Funkier Radio

This episode was part tribute to two legendary women who have sadly left us recently - Roberta Flack and Gwen McCrae. Two tracks from each in my hour, and what wonderful tracks they are too. I also played a load of new promos in the second half, and ended on a bloody classic. Hour two was the second guest mix appearance from my good Danish friend and boss of Discoholics Anonymous Recordings, Ken A...

My hour was one of those unpredictable affairs when I’d just bought a load of music and was playing exclusively from that - a bucket of assorted tracks that were new to me, although not necessarily new new. Big basslines gave way to cosmic chug, and it mostly hung together surprisingly well! Hour 2 was a really fun new mix from Flick C, who recently did a mix for my Funkier Sessions series and has...

Most of my hour was taken up by mellow, deep electronic grooves, gradually cranking things up to squeeze in a couple of new bits from me right at the end. Hour 2 was all about my very special guest Mannix, boss of Dafia Records. He’s treated us to a very fine mix of disco, nu-disco and classy, jazzy house vibes, with a few from him and a few nice edits of tracks you should know. Truly lovely stuff...

I kept things bubbling around the 100 BPM mark for quite a while this time, because it felt good… then I picked things up with a little tribute to Sam from Sam & Dave who has sadly left us, a few promos, some disco, a few slightly more banging bits and some jazzy goodness to round things off. My guest this time was Stewart Birch, a wicked producer and DJ from up North. His set is full of big, fun...

A deep and slightly moody hour of simmering grooves from me this time, with not much chat to interrupt the flow. The tunes felt strong though, and I had a nice time mixing it. For hour 2 it was over to Kate Knox AKA My Mate Kate, who mixed up a storming, upbeat hour of funky bangers. Lots of fun this one, massive thanks to Kate for the top mix! Give her a follow please - https://www.instagram.com/...

My hour was a nice mix of slow ones, funky ones, lesser known ones and banging ones, with a little tribute to the late Quincy Jones to start. For the second hour I handed things over to Pete Lynch from Derry in Ireland for a frankly excellent guest mix - the first half was all slinky, loopy chuggers, picking up to some more lively disco vibes towards the end. Really enjoyed this one! Give Pete a f...

Opened my hour with another new (and free) one from me, then moved through flavours of disco, funk and various other delights- hitting soulful, exotic and jazzy notes along the way. In the second hour I handed over to Kellit for a very special all vinyl set. Kellit is label curator for the fab Disco Exotic, a wicked producer of chunky tunes, a great DJ and a very lovely bloke. His mix is high on t...

My hour was OK this time, but unhelpfully my decks crashed! Doesn’t happen often but it happened this time, so we had a little bit of awkward silence while I did a quick reboot. I could’ve edited it out but I decided to keep it in… it’s live radio, baby - it is what it is! Once we were back in action these was time for some funk, disco and boogie, a bit of housier stuff and a lovely epic finish. F...

I kicked off hour 1 with my new (and free) Etta James edit (grab it here - https://soundcloud.com/evenfunkier/night-people), and also dropped a new one from my good friend Pete Ellison (grab that one here - https://www.traxsource.com/track/12760183/get-down-to-james-brown-original-mix) as I darted through the genres with some vintage funk, hip hop, deep and dusty house and a few disco belters to f...

Episode 142 of Funkier Sounds is dedicated to the memory of Danielle Moore from Crazy P. I played a good few tracks featuring her divine vocals in the first hour, and did my best to put together a set of the sort of deep, sleazy, low-slung disco that Crazy P do so well. For hour 2 it felt like the only right thing to do was to replay the guest mix she did for me earlier this year. I was so thrille...

In the first hour of this show I played a mixed bag of bits I've downloaded reasonably recently. Still having all sorts of computer issues but I've managed to get them on a USB at least. Nice mix of vibes - some quite chilled and balearic stuff building towards a few soulful house numbers. I didn't manage to get a guest for hour 2, so I thought why don't I do a mix of my own stuff? So that's what...

I started this episode in a bit of a grumpy mood because rekordbox/ Mac issues meant that all of latest downloads that I was so looking forward to playing remained trapped on my Mac and not my USB. But I soon cheered up as I picked out some choice cuts from the 8,000 or so tracks that were on the stick. A mixed bag as always but keeping things more on the disco side of things for a lot of it… …and...

