Funkier Radio Funkier Radio by Even Funkier

My little show has turned five! Five years ago, just days before my second child was due to be born, I for some reason decided it was a good time to start a radio show. And so that’s what I did - the show was called Funkier Radio and it wasn’t a real radio show, because I prerecorded it and just put it up on Soundcloud. But now it’s live, on a real radio station and has been renamed Funkier Sounds. Over the years I’ve had some brilliant guests including The Reflex, Michael Gray, Danielle Moore, loads of less known but still brilliant DJs and a whole load of my friends, and for this celebratory episode I brought you another very special guest.

My guest was Sam Redmore, a DJ and producer who I’ve loved for a few years now. Someone on the more funk & soul side of the sounds I’m into rather than the house and disco side, Sam was the perfect selector to help me mark the fifth birthday. Sam’s mix is brimming with funky delights - funk and soul originals and reworks, some hip hop stuff, some jazzy stuff, some of his own stuff… a fast moving, funky and really enjoyable mix!

Big thanks to Sam, and please show him some internet lovin' - https://soundcloud.com/samredmore
https://www.instagram.com/sam_redmore/

HOUR 1 TRACKLIST

1 FMAC - Listen To The Wind Blow (V's edit)
2 The Allergies - Every Trick In The Book
3 A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
4 Lo Fidelity Allstars - Deep Ellum... (feat. Jaime Liddell)
5 Rabzooz - The Funk Go Round
6 Chales Wright - Express Yourself [The Reflex Revision]
7 XL Middleton - I Can't Get Away
8 G-noF - Montpeull
9 Syrup - Sink Mess
10 Commodores - Brick House
11 Luxar - Found A Way
12 Scruscru - Slightly Wiggle
13 Dele Sosimi - E Go Betta (O'Flynn Re-Edit)
14 Dr Packer - Taxis in Space
15 A Skillz ft. Beardyman - Got The Rhythm
16 Bazuka - Dynomite (SLY Edit)
17 Finesse - Feel It (Dj ''S'' Remix)
18 Jack District, Marelua - Essa Menina
19 Smashed Atoms - Doing It For The Kids
20 JMMSTR - Me & Myself
21 Even Funkier - Party On The Move
22 Tru Tones, Roger Thornhill - Dancing (Roger Thornhill Edit)


SAM REDMORE GUEST MIX

1. Night Owls - Cramp Your Style (feat. N'Dea Davenport)
2. The Mighty Mocambos - Struggle & Triumph
3. Leisure Allstars - Get Your Hands In The Air
4. Max Sedgley - Happy
5. K.C. & The Sunshine Band - I Get Lifted
6. Betty Wright - Let Me Be Your Lovemaker
7. Carl Carlton - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
8. Dee Edwards - Put Your Love On The Line
9. Patrice Rushen - Let There Be Funk (The Reflex Revision)
10. Merry Clayton - Grandma's Hands (Scrimshire Get's Merry Re-Edit)
11. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
12. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Who Is She And What Is She To You
13. DJ Nu-Mark - Hot In Herre (feat. The Traffic)
14. The Patchouli Brothers - Wicked One
15. Mo Horizons - Tu Fiesta Personal (TM Juke Remix)
16. Edwin Starr - I Just Wanna Do My Thing
17. Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again & Again
18. Sophisticated Ladies - This Ain't Really Love
19. Spanky Wilson - You
20. The Rebirth - Evil Vibrations
21. Herman Kelly & Life - Dance To The Drummer’s Beat
22. Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep (Sam Redmore's Freak Mix)

I started this fortnight’s show with something brand new and unreleased from me, then wobbled around the tempos as usual. Largely kept quiet as I keep getting mic feedback and haven’t been able to sort it out yet. Ended my hour with a nice trio of obscure disco gems up at around 130bpm, in preparation for my guest!

