Got Any Arthur Russell? ......No!

Konk - Yo!

Ripped from a vinyl album released on Les Disques Du Crépuscule  (TWI 143) in 1983 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. I am quite surprised that nobody has ever picked up Yo! for a reissue. Konk still exist and occasionally play live, so would no doubt be willing to license this for modern ears. After all, when it comes to repressing the independent dance sounds of New York in the early eighties,  I am pretty sure all those extensive (and occasionally dull) Arthur Russell archives have been drained of every last drop for the hungry kids today. This is the classic sound of the NYC streets recorded and released in Belgium a few years before Konk scored a minor hit with Your Life. Not the greatest of pressings but worth every micro-millisecond of pure listening pleasure. Enjoy!

A1 Baby Dee
A2 Suavey Caliente
A3 Konk Party
A4 Honeymoon
B1 Elephant
B2 Cool Out Gar (Third Stone From The Sun)
B3 Soka Loka Moki

More Konk!

Konk - Konk Party

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on  Les Disques Du Crépuscule (TWI 133) in 1982 to high resolution 24-bit flac. There has been a less than quiet Konk resurrection  going on recently here at ESWA Towers. I only ever posted these as mp3 tracks back in the very early days of the blog and reckon it is about time I dusted these records off and re-ripped/re-posted what I have. The multi-cultural young Latino funk sound of 1982 New York streets imported into the UK by friends in Belgium. Anybody need to hear Yo! again?

A1 Master Cylinder's Jam (New York City Club Mix)
A2 Cylinder's Re-Cycle (Bonus Beats)
B1 Konk Party
B2 Uptown Breakdown

Konked

Konk - Your Life

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on Fourth And Broadway Records (12 BRW 7) in 1984 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. It has been a while since we last had some Konk. So here's some real New York street funk to make you feel a lot better after the last lot's attempt.

A1 Your Life 7:25
B1 Your Life (Dub) 4:06
B2 Your Life (Bonus Beats)

Konk - Yo! ......(plus some singles)

My love of indie-pop-funk is well documented elsewhere in these pages and I do hope some followers share the love.

This post has been planned for quite some time (esp. after the Liquid Liquid post) but other things got in the way. What's next... perhaps some Quando Quango, or maybe that Set The Tone album ...or even some Blue Rondo A La Turk???
From wikipedia:
Formed in 1980 in New York City, KONK was a band that emerged during a period marked by the Post-Punk/No-Wave and Disco scenes which were prevalent at the time. KONK won the attention of both scenes by playing a hybrid of the two musical styles which involved the blending of a Punk
attitude with the carefree nature of Disco's dance crowd. KONK's musical influences ranged from Afro-beat, Jazz, and Funk to Hip-Hop, which was in its infancy when KONK began to create their unique sound. Given these
influence KONK's style is noted as being highly percussive, and
containing simple, yet strong, backing bass lines. KONK’s pioneering
interest in electronic and musical technology also put them at the
forefront of the burgeoning worlds of Electro/Hip-Hop and House. As a key
group in New York’s Post-Punk dance scene they regularly played alongside
groups such as Liquid Liquid, Bush Tetras, ESG, The Peech Boys and The
Lounge Lizards.

Yo! : ripped from a vinyl album released on Les Disques Du Crepescule (TWI 143) in 1983

A1. Baby Dee
A2. Suavey Caliente
A3. Konk Party
A4. Honeymoon
B1. Elephant
B2. Cool Out Gar (Third Stone From The Sun)
B3. Soka Loka Moki

Soul Jazz have now rereleased some of these tracks on a Konk compilation, regretably all brick walled and compressed. Here they are from well worn vinyl.

And, as a bonus, some of the band's fantastic singles......
1. Love Attack
2. Konk Party (Master Cylinders Jam)
3. Alien Jam
4. Machina Jam
5. Your Life
6. What You Want (plus DJ Mixers)

Such Fun