Funkier Radio

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...

I recorded this episode live about 2 hours after getting back from Camp Bestival, my first festival in exactly two years. I was absolutely exhausted so I’m not at my chattiest (probably a good thing!), but I decided to open the show with the absolute banger that is The Spirit by Mighty Mouse, simply because I heard it and danced to it a couple of times over the weekend. That’s right - danced! Danc...

This episode starts slowly for a change with a few jams from the recent Yacht Disco Edits 4 comp, then I pick up the pace a bit later. Along the way I play something brand spanking new from myself that I’m pretty excited about. It’s so new that it’s not signed yet so it’s just a demo at the moment, but fingers crossed I can get it out into the world properly soon! I also play something brand new,...

Ah, this episode was fun! I did my usual start at a random BPM, drop it right down for a bit, then pick things back up, and crammed in a big variety of funky nugs from across the years. There was not one but two brand new bits from me, including something that’s coming out on Too Slow To Disco’s next compilation, which is really exciting. Then there’s an assortment of brand new bits alongside some...

Hour one is my usual trademark mix of new and old, weird and wonderful, and thoroughly funky. I bring you delights from some lovely people I know - Uptown Funk, Fingerman and the delightful Wahine, who I’m thrilled to finally be able to play on the show… as well as some fine product from Dr Packer, Fonzi Thronton, Fatback Band, J Morrison and Louis La Roche. I also have my absolute track of the mo...

This episode kicks off with something high octane and brand new from myself, and moves through the gears of disco, boogie, funk, edits and global goodness. Then I bring the pace down a bit towards the end of the first hour to set the tone for my very special guest. My guest this episode has the considerable honour of being my first ever returning guest - all round top egg Esteban. Ste is one of th...

Dunno why, but I really enjoyed recording this episode. I was a bit ill for a few days before, but these tunes got me back up on my feet and jumping about like a loon again - just the medicine I needed! Bit of everything as is customary, taking in two of my most recent experiments, a few reworks from people who are much better at reworking things than me, some raw funk, some hip hop, some worldy w...

It’s Funkier Radio’s second birthday! Hard to believe it’s two years since I started this little show, and I’m still loving the opportunity to spread a little musical happiness every 2 weeks. Hour 1 is standard Funkier Radio fare, with a few promos and new bits, some dusty old oddities, edits, reworks, some Parliament and the odd dodgy blend. I finish my hour with a divine Marvin Gaye track that I...

On this episode it’s my pleasure to showcase a few tracks from the upcoming Hot Digits Year 7 compilation that’s out at the end of May, and that I have somehow managed to become involved in. I’ve got my contribution, as well as tracks from Andy Buchan, The Velvet Stripes, Stephen Richards and Ross Fitz, all of whom are joining me on what is a truly excellent compilation. I’ve also got new heat fro...

Welcome to Episode 53, which starts off slow for once with a little selection of mellow but extremely funky little numbers, before I crank up the pace for some disco house and nu disco mingled in with jazzy stuff, 80s funk and some classic disco. As always it’s a mixed bag, with one eye always firmly on the funk. For hour 2 it’s my pleasure to welcome Belgian DJ and producer Mattijs Van Loy, also...

Bringing you funky times from across the years in hour one of this show, with some properly vintage stuff, nuggets from the 80s and 90s, and plenty of edits and reworks from people like The Reflex, Shaka Loves You, Young Pulse and Kon. I also managed to cram in several new bits from Mauro Vecchi, Hotmood, Ezirk & Discoholic Ken and Henry Navarro. In hour 2 I’m honoured to hand over the controls to...

In the first hour of Episode 51 I bring you a right royal mash up of tunes from past, present and future, with tracks from The Magic Track, Luther Vandross, Javi Frias, Paul Older, Mark Whites, Brothers in Arts, Kraak & Smaak, Superbreak and loads more. Lots of my current favourites in here, but a few little blasts from the past too. Oh, and there’s something slow, slinky and a bit silly from me -...

This episode’s a bit of a special one. It’s Episode 50 - the half century, so I’ve got an extra special guest mix, and for the very first time the show went out live on the actual (internet) radio! Sticking to the trusted format it was me for the first hour, but I pulled out some extra special funky goodness with loads of stuff that’s really rocked my world over the years, and some current favouri...

The first hour of Episode 49 is features a few exclusives, one forthcoming from myself, a load of new stuff I've just bought, a couple of classics and a couple of smoochers to celebrate Valentine's Day. For the second hour I’m happy to bring you a guest mix from Berlin-based DJ Frederik Lanwer, AKA Almost Famous. Growing up with 90s hip hop, he gradually found his way to house and disco music thro...

This episode starts off slow and bubbly, because I was in a slow and bubbly kinda mood that day. We actually start off with something new from me - a track called So Precious that will be out on Discoholics Anonymous soon - I'm very excited! Me being me things don't stay slow and bubbly for long, and I eventually pick up the pace to smash out a few disco edits and such like towards the end. We've...