CD Review: Various Artists, Now-Again RE:Sounds
Aug 26, 2007 5:54 PM Max Herman (Writer)
Since 2001, Stones Throw
Records' offshoot Now-Again has been giving rare funk records a second shot.
But on Now-Again Re:Sounds, the young
label reveals how these dusty tracks sound revamped by able hip-hop acts. Many
songs, like Aloe Blacc's L.A. Carnival-sampled "Blind World"
effectively pair the old-soul sounds with the modern mindset of an MC.
Meanwhile, the J.Rocc edit of "Rap It Together/Funky Crawl" proves
that some funk is best left largely untouched. Aside from a few out-of-place
tracks, this compilation hits its target.
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