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!
Tag archive: disco
Dogg Master sample tracks
February 18, 2010 - posted in Releases, Tracks.
Funky Halvor + Rune – “Made In Tromsø”
January 25, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
Inspired by the excellent performance of the funk cover band Badass Motherfunkers that was put together by Halvor for the Tromsø International Film Festival 20th anniversary party, we made this up-tempo mix (sorry, no playlist is available):
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Download link: Funky Halvor + Rune – Made In Tromsø (208MB mp3).
Funky Halvor – “Motherfunkin’ Boogie”
January 16, 2010 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
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Funky Halvor is back, this time with a pure boogie-disco mix that really kicks some serious ass — enjoy! (sorry, no playlist is available):
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Download link: Funky Halvor – Motherfunkin’ Boogie (142MB mp3).
Funky Halvor – “Wake Up”
November 24, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
The weekend is definitely over, so I guess it’s time to wake up! (no playlist is available for this mix):
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Download link: Funky Halvor – Wake Up (137MB mp3).
Daryl Easlea – “Everybody Dance: Chic and the Politics of Disco” (2004)
November 20, 2009 - posted in Publications, Reviews.
“ALERT: Yet another upper working-class white boy from Britain writes about a group and phenomena that occurred in another country when he was only 12″. It may not be the best way for an author to start a book about one of the most well known yet thoroughly underrated (disco) bands in history, and even though that statement is true, it is no way indicative of the content in this finely crafted book about the people behind the name and the music.
Chic live in Norway – “Everybody Dance / We Are Family”
November 18, 2009 - posted in Releases, Videos.
One last Chic clip… It’s really sad that it is no longer possible to see the original line up live with Bernard Edwards on bass and Tony Thompson on drums together with Nile Rodgers, but thankfully their music lives on (click the “HQ” button when the video starts playing to get better quality):
Chic live in Montreux – “I Want Your Love”
November 17, 2009 - posted in Releases, Videos.
Yeah, I know, posting YouTube clips is old hat these days, but I’m going to publish a review of a great book about Chic soon, and I just wanted to remind people how outstanding and alive their music still is today (click the “HQ” button when the video starts playing to get better quality):
Syrup – “Different Flavours” (2000)
November 9, 2009 - posted in Albums, Reviews.
Hidden behind the unknown band name is what can best be described as the disco bastard child of the German old school funk maestros The Poets of Rhythm, a simple fact that should speak volumes about the quality of the music. This is disco in the good and “classical” sense, not the diluted kind that has more or less attached itself to the genre over the past 20 years or so. Ironically, there are a couple of house tracks included here that honestly sound out of place when compared to the rest of the material.
Halvor + Johannes + Rune – “Fresh From Frisco” (4 of 4)
November 6, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
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Download link: Halvor + Johannes + Rune – Fresh From Frisco – Part 4 of 4 (123MB mp3).
Halvor + Johannes + Rune – “Fresh From Frisco” (3 of 4)
November 5, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
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Download link: Halvor + Johannes + Rune – Fresh From Frisco – Part 3 of 4 (117MB mp3).
Halvor + Johannes + Rune – “Fresh From Frisco” (2 of 4)
November 4, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
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Download link: Halvor + Johannes + Rune – Fresh From Frisco – Part 2 of 4 (106MB mp3).
Halvor + Johannes + Rune – “Fresh From Frisco” (1 of 4)
November 3, 2009 - posted in Mixes, Releases.
Meeting up with Halvor right after he landed in Oslo fresh from his stay in San Francisco with the usual batch of new records under his arm, resulted in this 4 hour long DJ-session with the three of us which is presented here in four parts (no playlist is available for this mix):
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Download link: Halvor + Johannes + Rune – Fresh From Frisco – Part 1 of 4 (110MB mp3).
http://www.ultrafunk.com/docs/Halvor%2BJohannes%2BRune%20-%20FreshFromFrisco.mp3
“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.
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