In 2011 the CSC Funk Band was picked to be the house band for a full-on tribute to MC Guru of the legendary hip hop duo Gang Starr at Fat Beats warehouse in Brooklyn and backed MC Masta Ace among others invariably adding another stylistic gear to the group’s colorful pedigree. Around the time of the Gang Starr tribute the group was tapped by Fat Beats to work on an instrumental record of Gang Starr instrumentals in the vein of 2009’s El Michael’s Affair’s reinterpretation of Wu-Tang music, Enter the 37th Chamber. The project was never realized however countless hours were logged in the Fat Beats studios distilling CSC Funk Band’s expansive breadth into shorter bursts of tighter popping funk pockets. This is where the sound for Funkincense stems from.
The CSC Funk Band pressed their new album Funkincense 12” vinyl album with scratch ‘n sniff promo sticker as an exclusive Record Store Day limited-edition release and available mostly in independent record stores internationally that specialize in vinyl records. The album will also be available through digital outlets worldwide Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
Record release shows for Funkincense April 2013:
Friday April 26
at Secret Project Robot
389 Melrose Street
Brooklyn NY 11237
with Hardbodies
Saturday April 27
at Free Range Music Festival
Belfast, Maine
Sunday April 28
at Deep Thoughts
138B South Street
Boston, MA. 02130
with Aykroyd + Gangsta of Love
