Liquid Sunshine Radio Show - Funk, Groove, Disco & Beats - All The Good Stuff!!

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is all about horny horns—blazing, punchy, and absolutely wild brass sections that cut through every track like a knife. From Fela Kuti's relentless Afrobeat horn arrangements and Shina Williams' hypnotic percussive blasts to the Latin boogaloo fire of Charlie Palomares and Joe Bataan's New York street funk, these horns don't just accompany the rhythm—the...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine came straight from the pile on the floor—no grand plan, just the kind of instinctive curation that happens when you've got thousands of records and you trust your ears. From Danny Tenaglia's Brooklyn groove through Masters At Work's horn-laced heat and Captain Sky's cosmic funk, the thread running through these tracks is pure feeling: funky, disco-tinged...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine dives deep into hypnotic house territory—two hours of groovy, bass-heavy tracks with swinging rhythms and melodies that pull you into a trance. From Matthias Meyer's expansive soundscapes and Solomun's emotive productions to the driving energy of Fur Coat and Rodriguez Jr., each track builds on the last, creating that mesmerizing flow where the dancefloo...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is a love letter in two parts—starting with an hour of slow-burning soul that wraps around you like an embrace, from Donald Byrd's tender "Dominoes" through Leon Ware's eternal rocking and RAMP's daylight dreams. Then the energy shifts as the second hour lifts that intimate feeling skyward with gospel-tinged house anthems from Kenny Bobien, Masters At Wo...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is a warm bath of dirty funk—two hours of pure grit, groove, and soul that hits from the first note and doesn't let up. From Roy Ayers' smooth opener through James Brown's raw command to drive that funky soul, then deep into Marlena Shaw's liberation anthems and the Kashmere Stage Band's relentless strut, every track is a banger built to make you move. I...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine replays last night's wild ride at 'Global Sounds from the Underground'—a boundary-breaking set that ping-pongs from Balkan hotstepping to Afrobeat fire, Dutch dub experiments to Persian-tinged funk, with zero regard for geography or genre rules. From William Onyeabor's synth-funk and Fela Kuti's revolutionary grooves to Doe Maar's Dutch dubby reggae and...

Hello Groovers, Sunset Glow or Moonlight Flow This week's Liquid Sunshine is all about preparation—road-testing tracks for an upcoming festival set and getting the listeners to help decide what belongs in a lush Sunday afternoon slot versus deep-in-the-night territory. From the breezy disco edits and soulful grooves of Ghosted and Faya Combo that scream golden-hour sunshine, to the darker, trippie...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine looks back at the best jazz releases of 2025, focusing on the spiritual and exploratory sounds that defined the year—music that ebbs and flows like ocean waves, from Makaya McCraven's hypnotic rhythms to The Circling Sun's cosmic expansions. The set moves through contemporary innovators like Levitation Orchestra and Chip Wickham before settling into time...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is a heat-soaked journey perfect for Australia's sweltering summer—a global mix of sunshine grooves from Roy Ayers' classic opener through Brazilian samba, Afrobeat, Latin boogaloo, and disco-funk. With temperatures rising and Manuka Pool on the horizon, the set moves effortlessly across continents and decades, each track selected for that essential qual...

Hello Groovers, Boxing Day on The Face Radio means unwrapping a special edition of Liquid Sunshine—'reboxed and re-edited' disco treats that take classic grooves and give them new life for the dancefloor. From Dimitri fromn Paris’ Parisian touch on "Le Freak" to Joey Negro's rework of "Hot Shot" and Jacques Renault's re-imagination of disco pleasure, these edits prove that the best gifts keep on g...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine celebrates the joyous intersection of gospel and house music with a pre-Christmas set overflowing with spiritual elevation and dancefloor euphoria. From The Clark Sisters' ecstatic vocals to Barbara Tucker's iconic "I Get Lifted" and Floorplan's Detroit soul, these tracks channel the testifying energy of Sunday service straight into the discotheque. It's...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine explores the raw, emotional power of funky blues rock, starting with the heart-wrenching intensity of Dusty Springfield and Nancy Sinatra before diving deep into the genre's grittiest moments. From Janis Joplin's soul-baring wails to Led Zeppelin's slow-burning blues, and through the swampy funk of Tony Joe White and Rare Earth, the set traces a lineage...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is a poolside set made for Manuka's hottest days—pure sunshine vibes from start to finish. The mix glides effortlessly from Italian edits and funk grooves through hip-hop heat, then dips into classic ska and reggae before landing in house territory, each transition as smooth as diving into cool water on a sweltering afternoon. It's two hours of exactly w...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine was pure instinct—two hours of digging through the crates with no plan, just letting the records speak for themselves. From Barry White's orchestral soul to Secret Squirrel's underground heat, the journey moved through disco classics, Latin funk detours, and deep edits that only the heads know about but everyone loves. Sometimes the best sets happen when...

