Category archive: Tracks
Corduroy Industries – “Return to Motor City”
April 16, 2010 - posted in News, Releases, Tracks.
The legendary acid jazz band formerly known as only Corduroy, has just finished recording a new album of mainly 80′s Motown covers after a 10+ year long break from the music scene. According to Ben Addison, they are currently reviewing release options, and they will be performing live at the Düsseldorf annual Jazz rally on May 21.
Dogg Master sample tracks
February 18, 2010 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
I don’t know who the French person behind the moniker is, but the music he creates is definitely worth checking out. On his MySpace page you can listen to a small selection of tracks, all of them heavily inspired by 80′s electro-funk artists like Zapp, Roger Troutman, Mtume, Atomic Dog era George Clinton and early 90′s hip-hop from the likes of Snoop Dogg. My favourite song (so far) is called “Bedroom Dance”, a bass-heavy boogie-disco tune with vocoder vocals that will make you move!
The Nextmen Ft. Dynamite MC – “Round Of Applause”
January 4, 2010 - posted in Releases, Tracks, Videos.
DJ Afro – Unknown Afroshow tracks
December 2, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
While listening to some of the earliest DJ Afro shows that are no longer available, I found four tracks that I really like but have not been able to identify because the playlists are long gone (read the full post for audio samples). Please leave a comment if you know any of the artists performing these songs:
Ivo Meirelles & Funk ‘n Lata – “Baile Funk Medley”
November 27, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks, Videos.
Boneshakers – Two DJ BMF remixes
November 16, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
The now defunct label Internal Bass released a series of CD’s back in the day called Boneshakers which are now all out of print, here is a couple of rare hip-hop tracks from volume 2 remixed live by DJ BMF:
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Download link: Wise Intelligent – Steady Slangin (14MB mp3).
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Download link: AIM – Soul Dive (12MB mp3).
Jazz Mafia sampler
November 12, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
Our Jazz Mafia friends from San Francisco have released a free 15 track sampler of their music:
Oslo Soul Experience – Mixes and rare tracks
November 10, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases, Tracks.
The excellent DJs behind 
Oslos best monthly soul club, Oslo Soul Experience, have created a great archive of their own radio shows/mixes and rare tracks from their extensive collections of 60′s, 70′s and 80′s soul and funk 45s that are not easily found elsewhere, just follow the links above to download, listen and enjoy.
Funky Norwegian music – part 3
November 2, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
The state of Norwegian hip-hop is, to put it mildly, pretty pathetic with a few honorable exceptions, Side Brok being one of them. Their unique original blend of funk music and lyrics filled with sly ironic remarks about daily life and biting social commentary is really worth checking out even if you don’t understand a word of what they are saying. Their latest album “Ekte Menn” (follow the link for sound samples) contains five outstanding tracks: “Mann Med Manera”, “Skjemde”, “Nattmat”, “Heile Handa” and “Ej Ser”, so please check it out!
“Rhythm’n'Booze” volume 1 – 5
October 30, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
“Rhythm’n'Booze” is an excellent series of white-label mashup 7″ and 12″ vinyl only releases counting five volumes so far of mostly funk, disco, hip-hop and reggae music with some other genres mixed in as well, most of them were created by someone calling themselves Mr Blennd, please read on for a selection of the best tracks:
Los Amigos Invisibles – Remixes and collaborations
October 22, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
One of my all-time favourite bands and also some of the friendliest people I have ever met are these gentlemen from Venezuela, better known as Los Amigos Invisibles. The whole band, and especially their guitar player and DJ José Luis Pardo, have remixed and collaborated with a lot of different bands and artists over the years, and presented here are some audio samples of the (in my own humble opinion) best resulting tracks – it’s a long list, so please read on:
Groove Collection 12″ series
October 20, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
As a mostly vinyl playing DJ, I like compilations because they save me a lot of time and weight, and when the track selection is good, it can get you out of a pinch when you’re playing for a tough crowd. The “Groove Collection” 12″ series has now passed 50 records in total, and to be honest, not all of them are great, but a select few are really good, listen for yourself and decide. Some of the tracks are pretty well known, some are not, but most of them work a treat on the dance floor.
Funky Norwegian music – part 1
October 16, 2009 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
In our non-stop search for new and funky music, my friend, dj-partner and Ultrafunk contributor Halvor, always manages to find something fresh and unexpected, even when we are talking about contemporary Norwegian (mainly) jazz music, have a look and listen:
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