The march 2012 Bag of Goodies selection by Djouls and Loik is one for the dancers, soulful and full of breaks. Tel-Aviv funksters The Apples are back with a new album on Audio Montage - check our Israeli Funk Mix for more on that scene - and the first single Thang is a killer one, also available on a limited 7 inch… Next we have The Funk Ark, an afrobeat/afrolatin funk band from Washington DC. Their new album High Noon is produced by our friend Adrian Quesada and is one of the must-have of this spring! The latest from Italian soundtracks-obsessed Calibro 35 is just plain amazing and we could...

The Bubble, Tel-Aviv's nickname, is now the Middle-East funkiest place to be! The music scene over there is bursting with infectious grooves, matching reggae, afro, oriental and hip hop beats, as a whole bunch of bands and artists ranging from Boom Pam, DJ Sabbo, Kutiman, The Apples, Karolina Avratz… to The Ramirez Brothers jam band, have emerged as a funk movement. Here's a taste of all these 'Bubble' grooves, melting soul horns, kinky surf guitars, crazy turntablism... but no falafel!...

The Apples - Kings
(CD/12") Freestyle Records FSRCD083, 2010-09-27

The brand new release from the nine piece instrumental Juggernaut. In a musical first for the band, they wrote, arranged and recorded music with specific collaborators in mind. They held sessions with two of their heroes; a congregation with two musical and spiritual father figures from opposite ends of The Apples' rich spectrum: Fred Wesley - pioneer of funk trombone in particular and funk horn arranging in general with James Brown, The JBs, Parliament-Funkadelic and The Horny Horns; and Shlomo Bar - vocalist, percussionist, godfather of Israeli world music, figurehead of the highly influential ethno-fusion ensemble HaBrera HaTeevit. The exciting process of these recordings exposed the band's many roots and influences; elements of The JB's funky foundations, African, Cut & Paste, Soul, Middle Eastern, and Dub are all clearly displayed on Kings, strained through the band's unique Decks-Horns-Soundboard Effects-Double Bass-Drums lineup. This release signifies the next step in The Apples' ever thickening groove stew, and the boys are intent on pushing it further and this summer will once again take to festival and club stages for another string of their relentless live sets filled with runaway grooves, countless twists and turns, dizzying transitions, spontaneous arrangements, the occasional reworking of early 90's alt-rock fist shakers, and the basic jump-up-and-down crazyness for which The Apples are known stages, dancefloors, soundsystems, playlists, films, televisions, cars and ears worldwide. As the conspiracy continues, watch this space, and bring a change of clothes.

The Apples featuring Fred Wesley - In The Air
(7") Freestyle Records FSR7065, 2010-09-20

This 45 and the following new album Kings (FSRCD/LP083) represents a long held dream come true for The Apples - to collaborate with two of their heroes; a congregation with two musical and spiritual father figures from opposite ends of The Apples' rich musical spectrum: Fred Wesley - pioneer of funk trombone in particular and funk horn arranging in general with James Brown, The JBs, Parliament-Funkadelic and The Horny Horns blows as only he can on In The Air, a loping, deeply grooved number. The flipside Batash (Alwoojdi) is the vehicle for Shlomo Bar - vocalist, percussionist, godfather of Israeli world music, figurehead of the highly influential ethno-fusion ensemble HaBrera HaTeevit. The exciting process of these recordings exposed the band's many roots and influences; elements of The JB's funky foundations, African, Cut & Paste, Soul, Middle Eastern, and Dub are all clearly displayed on both sides this fantastic new single.

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 6) (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-08-16 This new Molesting Laura episode is clearly aiming for the FUNK, with James, Sly & Stevie covers urging you to shake that ass! A big thanks to Freestyle Records for releasing so many good records, sending us some promos and letting us play those in our mixes! We couldn't resist playing the heavy hitter track from the Grits album here, so full of inspiration... The Baker Brothers upcoming collection of covers is quite a treat too and we could have picked many other tracks from their 5th...

Flevans - March 2009 Mix (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-05-03 Some of you might remember the end of year 2007, when we put up an Unfabulous Megamix from Brighton's 21st century post-breakbeat funkster Flevans. We were celebrating the lad's second album released on the Jack To Phono label. Since then we had many thank you feedback from people delighted to have discovered those authentic new grooves. Flevans will be back on May 18th on his former label Tru Thoughts with a new album, 27 Devils, that's been playing on repeat on my CD player (along with the upcoming Quantic one). He cooked...

Diesler - Podcast Adventures #21 (january 2009)

After a 3 months break the boys are back with a bumper edition of the poddy with more great tunes, questionable comment and sub standard stories. Some things never change hey! Enjoy!

