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Played by: Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, J&M BROTHERS, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, Juno Download
Review: St Albans-based Hansi serves up four more covers on this latest addition to the long-running 'Funky Grooves' series on his own Viking Grooves. 'Changes' gets the ball rolling, rendering Black Sabbath's classic heartbreak ballad in a tortured, southern soul style - it's almost like Otis's revenge for the Black Crowes! The other choices of cover on the EP are perhaps less surprising - Timmy Thomas's 'Why Can't We Live Together', Run DMC's 'Peter Piper' and The Jimmy Castor Bunch's 'It's Just Begun' - but in all cases Hansi puts his own distinctive spin on the original, making for an EP with more than its fair share of attention-grabbers.
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VK 020
26 Feb 21
Funk
26 Feb 21
Funk
Various
Northern Beats Vol 2EXCLUSIVE
Review: Almost one year ago exactly, 'international funk barons', Beatnik City introduced us to their first selection of sensitively retouched northern souls gems on the first volume of this occasional series. Now having fully ingested all the goodness contain therein, we're ready for the next helping. There are ten new wonders to get lost in here. Highlights include hearing The Spinners' timeless melodies given a light and breezy Latin makeover on "Disco Shame", BadboE's smokin' breaks rework of a Velvelettes classic on "Breaking Down Motown" and finally Leygo's percussion-lead stomper, "Feels Good".
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BCD 009
02 Jan 17
Soul
02 Jan 17
Soul
Various
Various - "Late Night Tales Presents After Dark: Nightshift" (continuous DJ mix by Bill Brewster) - (1:17:19) 114 BPM
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, Teniente Castillo (Play Pal Music), Juno Recommends Funk, Ray Mang, Evil Smarty, LEGO EDIT
Review: The first installment of Late Night Tales' After Dark was that rarest of things: a DJ mix that retained a smoky sense of early morning, home listening atmosphere while retaining an open-minded focus on the dancefloor. This follow-up - once again compiled and mixed by Bill Brewster - offers more of the same. Musically it's pleasingly varied, moving from the string-drenched downtempo beauty of Typesun's "Last One Home", to the heady Balearic rock of General Lee, via Justus Kohnke, the soulful post-bruk smoothness of As One, and the sprightly analogue electronics of Emperor Machine's remix of Paqua's "Late Train". There's also a bunch of previously unreleased tunes to enjoy, including killer contributions from the Mang Dynasty (AKA Ray Mang), The Gino Fontaine (Chicken Lips man Andrew Meecham) and - most surprising of all - The Grid and Robert Fripp.
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ALND 36
06 Jul 14
Funk
06 Jul 14
Funk
Various
The Mighty Mocambos - "It's The Music" (feat Afrika Bambaataa/Charlie Funk/Hektek/Deejay Snoop - part 1) - (3:36) 112 BPM 
Played by: Roast Beatz, Diesler, TURNTILL, Funky Boogie Brothers, AFRO DUB, The Allergies, Vito lalinga
Review: Thanks to his BBC 6Music show, self-styled "complete package" - comic, actor, radio presenter, DJ and stand-up poet - Craig Charles has become the UK's best-known funk and soul enthusiast. It's perhaps unsurprising, then, that his annual Funk & Soul Club compilations are extremely popular. This third collection is every bit as potent as predecessors, featuring as it does a riotous mix of heavy funk, horn-totin' soul revivalism, dancefloor-friendly funk breaks (Skeewiff and Stephen Gray), cheeky brass band workouts (Hot 8 Brass Band's famous cover of "Sexual Healing") and a dash of smooth soul (the effortless Omar). With all bases covered and some killer material, it should be essential listening for all those of a soul and funk persuasion.
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FSRCD 107
24 Nov 14
Funk
24 Nov 14
Funk
Best Of The Shedits Volume 1EXCLUSIVE
Review: Daytoner appeared on many a music lover's radar with album Sunburst Radio back in 2012. Since then he's gone underground, but now re-emerges into daylight with four feel good anthems. The sound of the EP is split right down the middle with "Stevies Stomp" being a raucous re-jig of Wonder's Uptight and "Smokin'" being a more bewitching take on similar 60s soul, whilst there's a rockier 70s sound in the second half. "Keiths Soup Thing" is big beat take on classic Stones and "Like Jumping" is an effervescent slice of jump up, pop-ska at its sunniest.
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CPR 001
10 Apr 15
Soul
10 Apr 15
Soul
Played by: Owain Kimber (Owain K), Manu Archeo, Robert Luis (Tru Thoughts), Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Funk, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Ilya Santana, ADAM WARPED, BRENDON P, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Kongisto, Ben Jamin, Shunt, Turbotito & Ragz (Naya Beat)
Review: Four new mixes here of a track from 1976 that'll be familiar to most disco connoisseurs: a firm favourite at David Mancuso's The Loft, it's featured on countless bootlegs over the years (including the 'Loft Classics' 12-inch series in the 90s) as well as Tom Middleton's 'The Trip' compilation. The Extended and 2023 mixes delivered here stick pretty faithfully to the space-y, sensual groove of the original, leaving it up to everyone's favourite moustachioed Parisian to get busy with the echo box and other FX on his Remix before stripping things right back on his Spacer Dub. A must, whichever rub you plump for.
