Brass Construction

Brass Construction

8016 fans

It's no exaggeration to say that Brass Construction changed the face of dance music with their blazing horns and incessant rhythms which came to define the funk genre with their 1975 smash hit Movin'. They were the brainchild of Guyana-born singer/keyboard player Randy Muller, who moved to New York as a child and came up with the idea of a modern band built around brass with his schoolfriends Wade Williamson (bass) and Larry Payton (drums). Roping in other friends from West Indian backgrounds, the band started playing locally as the Dynamic Souls, changing their name to Brass Construction after winning a Battle of the Bands contest. It helped land them a deal with United Artists Records and they released their self-titled debut album in 1976. The pulsating track Movin''became an international hit as their fusion of R&B and jazz swept through the disco scene. Other hits such as Ha Cha Cha (Funktion), L.O.V.E U, How Do You Do (What You Do To Me) and Attitudes similarly filled dance floors all over the world and the Brass Construction sound symbolised funk. Muller went on to produce disco group Skyy and arrange strings for B.T. Express ,and even went on to make a classical flute album; while Brass Construction records were in hot demand again during the remix era of the 1990s and the band was still recording and touring throughout the 2000s.

Top tracks

06
Movin’
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
03:49
Writer: Randy Muller - Wade Williamston / Composers: Randy Muller - Wade Williamston
12
Get Up To Get Down
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
06:26
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Changin'
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
08:12
Composers: Randy Muller
09
Can You See The Light (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
05:47
Composers: Randy Muller
01
Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
06:34
Composers: Larry Payton - Randy Muller
05
The Message (Inspiration)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
04:45
Composers: Randy Muller
05
L-O-V-E-U (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
03:40
Writer: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg / Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
08
Right Place (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
06:32
Writer: Wade Williamston - Michael Grudge / Composers: Wade Williamston - Michael Grudge
01
Can You See The Light
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
05:17
Composers: Randy Muller
12
Partyline (Single Version / 2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
03:55
Composers: Randy Muller
01
We Can Work It Out (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
05:16
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Walkin' The Line (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
05:47
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) (2001 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
05:51
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Get Up (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
08:00
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Watch Out
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
06:31
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Dance
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
09:43
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) (7" Single)
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
03:57
Composers: Randy Muller
01
International
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
05:31
Composers: Randy Muller
03
We Can Bring It Back
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
04:24
Composers: Jeff Smith
04
Love
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
06:37
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Startin' All Over Again
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
04:54
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Attitude
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
06:41
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Sambo (Progression)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
05:21
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Get To The Point (Summation)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
04:20
Composers: Randy Muller - Ronald Sanderson
04
Celebrate
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
05:14
Composers: James Kerr - Charles Burchill - Michael Joseph MacNeil - Derek Forbes - Brian McGee - Michael Goldberg
03
Happy People
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
05:09
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
04
Screwed (Conditions)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
05:44
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Talkin'
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
04:04
Composers: Randy Muller
06
I Do Love You (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
05:23
Composers: Randy Muller
01
Goodnews
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
05:20
Composers: Randy Muller
11
Conquest (Extended Remix)
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
05:40
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Now Is Tomorrow (Anticipation)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
05:58
Composers: Randy Muller
08
What's On Your Mind (Expression)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
03:28
Composers: Randy Muller - Wayne Parris - Larry Payton - Wade Williamston - Joe Arthur Wong
03
Perception (What's The Right Direction)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
03:49
Composers: Randy Muller
13
Can You See The Light
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
05:18
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Blame It On Me (Introspection)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
03:21
Composers: Randy Muller
01
We
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
06:10
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
08
Sweet As Sugar
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
04:24
Composers: Randy Muller - L. Payton
08
The Message (Inspiration) (Edit)
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
03:39
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Wake Up
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
04:46
Writer: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg / Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
10
Walkin' The Line (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
03:59
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Night Chaser
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
03:43
Composers: Marvin Yancy - Charles Jackson
06
Movin' (Live)
Brass Construction
Old School Funk
06:27
Composers: Randy Muller - Wade Williamston
10
Give And Take (12" Single)
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
06:04
Composers: Randy Muller
08
Get It Together
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
04:49
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
06
Yesterday
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
04:24
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
02
Peekin'
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
03:58
Composers: Larry Alexander
09
Conquest
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
04:34
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Fascinating You
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
05:24
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Zig Zag
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
03:59
Composers: Randy Muller

