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Funki Porcini - Accident And Emergence Mix
Thursday 12 January 2012, 02:14
Ambient/Chill-Out/Downtempo/Eclectic Electronics master James Bradell a.k.a. Funki Porcini has quite a cult following thanks to his 5 albums/15-years long career on Ninja Tune. He's launched in december 2009 his own label, releasing since then no less than 2 albums and 8 singles. His latest album, One Day, has been released just a month ago on funkiporcini.bandcamp.com - and you can stream it entirely there. We got in touch with him last summer, and soon Funki Porcini put himself in a Paris DJs state of mind, and went digging in his crates for this gem of an electronic audio voyage called...
Funki Porcini - On
Monday 03 May 2010, 01:31

Funki Porcini - On
(CD/Download) Ninja Tune ZENCD144/ZENDNL144, 2010-05-03
James Braddell AKA Funki Porcini returns with his 5th album for Ninja Tune, his first since 2002's Fast Asleep. Mixing together surreal jazz, found noise, synthetic strangeness and dream logic, On is as beautiful and odd as anything he has made. Braddell could be said to be something of a trip hop pioneer, operating out of the Uterous Goldmine Studio, his Hed Phone Sex album in 1995 brought dark surrealism to sampler music, and pre-dated DJ Shadow's first album Endtroducing. Even before that he released 2 albums in 1994, out of the sunny Umbrain Mountains as 9Lazy9 with Keir Fraser which embraced the coming of the Atari ST and the Aka, amalgamating and manipulating a wide variety of sounds, found and live, such as Thelonious Monk style jams over sinister breaks. All of this helped bring in a golden era of sampler based music, although on On, more live instrumentation is used than any other of the Funki Porcini albums previously.
Funki Porcini - Plod
Monday 28 December 2009, 13:28 1

Funki Porcini - Plod
(Download) self-released, 2009-12-01
Funki Porcini is mastering his new album for Ninja Tune right now and it's sounding fantastic. In the meantime Mr Porcini has rounded up a selection of tracks that won't make it onto the album, but are great anyway. He calls them "A series of bits and bobbies", you can check them out and buy them at his bandcamp page...
Funki Porcini - Love, Pussycats & Carwrecks (Re-edition USA)
Tuesday 23 September 2003, 04:21


Funki Porcini - Hed Phone Sex
(CD) Ninja Tune ZENCD23US, 2003-09-23
01 Purrfect
02 Groover
03 The Last Song
04 Snip & Lick
05 Carwreck
06 The Afterlife
07 12 Points Off Your Licence
08 Venus
09 Elephantitus
10 Theme Music For Nothing
11 I'm Such A Small Thing
12 Going Down
13 Carwreck (Wagon Christ Mix)
14 Carwreck (Squarepusher Mix)
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...Funki Porcini - Hed Phone Sex (Re-edition USA)
Tuesday 23 September 2003, 03:47


Funki Porcini - Hed Phone Sex
(2xCD) Ninja Tune ZENCD17US, 2003-09-23
Tracklisting CD1:
01 A Word Of Vice
02 B Monkey
03 Dubble
04 King Ashabanapal Pt 1
05 The Deep
06 King Ashabanapal Pt 2
07 Michael's Little Friend
08 White Slave
09 Poseathon
10 Wicked, Cruel Nasty And Bad
11 Pork Albumen
12 The Softest Thing In The World (Motorway Accident)
13 Something Wonderful
14 Tiny Kangaroo Dolphin (From Hell)
15 Long Road
Tracklisting CD2:
01 King Ashabanapal (Dillinja Mix)
02 Suck Acid Pearl & Dean
03 Hyde Park
04 King Ashabanapal (Digidub Mix)
05 King Ashabanapal (Part 0.75)
06 Farewell Alice
07 King Ashabanapal (Plaid Mix)
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...Funki Porcini - Fast Asleep
Monday 29 July 2002, 08:02
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Funki Porcini - Fast Asleep
(2xLP/CD+DVD) Ninja Tune ZEN57/ZENCD57, 2002-07-29
2xLP Tracklisting:
A1 What Are You Looking At?
A2 The Big Sea
A3 We're Out Of Here
A4 50,000 Ft Freefall
B1 Sleepy
B2 The Great Drive By
B3 Last Night Over Norway
B4 New Dope
C1 16 Megatons
C2 Tokyosaka Train
C3 Terminal C3 UK
D1 Weow
D2 Offshore Birmingham
D3 Back Home
CD Tracklisting:
01 What Are You Looking At?
02 The Big Sea
03 We're Out of Here
04 50,000 Ft Freefall
05 Sleepy
06 The Great Drive By
07 Last Night Over Norway
08 New Dope
09 16 Megatons
10 Tokyosaka Train
11 Terminal C3 UK
12 Weow
13 Offshore Birmingham
14 Back Home
DVD Tracklisting:
01 What Are You Looking At ?
02 Atomic Kitchen
03 16 Megatons
04 Ritmo Di Jazz
05 Last Night Over Norway
06 The Great Drive By
07 The Big Sea
08 Back Home
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...Journeys By DJ: Coldcut "70 Minutes of Madness"
Tuesday 28 May 2002, 15:11

Journeys By DJ: Coldcut "70 Minutes of Madness"
(CD) Journeys By DJ JDJCDS004, 2002-07 (re-issue)
Info :
Le mix culte "Journeys by Dj" , sorti à l'origine en 1995, en hommage aux pionniers du cut'n'paste, Double D & Steinski, Grandmaster Flash, William Burroughs, etc., a été réédité cette année avec comme pitch "The Best Mix of All-time", ce qui n'est pas loin d'être bien vrai, et il est encore temps de se le procurer. Histoire de comprendre un peu mieux ce que veux dire "Cut'n'Paste" ici, voici un extrait de 4 minutes de ce mix génialissime de Coldcut ("aided & abetted by PC & Strictly" dit le CD d'origine sorti chez Music Unites, sachant que Strictly Kev & PC, aujourd'hui c'est tout simplement Dj Food...), qui devrait achever de mettre l'eau à la bouche de tous les joueurs de platines déjantés...
Note : 5/5
Funki Porcini - The Great Drive By
Wednesday 03 October 2001, 18:59
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Funki Porcini - The Great Drive By
(12") Ninja Tune ZEN12102, 2001-10
Funki Porcini se promène dans sa tuture... et en profite pour nous faire visiter les paysages doux-amers de ses rèves. On se laisse porter par cette envolée electro soul acide à roulettes, pendant presque 8 minutes, comme on feuillette un magazine au bord d'une plage bretonne en été: avec nonchalence, cheveux aux vent, dorant paisiblement au soleil. Un titre intemporel et en apesanteur, comme le reste de l'album.
Note : 5/5
12" Tracklisting:
A1 The Great Drive By (Album Version) Download mp3
A2 The Great Drive By (Funki Porcini Remix)
B1 The Great Drive By (Bent's Zorba Mix)
B2 The Great Drive By (Flying Fish Remix)
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...Funki Porcini - The Ultimately Empty Million Pounds
Monday 29 March 1999, 08:42

Funki Porcini - The Ultimately Empty Million Pounds
(2xLP/CD) Ninja Tune ZEN40/ZENCD40, 1999-03-29
Info :
Reste à savoir ce que l'on veut. Reste à vouloir ce que l'on sait. Ce que je sais c'est que je veux de la musique qui m'amuse. Si possible drôle, en tous cas différente. Ninja Tune pour ça c'est de la vraie balle. Un label qui s'emploie à renverser l'idée de musique et surtout l'idée de musique électronique. Mais que penser de Funky Porcini et de son troisième album? Pas grand-chose à vrai dire. Je suis désolé mais la musique soft jazzo 007 d'ascenceur convient plus aux innombrables clones de Portishead qu'à un groupe supposé exploser mes neurones. AH AH AH AH AAAaaaahhahha hahhhhhaha aaaaaaahhaaaa aaaahaaa aaaahhaaa aaaaahhhaaaa (putain si on pouvait être payé à la lettre putain si on pouvait être payé putain pu ); Je reprends donc. AH AH ah aH Ha, vous avez cru que j'allais dire du mal de Funky Porcini? J'ai failli. J'aurais pu me contenter de survoler nonchalamment les morceaux et ne retenir que les deux premiers qui ressemblent à ce que j'ai dis plus haut Suivez un petit peu. Mais en fait ce tout ch'tit rejeton de Coldcut se la joue plus fin qu'il n'en a l'air et les clins d'oreilles amusés à l'auditeur foisonnent. La leçon musicale de "Reboot" suivie du bien nommé "123,3,4" et son final jazzy sont un grand moment de poilade. Reste qu'effectivement, tout ceci est assez léger si l'on considère que certains jazzmen réussissent ce genre de morceaux beaucoup mieux. Et surtout les jouent, contrairement aux collages de Porcini. L'album est donc plutôt agréable et selon le degré auquel on l'écoute, il peut devenir soit immensément fun, soit radicalement détestable. Ce n'est pas la mouche de "English Country Music" qui prouvera le contraire.
Note jazzo 007 d'ascenceur : 3/5 (The Incredible Melting Man)
CD Tracklisting:
01 Theme From Sugar Daddy
02 Wilson's Millions
03 Rockit Soul
04 Through The Magic Etagere
05 Reboot
06 123,3,4
07 Live Fast
08 English Country Music
09 Cheasy Rider
10 Butler’s Groove
11 Nothing To Do
12 Losers in L.A.
13 Tiers Of Joy
14 River
2xLP Tracklisting:
A1 Theme From Sugar Daddy
A2 Wilson's Millions
A3 Rockit Soul
B1 Through The Magic Etagere
B2 Reboot
B3 123,3,4
B4 Live Fast
B5 English Country Music
C1 Cheasy Rider
C2 Butler’s Groove
C3 Nothing To Do
D1 Losers in L.A.
D2 Tiers Of Joy
D3 River
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...Funki Porcini - Rockit Soul
Wednesday 03 February 1999, 14:17

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grebben said:
I'm giddy with anticipation. Really. I'm EXTREMELY giddy. I love this man. I've never paid for something this fast. F**k...
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