My guest was Abby Daze, a multi-genre DJ from London. Abby’s mix went in quick and didn’t let up, keeping the energy high and the mixing fast throughout. But she packed a ton of good stuff into this decidedly peak time set. Massive thanks to Abby, and give her a follow on Insta…

https://www.instagram.com/djabbydaze/


HOUR 1 TRACKLIST

RAH Band - Messages From the Stars (Even Funkier Edit)
Howard Johnson & XL Middleton - Can't Get Away From Your Love (Boogie Mix)
Toulouse - C'est Toujours Comme Ça L'amour (SLY Edit)
Waiting in the Wings (East Coast Love Affair Mix)
Bold Parade - Proxy 17
Concept Neuf - The Path (Sofrito edit)
Mike Salta - Hey Moloko
Dj Laurel - Don't Stop The Music
Bootsy Collins - The Pinocchio Theory
The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost
Melgado & Mena - Ave'w Lanmou
Dames Brown, Waajeed - Glory (Kelly G- Shelter Stomp Club Mix)
Dirtytwo - Embrace
Bralan Arias - Being Aware
Lee Wilson - We Chase The Sun (Mirko - Meex Remix)
Manuel Kane - Disco Visions (Scruscru Remix)
Leon Dahl - Delve In The Dell
Mark Whites - La Rumba
Flapjackers, J. Lettow - Magic in Your Eyes (J’s Drivin It Remix)
Rare Essence - Disco Fever
A Taste Of Honey - Ain't Nothing But A Party (The Last Days Of Pompeii's Get Down Edit)
Sweet Cream - I Don't Know What I'd Do (If You Ever Left Me) A Pablo & Shoey Rejig

I had a nice time during my hour, playing a selection of disco and funk oldies, with a few promos in the second hour. Good to be back in business with my laptop fixed and my setup in its new and improved location - excuse a bit of feedback on the mic as i’m still getting everything just right.
My guest this time was FunkSupply, a DJ from Portsmouth on the South coast of England. I had the pleasure of meeting him on a dancefloor in East London a couple of weeks back watching Young Pulse, and I can confirm he’s a nice bloke. His mix is nice too - a pulsing, high energy mix of disco and disco house with tracks from the likes of Jamiroquai and Shapeshifters.
Big thanks to FunkSupply for supplying the funk for this one, and make sure you check him out on t’interweb…
https://soundcloud.com/funksupply
https://www.instagram.com/funksupply/

HOUR 1 TRACKLIST
1 Martin L. Dumas, Jr. - Attitude, Belief and Determination
2 Stephane Deschezeaux - All Right
3 Archie Bell & The Drells - Strategy [The Reflex Revision]
4 Pyrymyd - Shake It Down
5 Dexter Wansel - Funk Attack
6 Steve Winwood - Higher Love
7 Love U More (Mr Leigh Edit)
8 Sauco - Sunkissed
9 The Boogie Man, Sipho Gumede - Jika Jika
10 Gloria Jones - Windstorm
11 TLC - Creep (Even Funkier Edit)
12 Omar S - Catch Ya!
13 Anthony Dunn, James Baron - Female (Ron Basejam Remix)
14 B1. Sax Francisco [De Gama (Re)Funk-Head]
15 Essa Menina
16 Being Aware
17 Carlo Sine - Nobody Groove - Julian Sanza Remix
18 Pete Whiteley - If You Get It Right
19 Shalvoy - Nobody

Episode 130 nearly didn’t happen - a few days after Episode 129 my mac broke in what seemed like a fairly conclusive manner, and I only just got it fixed in time. Had that not happened I could have played the tunes but would have had no way of broadcasting live, so it would’ve had to be a prerecord. In the end the show was able to go ahead as normal, but without any of the usual promos or new bits as I’ve been fully out of action in that regard. But I had fun delving into the depths of my USB to bring you a nice variety of funky goodness, including some African-flavoured beats from my recent Radio 1001 set, some hip hop and lots of the usual funk forward flavours.

Then my guest in hour 2 continued the funky goodness. Si Kemp treated us to an hour of divine disco flavours, starting slow and slinky and and not increasing the tempo too much throughout - keeping things nice and classy throughout… just how I like it. A very high quality set, which I hope you enjoy.

