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Oneness
Watching You

Watching You

Artists

Oneness

Labels

Backatcha Records

Catno

BK 043

Formats

1x Vinyl 12" 45 RPM Reissue Stereo

Country

UK

Release date

Oct 4, 2021

Genres

Funk / Soul

Styles

Soul Funk Boogie

Backatcha continues to unearth and reissue Brit-Funk gold. This obscurity from Oneness, a Leicester-based roots reggae band who were persuaded to record and release a lone Brit Funk single, could well be their most potent discovery yet. 'Watching You' is typical of that era of post jazz-funk Brit-funk, with spacey synth sounds, sweet male and female vocals, clipped guitar licks and rubbery bass riding a two-step, electro-influenced groove. As was the case on the hard-to-find original 12", it comes backed by a terrific, dub-influenced 'Version' that layers up the sax and synth sounds while allowing the original groove a chance to breathe. In a word: essential!

Media: Mi
Sleeve: M

17€*

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Watching You

5:03

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Watching You (Version)

4:51

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