An Aerobic Session of Breakbeats made live in the mix The Circus Pulsar – Stato BradoBehind Strato Brato is Jestofunk. The DJ’s Claudio ‘MozArt’ Rispoli, Francesco Farias and Blade, already well known in the Italian house scene, met in their common hometown Ravenna. Their concept was to combine the origins of house with the […]
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when African-American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B).
Salt Popcorn
A salty mix with fire, monsters and funky tramways… The Popcorns Break Down – Muscle Shoals HornsAs a working horn section, the Muscle Shoals Horns played on countless hit records and toured with some of the biggest names in the business. They even scored hits of their own. The performers include Harrison Calloway Jr. […]
Do the Airplane
We’re starting the musical jet plane with a bunch of funky music. A spooky little evil in time of the Corona Virus… Stay healthy at home and enjoy the sound. About Do the Airplane – Mel Production BandTo be found on the beautiful Sampler “Countdown To Soul” from 2017. Starts the countdown to the […]
The Watts Breakaway
Inspired by Johnny Otis track “The Watts Breakaway” The Watts riots. The event that precipitated the disturbances, the arrest of a black youth by the California Highway Patrol on drunk-driving charges, actually occurred outside Watts. Watts suffered further in the 1970s, as gangs gained strength and raised the level of violence in the neighborhood. […]
Alive!
Live tracks! The icing on the cake in any record collection. From my youth back to funk history. It is difficult to quite easy to find these albums. Today they’re throwing this record at you. After the release of James Brown’s “Live At Home with His Bad Self” I decided to do this mix, because […]
Evolution
A night of dreamy science fiction funk We start with the infamous Haggis Horns from Leeds hardly need any introduction, having been at the forefront of the UK funk scene. The members of The Haggis Horns have performed and recorded with the likes of Jamiroquai, John Legend & The Roots or Amy Winehouse. “Time […]