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Funk Hunk
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SPC 094
22 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Fran Deeper's Spa in Disco label is now 11 years old. To celebrate, the popular nu-disco imprint has unveiled this celebratory compilation. Andy Buchan gets things going in fine style via the mid-tempo nu-disco-meets-classic-house flex of 'House Party (Disco Version)', before Chewy Rubs drops some Soundstream-esque loopy disco-house ('Feel Good Factor') and Frank Virgilo takes a similar tack on 'Never Too Late'. From then on, it's a joyous sprint to the finish, with hands-aloft outings courtesy of Funk Hunk and others being joined by killer cuts courtesy of Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel (the rubbery bass guitar-propelled 'Funk Supreme'), Hiva & Funky Junkie (the hard-wired disco-funk of 'Hola') and Shakavoy (the party-starting 'Get Funky').
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SPA 310
17 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
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SPC 088
10 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Nick Jay, Jean Luc, Block & Crown - "Let This Shine" (feat Rion S - Block & Crown radio edit) - (2:57) 126 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
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LWFNDC 19
27 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Andy Buchan
Review: Five solid re-edits here from modestly-monikered Denver, Colorado native Funk Hunk. First in line for the razorblade and Scotch tape treatment is Nile Rodgers' 'Yum-Yum' from 1983, followed by Melba Moore's 'Pick Me Up I'll Dance' from 1978, which gets a fairly radical instrumental makeover. The Hunkster then jumps forward in time to Hercules & Love Affair's 'Blind' from 2008, before blasting us in the face with some full-on 80s nostalgia in the form of Murray Head's 'One Night In Bangkok' and then revisiting Total's chipmunk vox from Ma$e's 1997 hip-hop jam 'What You Want'.
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HS 023
29 Jul 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Jul 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
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DW 097
06 Jul 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Jul 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Juno Recommends Disco, MANUEL COSTELA, FRAN DEEPER, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Two complimentary but contrasting cuts make up this latest offering from Denver disco don Funk Hunk, which is brought to you by Rayko's Rare Wiri label. In the red corner we have the pure boogie vibes of 'Piece Of Candy' itself, which sounds so authentically early 80s that it would HAS to be a re-edit, though we can find no evidence of an original existing anywhere! Meanwhile in the blue corner we have 'Proposition', an altogether funkier affair that calls to mind Zapp or Cameo but turns out to be a (considerably slowed-down) rework of a Bar Kays cut from 1982.
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RW 187
27 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: 80s soul and boogie meet extended chunks of sampled movie dialogue on this three-tracker from Denver's Rob Halgren, AKA Funk Hunk, which is brought to you by Rayko's Rare Wiri imprint. The title track loops up a midpaced boogie groove ("don't stop ever loving me") with a bite from 'Dirty Dancing', while the Kimberly Phat-vocalled 'When You Love Me' drops the pace yet further and leads us to the boudoir before more 'Dirty Dancing' bites make their presence felt on male-vocalled soul jam 'Two Passing Strangers'. Boogie lovers will lap it all up, but 'When You Love Me' stands out for yours truly.
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RW 152
06 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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HS 018
13 May 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 May 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Mark Picchiotti & JKriv - "Cryin' Out For Help" (feat Lisa Millett - Mark's Help Me dub) - (6:00) 122 BPM
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LWFNKDH 15
28 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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PCR 033
18 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Kraak & Smaak, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, Jazzman Wax, Joji Chissu
Review: If it's more trad-style, 70s/80s-sounding funk, disco and boogie grooves you're after, then you could do a lot worse, this week, than check for this four-track sampler from And Friends, the Bucharest-based "funk, disco and jackin' house" label headed up by Ezirk. The label boss is joined by Hotmood for the lively lil' roller that is 'Tremendo Boogaloo', before it's over to Ken@Work, who brings us the boogie-tastic 'Sit Back And Unwind'. Lup Ino's 'Secrets Of Your Mind' then brings the authentic crushed velvet suit vibes, before Funk Hunk's dense, percussive 'Freak With Me' plays us out.
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AFR 026
05 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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HS 017
01 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Catch YourselfEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: Opening with some proficient slap bass, 'Catch Yourself' finds Denver's Funk Hunk paying tribute to the sounds of the 70s with an unusual cocktail of raw funk bass and reedy analogue synths that have something of a kitsch-y, sitcom theme kinda feel. C Da Afro's remix concentrates on the second half of that equation while injecting just a hint of tropical/Latin vibes, before the EP's completed by bonus cut 'Come Get It', a no-nonsense dancefloor workout made up primarily of two fluttering funk geetars playing in a 'call and response' pattern - it's a simple affair, but that riff doesn't half get stuck in your head...
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HS 016
19 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Black Hawks of Panama, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Martin Brodin, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan
Review: Rare Wiri's 'Retro Future Disco' series, launched in 2016, reaches its third installment - and with 10 tracks on offer, many of them coming from scene big-hitters like Alkalino, Ilya Santana, C Da Afro, Andy Buchan and of course label boss Rayko, nu-disco lovers will be salivating already! Generally speaking it's synth-tastic grooves inspired by Italo and cosmic disco that lead the charge here - though, given the talent roster, you'd expect a certain degree of stylistic variety, and you'll find such in Buchan's rawer, more funk-leaning 'Family Kings' and the soulful vibes of The Beatbroker's 'Belong 2 Me'.
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RW 124
27 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Rob Halgren is resident DJ at Denver nightclub Neon Baby, and as Funk Hunk specialises in repurposing vintage funk, disco and boogie grooves for contemporary dancefloors. With 22 tracks on offer, there's no space here to identify the source material for every one - it'd also be a fool's errand, because he's dug admirably deep and most would have us beat anyway! But what you end up with is a magazine full of fresh ammo for your funk machine gun, with the emphasis on fat-ass basslines and handclaps while the vocals range from sweet female harmonies to blues-y male growls. Worth investigating for sure.
