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Witchtape #91 | Guest Wizz : Funky Chap

That morning, the little witch woke up a few minutes before sunrise in a frosty forest.  With her eyes still half-open from a good night’s sleep, her heart suddenly skipped a beat from excitement when she realized it was the day of the Spring Equinox, which meant her wizard was coming to visit her.  Contrary to popular belief, witches and wizards are truly romantic beings, although they rarely meet.  So each year during the spring equinox, all stars align and everywhere on the planet couples of witches and wizards get together.
During her daily inspection round of the forest, the girl made all necessary arrangements to organize the customary game of hide-and-seek.  Of course, all forest animals were part of the conspiracy, and so was the tree nymph, who had never seen the wizard before.
The tradition is that the witch hides somewhere deep inside the woods and the wizard has to find her.  The last 2 years, the plan of the girl always quickly fell through with her lover managing to find her in a matter of minutes, despite hiding in the top of the highest tree or under a pile of dry leaves.  So this year she needed a better plan.  After weeks of thinking, she decided to simply hide in plain sight in the middle of the center clearing of the forest, speculating that the wizard would search everywhere, except in the most obvious place.
This year, the spring equinox coincided with a beautiful half-moon, with light and darkness perfectly balancing each other out.  This gave the little witch the idea to cast a spell over one half of the forest, so that the Southern part was full of flowers and singing birds while the Northern half was still frozen and silent.
At noon, an owl passed the news that the wizard had arrived in the forest so the witch quickly installed herself on a dry patch of moss in the center glade, while a couple of dunnocks decorated the girl’s long brown hair with little white flowers.  
This year, the hiding plan worked so well that after 3 hours of ransacking the woods, the wizards still hadn’t found his girl.  The giant wizz had a really tough time plodding through the muddy sections of the forest.  Finally, he found the pond which the badgers had dug for the nymph a few months earlier.  It struck him that this water body didn’t exist the last time, so he was almost 100% sure the little witch was hiding below the water surface.  It is a known fact that witches can stay under water for hours, so that looked like the perfect hiding spot.  The wizard slipped out of his clothes and waded into the pool.  He quickly sensed a female presence in the water, so his heart started to throb very fast from excitement.  Unfortunately for him, the girl in the water was the nymph and not the witch.  And nymphs are known for their fierce temperament, so after a brief but fiery encounter he made a quick getaway out of the water, apologizing at length to the nymph while hiding behind a tree, shivering from the cold until a group of helpful badgers brought back his clothes.
After an owl reported these events to the little witch, she started to chuckle so loud that she gave away her position.  After that it was only a matter of minutes before the wizard found the witch.  Her heart jumped from joy as she looked up to her giant (2m40 tall) lover of pure African blood, while his heart raced when he looked into the little (1m58) European witch’s mesmerizing green eyes.  Soon her soft snow-white skin touched his silky pitch-black skin while they engaged in the most tender embrace the forest had ever seen.  After their passionate welcome kiss, the intertwined couple observed the beautiful half-moon rising high in the sky, while the sun went down to announce an unforgettable starry night …

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Artwork by Irina Alexandrovna (Ironika)

Witchtape #91 | Guest Wizz : Funky Chap

☼ Funky Chap 
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It has been four years since I last did a mix for Sunset Grooves and it was high time I did a mix returning to my funk roots. Not the easiest of genres to mix but definitely one of the most fun you can have :) This is a mix full of some of my favorite funk tracks at the moment  and one or two classics I needed to include.. all mixed with a modern touch to give that extra kick/punch that I dig so much. 

Hoping to seduce some music fans who haven't explored much this genre and those who know it to hopefully discover a few tracks you have not come across :)

Sunset Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

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Sunset Grooves Podcast #198 - Funky Chap

Bit of everything related to house music.. some deep stuff, some vocal, some tech and always the groove .. my kinda trip on a night out! 

End of the mix cuts off... but the music don't stop! 

