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First Listen: Brownout, 'Fear Of A Brown Planet'

Inspired by Public Enemy's discography, Brownout's latest batch of Latin funk covers is an instrumental soundtrack that recalls the grooves of late 1970s.
Brownout's <em></em><em>Fear of a Brown Planet</em> comes out May 25.

The guys in Brownout have done it again.

They have gone to the deep well of uncut funk to produce yet another homage to classic soul that further burnishes their reputation as keepers of the

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