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NAYA- 004
28 Apr 23
Funk
28 Apr 23
Funk
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Don Dayglow, Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Disco, Paper Street Soul, Shawn Lee, Tom Finlay (Groove Armada)
Review: Most active from the mid-70s to the mid-80s, Patrice Rushen's discography has spanned jazz, R&B, jazz-funk, soul and pop, but it's the jazz-funk/disco fusions she delivered for Elektra Recordings in the late 70s/early 80s that remain her best-loved work. Here, 15 tracks from that period are gathered together, with favourites like the evergreen 'Forget Me Nots' and 'Haven't You Heard' (reworked in the late 90s by Daddy's Favourite) snuggling up alongside less over-played but equally high-quality cuts like the jazz-funk piano groove that is 'Number One' and the ultra-smooth boogie of 'Feels So Real'. Smoochers like 'Where There Is Love' perhaps sound a little less relevant in 2019, but this is still a very classy collection indeed.
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STRUT 205D
19 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
Review: Despite being presented as the perfect soundtrack for a lazy day at the beach, both previous installments of Beach Diggin' were released in January - not best time for the beach if you're up north. However this time, the in-house mixologists at Heavenly Sweetness, Guts and Mambo, are releasing volume three bang on time for summer. Last time they plowed super-deep and have dug up even more here, coming up with 14 sunkissed rarities including the golden tones of Gene Lawrence's "Feel Like Making Love" and the low down and dirty vintage funk dub-out "Wars In Space" by Brother Resistance. Now, where's the sunblock?
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66347
10 Jul 15
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
10 Jul 15
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Lee Fields is veteran soul singer and self-proclaimed 'coolest motherfucker to ever sing words into a microphone'. He still belts out raw vintage soul like it was 1966 all over again. Here he teams up with The Mighty Mocambos for two more stonkers - the stop-start heartbreak of the title track and the brassy, funky drummer-tastic jam, "B-Boy Suite In B-Flat Minor".
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LEGO 098
02 Oct 15
Funk
02 Oct 15
Funk
Stank Soul Edits Vol 3EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Mr Doris
Review: Powerful funk fire from Bristol's serial editors Mako & Mr Bristow as they hit number three in their Stank Soul Edits series. Backed by a strong gospel vibe and raw gutsy female vocals across both sides, it's another sure-fire heater: the soaring sentiments of Ann Peebles command the A with an empowering ode to the allure of love's sweet sensation while the B is dedicated to the stirring prowess of Shirley Brown. Both crafted and beat-licked in M&MB's inimitable floor-warming style, and already galvanised on the airwaves by funk professor Craig Charles, it's another stank showdown that cannot be denied.
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RESENSE 043
16 Nov 17
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
16 Nov 17
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Back in the mid 1970s, young engineer Terry 'T.K' Kane and Harry Stone joined forces to launch a studio and record distribution business in Miami. It would spawn a huge number of in-house labels, and even greater number of funk and disco releases, and even a string of million-selling artists. Given this legacy, it's little surprise to see Athens of the North paying tribute to the funk side of Henry Stone's impressive legacy with this superb collection. While there are a few tried-and-tested cuts to be found - see the T Connection and Little Beaver cuts - for the most part The Miami Sound focuses on more obscure - but no less hard-hitting - gems from the likes of Jonny K, Stevens & Foster and Leno Philips.
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AOTNLP 002CD
29 Jun 15
Soul
29 Jun 15
Soul
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Funk, X-Ray Ted, Doctor Hooka, Mr Doris, Funky Boogie Brothers, Gino Boleti
Review: The Allergies arrive at the Promised Land with mambo number five - the duo's fifth studio album! Featuring classic numbers in the familiar tones of tracks like "Working On Me" next to some more rap-and-boogie tracks with Andy Cooper of Ugly Duckling fame, other lyricists include soul sensation Marietta Smith, dance music heavyweight Dynamite MC, and the unmistakable voice of hip-hop royalty, Lyrics Born. Particular highlights include the bluesy half-time hip-hop number "Lean On You", Latin funk bomb, "Move On Baby" to the stringed-disco sessions of "The Beat". Get your more soulful numbers "Up Down Left Right", "New Thing" and "Are You Ready" without overlooking the pop-funk-rock-and-hip-hop crossover hit: "Promised Land".
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JAL 356
01 Oct 21
Funk
01 Oct 21
Funk
