D-Funk - 'Make It Right'
Grits N Gravy [Night Disco Vol 2 // GNG023]

Over at Grits N Gravy HQ we’ve (still) got the disco bug. In fact we’ve had it for years. Far before any other bugs that took over the world. The disco bug is the one that comes out & shines to the fabulous. It started off in New York then spread all over the world & now from Sydney, Australia the 2nd installment of Night Disco is upon us.

It’s been a little while since we’ve released music on Grits N Gravy. We’ve not been idle, far from it. We’ve been biding our time & waiting. Waiting for the time the discos are open & the people are once again dancing. So with disco dancing in mind Grits N Gravy label co-boss D-Funk bring you 3 upbeat slices of 21st century original disco music.

Night Disco Vol 2 will be released on Grits N Gravy across all sites on the 2nd September ‘22.

Available now at:
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/night-disco-vol-2/3826756
Junodownload: https://www.junodownload.com/labels/Grits+N+Gravy/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6uHW1cOhrOc8d0EPE9Hx16?si=GV_x3bg1S-yvld3dCvaK-Q

Support from...
Fort Knox Five: 'Three flavors of funky goodness!' 10/10
DJ Frenzie (Groove Therapy / 2serFM Sydney):'Love those chuggin' beats on Critical Moment' 10/10
DJ Oblivious (Base FM New Zealand):'Mate, so feeling this one. Super groovy. It's like a Blondie outtake or something. Love it! 10/10

Artist...
Website: www.dfunk.co.uk 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/dfunkbreaks 
Bandcamp: d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6ZUH9yUJI74EASFVjviNVg

Label...
Soundcloud: @grits-n-gravy
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gritsngravymusic/
Beatport: www.beatport.com/label/grits-n-gravy/31316
Juno Download: www.junodownload.com/labels/Grits+N+Gravy
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/dfunkgritsngravy

Night Disco Vol 2

Stream / Download

Make It Right [Grits N Gravy // Night Disco Vol 2]

Dogs, bikes, sometimes both at the same time.

http://fortknox.bandcamp.com/

Some seriously funky groups come in Five’s - The Jackson 5, The MC 5, Jurassic 5… and of course Fort Knox Five.

Fort Knox Five is known for bending genres and using a broad range of musical elements in their creation of highly original music. This approach ultimately pioneered a funky scene where FK5 continues to top charts today.

Forget about tempos and genres, let Fort Knox Five take you on a musical journey that unites the funk, soul, jazz, hip hop and electronic generations.

"Music is the weapon of the future"
                                         Fela Kuti

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.

Website: http://www.dfunk.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks
Insta: https://www.instagram/dfunkbreaks
Bandcamp: https://d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6ZUH9yUJI74EASFVjviNVg

27 year old hip hop lyricist Jozzy Fly, born Jordan Osborn of Ukiah, CA, has developed nothing short of an eccentric yet gifted style of rap since starting his journey as a 7 year old piano student.
   Jordan started writing raps at 10 years old after listening to the Beastie Boys’ “License to Ill”. At 13, he performed his first original song while drumming in a band that covered songs by artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to Ozzy Osbourne. 
   In 2013, Jozzy Fly was one of 3 rappers to form a group named Dem Mendo Kids (DMK). Over the time frame of 2013-2018 DMK opened for artists such as Berner, T-Pain, Clyde Carson and Celly-Cel.
  The fall of DMK led Jozzy to go solo. Since then he has released mulitiple music videos and has opened for Neph the Pharaoh, Scando The Dark Lord and other artists.
   Jozzy’s sound stems from a wide variety of styles. Whether it be technical rhyme schemes, emotional lyrics, or simple and catchy content… it is always unique!

Professor Feathers is admittedly an Amateur Ornithologist ™ however his passion for nature has led to obsession... which has led to 100% original nature recordings, meticulously sought after as he travels across the globe. 

Curating them here, for the first time, against a backdrop of home made electronic rhythms, he is pleased to present, for your listening pleasure, the freshest Avian tracks on or off the market. Loaded with exclusive cuts from seldom recorded, local, Avian singers and song writers. His unwavering dedication to exploration has led him on expeditions around the world and back in pursuit of the best Avian voices and arrangements this planet has to offer. 

Do what you can to bring awareness to your home, Earth, by standing up for the other lives we share it with. 

Live a sustainable life and protect what natural environment you can before it's too late!

Turn it up.
Enjoy the ride.
Thanks for listening.                                       
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https://x.com/p_feathers_a_o?s=21&t=CkrKvS0nGq9Qot--TpBtTA

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