Funky Chap - A Journey Through My House

I love music from around the world and especially love the South African House scene. A dream would be to visit the country and take part in one of their numerous house festivities. Here is a set I put together with a number of songs influenced by those African House Vibes. 



A Journey through South Africa

To mark the beginning of the new logo of Sunset Grooves I have put this mix together of some deep tunes that make me want to close my eyes and drift off into a trance on the dance floor, the beach, the mountainside, the forest opening.. wherever the vibes may be ringing :)) Hope you enjoy it. 

Will upload track list soon

Tracklist... 

Jah One - High On Love  
Daniel Zuur - The Wind Will Carry Us 
Sven Dohse & Acid Pauli - Am Wald (Acid Pauli & NU Remix) 
The White Lamp - It's You (Ron Basejam Remix) 
Kruse & Nuernberg - Good Times 
Izzi Dunn - Oblivious (Wild Culture Remix) 
Willie Graff & Tuccillo - Lunar Feelings 
Karol VII & MB Valence - Into The Sound (LondonGround Remix) 
Gui Boratto & Maurice Aymard - Home
Krink - Money Jar 
Bowski - Sleep On 
Nina Kraviz - I'm Gonna Get You (Stefan Lange Universal Cut Mix) 
Marvin Zyess - Watch Me Falling Down 
Britta Arnold - Chick Curry (Lee Jones Remix) 
J Paul Ghetto - 3000 
St Germain - Rose Rouge

Funky Chap - Close Your Eyes & Dance

VOS 091
The perfect Sunday antidote: A Voyage of Spirits by Funky Chap.

Funky Chap, hailing from Lausanne in Switzerland, recorded this set in his little flat overlooking Lac Léman with the snowy mountains on the other side appearing slowly through the clouds whilst the sunshine caused an orange tinge on the clouds.  

With his musical world filled with groove and unexpectedness, Funky Chap’s idea behind this set was to do something different, putting unpredictable pieces of music together, with a hope of bringing about a few smiles and some music that the listeners haven’t heard before.

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Soundcloud: 
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@sunset-grooves	
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A Voyage of Spirits by Funky Chap ⚗ VOS 091

Something a little different than my usual sets. Always enjoy my time out and love music from all over the world. Here is a mix with a variety of songs that I love and haven't done too much mixing seeing as most of these songs are flawless and I deem these originals to remain untouched :)) A mix for relaxing and reflection

Bobby Womack - If You Think You're Lonely Now
Mercedes Sosa - La Maza
Bombino - Mahegagh
Dire Straits - Once Upon a Time In The West (K's Eastrumental Edit)
Silvio Rodriguez - Pequena Serenata Diurna
Bob Acri - Sleep Away
Quincy Jones - Everything Must Change (PH edit)
Jimpster - State of Mind
Gil Scott-Heron - The Vulture
Bobby Womack - California Dreaming
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (Dynamicron Romanticron Revision)
Gelka - Last Tree
James Newton Howard - Solomon Vandy

Winter Chill Out Session

Some people ask what style of music do you play and it is very difficult for me to respond. However, if I am playing in a night club or a festival and need to crank up the bpm's I absolutely love it! It has been a while since I last mixed and therefore been curating some of these dance floor bangers over the past few months! Bring on the summer sunsets! 

☼ Funky Chap
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Sunset Location: Lavaux, Switzerland 

Tracklist: 

Audiense & Mukk - Meet Me (Original Mix)
Sasha Carassi - Dream Factory (Original Mix)
Man Power - Severin (Original Mix)
Vini Pistori - Arithmetic (Colossio Remix)
O.N.O (Paris) - Days of Past (Original Mix)
The Organism - Conquistador (Original Mix) 
Leo Diniz (BR) - Circuit (Original Mix)
Lucefora - El Valle De Los Cisnes (D-Formation Remix)
Sobek & AIKON - Come On (Original Mix)
ND Catani - Aground (Danito & Athina Remix) 
Ezikiel - Infinity Race (Basti Grub Remix)

Sunset Grooves Podcast #220 - Funky Chap

Here is my interview and mix I did as the first candidate for DJ competition of Set Actuel 2014 on Swiss Radio Station Couleur 3. Interview starts around 8 minutes and my mix starts around 10 minutes in :)) 

Hello voici mon interview et mon mix en tant que premier candidat pour le concours de DJ du Set Actuel 2014 sur Couleur 3. L'interview commence vers 8 minute et mon mix dès 10 minutes. 

