Orgone is an American band from

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. The group's sound draws from 1960s and 1970s-era

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and

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. While several members of the band played together from the early 1990s, Orgone did not coalesce into a regular band until around 1999. Many of their early gigs were as a

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for hip-hop musicians. After a 2001 debut release, the band added vocalist Fanny Franklin to do a

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of "

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" by the Beginning of the End; she remained as a full-time member, although much of their music is

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. The group released its second album ''The Killion Floor'' in 2007, which featured "Funky Nassau" as well as covers of "Do Your Thing" by

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and "I Get Lifted" by

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of K.C. and the Sunshine Band. In 2010 the band opened for

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings were an American funk and soul band signed to Daptone Records. They were part of a revival movement of mid-1960s to mid-1970s style funk and soul music. They released their debut album ''Dap Dippin in 2002, the fir ...

on tour. They have also performed at festivals like

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and

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Discography

* ''Orgone'' (Self-released, 2001) * ''The Killion Floor'' (

Ubiquity Records Ubiquity Records is an independent United States, American Music label, Record Label that focuses on multiple genres, including but not limited to hip hop, electronic, funk, Latin, Soul music, soul, jazz, singer/songwriters and other musical genr ...

, 2007) * ''Bacano'' (Self-released, 2008) * ''Cali Fever'' (Ubiquity Records, 2010) * ''Killion Vaults'' (Ubiquity Records, 2010) * ''Fuzzed Up'' (Self-released, 2012) * ''New You '' (Self-released, 2013) * ''Beyond The Sun'' (LP: Colemine Records; CD:

Shanachie Records Shanachie Records is an American, New Jersey-based record label, founded in 1975 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. The label is named for the Gaelic word ''seanchaí'' (anglicised as shanachie), an Irish storyteller. It was previously distribu ...

, 2015) * ''Undercover Mixtape'' (LP/CD: Colemine Records, 2018) * ''Reasons'' (3 Palm Records, 2019) * ''Connection'' (3 Palm Records, 2020) * ''Raw & Direct'' (3 Palm Records, 2020) * ''Moonshadows'' (3 Palm Records, 2021) * ''Lost Knights'' (3 Palm Records, 2022)

References

Links

Orgone official website
{{Authority control American funk musical groups Musical groups from Los Angeles Ubiquity Records artists Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in California