IN THE RED
A SELECTION OF THE FINEST BRITFUNK 1980-1983

TRACKLIST
A1 Equa - In The Red
A2 Congress - Something That You Got (Real Hot)
A3 Potion - Catch The Feelin’ (Showstopper)
B1 Inch By Inch - If It's Magic (We Don't Want It)
B2 Index - Starlight (The Break)
B3 Spookey - Friends

ABOUT
Between the end of the 1970s and the early 1980s, a new sound appeared in London and its surroundings, a unique mix of Funk, Jazz-Funk and Disco labelled as Britfunk. Characterized by its raw energy that can put the needle In The Red, this up-tempo sound was a match for the UK's dancers and Jazz-Funk clubs.

This release features some of the most exciting, rare and powerful tracks from that era compiled by the Parisian DJ and activist Saint-James, with bands such as Equa, Potion, Inch by Inch, Congress, Index and Spookey. It also features an insert with an in-depth focus on this musical era.

These young British musicians were equally inspired by the American Jazz-Funk productions and by Dub music and Reggae pushed by the Afro-Caribbean community that were at the heart of Britfunk’s development. They gave Funk a unique British flavor. However, more than just a music genre or an enclosed expression of black Britishness, it was part of a genuine musical and social movement with its own dedicated labels, fashion sense and most importantly its own set of values that fueled the whole scene. Britfunk built itself within a multicultural evolution: black people, white people, straight and queer, all dancing in the same room to the same loud sound.