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HS 015
11 Jun 21
Funk
11 Jun 21
Funk
Solid Gold Edits Vol 2EXCLUSIVE
Review: A second 'Solid Gold Edits' collection here from Funk Hunk, and the Denver, Colorado native has done a great job of avoiding any obvious sources: 'She's Got To Be' bites Jerry Knight's 1982 jazz-funk/boogie gem 'She's Got To Be (A Dancer)' but that's about as much as we can tell you! Across the album's eight tracks, boogie and white-socked 80s soul have clearly provided the most obvious inspiration, but there's room, too, for excursions into rawer funk territory on cuts like 'Plastic Saddle' and 'Jungle Music'. 'I Choose You', with its phat 80s bassline and Janet Jackson-like vocal, is particularly worthy of your attention.
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HS 014
20 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Julian Sanza, FINGERMAN, Rayko, Soulfuledge, Andy Buchan, FRAN DEEPER, Paul Older
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SPA 100
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Solid Gold EditsEXCLUSIVE
Review: There's no shortage of disco re-edit collections on the market right now, so props to Funk Hunk for doing things a little differently! Where most re-editors will simply loop up a track's most familiar sections and whack a 4/4 kick underneath, Funk Hunk takes almost the opposite approach, often all but abandoning the original vocal and teasing out the instrumental sections instead. What you end up with are nine cuts that, in many cases, are naggingly familiar before you've quite realised why, with sources including Phyllis Hyman, Frankie Smith, Love & Kisses, Gepy & Gepy, Vicky D and, coming right up to date, Daft Punk. A welcome break from the re-edit norm.
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HS 013
02 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
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HS 012
22 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Javi Frias, Jayl Funk, Ash Reynolds, Tonbe, Rayko, SUNNER SOUL, Monsieur Van Pratt, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, FRAN DEEPER, Qwestlife
Review: Denver-based Funk Hunk has never been the most prolific of re-editors, though his sporadic releases tend to be decent. There's plenty to set the pulse racing on "Hunk's Got The Answer", his first outing for Danny Worrall's Masterworks Music label. Check first the gnarled disco-rock camp of "Get Up", before admiring the elastic slap-bass motifs at the heart of loopy disco-house workout "Gotcha". "Hunk's Got The Answer" is a languid, tastefully tweaked rearrangement of an obscure, jazz guitar-laden deep disco treat, while "Take A Little More" is a cut-up, house style edit of a bona fide disco anthem. As if that lot wasn't enough to get your pulse racing, "Wot" sees our hunky hero successfully rework a Tom Tom Club style slice of low-slung NYC headiness.
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MMD 090
24 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: An 11-track compilation of modern day funk and disco here from Norway's Walking Disco stable. While Rayko and C Da Afro are both represented, the emphasis generally is on lesser-known names, but there's still plenty of quality on offer. Fingerman conjures the classier, jazzier end of 80s boogie nicely on 'Mind Fonk', while equally convincing are the mid-70s velvet-suited disco vibes of Disco Funk Spinner's 'Fascinating Strike'. Funk Hunk apes classic Moroder on 'After Dark', while label owner Saskin S bookends the collection with two slow-moving funk jams, 'Yes, You Know I'm Right' and 'My Pnoop'. Classy stuff.
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WDR 0332019
11 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
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AMM 191
19 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
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HS 011
28 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: For their latest foray into party-starting re-edit territory, Handshakes has turned to label stalwart fiend Funk Hunk (he's so dreamy) and Ammo Recordings regular Felipe Avalar. The hunky one steps up first, first doffing a cap to stab-heavy late '90s disco-house and the sparkling "Should Have Known Better", before surging even further towards peak-time territory via the sharp edits, bumping disco loops and Chic style guitar passages of "Wear It Out". As for Felipe Avelar, he serves up the beefed-up, arpeggio-heavy disco-funk of "Lovely" (seemingly a rework of a particularly cool and fresh, early '80s anthem), before joining forces with Dafunkeetomato to turn a Salsoul synth-disco classic into a bumping chunk of cheery house goodness.
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HS 010
23 Feb 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Feb 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Walk On ByEXCLUSIVE
Review: Denver's Funk Hunk may not be the hardest-working man in the re-edit scene, though he's certainly amongst the most productive. Happily, it seems that regardless of the frequency of his releases, the producer's famed high quality threshold remains intact. Certainly, this latest EP contains some real dancefloor bombs. Particularly impressive is his affectionately stuttering, heavily chopped-up tweak of T-Connection disco-funk shuffler "Time is Short", which revolves around the manipulation of a wealth of short, sweet samples. Elsewhere, Raydio's decidedly Balearic, sun-kissed boogie-funk jam "Until The Morning Comes" gets transformed into a rolling chunk of midtempo disco-house, while D-Train's sweet cover of all-time classic "Walk On By" is given a strings-and-synth heavy makeover that wisely emphasizes Hubert Eaves III's original instrumentation.
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HS 009
19 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Funkier Than ThatEXCLUSIVE
Review: As we've learned in the past the Funk Hunk likes muscle, lots of disco muscle. His edits are never weak. So it's business as usual on Funkier Than That, his latest selection of edits. There are four cuts here to get up and down to. "Funkier Than That" is a snappy, Minneapolis-style majestic funker, "Pushin' On" is perky synth-pop and "Making Love" is fast, sweaty and a thrill a minute. Lastly "YYT Shake (Funk Hunk remix)" is a cool slice of vintage B-Boy hip-hop.
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HS 008
07 Jun 17
Funk
07 Jun 17
Funk
