Finally, the eighth studio album by chart-topping funk maestros Beat Funktion is here, entitled "Skywards". Foot-tapping grooves and electrifying jazz solos grace each and every bar of the Swedish funkateers’ dance-floor-friendly new repertoire…
Swedish funk sextet Beat Funktion amazed worldwide audiences back in 2014 when three of their albums, "Voodooland", "Mandy’s Secret" and "Olympus" peaked at #1 on the American and Canadian jazz charts, raising the question how Sweden and funk could possibly have anything to do with eachother. Today, the band has established itself as one of Scandinavia’s most ardent and prolific funk groups, showcasing a delicious Nordic retro-sound with heaps of jazz and psychedelia thrown in. Band members are top jazzers Karl Olandersson on trumpet, Olle Thunström on tenor sax, Johan Öijen on guitar, Daniel Lantz on keys, Pal Johnson on bass and Jon Eriksson on drums - now with guests percussionist Ola Bothzén and vocalist Sara Englund adding extra spice. In a true 70s fashion, "Skywards", boasting 11 tracks, is a rich and varied concept album with a sci-fi vibe, aimed for the dance hungry party-goers as well as the arty, beard-scratching connoisseurs…
"Skywards" will see its digital and CD release worldwide Friday September 15 2023.
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