Plattenschau #9 - Lock Up The Wife And Daughter!

LP (1982) Virgin Records

First we just wanted to share a rare video from Gangster-Funker No.1 Prince Charles - this is what came out:

"Prince Charles is a third generation funkster from Boston...young (22), black (very), and right off the streets (Roxbury), his aggressive stance and dark shades make them (the rulers of America) want to lock up the wife and daughter. If the image wasn't enough there is the music: contemporary funk that draws upon the greasy grit of George Clinton and 1980's synthesizer sleaze."

"Side one, cut in Boston, is slowed down, sultry, mean music dealing with the true life stereotypes of so many streetcorners. You 'Don't fake the funk' if you want 'Cash Money' and 'Big Chested Girls' go for men who are 'Cold as Ice'. This fixation with image, flesh and dollars is documented by Prince Charles using fatback drums and scratchy guitars. It is pure, hard, late-1970's funk in the tradition of P-Funk, the Bar-Kays, and Cameo."  

   

Don't Fake The Funk

Big Chested Girls

"Side two reflects the shift by Prince Charles and producer Tony Rose to New York, where the synthesizer reigns supreme. 'Fool for Love', the instrumental 'Jungle Stomp', 'Bush Beat', and 'Video Freak' all have the surrealism of computer music, yet still maintain street heat through the use of Latin percussion. In fact even the synthesizer, once regarded as aural toys, breaths with polyrhythmic fire under the guidance of Charles and Rose. Spacey, yet fiery. Rhythmic, yet luminous like a video game." 

I'm a Fool For Love

Bush Beat

"Together, side one and two are a little history of Black dance in the post-disco era. But historical stuff aside, this is good dance music. Perfect for your local club, livingroom, or (yes) your favorite walkman."      

...and also in heavy rotation at every Das Zündet Party! The text is taken from the original liner notes by Nelson George.