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Funk Hunk
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BB 218
03 May 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 May 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
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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
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
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
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SPA 210
24 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Jun 22
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
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
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
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
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WDR 0222017
01 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
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WDR 022
17 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Feelin' HotEXCLUSIVE
Review: Despite the name Funk Hunk is displaying some pretty foxy legs on the sleeve of "Feelin Hot". In fact he's rustled up some seriously sassy sounds here too. Three servings of prime late-70s and early-80s boogie is the order of the day, starting with the Rick James-esque title track, which tightens up the original ever so slightly by adding a few sharper edits and loops. Next "Don't' Stop Believin'" is smooth as a gnat's chuff disco-soul of the highest order and finally "It's Friday Night" wraps things up perfectly with the Junior-style sharp UK funk vibes. Slick!
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HS 007
05 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, MR ABSOLUTT, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Gradient Logic
Review: The name Funk Hunk conjures up images of blow-waved '70s medallion men in cream slacks and opulent chest hair. It's only fitting then, that this Denver disco don utilises the very music such funk hunks boogied to. Here he presents three fresh new re-edits that don't mess about: "La Je Taime" is all soft focus loops with slap bass and spacey vibes, "Next To Harlem" boasts a bassline very reminiscent of Fat Larry's Band's "Act Like You Know" and "Heaven" loops prime mid '80s soul grooves at their finest. Finally the tight, minimal funk of the "Labour Of Love" dub really shines here.
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HB 016
22 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Frankee More, FINGERMAN, Dr Packer, Mr Chombee, Kiu D, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tonbe, Evil Smarty, DJ P-SOL, Shit Hot Soundsystem, 80's Child, Funky Boogie Brothers, Funk Hunk, Wonkar, DJ Snatch, Bakerman, Bad Barbie, Funk Fusion, Buggin' Out, Mash Masters, ElectroGorilla, Charlie brown superstar
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184112014
04 Dec 14
Breakbeat
04 Dec 14
Breakbeat
Various
Night Of The Living Edits Vol 1EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Valique, Jad & The, Juno Recommends Disco, Moustache Love, Alien Disco Sugar (Leonidas DeeJay), Shit Hot Soundsystem, Marathon Edits, 80's Child, Funk Hunk, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Bad Barbie
Review: To help turn a Halloween house party into something like the Rocky Horror Show or Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, let Nude_isco's Night Of The Living Edits scare those trick-or-treaters away. There's jamming horror P-funk from Swifft Edits, '80s pop, rock and disco from 80s Child, a floor-filling edit of Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer", and some Afrika Bambaataa inspired electro from Funk Hunk - with plenty more shocks and horrors to devour.
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NUUD 005
20 Oct 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Oct 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Tales From The City Vol 4EXCLUSIVE
Played by: B-Jam, DAVE GERRARD, JimmyTheTwin, Vincent Inc, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Superbreak, Voodoocuts, Juno Recommends Disco, Richard Rossa, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), TURNTILL, Jay Ru, D-Funk, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Alien Disco Sugar (Leonidas DeeJay), KS French, Black Amex, VinylAddicted, CHEZZ, 80's Child, Voodoo Whiskey, Funk Sinatra, Editor's Kutz, PHILLY VANILLI (We Mean Disco!!)
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DD 016
21 Feb 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Feb 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
You've Been ReplacedEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Richard Rossa
Review: It's a real battle here for the winner of the 'slickest name award' with re-edit act Black Amex giving it a commendable shot. However, it's gotta be the Funk Hunk who bags the prize for sheer daftness alone. The music's the real winner though, a draw to be precise, with the tough-love electro boogie of "You've Been Replaced" perfectly complementing the quirky funk of "Wake Up". A win-win situation.
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HS 003
28 Oct 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Oct 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
