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Bluesbunny reviews Bluestronica Funk

The latest Bluesbunny review takes a closer look at Bluestronica Funk, the latest release in our Bluestronica series on Black & Tan Records.

The compilation brings together blues roots and modern electronic production, giving familiar blues sounds a fresh perspective. The review highlights the contribution of Boo Boo Davis and explores how looping, sequencing and remixing can introduce new listeners to the blues and its rich musical heritage.

As Bluesbunny puts it, anything with Boo Boo Davis on it has to have value!

Bluestronica Funk features ElectroBluesSociety, Boo Boo Davis, miXendorp and Blu ACiD.

Read the full review on Bluesbunny

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Black & Tan Records Releases Bluestronica Funk

Bluestronica Funk, is the latest compilation in the ongoing Bluestronica series.

The compilation features four artists from different corners of the Black & Tan Records catalogue: ElectroBluesSociety, Boo Boo Davis, miXendorp and BLu ACiD.

The Bluestronica project was created as a way of bringing together existing catalogue material that explores the connection between blues and electronic music. Rather than being tied to one particular sound, the series looks at the many ways in which blues can work with modern production, electronic beats and contemporary grooves.

With Bluestronica Funk, the emphasis shifts towards rhythm, groove and funk.

There are blues vocals, electric guitars and familiar blues elements, but they are placed alongside electronic production, programmed beats and deeper grooves. The result is a compilation that moves between blues, funk and electronic music without trying to fit neatly into one genre.

For Black & Tan Records, Bluestronica is also a different way of looking at a catalogue that has developed over many years. Tracks from different artists and different periods can find a new context when brought together around a common musical idea.

Bluestronica Funk continues that approach and is released September 27, 2026.

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Bluestronica gets UK airplay on Radio Wigwam

Good news from the UK: Bluestronica will be featured on Radio Wigwam’s Indie Jukebox this Friday, September 11.

The programme starts at 11pm BST / midnight CET and features a selection of independent music, including Bluestronica.

For Black & Tan Records, Bluestronica is an ongoing exploration of what happens when the roots of blues meet electronic production, contemporary grooves and other musical influences. The project gives artists the freedom to approach the blues from a different angle — without losing its character and history.

The Radio Wigwam airplay comes at a particularly good moment, with the next Bluestronica release, Bluestronica Funk, due on September 27.

Featuring ElectroBluesSociety, Boo Boo Davis, miXendorp and BLu ACiD, Bluestronica Funk moves the project further towards funk, soul and electronic grooves while remaining firmly connected to the blues.

In the meantime, you can hear Bluestronica on Radio Wigwam’s Indie Jukebox.

Friday, September 11
11pm BST / midnight CET

[Listen to Radio Wigwam]

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Bluestronica Funk: A new Bluestronica playlist

The Bluestronica playlist series has a new addition: Bluestronica Funk.

This time the focus is on the funky side of the blues — deep grooves, soulful rhythms, electric guitars and electronic beats. Music rooted in the blues, but taking its own route through funk, soul and contemporary production.

Following playlists such as Bluestronica Grooves, Dark Bluestronica Beats, Late Night Bluestronica and Global Electric Soul, Bluestronica Funk adds another dimension to the Bluestronica sound.

The playlists bring together music from the Black & Tan Records catalogue and related projects, exploring the connections between blues, electronic music, soul, funk and groove-based production.

Explore Bluestronica and all six playlists here:

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interview Blues in Britain

Some of the music behind Bluestronica has been part of the Black & Tan Records catalogue for many years. Black & Tan started releasing blues and roots music in the 1990s, working with artists including Boo Boo Davis, Rosco Chenier and Big George Jackson.

Over the years, some of these recordings started to suggest another possibility. What happens when music that was originally recorded as traditional blues is placed in a completely different production environment? That question eventually became part of the idea behind Bluestronica. The connection between the two projects was recently discussed in an interview with UK blues writer Norman Darwen, published in Blues in Britain.

The article talks about the Black & Tan catalogue, Bluestronica, reworking older recordings and the idea of introducing this music to listeners outside the traditional blues audience. The original recordings remain at the centre of the story. Bluestronica is simply another way of hearing them.

Read more about Bluestronica.

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new Bluestronica release – Global Electric soul

Black and Tan Records proudly presents the new Bluestronica album, Global Electric Soul.

The release brings together electronic blues, world rhythms and atmospheric production in a style that has become a signature of Bluestronica. Guitars, grooves and carefully crafted electronic textures create an album that feels both familiar and fresh.

Global Electric Soul is available now on all major streaming services.

Visit the release page for the full tracklist and listening links.

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What is Bluestronica ?

While exploring new articles for Blues-Tronica, I recently wrote a piece about the idea behind Bluestronica: the meeting point between blues traditions and modern electronic production.

The article looks at how blues continues to evolve through new technologies, influences and listening habits, while remaining connected to its roots.

Read the full article here:

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new release: Bluestronica – Swinging Electric Roots

A new Bluestronica release brings together blues grooves, roots influences and electronic production in a relaxed, rhythm-driven collection of tracks and remixes.

The release features music from artists including Boo Boo Davis, Blu ACiD, Mississippi Big Beat, ElectroBluesSociety, Roscoe Chenier, Bacon Fat Louis, Harrison Kennedy and miXendorp.

The tracks combine blues vocals, harmonica, guitars and roots grooves with electronic beats, subtle production layers and downtempo influences. Some songs lean more toward electro swing and groove-based remixes, while others stay closer to traditional blues feeling with a modern touch.

Rather than treating blues as a museum style, this release approaches it as living music that can still connect with contemporary sounds and audiences.

Several tracks are built around strong grooves and rhythmic loops, making the release suitable not only for blues listeners, but also for fans of lounge, roots electronica, nu-jazz and alternative groove music.

The combination of organic instruments and electronic production creates an atmosphere that works equally well for listening at home, late-night radio, playlists and relaxed club settings.

With this release, Bluestronica continues exploring the space between roots music and modern groove culture — without losing the raw and human feeling that makes blues music timeless.

Listen now !

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recording process BLu ACiD and ElectroBluesSociety

The Bluestronica archive section has been expanded with a new page documenting the production methods behind several BLu ACiD and ElectroBluesSociety recordings.

The archive provides insight into the long-distance collaboration process used with artists including Boo Boo Davis, Steffen Morrison, and Jan Hidding. Vocals were often recorded separately before instrumental arrangements and production layers were developed remotely in the Netherlands.

Particular attention is given to the fully remote productions created with Boo Boo Davis during the COVID pandemic, when recordings were exchanged between East St. Louis and the Netherlands through a trusted intermediary.

The page also contains several listening examples and archived video material from the BLu ACiD sessions surrounding the production of What Kind Of Shit Is This.

Here you can read the post.