Flat Moon's album "Cookin' Up a Groove" sounds like a busy kitchen at its busiest: hot, chaotic, and full of instinct. The UK-based six-piece band has released a full-length album with 13 songs totaling just under 47 minutes. The album is a high-energy, groove-based experience that won't sit still or act nice.
"Cookin' Up a Groove" is like a carefully planned menu that unfolds. The first song, "Said Groove," sets the tone right away, showing off the band's erratic funk base with confidence and style. "A Moon's Bouche" comes next as a sharp, fun appetizer that hints at the genre clashes to come. "Private Rendezvous" has a more seductive, late-night feel, while "B-Funk (Get Out The Way)" focuses on movement and pushes funk into a more confrontational, dancefloor-driven space.
There are smartly placed interludes on the album that act as palate cleansers. "Bois In Blu (Interlude)" and "Soupe Du Jour (Interlude)" add depth and atmosphere to the album, staying true to its field-recording style and grounding the listener in brief, familiar human moments. These alterations imbue the entire experience with a sense of intentionality, rather than merely a collection of episodes. Songs like "Ndujathinkhesaurus" and "Schleep" show how Flat Moon can mix funk, psychedelia, progressive twists, and jazz-inflected improvisation without losing momentum. "Fogz & Snek" keeps up the experimental streak, and "I Dunno... Pub_" shows a very social, lived-in chaos that is both funny and confusing.
As the album nears its end, "Too Drunk To Funk" gives us the kind of off-kilter irony that the title suggests. Then "Dizzy" turns up the energy, making it tighter and more relentless. The last song, "On a Close," brings the whole thing to a close and eases the listener out without completely letting go of the tension that had built up throughout the record.
"Cookin' Up a Groove" works because it welcomes the unexpected. Flat Moon doesn't smooth out the rough edges; it makes them stand out. The album feels like a group effort, like six people making music together and following their instincts. The album is not music to listen to in the background. It's a full-course meal meant to be shared with friends, often, and enjoyed again when you want something bold, funky, and unapologetically good.
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