The track doesn’t waste any time. You hear this low bass sound first, distant but heavy, like when you pass by a basement club and feel the floor moving under your feet. It has that pull, like you could turn around and go down those stairs instead of wherever you were meant to be heading. That’s the start of Electric Seagulls – Funktastic.
Once you’re inside, the bassline takes over. It’s thick, rubbery, almost playful, but never in a hurry. It drives the whole thing but leaves space to breathe. Then come the guitars, chopped and clipped in a way that immediately reminds you of old funk records, though the polish makes it clear this is not retro for the sake of it. The rhythm section doesn’t overplay either. Kick steady, hi hats clicking neat, the groove locked in without fuss.
Around the one-minute mark, something changes. An electric line cuts through, bending in and out, probably a guitar, though it almost feels like a synth at times. It doesn’t just add sound, it lifts the whole track into a brighter zone, like opening a window. The verses stay bare, the chorus expands. There are no vocals, but the layering does the talking.
This sits well in nu-disco and funk revival territory, but it has its own voice. Montserrat Galmés Rosselló, the producer behind Electric Seagulls, keeps everything tight, clean, and alive. Funktastic grooves exactly as promised and leaves you wanting another spin.
