View basket “Black Ballads” has been added to your basket. raw Nils Landgren Funk Unit SKU: ACTLP9992-1 Barcode: 0614427999214 20.00 £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT Released Date: 12th July 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “The year 1994 marks the birth of the Funk Unit. When I got the offer from Siggi Loch to join his new label ACT, the first thing he did was to change the original band name Unit to Funk Unit. When I asked why, he answered: “because you play funk” – and right he was. The rest is history. After 30 years of albums, touring and everything connected to it, I thought it would be a great to go somewhere special for our 30th anniversary recording session. I happen to have a dear friend, Johan Lundgren, who used to be my trombone student lightyears ago, and he, together with another friend, Fredrik Thomander, built a fantastic Recording Studio in Palma on the island of Mallorca. Wouldn’t it be a great opportunity for us all, after all these years together, to record the album in a relaxed setting, being able to fully concentrate on our task? To make an album celebrating our 30-year history as a funk band from Sweden. “I presented the idea to my fellow band members, and they all loved it. So did Andreas Brandis, head of the ACT label, my musical home where all my albums have been released since 1994 – twelve of them with Funk Unit, this one included. So now all I had to do was to book the flights, the studio, find accommodation for us all and figure out a way to finance the stay. Oh, there was one more little thing. We all had to write songs for the album. As we met for rehearsals before leaving for the island of Mallorca, no one knew what was written and by whom. I had worked hard in my spare time though, coming in with five songs. So anyway, we started from scratch, listening to each other’s demos and then went on making them sound like us. All of us contributed and it was really great to hear our own compositions come to life. “On landing in Palma on my birthday, February 15th, at 2pm, we went straight to the studio to set up and get the sound ready for the recordings to start. We just could not wait. Much of the setup had already been done by the studio crew and a few devoted volunteers and sooner than anyone thought possible, we could start to record, with the amazing sound engineer Shades leading the whole operation. From that moment on, we all knew that this was going to be a special album. Everything fell into place. The vibe in the studio, the sound, how the guys in the band played, the food being served in the breaks, how the coffee on the rooftop tasted and the generous dinners after finishing up for the day. To finance the recordings, we had decided to give inhouse concerts the last two evenings after recording. Although it meant even longer days for everyone, it was a wonderful feeling to get the chance to test some of the music we had recorded in front of a live audience sitting almost in our laps. It was so rewarding to get feedback from the people that came to our shows. On top of that, we had a film team lead by our dear friend Dan Sermand documenting the whole thing. “We all left the island February 20th with a sense of deep satisfaction, knowing that we had done our very best and that our best might be more than just good enough. Only one man stayed behind in Palma: Magnum. Aside from being a badass bass player and singer, he is also the one person at my side, who has experienced the whole Funk Unit journey from ‘Live in Stockholm’ till today. We had decided to mix the album in the same studio and Shades was not available until a week later. I believe Magnum had a good time, both hangin’ and working with master Shades. The result is this album, ‘Raw’. Our honest and simple way to create handmade music and to make it enjoyable for both body and soul. We are not just a band. We are Nils Landgren Funk Unit.” – Nils Landgren Artist Nils Landgren Funk Unit Genre Jazz Label ACT Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Raw If You Like It In Your Skin On the One Funky Feet Bea’s Bag Believe Everyday Slam Dunk Raspberry Jam Family Walker Los Olivos Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Nils Landgren Funk Unit and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Nils Landgren Funk Unit Paint it Blue Jazz | ACT | 2LP Released 3rd December 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nils Landgren Funk Unit Paint it Blue £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9243-1 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 3rd December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nils Landgren Funk Unit Funky ABBA Jazz | ACT | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 3rd December 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nils Landgren Funk Unit Funky ABBA £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9430-1 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 3rd December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nils Landgren Funk Unit Live in Stockholm Jazz | ACT | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 28th August 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nils Landgren Funk Unit Live in Stockholm £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9223-1 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop #2 Jazz | Doxy | 180g, 1LP Released 21st February 2013 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop #2 £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Doxy SKU: DOX884LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st February 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Louis Armstrong Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule (Picture Disc) Jazz | Verve | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 11th November 2022 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Louis Armstrong Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule (Picture Disc) £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 4833518 Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 11th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nino Rota La Dolce Vita Jazz | Cam Sugar | 2LP Released 14th October 2022 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nino Rota La Dolce Vita £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Cam Sugar SKU: 0923162 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Blue Break Beats Vol. 3 Jazz | Blue Note | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 27th January 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Blue Break Beats Vol. 3 £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 5370940 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 27th January 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Szun Waves Earth Patterns Jazz | The Leaf Label | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th August 2022 £19.00 - 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