Albums

Aroop Roy: Nomadic Soul
FSRCD079		The Root Source: Fire Walker
FSRCD078		The Q Orchestra: Journey Through Sounds
FSRCD077		Phuture Motion: The Thief
FSRCD071		Various Artists: Fresh Out The Box
FSRCD076		Various Artists: Music For Jazz Dancers
FSRCD074		Healer Selecta: Lets Get It Started
FSRCD070		Candice Monique & The Optics: In My Soul
FSRCD073		SOULIVE: Up Here
FSRCD069		soul harmonics: These Times
FSRCD063		Deep Street Soul: Deep Street Soul
FSRCD062		SK Radicals: Urban Eclectiks
FSRCD060		Randa & The Soul Kingdom: randa and the soul kingdom
FSRCD066		Lack Of Afro: My Groove Your Move
FSRCD057		Dr Strafe: Like In The Deal
FSRCD061		Down To The Bone: Future Boogie
FSRCD068		soul sugar: Nothing But The Truth
FSRCD067		BAKER BROTHERS: AVID SOUNDS
FSRCD064		big pimp jones: Bad Bad Jimmy Ruckus
FSRCD058		The Sound Stylistics: Greasin The Wheels
FSRCD065		the impellers: Robot Legs
FSRCD059		Various Artists: Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967 - 1978
FSRCD056		M-Swift: Evening sun
FSRCD053		Cookin' on 3 Burners: Soul Messin
FSRCD055		speedometer: Soul Groovin - Speedometer Live
FSRCD054		Ray Camacho & The Teardrops: THE BEST OF
FSRCD052		Nathan Haines: Right Now
FSRCD051		Various Artists: DJ Lubi Presents Salsa Dura
FSRCD049		DJ GRAHAM B: No Room for Chairs
FSRCD050		The Fantastics !: Mighty Righteous
FSRCD048		Diesler: Tracks On The Rocks
FSRCD044		Various Artists: Stay on the Groove 4
FSRCD045		Snowboy and the Latin Section: Communication
FSRLP047		The Perceptions: Introducing . . . .
FSRCD046		Snowboy and the Latin Section: Communication
FSRCD047		The Grits: The Grits
FSRLP042		The Grits: The Grits
FSRCD042		Valique: R.A.W. (Russians at Work)
FSRCD043		Various Artists: Single Minded
FSRCD040		The Apples: Buzzin' About
FSRCD041		Various Artists: Future Soul
FSRCD039		Malena: Fried Samba
FSRCD038		BROWNOUT: HOMENAGE
FSRLP033		The Super Phonics: Interstellar
FSRCD031		BROWNOUT: Homenage
FSRCD033		AFRO ELEMENTS: It remains to be seen
FSRCD029		Various Artists: Planet Latino
FSRCD037		Various Artists: Messin' Around Volume 5
FSRCD035		Various Artists: Modern Funk
FSRCD036		The Sound Stylistics: Play Deep Funk
FSRLP018		Diesler: The Rhythm Station
FSRCD032		Cookin' on 3 Burners: BAKED, BROILED AND FRIED
FSRCD026		Lack Of Afro: Press On
FSRCD034		Various Artists: Black Feeling
FSRCD027		Quasimode: ONESELF likeness
FSRCD030		KOKOLO: Love International
FSRCD022		MANTECA: Tremendo Boogaloo
FSRCD020		THE SOCIETY: HeavyMightyMoodyGroovy
FSRCD023		speedometer: Four Flights Up
FSRCD024		Flow Dynamics: Flow Dynamics
FSRCD028		Marva Whitney: I Am What I Am
FSRCD025		The Sound Stylistics: Play Deep Funk
FSRCD018		The Root Source: The Root Source
FSRCD019		Basement Boys present Mudfoot Jones: Basement Boys present Mudfoot Jones
FSRCD021		SIRIUS B: Bagunca- Essential Brazillian Jazz Dance
FSRCD017		speedometer: Diggin Deeper
FSRCD016		JAZZ JUICE: 52nd Street
FSRCD014		Various Artists: Let The Groove Move You: Stay On The Groove Vol 2
FSRCD012		DJ ANDY SMITH: DJ Andy Smith's Freestyle Mix
FSRCD013		Jazzinho: Atlas
FSRCD011		FDEL: Audiofdelity
FSRCD015		Various Artists: Messin Around: A Decade of Danceflo
FSRCD010		Various Artists: Snowboy presents the Hi Hat
FSRCD009		AB / NRML: PROPS AND HIGH FIVES
FSRCD006		Various Artists: Freestyle Remixed
FSRCD008		Various Artists: STAY ON THE GROOVE
FSRCD007		RHIBOSOME: RHIBOSOME
FSRCD005		THE SOCIETY: Electronic - Bionic
FSRCD004		KOKOLO: MORE CONSIDERATION
FSRCD003		AFRODIZZ: Kif Kif
FSRCD002		REGGIE WATTS: SIMPLIFIED
FSRCD001
 
The Fantastics !: Mighty Righteous

CD£12.49
LP£12.49
   The Fantastics !
Mighty Righteous 		  FSRCD048
The Fantastics! first began to take shape in 2003 after renowned Hammond freak, writer and broadcaster Greg Boraman departed the ranks of the infamous deep funk outfit The Soul Destroyers (Jazzman Records).

Greg filled the empty organ grinders seat in Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours following an "on air appeal" during BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles Funk Show. Countless rabble rousing gigs, and several successful 45's, (including DJ Formats' favourite 'The Slip') culminated in their much acclaimed debut album '2Lbs of Funk' (Soul Cookers Records) which received a glowing 4 star review in Mojo magazine.
Reverend Cleatus found the rigidly defined genres of 'the scene' began to feel more like a straight jacket than a well cut suit. The band decided upon a fresher musical approach. Changing their name to 'The Fantastics!', they re-launched with 'Cheeba's Couch' 45 (on Raw Wax), an aggressive funk assault to highlight a deliberate widening of musical textures and influences.

'Mighty Righteous' looks backwards, forwards and sideways simultaneously. The album includes some searing soulful vocals, the sound of grand piano, double bass, African thumb piano, dub effects, and the scary sounds achieved when attacking a Hammond organ in a frustrated rage on the outrageous punk-funk track 'Soul Sucka!'.

From the Jimmy McGriff inspired, Hammond groove of the title track 'Mighty Righteous' - through to the beautiful, genre defying and filmic 'Blue Sunday', the whole album throws off the overbearing obsession of attempting to faithfully recreate specific periods in soul, funk and jazz history and lets each composition evolve in whichever way feels natural in order for it to shine at it's best.

The albums 2 collaborations featuring UK soul legend Noel McKoy add something of a contemporary R&B feel. 'Mighty Righteous' is an album that rips up the rule book, and throws 5 decades of hip swinging musical influences into the mix. The album emerges with something fresh and engaging to say - which is precisely what The Fantastics had in mind in the first place...gentleman....your mission is accomplished!

''Thank god for The Fantastics! Not only should you buy their album, go witness them live!'' - DJ Format