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Funky Destination
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Acid Jazz Today 4COMING SOON
Alixia Mistral - "Run Away Or Face The Day" - (2:44) 126 BPM
The Smoke Orchestra - "Henrietta Leavitt And The Cepheids Variables" - (3:22) 110 BPM
Papik & The Soultrend Orchestra - "Nothing Better Than You" (feat Erika Scherlin/Anna Fondi) - (4:49) 84 BPM
Giulio Campagnolo & The Jazz Funkers - "Groove Giallo" - (5:17) 59 BPM
DJ Umbi, Jama Ita & Danny Losito - "The Way We Live" (radio edit) - (4:33) 59 BPM
Soulstance & Jazz 2 More - "Spiritual Session" - (5:23) 120 BPM
Live Tropical Fish - "Mister Man" - (4:05) 86 BPM
The Good Maurice & Belladonna - "Walk By Your Side" - (4:42) 97 BPM
ERIN Collective & Devon Miles - "Same Blood" - (6:45) 131 BPM
Lostinwhite & David Florio - "Don't Wake Me Up" - (5:00) 106 BPM
Fusion Funk Foundation, Lo Greco Bros & Soulstance - "Wine Shop" - (5:59) 92 BPM
Tamashi Pigiama - "Gimme Some Time" - (3:22) 126 BPM
Crystal Glide & Maurizio Sacchi - "Fnky" (radio mix) - (3:08) 60 BPM
Vincenzo Genovese & Liquid Light Music - "Alive" (feat Daniel Dzanta/Nadyne Rush) - (5:17) 109 BPM
Funky Destination - "Mr. Bong" (Louie's Beat Re-work) - (3:40) 110 BPM
Marina Santelli & The Voodoo - "Sing A Simple Song" - (5:22) 88 BPM
LTJ Xperience & Pomante - "Don't Let The System Get You Down" (Regrooved mix) - (7:33) 55 BPM
LAINZ, Black & Brown - "P-Lainz" - (6:23) 91 BPM
Papik & Sea Breeze - "My Favourite Song" (feat Kenneth Bailey) - (3:41) 84 BPM
Alessandro Brunetta - "Mir I Am" (Power version) - (4:41) 108 BPM
Quintetto Lo Greco, Lo Greco Bros & Soulstance - "Sound Of Boogaloo" - (5:03) 84 BPM
David Florio - "No One" - (4:35) 93 BPM
Pomante - "Kick Back" - (3:48) 130 BPM
Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc. Project) - "Ambassador" - (3:21) 53 BPM
Synthear - "Punkache" - (6:04) 86 BPM
IRM 2437
13 Sep 24
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
13 Sep 24
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Croatian producer Vladimir Sivc AKA has been a Timewarp mainstay since 2013, releasing a string of accomplished long-players on a more-or-less yearly basis, but as it's "dedicated to his memory" this one, sadly, will presumably the last. If that's the case though then 'The Sky Seems Funky' is at list a fitting monument to his talents, spanning as it does the full gamut of modern funk - from 60s-style deep funk, via 70s-inspired, Blaxploitation-esque grooves, to more contemporary-sounding concoctions that look to hip-hop and funk-breaks for inspiration. Former single 'The Soulway Players' has lost none of its raw soul energy, but the clear standout for yours truly is 'Crazy Mushroom Blues', a truly irresistible fusion of 60s breaks, furious wah-wah guitar and rap vox.
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TMDG 256
19 Aug 24
Funk
19 Aug 24
Funk
Various
Bebo Best & The Funk Soul Brothers - "Miami Groove" (feat Grafezzy - Koko Chanel & Top 10 Inc. Latin mix) - (3:30) 105 BPM
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IRM 2326
01 Dec 23
Hip Hop/R&B
01 Dec 23
Hip Hop/R&B
Review: Croatia's Vladimir Sivc returns to Sound Exhibitions with a two-track, four-mix EP that pays faithful tribute to the sounds of 70s funk. There's a definite Average White Band/Doobie Brothers-esque feel to 'God's Children', thanks not least to the bed of insistently fluttering guitars on which the whole thing rests. The accompanying 'Bombshell', meanwhile, has a rawer, blacker vibe - indeed, once those flutes start up, you almost expect The Last Poets to start rapping over the top! Both served up with matching Extended Mixes, either cut could slip neatly into old school funk sets without anyone batting an eyelid, which is no mean feat.
