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Funk Archaeology

Rare funk, soul, psychedelia and rap you won't hear anywhere else, selected by Egon.

Recent Funk Archaeology

Gimme Gimme Records in Manhattan's East Village, Egon's source for an affordable copy of Charles 'Cha Cha' Shaw's Kingdom Come.

January 27, 2012 Egon takes to the bins of New York record stores to hunt down five obscure finds for under $100.

AC Smooth

October 21, 2008 Hear five classic songs that exemplify the nearly extinct style of hyperactive, multisyllabic rap.

Madlib (left) and Stanton Davis loading up the car.

November 28, 2011 Hear the fruits of a record-canvassing mission co-piloted by Madlib.

Angola

September 24, 2010 When in Lisbon, Stones Throw Records GM Egon hits the record stores in search of Angolan funk.

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