Funkier Radio
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Every two weeks I'll be bringing you a selection of music that I love, all from the funkier end of the spectrum. Expect Funk, Disco, Soul, House, Hip Hop, Jazz and lots else in between. I'm your selector and host as we journey through the funkiest music this planet has to offer. Hour one will be tracks chosen by me, then we'll hand over to a guest mix for hour two, showcasing talent with a similar focus on the funk.
Episodes
- Funkier Sounds Episode 185 (Disco and Boogie into Phonk)
My first proper set with my new DJ isolators, so excuse some over-enthusiastic knob twiddling! Started with some disco bangers, moved into some lesser known boogie cuts and then veered into some phonky business. Fun one! TRACKLIST George D…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 184 (New setup, new tunes!)
First one in a few weeks as I've been upgrading the kit, which left me sans decks for a while. The new setup is in place, it's nice, and this was my first proper go on it. I've dowloaded some new tunes as well, so this hour is entirely new…
- Colonel Abrams - I'm Not Gonna Let You (Even Funkier Edit) FREE DOWNLOAD
Those free downloads just keep on coming, and this time I’ve got one that’s been on my list for a while. I was listening to I’m Not Gonna Let You by Colonel Abrams a couple of years back, and I thought it might sound good with a house beat…
- Funkier Session #041 - Grant Richards
Episode 41 has just landed, with a massively enjoyable mix from my pal Grant Richards. Grant’s an excellent DJ and a lovely guy, and he brings us a very fun 90 minute session filled with dope disco edits - lots of tracks you’ll know, high…
- Funkier Session #040 - Even Funkier
Continuing my self imposed tradition of the boss man taking on every episode ending with a zero, I’m back in the hot seat for episode 40! I set out on a soulful excursion, but things soon ended up getting a bit bumpy. A few curveballs too,…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 183 (80s Boogie weirdness into Cosmic Disco)
This was definitely a mix of two distinct parts - started with some 80s vibes, flitting rapidly between some well known bits and more obscure stuff, then almost accidentally flipped into cosmic disco mode, mining my small but quite good co…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 182 (40 minute minimix)
Had a spot of USB trouble with this one, so 40 mins is what we've got. Covered quite a bit of ground in a short time, lower tempo with some worldly grooves and a couple of my own bits. Was annoyed to have to cut this one short! TRACKLIST 1…
- Fred Wesley - House Party (Even Funkier Edit) FREE DOWNLOAD
I’m back with the freebies after a bit of a break last month, and this time I’ve turned my attention to the wonderful House Party by Fred Wesley, from way back in 1980. I’ve kept things simple, beefing up that groove and extending a few pa…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 181 (Dusty --> Broken --> Acid --> Disco)
I was in a dusty old mood for this one as reflected in the music - lofi vibes into broken beat, a bit of acid and ending up, as so often happens, in disco land.. TRACKLIST Herbert - The Audience Muzi - Queen (Dan Kye Remix) Flaurese - Musc…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 180 (underground deepness)
Episode 180 started fast and deep, and I accidentally went a bit too banging from the outset so had to rein things back in a touch. Kept things on the more underground side of matters this time, bouncing through the genres… and once it set…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 179 (moody funk and worldy jazz)
Funkier Sounds Episode 179 (moody funk and worldy jazz) by Funkier Radio by Even Funkier
- Funkier Sounds Episode 178 (just tunes that I love, and some of mine!)