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SE 1108
28 Nov 23
Funk
28 Nov 23
Funk
Timewarp / Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: As previously mentioned on these pages, Timewarp Music's latest compilation comes in four volumes. This week, following #funk, #disco and #tropicaldub installments, we're in a #downtempo mood as label boss Timewarp Inc gathers together 16 very fine jams from the lower-paced side of the street. Highlights for yours truly include the hazy, driftaway neo-psych of Niles Philips' 'Hidden In A Starfield', the simple reggae groove of Groove Monkz's 'Promised Land' and Zamali's Massive Attack-like 'Zamali' but with influences spanning Balearica, trip-hop, jazz fusion and more, there's plenty to enjoy here for those that are watching their BPMs...
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TMDG 249D
24 Nov 23
Balearic/Downtempo
24 Nov 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Timewarp / Various
Review: Timewarp Music's 'Freestyle 4 Funk' series reaches its ninth installment, which (somewhat confusingly) comes in four volumes, subtitled #funk, #disco, #tropicaldub and #downtempo. This is the #tropicaldub selection, for which you can essentially read 'reggae and dub' as label regulars like Prosper & Stabfinger, DJ Laurel, Vito Lalinga, Funky Destination and of course head honcho Timewarp Inc step up to pay tribute to the sound of JA - while still allowing, as with the #funk volume, plenty of scope for fusions with other styles, be they Latin (see DJ Laurel's 'Sambafunk'), Afro (see Lalinga's 'Vrye Denke') or hip-hop and breaks (see P&S's 'Popping The Clutch'), not to mention one fine slab of straight-up funk (Zamali's 'Kings & Queens') and, in the form of 'Simoon', the obligatory weirded-out closer...
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TMDG 249C
17 Nov 23
Funk
17 Nov 23
Funk
Review: Funky Destination is Croatian producer Vladimir Sivc. He's most closely associated with Greece's Timewarp Music and Kraak labels, with whom he has a release CV dating back to the late 00s, but made his Sound Exhibitions debut with 'I Wanna Love Ya' earlier this year. Now he returns to the Italian imprint with 'Toxic Lady, an instrumental jam that fuses raw 70s-style funk with haunting, Morricone-esque Western soundtrack vibes. The Original and Nasty mixes don't differ hugely but the latter is just a little bit more driving and energetic, while a Radio Edit completes the package.
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SE 1100
12 Nov 23
Funk
12 Nov 23
Funk
Various
Marco Cecamore (aka DJ Marco Cec) & Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc. Project) - "I Miss You Blu" - (4:51) 103 BPM
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IRM 2317
09 Nov 23
Balearic/Downtempo
09 Nov 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Timewarp / Various
Review: Volume 9 in the series, so regular buyers should have a pretty good idea what to expect by now! For the uninitiated, it's perhaps worth stressing the 'freestyle' part of the title: no mere slavish pastiches of 70s-style funk, the 16 tracks here expand that original blueprint to encompass influences from hip-hop, house, breaks, Afrobeat, reggae and jazz. Highlights for this reviewer include the stuttered jazz-hop of Djazz.OrgOnite's 'Yo Sco', Umbo's fast and furious 'Foolin' Around' and label boss Timewarp Inc's own 'Not Bad Disco' - ironically one the album's most trad-style offerings - but you'll find your own for sure.
