Germany did have a viable and prestigious Jazz and Big Band scene, but Funk music was almost nowhere to be heard. The Disco era of the mid 70s, which slowly but surely displaced the pure Funk all across the globe, had a very strong impact on the German music market. Compared to Funk, Disco was a real big thing in Germany.

Still, Funk definitely had an influence on a lot of German musicians from almost all musical walks of life. If you sneak a peak under the chart-surface, you will find heavy, Funk inspired grooves everywhere in Germany, and from artists you would never expect them from. Or did you ever think of Howard Carpendale or Udo Jürgens ­ two of Germany's most successful Schlager-Stars ­ singing over a bad ass funky beat? Well, here is proof. Funk is a universal thing which blasts off musical boundaries!

While it is hardly possible to compare James Brown's prototype of Funk to the "German version", Kraut Funk nevertheless has its own style and outstanding charm. Having said that, it is especially remarkable, that some of Germany's heaviest funk grooves were not released on commercial records, but only on library records produced for radio, television, film and advertising backgrounds. Therefore a special shout out must be given to the fantastic archives of the Golden Ring, Brillant Musik & Selected Sound libraries. After digging in the Kraut for a long time, a lot of catchy, funky tunes in the genres of Schlager, Easy Listening, Big Band Orchestra, Beat, Krautrock, Pop, Soundtrack, Blues and Jazz were found. Nonetheless it's the spirit of Funk that unites this fine selection from totally different origins and musical backgrounds.

These days, as great American Funk has been almost completely grazed and most of its classics extensively re-issued, it's no wonder, that a lot of Funk collectors, DJs and producers (in and outside of Germany) are digging for those German Rare Grooves. And, without further ado, here they are including 6 previously unreleased songs from Peter Herbolzheimer, Heinz Kiessling, Gus Brendel, Ken Aldin, The Rainbow Orchestra & SWF Orchestra Rolf-Hans Müller as well as 15 songs appearing for the first time on CD!

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