Some killer slow jams to bring in your summer bag

Blundetto - Sun And Clouds

Takuya Kuroda - Rising Son

I was recently asked to play at a good friends significant birthday party.
So I dusted off my decks and loaded my record boxes with some funk.
This is what it sounded like.
All 45's in this 1st hour (2nd part to follow).
Hope you enjoy.
https://soundcloud.com/monkeypocket

Now Is The Time (live Soul & Funk set)

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection.

Hello, my name is Will aka Skinshape, I do old school sounding psychedelic-funky-souly-stoner-rock music... Or something like that. I'm working on my fourth album now. I also run a label called Horus Records, we do exclusively roots reggae. I'm also a record trader and collector. Living in London provides a lot of opportunities for record digging. I've been collecting for about 8 years... First reggae mostly, then moving into soul and funk, and now I'm more into African music.


2. 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format.

The 7" for some reason is a near-mythical thing. I don't know quite what it is about it... But something grabs me a lot more than an LP does. 7" Just feels like the coolest format, and I love the artwork on 7" records. If you're into certain genres, especially reggae, the 7" is really the only way to go! 


3. One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix?

I've pulled out my favourite 7" singles, but then realised there are still way too many. I've worked it down to records that I can't really let go of, or that I'm just really into at the moment! It starts in the USA, then hops across the Atlantic to Africa (West to East), then hops back across to the Caribbean for a final blast of a few of my favourite reggae singles.


4. Where can people catch you / listen to your music?

You can check me out at https://skinshape.bandcamp.com for my own music, and then for the Horus Records stuff, you can check it at https://horusrecords.bandcamp.com , we just put out two new singles actually! 

5) Top 5 all time fave records

Not really sure, there's too many to say. But... I'll just pick a few I like a lot, in no order:
1. Dinah Washington - This Bitter Earth
2. The Congos - Fisherman
3. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
4. The Beatles - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
5. Pink Floyd - Echoes Part I (Live at Pompeii)

45/7 #42 ARTIST: SKINSHAPE

Mixtape hecho con temas de Tommy Guerrero.

Tommy Guerrero

Mr.C's Soul Spectacular  —  a mid tempo journey into the 70's Funk breaks along to a mellow Soul joints. A selection of Rare 45s and Timeless Classics from the vaults of Fabulous Mr.C (St.Petersburg). This particular Radio Broadcast was recorded live on air during his regular Fun City Shingaling sessions on local radiostation. Carefully selected and mixed together. Vintage 45s from an experienced russian deejay and promoter, who has been doing his thing for 20 years playing strictly vinyl. You will love it! 

www.djChak.spb.ru
mixcloud.com/djChak
soundcloud.com/chakster
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All 45s

EP.025 BFR RADIO: Mr C's Soul Spectacular  - Fun City Shingaling

(2009) Jazz & Milk mix by Dusty for Michael Ruetten's Soulsearching radio show - enjoy!

1. Idris Muhammad - Loran's Dance - Kudu
2. Dizzy Gillespie - Matrix - Perception
3. Mr. Chop - The Caveman - Jazz & Milk
4. George McRae - I Get Lifted - T.K. Disco
5. Quantic y su Combo Barbaro - Enyere Kumbara - Tru Thoughts
6. Nat King Cole - Day In Day Out (Cut Chemist Remix) - Capitol
7. The Jivers - Do What - Jazz & Milk
8. Mocean Worker - Shamma Lamma Ding Dong - Jazz & Milk
9. Gagle - Eastern Voyage - Mukatsuku
10. Femi Kuti - Tell Me (Jeremy Sole's Musaics Remix) - Mercer Street
11. Romanowski - Flagranti - Jazz & Milk
12. Greenwood Rhythm Coalition - Salsa Verde (Dusty Remix) - NYC Trust
13. César's Salad - Manteca - Jazz & Milk
14. The Boogoos - The Journey / Ghana '74 (Dusty Remix) - Jazz & Milk
15. Vono Box - Pepita - Jazz & Milk
16. Dusty - Voodoo - Jazz & Milk
17. Free The Robots - Jazzhole - Jazz & Milk
18. Romanowski - Strudel Strut (Up, Bustle & Out Remix) - Jazz & Milk
19. Dusty - Loco Para La Pista (Solo Moderna Remix) - Jazz & Milk
20. Alice Russell - Universe (Dusty Remix) - Little Poppet

Jazz & Milk mix by Dusty for Soulsearching Radio #597

1.Blue Masses (TG: A Little Bit Of Somethin')
2.Pedro's Fever (Blktop Project)
3.That's Right (Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls)
4.Long Haul Home (Blktop Project)
5.The Color Of Life (TG: Soul Food Tequeria)
6.Rainy Day Dog (Lord Newborn & Tha Magic Skulls)
7.No Time For Time (TG : Return Of The Bastard)
8.Keep On Pushin (Blktop Project)
9.Calling For Ya! (TG : Return Of The Bastard )
10.Beans For Breakfast (Blktop Project)
11.B.W's Blues (TG : Loose Grooves & Bastard Bules)
12.Bockrossa (Blktop Project)
13.L.I.V.E (Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls)
14.In My Head (TG : Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues)

Tommy Guerrero Mix (Tommy Guerrero, Blktop Project, Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls)

1. Intro - Lectric Chile Goat   (0:56) / 2. Thank You MK   (3:51) / 3. Just Ain't Me   (3:27) / 4. In My Head   (3:09) / 5. Never   (1:39) / 6. No Time For Time   (1:56) / 7. Calling For Ya!   (2:11) / 8. Broken Blood   (3:48) / 9. So Blue It's Black   (3:54) / 10. And The Folklore Continues   (2:24) / 11. The Lonely And The Only   (3:42) / 12. War No More   (2:12) / 13. B.W's Blues   (4:51) / 14.Soul Miner   (3:03) / 15.1966   (3:29) / 16. Blue Masses   (2:40)

TommyGuerrero "TG" - Tribute mix

Seaside-Surftide Remix by J.Page

This is a selection of a handful of Angolan 45s that have proven their spirit & longevity in my record collection. Here's to the slap-echo guitars, scratchy dikanza, hope, aspiration and musical beauty that flowered from Luanda. This sound has long informed the systems of Barranquilla and parallels cumbia, samba & compas in sonic ancestral synchronicity.

Tommy Guerrero Mix (Tommy Guerrero, Blktop Project, Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls)

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