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Party Breaks Vol 11EXCLUSIVE
Review: Well, thank God for the Tru Funk label, because without them pushing their collaborative mini-comps we'd be living in a world without the sample-heavy side of breakbeat. This is all strictly mash-up material, blending everything from soul to disco and hip-hop in the process. BadboE's "Get Ready Shorty", for example, has got Busta Rhymes' inimitable roar riding over an intricate bundle of funk samples, while "Where's The Party" from Chudy manages to create a deliciously vintage cocktail out of early-era rap and nu-school breaks. Whatever the flavor, you know Tru Funk will deliver. Party-starters, the lot of them!
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TF 55
25 Sep 17
Breakbeat
25 Sep 17
Breakbeat
City FunkEXCLUSIVE
Review: There's been a gaping hole in the world of cheeky mash up scamps since Australian melodic breaks hero DJ Axe entered radio silence a couple of years ago. Now he has chosen to re-establish his party boogie transmissions through the medium of an LP called City Funk. There are 14 new works to ingest; enough to provide sustenance to a millions house parties for years to come. Highlights include the sunny go-go influenced title track, the blissful cascading synth funk of "Bells" and the totally cool vintage breakdance joy of "Push 'Em Up".
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TF 53
30 May 16
Breakbeat
30 May 16
Breakbeat
Various
Played by: BMD, DUBRA, Trotter, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, TOSSES, TURNTILL, Funky Boogie Brothers
Review: It's a great sign of the state of music when the tenth installment of Tru Funk's Tasty Beats series, which normally features about five tunes, boasts 21 fresh new cuts! It's a veritable feast of party mash-up bangers, with something for everyone. Highlights include the funky Khia/Snoop blend of "Gangsta Lick", the cut-up electro-funk of "Golden Ass" and the hands-in-the-air Stevie Wonder madness of "Party Like We Do".
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TF 52
31 Dec 15
Breakbeat
31 Dec 15
Breakbeat
Fonkee MuzikEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Rory Hoy
Review: Heavyweight Hoy returns to Tru Funk with another clutch of instant party-slappers. "Fonkee Muzik" is a game of two distinct halves: the breezy early 90s rave pads and breaks and a deadly JB-style funk hook. It's an interesting blend that works incredibly well. Further on we douse ourselves in glitter for the unfettered disco dynamite of both "Filtered Luv" and "Disco Hood". "The Love We Have" closes the show on a full emotional vocal tip that's not dissimilar to Pilooski's Frankie Valli edit a few years back. Lovely.
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TF 50
23 Nov 15
Breakbeat
23 Nov 15
Breakbeat
Various
Tasty Beats Vol 7EXCLUSIVE
Review: Should Eminem and Lenny Kraviz appear on stage together there's a good chance Essex Groove's amalgamation of sampled rap and breakbeat rock heard on "Ass Like The American Woman" is what it would sound like. Horror hip hop funk takes over on Witzky's "I'm A Train" while the bassline of El Bomba's cut is as freak as a mother f******. Phased out funk and horns is the Funky Boogie Brothers "My Daddy Funky", while Slugware has more licks of bass than a '60s Rolling Stones LP.
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TF 46
31 Mar 15
Breakbeat
31 Mar 15
Breakbeat
BBoys BoogieEXCLUSIVE
Review: Polish nu-funk and broken jazz imprint Tru Funk comes through with yet another newcomer, and boy do they get it spot-on each and every damn time! CJ Plus delivers five break-ridden, old-school joints packed with enough grit to have your teeth shattered in no time. There's a distinct hip-hop twang about these tracks, particularly on "Make Your Rhyme" and on title track "Bboy's Boogie", two sample-driven piledrivers that wouldn't sound out of place in a RUN DMC-themed evening at your local discotheque. Wet and wild, fresh and mashed-up.
