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Do you remember SWOOP, the groundbreaking mid '90s popfunk band responsible for songs such as: "Apple Eyes" (one of the biggest Australian singles of 96), "Rock Dog", "Do It", "Neighbourhood Freak" and "Everything I Do From Now On Is Going To be Funky" (all high rotation JJJ staples)?
Well, Professor Groove and The Booty Affair is the new project from the writers, performers and funkifiers that were behind Swoop. Founders: Dr Roland Kapferer PhD (vocals, and yes he really is a Professor!) and Joshua "Jman" Beagley (guitar) are back with a new band and a new album, And So Funketh The Wise Man, which is sure to be one of the most exciting Australian dance releases of 2001.
Mixing the raw funk power of a live band with the musical aesthetic of the DJ, PG and the Booty's have become a band primed and inspired by the dance music revolution, working breakbeats, exhilarating buildups and sampled vocals into their funk roots.
The tracks cover a lot of funky and freaky territory. From the electro-funk 2-steppin' groove of first single "Do Wot I Can", to the Washington Go Go-fuelled P-Funk of "Just An MC", to the James Brown meets dancefloor groove of "Funky Power", this album is a constant stone cold groove! And it's as catchy as all get-out.
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