Vol. 2

FunCOOLio is a funk and soul band from Riga, Latvia that performs original compositions in the style of Baltic Fusion. The band includes guitarist George Panfilov, drummer Jurij Osipovich, bassist Denis Gradalev and organist Vladimir Tuzov. With this line-up, FunCOOLio has been successfully performing on stage for more than a decade.

FunCOOLio’s second studio album and their first release at NativeDSD is entitled Vol. 2. The authors of the ten instrumental compositions on the album Vol. 2 are George Panfilov and Denis Gradalev. The material for the album has been taken during the band’s live performances and has been supplemented with new ideas as the studio records matured.

Jazz musicians and friends of the band from Latvia, Germany, Estonia, France and Great Britain participated in the creation of the album. Every musician has managed to add something to the original idea to fill it with personal experience.

This an Analog Recording that was transferred to Stereo DSD 128 by Vladas Straupas at AnalogFather studio especially for Native DSD. The Analog Master Tape was transferred directly to DSD 128 on the Korg MR-2000S DSD Studio Recorder. No equalizers, limiters, compressors or software filters were used.

The Stereo DSD 64, DSD 256 and DSD 256 editions of the album were created by Tom Caulfield at the NativeDSD Mastering Lab in the DSD Domain using Signalyst’s HQ Player 4 Pro mastering software.

FunCOOLio
George Panfilov – Guitar
Jurij Osipovich – Drums
Denis Gradalev – Bass
Vladimir Tuzov – Organ