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TF 45
16 Feb 15
Breakbeat
16 Feb 15
Breakbeat
Various
Nu Party Breaks: Essential SelectionEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Chudy, Trotter, Breakbeat Paradise Recordings, Dusty Tonez, Wiccatron, Funky Boogie Brothers, Relative Dimensions
Review: Tru Funk are bona fide bringers of beats to soundtrack any good house party and this Essential Selection of Nu Party Break brings together a complete playlist for Saturday night. A whole load of scratching, sampling and cutting comes from DJs AKA, Axe, Kid Stretch and Rudd and Skandi, while it ain't only new school with more traditional funk jams coming from BMD's "Bad Man". There's also some Daft Punk-meets-DJ Shadow-meets-Stevie Wonder action on Funkanomics "One More Headache", while Funky Boogie Brothers bring back the big beat fun with "Street Jam" - and that's not even the half of it!
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TF 40
31 Jul 14
Breakbeat
31 Jul 14
Breakbeat
Various
Tasty Beats Vol 2EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Dancehall/Ragga, TURNTILL, Sammy Senior, D-Funk, Tom Showtime, Relative Dimensions, DJ Blue Funk
Review: Tru Funk have cooked up yet another funk feast, and there's plenty at the table for everyone. Maars kicks off proceedings with a skank-soaked ode to Biggie's "Machine Gun Funk". Chudy, meanwhile, presses the disco button with a series of well-known disco licks and piano hooks. Further on we find Shaka Loves You fusing Stevie Wonder and DJ Kool with infectious results and we get lively to Mako & Mr Bristow's firing Motown jungle flavours. Finally Warson maintains the 170 vibe for the EP climax as "Feel Good" rolls with sizzling soulful charm. Yummy.
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TF 37
28 Apr 14
Breakbeat
28 Apr 14
Breakbeat
Don't StopEXCLUSIVE
Review: Polish producer Warson has been providing funk-minded breakbeat heads with formidable dancefloor fare since 2011. Here, he pops up on his own Tru Funk imprint with another trio of tried-and-tested floorfillers. "Louder" kicks things off in style, lacing cut-up horns, funk vocal samples and bubbling electronics over a bass-heavy midtempo breakbeat-funk groove. "Love Theme" ups the tempo, basing the action around a classic loose-but-tight breakbeat rhythm. Musically, it has a richer and more expansive feel, with bouncy pianos, sharp strings and fluid funk guitars perfectly accompanying the two prominent vocal samples. He really lets loose on "Happy Song", a jump-up drum and bass roller built around samples from a heavyweight '70s funk rock jam.
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TF 36
04 Apr 14
Breakbeat
04 Apr 14
Breakbeat
Strikes BackEXCLUSIVE
Review: Having previous dabbled in Tupac bootlegs and issued a hefty LP in celebration of his 24th birthday, Polish music producer and DJ Warson returns focusing his populist approach to the breaks genre on the original space opera Star Wars. There's 11 tracks here all marrying familiar, if heavily tweaked, vocal samples with celebratory hip-hop and house production. Guaranteed to keep you partying well into 2104!
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TF 33
16 Dec 13
Funky/Club House
16 Dec 13
Funky/Club House
Various
Nu Party Breaks Vol 9EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Spinforth, Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Roast Beatz, Chudy, Manmade / CMC-Silenta, Zamali, Badboe, Trotter, Voodoocuts, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Funk, Rory Hoy, Ez Icarus
Review: Nu-funk barons Tru Funk commission 15 brand new blends for your party pleasure. Calling up familiar friends and new faces alike, it's yet another reminder of the Polish imprint's clout. Highlights abound but be sure to digest the slap-bass fusion of Funkanomic's Marvin Gaye homage "One More Headache", Morlack's '80s synth smelting of Zhane's "Groove Thang" and Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman" and Roy Hoy / Unknown DJ's mindblowing cauldron of Fatboy Slim, James Brown and Public Enemy on "Xpress Your Big Stuff". Serious floor fire, Tru Funk always deliver.
