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It's Funky Friday Roundup! (Fr, 08 Jul 2011)
Bonjour! As it is time for another Funky Friday Roundup! Let’s not waste any more time, and begin! Jem Stone - Perpetual Lotion E.P. Been at #1 in the Juno Breakbeat charts for quite some time. This is a fantastic release from the amazing Jem Stone featuring an eclectic mix of Jazzy Hip-Hop Grooves and funky breakbeat. If you love the Jazz & Milk Breaks series from back in the day, you will love this! The Breakbeat Junkie VS DJP - Time To Roll E.P. Some really funky vibes on this release. The Breakbeat Junkie teams up with DJP for a really dope E.P. that will impress dancefloors everywhere. Also includes a remix of Time To Roll from the All Good Funk Alliance, and a solo track from both The Breakbeat Junkie (The Mink) and DJP (Controlling The Club). Essential! Itsu Uno - Skorpio Dope Jam This is fantastic! Itsu Uno strikes again with another Funky Big Beat banger following on from the outstanding ‘B-Boy Rave For The Ageing Hipster’ - Skorpio Dope Jam is just too amazing for words. To make this release even more special, the B-Side has a dope remix of his song (The Headlock) by DJ Spatts that samples the old timey tune ‘Mr. Sandman’ - Absolutely brilliant! DJ Butcher - Chopshop Vol.5 Fresh from the cutting room abattoir and straight onto the packed dancefloors is a really good release from DJ Butcher, that provokes the Midtempo Funk jams of the 1980’s. A very nostalgic trip through the history of dance music of the time recreated for the modern Dancefloor. If you want to listen to the best of the 80’s without the cheese in just one go, buy this great release. Mr. Bird - Heavy Duty Booty Vol. 7 Some wonderful laid-back grooves from Mr. Bird that will help you get the true feeling of summer (which is hard in old Blighty with the insanely inclement weather and all). This release also has a fantastic remix of a certain Soul Legend, who is, in my humble opinion, the greatest of all time, singing something about being superstitious is not the way to be! Summer is here in this really dope release Empresarios - Sabor Tropical Remixed And last (but not least) is a reggae banger from Empresarios that has been remixed by the Fort Knox Five, Quincy Jointz, The All Good Funk Alliance, Telephunken, and Thomas Blondet & Second Sky. An absolutely essential remix pack featuring some really great remixes of an already great song. Take care and let’s hope that the Sun shines!
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Funky Friday Roundup! (Fr, 17 Jun 2011)
Y-y-y-y-y-y-yo! It’s Funky Friday Roundup time, and this time, we have some really massive releases, so let’s not waste any time and get the party started! Nick Thayer - Rhythm Method E.P. Nick Thayer from Australia has done some incredibly dope tunes in the past few months and this E.P. is no exception. Our personal favourite on this E.P. has to be the track on Side A (Do You Want More), a re-work of a classic song by a certain group of 60’s Rock Legends, which is an awesome hybrid of Ghetto Funk, Big Beat and Wobbly Fidget House. For the more traditional Nu-Funkers, there is a really dope re-work of Hip-Hop legends Eric B. and Rakim and LL Cool J (is hard as hell!). Absolutely essential! Various - Freak-Hop This record has been in the pipeline for a long time but due to high demand, DJ Prosper, BadboE, Breakbeat Junkie VS DJP and Audited Beats’ masterpiece quadrilogy “Freak-Hop” finally gets a release on Glorious Vinyl! The legacy of Mastermixers such as Double Dee and Steinski lives on in this incredibly amazing release. A brilliant lesson on the history of Hip-Hop music. Various - Come Together (Remixes) The most popular group in Pop music history, who’s name is similar to that of an insect, but pioneered some of the greatest tunes of all time is remixed for the modern day. Side A is remixed in classic Big Beat style with a ghetto feel to give it that contempory edge, while Side B’s remix is done in a very nice Trip-Hop style. Peace and Love, Peace and Love! Featurecast - Stomp A classic release from 2008 is finally for the first time, given a release for the digital market. ‘Stomp’ is a return to the famous style of Midtempo breaks pioneered by the likes of The Chemical Brothers while ‘One More’ is one of Nu-Funk’s greatest tracks ever - Pure disco hip-hop madness, but don’t let the Autotune put you off buying this record: It’s dope! DJ B-Side - All The Girls E.P. BigM is one of the biggest Nu-Funk labels at the moment. This release is another sweet addition to the Nu-Funk family - Pure Midtempo wobbly funk! If you love this release, do check out his release on Boogie Boutique records too! Morlack - Ghetto Vaccination E.P. This release is just purely funky. Complete with an amazing Horn section, and a very nice broken beat, this represents the happy vibes you will be hearing this summer. Also on this E.P. are the tunes ‘Electrophonic Mind’ - A Wobbly breaks banger, The Funky House Workout, ‘Nice & Rough’ and an amazing freebie tune, the Latin-flavoured, ‘Play Cards Right’. See you all very soon, and take care!
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