Please give Si a follow!
https://soundcloud.com/sikemp
https://www.instagram.com/sikempdid



HOUR 1 TRACKLIST

1 Cheryl Lynn - Encore
2 Change - Change of Heart (Special Extended Mix)
3 Edmony Krater - An ba jouk Olivier Portal Playin' 4 The Beach Remix
4 Bele Boum Bap - Mizik Se Travay Nou
5 Even Funkier - Moon To Medina
6 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Kalakuta Boy (The Reflex Full Vox Revision)
7 Saltywax - Onye Manya
8 T.V. Scene - Tony Johns Version
9 112, Notorious Big - Only You
10 Ill Advised - Fame
11 HOLDTight - Late Night Flight
12 RLP - Do You Believe That Love Will Never Do Without You?
13 Teri DeSario - Baby I Don't Want Your Love
14 Michael The Lion - 909s And Herb Feat. Sammy Bananas
15 E. Live - Flotational Device
16 Andy Buchan - Far Beyond (Basement Edit)
17 Mighty Funk'Houser - Nathaniel's Groove
18 Bumper - Take Me To The Dance Floor
19 Anthony Dunn, James Baron - Female (Ron Basejam Remix)
20 Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die (Pete Le Freq Refreq)
21 Grouplove - Tongue Tied (Gigamesh Remix)


SI KEMP GUEST MIX

1. Seph Martin - Dance [Original Mix]
2. Nebraska - Keep On Keepin’ On
3. Luvless - We Need To
4. D.C. LaRue - Do You Want The Real Thing? [Ron Basejam’s Main Rub]
5. Saltywax - Good Thing Going
6. DJ “S” - U
7. Nina Hagen - New York New York [Sid Morales English Re-Edit Mix]
8. Dr Packer - Phantasy
9. Dave Mathmos - Encore Une Histoire D’Amour
10. Hot Toddy, Karen Harding - So Good To Me [Extended Mix]
11. Bernardo Pinheiro - Steps Out [Space Odyssey Mix]
12. High Inergy - It Was You Babe [Young Pulse Rework]

The guest mix was a bit longer this time so my bit was shorter than usual, but I still found time to cram in a ton of the good stuff. Then it was over to my guest for an hour and 12 of top notch tunes. My guest this time was Ravy, a DJ from Bangalore, India. He’s played parties for Dynamite Disco Club supporting the likes of Moodena, and his mix is a lovely journey through high quality house and disco house flavours, with a nice afro twist towards the end.
Show Ravy some support…

https://soundcloud.com/ravy_krn
https://www.instagram.com/ravy.krn/

HOUR 1 TRACKLIST

# Track Title
1 Groovemasta - Your Love
2 Vagabundo Club Social - Mr. Mista
3 Bralan Arias - Jazzy Chato
4 Carlo Sine - Nobody Groove - Julian Sanza Remix
5 J-Felix - Future (Are We Living-) feat. Sol Goodman
6 Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String
7 Fred Simon - Island Of Magic (feat. Amalia)
8 Jonny Tobin - Sunrise
9 Take Control (Demo)
10 Larry Williams - The Resurrection Of Funk
11 Secret Squirrels #3 - Track A
12 Bold Parade - Proxy 17
13 Sameed - Ode To G (Better Listen Records)
14 Saraba - Barlia (Kulandjagnho)
15 K.O.G - Ebenezer Aroop Roy Remix
16 Michael Henderson - Riding

This one’s all about the guest mix really so I won’t talk too much about my hour, except that I premiered a new edit that I’m quite pleased with and which will be out soon!
Anyway, on to that guest mix. Bit of a special one that has been in the works for ages and I wasn’t sure would ever happen… but here it is! It’s my massive honour to bring you an exclusive guest mix from none other than Danielle Moore of Crazy P. Crazy P are one of my absolute favourite acts, and they’ve been doing the business for literally decades now. They’re one of the world’s most in demand disco outfits… although with their unique take on the sound, calling them ‘disco’ is doing them a bit of a disservice. I’ve had the privilege of witnessing them do their thing a couple of times and they put on a hell of a show, led by Danielle’s wonderful voice and stage presence.
I was totally trying my luck when I reached out to Danielle on Instagram to ask for a mix, but bless her she replied, she’s absolutely lovely, we’ve been chatting a bit and she sent me this monster of a mix. Full of the sort of deep, low slung, after hours disco that Crazy P are known for, it’s an absolutely impeccable selection, ending on a Crazy P classic. Possibly the biggest guest I’ve had on my show to date, and definitely one of the finest mixes ever to grace my little show. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!