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US SoulTracks are proud to present the World Premiere of ?Money Ain?t No Truth” with Portuguese songstress Diana Silveira and studio house band The Redtenbacher’s Funkestra. A sizzling performance – half rock, half R&B and 100% funky.
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Redtenbacher’s Funkestra presents ‘The Masterlink Sessions’ featuring Hamish Stuart (vocals, guitar) delivering a beautiful and haunting performance of his original composition ‘No More days’ – all live at Masterlink Productions studio. A great honour to have him in the studio with us. In loving memory of Malcolm ‘Molly’ Duncan (1945 – 2019)
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We are super-pleased that the editoral team from Spotify added our latest relase ‘Kerria Lacca’ to the ‘Instrumental Funk’ playlist. We are in great company amongst ‘Pick Up the Pieces’ by the Average White Band and ‘Chameleon’ by Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters.
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This instrumental groove tune is dedicated to the lac insect that produces a resin which was used to produce gramophone records until vinyl was invented. This is a pre-release on the artist-friendly Bandcamp so you can hear the master without being ‘squashed’ (as customarily done by all major listening platforms).
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Our first Masterlink Session in 2020 started with a ‘bang’: the return of Grammy-award winning Mike Ferris, super-funky vocalist and keyboard player Sam Tanner plus an 8 piece band, new studio set-up and video lens! Can’t wait to present the result to y’all – it’s ‘cold-blooded’ as they say in Tennessee when stuff is ‘wicked’!
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Brass artist Christoph Wundrak and Stefan Redtenbacher team up to write a piece for large wind and brass ensemble. The resulting ‘BIG BEE’ is dedicated to the JSTM MV Jung St. Marien to raise awareness for threatened bee populations worldwide, in loving memory to Bernhard ‘Big B’ Auer’
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?Funkberater? merges two bands into one massive group featuring two drummers, two guitarists, two keyboard players, percussion, drums and a Big Band horn section. London based mastermind Stefan Redtenbacher is featuring his UK flagship band the Redtenbacher?s Funkestra doubled up with Backwood Five – an Austrian band performing his compositions for which he is also the musical director and bassist. Stefan’s Funkestra has clocked up over one millions Spotify streams and wants to shine some light at this side-project as well as showcasing his contemporary Big Band instrumental with an infectious beat and riff to boot.
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‘Bump-de-Bump’ is firmly stepping into the footsteps of the Meters and the Funkestra’s general love for the New Orleans Funk and Jazz tradition.
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Guitarist Nat Martin playing an instrumental cover version of The Animals’ ‘House of the Rising Sun’ for the Masterlink Sessions, backed by the studio house band, the Redtenbacher’s Funkestra.
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‘Blood & Whiskey’ is a rootsy funk tune with a heavy riff and some exquisite solo flights by guitarist Mike Outram and saxophonist Tucker Antell who also wrote this tune. When we asked him what the story behind the title was we heard all about his favorite Boston bar serving the cocktail that inspired this tune. A perfect tune for ‘The Preacher’ – Season 5!
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‘Shutdown’ is a Jazz Fusion track in the steps of the Brecker Brothers. It was recorded live at Masterlink Studios as part of the album ‘The Hang’. Guitarist Mike Outram and Tucker Antell on tenor saxophone (who also wrote the tune) are stretching out in this intense groove workout with a perpetuating groove provided by the exquisitely solid rhythm section.
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‘Backburner’ was recorded as part of ‘The Hang’ – an album recorded live at Masterlink Studios on two days. Each musician contributed original tunes to this session and the result is?fresh and exciting!
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