The Funk Foundation

Jason pops back in for an episode after a busy year of ups and downs with a sound track to boot. Expect driving Funk, melancholy hopeful Disco and a few oddities in-between. Keep it sample returns with a very difficult 2024 summer house anthems theme, can you guess the remixers? Manu Dibango - The Panther Killer Mike Dont Let The Devil Fatback Back - I feel real good (DJ Spinna Refrfeak) Alex...

A hefty collection of hard to find funky remixes & bootlegs. Sister Sledge Skeelo Anderson Paak Grand Master Flash & The Furious 5 Nelly Childish Gambino The Rolling Stones Gwen McRae Fat Back Band De La Soul The Whispers Kendrick Lemar Talking Heads Michael Jackson

The Evolution Of Disco (4/4) The penultimate instalment of this docuseries. Emerging from the rubble of the Disco scene, we trace the roots of one of the most influential clubs in Dance music culture, why it was soo successful & the life of its iconic resident, Larry Levan. Scored by the track list of this seminal Discotheque, we look at the songs that channeled the spirit of those early Loft...

The Evolution Of Disco (3/4) Disco begins to blow up! Anthems, iconic artists, world famous nightclubs & celebrity culture. This episode we look at how Disco reached its dizzying heights. We slip under the velvet rope to have a good old rummage through the scandals & stories that made the genre front page news. The question is though, what made it all come tumbling down in a cloud of smoke...

The Evolution Of Disco (2/4) Scorned by the Mafias mistreatment of the gay bars, spurred on by the Stonewall uprising & its legacy, members & allies of the LGBTQ+ community begin to open up their own venues. In the decade that followed 1969 a new scene, a new sound would emerge, that would provide sanctuary, escape & space for celebration in the spite of the world outside. This episode...

The Evolution Of Disco (1/4) Disco is the precursor to House music & Dance culture as we know it. This episode Jason takes the story right back to the roots, as we look at the turbulent birth of the spaces that allowed Disco to come into being. Soundtracked by the songs from the Stonewall juke box & classic Soul & Funk from the 50s & 60s, the story takes us through the trials &...

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Special moments, unrequited love, break ups…… orgasms! The full spectrum, this episode is all about the trials & tribulations of the heart. If you know your 60s music, get your quiz papers out cause keep it sample has some brilliant covers for us to trace back. Jaelen Ngonda - Just Like You Used To Mary J Bridge - Be Happy Upland Mccullough - Bad Company  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathawa...

Scouring the continent, digging through the decades & paying homage to the heritage, this episode is all about Africas Funkiest bands & artists. Jason also talks about Afrobeat, who to watch out for & how it first stepped onto the world stage.  Ibibio Sound Machine - Wanna Come Down  Pasteur Lappe - More Sekkle Movement Eko Roosevelt - Tondoho Mba Boss Ft Kaleta - Wake Up Yea...

The Funk Foundation returns after a long hiatus with the first in a cluster of new episodes. Kicking things off with a good old fashioned rummage through the crates. This episode is a straight up showcase of exactly the kind of mix of eras & genres the show is synonymous with. It feel soo good to be back baby! Abongjar - Just Cool  De La Soul - Rollerskating Jam Called Saturday Hot Chocol...

A selection of edits & remixes inspired by Paris Burning & The Paradise Garage.

Popping one in before the end of the year, Jason hands over the decks to Preston DJ enigma & "Mans Search For Music" host Cheman. Mans Search For Music: https://open.spotify.com/episode/13wZjh8hRHpEfQsYgxVgx6?si=ecba394d976b4879

Jason is back once again with an hour of new plays, keep it sample has gone all UK Garage & Jason digs deep into the 80s club scene & the cultural significance of an all time iconic 80’s anthem.  Ojah & Hugh Masekela - Afro Beat Blues Tina Turner - Bold Soul Sister Sugar Pie De Santo - Soulful Dress Betty Wright - Dance With Me Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers Teddy Penderg...

