The Budos Band - The Budos Band II
Reviewed by david
Brooklyn's premier funk collective The Budos Band displays its chops yet again on its sophomore record, aptly titled The Budos Band II. The 13-piece instrumental powerhouse blazes through ten ocean-deep grooves, melding tight musicianship to an sonically-ominous urbanity in relatively short bursts (tracks are rarely more than four minutes long). II is the soundtrack to countless unmade Blaxploitation films, and will prove to be as good as gold for some hip hop producer in 20 years' time. For now, instrumental record of the year? [www.daptonerecords.com]