magick, Stockholm)
Iwan VanHetten (VanHetten Productions, Birmingham)
Bob Brockmann (Dangerous Sound, New York)
Willem Bleeker (X-Level Studios, Stockholm)
Mixed by Lati Kronlund at Black Plastic Magick Studio.
Mastered by Björn Engelmann att Cutting Room, Stockholm.

Watcha Playin (2008)

Release date: 17 March 2008
Label: Originally, Comet Records and DoubleMoon Records. Since 2021 Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick.

Artwork by Peace Bisquit. Photo by Andrea Davis Kronlund.

TRACK LISTING

  1. Need (12:40)

  2. Dance - Free Night (4:46)

  3. Bellybuttons T&A (5:00)

  4. Rude Boy Shuffle (6:38)

  5. The Park (4:11)

  6. Wendell Wedding (5:32)

  7. For A Few Dollars More (8:09)

  8. Work It Out (6:10)

  9. My Jamaican Girl (5:19)

  10. Dibby Dibby Sound (2:31)

  11. S-curved (7:46)

  12. The Day Before Adidi (6:12)

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick, 2008.

Executive Producers: Bill Coleman for Peace Bisquit Productions and Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick

‘My Jamaican Girl’ produced by Lati Kronlund and Hanifah Walidah.

‘Dance-Free Night’ produced by Iwan Van Hetten and Lati Kronlund.

  • Papa Dee: Lead and background vocals

  • Desmond Foster: Guitar, organ, background vocals and drums on ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’

  • Lati Kronlund: Bass, beats, guitar, keyboards and turntable

  • Yancy Drew Lambert: Drums and background vocals

  • Philippe Monrose: Percussion

  • Everton Sylvester: Spoken word

  • Iwan VanHetten: Keyboards, trumpet and background vocals

  • Hanifah Walidah: Lead vocals and beats

  • Paul “Ziggy” Zerang: Live sound

Special appearances by:

  • Amina Annabi: Arabic lead vocals (on ‘Work It Out’)

  • Awa Manneh: Background vocals (all songs, except ‘Wendell Wedding’ and ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’)

  • Masa Shimizu: Guitars (all songs, except ‘Work It Out’ ‘Dance-Free Night’ and ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’)

  • Erik Hausler: Saxophones and flute (all featured songs, except ‘Wendell Wedding’)

  • Tamer Pinarbasi: Kanun (on ‘Need’, ‘Work It Out’ and ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’)

  • Mousa Elias: Oud (on ‘Need’, ‘Work It Out’ and ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’)

  • Hüsnü Senlendirici: Clarinet (on ‘Need’ and ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’)

  • Ismail Tunçbilek: Saz (on ‘Need’)

  • Karin Hammar: Trombone (on ‘Need’ and ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’)

  • Stephanie McKay: Background vocals (on ‘Wendell Wedding’)

  • Josh Roseman: Trombone (on ‘Wendell Wedding’)

  • Bob Brockmann: Trumpet (on ‘Wendell Wedding’)

  • Paul Shapiro: Sax (on ‘Wendell Wedding’)

  • Ahmet Ikiz: Tambourine (on ‘Work It Out’) and Derbouka (on ‘Dibby Dibby Sound’)

Recorded at Bedford Studios in Brooklyn by Andy Tommasi, Capture Sound in Brooklyn by Paul Shellack and Ariel Levine, Van Hetten Productions in Amsterdam by Iwan van Hetten and at Studio BPM and Cosmos Studios in Stockholm by Lati Kronlund.

Mixed by Lati Kronlund at Studio BPM, Stockholm, Sweden.

Mastered by Herb Powers at PM Entertainment, Inc. Florida.

Photography: Andrea Davis-Kronlund and Mondo.

