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A collection of light orchestral pieces for use in RomCom and Dramedy, TV and film, composed by Laurie Anderson.

ESL - MB037 Reality Romance: montage

A collection of dramatic pulses and underscores for use in drama and documentary, composed by Paul Gavin.

ESL - MB038 Investigative Pulses: montage

A compilation of music created at the Frenkiel & Ponti Artist's residency in Montenero, Italy 2025. Incorporating field recordings of local church & cattle bells, birdsong, ancient church organs & architectural spaces, alongside instrumental improvisations.

Montenero Garden Mix - Tim Saul. wav

Say Blow By Blow Backwards feat. Maceo Parker

Say Blow by Blow Backwards feat. Maceo Parker

Extracts from ESL233 Europe, an album of idiosyncratic 30" links, intros, idents & walk-ons in a pan-European context, combining electronic and traditional instrumentation. Composed and produced by Matthew Herbert.

ESL233 Europe (Extracts)

Electronica & Dance with a pop sensibility -  warm, motivational instrumentals with vocal hooks and textures. Composed and produced by Lank & Tank (aka One Bit).

ESL231 Keep Believing (Extracts)

An exclusive DJ mix by Red Snapper's Richard Thair, selecting cuts exclusively from his Outernational Funk album (ESL234).

To hear the original album: 
http://hrvst.co/bb/cwokd

And to hear a  playlist of some of Richard's many productions and remixes for Standard Music Library, go here:

http://search.standardmusiclibrary.com/playlist/2572dd38c537cba2

Richard Thair's Outernational Funk Mix

These excerpts feature themes by Alexander Faris, Denis King, Don Jackson, Ted Dicks, Max Harris and Mike Vickers.

Listen to the whole album here:
http://hrvst.co/bb/dczzf

ESL176 TV Themes - London Weekend Television 1968-1985 (Excerpts)

Atmospheric and emotional tracks with a rich ambient aesthetic.
Tracks featured here: Glistens/Long Exposures/Too Late/Severin/Cirrus
Chris McCormack and Paul Gannaway's follow-up to ESL085 Guitar Textures & Innovative Soundscapes.

Listen to both albums here:

Long Exposures
http://hrvst.co/bb/dedy7

Guitar Textures & Innovative Soundscapes
http://hrvst.co/bb/deb0i

ESL236 Long Exposures (Excerpts)

The HeavyTrackerz step up...

Excerpts from Voices/Exodus/Satisfied/Mowgli/Windchimes

Listen to the album here: http://hrvst.co/bb/dipiq

ESL237 Drop The Bass! Bright Lights, Big City(Excerpts)

Composed, performed and produced by Marco Pirroni (Adam & The Ants) and Marc Layton-Bennett (Jah Wobble)with additional post-production by Richard Thair (Red Snapper).

Tracks featured: Tender Loving Care/Nightdust/Rise & Shine/Serpentine/Death Valley Hideout/Death Valley Blues

Preview the complete album here:
hrvst.co/bb/dpnxe

ESL238 Grit & Bliss For Adult Dramas Vol. 2 (Excerpts)

Band leader and multi-instrumentalist, Ray Camacho, has been performing since 1960.  He and his bands have released 59 albums, 75 singles, including 3 gold records!

Camacho's music covers a variety of genres.  This one is truly funky!!!!

Enjoy!!!  Free DL....

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Ray Camacho - Let's Boogie (Retro Roland Riso Mucha Macho Edit)

mix of music by other artist i'll be rockin' this July.

Gimme Pizza - Olson Twins 
Small Steps - Kiu D, Andy Buchan
Kindle -Tonbe
Walking Down The Street - Hotmood
Rare Groove - Tonbe
Timeline - Kiu D
Those Days - Tonbe
The Key - Hotmood & Van Doorn
Never - Alex Mallios(Nico Remix)
Candies - Obas Nenor
Akoustik - Fruedental(James Rod Remix)
Cat Man Don't - Loves Last Episode
Pop Music - M (Todd Terje Remix)

