Im off to UK & Europe for a month. This will me my last gig til' my return, come join me and Robin for White Revolver Bondi Jam this Sunday. It'll be good bye winter blues and hello European music festivals.
Jul 15, 2009
Jul 14, 2009
BERT'S DISCO BLOCKBUSTERS
Old buddy Bert & and his colourful gay crew of misfit weirdo mates (all with hands firmly wedged up their jaxies) crashed my place wanting a disco party last night. I was down with that and obliged old buddy Bert by helping him bang out some serious disco blockbuster action. It was short and sweet but enough to move your feet.
Here's what Bert dug out of my disco 12's & albums.
Intro: The National Association Of "W" Lovers
1. Blackwell - Boogie Down & Mess Around
2. Constellation Love Affair - Funk Encounter
3. Eastbound Express - Cloudburst
4. Ruby Lipps - (In The) Summertime.
5. Tony Valor Sounds Orchestra - Love Has Come Around.
6. Symba - Body Bait.
7. Davis Import - D.J.Devilish.
Jul 3, 2009
DJ FRENZIE tribute to MICHAEL JACKSON
LISTEN / DOWNLOAD HERE
The Jacksons - Do What You Wanna (Epic)
The Jackson 5 - Can You Remember (Tamala Motown)
Jackson 5 - Ain't No Sunshine [SSY Remix] (Polydor)
The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds - Ben (Buddah)
Miles Davis - Human Nature (Backstage)
Michael Jackson - People Make The World Go Round (Tamala Motown)
The Jackson 5 - We're Almost There [DJ Spinna Remix] (Soul Source)
The Jacksons - Keep On Dancing (Philadelphia International)
The Jacksons - This Place Hotel (Epic)
The Jackson 5 - Chained (Tamala Motown)
Graham Parker - I Want You Back (Arista)
Jackson 5 - I want You Back [Z Trip remix] (Motown)
Jackson 5 - Good Thing Goin' [DJ Bobo James Remix] (Soul Source)
Michael Jackson - Doggin' Around (Motown)
Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are (Tamala Motown)
Michael Jackson - Make Tonight All Mine (Motown)
Jackson 5 - It's Great To Be Here (Motown)
The Jackson 5 - Nobody (Tamala Motown)
Michael & Janet Jackson - Scream [Ed Smith Remix] (Velvet)
Michael Jackson - Can't Let Her Get Away (Epic)
Michael Jackson - Remember The Time (Epic)
Michael Jackson - Why You Wanna Trip On Me (Epic)
Michael Jackson - Superfly Sister (Epic)
Michael Jackson & Stevie Wonder - Just Good Friends (Epic)
Speak Low - Thriller (Marulasoulfood)
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (Epic)
The Jacksons - Style Of Life (Philadelphia International)
Michael Jackson - Cheater [Demo] (Epic)
The Jacksons - Lovely One (Epic)
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body [12inch version] (Epic)
The Jacksons - Music's Takin' Over (Epic)
The Jacksons - Jump For Joy (Epic)
Michael Jackson - Get On The Floor (Epic)
Jackson 5 - The Life Of The Party (Motown)
Michael Jackson - Never Can Say Goodbye (Motown)
Jun 30, 2009
All sorts for yo funky sports
Here's an hours worth of funk all sorts from around the globe I mixed up this evening. UK, States, Italy, Africa, Bahamas, Brazil, Germany..... Some old, some new, some covers, some originals, some edits.... but all in the same funky vein. Plug it in and have yourself a mighty good groove around the globe without even leaving the house.
Download funky sports here:
Track listing
1. Take your soul - The Sahara All Stars of Jobs
2. Expresso Madureira - Banda Black Rio
3. Give the drummer some (Fort Knox 5 rmx) - Nickodemus
4. Squeeze me - Kraak & Smaak ft Ben Westbeech
5. Soul Power (Lack of Afro rmx) - Kokolo
6. Hey Fela (Diesler Ft Laura Vane rmx) - New Mastersounds
7. Rituals of life (boogie to this) - Katzuma
8. Brass 70 - Bebo Best
9. Gimme some skin - Frank Penn
10. African Hustle - Mombasa
11. If you're wrong (Lack of Afro rmx) - Diplomats of Solid Sound
12. Mystere Profound (Batufunk version) - Vertical Groove
13. Addicted funk (bass version edit) - Rocketmaster Rus B
14. Got to give it up - Most Requested Rhythm Band
Jun 28, 2009
Fight on: ALI OMAR 16/03/58 to 23/06/09
I chose "Fight on" instead of RIP, because just like the great Mohammed Ali was a fighter, so was Ali Bin Mohammed Omar. Not often with his fist but always with his voice, his heart and his actions. Ali fought the good fight for the underdog, for the independent merchants, the indigenous, the young and the old. He stuck it to the man and the empty leaders when they turned their backs on the small guy, the common man and the underprivileged. Although small in stature himself, he roared like the lions in Zion with his words and actions.
