A while back I put together 'Blissed Out Beats' the first in a series of chilled out mixes (grab the Vol 1 here - https://soundcloud.com/d-funk/funk-presents-blissed-out).

It's been a while since that mix & recently I've been playing a residency here in Sydney focusing on this laid back style of music. This mix was recorded live there & is a little snippet of some to the chilled & jazzy tunes I've been playing recently...

Track listing:
James Blake - 'Limit To Your Love' (Mokhov Mix).
Groove Armada - 'At The River' (Original Mix).
Charles Porter - 'Santiago'.
Svendaq - 'Cup Of Coffee'.
YesKing - 'Overproof' (Original Mix).
Rag'n'Bone Man - 'Human' (Jo Manji Mix).
Jazzprofilactika - 'Tick Tock'.
Morcheeba - 'Part Of The Process'. 
Yasmin Lacey - 'Something My Heart Trusts'.
Lauryn Hill - 'Ex-Factor'. 
Jamie Cullum - 'Wind Cries Mary'.
Kingswood - 'Golden'.
The Herbaliser - 'Tripwire' (Instrumental Version).
DJ Vadmin & Blackstone - 'Burning Love'.
Nightmares On Wax - 'Soul Purpose'.
Josh One - 'Contemplation' (Original Mix).
Rae & Christian - 'Testify' (Dub Version).
Gil Scott-Heron - 'Angel Dust' (The Reflex Revision).
Sneaker Pimps - '6 Underground'.

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Listen to Vol 1

D-Funk Presents... 'Blissed Out Beats Vol 2' [Free Chill Out Mix]

Sydney-based, British born DJ, D-Funk has amassed a fair few achievements in his 25-years on the decks. Making his club debut at The Depot in Bristol in 1995, he’s gone on to DJ all over the world, playing notable sets at Space Ibiza and Ministry Of Sound and released on labels including Sunday Best and Bombstrikes. 

Getting his first set of decks at 14, Doug initially fell for the sounds of jungle and techno before a night dancing to house icon Tony De Vit in 1997 turned him towards the slinkier sounds of house music. 

His DJ career began to take off during his time at university in Wolverhampton where he started to pick up gigs at the Canal Club and Mezzanine, playing alongside DJs including Joey Negro, Mr Fingers, Scott Bond and Lisa Lashes, before a move to the South-Coast town of Bournemouth led him to eventually start his own night ‘Break Da House’ in 2004. 

The night took off, attracting big names including The Stanton Warriors and Plump DJs and eventually led to D-Funk’s first release, the ‘Electrotek’ EP after Dub Pistols headlined one night and Barry Ashworth from the band decided to release Doug’s music on his Westway label. The track found its way onto a TV ad in Portugal, as well as becoming a mainstay on Kiss FM’s breakbeat chart and gave Doug the confidence to pursue a career as a producer as well as a DJ, eventually leading to releases on Adapted Records and Ghetto Funk among countless other labels over the next 15 years. 

Moving to Sydney Australia in 2009, Doug started his label Upstart Music, releasing his own productions alongside tracks from the likes of Crackerz & Jam, Niko & Lyall and Rogue Robot and later started the funk label Grits N Gravy alongside friend and funk producer Philly Blunt, with the label winning the ‘Best Label’ award at Perth Dance Music Awards in 2010. 

Since living in Sydney, Doug has held down residencies at The World Bar and The Standard/Middlebar for the best part of a decade, as well as regular slots at Sash, Ivy, Goros, Hugos and many others. He’s played events for high profile companies such as Blackberry, Telstra, Jagermeister,  Sydney Cricket Ground & Saatchi & Saatchi. But there was still demand for him back on the side of the world and he regularly returned to Europe to play at Space Ibiza (including a set at the penultimate night of Carl Cox’s Revolution party) as well as touring in the UK, Europe, Asia and Canada. 

Now 25 years into his career, Doug is about to mark the 10th anniversary of his label Grits ‘N’ Gravy, with a compilation due this year mixed by himself and Philly Blunt, and has been busy producing house, hip hop and nu-disco with his current production partner Mr Doris.

