Classic Mixes: Theo Parrish “Methods of Movement” (2000)
Whether you are a fan Disco, Soul, Funk or Detroit Techno, Deep House the name Theo Parrish should already be familiar. Since the mid-90’s he has been one of the most important artists in contemporary electronic music in the last 20 years. One of the few truly excellent Producer AND Dj he also …
MIMS Guest Mix: RELISH (Hobo Camp, Los Angeles)
RELISH is a production moniker of Randy Ellis aka DJ Hotthobo, who is also the label manager of Hobo Camp and Voltaire Records. Cali meets Australia meets Chicago meets Detroit meets… equal parts House, Techno, and Italo, with Funk as the common underlying bond. Mostly modern productions by the best …
Video Premiere: The Mixtapers “Love Is The Way”
There’s no better title then “Love is The Way” to get the new year started. The Mixtapers hit the studio performing a deep, emotional, and slow funky track, this time using mostly analogue synths, keyboards, old drum machines and live percussions to get their fresh and very personal sound. Last …
Alice Clark “Alice Clark” (1972, Mainstream)
I have been obsessed with Alice Clark’s voice going on some time now. Her 1972 self-titled album on Mainstream Records just does everything right for me. Her voice is the perfect mixture of love, pain, longing, and hope. The best example of this on “Never Did I Stop Loving You”. …
Lee Hazlewood “13” (1972)
via Light In The Attic: 13 was never supposed to be a Lee Hazlewood album. It is perhaps the strangest record in one of the most varied discographies in music. The bombastic brass-heavy funk, deep blues and soul paired with Hazlewood’s subterranean baritone would be best enjoyed with a tall …
Stone Alliance “Stone Alliance” (1976)
I know for a fact that I passed up a worn version of this iconic newspaper-font album cover at Community Thrift in San Francisco years ago. I had no real reason to trust these smiling, toasting, well moustached dudes. They didn’t look tough enough, ya know? The cover lays out …
Lord Echo “Just Do You” (Soundway Records)
Wellington-based multi-instrumentalist Lord Echo has shared “Just Do You”, the first taste of his hotly anticipated third album “Harmonies”. We’ve had the track on loop all day long, combining the soulful tones of Mara TK vocals with an infectious sound bed of African, Latin, and Disco elements this is one …
Dohnnie “Dancin Is Your Love” (1979)
via Juno: As always, Washington DC’ Peoples Potential Unlimited have resurfaced another rare-as-hens-teeth boogie number and, while we are madly in love with this label, we need to appreciate more just how important they’ve been to the survival of funk music in recent years. This time, it’s Donald Walker’s only …
Voyage Funktastique Show #135 – 2016 Recap (Hosted by Walla P)
For this last show of 2016, I’m doing a recap of the most memorable/favourite tracks that we played over the last year. This is a very subjective take on what Modern Funk artists produced and labels distributed. Hope you enjoy the show, happy holidays everyone, and stay funky!!! TRACKLIST Frankfurt …
Sketches of Skymark – The Swiss Producer Leads The Jazz Resistance
In the ever-growing landscape that is today’s music scene, it’s become exceedingly difficult to carve out your own niche sound. Driven as much by the Chicago moods of Larry Heard and the Detroit deepness of Theo Parrish, as by the song structures of Arthur Verocai and Norman Connors, there’s one …
MIMS Guest Mix: IGOR JADRANIN (Belgrade, Serbia)
Hailing from Serbia’s beautiful capital city of Belgrade, Igor Jadranin has had quite a successful year in terms of releases and exposure! Through Asley Beedle’s Back To The World label he released his “Boulevard EP” which received support from many A-list DJ’s like Laurent Garnier, Kenny Dope, Shur-I-Kan as well of all of …
Australian Funk duo Silver Linings Discuss Their Newest EP
Fresh off their brand new EP “So Good To You”, I’ve had the opportunity to chat with one half of the Australian Funk duo Silver Linings, topics ranging from their latest release, collaborations/productions under other monikers, and the Australian Modern Funk scene. I was really looking forward for this project, …