MP3 Brainfudge - URBAN/R&B: Funk

High energy horn-driven, bass-rumblin' eclectic funk/world/reggae and jazz in a pop sensibility.

11 MP3 Songs
URBAN/R&B: Funk, POP: Power Pop



Details:
Chris Bottomley is a talented singer/bassist/percussionist who has performed across North America for the past fifteen years.His music draws from the roots of rock/funk/soul/reggae and jazz; here is an artist with lively, spirited, funky stuff, culled from the labrynths of the heart and soul, messin' with the body and mind!
Bottomley's CD "Brainfudge" was released in 1994. Full of horn-driven catchy bass grooves in a pop sensibility, this high energy recording was greeted instantly with positive reviews. "Seize the Day" received considerable alternative and campus radio airplay. Also includes the rousing horn-driven "Stolen Land", a cover song written by Canadian folk-rocker Bruce Cockburn about indigenous rights that was featured on Intrepid Record's compilation, "Songs of Bruce Cockburn/Kick at the Darkness. Features a star-studded cast of players; including Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith) Chris Brown (Chris Brown & Kate Fenner) Perry White (Shuffle Demons) Kathryn Rose on vocals and Ken Myhr (Jane Siberry/Cowboy Junkies) on guitar! Guaranteed to put a rumble in yer system!


"Chris Bottomley might be the Little Richard of Toronto hybrid funk"
Lenny Stout - Toronto Star 1994


"True to his reputation as one of the Big Smoke's best bass thumpers"
NOW Magazine 1994


"A fascinating mélange of deep grooves, horn shots and stylistic adventure"
The Record 1994