Couleur 3 "Set Actuel" - Funky Chap (10.01.2014)

Lausanne isn't all about it's renowned night clubs and vibrant night life... there are these little nooks and alleyways, homely lofts, sunset rooftops where you can dive into a musical experience that will prepare you mentally for some of the bigger festivals and experiences that you will be involved with this coming summer.... Let the Deep Vibes sink in :)) 

I will get around to uploading a track list however if you want a specific track I will get back to you in the comments :)) 

Lausanne Deep In The Underground

I have been digging, searching, listening, re-listening to so many wonderful tunes and for this particular mix I have put together an array of new and some less new banging deep, dark and groovy tunes to give an idea of what I played during my set at Burning Man :)) 

Special thanks to Soukie & Windish who provided their promo package on their latest EP, which is now available this week. Buy the vinyl, it is definitely worth it :)) 

Tracklist: 

Hoes Before Bros (Genius of Time Remix) - Michael & Mattis
Ara Anam - Manuel Tur
Alph - Soukie & Windish
In A Blink Of An Eye - Satori & El Mundo 
Paravana (Basti Grub Remix) - Eagles & Butterflies
Werk - Manuel Tur
Refuse (Johannes Brecht Remix) - Sasse & Stelios Vassiloudis
La Dit Sqwaw - Masomenos
Perception - Oxia
Dead Cities (Matthias Meyer Remix) - Juno6
Young World - Daniel Bortz & Sascha Sibler
One Day in May - Guy Gerber
Parallel Romance (SB Re-Arrange) - Anthony Georges Patrice
Tantra (Atelier Francesco Remix) - Timo Maas
London - Luis Junior
Quim Ninja - Sek 
The Misery ft Nils Corssen (Nu & Pauli Vs Acid Remix) - Daniel Bortz
Neeve (Permanent Vacation Tropical Heat Remix) - Woolfy Vs Projections

Funky Chap Goes To Burning Man 2014

First edition of this wonderful wonderful festival. I was given the honor of closing duties for the intimate Oracle stage on Saturday night. Having heard amazing sets by so many awesome artists throughout the weekend, the pressure was indeed FULL ON! However, I let loose with my track selections and got down and dirty with the wicked crowd :) 

A couple of questionable transitions towards the end but that was the heat of the moment and a little fatigue from 2 full days of partying ;)

Funky Chap @ Children of Panacea Festival 2023 | Oracle Stage | (Closing)

After being enchanted by one incredible week exploring the black rock city, dancing, discovering, interacting, meeting with fantastic people, I have put together this mix with in mind my times that I spent in the deep playa just before the sun rise hits the desert. This mix has plenty of groovy dark playa tech tunes and towards the end some melodic deep tech house for that time when the sun rays come through the dust clouds at dawn and you got your arms in the air spinning to the sounds of the early morning desert. 

I did this mix in one go, improvising some of the song selections along the way.. so hopefully the imperfections are masked by the song choices and some of the better transitions, then again who likes perfection! 

Enjoy.. and hugs to everyone

Deep Deep In The Burning Man Playa 2014

A christmas special from myself going to my funk roots, putting this mix together incorporating some old school and some new bad ass funk vibes for a good mood 1 hour mix tape. I have incorporated one of my edits from 2013, which is unreleased but thought it is time to look into the production side of things for 2015. Hope you dig the mix :)) 

Will upload the track list in a couple of weeks. 

Happy Holidays to all and wishing all the groovers a wonderful end to 2014 and a fruitful 2015. 

