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HopeStreet Recordings and Zillanova are proud to present a brand new vocal soul 45 starring two of Melbourne’s finest: Cisco Tavares and Jess Harlen. Two very distinct sides showcase the amazing talents of these two guest vocalists as well as the production and songwriting skills of HopeStreet impresarios Bob Knob and Tom Martin and the heavy duty sounds of The Zillanova Rhythm Combination.

On the A side – Cisco sings Suicide. Sweet, sweet sadness shimmers over low slung syncopation and builds to a climactic peak before dropping back to the whisper from which it came. It’s a story of collective rather than individual suicide. Something to tap our toes to while we watch the human race run headlong for self destruction. Do we care? Sure. Enough to change our ways? It seems unlikely. What’s Going On? You might ask, as Marvin once did. Truth is no one knows, or has, or will.

On the flip, Maori/Australian mistress of neo soul magic Jess Harlen gets down but plays it cool over a rocky rhythm track that owes as much to Led Zeppelin as it does to the Meters. The Time It Takes is a song about that moment in a relationship when one person has given all they can and still doesn’t know where they stand. Ouch. It’s a familiar story but delivered with the unshakeable conviction we’ve come to expect from Miss Harlen, the old tale takes on new life.

Zillanova is a studio based project led by bassist and producer Bob Knob. The Zillanova Rhythm Combination, the mighty rhythm section behind hiphoppers Illzilla and Bollywood heart starters The Bombay Royale are joined by reggae don Jake Savona on organ, San Lazaro’s Sebastian Orellana on percussion and The Bombay Royale horn section. Recorded and mixed by Bob Knob and Tristan Ludowyk at the Hope Street Studios in Brunswick, this record is a family affair for the HopeStreet crew. Many hands make light work apparently, but this record is super heavy regardless.

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Zillanova - The Time it Takes (feat. Jess Harlen)

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LEDEUNFF - Steam

Released 20/01/14 on Jalapeno Records

The Jalapeno Funk series is Jalapeno's successful annual a snap shot with a mission to supply the forward looking funk. Exclusive tracks and remixes from Valique, Cadien, Quasamodo, Skaggs & Drummond, Basement Freaks and Kraak & Smaak sit alongside tracks from Smoove & turrell, Skeewiff, Dr Rubberfunk and a whole host of Jalapeno stalwarts. As usual full album purchases will be accompanied by a DJ mix version mixed by Jalapeno Sound System.

Ain’t no party like a J-Funk party cause a J-Funk party won’t stop.

Skeewiff - Now I'm Livin For Me (Fort Knox Five Remix)

Qdup vs Brass Construction - Can You See The Light (Qdup Re-Rub)

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In the spirit of Valentine's day and for the love of funk, I've decided to give away one of my secret weapon Re-Rubs of Brass Construction's funky anthem "Can You See The Light". I originally made this one leading up to the summer festival season and premiered it at Shambhala Music Festivals wonderful Fractal Forrest stage back in Aug 2013. It's a real funky breaks throw down with Qdup's remix treatment to rock the party. Kept as a secret weapon tune since then, it's now yours for FREE!  

Catch Qdup Djing this Friday Feb 14th in Toronto, Ontario for a Valentine's Day throw down when Make It Funky & CirQlation present "Loving the Funk" Featuring Qdup (Washington DC) @ ROUND Venue.

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Can You See The Light (Qdup Re-Rub) Free Download!

