Trouble Funk

about

Trouble Funk was an influential and successful Go-go band from Washington DC whose peak began in the late 1970's and ran through the late 1980's. They helped to popularize the Washington, D.C. dance floor friendly funk subgenre go-go, which incorporated heavy african drum rhythms, and celebratory stage concepts from forerunners like George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic and local rival Chuck Brown. Among their well-known songs are the 'go-go' anthems 'Hey Fellas', 'Pump Me Up', 'Let's Get Small', 'Drop The Bomb'. Because of the high costs of having many band members, they only toured the US & England a couple times in the late 80's, thus their popularity was mostly concentrated in the DC metro area. The group released several 12" singles and some studio albums on the local T.E.D.D/D.E.T.T label ran by Maxx Kidd, as well as an album on Sugarhill. The DETT singles included 'Trouble Funk Express', which cribbed it's concept from German electro act Kraftwerk. LPs included 1979's 'In Times of Trouble', as well as 1982's 'Drop the Bomb', and 1987's 'Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There'. Chris Blackwell's Island records briefly signed the group in the latter 80's but were unable to cash in on their unique niche sound which was better experienced live than in the studio. In live shows, where the call and response interplay with the audience was happening, and the deep bass and grooves were omnipresent, the band played lengthy exhaustive & sweaty sets that ran regularly for hours u

top songs

albums

E-Flat Boogie

Drop The Bomb

Let's Get Small

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Go-Go Partytime Classics, Vol. 3

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E Flat Boogie

Dropping Bombs - the Definitive Trouble Funk (disc 1)

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Go Go Crankin' - Paint The White House Black (Digitally Remastered)

In Times Of Trouble (Remastered)

Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There

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Trouble Funk Live at the "Howard", Pt. 1

Chocolate City Go-Go: The Best Of T.E.D.D. & D.E.T.T. Records

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Trouble Funk 35th Anniversary Live Set 2

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