Funky Friday – Episode 49: CapriSonic
- Noah McDonough
- Jan 6
- 5 min read
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Episode Teaser
Airdate: 1.9.26 - 9 AM Pacific Time on KDOG & 9 PM Pacific Time on KCSM HD2
Happy Funky Friday, Renegades of Funk!
Episode 49 doesn’t arrive loudly.
It doesn’t announce itself with novelty or nostalgia.
Instead, it moves.
CapriSonic is a transmission built around pressure, momentum, and funk that understands how force actually works. Capricorn season energy — disciplined, deliberate, and unconcerned with spectacle.
This is groove engineered for endurance.
The kind that doesn’t ride the wave.
The kind that becomes it.
No gimmicks.
No shortcuts.
No rush to impress.
Just funk with mass.
Funk with direction.
Funk that knows how to hit without flinching.
🐐🌊 SETLIST + RENEGADE NOTES
CapriSonic — Momentum Rolling
Act I — Establishing Force
Lettuce — “Back in Effect” (2002)
Personnel: Lettuce collective — Eric Krasno (guitar), Adam Deitch (drums), Erick Coomes (bass), Ryan Zoidis (sax), Neal Evans (keys).
Renegade Note: The title says everything. Not a restart — a reassertion. “Back in Effect” opens the set by planting weight firmly on the downbeat. Controlled power, no wasted motion.
Too Many Zooz — “Warriors” (2016)
Personnel: Leo P (baritone sax), Matt Doe (trumpet), King of Sludge (drums).
Renegade Note: Street-hardened energy with discipline baked in. Horns as propulsion. Rhythm as armor. This is forward motion with intent, not chaos.
Act II — Locked Velocity
Mark Lettieri — “Red Dwarf” (feat. Darri Bennett)
Personnel: Mark Lettieri (guitar), Darri Bennett (vocals), modern funk ensemble.
Renegade Note: Deep-pocket restraint. Nothing flashy, nothing loose. Funk that understands gravity — dense, deliberate, and quietly massive.
Liquid Soul — “World’s On a Leash” (1995)
Personnel: Liquid Soul ensemble led by Mars Williams.
Renegade Note: Control without rigidity. The groove stays disciplined while the energy coils underneath. Power held in reserve.
Act III — Mechanical Momentum
Hank Shocklee — “Railroad”
Personnel: Hank Shocklee (production).
Renegade Note: Short, percussive, industrial. A structural pivot. This track tightens the set like rails converging before impact.
The Haggis Horns — “The Traveller (Pt. 2 – Hot Damn!)” (2007)
Personnel: The Haggis Horns brass collective.
Renegade Note: Motion as identity. Travel not as escape, but as purpose. Brass-driven funk that keeps the wheels turning.
Act IV — Impact Zone
Orgone — “Strike” (feat. Niki J. Crawford) (2013)
Personnel: Orgone ensemble, Niki J. Crawford (vocals).
Renegade Note: The moment of contact. Bass and drums lock in like a hammer meeting steel. This is CapriSonic at full compression.
Ikebe Shakedown — “No Answer”
Personnel: Ikebe Shakedown collective.
Renegade Note: After impact comes depth. Moody, deliberate, and unhurried. Funk that absorbs shock and keeps moving.
Act V — Release & Glide
Trombone Shorty — “Hurricane Season”Personnel: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.
Renegade Note: Controlled chaos. Storm energy without collapse. The groove bends, but never breaks.
Galactic — “Love On the Run” (1988)Personnel: Galactic core lineup.
Renegade Note: Momentum smoothed into flow. A necessary release without losing direction.
Orgone — “Sophisticated Honky” (2007)
Personnel: Orgone ensemble.
Renegade Note: Confidence without bravado. Mature funk that knows exactly what it’s doing — and doesn’t need to explain itself.
Closing Transmission
Jamiroquai — “Canned Heat (Center Stage)”
Personnel: Jamiroquai.
