FREAKY POWER by ROOT SOUL
This is 21st century funky music!
All songs are eclectic and emotional band recordings.
ROOT SOUL=Kenichi Ikeda's talent which Booty Collins and Bill Laswell have admired bursts forth!
The power of “Freaky Power” will inspire all mankind!!!!
Wind me up pa! Ah Bootzilla is here, baby and I just like to send a shout out to my man Roots Soul on his second album.
He is givin up the funk. And ah….
I’d just like to say thank you for bringing the tradition and keeping the funk drive alive
Oh man it just reminds me of all the music I came up on. And you get it all in one package.
I just wanted to say thank you for keeping the funk alive. Oh but fresh baby, and On the one.
By the power of the one. Yes so, Let’s do this.
Bootsy Collins
ROOT SOUL, congratulation on the 2nd album “Freaky Power”!
Keep it coming and keep it real.
He is continuing the tradition at a time when it's much needed.
And as Bootsy said, keep the Funk Alive! An important statement.
Bill Laswell
Hellʼs Kitchen, NYC
(Sunday, May 8, 2022)
Tracklist
| 1. | Searchers | 4:47 |
| 2. | Freaky Power (2022) | 3:27 |
| 3. | Source Of Life | 3:54 |
| 4. | She's Got It feat. Andrea Clarke | 3:51 |
| 5. | Axis | 4:40 |
| 6. | That Good Feeling feat. Erik Rico | 3:44 |
| 7. | Helix | 4:08 |
| 8. | Star Haze | 6:53 |
| 9. | Amplification Pt.3 | 4:39 |
| 10. | Solar Strut | 3:38 |
| 11. | Always feat. Erik Rico | 5:10 |
Credits
ROOT SOUL 2nd Album『FREAKY POWER』
01. Searchers
02. Freaky Power (2022)
03. Source Of Life
04. She's Got It feat. Andrea Clarke
05. Axis
06. That Good Feeling feat. Erik Rico
07. Helix
08. Star Haze
09. Amplification Pt.3
10. Solar Strut
11. Always feat. Erik Rico
Produced by Kenichi Ikeda (ROOT SOUL)
Co-produced by Shuya Okino (Kyoto Jazz Massive / Kyoto Jazz Sextet )
Bass, Guitar, Keyboard : Kenichi Ikeda (ROOT SOUL)
Vocal : Erik Rico , Andrea Clarke
Drums : Soki Kimura （Osaka Monaurail）
Guitar : Tetsuta Otachi (JariBu Afrobeat Arkestra)
Keyboard : Kaztake Takeuchi (A Hundred Birds), Shinji Nakamura
Trumpet, Percussion : Hiderow Nishioka
Sax : Takeshi Kurihara
Trombone : Atsushi Goto , Soncho
Mixed by Kenichi Ikeda (ROOT SOUL)
Mastered by Tetsushi Mase (second-drip.com)
Licensed from Extra Freedom.,Ltd
Label： Selective Records
License
All rights reserved.
The project of bassist, composer and sound producer Kenichi Ikeda debuted in 2009 with his first album, "ROOT SOUL” . This album featured a cover of Free Life's "Spirit Of Love", (better known is the Eddie Palmieri version) which was a club favorite in Japan and overseas, becoming a dance floor anthem with the late Phil Asher's remix released on Especial Records.