This mix is a collection of smoking beats and leftfield soul that remind me of Ali and his attitude to life. Its emotionally charged, so sit back, roll a fat one, pour a long one and enjoy. I hope you can feel a little of what Im saying in these tracks.
I can see the selecta now, still fighting the good fight. Ali's on stage, taking the mic off MJ, pushing both him & Farrah aside and sitting them in their places as he now prepares to shake down the universe's biggest stage in a rubbadub style.
Track listing
Intro: Ali Bombaye - Michael Masser & Mandrill (loop)
1. Same ol thing (ft Rich Medina) - J Boogie Dubtronic Science
2. I choose you - Nightmare on Wax
3. Sweet Music (ft Tony Moses) - J Boogie Dubtronic Science
4. SSS 002 - Super Smoky Soul
5. Sax & Violence - Phantom Slasher
6. The beat experience - Pepe Deluxe
7. Millers's Lattice - Harvey Lindo
8. Together (ft Jennifer Johns) - J Boogie Dubtronic Science*
9. Set your flag on fire - U -Tern edit
10. Acetate Prophets - Jurassic 5
11. Dusk you and me - Groove Armada
12. All that you give - Cinematic Orchestra*
13. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic*
Outro - Long road (loop)
*sorry for distortion on last couple of trax. Poor lil' Edirol dont like it if level's get hot.
Jun 26, 2009
Michael Jackson RIP
Well who would have thought MJ would be next on the list... what a shame.
I went through a few tracks before settling on this... it wasn't easy as you could imagine.. didn't want to do the absolute obvious stuff as I'm sure you've already reloaded you ipod for the weekend with Rock with and Billie Jean, but here's one you may not of thought of straight away...
one of my fav's anyway.
Jun 19, 2009
Keep em' close
Wet, Damp, Drizzle and any other adjective you care to think of for poxy weather.
download the mix here
Hope you're well anyway.... here are some top notch tunes to help you though these tough winter months... all 3 of em' hahaha... life is sooo tough living here.
right the tunes, here's the list;
intro - michael corleone
Time to Get Down- The O'Jays
Funky Express [Re-Edit] - Duncan Lamont
Bougainvillea - Karl Denson Feat. andy Bey
Soul Sauce - Timebox
It Ain't Like it Used to Be - Randolph Brown
Stoned Out Of My Mind - The Chi-Lites
Where Is The Love - The Whispers
unknown artist - love to fly
Just a Little Bit of You - Michael Jackson
Is This The Best (Bop Doo Wah) - L.A. Boppers
Touching In The Dark - Walter Jackson
Can't Get Enough Of You - Tyrone Edwards
Save Your Love for Me - Vivian Reed
Jun 2, 2009
Twenty Four Hour Lover
Ooh baby.... The Twenty four hour lover is keeping with my recent mix formats. All cuts are taken from 7" originals with the pace picking up with disco funk & boogie gems. No pilfered, stolen or acquired digital downloads here bro, and no cd or compilation prostitution. Its just two turntables and a one take mix of 45s, so its a little rusty in places cos' I had a few wines & cant be fucked starting again. None the less all the booty shakers are of the same vibe and a nice indication of the sound we're gunna to lay out for you this Sunday.
Dont freak out, I aint no purist chin stroker, any format is cool in my school. Its all about the music not the format. Buy, play, download it any way you can. I have thousands of digital files I'll manipulate into mixes and release on your ass someday soon.
