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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
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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

fuckinghorses...losing control - äh sorry... I got a bit carried away...mit mir sind die Pferde durchgegangen, schwing das Lasso und fang mich selber wieder ein. back home pls - be save - selfcare. when you feel right is a goood sign. (thank you connan)- alone in the universe...reflection and devotion..thinking of(f) - back home...good bye fuckinghorses - headache hello

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

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

Altered Sounds #1 (Vinyl Only Mix)

https://soundcloud.com/arkadiusz-dmytrow (DAS SCHOENE LEBEN / OPEN AIR TOGO / AFTERHOUR SOUNDS)
Guadalajara , Mexico | 01-12-15

Mezcla 26 / Arkadiusz / Akumandra

Olivier Gobelet is a french DJ/musician based in Leipzig, Germany. Among other projects he is member of the DJ collective The Magical Flying Love Lab and of the experimental electronic combo Poplar Bluff.
Times dreamy and melancholic, times dark and explosive, his sets are a constant surprise, unmarked trips through space and time that deliver a weird vision of music history where caribbean oldies can meet experimental techno and codein hip-hop mingles with tribal psychedelia.

photo : Patrick Faurot -> photography.patrickfaurot.com

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@poplar-bluff
@lovelab

Voodoocast 004 - Olivier Gobelet

Jeremy aka Funky Chap is above all a music listener of all genres from Deep Tech Grooves on a Friday night to smooth jazz on a Sunday morning. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland he has mixed at a number of venues and festivals including Burning Man but prides himself to mix only at unique locations. Founder of the podcast Sunset Grooves which has been a source of constant inspiration to discover new artists and share quality music with people who have an ear for it. He will never stick to one particular genre which gives each mix he does an element of surprise. Always keep the good vibes nearby!

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Serenades Podcast #13 - Funky Chap

Musics created by the unaussprechlichen at Eisenbahnstrasse Studio, Leipzig 29/09/16.

RLHBSLCN *liveset // ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ

@jiony  - México.

Versatile moods; that is Tepeme’s bet, because all music styles have their own particular beauty. 

We are honoured to feature a great music creator and selector hailing from Mexico City, jiony, who recently released an exquisite EP on Akumandra. 
Have a good time!

Tracklist:
01 Jessie Mae Hemphill - Standing In My Doorway Crying
02 Contact Field Orchestra - Dorado Alucinari
03 Onra - Ms. Ho (extended)
04 Sol Monk -  Catch Your Tears
05 CLUTCHY HOPKINS & FAT ALBERT EINSTEIN - NIGHTSHADE
06 El Michels Affair - Tearz feat. Lee Fields & The Shacks
07 Jake One - I'm Coming (Instrumental)
08 NAH - paint some lines on it Ft. GIVV
09 Thieta & Thomas Prime - Cult Classic Records Presents - 09 No Way In Hell
10 Stro Elliot - Miles Funk
11 The Mauskovic Dance Band - Weather
12 Little Beaver & the Rocketeers - Do Right Man
13 Trevor Dandy - Is There Any Love-
14 Beanfield - Planetary Deadlock
15 Cumbia Hasta El Lunes - Cumbia Noche
16 Compay Segundo & Charles Aznavour - Morir de amor
17 Snowblink - Blue Moon
18 Timber Timbre - Velvet Gloves & Spit
 
Make sure to visit jiony’s channels and enjoy plenty of his productions and mixes! 

https://soundcloud.com/jiony
https://jiony.bandcamp.com/ 
https://www.facebook.com/jionyjion 

Gracias amigo <3

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The mother culture: The Olmecs

Mexico’s Preclassic period generally coincides with the height of the Olmec civilization, from about 1300-400 B.C. Considered Mesoamerica‘s mother culture, these enigmatic people inhabited the tropical plains of today’s Gulf Coast, including the states of Veracruz and Tabasco. 

The Olmec created a basic calendar, developed a writing system and established principles of urban layout and architecture, all of which would be perfected by the Maya, who began developing late in the Preclassic. During this period, Greece came through its Dark Age and into (and out of) its Classical Period, the Roman Empire was founded and Buddha was born.

The Olmecs were the first to leave signs of their culture for succeeding civilizations to contemplate, but the colossal stone heads, each carved from basalt rock weighing as much as 30 tons procured from hundreds of miles away, raise more questions than they answer. The best place to ponder those mysteries is at Parque Museo La Venta in Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco State, which houses some of these enormous carvings.

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ecos del más allá 006 | jiony

In January LF did its first tour in Brasil and Brasilia was our fourth stop on 26.01. We did this party together with our friends from Limbo and we were blown away by the crazy energy of the crowd and of the music. We decided that we want to share this energy with the world, and we asked @ja-ci-ra from the Limbo crew to make a Lovecast for us in order to keep the memory from Brasilia alive. We recommend to turn up the speakers before listening and hope you enjoy this hour of Brasilian power tunes as much as we do!

Lovecast 51 - JAÇIRA - LF Brasil Tour 2018

Dear Fusioners, friends and family, here is the set that I played at the beautiful opening day of Salon de Baile, at Fusion Festival 2018. It was so mesmerizing and a pleasure for me to be surrounded by musicians that I am fan of, dear friends and a lot of lovely people. 
It includes a lot of upcoming music, some of wich will be released soon, and some other that I produced right before leaving Buenos Aires, only weeks before, so it was very special for me to try some tracks that night. I hope you enjoy.

Barda @ Fusion Festival 2018 - Salon De Baile

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The liminal space -- now, and then.
Feeling, this, for the first time, again.

A prayer to the akashic record keepers of the deep seas.

LIVE recording from Monopol, Berlin | Tantric Love Flow | @aysarita

AGUA | feat. , Ara, Ay Sarita & LUM

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

Serenades - is ' a story, writing that will be with you. 
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Releases:
SRNDS004 — JUNA - Archetipo EP
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SRNDS003 — Dolphins / Odopt - Split EP
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SRNDSFRM001 — V.A. Serenades from Russia 
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SRNDS002 — Anatolian Weapons / LINJA - Split EP
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SERENADES001 — Da Iguana - Kalim & Marim EP
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SRNDS001 — V.A. Serenades Vol.1
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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: 
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Tepeme Musica
Dream Culture
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Seaside Trip 
Sound Council 
Overloop 
MyFamilia Musica
Sound(ge)cloud
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