Knowfoowl Music - Sydney, Australia

Knowfoowl Music is an Australian based hub for all things soulful, working with artists around the world to bring back the kindness to our dancefloors and headphones. Drawing inspiration from what could be loosely described as freestyle, the sound of Knowfoowl is somewhere between Funk-Jazz-Hip Hop and its marriage to contemporary beat culture.

Established in 2005 (some twenty three years in the making), the label involves heavy collaboration with musicians, producers, Djs, managers, promoters, radio presenters and label people from around the world. The catalogue is shaped and nurtured through a network of primarily Sydney and Melbourne based artists working in association with MCs, remixers and beatsmiths from Baltimore, Stockholm, London and Canada.

Knowfoowl Music can be found at www.soulfulunderground.net

Formed in 2001 by Melbourne producer/musician Lance Ferguson, the Bamboo Shack imprint is Australia’s premier DeepFunk label. Focusing on raw, super-heavy Breakbeat driven dancefloor funk. Bamboo Shack releases have received acclaim from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Keb Darge, Snowboy and Jazzanova. Home to The Bamboos and Cookin’ On 3 Burners, Bamboo Shack will continue to document the Australasian Deepfunk scene with a string of slamming 45”s.

BR001 The Bamboos: Eel Oil/Blackfoot 7"
BR001 Cookin' On 3 Burners: Gravel Rash/Pie Warmer 7"

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Set up in late 2003 by the Jazz Cafe's Adrian Gibson, Freestyle Records has rapidly amassed a consistently strong and impressive catalogue of fine and funky releases. Featured artists include luminaries such as Chaka Khan, Fred Wesley, Soulive, Chali 2Na (Jurassic 5), Me'shell Ndegeochello, The Beatnuts, JTQ featuring Roy Ayers, Lewis Taylor, Michael Franti, Saul Williams and Ursula Rucker and Cookin' On 3 Burners. 

Freestyle Records can be found at www.freestylerecords.co.uk