VA - Good God! Born Again Funk

There goes God again, inspiring The Numero Group to put out a second-coming sequel to their Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal comp from a few years back and providing a nice counterpoint to last year’s magnificently ragged and primal Fire In My Bones triple-disc set on the Tomkins Square imprint. Much of the material here comes from Chicago, a city better known for electrifying blues musicians whose original wellspring was the Mississippi Delta. The city had a similar effect on the gospel strains of the south as they headed north, and, while retaining their down-home grit, went through floor-shaking changes. Once again, Numero have done a bang-up job of unearthing rare indie label obscurities, this being one of their best collections in a while.  The top cut here is opener “Like a Ship” by T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir—listen to it loud for the sound of Kingdom Come, the largest sounding choir I have ever heard, reverb-ed beyond belief, and the best recorded proof of angels in recent memory, all on a hot-buttered soul groove!