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TF 31
28 Oct 13
Breakbeat
28 Oct 13
Breakbeat
Let's Groove On!EXCLUSIVE
Review: Monster debut album alert! Having demonstrated his skills both as a solo artist and in heavyweight co-lab duties with Warson for several years, Polish party jammer Chudy unleashes his first long player. A tight combo of tried and tested bangers and brand new material, Let's Groove On! shows Chudy at his most extensive and flavourful. From the evangelistic "Looking For Somebody" to the softer '80s soul of "In The Club" via block-rocking hip-hop homages such as "Hot Guitar" and filtered funk slammers like "Everybody", no party stone is left unturned, no corner of the dancefloor is left unattended. A highly accomplished long player.
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TF 28
22 Jul 13
Breakbeat
22 Jul 13
Breakbeat
Various
Nu Party Breaks Vol 7EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Chudy, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Funky House, Rory Hoy, Ez Icarus, Warson, Dusty Tonez
Review: Six massive party flavours from the Tru Funk fam, and six massive reasons to be a very smiley DJ. As always with these collections, the funk gamut is well and truly run by the label's expert team. From slouchy, horn-tickled hip-hop flavours (Fajita Funk's "Edwin's Phat Man") to sprightly, unashamed disco juice (Warson's "Fool Me") via the more current, glitch-inspired nu-funky booty business (Max Revolt's "Ghetto Fever" and Rory Hoy's "Mighnight Pizza"). A spotless set, as always, from Tru Funk.
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TF 27
24 Jun 13
Breakbeat
24 Jun 13
Breakbeat
Various
Nu Party Breaks Vol 6EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Roast Beatz, Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Funk, Morlack, TURNTILL, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove, Radical Mixtape
Review: Flying the nu-funk flag loudly and proudly, Polish imprint Tru Funk hit number six in their highly collectable bootleg and bass jam series. It's instantly business as usual as we hit Cez14 and Dastardly Kuts' Supremes/David Morales blend "Keep Me Hanging". Elsewhere we find DJ Czech taking Jay Ski and the Quad City DJs and giving them a sexy low-swung bass treatment on "Sky Train". We see Lebroski & Delimentary taking lead from Afrojack with a classic b-boy sample and showing him how it's done properly. Morlack, however, steals the show with a fine rendition of De La Soul and Chaka Khan's "All Good".
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TF 25
22 Apr 13
Breakbeat
22 Apr 13
Breakbeat
Funky Beats & Re EditsEXCLUSIVE
Played by: BMD, Chudy, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Killer Funk Records USA, Breakbeat Paradise Recordings, TURNTILL, Ez Icarus, Warson, Essex Groove
Review: Tru Funk have taken the nu-funk ball and run so far with it they're in a stadium four towns over. This debut full lengther from fellow Polish party starter BMD is a fine example; a collection of his previous buzz-rubs and a few newies thrown in for good measure, it's all about the booties and beef-ups. All presented in a bulbous mid-tempo breaks style, highlights include a respectfully muscular reboot of Jamie Lidell's "Feels Good", a heads-down 80s synth funk shuffle ("Off The Catwalk") and a salacious twist on Scissor Sisters with Bootsy-level slap bass freakiness ("Yo Mama").
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TF 24
18 Mar 13
Breakbeat
18 Mar 13
Breakbeat
Various
Nu Party Breaks Vol 5EXCLUSIVE
Played by: BMD, Chudy, DJ AKA (Funk Moguls), Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, DJ Axe, Morlack, Ez Icarus, Bialson Hajsy
Review: Polish party people Tru Funk continue to champion the very best of the smile-inducing nu-funk scene with this eight tracker that provides plenty of new party breaks. DJ AKA goes for the fun jugular with "Funky Horns" coming across like KC & The Sunshine band back from the musical gym. Hiphoppapotamus gives Curtis Mayfield a post-dubstep going over in "Curtis Is Dangerous", while elsewhere Dizzee Rascal finds his 'Sirens' welded to some vintage funk in Morlack's "Imagination, KRS-One has his sound of da police beefed up with tough breaks by Tosses & Varvez and Warson provides some heavily filtered and tweaked 80s soul-style fun.
