Velour On The Floor $1.20

About Velour On The Floor

Midnight Spaghetti & The Chocolate G-Strings has been satisfying funkophiles with monster grooves since January 2003. Their blend of old school funk, party rock, conscious frenetic rap, a killer horn section, and a contagious enthusiasm for life left people wondering what planet they came from, but more importantly, how they could get on that mothership.

Getting their start at university house parties, Midnight Spaghetti has developed into an important player in the Mid-Atlantic music scene. Their yearly charitable music festival, Spaghettifest, is host to dozens of local, regional, and national bands, including The Pietasters, DJ Williams Projekt, Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root, The Recipe, and The Big Wu. And if the Spaghettifest tales aren't enough, just ask a Spaghettihead about the field trips. More than just road trips across state lines, fans have been known to get their French on while touring with the band through Canada.

As these funkadelic travellers turn their attention to the recording studio, that same kind of full monty attitude shines through. Velour On The Floor is thick and engaging. Recorded in Midnight Spaghetti's home studio, it features a full orchestration of horns, organ, thumping bass, hand percussion, beer bottles, and the occasional orgasm. If you're looking for the latest doctored beat flavor-of-the-week, you're not going to find it here, only some raw dogs laying it down. The styles here are wide ranging, from Latin polyrythyms to grunge rock to soul R&B, but it all stays distinctly danceable, live, and definitely their own.

So what are you waiting for? Check out the tracks, pick up the CD, party at the live show, and never look back. The world's edge has such a lovely view...