Playlists

Similar artists

Cameo
Cameo
Fatback Band
Fatback Band
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays
Slave
Slave
B.T. Express
B.T. Express
Bernard Wright
Bernard Wright
  • Discography
Albums
BOLD MOVES
â„— 2025 Red Scorpion Music
10-12-2025
BOLD MOVES
01
CULTURE (feat. Red Scorpion Orchestra)
Brass Construction
BOLD MOVES
04:36
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
02
WELCOME TO MY HOUSE
Brass Construction
BOLD MOVES
03:48
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
03
ANTIDOTE (Funkified Version)
Brass Construction
BOLD MOVES
04:00
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
04
EXPLORE (feat. Red Scorpion Orchestra)
Brass Construction
BOLD MOVES
04:58
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
05
ANTIDOTE (feat. RED'S & mick grudge) (Special Reggae Version)
Brass Construction
BOLD MOVES
03:54
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
06
KANGAROO SLIDE (feat. Scarlet Moon) (Special afrobeat Version)
Brass Construction
BOLD MOVES
03:44
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
07
ANTIDOTE (feat. Red Scorpion Orchestra) (Special Ballad Version)
Brass Construction
BOLD MOVES
03:44
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Classic Masters
This Compilation â„— 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-2002
Classic Masters
01
Movin' (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
08:38
Writer: Randy Muller - Wade Williamson / Composers: Randy Muller - Wade Williamson
02
Changin' (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
08:12
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) (2001 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
05:51
Composers: Randy Muller
04
The Message (Inspiration) (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
04:42
Composers: Randy Muller
05
L-O-V-E-U (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
03:40
Writer: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg / Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
06
Help Yourself (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
04:05
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Get Up (2002 Digital Remaster / 24-Bit Mastering)
Brass Construction
Classic Masters
08:00
Composers: Randy Muller
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
This Compilation â„— 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1993
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
01
Goodnews
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
05:20
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Changin'
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
08:12
Composers: Randy Muller
03
What's On Your Mind (Expression)
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
03:25
Composers: Randy Muller - Wayne Parris - Larry Payton - Wade Williamston - Joe Arthur Wong
04
Love
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
06:35
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) (7" Single)
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
03:57
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Movin’
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
03:49
Writer: Randy Muller - Wade Williamston / Composers: Randy Muller - Wade Williamston
07
Wake Up
Brass Construction
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
04:46
Writer: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg / Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
Access the complete album info (15 songs)
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
â„— 1985 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1985
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
01
Goodnews
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
05:21
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Modern Touch
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
05:19
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Give And Take
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
04:21
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Startin' All Over Again
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
04:54
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Comeback
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
04:27
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Zig Zag
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
03:59
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Secret Lover
Brass Construction
Conquest (Expanded Edition)
04:31
Composers: Randy Muller
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
â„— 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
30-11-1983
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
01
International
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
05:31
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Never Had A Girl
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
04:46
Composers: Randy Muller
03
We Can Bring It Back
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
04:24
Composers: Jeff Smith
04
Fascinating You
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
05:24
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Partyline
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
04:32
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Renegades
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
05:27
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Dangerous
Brass Construction
Renegades (Expanded Edition)
03:58
Composers: Randy Muller
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Conversations
â„— 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
27-04-1983
Conversations
01
We Can Work It Out (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
05:16
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Walkin' The Line (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
05:47
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Physical Attraction (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
05:16
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Easy (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
03:49
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Breakdown (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
04:41
Composers: Randy Muller
06
I Do Love You (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
05:23
Composers: Randy Muller
07
It's A Shame (Remastered)
Brass Construction
Conversations
04:53
Composers: Joe Arthur Wong - Mickey Grudge
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
â„— 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
05-04-1982
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
01
Can You See The Light
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
05:17
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Funtimes