Hello Groovers, This week on Liquid Sunshine, we're diving deep into the hypnotic world of Turkish psychedelic pop reimagined through edits which turn these into lovely house tunes. From seventies classics by Birsen Armagan and Müslüm Babanin to contemporary reworks by producers like Viken Arman, Discotheque Fantastique, and FOC Edits, the set explores the mesmerizing intersection of Anatolian mel...

Hello Groovers, Tonight in the Liquid Sunshine discotheque we are going down on some lovely housey good times vibes. Starting off with lovely disco house edits, in the second hour we dive into the deeper side of house. K-bump sorted, it’s all good. Clickety Click on the link to listen Oh yeah, good times! Deejay Maarten Vlot KC Tracklist Reverend P - Way U Get Me A&S - At No Cost Ron Basejam - Lon...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine was a marathon session of extended funk workouts, with vinyl grooves stretched to their absolute limits including an epic 18-minute journey through The Jacksons' "Hum Along and Dance" that proved why some songs deserve all the space they can get. The focus on Part I and Part II tracks showcased funk's golden age philosophy that great grooves shouldn't be...

Hello Groovers, Today the Dutch outfit Kraak & Smaak released a new album today, Velvet Seas. In the Liquid Sunshine discotheque we look at old school funk from the Netherlands that has been an influence on Kraak & Smaak and their members. Clickety Click on the link to listen Oh yeah, good times! Deejay Maarten Vlot KC Tracklist Kraak & Smaak - Herbs & Wine Superfunk Special - Lord Funk Gotcha! -...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine explored the vibrant world of contemporary disco-pop, opening with a carefully selected set of older tracks that established a sonic benchmark before diving into the new wave of disco-inspired productions. The contrast between eras revealed how modern artists are reinterpreting disco's essential elements—lush strings, driving basslines, and uplifting voc...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine turned up the heat with a relentless barrage of hard funk that hit like a sledgehammer to the soul, featuring deep cuts and bangers that proved funk music's raw power remains unmatched. From Mother Freedom Band's opening statement through to Richard Evans' "Burning Spear," every track was selected for maximum groove impact, showcasing funk's ability to m...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine took a bold left turn into deeper house territory, weaving together a tapestry of underground gems, soulful vocals, and genre-blending experimentation that kept listeners guessing at every turn. From Afro Celt Sound System's worldly "Release" through to Diana Ross closing with "Thank You," the journey showcased house music's incredible diversity and its...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine took classic disco DNA and gave it a fresh heartbeat, showcasing how legendary tracks can be reborn through the magic of re-edits and modern production. From Dave Lee's masterful re-working of Bobby D'Ambrosio's "Moment of my Life" to Danny Krivit's edit of the Salsoul Orchestra classic, every track proved that great disco never truly dies—it just evolve...

Hello Groovers, Today's episode of Liquid Sunshine was nothing short of a disco revelation, showcasing the raw power and timeless appeal of authentic 12-inch disco classics. Opening with Peter Brown's explosive "Crank It Up," the show immediately established its intention to deliver serious dancefloor ammunition from the first beat. Frantique's "Strut Your Funky Stuff" followed, proving that when...

Hello Groovers, This episode of Liquid Sunshine brings you an hour of pure dancefloor bliss with a carefully selected mix of disco edits and house tracks that pay homage to the genre's golden era. From sparkling re-works of classic disco anthems to contemporary house productions dripping with vintage soul, each track has been chosen to keep the energy flowing and the groove intact. You'll hear fam...

Hello Groovers, Tonight its all about love. Love for music, love for life, love for dancing, love for disco edits. Diving into my library going at random but ending up at some of the favourite banging disco house edits. Good times, good vibes, good dancing, good peaks. Clickety Click on the link to listen Oh yeah, good times! Deejay Maarten Vlot KC Tracklist Amerie - 1 Thing Fantastic Four - Disco...