ABOUT THIS ITEM

Number 10 in the essential Numero Group series guides us through the sacred bargain bins and church sales to dig up a surefire selection of God's messengers who crossed the border to blend their gospel with what surely must be the devil's music; funk. A collection of this nature can only exist in hindsight: 'Gospel-funk' is a genre in the same way that deep soul or acid folk are, created by collectors and enthusiasts as a way to define a subsection of another genre. There aren't any labels, artists, or producers that focused strictly on funky gospel music; rather, there were a couple hundred groups that had a funkier number in their repertoire. The Numero Group has spent the last year scouring sacred bargain bins and church sales for tracks that fit this bill, and have collected 18 standouts from this newly minted genre. The album is a mix of primitive choirs, spacious breaks, congas, elderly rappers impersonating the devil, cast recordings, thumping bass, and JB impressionists, all with a heavy slathering of gospel gravy. There is not one filler track on this killer compilation, I kid you not!