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FSQ - The Remix Special

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After the shift of consciousness in 2012, generations collided as Charlie and Eli from Soul Clap made contact with another very special duo; Chuck “Da Fonk” Fishman and Sa’D “The Hourchild” Ali. Chuck and Sa’D are one tentacle of the cosmic octopus which is the world of George Clinton / Parliament-Funkadelic. This vitally important limb touches down in the worlds of Funk, Rock and R&B but also into Disco, House and the electronic beyond. Together with a roster of collaborators including Grammy-nominated producer G Koop, original Funkadelic bass player Billy “Bass” Nelson, Midnight Magic’s Morgan Wiley, Philadelphia’s One Era and Michael The Lion, Angeleno Oz “Ozgood” McGuire, Bostonian Chas Bronz, Jamacalian David Marston and more, a supergroup of producers was established representing Funk, Style and Quality better known as FSQ! Lead by the mind of Chuck Fishman the FSQ remixes and reworks have always gone above and beyond, which is why at this moment we proudly present a collection of mixes all available for the first time to the public.

Sadly this moment is marked by a great tragedy in the form of our lost brother Sa’D “The Hourchild” Ali. He was a shining light and we miss him dearly. All of the proceeds generated from this release will go to support his family and we will carry his legacy into the future. Sa’D used to say “You can’t dance to every record at the disco” but we have a feeling you’ll be dancing to these incredible mixes. Fly on Sa’D!

More in Chuck Fishmans words:

“Funk, Style, Quality are the words behind the acronym of our group, FSQ.

Funk: we start with funk music as our main influence. Sa’d “The Hourchild” Ali is George Clinton’s nephew. I love George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (P-Funk) so much, that in 1995, I declared that I would join the band by any means necessary. And I made it happen and wound up touring full time with the group until 1998. Because I was so young, Sa’d Ali was assigned to drive with me on tour and basically be my minder. So funk was the seed planted in 1995 that later formed our group officially in 2013.

Style is the second word in our name and is important to mention. FSQ is versatile across styles. Today we primarily produce music in three styles. One of our big signatures is reggae tinged funk, which we label “Caribbean Disco”. We produce very much in the style of Sly and Robbie, when they were on a real monster grind in the mid eighties. Another style we go for is Northern Soul, the stomping 60’s soul music style of Motown and other Detroit labels. This is a really lush style of music and involves hiring lots of musicians, adding live drummers, horn and string sections.

Our third style is disco-funk. Which is related to the third word in our name, Quality, a huge principal for us. We think to make a great disco record, you have to be really precise about quality and layer in the right elements from percussion, to interlocking guitars, pianos, the right vintage analog synths, and full orchestral sections. Sometimes it takes a long time to arrange the many musicians to produce a quality disco record like this.”

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released June 12, 2018

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FSQ New York, New York

FSQ is a production team led by Chuck "Da Fonk" Fishman featuring contributions from Sa'D "The Hourchild" Ali, G Koop (part of George Clinton's production team), Chas Bronz (Bostonian and friend of Soul Clap Records) and One Era. The name is an acronym for "Funk Style Quality" - three elements that make up the core ethos of FSQ's sound. ... more

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