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
04:41
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Attitude
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
06:41
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Do That Thang
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
05:28
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Forever Love
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
04:19
Composers: Randy Muller
06
E.T.C.
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
04:27
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Hotdog
Brass Construction
Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
04:37
Composers: Randy Muller
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
Brass Construction 5
â„— 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1979
Brass Construction 5
01
Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
06:34
Composers: Larry Payton - Randy Muller
02
Right Place
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
06:34
Composers: Wade Williamston - Michael Grudge
03
Get Up To Get Down
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
06:28
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Watch Out
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
06:31
Composers: Randy Muller
05
It's Alright
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
04:25
Composers: Joe Arthur Wong - Mickey Grudge
06
Shakit
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
06:31
Composers: Randy Muller
07
I Want Some Action
Brass Construction
Brass Construction 5
03:59
Composers: Phil Barr
Brass Construction IV
A Capitol Records Release; â„— 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1978
Brass Construction IV
01
Get Up
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
08:03
Composers: Randy Muller
02
One To One
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
05:04
Composers: Randy Muller
03
Perception (What's The Right Direction)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
03:49
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Pick Yourself Up
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
04:45
Composers: Mickey Grudge - Joe Arthur Wong - Fields Dorothy - Jerome Kern
05
Help Yourself
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
04:07
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Night Chaser
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
03:43
Composers: Marvin Yancy - Charles Jackson
07
Starting Tomorrow
Brass Construction
Brass Construction IV
04:37
Composers: Jerold Ellis - Dwayne Carter
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Brass Construction III
â„— 1977 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1977
Brass Construction III
01
We
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
06:10
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
02
L-O-V-E-U
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
03:40
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
03
Happy People
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
05:09
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
04
Celebrate
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
05:14
Composers: James Kerr - Charles Burchill - Michael Joseph MacNeil - Derek Forbes - Brian McGee - Michael Goldberg
05
Top Of The World
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
03:58
Composers: Joe Arthur Wong - Mickey Grudge
06
Yesterday
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
04:24
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
07
Wake Up
Brass Construction
Brass Construction III
04:49
Composers: Randy Muller - Michael Goldberg
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Brass Construction II
â„— 1976 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1976
Brass Construction II
01
Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
05:52
Composers: Randy Muller
02
Get To The Point (Summation)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
04:20
Composers: Randy Muller - Ronald Sanderson
03
Sambo (Progression)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
05:21
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Screwed (Conditions)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
05:44
Composers: Randy Muller
05
The Message (Inspiration)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
04:45
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Now Is Tomorrow (Anticipation)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
05:58
Composers: Randy Muller
07
Blame It On Me (Introspection)
Brass Construction
Brass Construction II
03:21
Composers: Randy Muller
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Brass Construction
â„— 1975 Capitol Records, LLC
01-01-1975
Brass Construction
01
Movin'
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
08:41
Composers: Randy Muller - Wade Williamston
02
Peekin'
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
03:58
Composers: Larry Alexander
03
Changin'
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
08:14
Composers: Randy Muller
04
Love
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
06:37
Composers: Randy Muller
05
Talkin'
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
04:04
Composers: Randy Muller
06
Dance
Brass Construction
Brass Construction
09:43
Composers: Randy Muller
EPs
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
2020 Michael Grudge
01-06-2020
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
01
Wild World
Brass Construction
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
03:32
Composers: Michael Grudge - Jose Diaz
02
Turn It Up
Brass Construction
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
04:02
Composers: Michael Grudge - Morris Price
03
This World Funk
Brass Construction
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
03:30
Composers: Michael Grudge
04
Shattered Earth / My Desire
Brass Construction
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
03:59
Composers: Michael Grudge
05
New Revival
Brass Construction
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
03:55
Composers: Michael Grudge - Morris Price
Singles
CULTURE (feat. Red Scorpion Orchestra)
â„— 2025 Red Scorpion Music
04-12-2025
CULTURE (feat. Red Scorpion Orchestra)
01
CULTURE (feat. Red Scorpion Orchestra)
Brass Construction
CULTURE (feat. Red Scorpion Orchestra)
04:35
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge
Let Me Love You (feat. Lloyd George & Red Scorpion Orchestra)
â„— 2025 Red Scorpion Music
18-11-2025
Let Me Love You (feat. Lloyd George & Red Scorpion Orchestra)
01
Let Me Love You (feat. Lloyd George & Red Scorpion Orchestra)
Brass Construction
Let Me Love You (feat. Lloyd George & Red Scorpion Orchestra)
04:17
Writer: Michael Grudge / Composers: Michael Grudge