BFE Logo: Paul Eneroth

Art Direction and Design: eneroth.com, MondoVera and Peace Bisquit

Make Them Like It (2000)

Release date: 24 July 2000
Label: Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick

Track listing

  1. Make Them Like It 4:22

  2. Mambo Con Dancehall 6:48

  3. Date With Baby 5:07

  4. Woman Thing 6:20

  5. I Got Cash 4:50

  6. Confirm Reservation 6:13

  7. Kik It 6:00

  8. Jump Around Sound 4:41

  9. Hard To Stop/Feelgood 6:46

  10. Vinyl Crisis 5:38

  11. To My Peeps 1:07

  12. Martha 4:59

  13. Bill's Playground 4:17

  • Bassy Bob Brockmann - Trumpet, guitar and keyboards

  • Papa Dee: Lead and background vocals

  • Desmond Foster: Guitar and backing vocals (on Mambo Con Dancehall)

  • Lati Kronlund: Bass, beats, guitar and keyboards

  • Yancy Drew Lambert: Drums and background vocals

  • Stephanie McKay: Lead and backing vocals

  • E.J. Rodriguez: Percussion

  • Joshua Roseman: Trombone

  • Danny Sadownick: Congas (on Martha)

  • Paul Shapiro: Saxophone, flute and backing vocals

  • Masa Shimizu: Guitar

  • ATN Stadwijk: Keyboards and backing vocals

  • Everton Sylvester: Spoken word

  • Hanifah Walidah: Lead vocals

  • DJ Jazzy Nice: Cuts (on To My Peeps)

  • DJ Smash: Cuts (on Vinyl Crisis)

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick.

Bill’s Playground produced by Bassy Bob Brockmann and Lati Kronlund.

Executive Producers: Bill Coleman for Peace Bisquit and Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick.

Recorded at Dangerous Music, New York and Black Plastic Magick, New York.

Mixed at BPM, La Garde Freinet, France by Lati Kronlund.

Mastered at TransLab, Paris by Jean-Christophe Beaudon.

Artwork by Stuart Patterson.

Photography by Andrea Davis Kronlund.

In the Buzzbag (1998)

Release date: 1 July 1998
Label: DoubleMoon Records, Shanachie Records and MusiDisc

Track listing

  1. By And Bye (5:34)

  2. Istanbul Twilight (6:51)

  3. Magick Karpet Ride (5:06)

  4. In The BuzzBag (6:27)

  5. Keep It Together (7:26)

  6. Selling Out (5:56)

  7. Ska Ka-Bop (4:50)

  8. You Don't Know Nothing (5:04)

  9. Freeway To Üskudar (4:57)

  10. Zurna Preserve (8:47)

Brooklyn Funk Essentials:

  • Bassy Bob Brockmann: Trumpet, guitar and keyboards

  • Papa Dee: Lead and background vocals

  • Lati Kronlund: Bass, beats, guitar and keyboards

  • Yancy Drew Lambert: Drums and background vocals

  • Stephanie McKay: Lead and backing vocals

  • E.J. Rodriguez: Percussion

  • Joshua Roseman: Trombone

  • Paul Shapiro: Saxophone, flute and backing vocals

  • ATN Stadwijk: Keyboards and backing vocals

  • Everton Sylvester: Spoken word

  • Hanifah Walidah: Lead vocals

  • Paul Ziggy Zerang: Additional keyboards and percussion

Laço Tayfa:

  • Özkan Alici: Bağlama

  • Alpay Dinletir: Darbuka

  • Türker Dinletir: Zurna

  • Murat Gezgin: Percussion

  • Yildran Göz: Oud

  • Suat Karahan: Bağlama

  • Nuri Lekesizgöz: Kanun

  • Gökcan Senasik: Violin

  • Hüsnü Senlendirici: Clarinet

  • Ipek Senol: Vocals

  • Necati Senol: Bağlama

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick

Assistant producer: Paul Ziggy Zerang

Executive Producers: Cem Yegul and Mehmet C. Garan

Recorded at Imaj Studios, Istanbul, Turkey.

