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Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie – “Summertime: The Mixtape”

rune — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:52:24 +0000

To quote the original source: “49 songs… expertly mixed, cut and transitioned by two of America’s most popular DJ’s. The songs cover any and everything ‘summer’ related. From songs about summer to songs that just feel like the sunshine season, this multi-genre mix will be sure to make your already great summer even better!”

Download link: Summertime – The Mixtape.zip (144MB zip)

Soul Sendikasi – “The Soul of the Herbaliser” interview

rune — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:06:14 +0000

This 1 hour long interview with the British funk & hip-hop band The Herbaliser originates from a program called Soul Sendikasi; Turkey’s #1 radio show for Soul, Funk, R&B and Gospel. In it, the two founding members Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba, talk about and play samples from some of their musical influences mixed with a few Herbaliser tracks.

Download: Soul Sendikasi – Herbaliser (68MB mp3).

Herbie Hancock – “Dis Is Da Drum” (1994)

rune — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:00:48 +0000

This is one of Herbie Hancock‘s most underrated albums, and one of my personal favorites among many of this musical genius total output during his almost 50 year long career as a genre defining artist. It combines many of the different musical styles prevalent at the time with some of his previous endeavors, and somehow he manages to mix it into a coherent whole that is greater than the sum of it’s parts. Bits of jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat & funk are blended together using mostly programmed but very organic sounding beats, masterfully accompanied by a whole host of superstar session players, including many of his former Headhunters band members.

Flow Dynamics – “Flow Dynamics” (2007)

rune — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:10:14 +0000

Call it sample-funk, organic breaks, vinyl mashups or whatever you like; Flow Dynamics, the Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave McKinney’s self titled debut album contains just the right amount of real instruments and vocals needed to maintain the soul of all his diverse musical sources. This is hard-hitting, floor stomping funk music for the dance crowd with a few laid back grooves in between, reminiscent of the more well known DJ Greyboy and DJ Spinna.

Kurtis Blow & Trouble Funk – “I’m Chillin’”

rune — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:37:24 +0000

Rune mix 06 – “Jazz and Beats”

rune — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:53:06 +0000

This started out as a laid back jazz session that for some reason ended up somewhere completely different, which is a good thing!, all track selections guided by the solid beats (the playlist and mix download link is available by reading the full post):

Download link: Rune mix 06 – Jazz and Beats (152MB mp3).

01. Ulf Sandberg Quartet – Bolivia
02. DJ Cam Quartet – Saint Germain
03. Mark Mac Presents visioneers – Ike’s Mood I
04. The James Taylor Quartet – Fat Boy Stomp
05. The Winstons – Amen Brother
06. Stanley Clarke – We Supply
07. The Jacksons – Destiny
08. Herman Kelly & Life – Dance To The Drummer’s Beat (original 12″ mix)
09. Mother Earth – Riot on 103rd Street
10. The Poets Of Rhythm – Eulogize The Source
11. Jaguar – That’s Your Problem Baby
12. The Grits – Tramp
13. Trouble Funk – Freaky Situation
14. Gonzalez – Just Let It Lay
15. Side Brok – Brænne Brus (improvised jam)
16. Bentzon Brotherhood Play The Sugar Hill Gang – Rappers Delight (12″ mix)
17. Soulive – Cash’s Dream Remix (DJ Spinna mix)
18. Dogg Master – Can’t Live Without Music

JustD – “87 87″

rune — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:23:09 +0000

Dogg Master sample tracks

rune — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:17:49 +0000

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 Brand New Heavies – “Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1″ (1992)

rune — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:37:14 +0000

What happens if you combine a highly skilled live band with some of the best rappers in the business like Gang Starr, The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, Main Source and many more? You end up with an instant classic in the form of an album that has a very unique raw energy and drive that is often missing in much of today’s overproduced and highly polished commercial hip-hop. This one-off studio session pays homage to the roots of hip-hop by taking it back to where it all started; The Funk.

The Nextmen Ft. Dynamite MC – “Round Of Applause”

rune — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:56:33 +0000