All the lost tracks that were recovered by The Dude and ex band members.
01. I feel good - Fearless Funk - The Gang of Funk - 1995
02. I shot the Sheriff - Fearless Funk - The Gang of Funk - 1995
03. Eleanor Rigby - Fearless Funk - The Gang of Funk - 1995
04. Midnight Hour - Whattafunk - The Gangstas of Funk - 1999
05. Stand by me - Whattafunk - The Gangstas of Funk - 1999
06. Son of a preacher man - Whattafunk - The Gangstas of Funk - 1999
07. We wish you a merry christmas - Whattafunk - The Gangstas of Funk - 1999
08. (You make me feel like a) natural woman - Whattafunk - The Gangstas of Funk - 1999
09. Brown-eyed girl - Whattafunk - The Gangstas of Funk - 1999
10. C.C. Rider - Skunk Funk - The Gangstas of Funk - 2001
11. Eye of the tiger - Skunk Funk - The Gangstas of Funk - 2001
12. Hound dog - Skunk Funk - The Gangstas of Funk - 2001
13. Route 66 - Skunk Funk - The Gangstas of Funk - 2001
14. Ain't no sunshine - Junky Funk - The Gangstas of Funk - 2001
15. Oops I did it again - Funk from the Future - The Funkstas - 2004
16. I'm bad - Funk from the Future - The Funkstas - 2004
17. Dirrrty - Funk from the Future - The Funkstas - 2004
18. I will survive (Bonus) - Funk from the Future - The Funkstas - 2004
19. It wasn't me (Bonus) - Funky Fever - The Gangstas of Funk - 2004
20. It's raining men - Funky Fever - The Gangstas of Funk - 2004
21. The tide is high - Funky Fever - The Gangstas of Funk - 2004
22. Complicated (Bonus) - Funky Junkies 2004
NOTES:
This disc clearly shows the changing of the band's line-up and musical taste through the years, although the first pure funk recordings have never been recovered.
Use the band's discograpfy (included) as a reference while listening these albums.
It's while recording track 20 that Speedy Eve earned her nickname, as she played the piano parts.
Track 22 turned out to be a lost jewel when it was found january 2007, with the group's youngest female singers (see the Line-up txt) on backup vocals (on this song, Nikki was meant to dub lead tracks)
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BAND DISCOGRAPHY
Destroyed(?) unreleased professionally recorded CD - The Gang of Funk Reanimating Funk 1989 (mostly funk)
Tape - The Gang of Funk Freaky Funk 1990 (mostly keyboard programmed psychedelic funk)
Tape The Gang of Funk - By a little Help from my Funk 1993 (mostly funksoul)
Lost tape The Gang of Funk - Farm Funk 1993 (country fusion, country rock and rock n roll covers)
Unreleased (mostly lost) recordings - The Gang of Funk - Fearless Funk 1995 (mostly psychedelic funk and psychedelic soul covers only)
Lost tape - The Gang of Funk - Facile Funk 1996 (mostly cool jazz covers)
Destroyed live tape The Midnight Movers - Fadeless Funk 1998 (mostly funk and rock covers)
Lost live tape Reunion of Funk Anniversery Performance, Funks & Friends Live 1999 (all earlier stuff)
Unreleased recordings - The Gangstas of Funk Whattafunk 1999 (mostly soul covers only)
Tape The Gangstas of Funk Skunk Funk 2001 (mostly rock covers)
Unreleased recordings The Gangstas of Funk Junky Funk 2001 (mostly soul/rock covers)
Unreleased (mostly lost) recordings The Gangstas of Funk Funky Fever 2004 (mostly keyboard-remixed soul and rock covers only)
Unreleased recordings The Funkstas Funk from the Future 2004 (mostly keyboard-programmed pop and soul covers only)
Unofficially (first) released double CD Best of Funk 2005:
Unofficially released CD Funky Junkies Best of Funk Volume 1 (compilation of recovered earlier recordings)
Unofficially released CD Funky Junkies Best of Funk Volume 2 - Best of Drunk Funk pre-recorded favourite songs from the 2006 comeback show (mostly soul/rock covers only)
Released 6 CD album - F.U.N.K. - Funk Revival 2006
(songs from the 2006 comeback show, jam sessions and new songs in all western styles)
After the demise of the band, Ed, Lisa, Daniλl and Eva formed The Second Purple Four Leaf Clover Jazz Quartet. Their album with live performances is due end of the year.
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Who are F.U.N.K.?
Founded 1989 as The Gang of Funk, also known as The Gangstas of Funk, The Funkstas,
Funky Junkies etc. Currently known as F.U.N.K.
LINE-UP 2003-2006 (the glory years)
Eva "Speedy" t. A. (1989) - vocals, Yamaha keyboards, additional percussion, song (re)writing and tambourine since 2003
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"Nasty Nikki" Nicole v. D. (1987) - lead vocals, songwriting since 2002
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Theo "The O" v. D. (1987) - vocals, rythm guitar (Fender Stratocaster, Fender Ensenada) since 2002
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"Midnight" Mohammed K. (1973-2006) - lead vocals, lead guitar (including a Fender Cyclone and an 1969 Les Paul), bass (including a Fender Precision and a ragged Hofner), arranging, music (re)writing, general band leader, founding member 1989
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Daniλl "The Dude" H. (1989) - vocals, lead drums, tambourine, congas, keyboards, general arranging since 2003
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Bart "Space Bass" v.d. H. (1988) - Bass (EKO) since 2003
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Lisa "The Hippie" I. (1980) - vocals, Toshiba keyboards, song (re)writing since 1988
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"Misty" Anne K. (1988) - vocals, keyboards since 2003
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Frank "Pistol" M. (1983) - lead vocals, backbeat drums, additional percussion, special effects, recording technician, (re)mixing since 2000
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"IncrEDible" Edwin W. (1988) - Yamaha keyboards, tambourine, arranging, equipment manager since 2002
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"Insomniac" Abdel v.d. H. (1982) - vocals, sax, equipment, (technical) advisor, digital dubbing expert - member of psychedelic rock group Insomnia, supporting F.U.N.K. since 2001
Thanks to:
Rock group Insomnia, Diana J., Yana, South Park, De Paal, Uncyclopedia.org, Lyricsbase.com, a-ztabs.com, Heineken Brouwerijen, Aldi, The Almighty (Gan)Jah, friends and relatives and everyone else involved in making this crazy project possible.
Special thanks to Sublime for supplying us with the motto "Don't wanna be no MTV motherfucker"
This final album is a tribute to "Midnight MO" Mohammed Khaloua 1973-2006, Peter "Soul Man" Halesma (bandleader and founding member, bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards 1989-1999) 1952-2005 and Lisanne "Space Girl" de Bruyn (keyboards) and our inspiration to start recording again, 1989-2004
Thank you.