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Professional amateur artist. Jack of all trades, master of none. Oftentimes better than master of one. Genres? Where we're going we don't need genres.
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Upstart Music is a break beat led, independent electronic dance music label based in Sydney, Australia. &#13;
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Upstart Music has been picking up fans world wide with a string of original releases from artists Niko &amp; Lyall, Philly Blunt, Crackerz &amp; Jam, Stuff Ya Disco, Hariku, Alien Nation, Rogue Robots and of course label boss D-Funk. There is also a stellar cast of names on remix duties with Llupa, Zero B, Night Noise, Yoof (Sonz Of Mecha), Council Estate Supermodels, The White Riots, Dirty Inc, Ottone &amp; Stormski all taking up the honours. &#13;
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It's music has been supported with plays on BBC Radio One, Kiss FM &amp; Triple J as well as rocking dance floors across the globe.   &#13;
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Find us at Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/label/upstart-music/12839&#13;
Find us at Junodownload - http://www.junodownload.com/labels/Upstart+Music/&#13;
Find us on iTunes - 'Search Upstart Music'&#13;
Find us on Soundcloud - http://www.soundcloud.com/up-start-music&#13;
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Artists web links:&#13;
D-Funk Soundcloud - http://www.soundcloud.com/d-funk&#13;
D-Funk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks&#13;
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Philly Blunt Soundcloud - http://www.soundcloud/philly-blunt&#13;
Philly Blunt Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IAmPhillyBlunt&#13;
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Niko &amp; Lyall Soundcloud - https://www.facebook.com/nikoandlyall&#13;
Niko &amp; Lyall Facebook - http://soundcloud.com/nikoandlyall&#13;
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Crackerz &amp; Jam Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/crackerzandjam&#13;
Crackerz &amp; Jam Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crackerz-and-Jam/94615682651&#13;
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BKP Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/bkp&#13;
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Stuff Ya Disco Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/stuffyadisco&#13;
Stuff Ya Disco Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stuff-Ya-Disco/14938929956&#13;
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Discography:&#13;
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USM017 &gt; 'Money &amp; Murder' by Niko &amp; Lyall with remixes from Busta &amp; D-Funk. &#13;
USM016 &gt; 'Brainwshed EP' by D-Funk. &#13;
USM015 &gt; 'Cycles' by BKP with remixes from Niko and Lyall &amp; D-Funk.&#13;
USM014 &gt; 'Epic Fail EP' by Niko &amp; Lyall. &#13;
USM013 &gt; 'Hold On' Crackerz and Jam feat Valerie M with remixes from Council Estate Supermodels, Datadex &amp; The White Riots.&#13;
USM012 &gt; 'Spook / Sneaky' by Stuff Ya Disco with remixes from D-Funk.&#13;
USM011 &gt; 'Bitchslap EP' by D-Funk. &#13;
USM010 &gt; 'Feel' by Philly Blunt with remixes from Alien Nation &amp; D-Funk.&#13;
USM009 &gt; 'Off My Face In 97' by Rogue Robots with remixes from Zero B, Nightnoise, Llupa &amp; D-Funk.&#13;
USM008 &gt; 'Ghetto Girls / Rocket' by Crackerz and Jam with remixes from Yoof, Stuff Ya Disco, Alien Nation &amp; D-Funk.&#13;
USM007 &gt; 'Short Dick Track' by D-Funk.&#13;
USM006 &gt; 'Little Bit Closer' by BKP with remixes from D-Funk.&#13;
USM005 &gt; 'The Versus EP' by D-Funk vs Hariku and D-Funk vs Alien Nation.&#13;
USM004 &gt; 'Big Up Girl / This One' by Crackerz and Jam with remix from Rogue Robots, Stormski, Ottone &amp; D-Funk.&#13;
USM003 &gt; 'Party People EP' by D-Funk.&#13;
USM002 &gt; 'Dive Ya Speaker / Serious Shit' by D-Funk with remixes from Hariku vs Dirty Inc. &#13;
USM001 &gt; 'Bust This EP' by D-Funk feat MC Manic. &#13;
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If you want to submit music for possible release to us please send it (320MP3 - fully labeled with track name &amp; artist) to - <a href="mailto:info@upstart-music.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">info@upstart-music.com</a>