Funkier Radio

I recorded this episode 3 hours after getting back from Camp Bestival, which might be a friendly family festival but one that still left me broken, dusty and sleep deprived from sleeping in a tent for four nights. So excuse a couple of unforced errors, an even more random selection of tracks than usual and forgetting to record the first minute or so! I opened with a couple of tracks from acts I sa...

I recorded this episode live at the end of one of the hottest days of all time here in London, so it only seemed right to start off with some sultry summer bubblers. Instead of the usual jumping around the BPMs i started very slowly and worked my way up steadily, so we went from a smooth and hazy chug to something a bit more lively by the end of the hour. Bit less heavy on the promos this time as...

The first hour of episode 85 was an eclectic affair and heavy on the promos, with new bits from Funk Hunk, Sam Redmore, Folkness and others, along with something brand new and a little bit different from me. We covered the bases of nu disco, classic disco, funk, global beats, deep house and more on this little magical mystery tour. In the second hour I was filled with joy to hand over to my disco...

This show was the usual mix of stuff, although sticking firmly between 110 and 120 BPM this time. That didn’t limit the variety too much, with some electro type shizzle, classic disco, crispy 80s boogie, galactic funk and a generous portion of nu-disco. I included a new one from me, a gentle little number called Don’t Go Nowhere that I’m excited to say will be coming out on Midnight Riot! The seco...

This episode saw me rockin’ around the BPMs once again, veering between 100 and 125 as I so like to do. We had a fair few promos and newish bits from the likes of Peter Shalvoy, Picklejam, Groovemasta, Walter G, Chewy Rubs and myself, plus some extra strong funky business from XL Middleton, Stephane Deschezeaux, Tuxedo & Zapp and Amp Fiddler. Hour 2 saw me welcome Maison de House for a sultry and...

This episode was a third birthday special! To mark 3 years since I first took the plunge and started doing these shows, I decided it would be nice to fill the first hour entirely with tracks from previous guest DJs. I had great fun cramming in as many tracks as I could, working up from 100 to 125 BPM over the course of the hour, with appearances from 21 previous guests as well as a cheeky new one...

Episode 80 sees me husky voiced and bringing the vibes as best I can, with a selection of mid tempo rollers, sexy slow mo numbers and banging promos. There’s my new one on And Friends Records in there, plus new bits from Andy Buchan, Moodena, Ezirk and more. In hour 2 it’s my great pleasure to introduce a DJ whose sets I’ve really been digging over the last 6 months or so. She’s called Sbeen Aroun...

Episode 79 very much lived up to the eclectic aspirations I have for this show. I knew what was coming for the guest mix, so I kept things nice and varied in the first hour, with plenty of old bits, a good few new bits and one or two weird bits. Plenty of lesser known stuff and steering clear of the bangers for the most part. Reckon my last track might split the room a bit too…? In hour 2 I handed...

Episode 78 was a Disco Waltons bonanza! As usual it was me in the first hour, then we had excellent DJ and top bloke Faz running things in the second hour. Hour 1, bar a bit of a tangent I went off on near the start and a Mary J classic at the end, was almost entirely promos and new bits & bobs from people like Dice NZ, Twin Sun, C Da Afro, Ezirk, Chewy Rubs, JB Boogie, Mascott and Kristoff MX, as...

So, umm… I must confess I totally forgot to actually hit record when this mix went out live, so the first hour is a faithful recreation of the hour I did on NDC Radio. The rumours are true - I’m an idiot! But this fortnight’s guest mix was so good that I didn’t want to leave the guys hanging, so recording it again was the only option... and I probably did a better job of it second time around… plu...

This episode was the usual mash up of genres and bpms, and heavy on the new stuff and promos once again. Slowed things down for a little bit but was mostly in fairly quick territory to bring you promos and new heat from Spa In Disco, Boite Music, Slightly Transformed, Bandolier and Discoholics Anonymous. Some good friends of mine featuring in the first hour - Jet Boot Jack, Shalvoy, Vincent Galgo...

Episode 75, the three quarter century, was a bit of a special one - it was broadcast on Valentine’s Day, which is also my birthday! Couldn’t resist slipping in a couple of loved up smoochers, but this episode was all about the promos really, with two new cuts from myself and some brand new heat from disco friends Pete Whitely, Pete Ellison, Jack Tennis, Shalvoy, Da Lukas, Robert Ouimet & Dave Godi...