Tracklist Partly updated: 

Earth Wind & Fire - Dirty 
Dr Packer - We Got the Acid Funk (Fingermans Mo Breakin Rework)
Get up to Get Down (TwoGood Edit) 
The Allergies - Stupid People

Kon - Make No Mistake
Sugardaddy - Don't Look Any Further (Hot Toddy Remix)
Dabeull - Give Me Your Heart (feat. Michael Tee)

James Brown - Give it up or turnit a Loose (Funk Sinatra Rework) 
Peza - You Ain't Never
Funky Chap - Unreleased 

Disco Tech - Papa Was Rollin Stoned

Badman Funk Mix - Christmas Special

Baaaaaaaaaa ... it has been too long since my last mix, but here is one with bad man house tunes that I am digging at the moment from 1996 right up to may 2015 :) It is a house journey with Funky Chap. There is something for everyone... from nice chilled deep sounds to some heavy dark underground tech minimal ;) 

Enjoy the ride! 

For track IDs put a comment and I will get back to you asap ! 

Funky Chap - Deep Tech House 2015

A mix I did on the hoof with a number of songs I am digging at the moment... take the journey as it comes, one or two moments that are little less smooth than others but the music remains good ;) 

Always appreciate feedback... catch you groovers on the dance floor! 

X 



Funky Chap - Different Elements Of House

This mix is dedicated to "la famille" and all those who need a good party up in the swiss mountains! Music reunites us and keeps us sane in this troubled world... all I have to say is never forget to smile :) 

Enjoy!

Funky Chap - Before Polaris Chez Chalet Dubath

It has been too long since I have put together a mix of pure funk/disco/groove music kinda vibes... so here is a cheeky little mix I put together of certain tunes I have used over the past 12 months for various gigs that have involved disco grooves... enjoy! The summer is approaching and we all need some funkiness at one point! 

Give me a message or a comment for track IDs and I will get back to you as soon as I can :)) 

Peace, Love and Grooviness!

Funky Chap - Funk Madness 2017

Afrika Burn 2017.... well it is an adventure, an experience that you cannot describe. Words, photos, music or story telling can only give one a glimpse of what it is all about. You will often come across problems and issues but there is always a solution. I had the privilege of playing my music to a number of lovely camps and notably a big thanks to the Underpants Hotel and the Orient Art crew for having me on board twice at their awesome camp. Another big thanks to those who provided me with some lovely unreleased gems (notably the NieWiederSchlafen crew). I hope I did them justice :) 

Unfortunately I could not record any of the 5 sessions that I played so I have put together a selection of tunes that best described my way of DJ'ing out in the Tankwa desert, a progressive journey of slower grooves to some bad man deep tech grooves. 

Big hugs.

Funky Chap | Sunset in Tankwa | Afrika Burn 2017

Let me take you on a downtempo journey travelling through sounds from across the world, with some tracks chosen by @chaskanawi. Laissez vous emporter par les yeux de l'étoile.

Funky Chap - Chaskañawi

After @mellowcatmusic provided one of the best warm up sets... our wonderful guest @deepfilip followed with an intense melodic and big unique techno set. I then I had the challenge to step up after two of my favorite music diggers/DJs/personalities to keep up the intensity of this wicked Sunset Grooves night at Folklor club in Lausanne. We finished the night with a b2b2b, however that will remain for the ears of those who were there that night... ;) 

I hope you enjoy this no nonsense mix as the set time was 03:30 - 05:00. 

Big groovy hugs!

Funky Chap @ Folklor 15.09.2018

Hopefully my badman grooves can get me a spot on the Sea You stage.. don't often ask but if you do like it give it a big old like ;) Something for Saturday Night!

Sea You DJ-Contest 2019 - Funky Chap

This is my Spin City Show that aired live on myhouseradio.fm on 14/07/2019. I was joined this week by the owner of the fantastic Sunset Grooves Label Jeremy Foster aka Funky Chap, and boy did he deliver in style. This week it was my guest that kicked off the show with me playing the second half of the show.

