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Funky Halvor – “Catchin U Fallin”

rune — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:58:07 +0000

Here’s a little something from Funky Halvor to get your party started on a Saturday night (the mix download link and an accompanying flyer designed by the man himself is available by reading the full post):

Download link: Funky Halvor – Catchin U Fallin (270MB mp3).

Funky Halvor – “Wake Up”

rune — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:45 +0000

The weekend is definitely over, so I guess it’s time to wake up! (no playlist is available for this mix):

Download link: Funky Halvor – Wake Up (137MB mp3).

Funky Norwegian music – part 3

rune — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:01:51 +0000

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

rune — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:10:17 +0000

“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:

Volume 5 – Recommended track (download link): Mr Blennd – “Jaco run this” (7.2MB mp3) – Jazz-funk/hip-hop feat. Jaco Pastorious and Missy Elliot.

Volume 3 – Recommended track: El Jay -”Bust in the House” – Go-go/hip-hop feat. Chuck Brown and Jurrasic 5.

Volume 2 – Recommended track: Mr Blennd – “Busta Brown” – Disco/hip-hop feat. Jocelyn Brown and Busta Rhymes.

Volume 1 – Recommended track: El Jay – “Random House Party” – Funk/hip-hop feat. Fred Wesley and Lady Sovereign.

Getting hold of any of these is not easy anymore, most are probably out of print, but if you like the tracks, I’m sure you can find them somewhere else (I’ll leave it as an exercise for the reader…).