The Wilmslow Funk Collective was founded in the Cheshire town of Wilmslow in 2024.

Depending on who you believe, the Wilmslow Funk Collective is either an ensemble of octogenarian funk and soul musicians that was formed as a pastime for the residents of Wilmslow's retirement homes, or is a musical experiment exploring the possibilities of generating music within a specific genre using a variety of AI tools and is an offshoot of DJ Bimbles Song Factory.

Wilmslow Funk Collective's debut album will be released in January 2025 and is titled First World Problems. The album includes the singles Fifty Shades of Grape (dealing with the very real problem of struggling with facial recognition on your phone while wearing sunglasses due to an overindulgence of Malbec) and The Next Episode (about the equally serious problem of being unable to binge watch your favourite TV show because new episodes are only being released weekly).