July Flours

A selection of songs for September 

Four Play - Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns (D funk Edit)
Just To Get Rep - Gangstarr (Russ Go Remix)
Mistadobalina - Del tha Funky Homosapien (Ronny Hammond & Tha Funkee Neanderthals Remix)
Hihache - Lafayette Afro Rock Band (Loshmi Edit)
Don't Let Go - Tony Orlando (Dj XS Edit)
Cut This Way - Smashed Atoms (Dave Gerrard Re-Cut)
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding (Mojo Filter Stargazing Edit10)
Baby Please - Chaka Kenn, Kenny Summit(Chaka's Linden Boulevard Mix)
Disco Nights (Original Mix) - Hobbs (UK), Roukin
Ultrafunkula - Armand Van Helden (mikeandtess edit 4 mix)
For Your Love (djFATtrip Edit) - Chilly
Spanky Wilson - Sunshine of your Love (Andy Buchan Edit)

Art By Becky Abel

Doey Joey - September Mix

Welcome to this Paradise Garage special celebrating the genius of Larry Levan on what would have been Larry Levan’s 66th birthday and also a celebration of the talent and elegance of Grace Jones.

Covering Disco, Funk, Rare Groove, House, Latin and Soul plus special Worldwide delights, this is an up beat vibe that will sure to get your head bobbing and your toes tapping.

Expect Classic and Larry Levan reworked tracks by Grace Jones, Chic, Blondie, The Pointer Sister's, Diana Ross, Sylvester and Gwen Guthrie. 

There's also a bunch of tracks that you quite possibly may have not heard before thrown in and thrown down for good measure.

To describe The Paradise Garage here is an article by Vice:

"'Saturday Mass' is what people called Larry Levan's DJ sets at New York's most legendary nightclub, the Paradise Garage. "Larry would preach through his music from the DJ booth, just like a minister or priest does from a pulpit," says DJ and close friend of Levan's David DePino. Levan delivered his sermon each weekend, from the club's opening in 1977 (while it was still in construction) to the day the Garage forever closed its doors in the summer of 1987.

Located, true to its name, in a parking garage on 84 King Street in Manhattan, it was one of the only clubs ever built for a specific DJ. As a venue it was relatively nondescript, but what it lacked in decor it made up for with its much-revered sound system and passionate members. The Garage's legend is synonymous with that of Levan, who was the club's resident DJ in the most literal sense; at one point even living in the building. He treated it with the reverence accorded to a house of worship: repositioning the sound system on the night, stopping his set at 2AM to polish the mirrorballs, and even ensuring that the bins were thoroughly cleaned. All of which seems unthinkable for a DJ today but then the Garage was more than just a club, it was Levan's vision of paradise.

For the Garage's congregation, the private membership policy offered them some sense of sanctuary and ownership. It was one of the few clubs in New York which the gay, and predominantly African-American and Latino, patrons could genuinely call their own. "The Garage was a place for people that were not accepted in society, a place from them to be free, to be who they are," says Victor Rosado, who worked at the club. Even with the momentum of the gay rights movement post-Stonewall, homophobic violence on the streets and police harassment continued largely unabated. "It took a while to build the trust of the gay community," says DePino. Eventually, the gay nights on Friday took off with the already popular Saturdays drawing a more mixed flock.

Levan delighted in playing tricks on both his friends and audience, whether by playing the same song over and over for an hour or jolting the dancefloor with a sudden blast of bass. But his signature technique was weaving a narrative from the sentiments and lyrics of the records he played, describing each as a new sentence or paragraph in the stories he was trying to tell over his 12 hour sets."

This is one special mix put together with Love.

Enjoy the warm energetic vibes!

To receive all future shows and access older ones please also Follow on Soundcloud @thefunkassassin

For all past shows click here ==> soundcloud.com/thefunkassassin/sets/the-word-is-love-soul-funk

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The show is dedicated to Tate Liverpool for putting on an amazing Keith Haring exhibition that ended on 10th November 2019, the day this show was recorded and then aired on Larry Levan’s 66th Birthday. The exhibition was enjoyed by many, especially youngsters new to the pop art style and music of the time. 

The show is also dedicated to all Activists of Peace and Love.

Paradise Garage Larry Levan Grace Jones Tribute Word Is Love Show 66 Disco Soul Funk House Groove

Standard Music Library was formed as a collaboration between London Weekend Television (ITV) and Bucks Music Group in 1968. Initially, and fittingly, it released 68 albums on vinyl, the last being Brian Eno’s Textures album. Standard Music Library has a rich and diverse catalogue of music designed exclusively for use in audio-visual productions such as films, ads, TV, films and online – we aim to have a high-quality little bit of something for everything, from orchestral and classical to dubstep, dark atmospherics, exotica, drum n bass, chillout, ambient and jazz, on to World Music and an impressive archive catalogue stretching back to the late 60s.

Richard Thair's Outernational Funk Mix

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