Renegade Note: A knowing exit. Not nostalgia — continuity. The groove carries forward, intact.
📡 WHY CAPRISONIC?
Capricorn isn’t about flash.
It’s about structure.
About momentum built slowly enough to last.
About pressure applied with purpose.
About force that doesn’t need permission.
CapriSonic channels that energy directly into sound.
This episode isn’t asking where we’re going next.
It already knows.
The wave forms.
The mass gathers.
The impact arrives on time.
Funky Friday continues —
engineered, intentional, and still moving on the ONE.
🔗 Quick Links:
🎧 Listen live on KDOG 9 AM Pacific Time→ Here
🎧 Listen live on KCSM HD2 9 PM Pacific Time→ Here (On mobile, scroll down to the KCSM HD2 player)
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Funk Facts
🐐 Lettuce — “Back in Effect” | Momentum Reasserted
“Back in Effect” isn’t about nostalgia — it’s about presence. Released in 2002 as part of Lettuce’s early resurgence of instrumental funk, the track announces continuity rather than return. Tight drums, elastic bass, and disciplined restraint signal a band that understands groove as structure. Funk doesn’t restart here — it resumes exactly where it left off.
⚔️ Too Many Zooz — Street-Born Velocity
“Warriors” carries funk out of the studio and into public space. Built on baritone sax, trumpet, and raw percussion, Too Many Zooz prove that momentum doesn’t require polish — it requires conviction. This is funk as forward charge, sharpened by repetition and physical endurance.
🪐 Mark Lettieri — Gravity in the Pocket
“Red Dwarf” moves with quiet mass. Lettieri’s writing emphasizes density over speed, letting rhythm sections breathe without losing tension. The groove feels heavy without being slow — a reminder that funk can exert pressure without raising its voice.
🦾 Liquid Soul — Power Under Control
“World’s On a Leash” embodies discipline over dominance. The band’s jazz-funk foundation keeps the rhythm locked while allowing harmonic exploration on top. This is control without rigidity — groove that knows exactly how far to stretch without snapping.
🚆 Hank Shocklee — Rhythm as Infrastructure
“Railroad” functions less like a song and more like a mechanism. Shocklee’s production leans into repetition and structure, reinforcing the idea that momentum is built — not improvised. A brief but essential tightening of the set’s spine.
🧭 The Haggis Horns — Motion as Identity
“The Traveller (Pt. 2 – Hot Damn!)” frames movement as purpose rather than escape. Brass lines push forward relentlessly, turning travel into rhythm. Funk here isn’t about arrival — it’s about staying in motion.
💥 Orgone — Impact Without Excess
“Strike” lands exactly where it should. Orgone’s strength has always been compression: dense grooves, tight arrangements, no wasted gestures. This track hits like a ram-slam — brief hesitation, then full commitment.
🌑 Ikebe Shakedown — After the Collision
“No Answer” explores the space after impact. Dark, deliberate, and unhurried, the groove absorbs shock rather than reacting to it. Funk that understands recovery is part of momentum — not a detour from it.
🌪️ Trombone Shorty — Controlled Chaos
“Hurricane Season” captures storm energy without losing discipline. The arrangement bends under pressure but never collapses, proving that chaos can still move in formation. A reminder that force doesn’t have to be reckless.
💞 Galactic — Glide After Force
“Love On the Run” eases the set into release without surrendering direction. Galactic’s long-standing New Orleans pocket turns momentum into flow, letting the groove breathe while keeping its footing.
🧠 Orgone — Confidence Without Flash
“Sophisticated Honky” closes the set with maturity. This is funk that knows it has nothing to prove — grounded, assured, and deeply locked. Capricorn energy in musical form.
🔥 Jamiroquai — Heat as Continuity
“Canned Heat” doesn’t revive anything — it sustains it. Jamiroquai’s center-stage performance underscores funk as an ongoing condition, not a moment in time. The groove doesn’t end here. It carries forward.
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