Jungle Funk

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Jungle Funk
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Background information
Genres Drum and bass, funk, R&B
Years active 1996–present
Labels ESC
Associated acts Living Colour, Tackhead
Members Will Calhoun
Vinx De'Jon Parrette
Doug Wimbish

Jungle Funk is a drum and bass group formed by Vinx De'Jon Parrette, Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish. Beginning in 1996, they performed over one-hundred and fifty shows throughout Europe and Australia. The trio performed a complex hybrid of R&B, drum and bass, dub, funk, and soul music, buttressed by sampling and electronic percussion. [1] In 1998, they released their eponymously titled debut album Jungle Funk , which consisted of a recording of their live performance in Austria. [2]

Drum and bass, is a genre and branch of electronic music which emerged from rave and jungle scenes in Britain during the early 1990s. The style is often characterised by fast breakbeats with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, sampled sources, and synthesizers.

Vinx DeJon Parrette

Vinx De'Jon Parrette, also known professionally by his stage name Vinx, is a percussionist, singer and songwriter and former athlete. He is noted for work as a solo performer, as well as for collaborations with Sting, Cassandra Wilson and others.

Will Calhoun American musician

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History

After Living Colour first dissolved in 1995, bassist Doug Wimbish and drummer Will Calhoun were still interested in working together. [3] Vinx had previously played Afropop and jazz with Herbie Hancock, and Meshell Ndegeocello and Sting. Together they formed Jungle Funk in 1996 and began performed live around Europe. In 1998 they were signed to German music label ESC Records, who issued their only album Jungle Funk . [2] The live album was recorded in April and featured guest appearances by musicians Pete Holdsworth, Keith LeBlanc and Skip McDonald. [1]

Living Colour band

Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by heavy metal, funk, jazz, hip hop, punk, and alternative rock. Their lyrics range from the personal to the political, in some of the latter cases attacking Eurocentrism and racism in America.

Doug Wimbish American musician

Douglas Arthur "Doug" Wimbish is an American bass player, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Depeche Mode, James Brown, Annie Lennox, and Barrington Levy.

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They received critical acclaim for their ability to employ complex digital loops, sampling and electronic percussion in a live setting, free of overdubs. [4] Music author Chris Jisi said, "the innovative trio combines state-of-the-art technology, quality songs, and serious musicianship, all with a club-savvy dance sensibility. The resulting shows and eponymous live album are collages of high-energy drum 'n' bass and hip-hop grooves, smooth, passionate vocals, and heady sonic improvisation." [5] The members have since become involved in other projects, with Doug and Will returning to Living Colour and Vinx touring as a solo act. In 2013, the band regrouped and began touring regularly again. In 2014, they began issuing newly recorded studio material through ReverbNation. [6]

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Sampling (music) reproduction of short extracts from a musical work

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Electronic drum modern electronic musical instrument

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Discography

Albums

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Jungle Funk is the eponymously titled debut album of Jungle Funk, released in 1998 by ESC Records. Capturing a live collaboration between musicians Will Calhoun, Vinx de Jon Parette and Doug Wimbish, the material comprising the album was recorded over the course of two days in April 1998 at Conrad Sohm, Austria. It combined the hard funk of Living Colour with the more technology based sampling approach of Tackhead.

References

  1. 1 2 Swan, Glenn. "Jungle Funk". Allmusic. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Vinx". mountainrythym.com. 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Jungle Funk". Allmusic. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Astarita, Glenn (March 1, 1999). "Jungle Funk (Vinx, Will Calhoun & Doug Wimbish): Jungle Funk". All About Jazz . Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ Jisi, Chris (October 15, 1997). Brave New Bass. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 178. ISBN   9781617745065 . Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jungle Funk". ReverbNation. 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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