I opened this episode with my new one - the opening track on the forthcoming Summer Sizzlers compilation from The Discography Lessons…. And also played a few more tracks from the comp throughout, interspersed with my usual unpredictable blend of genres. For hour 2 I handed over to DJ and producer Josh Chamberlain from Hertfordshire UK for a tasty house mix. At times spacey, dubby, garagey, deep an...

I was back live on NDC after taking a little Glasto recovery break two weeks ago, and I had a lovely time mixing up funky nuggets old and new. Then in hour 2 I was thrilled to present a guest mix from the man responsible for a good few of my favourite edits of the last few years, DJ Laurel from Warsaw. He’s had releases on a load of excellent labels, and this mix showcased his skill at selecting t...

I didn’t do this one live due to Glastonbury taking over my life once again, but I still found time beforehand to knock up a nice mix of funky bits and bobs. But this one’s all about my guest - one of my favourite producers and someone I’ve had the pleasure of remixing, Solazz! Oscar has put together a treat of a mix - nu-disco but of the highest order, seriously classy stuff. You’re going to want...

I pretty much just did a straight DJ mix this time instead of jumping around the BPMs the whole time like I so often do - worked my way up from a cool 110BPM to a frisky 128BPM to sneak in some joyous UK Garage towards the end. My guest this time was Gavin Macdonagh, otherwise known as Gamadon. Gavin didn’t hold back with his guest appearance, cramming a huge amount into a one hour mix. It’s a hig...

After last fortnight’s special 5th birthday show, I was back with another cracker of a guest mix for you, from Liverpool-based DJ and producer Ben Jamin. Ben’s had releases on loads of labels including Discography Lessons, Discoholics Anonymous and Hot Digits, and is a real master of the slow mo edit. He’s also a brilliant DJ, and has been kind enough to play some of my slower stuff in his mixes....

My little show has turned five! Five years ago, just days before my second child was due to be born, I for some reason decided it was a good time to start a radio show. And so that’s what I did - the show was called Funkier Radio and it wasn’t a real radio show, because I prerecorded it and just put it up on Soundcloud. But now it’s live, on a real radio station and has been renamed Funkier Sounds...

I started this fortnight’s show with something brand new and unreleased from me, then wobbled around the tempos as usual. Largely kept quiet as I keep getting mic feedback and haven’t been able to sort it out yet. Ended my hour with a nice trio of obscure disco gems up at around 130bpm, in preparation for my guest! My guest was Abby Daze, a multi-genre DJ from London. Abby’s mix went in quick and...

I had a nice time during my hour, playing a selection of disco and funk oldies, with a few promos in the second hour. Good to be back in business with my laptop fixed and my setup in its new and improved location - excuse a bit of feedback on the mic as i’m still getting everything just right. My guest this time was FunkSupply, a DJ from Portsmouth on the South coast of England. I had the pleasure...

Episode 130 nearly didn’t happen - a few days after Episode 129 my mac broke in what seemed like a fairly conclusive manner, and I only just got it fixed in time. Had that not happened I could have played the tunes but would have had no way of broadcasting live, so it would’ve had to be a prerecord. In the end the show was able to go ahead as normal, but without any of the usual promos or new bits...

The guest mix was a bit longer this time so my bit was shorter than usual, but I still found time to cram in a ton of the good stuff. Then it was over to my guest for an hour and 12 of top notch tunes. My guest this time was Ravy, a DJ from Bangalore, India. He’s played parties for Dynamite Disco Club supporting the likes of Moodena, and his mix is a lovely journey through high quality house and d...

This one’s all about the guest mix really so I won’t talk too much about my hour, except that I premiered a new edit that I’m quite pleased with and which will be out soon! Anyway, on to that guest mix. Bit of a special one that has been in the works for ages and I wasn’t sure would ever happen… but here it is! It’s my massive honour to bring you an exclusive guest mix from none other than Daniell...

I went in at a high tempo for this episode, slowed things right down then built it back up - all in the course of 40 minutes. It was a shorter set for me this time, because my guest mix was an hour and 20. Doing the honours this time was Chris Allen AKA Mr Feel Good. His mix is bloody brilliant - a wide ranging trip with influences of disco, house, funk, hip hop, pop, jacking and a whole lot more....

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. Quite smooth mixing from me for once, except at one point I hit the wrong button and completely stopped t...