Recording engineers: Bassy Bob Brockmann and Paule Ziggy Zerang

Mixed at Mystic Studios, Staten Island, NY by Bassy Bob Brockmann for Big Bottom Music

Assistant mix engineer: Nikos Teneketzis

Mastered at MasterDisk, NY by Howie Weinberg

Cool & Steady & Easy (1995)

Release date: 27 June 1995
Label: GroveTown (RCA)

Track listing

  1. Take The L Train (To B'klyn) (5:50)

  2. The Creator Has A Master Plan (5:51)

  3. The Revolution Was Postponed Because Of Rain (4:59)

  4. Bop Hop (5:13)

  5. Brooklyn Recycles (5:25)

  6. Mizz Bed-Stuy (4:10)

  7. A Headnaddas Journey To The Planet Adidi-Skizm (6:15)

  8. Big Apple Boogaloo (6:21)

  9. Blow Your Brains Out (4:59)

  10. Stickman Crossing The Brooklyn Bridge (7:27)

  11. Dilly Dally (5:10)

  12. Take The L Train (To 8th Ave.) (4:05)

  • David Allen: Spoken word

  • Arthur Baker: Sampler

  • Bassy Bob Brockmann: Trumpet, guitar and keyboards

  • Joi Cardwell: Lead vocals (on The Creator Has A Master Plan)

  • Papa Dee: Lead and background vocals

  • Merv De Peyer: Piano

  • GTO: Vocals (on Mizz Bed-Stuy)

  • Lati Kronlund: Bass, beats, guitar and keyboards

  • Yancy Drew Lambert: Vocals

  • Keith Le Blanc: Drums (on Blow Your Brains Out)

  • Skip McDonald: Guitar (on Blow Your Brains Out)

  • Maceo Parker: Saxophone (on Blow Your Brains Out)

  • Papa Michigan & General Smiley: Vocals (on Bop Hop)

  • Lenny Pickett: Saxophone (on Mizz Bed-Stuy)

  • E.J. Rodriguez: Percussion and backing vocals

  • Joshua Roseman: Trombone

  • Paul Shapiro: Saxophone, flute and backing vocals

  • Barbara Snow: Flugelhorn (on Take The L Train (to 8 Ave.))

  • Everton Sylvester: Spoken word

  • Mattias Torell: Guitar

  • Sha-Key (Hanifah Walidah): Lead vocals

  • Kristoffer Wallman: Synthesizer

  • Bill Ware lll: Vibraphone

  • DJ Jazzy Nice: Turntables

Produced by Arthur Baker for Mighty Love, Inc. and Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick

Executive Producers: Arthur Baker, Bill Coleman and Lati Kronlund

Recorded at Shakedown Sound, New Jersey by Louis Scalise

Mixed at Shakedown Sound, New Jersey by Bassy Bob Brockmann and Louis Scalise

Mastered at The Hit Factory by Herb Powers

Artwork by Stuart Patterson

Photography by Andrea Davis Kronlund

Cool & Steady & Easy (1994)

Release date: 27 June 1994
Label: Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick.

Track listing

  1. Take The L Train (To B'klyn) (5:49)

  2. The Creator Has A Master Plan (5:34)

  3. The Revolution Was Postponed Because Of Rain (5:01)

  4. Bop Hop (5:55)

  5. Brooklyn Recycles (4:21)

  6. Madame Zzaj (4:06)

  7. A Headnaddas Journey To The Planet Adidi-Skizm (6:13)

  8. Big Apple Boogaloo (6:21)

  9. Blow Your Brains Out (5:01)

  10. Stickman Crossing The Brooklyn Bridge (7:28)

  11. Dilly Dally (5:13)

  12. Take The L Train (To 8th Ave.) (4:06)

  • David Allen: Spoken word

  • Arthur Baker: Sampler

  • Bassy Bob Brockmann: Trumpet, guitar and keyboards

  • Joi Cardwell: Lead vocals (on The Creator Has A Master Plan)

  • Papa Dee: Lead and background vocals

  • GTO: Vocals (on Mizz Bed-Stuy)

  • Lati Kronlund: Bass, beats, guitar and keyboards

  • Yancy Drew Lambert: Vocals

  • Keith Le Blanc: Drums (on Blow Your Brains Out)

  • Skip McDonald: Guitar (on Blow Your Brains Out)

  • Maceo Parker: Saxophone (on Blow Your Brains Out)

  • Papa Michigan & General Smiley: Vocals (on Bop Hop)

  • Lenny Pickett: Saxophone (on Mizz Bed-Stuy)

  • E.J. Rodriguez: Percussion and bacjing vocals

  • Joshua Roseman: Trombone

  • Paul Shapiro: Saxophone, flute and backing vocals

  • Barbara Snow: Flugelhorn (on Take The L Train (to 8 Ave.))

