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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 
SC: @funky-chap
FB: https://www.facebook.com/FunkyChap66/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/funkychap_/

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

Welcome back to the Magician On Duty Podcast Series,

On this edition, we welcome https://soundcloud.com/theoddness

The Oddness is the project of Melbourne producer and performer Warwick Ferguson. The sound of the Oddness is Downtempo yet energetic, with punchy tribal drums and huge bass lines wrapped around the long slow burning structures of progressive house.

The Oddness Launched his live set in 2018 and has since performed at some of Australia’s premium festivals including Rainbow Serpent, Let Them Eat Cake and ChiWowWah Town. The set is full of improvisation and can go anywhere from laidback and melancholy through to a chunky, driving gut punch. Recently he has been joined by Multi Instrumentalists Dylan Jarred and Timmus, performing as a 3-piece band.

His first release came in early 2018 on Uone’s label Beat & Path with a huge remix from Electronic music legend Adam Freeland, quickly followed his debut album ‘Culmination’ on Griff’s new imprint Corymbia Recordings. 2019/20 saw a string of releases and remixes for labels Pipe & Pochet, SolSelectas, Shango Records, LNDKHN and Sofa Beats, as well as remixing Satin Jackets huge hit Automatic for Eskimo Recordings.

A European tour was booked for 2020 including Boom, Noisily and Vibronica festivals, but was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation. This led to some serious studio time culminating in his second album ‘Observations as a Stranger’ out now on Beat & Path.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!

Follow Warwick here:
facebook.com/theoddnessmusic
soundcloud.com/theoddness
instagram.com/theoddnessmusic

Playlist:
Symbolic - I’m Free
Theo Gramal - Orakle (Lui Mafuta Remix)
The Oddness - Free Dive (Omeria Remix)
Okuma - Trop Invers
The Oddness - Caberet
Lui Mafuta - One more time
Okuma - Ghombu
The Oddness - Observance
ÜNAM - The original energy
Dolph & Kermesse - Peu a Peu (Kermesse’s Poco a Poco Remix)
Andre Crom & Martin Dawson - Gonna be alright
Kapchiz - Todo (Alex Doering Remix)
Jean Vayat - Ancient Temple (Jose Solano Remix)
Daniel Hokum - Tarantula (Zuma Dionys Remix)
Narcisse (Mex) - Prime Time Catastrophe
Jean Vayat - Blooming Garden (UNAM Remix)
Stefan Obermaier - Teak
Dario Klein - Adventure King (The Oddness Remix)
Mula - Abby Abby
Zuma Dionys - Through the valley
Anber - Jendayi 
Raw Main - Nebula

Cover art by Orhan Ata
www.instagram.com/ata.orhan

THE ODDNESS [Journey Series]

☽✧◈ 3 YEɅRS MŎNɅDɅ BRɅHMɅ : San Miguel : A Clear YES To Life ◈✧☾

We are endlessly grateful that we have been able to delight you and the earth with monadic sounds for the past 3 years. Thanks to every single one of you! <3

Since the beginning, we have been sending messages through the universal language of music, trying to reach your hearts. We are all in the same boat dear brothers and sisters, so let us with all our unique natures, shape this journey in a valuable and responsible way, so that the future will remain worth living.

The world we live in is currently changing very fast and drastically.
What used to be considered good is now defined as bad or even dangerous.
All values are turned upside down.
We get lost in opinions, predictions, judgments and confusions.
We point our fingers at others without seeing our own part.
The gab between people is wider than we ever thought possible.
But beyond judgment and evaluation, we find a space of truth and insight.

So how do we identify lies?
How the truth?
What is belief?
What is knowledge?
Are we really free in thinking, feeling, doing?
Are we conditioned, manipulated, already determined?

It is now time for us to reflect and center ourselves in all this chaos to recognize who we really are, what our responsibility is and to embrace it. This also means the end of the comfort zone, but implies the greatest freedom without any fear.

We are part of nature, not it's rulers nor it's victims.
Nature is the place we're all coming from. It's our original habitat, our home, our mother, our origin.
How can we not trust in it?
The more we separate ourselves from the origin, the stronger our lack of trust in it and thus in life becomes. We are afraid of not having control over things. But control is an illusion, just like fear.

