Produced by Mr Bird & Dedy Dread, all brass by Romeo Sandri AKA Jazzy Gentle, guitar by Bird.

As played on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC Radio 6.

Still never had a 'proper' digital or vinyl release of this...but the track is still available digitally exclusively from our Bandcamp page here:

http://dedydreadmrbird.bandcamp.com/track/tightening-up

If anyone is interested in helping us get this out on vinyl drop us a line to:

mrbirdproductions@hotmail.com

Mr Bird & Dedy Dread - Tightening Up

Two of Berlin’s finest combine on side A of FF45’s 17th release. SoulBrigada & Voodoocuts add the funky drums to this rare soul classic. On the flip Dedy Dread combines with SoulBrigada to mashup Ludacris’ Stand Up with a stone cold classic from the Queen of Soul, RESPEKT! Real DJs play doubles – you heard! Very Limited....

Buy 45

Soulbrigada & Voodoocuts - Right Now on Funky's Friday 45 (UK)

Mr.President & Kelis - Oriented Milkshake (AkizzBeatzz Mash Up)

Taken from the second E.P. of 4, "20-22" is a reimagining of lost tracks, music and ideas I made during the 20-22 lock-downs that was on the great lost Hard Drive in the Sky, from fragments of rescued loops and vaguely remembered samples reworked & teased into 16 new Mr Bird tracks spread over 4 brand new E.P.s. Enjoy!

https://bfan.link/2022-12

released November 10, 2023

https://mrbird.bandcamp.com/album/20-22-ep-002

Guitars and Moogs by Gilles Cardoni
All production, mixing and mastering by Mr Bird 2023

20-22 EP #002

Spaghetti Jack Funk (Part 2)

Life Is Funky (feat D'Fro) / Serpent 54 / SRP004

"This track is a 'tip of the hat' to the golden era of hip hop with a solid funk break, big beats, horn stabs and that 90s style rapping..." 

Bandcamp - https://tomshowtime.bandcamp.com/

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/life-is-funky-feat.-dfro-single/id947971041

Reviewed At Monkeyboxing.com
http://monkeyboxing.com/content/tom-showtime-feat-dfro-life-is-funky-2014/
"Reggae-hip-hop partner of DJ Maars and longtime hip-hop producer in his own right, Tom Showtime, comes correct at the close of the year with this original boom-bap hip-hop cut. You all know the recipe: a fat break, a sample from a sixties or seventies groove (in this case The Round Robin Monopoly’s sinuous and wah-wah drenched Life Is Funky) and someone to drop dope verbals. That’ll be D’Fro then – and you know you can always rely on a man named after his hairstyle. Life sure is funky, ain’t it?"


Buy This Funk

Life Is Funky (feat D'Fro)

The Ghetto by donny hathaway

The Allergies are one of the most energetic DJ acts on the circuit right now playing their irresistibly upbeat brand of breaks, hip hop and funk. ‘Love’s Supposed To Be’ gives you a little taster of exactly that - bringing a Motown vibe to proceedings that will leave you with a huge grin on your face.

Next exclusive taken from our Jalapeno Funk vol.7 Compilation

Love's Supposed To Be

Free, 13-track funk-soul-hiphop-reggae-breaks comp. from monkeyboxing.com, featuring six exclusive tracks from Dr Bone a.k.a Ashley Slater, Mr Bristow, Zemerald, Ewan Hoozami, Rocknrolla Soundsystem, and Sukie & The Browns.  Cop it here:
http://monkeyboxing.com/content/monkeyboxing-com-presents-filthy-rhythm-dirty-soul-vol-6-2015-free-download-2/ 

Filthy Rhythm Dirty Soul Vol. 6 Promo Mix

Decided to fix this really groovy and melodic tune.
Fixed timing, added some drums and bass.

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/3a0cfb'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

Galt MacDermot - Hair (Arteo Fix) [FREE DL]

Vinyl, Usb drives and more available at:  http://www.unclenu.com/home/music

Our Generation (Re-Edit)

Basement Freaks return to Jalapeno with a 4 track EP of killer funk, heavy, heavy beats and deep blues vocals. Always one of the serious players in the Funk / Breaks scene – his music has always been able to transcend genres and gets dropped in clubs and parties round the world.

On Work It Out the Freaks teams up with MC Rayna for a guitar heavy hip hop excursion. A Blues Thang features that thing most often missed out by modern electronic producers – a harmonica solo – the proper way to do it….

Gotta Make Me A Gun is another blues tinged party bomb featuring the vocals of long time Freaks collaborator Georges Perin. The EP finishes up with the soulful flair of That Little Thing You Do.

Basement Freaks offer their Gold Digga edit for free download to celebrate the upcoming 12" . 

Get you hands on http://soundcloud.com/basement-freaks/gold-digga here

All Tracks writen by Basement Freaks
Produced by George Fotiadis
Mastered by Bombastic Jam Mastering

Vocals/Talkbox & Harmonica by Georges Perin
Additional Vocals on A1 by Mc Ryana
Guitars & Bass by George Fotiadis
Lyrics by Panayiotis Skraparlis

Basement Freaks - A Blues Thang

Steve Bird AKA Mr Bird is a musician, producer & DJ, based in Lisbon, Portugal, for 15 years now. Mr Bird has released 4 albums and many other digital releases, including the album 'Low-Fi Classics' which was released by BBE Music in July 2014. A collaboration with singer Greg Blackman, it received strong support from radio and DJs worldwide, including Craig Charles on his Funk and Soul Show, and tracks from the album have recently been remixed by Tom Moulton and Ashley Beedle and released on vinyl with the Ramrock Blue label.


In 2013, he released the 3rd Mr Bird LP, imaginatively titled "Bird Bird Bird" on the Vital Force label. He also released two 7" singles on Resense Records and Lisboa Records with Portuguese producer Dedy Dread, as well as 5 vinyl releases on the Heavy Duty Booty label and several digital releases on his own 'Fat Bird Sounds' label.


in 2001 & 2007 Mr Bird released 2 instrumental hip-hop albums on the Brighton based labels 'Hertz Recordings' and 'Frequent Soundz.'

Back in 2001 he was invited to record a session for DJ John Peel at the BBC Maida Vale Studios, which was broadcast twice in 2002.
Mr Bird is currently in demand as a re-mixer, having remixed over 100 artists & bands including Daytoner, Karthala 72, Lee Fields, Dalindeo, Renegades of Jazz, Captain Planet, Savages, Odyssey and many more. He is currently working on several new musical projects, singers & collaborators world-wide. 

For more info, DJ Bookings, licensing or Remixes please contact: 

mrbirdproductions@hotmail.com 

What the press have said about Mr Bird: 

"inescapably funky, this comes highly recommended." 5/5 (dmcworld.net)

"Modern breakbeat Soul" 
(Monkeyboxing.com)

"Essential eclecticism" 
(Knowledge Magazine) 

"Warm Jazz riffs and funky sensations" 
(Qool DJ Marv)

"Super-fly funky breakbeat instrumental, with growling P-funk bass mantled by hazy, hypnotic samplescapes" 
(DJ Mag)

"Blends live drums with squelchy bass and supplies ‘nuff jazz attitude in the process."
(The Crack Magazine)

"Well crafted mix of eclectic hip-hop jazziness" 
(Wax Magazine)