You can be guitar player in rock’n’roll garage band and be a huge fan of raw funky music. The evidence with this selection of Etienne, one of the three members of Cheveu, a band on Born Bad Records.

Betty Harris
Mean Man

«Fantastic song by one of the 2 New Orleans queens (Irma Thomas is the other one !). Allen Toussaint unique piano line groove makes this tune a New Orleans soul funk anthem!»
 

Harvey Scales & the Sounds
Love It is

«I call this kind of tunes “In the Red funk”. Very intense, beautiful distortion, you can even feel a punk vibe while Soul is also in the air, and this unique blend gives the track a tragic dimension.»
 

Moussa Doumbia
Keleya

«Moussa Doumbia, musician from 70’s Mali, did this crazy song in Abidjan. Could have been one of James Brown’s best tune!»
 

Beau Dollar
I’m Ready, I’m Ready

«A James Brown production on King Records. Amazing minimal use of the drums ; no snare, no kick, just a floor tom and a killer rock garage sound. A kind of raw funk version of the Velvet Underground.»
 

Melba Moore
The Magic Touch

«A Northern Soul classic… Incredible arrangements and such a deep soul voice for a lady who astonishingly carreered as a disco star. As we say in French, “C’est la vie”.»