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TF 23
18 Feb 13
Breakbeat
18 Feb 13
Breakbeat
Nu Party Breaks Vol 4EXCLUSIVE
Played by: BMD, Chudy, Actual Sounds, Justin Johnson, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Ez Icarus, Telephunken, Father Funk
Review: Got your freak flag? Well fly it high, baby, Tru Funk are kicking off the year with five slick and simple nu funk nuggets that ooze sample magic while riding with their own original flavour. Label newcomer Bezum ignites proceedings with a fruity flute jam while Father Funk follows in hot pursuit on a smoother west coast style attitude and a very sneaky vocal sample. Funkanizer provide the halftime sounds with a wah-wah guitar-snapping block party joint while Robinson Groove and Telephunken bring up the rear, the former boasting a flute-fuelled p-funk homage, the latter a brazen Hammond basher. Each one of them will set your floor off in style.
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TF 21
07 Jan 13
Breakbeat
07 Jan 13
Breakbeat
Various
Nu Party Breaks Vol 3EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Chudy, All Good Funk Alliance, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Sard Boogie, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Dastardly Kuts, Killer Funk Records USA, DJ Axe, Rory Hoy, D-Funk, Ez Icarus, Telephunken, Barrio Jazz Gang, Mashed Up Funk
Review: There ain't no party like a Tru Funk Nu Party! Seriously now, not even S-Club could match the supersize funk flavours this label have been dishing up this year, and this latest compendium is no exception. Highlights include Sammy Senior's overhaul of Nelly's "Country Grammar", Lakeshore Drive's super laidback Q-Tipper "Funk'n Outta Bounds" and DJ Axe's percussion heavy sample-fest "Funky Town". Tru Funk have excelled themselves on this package.
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TF 19
22 Oct 12
Breakbeat
22 Oct 12
Breakbeat
24EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Chudy, Badboe, Trotter, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Funky House, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Warson, Telephunken, Bialson Hajsy
Review: Ah, this is what we like to see: an album dedicated to Kiefer Sutherland's nail-biting anti-terrorist series 24. Can't quite see how raw-assed party bombs, funk bullets and cheeky bootlegs relate to the ongoing mission of keeping the western world safe? It's simple. Take some time to study the dirrty south chants and upbeat Rhodes flavours of "Boogie On Tape", the razor-sharp riddim of the previously-released D&B-driven Tupac dedication "Snake Faces", or indeed the high-flying disco delight of Jenny Burton booty "Number One".... If these don't reflect the same killer instinct and ruthless efficiency as Jack Bauer, nothing will.
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TF 18
17 Sep 12
Breakbeat
17 Sep 12
Breakbeat
Various
Nu Party Breaks Vol 1EXCLUSIVE
Played by: DJ Rudd, Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Chudy, Trotter, DJ AKA (Funk Moguls), Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Dastardly Kuts, DJ Axe, D-Funk, Ez Icarus
Review: There's no-stopping the Tru Funk crew this year; be it booties or original funk cuts, the collective have been dishing out some fine styles of late. This compilation is the current zenith of their achievements; 10 fresh tracks from the likes of Chudy, Jayl Funk, DJ Axe, Dastardly Kuts, Warson, Sammy Senior and more. Low swung slo-mo ghetto is the flavour of the day with dashes of disco, funk, hip-hop and booty bass liberally splashed throughout. Highlights include Nynfus Corporation's ragga-bassline bomb "Weekend In Budapest" (featuring classic Freestylers lyrics if we're not mistaken) and Robinson Grooves' eighties-tastic slap-bass heavy "Bounce". If you've not yet joined the Tru Funk club, now's the time to sign up.
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TF 15
18 Jun 12
Breakbeat
18 Jun 12
Breakbeat
IntroducingEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Tal M. Klein, BMD, Cez14, Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Dephonix
Review: An eight track funk attack from Poland via Spain, this is a picture perfect example of nu-funk's international reach. Calagad's control of squidgy bass shines through at every opportunity as we shake, rattle and roll the day away to his slippery disco grooves, but it's Cez 14 who really takes the spotlight with four solo tracks and collabo with Green Jesus. We haven't got space to list all of his accomplishments, but highlights include the UK rap and hooky sing-along style chorus on "The Beginning" and his insanely cheeky bootleg of the Blues Brothers fave "Rawhide" with Green Jesus. His uptempo dub skank antics on "Fallen In Love" is a very charming party piece, too. Introductions over!