Episode 74 sees Funkier Radio moving to a brand new home! It was all a bit last minute, but I made it - this was the first episode of Funkier Radio to broadcast live on NDC Radio. I’m absolutely over the moon to join the NDC gang, this station has become the de facto home of The Disco Waltons, and their support over the last year or so has been absolutely amazing. I’ve already appeared on the stat...

Episode 73 sees me pull my regular trick of starting with mid-tempo groovers, slowing things right down, then picking the pace back up for some party grooves in the second half. No surprise that I kept things eclectic, with some 80s chug, soulful house, Brazilian & African-inspired grooves, smoky soul, hip hop and house… then ending with a little tribute to James Mtume who sadly passed away last w...

For the first show of the new year I brought you some new music, but made the resolution to keep things funky and varied as I always have. Alongside promos and new heat from The Magic Track, Twin Sun, Henry Navarro, Fran Deeper and Andy Bach I throw in a couple of oldies from Chanson and Harvey Mason, and some oh so funky delicacies from Opolopo, Buscrates and Kzyboost. Hour 2 is all about Eugene,...

Episode 71 was my last one of 2021, and I ended the year in funky style. Kept things eclectic as I try to, had some down and dirty funkers, some vintage funk, a fair smattering of edits and a couple of new ones from yours truly. In place of hour 2’s usual guest mix I instead bring you a very special showcase of the fabulous Discoholics Anonymous 2 compilation that was released earlier in December....

Started this episode on the slower side, took in some beats around 105bpm, slowed things down even more to about 90 then picked thinks back up to familiar 120bpm+ territory to cram in a few promos. This one was a lot of fun after a busy week and weekend that left little time for DJing, and I only pressed the wrong button a few times. Hour two’s guest mix is bloody brilliant to be honest. It’s from...

This episode felt good! Me and the new Pioneer set up are seeing eye to eye now, and we spent the first hour mixing up some sweet music together. Kicking off with my brand new track that’s just come out on Discoholics Anonymous Recordings, then keeping things around the 100bpm mark for the first bit of the show, ramping things up, slowing things back down, usual business. Alongside some disco, som...

This episode is the very first radio show with my brand new DJ setup, so do excuse a few little (and one or two not so little) slip ups along the way. It’s the usual ride through the BPMs, starting off quick, dropping right down then cranking things back upwards again. We’ve got funk classics, some silky disco, thick and sticky funk, a good few edits, something new from myself and a righteous gosp...

It’s not normally my cuppa chai, but I’ve included a couple of Halloweeny type tunes in this episode. Kicking it off with Spooky by Dusty Springfield, then a bit later on I play something by an artist who’s new to the show, a promising young chap named Cliff Richard. The track is brand new, it’s an edit by Twin Sun of Devil Woman (which is a banger to be fair), and you can get your mitts on this a...

The usual mix of new, old, and old-made-new for this episode - oldies from the likes of The Commodores and Stanley Clarke, new stuff from Charly Angelz and Piotre Kiwignon, and old made new shizzle from Igor Gonya, JMMSTR, DJ Laurel and a couple of bits from myself. Was able to start this one a bit early so there’s a whole 70 minutes from me before I hand over to this fortnight’s guest. The guest...

I crammed a good few brand new promos into the first hour of this episode, some of which are so new I only downloaded them an hour or two before the show. We’ve got shiny new goodies from Hotmood, Kristoff MX, Twin Sun, Shalvoy and myself - my one’s available as a freebie and the others are coming to a record label near you soon. I’m on guest mix duties for hour 2, and you can blame covid for that...

Usual silly BPM business from me on this episode, starting at about 112, right up to 126, down to under 100, then back up. Always a rollercoaster! Along the way I dropped the new chart topper from my good friend Pete Ellison, Boogietraxx, Shalvoy and a load more. I also included something from Moodymann, simply because I had the privilege of seeing him this Saturday just gone in what’s basically m...

This episode features the usual plethora of tunes, freed from the shackles of bpm, genre or era constraints. The only slight difference this week is that instead of doing my usual trick of playing a few tracks at a certain tempo then changing things up suddenly, for no particular reason this time I just started slow and worked my way up. It was fun, and on the journey from 102 to 124 bpm I fitted...

Episode 62 packs in more genres than you can shake a shoehorn at, covering vintage disco, jackin’ house, down and dirty boogie funk, random edits, some latin flavours, raw funk and more. There are some brand new promos, some dusty files lurking in the depths of my collection and more than a sprinkling of funky business. I open the show with one of my favourite tracks of 2021 so far, the bizarre bu...