Tracklisting :
1. Laura J Martin - Doki Doki - First Word
2. M.W.D - Snake - BudaBeats
3. Kinny ft. QSO - Enough Said - Tru Thoughts
4. Frank Montis - Illusions - Social Beats
5. Orquesta De La Luz - Carnival [Kyoto Jazz Massive Edit] - Mukatsuku
6. Una Mas Trio - Clear As Water [Mo' Horizons Remix] - Agogo
7. Laura Vane And The Vipertones - Steam - Social Beats/Unique
8. Orgatronics - Footprints [Diesler Remix] - Freestyle
9. The Apples - The Power - Freestyle
10. Kind & Kinky Zoo - Spam Heat - Straight Up
11. Chewy Benson ft. Sarah Winton & David Boon - Whats Not To Love - Rejectone
12. Hygher Baby ft. Aaron Phiri - Struggle [Bjarne B Remix] - Raw Fusion
13. Bing Ji Ling - Home - Lovemonk
14. Dusty - Salsa Step - Jazz N Milk

Links :
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Official Site : dieslermusic.com
Diesler on MySpace : myspace.com/diesler
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Grant Phabao & Djouls - Are Molesting Laura Vol.8(MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2008-01-02 Info : We've prepared four new mixes in the "Molesting Laura" series, which, as you might already know, are be all about covers, mashups and classic tracks reworked in a brand new style, even though sometimes the series ventures towards a strange mixture of Latin music (but not for those mixes)... And if you're still guessing who this mysterious Laura is, let's just say that the owls are not what people think they are... Served first is Grant Phabao & Djouls are Molesting...

Diesler - Podcast Adventures #13 (december 2007)

Stan & Diesler return for a bumper 1 hour edition of the podcast like a cracker full of a party hats, crap jokes, and northern charm/crap jokes. A sort of round up of the year and a little look at things in 2008. Oh come on. Like we are that organise, music & mistakes as per usual. Festive Greetings y'all!!

Tracklisting :
1 ??? - I Want You Back - ???
2 The Jacksons - Heart Break Hotel [Sasso Edit] - K.A.T
3 Zed Bias ft. Mark De Clive Lowe - Cottonmouth - Sick Trumpet
4 The Haggis Horns - Got To Lose Your Way - First Word
5 The New Mastersounds - One Note Brown [Lanu Remix] - Record Kicks
6 The Bamboos - Head In The Clouds - Tru Thoughts
7 Black Feeling - Night Of The Wolf - Freestyle
8 Cookin' On 3 Burners - Feel Good Inc - Freestyle
9 The Apples - Killing - Freestyle
10 Lack Of Afro - When The Sun Goes Down - Freestyle
11 Aldo Vanucci - Naive - Good Living
12 QSO - Panama CIty - Tru Thoughts
13 Barakas - Kes - Tru Thoughts 14 Diesler - Revelations [Jazzinvaders Remix] - Freestyle

Links :
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Official Site : dieslermusic.com
Diesler on MySpace : myspace.com/diesler
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Various - Modern Funk compiled by Adrian Gibson
(CD) Freestyle Records FSRCD036, 2007-11-09

Info :
Another hard hitting selection of funk from Freestyle. Featuring Mark Ronson, Quantic, The Bamboos, The Dap Kings, Speedometer, Sharon Jones, Funkshone, Sweet Vandals, Lack Of Afro, Spanky Wilson...

Tracklisting :
01. The Dap Kings - Nervous Like Me
02. The Bamboos Feat. Alice Russell - Bring It Home
03. Cookin On 3 Burners feat. Fallon Williams - Cook It
04. Speedometer feat. Ria Currie - Am I Your Woman?
05. Mark Ronson - Just
06. The Snugs - Strugglin
07. Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings - Pick It Up, Lay It In The Cut
08. Spanky Wilson and The Quantic Soul Orchestra - When You're Through
09. The Grits - Boom Boom
10. Martin Solveig feat. Lee Fields - Im' A Good Man
11. The Sound Stylistics - Shake And Hip Drop
12. The Apples - Killin'
13. DJ Aeon 7 - Funky Furious
14. Funkshone - Purification (Parts 1 & 2)
15. Robert Moore - Make It Alright
16. Charles Bradley and The Bullets - Now That I'm Gone
17. Queen Eve and The Kings - All Hail The Queen
18. The Sweet Vandals - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
19. The Fantastics - Give It Up And Turnit A Loose
20. Lack Of Afro - When The Sun Goes Down

Links :
freestylerecords.co.uk
myspace.com/freestylerecordsuk
kudosrecords.co.uk/index.php?page=detail&product=fsrcd036