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    Alternative Funk: Volume 2Various Artists

    Platform 23
    • Dee Nasty – Orientic Groove
    • Scoop! – Asphalt Zombie
    • Vox Populi! – Johnny Pour Toujours
    • 3M – The Mark
    • Asmus Tietchens – Triumph Des Wilden
    • Melsjest – Der Sound Kosten
    • Vox Populi! – 1234567
    • Randall Kennedy – Enorma Jones
    • Dennis Young – Intuition
    • Stanislas Noël – Wondercat
    • Bene Gesserit – Kidnapping
    • Kosa – For Dance
    • Capital Funk – The Last Set
    • Psyclones – Fall In Time
    • Chukk Green – Shoes For Freedom
    • 1. Dee Nasty – Orientic Groove
    • 2. Scoop! – Asphalt Zombie
    • 3. Vox Populi! – Johnny Pour Toujours
    • 4. 3M – The Mark
    • 5. Asmus Tietchens – Triumph Des Wilden
    • 6. Melsjest – Der Sound Kosten
    • 7. Vox Populi! – 1234567
    • 8. Randall Kennedy – Enorma Jones
    • 9. Dennis Young – Intuition
    • 10. Stanislas Noël – Wondercat
    • 11. Bene Gesserit – Kidnapping
    • 12. Kosa – For Dance
    • 13. Capital Funk – The Last Set
    • 14. Psyclones – Fall In Time
    • 15. Chukk Green – Shoes For Freedom

    Second volume of tracks taken from the 'Alternative Funk' collection originally released on cult French DIY label, Vox Man in the mid 80s. This compilation presents some brilliant obscurities from the minimal / coldwave and post-punk scene of that time. Essential release.

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