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TMDG 249A
03 Nov 23
Funk
03 Nov 23
Funk
Various
Bebo Best & The Funk Soul Brothers - "Miami Groove" (feat Grafezzy - Koko Chanel & Top 10 Inc. Latin mix) - (3:30) 105 BPM
Played by: Umbo
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IRM 2290
14 Aug 23
Funk
14 Aug 23
Funk
Papik, The Soultrend Orchestra, Micky More & Andy Tee - "King Of The Dancefloor" (Micky More & Andy Tee radio edit) - (3:44) 123 BPM
The Soultrend Orchestra & Papik - "Spread Your Love Around" (feat Randy Roberts - Ricky Birickyno radio edit mix) - (3:41) 120 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
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IRM 2272
11 Jul 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Jul 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Antonio Venuti & Mr.Goaty vs Nick Morris - "Leap In The Dark" (Nick's Funk Old School mix) - (6:48) 124 BPM
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KRO 00277
30 Jun 23
Deep House
30 Jun 23
Deep House
Various
The Soultrend Orchestra & Papik - "It's Gonna Be Alright" (feat Frankie Lovecchio - Ricky Birickyno Classic remix edit) - (4:37) 120 BPM
Andrew De La Foix & Angela Johnson - "Royal" (Jay Caruso Classic Soulful radio mix) - (3:45) 123 BPM
DJ Paulo Leite - "Leaving" (feat Cool Sunshine/Ana Souls - Paolo Faz Attack rework radio) - (4:06) 124 BPM
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IRM 2262
06 Jun 23
Funky/Club House
06 Jun 23
Funky/Club House
Review: Ever-prolific Croatian producer Vladimir Sivc AKA Funky Destination, a regular on the likes of Timewarp Music, Kraak Records and Cold Busted, returns with what (if we're counting correctly) is at least his eighth album in 10 years. His music's spanned a range of styles including funk, breaks and Balearica over the years, but 'Bless Da Planet' finds him firmly in reggae and dub mode - and pulling it all off with surprising aplomb. Sivc may be no Bob Marley, Lee Scratch or Toots Hibbert, but this album's every bit as convincing as those "regional heroes"-type reggae bands you tend to stumble across by accident on Sunday afternoons at festivals, and that's no mean feat. Worth investigating for sure.
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TMDG 238
05 May 23
Roots/Lovers Rock
05 May 23
Roots/Lovers Rock
IRMA Records / Various
Review: Like its predecessor, 'Urban Grooves 2' takes a deep dive into the vast vaults of IRMA Records, resurfacing with a 30-track set of "urban funk breaks dub hip-hop beats". In practice, that means a mix of head-nodding, slow-motion disco-funk (see the various contributions by hypno-disco king LTJ Xperience), rubbery jazz-funk-goes-dub disco workouts (Vito Lalinga), toe-tapping, sample-heavy instrumental hip-hop (Ice One), Latin-flecked downtempo grooves (Lo Greco Bros and Flow Bop), sumptuous neo-soul (Orange Factory), and wah-wah guitar sporting deep funk (The Smoke Orchestra). Equal parts club-ready and sofa-friendly, 'Urban Grooves 2' is a uniformly entertaining and life-affirming compilation.
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IRM 2252
18 Apr 23
Funky/Club House
18 Apr 23
Funky/Club House
Review: Three mixes to choose from of this belter from Croatia's Vladimic Sivc - better known as Funky Destination, in which guise he's released seven albums in the past 10 years. In its Original form, 'The Soulway Players' has male gospel backing vox, diva shouts namechecking Memphis, New Orleans, Chicago and New York, and most importantly a sense of repressed energy - like the club's gonna go crazy any second now, which means it'll be a great set-builder. The Extended Mix gives the fuzz guitar more room to breathe while Louie's House Mix sticks a 4/4 kick underneath, but in pleasingly subtle fashion.
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TMDG 236
17 Mar 23
Funk
17 Mar 23
Funk
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IDA 234
13 Jan 23
Funky/Club House
13 Jan 23
Funky/Club House
Various
Sarah Jane Morris & Papik - "Hold On To Love" (Micky More & Andy Tee remix radio edit) - (4:12) 99 BPM
Played by: The Allergies
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IRM 2226
06 Jan 23
Jazz
06 Jan 23
Jazz
Review: With the words 'funky' and 'soul' appearing in the artist name and title you kind of know what to expect here, and rest assured there's no need to call in the Advertising Standards people because this long-player from Croatian producer Funky Destination, brought to you by Timewarp Music, does precisely what it says on the proverbial tin. Opening with the languid but hefty groove of 'I Don't Want You No More', the album operates largely at the more soulful end of the funk spectrum, veering occasionally into jazzier or more cinematic territory, with squalling Hammonds and sax much in evidence throughout. Vocals are by and large limited to looped samples but don't let that put you off - what you've got here are 49 minutes of real-deal shizzle that should scratch that funk itch for sure.
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TMDG 232
02 Dec 22
Funk
02 Dec 22
Funk