First radio show for a while and I feel a bit bad for abandoning it. But easing myself back in with a simple selection of tunes that I love, with a few of my better ones sprinkled in too. Didn’t broadcast on Twitch, so this one’s a Soundcl…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 177 (A mixed bag of groovy goodies)
I bookended this one with a pair of 80s classics, then the bit in between was a bit of everything. We had broken beat, boogie, garage vibes, disco, African sounds and some good old housey goodness. TRACKLIST The Human League - Love Action…
- Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (Even Funkier Edit) FREE DOWNLOAD
This month’s freebie is an edit of a tune that will always hold a special place in my heart, because it was top of the charts in the UK when I entered the world! Yes, Too Shy by Kajagoogoo was number one on Valentine’s Day 1983, and it fee…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 176 (Deep House, Disco and bangers)
Back once again with what’s really a continuation of last week’s fun session - a nice mix of funky bits with some disco early on, then things get a bit banging for a while. I do this most Mondays at 8pm on https://twitch.tv/evenfunkier. Ma…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 175 (Soulful, chunky and eclectic beats)
Here’s the latest episode of Funkier Sounds, which was a fun one - I DJ’d at a friend’s house party at the weekend, but the playlist I made didn’t copy over to my sticks. So rather than let it go to waste I used it for this show! So we’ve…
- Funkier Session #039 - Pan Funk
Time for another Funkier Session, and we're keeping things international as we head over to Poland to tune into this great mix from Pan Funk. Filled with funky disco and disco house heat, lots of love has gone into this one - it's clear th…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 174 (Soul --> Boogie --> Soulful House --> Disco)
Back with a full two hour session this week, covering a load of ground as always. We start chilled and magical, move into some bumpy grooves, take in some boogie and soulful sounds, get a bit banging for a while then finish with some wonde…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 173 (Moody and Deep becomes Funky Goodness)
First radio show for I think 5 weeks… whoops! Had a bit of stuff occurring, plus Christmas and all that, but that’s no excuse. It was a fun little session, just an hour to get a feel for it again. But it was alright. No real plan for this…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 172 (Deep --> World --> Boogie --> Bangers)
This was my first one for a little while - personal and technological issues have been getting in the way once again. So it felt good to be back on for a full two hour mix! Started with a small tribute to the legend Jimmy Cliff, as the new…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 171 (Assorted Funky Goodies)
I’ve been unable to do my show for the last few weeks, so I was very happy to be back on Twitch for a full two hour sesh. I had no plan, so I jumped in at mid-tempo and worked my way up gradually. We had disco, deep house and boogie amongs…
- Don't Call Me Dead - FREE DOWNLOAD
So I very nearly didn’t have a free download for you this month - I was working on something but it didn’t work out and I had to abandon it. Then a family holiday took me out of action for a bit and left me with just a few days to rustle s…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 170 (Mostly new finds)
Very happy to be back with a two hour session - my first for a little while. I’ve been downloading some new tunes recently so this was billed as a ‘new finds’ session, although it ended up being a bit of a mixed bag - some new bits, but in…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 169 (Slow Jams)
Just a one hour session this week as I slowly recover from being ill, but since it’s my first one in three weeks it felt like I had to do some sort of mix. Kept this one slow and slinky, around the 100BPM mark throughout, and managed to co…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 168 (Deep house, broken beat, US garage)
I kept things fairly moody for this one, with a mix of deep house and broken beat kinda vibes - it was fun flitting between 4/4 and those looser percussive vibes. Then things went a bit bumpy in the last half an hour or so, with a few US a…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 167 (80s Boogie)
Times are a’changing for my Funkier Sounds radio show - I’ve made the difficult decision to take it off NDC, its home for the last few years. It’s purely so I can be a bit more flexible with when I do it and the format - guest mixes have b…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 166 - Even Funkier Two Hour Special (Final NDC Broadcast!)
This episode was a rather special one - it’s my last on NDC radio as I’ve chosen to move on from the late time slot to somewhere with a bit of flexibility while I ponder my next move. I’ll be taking it on to Twitch for a bit. So for this f…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 165 - Even Funkier
My latest show was just me on my own again, just for an hour. But nevertheless I managed to cram in no fewer than FIVE of my recent tracks - two compilation appearances, one remix and my latest two free edits. And the rest of the hour was…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 164 - Even Funkier 2 Hour Special
I’ve somewhat dropped the ball on guest mixes, so this one was two hours of me - you lucky people?! It was fun though - starting things off slow and soulful and gradually building things up from there. 38 wonderful tracks from the worlds o…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 163
This one was slightly different - no guest and I planned to just play for an hour, but my decks froze after 50 mins so I called it a day then. Still packed in 20 tracks and was having a lovely time, need to work out why the decks gave up.…
- Funkier Session #033 - Goozer
