Dr John, who isn’t a qualified doctor despite his claims and published papers, once described himself as simply “fonky” and this tune can lay claim to that title too. Styles of Beyond are a group who have been ridiculously, and strangely, overlooked despite several classic 12’s and an immense debut. Their first album released in 1997 - 2000 Fold - was in the past but strangely from the future so people may catch on soon and it is well worth hunting down.

In 2003 ‘Mr Brown’ samples the track of the same name by Bob Marley (sadly minus the Lee Perry dub! efkt) so no amazingly rare samples here but just some nice “fonky” beats a’la People Under The Stairs & early (good) Pharcyde.

Styles of Beyond - Mr Brown: