Hi amigos! Here comes Fresh Funk for this new sunny summer. In this tracklist you’ll find many Funk & Disco classics circa 1979 to 1981, when the Funk was definitely influenced by Pop and Disco. Those tracks made me felt in love with Funk, and served as a sample meat for many house tunes. For a long time I wanted to mix those tracks, but this mix has been pretty difficult and I needed more time and takes. During the last 2 weeks I have been working on it. Most of the tracks come from my vinyl collection, so once I finished the mix, I have mastered the sound again and I converted to MP3. The picture is from Studio 54, when Kenny Carpenter was on the Decks. I mixed as best as I can, I promise that. :D I hope you all enjoy it!! Gracias.
Tracklist:
Central Line – Walking on the Sunshine (Larry Levan mix) The Whispers – And the Beat goes on. Gene Chandler – Get Down Delegation – Heartache nº9 (12” mix) Change – A lover’s holiday The Players Association – Turn the music up (12” mix) Kool & the Gang – Lady’s Night BT Express – Does it feel good Diana Ross & Chic – My old piano Jermaine Jackson – You got to hurry girl Linx – You’re lying Quincy Jones – Ai no corrida Con Funk Shun – Too Tight Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s groove The Real Thing – Can you feel the force
This is my new mix for those who likes the groove, 70s groove actually. The people who knows me well, they know how much I love to mix 70s classics Disco-Funk, it’s my favourite music since I have memory.
Many of those songs come from Vinyl albums, but some other from CD, so I have mastered the sound in the final mix to make it uniform. I’ve tried my best to mix as good as possible these songs, human drums are not suitable to mix under perfection or make the mix run a long time, so I just made easy mixes with the beats, matching melodies or using accapellas when it was necessary, just following my ears and my feeling as best as possible.
The tracklist have some classic Funk masters such as Prince, Oliver Cheatham, Touche, Crown Heights affair, Heatwave, Roy Ayers, The O’Jays and even The Gibson Brothers :D, and many of the songs are from DJ Friendly remixes from 70s or 80s.
I dedicate this mix to my DJ friends from the house-mixes website Steve Davis, Wilson Frisk, DJ Javo, and Mr. C. and many others who send me their kind support, and, of course, for those who likes the groove….
Tracklist:
Gaz – Sing Sing (12” mix) Touche – Just like a Doorknob (Joey Negro edit) Prince – I wanna be your lover (Wicked white label mix) Crown Heights Affair – Use your body and soul Oliver Cheatham – Get Down Saturday Night Sharon Redd – Beat the street Dreamboy – Walk the streets Heatwave – The Groove line (alternate long mix) Gibson Brothers – What a life The Real Think – You can’t force the funk Rafael Cameron – Boogie’s gonna get ya (12” mix) Roy Ayers – I am your mind The O’jays – So nice I tried it twice
The depoit was a legendary club in 1980s based in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis sound was created by Prince, his followers and his competitors and introduced to the audience in this club. For the people who have seen Prince's movie "Purple Rain" is easy to picture how special was this club. The Minneapolis sound is the perfect example of "New Wave meets Funk". Sometimes sounds electro, sometimes Disco, sometimes sexy, sometimes POP, sometimes Rock and even phsychedelik.
From Minneapolis (Appart of Prince) I've included The Time, Vanity, Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone and my alltime favorite Mazarati
I've added also artists from outside Minneapolis (but with a simmilar groove) such as Rick James, Imagination and The Stone City band.
I hope you'll enjoy.
Tracklist: Prince - Intro Andre Cymone - Neon Pussycat Imagination - State of love Good Question - Got a new love Rick James - R U experienced? The Time - Wild and loose Prince - Head Stone City Band - Love Hassles Mazarati - She's just that kind of lady Apollonia 6 - Sex Shooter Sheila E. - The glamorous life Jesse Johnson - Be your man Ready for the world - Digital Display Jill Jones - All day all night Vanity - Make up Dez Dickerson - Modernaire The Family - Nothing compares 2 you Download
