Monday, June 2, 2014

Icemosis - Funky Nation 1979



That famous 70's Funk band, Icemosis, performing their 1979 hit - "Funky Nation" from the forthcoming motion picture "Icemosis" LOL !!!
ICEMOSIS is an African American funk band from the 70’s and 80’s. The group was formed in Chicago in 1975 by a gifted guitarist name GARY MOTEN. Gary would play around town where ever he could along with close friends OTIS DAVIS JR who also played guitar, CRAIG BENARD Bass player and drummer, ARNELL COOPER. The guys landed a gig at a local Jook joint where the started to get their first fan base. While visiting a church one Sunday Gary found Keyboard player ERIC JOHNSON and vocalist CURTIS LEWIS. Shortly after they signed with ANTWAN KENNEDY who pushed the guys to write new material and record a demo. Shortly before going into the studio the group added ROBERT MOODY Keyboard and Vocalist. And so ICEMOSIS was born. The story of ICEMOSIS tells the start of raw musicians from the 70’s who didn’t have the luxuries of Drum Machines, Pro tools and auto tunes melodynes devices. The success of the bands, and how it brought good and bad to the circle. The times where seven to nine was the number of the average group. There has never been a story to tell the funk side of it. ICEMOSIS is a little bit of all the bands from the era.

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