Funky Chap Tracklist:

Goz Tracklist:
In Your Dreams - Dave Leatherman, HP Vince
Disco Luv - Osmose
As - Lego Edit
*Promo* Got The Feeling (Massimo Berardi Edit) - The Truckin' Company
Back Once Again - Dave Leatherman, Bruce Nolan
*Promo* Ton Of Groove (The Funk District Re-Edit)- Izk Eyes
Make Your Move - Will Buck
Playaround - Shit Hot Soundsystem
Harmony (Sleazy McQueen 6am remix)
Woman - The Silver Rider
Oh My My - Shit Hot Soundsystem

Spin City

Funky Chap & Goz - Spin City Vol 093

Finally made it to Garbicz Festival! What an experience, what a vibe and top it all off I was kindly invited by the wonderful @ssugark to mix for the lovely @hedone-berlin crew at the Sagrada Feminina. The crew made me feel immediately at ease and so I began with a downtempo'ish / groovy vibe and as the night progressed things got heavier, things got sweatier until I ended up topless because of the heat coming off the dance floor ! I had immense fun and could not help smile during all of my set! It was Thursday night 00:30 - 02:30 

A huge thank you again to Sugark and the Hedoné crew and all those who were there dancing their hearts out was truly magical! 

Until next year ;)

Funky Chap @ Garbicz Festival 2019 | Sagrada Feminina |

A small hour of tracks I have been wanting to play that I think are just perfect for soaking up the sunshine notably around sunset time. Some relatively new songs and some "old" gems that I wanted to share with you while we go through this tough moment in time which our generations have not experienced . I hope I can share my positive vibes with those who need it most and look forward to sharing moments with you all, whether it be sitting by the lake, walking in the mountains, raving at ungodly hours at a festival or just chilling and talking about life and silly things. 

Anyways wishing everyone a good and onward journey! 

Big hugs 
Your Funky Chap

Funky Chap - A Sunset Into The Unknown

Didn't know what tunes to put together so did a bit of a spur of the moment freestyle mix. Will upload track list by the end of the week. 

First tune is an upcoming release by Aérotique - über den wolken coming out on the new exciting label sinnmusik. 


Tracklist: 

Aréotique - über den Wolken {Sinnmusik}
Sahin Meyer - Spread Love {Sccucci Manucci}
Forrest. - Bad Girls Go To Heaven (Los Suruba Remix) {Mexa Records}
Animal Trainer - To Give {Katermukke}
Dietrich & Strolch - N'importe {Neustadtmusik}
Dirty Doering - Ete Pluvieux (Sascha Cawa ft Yukazu Remix) {Dantze}
Gorge - Imara (Liapin & Tjoma Wild Piano Mix) {8bit}

Weekday Sunset Grooves Podcast - Funky Chap

A few of my favorite tunes at the moment... going back to my tech side! 
time for a 3am groove :)) 

Tracklist: 

Daniel Dreier & Paul Schal - Leave Me Alone
Soul Minority - Get Together
Soukie & Windish - Flott
Mihai Popoviciu - Call Me 
Martin Landsky - Let Me Dance (Sebo K Remix)
Matthias Meyer - Infinity 
Findling - Stay Down (BAD Remix - WPP Exclusive) 
Findling & Lihab - Ol Times 
Marcus Meinhardt - For Her & For Him (Beckers Remix)
Hector Couto - Underground Feelings 
Martin Patino - Hommage A la Sodomie 

Deep Tech Saturday - Sunset Grooves

Thank you for finding the latest in the In Too Deep series.  I wanted to drop a set that summed up what we have nearly all felt we have missed in 2020.  The ability to start a night out with a few chill tunes just to get us in the mood, maybe a couple of ‘pre drinks’… the anticipation of the night ahead… and then the night itself.  Funky Chap and I wanted to create a set that carried you through the journey of a great night out from beginning to end to remind us all that it won’t be long until we are able to get out there again and share a great time with friends and fresh tunes to match.
For this set you will find Funky Chap spinning the first hour in typical fashion from him.. an eclectic style that I struggle to find anyone else managing with such a cool and well, funky approach.  I’d say it’s very unique, and that’s what I love about him.  As head honcho of one of the best and most established channels out there with Sunset Grooves, it was a great honour to have him aboard for this trip.

