JAYL FUNK feat. TARZAN BROS: Funkin’ Your Soul (2017)

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KATAKANA EDITS: Vol. 22 & 23 (2015)

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BANDERAS: 2nd Take (2015)

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VARIOUS: FUNK BLASTERS – Squad (2014)

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TIMEWARP INC: Ghetto Drunk Remixed Vol. 2

The Timewarp Inc. label’s in-house Ghetto Drunk LP from back in February gets a another whirl around the remix tree on this second volume of remixes which travels (not unsurprisingly) by the name of Remixed Volume 2. This time it’s the turn of Umbo, Soopasoul, mSdoS, Apedroid, Angel Funke, Atfunk, Trotter, Gabriel Rocca, The Spank!, MustBeat Crew and Acidisco to put their own…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

TREMENDO: Dirty Funk Vol. 1 (2012)

That the raison d’etre of Vol. 1 of this new series (i.e. Dirty Funk) on Telephunken‘s Tremendo label seems to be to put the funk back into ghetto funk will come as no end of relief to those who were wondering if that ‘f’ word was (with honourable exceptions) becoming as redundant as the ‘funky’ in ‘funky’ house always has been. It opens with Trotter & Telephunken getting all stank with the seventies – a theme continued to equal party effect by Jayl Funk while DJ Soo & Tim Livingstone (egg-)roll the years back to the sixties because they ain’t just checking any funk sources, they’re checking M&S Band funk sources. Next …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MORLACK: Boogaloo EP (2012)

“Richie, would you do me a favor and eat my pussy for me, please?” Yeah. That got your attention didn’t it? It’s a sample that certainly got mine when I was listening to the title track at the start of Morlack’s new Boogaloo EP. Boogaloo? Oh what – like the funky mambo/ soul hybrid? Um – no – not exactly. Oh…well perhaps something to do with Electric Boogaloo by Ollie & Jerry then…? Er – no not that either. Oh. Actually Boogaloo is basically (and ironically) a highly P-funky slice of party breaks …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM