{"product_id":"down-z7fht6","title":"Down","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven though the Finnish artist didn’t intend on having the project to be a double album, \u003ci\u003eDown\u003c\/i\u003e, which features plenty of funky tracks, is his latest work and the follow-up\/companion album to the recently released and more soul-oriented \u003ci\u003eUp\u003c\/i\u003e. Twin doesn’t necessarily mean identical: \u003ci\u003eDown\u003c\/i\u003e doesn’t have the vintage quality of \u003ci\u003eUp\u003c\/i\u003e, and if it promises a darker approach, it’s far from being depressing music: it’s not because you go down that you should escape the fun and the funk. “‘\u003ci\u003eDown\u003c\/i\u003e is where you get Down,” Huber notes. “It’s a landscape that happens on the dance floor, on the downbeat. You might say this album explores the darker side of Future Funk; it’s quite a bit heavier, musically and lyrically, especially compared to the more lighter and romantic songs on ‘UP.'”  The nine tracks, that Sam Huber describes as “Future Funk,” put a post-modern spin on the fundamentals of funk while sounds and beats are earthbound and interstellar all at once. That’s why no one should expect an album of classic funk. This is a more challenging approach but still accessible while blending musical touchstones from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s with modern elements that belong to hip-hop rhythms, trap beats, and beyond. And if you wonder how a white man from Finland’s Helsinki could accomplish that, you have to know that Huber has had a sustainable music career for 24 years and is a star in his country. After listening to a few songs, it is clear that his flexible but mostly deep baritone perfectly fits into the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50490467189067,"sku":"2025046","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/product_id._26db7528_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727663081","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/down-z7fht6","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}