I'm super stoked to announce that I will soon be releasing a vinyl exclusive EP with Ghetto Funk! This mix showcases a few of those tracks, as well as a load more of my new material and some of my favourite tracks to play out. Enjoy :)

GFP18 OUT NOW: http://ghettofunk.co.uk/ghetto-funk-presents-father-funk-gfp018/
ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.sendspace.com/file/z5vtlr 

TRACKLIST:

1. Father Funk - Take 2 (GFP018)
2. Rick James - Mary Jane (Father Funk Edit)
3. Slynk - In The House
4. Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star (Featurecast Remix)
5. Father Funk - Jump On It (GFP018)
6. Father Funk - Funk Renegade
7. Slynk - Funk Bandito
8. Father Funk - Sheriff Shooter (GFP018)
9. WBBL - Around U
10. Bear Twists, Father Funk & X-Ray Ted - Comin’ At Ya
11. Otis Redding - Sittin’ On The Dock Of A Bay (Father Funk Edit)

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Father Funk - Party People Mixtape (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Vocals - Noah Slee
Backing vocals - Bailey Wiley
Keys / percussion / production - Andrew Spraggon
Guitar - Ben White
Bass - Matt Short

Mixed by Josh Thorne
Mastered by Ricardo Gutierrez

Can We Get It Together Ft. Noah Slee

One of my favourite tracks from the Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards produced LP 'Diana'. Beefed up LNTG style. Enjoy :-)

Love Is… [LNTG Muscle Mix]

A Bitter Pill King - Marvin Gaye (King Most Redirection)

Kartell - Cost Of Love

Rap - @oddiseemusic
Vocals/guitar - @olivier-st-louis AKA @olivierdaysoul

Performed live to air in Stylin' on 3RRR-FM, Melbourne, 15 March 2013.

Support 3RRR-FM

Oddisee & Olivier St Louis - You Know Who You Are (Acoustic - Live in Stylin')

Bible meringuée

pre-order ep: https://jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/jakarta-dubplate-5

Vocals - soundcloud.com/otisjunior & soundcloud.com/kogan-dumb
Produced - soundcloud.com/dr-dundiff
Vocals Recorded/Mixed - Frames Danco



Otis Junior & Dr.Dundiff - Another Time Feat. Kogan Dumb

This one didn't make the album (Maker vs. Now Again vol 3) for clearance reasons. So here you go! New beat record out soon. 



Maker - Orpheus (Unreleased)

Day 8 from my Prevue Channel series on https://www.instagram.com/deadhorsebeats/

New York Get The Bloody Money

from Low and Behold, High and Beyond, released 10 August 2012
Promise Ft. Olivier Daysoul
(O. Daysoul / A. Spraggon)

Vocals - Olivier Daysoul
Synths, Programming - Andrew Spraggon
Guitars - Ben White
Bass - Matt Short
Drums - Julien Dyne
Cabasa - Miguel Fuentes
String Arrangements - Victoria Kelly
Violin 1 - Justine Cormack
Violin 2 - Miranda Adams
Viola - Robert Ashworth
Cello - Ashley Brown 

Promise Ft. Olivier Daysoul

Sola Rosa, the long-running project of New Zealand producer Andrew Spraggon, has never lacked stylistic ambition. Over the past two decades, he's taken an omnivorous approach to genre—soul, R&B, funk, jazz, hip-hop, and the occasional nod to pop—all filtered through a lens that favours polish and warmth over flash. It’s music that feels lived-in rather than lab-engineered.

Since winning Best Electronic Release at the 2001 NZ Music Awards for Solarized, Spraggon has quietly built an international rep. There’ve been remixes from Tall Black Guy, Hermitude and DJ Vadim; sets at Secret Garden Party and Green Man; praise from Rolling Stone, Mojo, and more. Yet he remains a bit of a secret—an underground mainstay rather than a household name.

The 2020 LP Chasing The Sun marked a return after five years and proved there was still plenty left in the tank. Now, 25 years into the Sola Rosa journey, comes New Tomorrows: a taut, considered EP that feels less like a statement and more like a bridge between chapters. The collaborators remain—singers, writers, players from both sides of the Tasman—but there’s a quiet sense of closure. A drawing of breath before something sharper.
That “something” is already coming: a new album lands later this year, with Spraggon stepping further into the foreground. Watch this space.

Can We Get It Together Ft. Noah Slee

Sola Rosa

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