A lovely extended session for you - two whole hours of the finest in house, disco and disco house. Give Goozer a follow - https://soundcloud.com/goozer83
- Funkier Sounds Episode 162 - Charlie Price Guest Mix
My hour was an ‘I’ve just spent a load on Bandcamp and Traxsource, let’s see what happens’ special - only tracks that I’ve just downloaded and don’t really know yet… these ones are always fun and a bit unpredictable. Started at a hip hop t…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 161 - Leon Dahl Guest Mix
I started this episode slow and slinky, but switched things up halfway to road test a few promos. Tried to keep it a vaguely summery vibe this time, and covered lots of bases as usual. This fortnight’s guest mix was from Leon Dahl, who’s a…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 160 - DJ Russkins Guest Mix
After last episode’s 6th birthday special, I was back with more funkier fun for episode 160! I had a slightly shorter bit of the show due to a longer guest mix, but I still crammed in all sorts - disco, nu-disco, boogie, hip hop, funk and…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 159 - Fingerman Guest Mix
Funkier Sounds celebrated its 6th birthday with an hour of tunes from me and then an hour of tunes from a DJ and producer that I’ve been into forever. My hour was the usual mix - starting things mid-tempo and funky, bringing things down a…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 158 - 2 hours of Even Funkier
No guest mix this time, so I kindly stepped in to supply the whole 120 minutes of grooves. We kicked off with some lovely soul a’la Aretha and Marvin, then went into some low tempo boogie, some weirdness, some African vibes, more weirdness…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 157 - Joi N'Juno Guest Mix
My hour started off nice and funky, quickly built up the tempo to cram in a few promos, and ended up with a few dusty disco belters north of 130BPM. Fun times! I was lucky to snag a very special guest for the second hour. French DJ, singer…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 156 - Alessandro Oliveira Guest Mix
The first half of this episode of Funkier Sounds was very much a Southport Weekender affair, thanks to me making my second visit there last weekend. It was, with one exception, all tracks I’d heard there, so after a little warm up it was m…
- The Brothers Johnson - The Real Thing (Even Funkier Edit) FREE DOWNLOAD
This month’s freebie is my own version of a track I absolutely love. Most people know The Brothers Johnson for the classic and very good track Stomp, but the true heads among us know that The Real Thing is where it’s really at. The origina…
- Funkier 15 #3 - 15 Minutes of… Bumpy Soulful House
To celebrate the fact that I’m off to Southport Weekender this weekend, I decided to put together a little minimix of some of the sort of vibes I might be hearing over the weekend. It’s soulful, bumpy house music with lots of funky basslin…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 155 - Bralan Arias Guest Mix
My hour of Episode 155 was, once again, a bit of a tribute to geniuses that have sadly left us recently. After bidding farewell to Gwen McCrae and Roberta Flack last show, I did the same this time for the great Roy Ayers, Angie Stone and Y…
- Funkier 15 #2 - 15 Minutes of... Fonk!
Here’s episode 2 of my new series, a fifteen minute mini-showcase of a genre, sub-genre, vibe or theme close to my heart. This time we’ve got a quarter of an hour of sleazy, low-slung, squidgy late night fonk for your earholes from the lik…
- Funkier Session #028 - Ferry Funky
Keeping things international with the latest Funkier Session with a mix from Ferry Funky, a Dutch DJ based in Manila. This mix is awesome, and perfectly captures an ideal Funkier Sessions vibe - a sublime unison of hip hop and funk, pickin…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 154 - Discoholic Ken Guest Mix
This episode was part tribute to two legendary women who have sadly left us recently - Roberta Flack and Gwen McCrae. Two tracks from each in my hour, and what wonderful tracks they are too. I also played a load of new promos in the second…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 153 - Flick C Guest Mix
My hour was one of those unpredictable affairs when I’d just bought a load of music and was playing exclusively from that - a bucket of assorted tracks that were new to me, although not necessarily new new. Big basslines gave way to cosmic…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 152 - Mannix Guest Mix
Most of my hour was taken up by mellow, deep electronic grooves, gradually cranking things up to squeeze in a couple of new bits from me right at the end. Hour 2 was all about my very special guest Mannix, boss of Dafia Records. He’s treat…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 151 - Stewart Birch Guest Mix
I kept things bubbling around the 100 BPM mark for quite a while this time, because it felt good… then I picked things up with a little tribute to Sam from Sam & Dave who has sadly left us, a few promos, some disco, a few slightly more ban…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 147 - My Mate Kate Guest Mix
A deep and slightly moody hour of simmering grooves from me this time, with not much chat to interrupt the flow. The tunes felt strong though, and I had a nice time mixing it. For hour 2 it was over to Kate Knox AKA My Mate Kate, who mixed…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 146 - Pete Lynch Guest Mix
My hour was a nice mix of slow ones, funky ones, lesser known ones and banging ones, with a little tribute to the late Quincy Jones to start. For the second hour I handed things over to Pete Lynch from Derry in Ireland for a frankly excell…
- Funkier Sounds Episode 145 - Kellit Guest Mix
Opened my hour with another new (and free) one from me, then moved through flavours of disco, funk and various other delights- hitting soulful, exotic and jazzy notes along the way. In the second hour I handed over to Kellit for a very spe…