Steve Spacek - Get on down

FunkMondays is an all vinyl radio show hosted every monday by different dj crews and special guests

this week was hosted by the Soul Driverz Crew

Souldriverz - Funk Mondays - 3-13-23

It’s been a steady process of growth and a long time coming to arrive at this sophomore full-length for the man known in his native Steel City and beyond as producer/keyboardist/DJ Buscrates, and every minute of it can be heard and felt on these ten funky and highly evocative tracks.

The finely-honed balancing act between vintage-80s-synth goodness and neck-snapping 90s boom bap, all coated with just the right amount of soulful melodic sensibility never falters at any point on the album. For a more specific comparison, think Manzel's Midnight Theme LP updated for these strange times we're in seems to fit the bill, especially on tracks like "Prisms," "Floating In The Wind" and "Early Morning." This is the funky instrumental mood music you desperately need right now whether you realize it or not, and Buscrates is here to serve it up. "Buckin'" is prominent among the many highlights of the Pittsburgh producer’s album, strongly evoking the likes of Paul Hardcastle, Atmosfear and the Art Of Noise while simultaneously paying homage to the funk/R&B roots of Detroit techno pioneers like Juan Atkins and Derrick May. The album's sonic journey culminates in "On My Way," the only vocal track on the album and which features Soraya Watti's lovely vocals. One can easily imagine this track on the playlist of NY's WBLS in the early 80s. Soraya's smooth and soulful tones prove to be the perfect addition and act as a kind of sexy ghost in the Buscrates machine. The album as a whole feels like nothing so much as an updated, postmodern version of the kinds of sleek, funky grooves oozing through your Cadillac's 8-track deck circa 1972. 

It's music that's "smooth" in all the best possible connotations of the term: music that's smooth on the streets and also smooth between the sheets. It's sleek, sexy and very, very funky, which will come as no surprise to Bus' 12,000 Twitch followers accumulated over the course of his weekly Friday stream. Notable fans and supporters of his include Jazzy Jeff, Francois K, Dâm Funk, Rich Medina, and Spinna. Even more believers in his funky gospel have come as a result of his increasing road gigs in cities like Berlin, NYC, Detroit and Washington DC.

This new album is both a culmination and the beginning of a glorious new phase. Buscrates' time is right now.

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BusCrates - Get It Going

1. Intro 
2. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Fly Me To The Moon 
3. Madlib - Slim‘s Return
4. The Modern Jazz Quartet - DJango
5. Lee Morgan - Sidewinder 
6. Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
7. Blue Note Interlude 
8. Madlib - Please Set Me At Ease 
9. Max Roach - You‘re Mine, You
10. Skatemaster Tate & The Concrete Crew - Joe‘s Jam
11. Herbie Man - Comin‘ Home Baby 
12. Cannonball Adderley - Hummin‘ (Large Professor Remix)
13. Stan Getz - Yesterdays 
14. Miroslav Vitous - Infinite Search 
15. Donald Byrd - Stardust
16. Andy Bey - Celestial Blues 
17. Ramsey Lewis Trio - Never On Sunday
18. Gang Starr - Jazz Thing (Movie Mix)
19. Nubya Garcia - Together Is A Beautiful Place To Be 
20. Suff Daddy - Charlie Parker
21. Miles Davis - Will O‘ The Wisp

The Good, The Beat & The Jazzy

Love Dancing / Can't Hold Back

Can't Hold Back

FunkMondays is an all vinyl radio show hosted by different DJ crews and special guests.

this week was hosted by the Music Box 805 crew!

Musicbox805 - FunkMondays - 1-22-24

Welcome to episode #81 of The Allergies Podcast. 
On the show this month we have new rap from Planky featuring Dynamite MC and Harry Shotta. A bit of classic funk from Clarence Carter. Something brand new from Nubiyan Twist. And a wee smidge of mid-nineties breakbeat business, courtesy of the Environmental Science crew. 
Plus, there’s a Jim Sharp remix ‘Tune of The Month’ from DJ Robert Smith and Slimkid3 from The Pharcyde. And our special guest is Skeg from Breakin Bread. 
Enjoy!

Episode # 81 (with Guest Skeg)

Mike Bandoni Bottom Dollar Breaks, Beats and Grooves Show March 2024

Widget On Wax # 1

Djar One is back on wax with a 5th 45 vinyl !!! 
The A Side is a featuring with the one and only Andy Cooper (from the mighty Ugly Duckling) who pay a salute to Soul-Funk clubs and DJs on a party-starter uptempo production !
The B Side is a collaboration with the Japanese MC RYT from the world-famous Serpat Crew !! A neck-breaker Boom-bap for all the Hip-hop headz !!
LIMITED EDITION 300ex.

Available the 4th of September, 2017.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Djar One at Beats House Studio, LH.

https://beatshouse.bandcamp.com/album/the-get-down-my-world-45
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/djar-one-andy-cooper-the-get-down/653418-01/
https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/djar-one-the-get-down-feat-andy-cooper-my-world-feat-ryt-537192
https://www.jetsetrecords.net/i/425005306129/
https://www.vinyl-digital.com/en/Hip-Hop-Rap/The-Get-Down-My-World.html

The Get Down

Djar One - The Get Down (feat. Andy Cooper) b/w My World (feat. RYT)  [45 Snippet]

Available Worldwide at all fine vinyl slanging establishments:

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Mike Bandoni Bottom Dollar Breaks, Beats and Grooves Show March 2024

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