So I play the second hour, and I’m going back to my roots with a peak time clubby sound that I wanted you to close your eyes and imagine you are there amongst it all, with the wonderful people, the lights, the bass, hands in the air.. ah, how we miss it !
We really appreciate you joining us and hope you enjoy this set.

With love, Jeremy (Funky Chap) & John (Electronica Massiva)

From Funky Chap..   I have been a fan of John’s edits and track selection from the moment I first heard him. Therefore the moment we got together to make this in too deep mix and being in charge of starting it off, I got inspired to choose tracks that would take the dance floor on a unique musical experience. Naturally, being the founder of @sunset-grooves my track selection always varies yet has that groove that will keep driving the mix. The idea is to get the listener all warmed up so that John can take over and exhaust the listeners to a frenzy. An absolute pleasure to do this collaboration with you and share good music with those who love it.

Connections..
Jeremy aka Funky Chap @funky-chap  Sunset Grooves @sunset-grooves

Artwork..
@arilumusic

Mastering..
Electronica Massiva

Electronica Massiva & Funky Chap - In Too Deep

Inspired by the first festival of the summer for me - meadows in the mountains. Somewhere in Bulgaria ... 


Special thanks to Tapetenwechsel for his upcoming release on Subinstinct Records with Africa. 

Tracklist: 

Acid Pauli - Eulogy for Eunice
Bruh Jackman - Miss My Love
Jesper Ryom - Ghostly
Tapentenwechsel - Africa
Mika Olson - Deep Blue Chair (The Timewriter Remix)
Raz Ohara - El Zahir (Acid Pauli Remix) 
Pupkulies & Rebecca - X Hale (Oliver Schories Remix) 
Daniel Dexter - Sirens (Erhan Kesen & Nika Remix) 
F3 - My Life (Maxim Kurtys Remix) 
Medeew & Chicks Luv Us - A Chipe A Chope (Cuartero Remix) 
Jose M & TacoMan - La Mariposa

Funky Chap - Meadows in the Mountains - Bulgaria

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▼ Next Gigs:  
09.09.2023 Private Event (Lausanne) 
14.09.2023 Sunset Grooves Afterwork (Lausanne) 
23.09.2023 Pixies Events (Geneva) 
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▼ Upcoming Releases: 
Daiian & Funky Chap  [Sunset Grooves EP 001] 
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▼ Bookings: 
sunsetgrooves@live.com  
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Played at the Following Festivals:
2023 Children of Panacea Festival (CH) 
2023 Transhumance Festival (CH)
2022 Red Champery Festival (CH) 
2021 Afterseason Festival (CH) 
2021 Am Bach Festival (CH) 
2021 Les Fines Herbes Festival (CH) 
2019 Garbicz (PL) 
2019 Montreux Jazz (CH) 
2019 Sound Sound Festival (CH)  
2018 Afterseason (CH)  
2018 Burning Bäer (DE) 
2017 Afrika Burn (SA)  
2017 Burning Bäer (DE)
2016 Balélec Festival (CH)
2014 Burning Man (US) 
2014 La Fiesta Festival (CH) 
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Lover of all good music. 
Founder of @Sunset-Grooves .
Lausanne, Switzerland

Part of the following Music Families: 
Wildfang 
Nie Wieder Schlafen
Tepeme Musica
Dream Culture
Magician on Duty
Seaside Trip 
Sound Council 
Overloop 
MyFamilia Musica
Sound(ge)cloud
Serenades
NachtEinTagAus
Lughat alRouh 
Deep House Toronto 
Home, Land of Bes 
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Funky Chap

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