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Funkier Sounds 2nd February 2024
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Hey, we did January - go us!
This week...
Whispers of a free download…
Funkier Sounds with DiscoJam
Discoholics Anonymous Presents… me!
Gem of the Week
Whispers of a free download…
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More free 80s goodness brought up to date for you - this time I’ve taken a track by the Whispers called Imagination and applied the Funkier treatment. Title track of their 10th album, it's an absolute banger or a track that's been a weapon in my crate for years and felt ripe for a bit of beefing up. It’s already a great tune that exudes early 80s boogie funk niceness so I haven’t done loads to it, just the usual crisping up of percussion and making it throb along nicely. Free download of course, help yourself…
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Funkier Sounds with DiscoJam
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Episode 126 was another enjoyable one - I had a lovely time in hour one, mixing up all sorts of weirdness. Decided to start slow-ish and build up rather than jump around the BPM, so we go from moody Afro influences up to pumping disco, with a couple of brand spanking new bits from me in there. And hour 2 was bloody good! We were treated to an hour of disco delights from Loughborough-based party starting duo DiscoJam. True to their name, this was a wonderfully put together and expertly mixed journey through disco and nu-disco sounds with a great mix of favourites, lesser-known cuts and a few surprises. Well worth a listen!
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Discoholics Anonymous Presents… me!
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My friend Ken, head of Discoholics Anonymous, asked me to contribute to his Discoholics Anonymous Presents mix series, and tasked me with creating something a bit special. I did my best to do just that, and came up with a monster of a mix divided into five acts, delving into some of my favourite funky movements and sub genres: Classic funk & soul, P-funk, 80s boogie, funky house and modern galactic boogie. I poured a whole lotta love into this, mixed the whole thing live and managed to cram in a whopping 55 tracks… let me know what you think!
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Gem of the Week
A pristine slab of early 80s Britfunk this time - Something That You Got (Real Hot) by Congress. A quick intro then we’re straight down to business with a frenetic bassline, horns, strings - the lot… and a wonderful bridge that soars in occasionally. This one always does the job - it’s real hot!
Thanks for reading, be kind to each other.
Tom xx