We, will never give up on our roots, until our last breath we will insist on our natural right to live in freedom and harmony and also to tirelessly support others in doing so. We will always trust in our universal home, protect it, care for it and support it. Whether it is our own vessel or the big one in which we all cavort. We see that as our very own responsibility. Our responsibility as being a human.

It's time to open up, to wake up and remember the truth.

❤️ << GRACIAS >> ❤️

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kośa (https://soundcloud.com/kosh-a) presents "Remain calm“ Afterhour Sounds Podcast Nr.222

Our No. 222 today comes from an artist who has been accompanying me musically more or less continuously for about 2 years. To overhear him is basically pretty really hard. Not only because of his high output and commitment, but especially because of the high quality that can be found in all his mixes. So is the case with ours.

We are talking about kośa who also runs the well-known label Kosa which preferably stands for experimental downtempo that can be classified somewhere between world music and slow deep house. As a solo artist Tarun is very successful on the road. Among other things, he has played at the well-known Berlin club Kater Blau several times.

His recorded mix begins like an ode to the Bronx of the 80s when hip hop played with oriental music elements. As the tape progresses, it becomes deeper and more driving, without losing its slow character. In the process, he reveals a wide range of subgenres...Towards the end, Tarun returns to the starting point, skillfully closing the circle. In his set, he provides equal amounts of release and tension. A perfect formula for an easy-going, danceable afterhour. Fasten your seatbelts...

We thank you so much for this special kośa set. Stunning and surprisingly good. If one-of-a-kind, it's here. Chapeu.

We are delighted.

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Unsere Nr. 222 kommt heute von einem Künstler, der mich seit ungefähr 2 Jahren mehr oder weniger ununterbrochen musikalisch begleitet. Ihn zu überhören ist im Grund ziemlich wirklich schwer. Nicht nur auf Grund seines hohen Outputs und Engagement, sondern vor allem wegen der hohen Qualität, die sich in all seinen Mixen wiederfindet. So auch bei unserem. 

Die Rede ist von kośa der zudem das bekannte Label Kosa betreibt welches vorzugsweise für experimentellen Downtempo steht, der sich irgendwo zwischen Worldmusic und slowen Deep House einordnen lässt. Als Solokünstler ist Tarun überaus erfolgreich unterwegs. So bespielete er unter anderem den bekannten Berliner Club Kater Blau bereits mehrere Male.

Sein eingespielter Mix beginnt wie eine Ode an die Bronx der 80er als der Hip Hop mit orientalischen Musikelementen spielte. Im weiteren Verlauf wird das Tape immer deeper und treibender, ohne seinen slowen Charakter zur verlieren. Dabei offenbart er eine große Bandbreite von Untergenren…Gegen Ende kehrt Tarun wieder zum  Ausgangspunkt zurück und schließt somit gekonnt den Kreis. In seinem Set sorgt er gleichermaßen für Ent- und Anspannung. Eine perfekte Formel für eine locker-flockige, tanzbare Afterhour. Schnallt euch an…

Wir danken Dir vielmals für dieses besondere Set kośa. Umwerfend und überraschend gut. Wenn Unikat, dann Hier. Chapeu.

Wir sind entzückt. 

✘  kośa (Kosa Records // India)
https://soundcloud.com/kosh-a
https://www.instagram.com/kosa.musica/
https://www.facebook.com/Kosamusica/

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kośa presents "Remain calm“ Afterhour Sounds Podcast Nr. 222

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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Connect with the artist:
Soundcloud: 
@funky-chap
@sunset-grooves	
Facebook: fb.com/FunkyChap66

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Soundcloud: @labofgrooves 
Instagram: instagram.com/melodylabtv
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A Voyage of Spirits by Funky Chap ⚗ VOS 091

Downtempo means Peace, means Community... Means Love and Gathering. But it also means Awareness and Will to Change the World.  

