William “Bootsy” Collins is a beacon of funk. His work as the bass player for James Brown in the original version of his band The J.B.‘s, and later as the long-time bass player in foundational outfit Parliament-Funkadelic, has led to some of the most important music across the funk spectrum. When you are getting down to “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” or “One Nation Under A Groove”, you are rocking along to Boosty’s inimitable funk magic.
Bootzilla is also pretty good at keeping up with the funk on the Internet, praising bands like Lettuce, and now Vulfpeck, on his social media pages. Yesterday, the P-Master shared the Ann Arbor-bred quartet’s video for “Dean Town” from their 2016 The Beautiful Game release. “I love this group right here like a 16 number Combination Lock! Will be doin’ some funkin’ work with them soon & lookin’ forward to it,” he wrote.
You read that correctly. Bootsy Collins just said that he will be doing WORK with Vulfpeck SOON. Bassist Joe Dart of course was taken back by this recognition, posting:
We can’t wait to hear what this dream team sounds like! Watch “Dean Town” below: