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

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine celebrates the art of the re-edit—exploring the infinite possibilities of disco classics reimagined through contemporary ears: re-edits, remixes, regrooves, and every variation of reworking that keeps timeless tracks alive and dancing. From Dimitri From Paris' surgical touch on Chic's "Le Freak" to Jacques Renault's elegant reinterpretations and Futureca...

Hello Groovers, This week marks a historic moment for Liquid Sunshine—our first live broadcast simultaneously on The Face Radio and Trust. FM, two stations united by the same mission: authentic music outside the mainstream, valuing creative freedom and DIY ethos over commercial success. Whether you're listening on The Face (our generation) or Trust (the next generation), the message is the same: m...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is OG disco 12"—but not the mainstream stuff that everyone knows, this is the deep cuts and hot fire that defined the real underground dancefloors. From Kleeer's relentless groove and Loose Joints' raw sexuality to lesser-known heat like Virile Holt's "Hot Love" and Visual's hypnotic funk-disco fusion, these are the tracks that serious collectors hunt fo...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine marks a special moment—our introduction to Trust. FM, a station dedicated to underground dance music, where we now broadcast alongside an incredible roster of programming committed to real music and real vibes. To celebrate, we're diving deep into the raw, uncompromising funk that sits at the foundation of everything underground—the kind that doesn't apo...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is a nightclub set in preparation—groovy new disco sounds built for bodies on the dancefloor, where contemporary edits and remixes breathe new life into classic soul and disco foundations. From Gwen McRae's burning groove through fresh reworks of Patricia Rushen's "Forget Me Nots" and Chic's "I Want Your Love," the mix balances timeless hits with contemp...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is pure tenderness—two hours of slow, beautiful love songs that stop you in your tracks and make you feel everything. From Nina Simone's timeless elegance and Roberta Flack's heart-stopping "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to Barry White's orchestral devotion and contemporary soul from Moonchild and Durand Jones, every track carries that rare qualit...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine explores French Touch and its enduring influence—those signature elements that made the genre unmistakable: spacious basslines that breathe, perfectly chopped disco samples, and that hypnotic sidechaining that makes everything pulse together. From the genre's architects like Cassius, Modjo, and Alan Braxe & Fred Falke to artists who carried the torch for...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is all about the bass—because no matter the genre, the tempo, or the era, it's always about that low-end foundation. From Fela Kuti's relentless Afrobeat groove and Orchestra Latina's Latin funk thump to KiNK's deep house rumble and Henrik Schwarz's hypnotic throb, every track is built on basslines that don't just support the music—they drive it, define...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine replays last night's DJ set—a seamless journey from contemporary funk and nu-disco heat (Smoove & Turrell, Franc Moody, Crazy P) into timeless disco classics that never left the dancefloor. The energy builds through Sister Sledge's "He's The Greatest Dancer" and Loleatta Holloway's euphoric "Love Sensation" before landing in that sweet spot where edits,...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine imagines the perfect stoner movie soundtrack for the modern era—something way beyond Dark Side of the Moon. The journey starts in deep space with spiritual jazz from Emma Jean Thackray and LCSM, flows into funky cosmic grooves from Santana and Manu Dibango, then lands hard on the dancefloor with classic filter house bangers from Armand Van Helden, Junior...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine celebrates the foundations—those undeniable funk classics that everyone knows, loves, and that opened the door for generations of artists to come. From Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft" and Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up" to James Brown's relentless groove commands and Stevie Wonder's "Superstition," these are the tracks that defined what funk could be and...

Hello Groovers, This week's Liquid Sunshine is pure seduction—two hours of sweet, sultry disco and boogie that moves at that perfect slow-burn tempo designed for getting close and staying there. From Barry White's unmistakable bedroom voice on "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" through Sharon Redd's sensual "Love How You Feel" and the silky grooves of Kleeer and Freeez, every track is built for that...

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...