For this special chapter, we invited our dear Andre Mayborn for an invocation of Peace and Harmony, trough a set so magical and perfect, that for moments we can feel like everything is well. We are proud to present this beauty to the World with the deep wish of Love and Peace for Mankind. 

~~ M a y P e a c e B e ~~

Follow the Magician @andremayborn

ArtBeauty @brownsword

Unknown Album

Downtempo for Peace by Andre Mayborn

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
SC: @funky-chap
FB: www.facebook.com/FunkyChap66/
IG: www.instagram.com/funkychap_/

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

⦿ Thankyou Life ⦿

Music is storytelling, bringing to light an individual's self-expression, or spirit.

For the next iteration of our podcast series, coinciding with our 50th release, we are pleased to welcome back two of our favorite artists and friends Hekske & Electronica Massiva, and showcase their combined interpretation of Lughat alRouh.

As we delve into their musical collage, we are grateful for all those who came before and left their imprint, and all those who have been listening and enjoying this podcast.

Much Love <3

0 - 40 mins | Hekske
41 - End | Electronica Massiva

Connect with the artists:
https://soundcloud.com/hekske
https://soundcloud.com/dare-2-b-different

Connect with Lughat alRouh:
@lughatalrouh
fb.com/LughatalRouh

Hekske & Electronica Massiva's Interpretation | 50

Zolotaya Orda reach Rotterdam, Netherlands with @deepfilip.

I like to play what I consider to be good music. If it evokes some (positive) feeling within me, if I can dance on it, if it makes my head spin or touches my heart, I will play it and pass on this emotion to you. We are all responsible for creating an amazing experience together. Not the DJs alone. Your energy, good vibes, smiles, dances and positive expressions are what drives me, motivates me and helps me to enjoy creating a wonderful experience.

This is depicted on my profile, where you can find chillaxing mixes of down tempo, melodic tunes to deep, progressive and tech house or even up to what some would consider to be techno.

Links:
facebook.com/DeepFilip/
instagram.com/deepfilip/
beatport.com/artist/deep-filip/697825

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t.me/goldenhordesounds
@goldenhordesounds

Deep Filip // Zolotaya Orda // 086

Mixtape #168 by stєlzєnlαєufєr

DJ/SAXOPHONIST/BIOLOGIST/

Since my childhood i'm playing the saxophone in several live combos. But one day I also fell in love with electronic music.... I like it smooth, I like it slow, I like it driving and drifting. I love to spread my vibe daytime on music festivals, sharing storytelling dj sets and of course still love jammin the saxophone with soulfoul musicians. Once in a while I combine and make live saxophone Dj sets.
In 2018 Me and my friend lockige Ostsee (@Sattlord) founded the @Faultierdisko(sloth disco). We are a Dj team and we have a radio show in our home town Rostock. With the @Faultierdisko podcast series on Soundcloud we support artists and spread our slothdisco vibe. Give it a listen!

Just cant get enough sharing music and see you dance and smile...

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Mixtape #168 by stєlzєnlαєufєr

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

"Quantum physics tells us that nothing that is observed is unaffected by the observer . That statement, form a science , holds an enourmous and powerfull insight . It means that everyone sees a different truth , because everyone is creating what they see . "
Unknown 

✘Max Seeger
https://soundcloud.com/maxseeger

Max Seeger is hippie LXVI.o / Quantum Thoughts

SoSlow in GOA 011 | LOS CABRA*
https://soundcloud.com/los-cabra

On February 17th 2021 Los Cabra played a unique opening set which we couldn't stop dancing to. Thank you Christ for the unforgettable dancing session!

*Recorded live at Something Slow in Goa | 17th February at Hideaway in Vagator
#slowlove

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SoSlow in GOA 011 | Los Cabra

Witches are the guardians of the forests.  We're not evil or dark, just a bit shy.  And even surprisingly sweet and kind... as long as you respect the forest.

Art project of Hekske ('Little Witch' in my native Flemish language).
Founded on the 22nd of January 2017

Avatar and wallpaper by Ironika (Irina Alexandrovna)

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▼ Next Gigs: 
30.03.2024 - Folklor, Lausanne 
19.04.2024 - Plan B, Lausanne 
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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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