Armand Van Helden's "Funk Phenomena(1)" has consistently been one of our most requested dance classics, but hard to track down on any format. This 1996 hit is a bonafied classic in multiple genres including house and funky breaks, hell, you could get away throwing it down in a hip-hop set. When I call this thing a "classic," there's no deciphering or interpretation to do, just listen, this track is pure stoopid fire. It has a universal, brainless, clear-cut formula, similar to a trusted Kenny Dope party break. Plus, was their anyone better to snatch samples in the mid-nineties from than Redman, after all that whole drum and bass / hip-hop remix movement was partially Red's indirect doing? You get the original 7 minute original version(1) plus the Kenny Dope's hip-house remix(2), MS T's Phenomenon remix(3), and the Ras Mix(4). Recommended.

reviewed by the mgmnt