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Nu-Funk

Best Funk Songs of 2021

backing vox: Alice Kim
acoustic drums: Jordan Rose
mastering engineer: Mike Hillier at Metropolis
everything else: KONL

I know "not now, not ever" is what I said before
but now I see the light buzzing on my Malm
you've applied some picture pressure for me to crumple to your door
you know I thought I might have got over you by now
I do everything to not reply,
I turn back over rub my eyes
re-read your message twenty times
- who do I think I'm kidding?

Pick my pocket, I'll pretend I didn't see
nick my wallet, take some cash and cut yourself a key
I try it and I can't knock it
you lie but don't you dare stop it
just you play your pocket right on me

My mother always told me - "leopards don't change their spots"
and thank God it's true, with a coat like yours
my housemates they just scold me
throwing pennies at my thoughts
on why I leave the door open to you
and hey - i'm not so sure

I do everything to not reply
I turn around and roll my eyes
crack my knuckles, agonise 
- who do I think I'm kidding

Pick my pocket, I'll pretend I didn't see
nick my wallet, take some cash and cut yourself a key
I try it and I can't knock it
you lie but don't you dare stop it
just you play your pocket right on me

There's a fork in the road but there's only one tine
it's my fault - so why can't i stop complaining?
The knife that you hold has cut me for the last time
but yea....yea I'll come over, see you soon

Pick my pocket, I'll pretend I didn't see
nick my wallet, take some cash and cut yourself a key
I try it and I can't knock it
you lie but don't you dare stop it
just you play your pocket right on me

pick my pocket, I'll pretend I didn't see
just you play your pocket right on me
pick my pocket, I'll pretend I didn't see
just you play your pocket right on me

Pocket

A PawPaw Rod EP

PawPaw Rod -  Lemonhaze [GODMODE]

Powerful Dream Ft. Lerome Swiss (Deadbeats)

Out now on Unity Records! fanlink.to/JafunkWeekendLoveEP

Weekend Love

Skate With Me (feat. Nic Hanson & Mike Nasa)

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be mine

Free DL

Skate with Me (Cess Remix)

So I Want You ft Kylie M Bailey

Lesson

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze (feat. Cool Company)

Credits:
Artist names: Ric Wilson, Yellow Days 
Production: Ric Wilson, George Van Den Broek 
Mix Engineer: Mike Malchicoff
Second Mix Engineer: Paul Matelski  
Mastered by Joe LaPorta @ Sterling Sound 
Cover Art: Yellow Days

Yellow Days & Ric Wilson - Life's Been Good To Me

Alibi (ft. Fatherdude)

Heartbeat

Heartbeat - DJ AK, Sally Green

Dawn FM

Sacrifice

My Life Be Like (Ooh Ahh) (Liquid Beats Remix) -GRITS Feat. TobyMac

Malibu Jay Hawkins - Wheres My Money

I hope you like my funky and fun edit of Funkytown! Enjoy!

Youtube video: https://youtu.be/l4Jey_QdaQ0

Lipps Inc - Funkytown (Pete Spruce Edit)

I Told You So

Call Your Mom

Magnetar

Magnetar (feat. Adam Deitch & Shaun Martin)

Our new album ‘Reachin’ Up’ is OUT NOW! Listen here 👇
https://fanlink.to/reachinup

Let’s take this thing it higher. 

Anyone familiar with the Pimps of Joytime live experience knows the feeling—it’s that moment when a deep bluesy groove morphs into a full-on EDM explosion, or the sensation when the wide-eyed audience collectively elevates in sync with the band’s irresistible energy.

On Jukestone Paradise, the Pimps of Joytime raise the bar with swagger to spare, crafting ten cohesive songs that ring out like the soundtrack for a ride through the diverse Brooklyn neighborhood where their sound materialized.  Pulling from lead guitarist and singer Brian J’s deep discography of influences, the creation of Jukestone Paradise began a decade ago, when he penned anthems like “Sky” and “Freedom Dancer,” all the way up to the album’s studio recording sessions.

You might accurately call the Pimps of Joytime a ‘post-genre’ band; they’re a group whose sound—even within a single song—mirrors the diversity of our era’s musical tastes. “It’s a sonic tapestry that’s representative of this time and place that we live in,” says Brian J. 

That’s where the Pimps excel, by mashing up ‘70s funk tones with modern dance beats, mixed with original samples creating their mosaic sound. For listeners weary of today’s DJ culture but eager to dance with abandon, the Pimps of Joytime are the antidote. 

“At our core, the Pimps of Joytime are not just dance music,” says Brian J of the band’s three-part harmony attack. “My first vocal mentor was a doo-wop singer, so I have a long-time love affair with vocal harmonies.”

With the release of Jukestone Paradise, the band makes official their solid touring lineup, featuring dual female vocalists and percussionists Mayteana Morales and Cole WilliamsX. And they’re hitting the road hard, continuing a constant touring schedule that’s already left prominent sets at festivals like Voodoo, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo and High Sierra in their wake.

Behind the frontlines are bassist/keyboardist David Bailis and drummer John Staten, forming the rhythmic backbone of the Pimps’ audible collage. And for Jukestone Paradise, they called in a few friends to lend their talents, including Ivan Neville, who lends New Orleans flavor to “Sky,” and Rubblebucket’s Alex Toth, who co-wrote the quirky and infectious “Dance Cardia.” 

Just as Brooklyn has changed since the Pimps started, so has the band’s sound. But as Williamsburg gentrifies, the Pimps of Joytime’s diverse evolution keeps the neighborhood’s spirit alive. That spirit goes into the Pimps’ pot, over a soulful roux of rhythm and groove.