Funk Night

A set with "Krautrock" in the title – but one that's got a tighter, funkier feel than some of the longer-form work of the early 70s German prog generation! These artists definitely reference that period in music, and make great use of vintage-sounding key

Misha Panfilov, the Estonian contemporary jazz mover whose many Janus faces amount to more than just two, resulting in many album avatars - here shares a live recorded rendition of a recent pair of shows, played back to back in Stockholm, then Tallinn. Th

En Route takes you on a futuristic journey to the golden days of European library music and music for cinema - bending and constructing different tones with instrumentations that creates a whole spectrum of sound with basement grit. Estonia’s finest compo

Penza Penza, led by Misha Panfilov, is back with a fourth LP, Alto E Primitivo, which was recorded at private events in Funchal, Portugal, and Tallinn, Estonia. The album underscores Panfilov's genre-blending prowess on Detroit's Funk Night Records across

Funk Night returns with this magnificent new album Vibrant Kaleisdosonic Rhythms from Zanzibar. It is well infuse by a wide range of worldly sounds, rhythms and moods and kicks off with a melange of incidental jazz keys and raw horn sounds that are super

Misha Panfilov's septet showcases his intricate harmonic palette in their second album, To The Mesosphere And Beyond. Filled with optimism, the album features airy, space-age voicings reminiscent of Terry Riley and Raymond Scott, all centered around jazz.

Fantastic funk from one of the hippest combos currently working on the planet – the mighty Misha Panfilov Sound Combo, a group who effortlessly blend 70s-style funk with some sweet spacey sounds! The "astral" in the title here is very well-placed – as the

Modern psych master Misha Panfilov unleashes yet more fresh psych heaven under his new outfit Penza Penza, laying down the unbridledly satisfying new album Electrocolorized. In the words of its chief endorser Matt Chandler, the album is chock-full of Stax

Lots of funky drums here – serevd up by a British combo who keep things nice and lean, yet find a way to add in all these cool spaced-out touches to their music! The keyboards come in with some cool spacey bits all around the edges – and most tracks are i

Funk Night Records present a wonderful psychedelic-funk dance-theatre soundtrack by the talented Misha Panfilo for 'Plan X' which was premiered in Tallinn in 2021. Well recommended!

Despite the Afro-centric name, Kenako band is actually a jazz, fusion and acrobat outfit from Saint Petersburg in Russia. The band came together in 2017 and has 10 members that takes in various skilled musicians of the Petersburg underground scene. Their

‘The Changing Tides Of Dreams’ refers to the way our lives and selves are constantly transforming, learning and growing; never fully sculpted or content. Written during a time of personal transformation for SHOTLO, the project balances unapologetic ethere

R&b and funk singer, rhythm guitar musician and songwriter Rickey Calloway hailed from Jacksonville, Florida but earned himself a global reputation. His style borrowed from James Brown but brought something new, inspired by his time playing in clubs from

As the interstellar mission draws to a close, it is time for the journey home. Along with our new-found knowledge, there is a foundation-shaking story to tell the rest of humanity and tell them, we must, as we have been told. Gamma ray bursts and the wond