"I don't mean to flex, but..."  

The whole idea of me "flexing" to anyone about anything is, frankly, ludicrous--but producing this track, "Flex", allowed me to "flex" certain creative muscles that don't get much exercise.  

(Have I said "flex" often enough already?  Well, get used to hearing it a lot when you click play and listen to this latest Interbay track!)  

The rhyme style on this track is old school.  The funk is definitely old school, with a few nods to the Minneapolis sound that I grew up with...as well as some of the hard club funk from my dj'ing days.  

Like many funk songs, the structure is a bit looser than either most pop songs or most dance songs--it's about feel, and this sure feels funky to me.  

Skritchy guitars, wet and thick synths...and an unrelenting (MF Doom inspired?) drum sound.  I think it works.  

As always, the ultimate test is whether YOU like "Flex" by Interbay--and the only way to take that test is to click play and give it a listen.  If you like it, let me know!  Give it a like!  Repost it! Share it! 

And, so you don't miss any of these daily (so far!) Interbay posts, make sure you follow Interbay's page!  

(And if you don't like "Flex"--insert frowny face here--give me one more chance, because tomorrow's track will be something different.  Not that I know what tomorrow's track will be, but tomorrow's track is always something different!  Hmmmm, is THAT a flex?)    

"Flex" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

LaCrisis x HyooMin - Spring Came Too Soon Ideas 1.2.2

Cream Maxi-Single (1991)

shuffle

Long overdue mix of some top grooves from my fave "Minneapolis Sound" (and adjacent) collection. Classic endless inspiration...

MPLS MIX - Minneapolis Sounds of the 80s & Beyond...

最後の一人になっても   ｜   EVEN IF I'M THE LAST ONE

EVEN IF I'M THE LAST ONE

埃と喧噪のファンキータウン  ｜  FUNKY TOWN OF DUST AND NOISE

FUNKY TOWN OF DUST AND NOISE

FASTER THAN FAST FUNK!!    ｜  速いファンクよりも速く‼

FASTER THAN FAST FUNK!!

ALREADY INVADED BY FUNKY   ｜   既にFUNKYに侵略されている


ALREADY INVADED BY FUNKY

Space travel is also difficult when there are many transfers.   ｜   宇宙旅行も、乗り換えが多いと大変


HELLO!! SPACE TOURIST   |   こんにちは‼  宇宙ツーリスト

I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG    ｜   わたしは何も間違っていない

I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG  ｜  わたしは何も間違っていない

FUNKY GOSSIP FROM TALKING MACHINES  |  おしゃべりマシンたちのファンキーな噂話

Tracklist:
01 Moniquea - Galaxy Dance (feat. Amadeo 85) 
02 Sally Green & Mofak - Ride
03 The Family's Jam - Mister Magik
04 Zapp - Dance Floor (Single Version)
05 Asterix Music - Cupid's Arrow
06 Mofak - Freak With Me
07 Zackey Force Funk & XL MIDDLETON - Jam Likely
08 Diamond Ortiz - Female Funkaholic
09 Ivan Makvel - I Got Funk
10 Ta Mara & The Seen - Got To Have You
11 J.B Boogie - Universe Is Mine
12 Moniquea - I Don't Wanna Get Used to It
13 Dilly Tha Dogg - Backstrokin
14 Howard Johnson & XL MIDDLETON - Can't Get Away From You (Boogie Mix)
15 JazzyFunk & Stephane Deschezeaux - Funk You Up (Opolopo Remix) [feat. James John]
16 Sheila E. - Shortberry Strawcake
17 The Brand New Heavies - Sweet Freek
18 Honey Sauce Band - Boy Toy
19 Mofak - Introduction (Funk Payback)
20 Snoop Dogg - Let's Get Blown
21 Sleepy Brown - Margarita (feat. Pharrell & Big Boi)

Funk & Furious Vol. 1 - The Funk and the Furious

IT'S YOUR FUNKY CHOICE SO IT'LL BE FINE  |  君の選んだことだからきっと大丈夫
https://www.beatstars.com/beat/rod-wave-type-beat---its-your-choice-so-itll-be-fine---21936544

IT'S YOUR FUNKY CHOICE SO IT'LL BE FINE

When logic gets tossed out the window, and we all lose. From the band - https://tragichands.bandcamp.com/

Logic Saves

Para além do que Prince nos deu; protégés, desertores da chuva roxa e quem absorveu seu impacto por tabela.