Prestonian vibe provider Simba steps ups to the decks for the guest mix. Meanwhile Jason has a rare original soul tune to play after finding out who LF System sampled for their club smasher "Afraid to feel". The Poets Of Rhythm - More Mess On My Thing The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau Gabriels - One & Only Genie Brown - Can’t Stop Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free Silk - I Cant Stop (Tur...

After busy couple of months Jason finally pulls his finger out & does another episode, returning with an hour of new plays for the show. Keep It Sample takes a trip down the rabbit hole of modern rap to unveil the main ingredients of what’s been fueling the big hits of the past five years.  Lee Fields & the Expressions - Thinking About You Commodores - I Feel Sanctified Eddie Floyd -...

Jason looks back at the past few months since the final radio episode. Jimmy Castor Bunch - It’s Just Begun (Kool Hertz Remix) The Commodores - Brick House (The Break Beat Junkies “Let it go” edit) Sarah Vaughan Peter Gunn Shirley Ellis - Clapping Song Anish Kumar & Barry Cant Swim - Blackpool Boulevard Jungle - Keep Moving (Dave Lee Edit) Kc & The Sunshine Band - I Get Lifted Cl Smooth &a...

The final episode of the Funk Foundation Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepkQ98sfsceQ M.V.Ps - Turning My Heart Beat Up  The Vet-Vets - I gotta Find Me Somebody The Originals - Suspicion Monophonic’s - Last One Standing Gabriels - Love & Hate In A Different Time Brandy Ft Mc Lyte, Queen Latifa, Yo Yo - Wanna Be Down...

Music thats so Funky it makes you curl your face up. Outkast are providing and extended cut along side a line up of huge funk artists.  Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepkQ98sfsceQ Parliament - Flashlight Fat Larrys Band - Act Like You Know Shirley Lites - Heat You Up Melt You Down Daft Punk - Da Funk  Thundercat -...

The show format gets fully flipped as Jason takes a journey through the foundations of Funk music: Soul, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues & Rock & Roll. Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepkQ98sfsceQ Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack Howling Wolf - Smokestack Lightning Annie Williams - I...

It ain't easy growing up Funky in the 21st century, Funky and Soul hasn't dominated our music culture the way it has in the previous century. So this episode looks at releases from the past 2 decades & where we've been sourcing our new Soul & Funk from. Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepkQ98sfsceQ

A mix up of Genres with well penned lyrics driven by Funk & Soul. Keep it sample returns 60's & 50's hits with rare covers but do you know who sang them originally? New music fro Durand Jones & The Indications. Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepkQ98sfsceQ King Hannibal - The Truth Shall Make You Free Dj Numark - O...

Old school Hip Hop vibes mixed in with Funk & Disco. Keep it sample is back with three rap records made of old 70's Funk & James Brown shows us how to vibe in our extended cut. Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepkQ98sfsceQ Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard Mark Ronson - ooh Wee Pete Rock - They Reminice Over You (Poldoo...

This episode is centred around that era where House music was just emerging in the British underground. Music was a mix match of Soul, Hip Hop, Dance & Electronica - in typical Funk foundation style we take those themes & mix in some new cuts alongside those classics to bring you a generally fun time all round. Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPe...

Its been bloody hot this week in the UK & thats infiltrated this weeks playlist. Were keeping it smooth & easy. Good weather always makes you feel a bit nostalgic so were staying towards the middle of the 20th century. Expect some classics, some covers & even a splash of reggae. Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepk...

Electric Disco hits from the past four decades. As requested by an avid listener, Jason ups the difficulty of “Keep It Sample” so any G-Funk fans out there, this is your time to shine.  Spotify Playlist (Updated Monthly) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zu6KYRKPebNhJogfLZWf7?si=IJG7N_aTROepkQ98sfsceQ Shirley Lites Heat You Up  Prince - Controversy  Jamiriquai - Little L Patrick Co...