B-Side Guys

Marvin “The Fly” Kee might have left the physical plane, but his groove lingers on with Flytrap’s “Can U Dig It?” This instrumental funk odyssey, the first single from the posthumous “Weapon of Mass Creation” LP, serves as both a celebration of life and a middle finger to mortality.

Kee’s guitar work slithers through the mix like a mischievous serpent in a Garden of Groove, tempting listeners with riffs that would make even the most stoic Canadian mountie shake their booty. The bass lines, also courtesy of the dearly departed funkmaster, rumble with the intensity of a prairie thunderstorm, threatening to shake loose the very foundations of Calgary’s music scene.

The production, helmed by Evgeniy aka Comrade, creates a sonic landscape that’s equal parts smoky jazz club and Blaxploitation film chase scene. Each instrument occupies its own dimension in this funk multiverse, from the sly keyboard licks to Scott Morin’s sax lines that weave through the track like a cool breeze on a hot Alberta night.

“Can U Dig It?” serves as a tantalizing appetizer for the full Flytrap album, hinting at a collective that’s determined to keep Kee’s vision alive. It’s a track that doesn’t just ask if you can dig it – it assumes you’re already six feet deep in the pocket, and loving every funky minute of it.

In a musical landscape often dominated by the shallow and ephemeral, Flytrap’s “Can U Dig It?” stands as a monument to the enduring power of the groove. It’s a reminder that while musicians may pass on, the funk is eternal. Marvin “The Fly” Kee might have taken his final bow, but with tracks like this, his musical spirit is clearly still cutting a rug on the great cosmic dance floor.