00:00 Alexander O'Neal — Medley: Innocent / Alex 9000 / Innocent II
10:32 Kiddo — Cool Me Off
14:36 Gary Taylor — Down For The Count
21:32 Jesse Johnson — Be Your Man
28:18 Slave — We've Got Your Party
33:05 The Time — Jerk Out / Mo' Jerk Out


O Som de Minneapolis

Playlist:
1 The Funky Drive Band - Shake Your Body
2 Brett Eclectic - Off Planet
3 XL MIDDLETON - Bumpin'
4 Bugz In The Attic - Booty La La
5 Zapp - Itchin' for Your Twitchin'
6 XL MIDDLETON - Shotgun Lover (feat. Zackey Force Funk) [Extended 12" Mix]
7 THE APX - Lucid Dream
8 Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
9 MISHELL IVON & ANDREW NAPOLEON - U Got Me Good
10 Mofak - Maryjanes (feat. Breexon Lane)
11 Tuxedo - This Is 4 You
12 Moniquea - Can't Be Without My Baby
13 Moniquea - Make You Feel My Love
14 Shiro Schwarz - Together
15 Cherrelle - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
16 The Time - The Stick (2021 Remaster)
17 Prince & The Revolution - Erotic City (Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive) [Extended Mix]
18 The S.O.S. Band - It's A Long Way To The Top
19 Roy Davis Jr. - Dance Shake
20 Spice 1 - Thug Thang Y2G

Funk & Furious Vol. 4 - Funk & Furious - Funk Mix

Yesterday, I promised that today's Interbay track wouldn't just be more synth pop--it would feature guitars.  

Well, here is that track--and if you were expecting me to drop some gloomy post-punk, or cheerful power pop, or aggressive punk rock, or even industrial metal...well, that's not the direction I went THIS time (though, those all sound like things I would do...and will do...and have done...)  

No, I decided to go for skritchy funk guitars for an eight-minute workout, blending some classic 70s style funk with some 80s Minneapolis vibes.  Imagine Interbay being asked to come up with incidental music for Purple Rain--but only the scenes where The Kid and Apollonia are aimlessly driving around Eastern Minnesota on his bike...that's the vibe here.    

I think there's a little bit of early Rick James in this, too.  (I hear some of bass pull offs and it reminds me of "You and I".)  

I really wanted slap bass, squidgey synths and some chords for a foundation, over which the guitars can groove endlessly.  

I tried not to make it "too" busy--though, I will admit there were times when my bass groove verges into Seinfeld Theme territory.  

I am proud of some of the synth work, though I fear the chords got close to what I was aiming for but not quite exactly.  

For giggles, every instrument plug-in I used on this track includes the word "funk" in its name...Funkit for drums, Funkbass for bass, Funkister and Funktown for synths, etc.  

Now, I am old enough to have actually owned and worn a leisure suit (tan...everyone had a tan suit back in the day.)  I also know that the image in the thumbnail isn't showing leisure suits, by the definition of the term.  I didn't want modern costume imagery, I wanted original catalog vibes--but the ones I could dig up either only had white guys in them...or were so over the top as to seem cartoony.  This one, I thought, was a good compromise...and it gets the vibe...  

(I should point out that my original inspiration for this was "Oak Tree" by Morris Day, which always seemed like it was done on a dare.  "Hey, Morris, I bet you can't come up with a new dance craze about a tree!"  And Morris smiled and said, "Jerome, hold my Muscatipple, I've got to go to work."  So, if someone out there wants to come up with a 70s funk style dance called the "Leisure Suit"--I am HERE for you.)  

You never know what kind of track will drop next--which is why you should follow this page.  New tracks (in all kinds of styles) drop every single day (for over a year and counting!)  

Also, listen, like, repost, share, comment, playlist...all the normal stuff.  ;)

And one more thing, "UTZ!"  (there's an easter egg for ya!)

"Leisure Suit" *Soundcloud Exclusive*

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True Companion w/ Andy V. | Ice House Radio | May 9, 2025

Why'd U Go Away, Desiree?

mixtapes pasteurizadas e aquecidas a 140ºc por 8 segundos

I'm making type beats. https://www.beatstars.com/empsic 
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Thank you!

I collect bucket hats & serve up fresh, hot beats. Enjoy em in house, at home, or on-the-go. Menu includes but ain’t exclusive to: house, techno, funk/soul, & booty music.

Post-punk, dance, indie, electronic, and mutant pop in various styles (seriously!)--new tracks being posted daily (every day for over a year, so far!)

Interbay is the new project of Peter Greyy (previously of Cremation Dance and DangerScience), based out of Seattle and Phantom Laboratories West.

New tracks tagged #Minneapolis sound