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With his Soul Center releases, Cologne's Thomas Brinkmann stripped funk down to its bare essence and fused taught loops and sly samples to his oft-emulated brand of minimal techno. As opposed to taking advantage of the sublime hooks that run rampant in funk and soul records from the '60s and '70s, Brinkmann was keen on accentuating and basing entire tracks on minute nuances, ...more


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