Intro: 24 hour lover
1. Bloodstone - Nite time fun
2. Eugene Record - Fan the fire
3. Fatback - Take it any way you want it
4. Super Wolf - Anybody can do it
5. Slave - Just a touch
6. Cheri - Murphy's Law
Interlude: Naughty Stewardesses
7. Asphalt Jungle - Freakin Time pt 1
8. Avenue B Boogie Band - Bumper to Bumper
9. Denise La Salle - Move your body
10. Gloria Gaynor - Anybody want to party
11. Bombers - Lets Dance
12. LTD - Dance "n" Sing "n"
13. Joe Thomas - Make your move
Jun 1, 2009
Time for something important
Something important alright'. Sixty minutes of deep funky love from my funk 45 collection. There's a couple rockin horse droppings in here with a few more common tracks that sat well with the mood & tone. I did make an excursion off the strictly 45 pathway by unloading a 12 minute chugger from Richard "Dimples" Fields album, (it's finger lickin good) not the title track but rather "Dat Richfield Kat" named after his label. I wrapped the hour up with a kooky lil' Electric Company favourite from the reading freak "easy reader"
Intro: Oscar the grouch
1. Willy Wily - Push & Shove
2. Thomas East - Funky Music pt 1
3. Detroit Emeralds - You're getting a little too smart
4. The Gaturs - Cold Bear
5. The Voices of Harlem - Can you feel it
6. Hot - Just 'couse Im guilty
7. All Points Bulletin Band - Sexy ways - Pretty legs pt 1
8. BT Express - Happiness
Interlude: "J" Friends
9. The Sunshine Band - Hey J
10. Sounds of Alfred - Superfunk City pt 1
11. Willie Hobbs & the Dirte Four - Gloria
12. Ricky Williams - Discotheque Soul Pt 1
13. Richard "Dimples" Fields - Dat Richfield Kat
14. Chakachas - Jungle Fever
15. Marvin Gaye - Funky Space Reincarnation pt 2
16. Electric Company (Raposo/Laron) - Easy Reader
May 10, 2009
SoulShaker SexMachine
6pm til 9pm next Sunday, (hey frenzie, what happened to the time on the artwork?)The rest of the info is obvious so dont make me repeat the copy on the artwork..... I can add that it's free pub gig upstairs at the Beach Road and comes with beer, mmmm good, golden, glorious amber delights with funk, boogie & uptown beach side beats.
Here's a sample of Robin's plans
Apr 14, 2009
funk throwdown
I played a little gig on Sunday night at Tonic, and although it wasn't well attended I still had fun and manage to rip an hour & half of funk straight of the desk live. So plug in and get off to my funk throwdown, it starts off with some more familiar soul-funk tracks as it then moves into deep funk, a touch of disco funk and rounds off with some more obscure Israeli funk & Afro funk. To be quite honest, Im pretty happy with it for a live set.
I'll go back over the mix for another listen in the next day or two and write up the track listing. If by chance I've not done this by the time you are reading the blog post, drop me a comment or a question and I'll let you know what some of the more obscure or unknown tracks are here.
Enjoy!
Mar 1, 2009
TONY ALLEN. The Godfather of Afro Beat
Nigerian bandleader Tony Allen is coming to town. Known best by many as the former drummer and music director of the late Fela Kuti's band, Africa 70 from 1968 until 1979 and Egypt 80 organization.Tony Allen is regarded as the co creator of the Afro-beat sound, pioneering the unique beat and vibe of music which combines polyrhythmic influences of Africa with the breakbeats and extended jams of the American funk and R&B which reached Nigeria in the late 60s and early 70s. Afrobeat music has since re-influenced western dance music in fusion genres like broken beat and future jazz, as in the music of Bugz in the Attic. Allen as well refused to remain stagnant, incorporating dub and avant-garde hip-hop influences into his modern African dance music.
Niche Productions Presents, for the first time in Australia…Tony Allen
Friday 13th March - The Forum, Sydney
Check out these boss downloads
Feb 3, 2009
Merenia Gillies
Merenia Gillies & full band supported by Eon Beats perform for the Catalyst Recordings label showcase at:
The Vanguard - Newtown,
Wednesday Feb 11th.
If you are new to Merenia Gillies, she is the multitalented, beat throwing musician, who sings in 5 languages and takes great joy in mischievously bending the rules when it comes to her music. Merenia will seduce you with the sounds of her own distinctive fusion of Dance, Soul/Funk, Electro, Latin and House.
Born in Rotorua New Zealand with a mixed heritage of Maori, Romany Gypsy and Welsh, she embraces and indulges in an eclectic array of musical influences and once on stage becomes a powerhouse performer with the most instinctive vocal talents of her generation.
Merenia Gillies is constantly in demand to collaborate on both studio and live performances. For a sample of her music, click the link below to listen & download KILLA
Jan 20, 2009
Jan 8, 2009
AFROLICIOUS San Francisco
This is the sound of New Years Day in San Francisco with a Tom Thump mix ripped straight from the desk of Afrolicious @ the Elbo room . Afro-tropical-samba-funko-bossa-beats inspired and delivered to you from the rich tribal rhythmic continent..... maybe, just maybe witch doctor Thump will be on a tour of duty down our end of the South Pacific sometime in o nine.
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