Baby Charles are a contemporary British deep funk outfit, and from the evidence of their self-titled debut, it seems impossible to assume it was recorded anywhere other than 1970s New Orleans. The hazy thickness of the record feels like a fever dream of blaxploitation funk, the kind of sound your reptilian memory bank automatically associates with Quentin Tarantino soundtracks. There is nothing academic about any of this, however. Where many live funk groups see their best efforts wilted by a certain "earnest conservatory student" vibe, Baby Charles effortlessly summon the sort of unholy, sweat-in-uncomfortable-places funkiness you probably thought hadn't survived past 1978.
Tracklisting
1. Baby Charles - Treading Water (4:11)
2. Baby Charles - Invisible (4:38)
3. Baby Charles - Comin' From A Higher Place (3:08)
4. Baby Charles - Life's Begun (4:51)
5. Baby Charles - No Controlling Me (3:52)
6. Baby Charles - Hard Man To Please (3:57)
7. Baby Charles - Step On (2:57)
8. Baby Charles - Indecision (3:39)
9. Baby Charles - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (4:28)
10. Baby Charles - Back Of My Hand (4:01)
11. Baby Charles - This Time (2:57)
12. Baby Charles - The Sphinx (3:48)
Baby Charles - Back Of My Hand
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