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Funk, Disco and Boogie. My bread and butter so to speak.

Quintessential Optimus Funk

Funk

funky mixes

FUNKY BEAT

The best of the Dirty Chops team's musical flavours in a convenient playlist.

Bump, love, share, repeat.

Dirty Chops DJ Sets

James Brown - Try Me

Two and a half hours of classic disco. With a twist.
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Al Kent Classic Disco Mixtape. August 2013

In the Bush (Remix) - Musique
Etagui (Lay-Far Re-Edit) - Lay-Far
Lose My Love - Krewcial
She Is Good (JN edit) - Sir James Randolph
In the Mood - Puff
The Fox (JN re-edit) - The Disco Fox
What U Won't Do - Jesse Rudoy
Cash - Hi-Gloss
Do It All - Michael Henderson
Out of My - Hands Omni
Call On Me - Patrice Rushen
Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
P.Y.T. (Private Panther Phreek) - Michael Jackson
Hot Night in the City - T.S. Monk
Wear It Out - Stargard
Lay It Down On Me - Gerald Mallory
Nice and Soft - Wish & Fonda Rae
A-Freak-A - Lemon
Spy For Brotherhood (Special Version) - The Miracles
Keepin' Faith In Love - Patrice Rushen
Lovin' Is Really My Game - Brainstorm

Originally recorded for our Soho Radio show on 8th September, Optimus Funk brings us a mix specifically curated for waackers and waacking. Comprising of faster disco cuts, breakdowns, claps and pushes these tracks are perfect for your waacking soundtrack.

We also asked Optimus Funk, a dancer, record collector as well as DJ, some questions!

1. What are you trying to do when you DJ?  
To connect with people. I think of it as an exchange of ideas, energy, and history. Education through recreation. There you go, that’s my campaign slogan. 

2. What makes a good DJ?
Crowd reading. Musical selection. Flow. I’ve always enjoyed DJs that express their personality through music.

  3. Your background is dance. What makes a good dancer? 
The ability to take a dance style beyond a sequence of steps and to show one’s personality. Connecting with the music, not just the instrumentation, but the lyrics or theme too. And also the ability to connect with others — Not passively, like a performance (although that has it’s place), but through interaction.

  4. What do you love about funk/disco music?
The groove, the showmanship, and the storytelling in the genre is something else. From ballads to bangers, it’s all there in the music. So much personality. I’ve mentioned personality at least three or four times at this point. It’s important.  

5. a lot of this music was made 4 to 5 decades ago. Does this music get old?
Not at all. I think the lyrical and instrumental quality in a lot of this music gives it a timeless appeal. And it continues to have a huge influence on a lot of today’s music, both commercial and underground.

Enjoy!!!

Optimus Funk for 4 To The Floor

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Shalamar - There It Is (Honom edit)

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Metome - Time After Time

I'm off on my travels again to the Far East. I will be visiting and shaking dance floors in Japan, China, Thailand and South Korea over the next few weeks. Check local press and on line for more details. 

To celebrate the tour and to thank all the amazing people who have helped put it together I have done a wee DJ mix. I hope you enjoy it and it gets you in the mood. PLease come to one of the events, say hello, party with us and get down to the music. 

OK hope to see you somewhere soon xxx

Dicky Trisco Far East Disco Mix

Chemise-She Can't Love You

Tracklist:
1.   Bring Your Sweet Lovin’ Back (Jonas Rocha Edit) - Starpoint
2.   Barely Breaking Even - The Universal Robot Band
3.   Just Can’t Stay Away - Don Blackman & The Family Tradition
4.   The Master Rocker - Bernard Wright
5.   Sound of Music (Tha Sco Edit) - Dayton
6.   Stars In Your Eyes (Secret Sun Edit) - Herbie Hancock
7.   Street Player - Chicago
8.   Roll The Joint (Joey Negro Re-Edit) - Master Boogie Song & Dance
9.   Singing and Dancing - Rhyze
10. Work It Out (feat. B.Thompson) - Dogg Master
11. Baby I’m Yours - Breakbot feat. Irfane
12. Do It - Tuxedo
13. Tonight’s the Night (Good Time) - Kleeer
14. Queixume - Tom & Joyce
15. Connexāo - Sabrina Malheiros
16. Plastico (Nautz Vocal Ricanstruction) - Ruben Blades & Willie Colon

Optimus Selection (Part III)

Junior - Mama Used To Say

Funky Treat by our french friend @dabeull from Roche Musique 

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Treat #29  DA.FONK by Dabeull

A selection of groove infused songs from and influenced by the Eighties.

F L A S H B A C K

A London based crate digger with a penchant for tight, punchy bass lines, Optimus Funk is a DJ with an unmistakable groove present throughout his repertoire, which includes boogie, disco, funk, hip-hop, house, and world music.

Having spent many years as a dancer on the club scene before expanding his passion to the turntables, he has developed a deep understanding of the dance floor and the ability to rock a party from either side of the decks.

Originally finding his feet as a regular at Madame JoJo’s Free Your Soul, he has gone on to run his own nights in addition to various guest appearances in the UK, Europe and Asia.

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DISCOFUNK TAPE IV - MIXED BY OPTIMUS FUNK

An energy boosting house blend featuring classics, re-edits and fresh grooves for your musical nourishment.

Optimus Selection V

A tribute to 90s hip-hop and new jack swing inspired by the film House Party!

Nineteen Ninety Hype

03. Harar Melody (Unconditional Melody) - Addis Pablo 

iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/far-east-dub/id1044871356

Far East Dub LP Album from Suns of Dub featuring Melodica by Addis Pablo, Vocals by Jah Bami, Mixing & Arrangement by Ras Jammy and composition by P-Dub, Far East Dub is the official debut album from the performing dub production team Suns of Dub , taking a roots dub reggae approach Suns of Dub revisits the original feel & tempo of Dub & Rockers music. A bit different from previous upbeat digital sounds, here they introduce us to a softer deep roots side showing great versatility.

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Harar Melody (feat. Addis Pablo) -  Suns of Dub

Roger Eagle Mix Tape from the mid to late 80's. Roger was a DJ at the famous Twisted Wheel club in Manchester.

Roger Eagle The Barefoot Rock

Chemise - She Can´t Love You (PurpleDiscoMachine Edit)

Recording from the May installation of The London Disco Society.

00.00.00 - 01.00.00 - @OptimusFunk
01.00.00 - 02.30.00 - LDS (Oscar Kingsley b2b Tim Ross)
02.30.00 - 04.00.00 - @Midnight_Groove

The London Disco Society @ Shoreditch Platform - 18 May 2018

@ready-for-the-world - Oh Sheila
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'80s Playlist

Ready For The World - Oh Sheila

Rayko - Special Boogie Mixtape for "Caos Club" (Bilbao)[low Q]

Special MJ and family tribute recorded live a Tokyo's Vision club.
Sorry no DL, my arms are too short to box with the king

King Of Pop Special DFP Live @ Vision Tokyo June 29, 2013

Optimus Funk is a London-based DJ, curator, and music consultant blending funk, disco, jazz, and house with the energy of street dance culture. His sets and playlists connect eras and influences — from 70s jazz-funk and modern broken beat to gaming, anime, and film soundtracks — celebrating rhythm, storytelling, and the spaces where sound meets movement.