Acclaimed London-based House music duo Funk Cartel continue their rise to the top with the deep and anthemic ‘Party Out’ featuring “The First Lady of House Music”, Kym Mazelle, which is set to be released via pointblank Recordings on 12th November.
Following their hit track, ‘Supernatural’ featuring Ultra Naté, ‘Party Out’ sees Funk Cartel team up with another iconic house music legend Kym Mazelle to deliver a feel-good track that is certain to ignite dancefloors worldwide. Pre-save the new track here.
Funk Cartel consists of brothers Rory and Cameron, known for their rave-ready releases and bringing life and soul to the underground sound. Funk Cartel recently graduated from pointblank Music School, home of pointblank Recordings. Recent Funk Cartel releases include their Jizz ‘Road Again’ Remix on elrow, ‘Don Vincenzo’, ‘Choppa’ and ‘Acid Nights’ on THUNDR and ‘Hot Dials’ on Bla Bla Music. Funk Cartel’s releases have been supported by Joseph Capriati, Adam Beyer, Sam Divine and Danny Howard.
Funk Cartel said: “Kym Mazelle is a true legend, having been there from the start of House music, and working with her vocal was a real honour for us. We met with Kym and she shared her stories back from when the genre was being formed. We took inspiration from this and wanted the record to take influence from that classic house sound. It’s upbeat and feel-good, carrying over the vibe from Supernatural (with Ultra Naté) nicely.”
Kym Mazelle is a pioneer of House. Credited as “The First Lady of House Music”. Her music combines R&B, soul, funk, house, disco and pop. She has collaborated with many leading artists and producers, including Soul II Soul (‘Missing You’), David Morales (‘Lovin’’), Jocelyn Brown (‘No More Tears’ and ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’’) and Marshall Jefferson (‘My Love’). Kym Mazelle’s cover of Candi Staton’s ‘Young Hearts Run Free’ appeared in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 box office hit ‘William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet’.
It was Kwame Kwaten, pointblank’s in-house A&R Director and Student Mentor, who hooked Funk Cartel up with the legendary singer Kym Mazelle. This opportunity came to fruition during a PB mentoring session with the duo, which was then solidified by pointblank/pointblank Recordings introducing the two musical parties, setting up studio time for the artists to work on music together. Kwame plays an integral part of a student’s journey at pointblank, providing them with priceless industry insights, 1-2-1 sessions, musical connections and more. Learn more about Kwame Kwaten and his work with pointblank and our students here.
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