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. […]
Funk
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 […]
Funky Explorations #49
A superb collaboration with La Fabrock and Gelale Not long ago I was asked by Gelale if I would like to participate in an exploration mix? I gladly accepted. Now this beauty has come out. I would like to thank Gelale and La Fabrock for this amazing enterprise. Highlight of the mix is for sure […]
Ella Weez
Making love to the funky music. Ella is groovy and she’s my queen of funk. 1% Soul and 99% Funk. We start with the pioneers of the retro-modernist funk movement, Munich’s Poets of Rhythm, recorded their classic debut album in 1993. The sound that these German boys made could easily come from the Southside of […]
Funk All Them
Guest Mix by Rafa Rico Sanchez, Spain. The selection has many highlights between mainly new bands and great classics. The fabulous “Get the funk Mr.Trump” by Funkdacion starts the mix. The band from Granada is one of the most veteran groups in Funk & Soul sound in Spain. “How Strong is yout Booty” of […]
Swollen Goods
A mix with the cream of the cream of soundtrack producers and finest jazz-funk fusionists of modern times. “Swollen Goods” was written by Cornelius op den Zieken, the musical director of the Rudi Carrell Show. The show was an essential part of the weekend in the 70s in Germany. “Dust Yourself Off ” is the […]