  • Everton Sylvester: Spoken word

  • Mattias Torell: Guitar

  • Sha-Key (Hanifah Walidah): Lead vocals

  • Kristoffer Wallman: Synthesizer

  • Bill Ware lll: Vibraphone

  • DJ Jazzy Nice: Turntables

Produced by Arthur Baker for Mighty Love Inc. and Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick

Executive Producers: Arthur Baker, Bill Coleman and Lati Kronlund.

Recorded at Shakedown Sound, New Jersey by Louis Scalise.

Mixed at Shakedown Sound, New Jersey by Bassy Bob Brockmann and Louis Scalise.

Mastered at Copymasters, London by Miles.

Artwork by Andrea Davis Kronlund, Henrik Thulin and Lars Kronlund.

Photography by Andrea Davis Kronlund.

BROOKLYN FUNK ESSENTIALS SINGLES

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AA SIDE SINGLE (2022)

Release date: 22 September, 2022
Label: Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick.

Track listing

  1. AA Side Single (4:03)

Written by Foster/Kronlund/Limerick/Nettermalm/Wallman/Åsman

Published by Jack Russell Music, Ltd.

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick

Recorded at Studio Kapsylen by Jugglo Wall and at Black Plastic Magick by Lati Kronlund in 2022.

Mixed at Black Plastic Magick by Lati Kronlund in 2022.

Mastered at Cosmos Mastering, Stockholm by Hoffe Stannow.

  • Alison Limerick - Lead and backing vocals.

  • Desmond Foster - Guitar, lead and backing vocals.

  • Ebba Åsman - Trombone and backing vocals.

  • Hux Nettermalm - Drums and percussion.

  • Lati Kronlund - Bass and additional keyboards.

  • Kristoffer Wallman - Clavinet, Rhodes and synths.

  • Sven Andersson - Tenor saxophone.

  • Erik Tengholm - Trumpet.

  • Rikard Valdés - Congas.

  • DJ Cue - Turntables.

Artwork: Peace Bisquit

SCREAM! (2022)

Release date: 15 July 2022
Label: Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick.

Track listing

  1. Scream! (4:43)

Written by Foster/Kronlund/Krøyer/Limerick/Nettermalm/Wallman/Åsman

Published by Jack Russell Music, Ltd.

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick

Recorded at Studio Kapsylen by Jugglo Wall and at Black Plastic Magick by Lati Kronlund in 2022.

Mixed at Black Plastic Magick by Lati Kronlund in 2022.

Mastered at Cosmos Mastering, Stockholm by Hoffe Stannow.

  • Alison Limerick - Lead and backing vocals.

  • Desmond Foster - Guitar, lead and backing vocals.

  • Ebba Åsman - Trombone and backing vocals.

  • Hux Nettermalm - Drums and percussion.

  • Lati Kronlund - Bass and additional keyboards.

  • Kristoffer Wallman - Clavinet, Rhodes and synths.

  • Sven Andersson - Tenor and baritone saxophones.

  • Erik Tengholm - Trumpet.

  • Rikard Valdés - Congas.

  • Goran Kajfes - Additional percussion.

Photography: Andrea Davis Kronlund

Artwork: Peace Bisquit

STEPS (Mochi Men Remixes) (2021)

Release date: 28 May 2022
Label: Dorado Records under license from Black Plastic Magick.

Track listing

  1. Steps - Mochi Men Remix (3:16)

  2. Steps - Mochi Men Instrumental (3:16)

Written by Kronlund/McCarthy

Published by Jack Russell Music, Ltd.

Produced by Lati Kronlund for Black Plastic Magick.

Remix and additional production by Mochi Men.

Photography by Richard Ahlström.

Artwork by Isobel Kronlund.