D-Funk... 'My 45s Mix' [ALL VINYL DJ MIX]
Funk/Hip Hop/Latin/Disco
Mixed on x 2 Technics Turntables & a Pioneer DJM850 mixer.

I’ve been saying for ages to everyone that would listen ‘I’ve got that on 45’ but no one seemed to care! So to remedy that, I’ve put together this mix of some of my finest 45s & 7s. It's (nearly) 90 mins of funk, hip hop, latin & disco featuring tunes & mixes by Quantic Soul Orchestra, Fort Knox Five, Smoove, De La Soul, Andy Cooper, James Brown, Edwin Star & many more. There’s some of the records that Mr Doris & I have made & released. I've been crate diggings all over the world for years & this is a selection of those little spinny gems. 

The mix isn’t perfect but 45s mixes never are. If you’ve not tried to mix these little suckers together I can honestly tell you’ve they’ve got a mind of their own. Some of them are 50 years old! In fact one on the mix is 55 years old. If you listen closely you can hear the needle skipping on a number of occasions. But it’s these imperfections that give it all character. I very much enjoyed mixing it & I hope you too enjoy the selection…  

Tracklisting: 
Mr Doris & D-Funk - 'NY Kiss' [Battle Weapons]
Mr Doris & D-Funk - 'Lock Shit Down' [2 Doggs Recordings]
Fort Knox Five - 'Funk For Peace' (Ali B 45 Mix) [Fort Knox Recordings]
DJ Soup - 'Front Row People' [That's Not An Edit]
Mr Doris & D-Funk - '9th Wonder' [2 Dogg Recordings]
The Planty Herbs - 'Ladedade' [Razor N Tape]
Los Africanos - 'It's Your Thing' (Mr Bongo Edit0 [Latin 45]
Romperayo - La Canoa Del Soldado (Captin Planet Remix) [Little Beat More Records]
DJ Maars - 'Feel Like Standing' [Battle Weapons] 
Quantic Soul Orchestra - 'Pushing On My Thing' w/ George Clinton - 'If Anybody Gets Funk Up' (Acapella) [Epic Records]
Mr Doris & D-Funk - 'Heat' [Friday's Funky 45s]
DC Finest - 'Can I Have It Like That' [Battle Weapons]
Gregory Porter - 'Liquid Spirit' (DJ Snatch Edit) [Battle Weapons]
Lack Of Afro feat Wax & Herbal T - 'Take It Up A Notch' [Loa Records] 
Edwin Star - 'War' [Mowtown Records]
Stevie Wonder - 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' [Mowtown Records]
Monie Love - 'It's A Shame (My Sister) [Chrysalis Records] 
Queen Latifah & De La Soul - 'Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children' (The Primary Mix) [Tommy Boy Records]
Smoove - 'No Where To Go' [Wack Records]
Andy Cooper - 'It Was James Brown' [Spasibo Records]
James Brown - 'The Payback Mix Part One' [Polydor Records]
The Traffic - 'Thriller' [Choi Records]
Universal Cave - Mishugina Mambo [Studs 45] 
The Rebel - 'JB's Need Some Money' [Legofunk Records]
Snips - 'Dane Of Fire' [Barbershop Records]
Outa Sight (Kan Sano Remix) [Razor N Tape]

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'My 45s Mix' [VINYL DJ 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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