{"product_id":"brooklyn-funk-essentials-black-butterfly","title":"Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Black Butterfly","description":"Brooklyn Funk Essentials' eighth studio album including\nthe band's recent hits, 'Never Give Up', 'Bust The Bus Stop' and 'Life During\nWartime'.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe\nalbum was produced and co- written by bassist Lati Kronlund and features Alison\nLimerick, Ebba Asman and Desmond Foster on vocals.\nKronlund and Limerick have been enjoying the recent renewed interest in 'Where Love\nLives'. Kronlund wrote and produced it for Limerick in 1990, it was remixed by Frankie\nKnuckles and David Morales and became a club classic and was featured in this\nyear's John Lewis Christmas TV Ad. Arthur Baker heard the original in a club in 1991\nthat he contacted Kronlund about working together and they then formed Brooklyn\nFunk Essentials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSince then, Brooklyn Funk Essentials have built a devoted following. Fusing Soul, Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Jazz, Latin,\nand, of course, Funk, the band's journey began experimenting with drum machines\nand loops in Baker's Shakedown Sound Studio in Jersey City--hunting for that perfect\nbeat. The early recordings featured greats such as Maceo Parker, Lenny Pickett,\nTower of Power Horns, Michigan \u0026amp; Smiley, and Dizzy Gillespie, leading to the\nacclaimed debut, 'Cool \u0026amp; Steady \u0026amp; Easy' (1994). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFast-forward to April 2024, when\nKronlund reunited with Baker in Miami, rediscovering recordings featuring percussion\nprodigy Bashiri Johnson, which inspired new creative sparks for the next chapter of\nBrooklyn Funk Essentials.","brand":"Dorado Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":51036778037526,"sku":"RMX-62386","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51036778103062,"sku":"RMX-62387","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/9478276e5c05499828b572daafff86fc_9478162a-e01c-442a-8f02-bded23293551.jpg?v=1771253409","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/brooklyn-funk-essentials-black-butterfly","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}