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TF 14
17 May 12
Breakbeat
17 May 12
Breakbeat
Multistyle EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Cez14, Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Funky House, Dastardly Kuts, Warson
Review: Warson releases two incredible Tupac bootlegs the same week the rapper's been reincarnated into a hologram. Spooky coincidence or savvy business move? You can decide that one. We're too busy fronting and maxing to this entire EP. The Tupac cuts under the knife are "Fuck All Y'all" (horn-heaving party D&B!) and "Baby Don't Cry" (jazzy half-time D&B that builds up into swinging uptempo soul). But that's not all Warson's been up to; elsewhere he finds time to give Jenny Burton's "Bad Habit" (recently celebrated by ATFC) a super fly funk house reversion. Shucks, there's even enough room to make Dutty Bo Dean's misogynist raps sound rather polite and party-starting. Warson's one savvy business cat.
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TF 13
19 Apr 12
Breakbeat
19 Apr 12
Breakbeat
Funkosol EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Dastardly Kuts, Dj Twister Aka Vinyl Cat, Bialson Hajsy
Review: Ghetto sounds abound as Warson & Chudy continue their sterling work. Instant funk spray without the nasty CFCs, the six-track heavy Funkosoul EP is a total party aerosol, compressing a myriad of classic samples into their solo and collaborative pieces. Chudy's work takes a slower, hip-hop style pace, making it perfect for warm ups or wind downs. And trust us, there is no booty on the planet that couldn't resist a wiggle to "Movin' To The Funky Beat"! Warson meanwhile flexes on a more uptempo vibe with both "For My People" and "One Love" taking your dancefloor directly to the freak-o-clock. As for their collaborative work... you can find that one out yourselves!
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TF 12
19 Mar 12
Breakbeat
19 Mar 12
Breakbeat
DJ Is Not A JukeboxEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), BMD, Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Zenit Incompatible, Warson, Black Magic Disco, Bialson Hajsy
Review: "A DJ Is Not A Jukebox": Sentiments every DJ can relate to, as expressed in the title of Warson's debut LP for Tru Funk. Mixing boogie-disco vibes with breakbeat production, Warson drops 17 gems including the old-school, '80s NYC vibes of the title tune, the Labelle-assisted "Ghetto Sisters", the dancehall power of "Go Girl" and the power-ballad refix "Banger Joint". Altogether, this is a hugely fun and frantic party-starter of a debut.
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TF 10
12 Jan 12
Breakbeat
12 Jan 12
Breakbeat
Various
Party Breaks Vol 9EXCLUSIVE
Played by: BMD, Chudy, Zamali, Don Dayglow, Tim Livingstone, The Funk Hunters, Morlack, Zenit Incompatible, JiggyJoe, Swamp Donkey, Dave Remix, Bialson Hajsy
Review: Tru Funk's unstoppable 'Party Breaks' series returns with a banging six-pack of funk mash-up's and breaks party pieces for the discerning DJ, including Hardly Subtle's brass-filled cut 'n' paste gem "Brand New Funk", Timothy Wisdom's '90s slacker rock-reviving "Walking On The Sun" and Tonic's excellent bass-monster "The Funky Fish".
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TF 09
19 Dec 11
Funk
19 Dec 11
Funk
Party Breaks Vol 3EXCLUSIVE
Played by: BMD, Chudy, Breakbeat Associate, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, Dj Twister Aka Vinyl Cat, Warson, Telephunken
Review: A host of mash-up treats with a breaks edge on this latest release from the Tru Funk label. Beak Machine's brilliantly camp electro classic "Break Dance Party" (written by Village People svengali Jacques Morali fact fans) gets a very fun overhaul by Warson, who also reworks Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel" accapella over a nu-funk beat. Warson & DJ Noz also bring some wobble to Labelle on "Ghetto Sisters" while the chopped up disco of "Sometimes" is kept nice and simple yet floor-shaking at the same time.
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TF 03
20 Jun 11
Breakbeat
20 Jun 11
Breakbeat
