Just stumbled on these two dudes from Wales and Holland that go by the name Televisor and they.. guitar. good. The staggering amount of joyfulness flowing out of “Stand-up” simply incapacitates my working English. Hit them up on facebook and soundcloud cause their numbers don’t reflect how great they are.
-Chairmann
This marks the first interview we’ve ever conducted at Funkytown and I’m pumped to say it’s with none other than my dude, Kreap. Despite a 17 hour time difference we were able to coordinate a skype call for a 20 minute conversation. From his music alone it’s obvious that the man is a master of his trade but I didn’t realize what a pure producer he is until our conversation. He was also kind enough to hook us up with a sweet minimix including some of his unreleased tracks, which is linked below the interview. Check out all these goodies and stay up to date on his endeavors by following him on soundcloud and facebook.
Funkytownismyhood’s Interview With Kreap
Tracklist
1. Dust 2 Dust
2. Night Call – Kavisnsky (Kreap Futuristic Dragon Mix)
3. Musclehawk – Izz Aright (Kreap’s 2012 Phonographic Mix)
4. Hey Dude – Nox Nox (Kreap’s Funky Nu Disco Workout)
5. Shindu – All In My Fridge (Kreap’s Cluster Funk Deathwish)
6. DJ Play This Song 4 Me – Kreap (Original Mix)
7. Subliminal Static Automatic Floor Assembler
8. Housebreak (Original Mix)
9. Its Strong Girl
10. Helena Beat – Foster The People (Kreap’s Disco Poison Mix)
11. Sex & Candy – Marcy Playground (Kreap’s Disco Superfly Mix) Woz Records/EMI
12. Yelle – S’éteint Le Soleil (Kreap’s Pas de Futur Mix)
13. 2 Nite (loveburst) – Kreap(original mix)
-Chairmann
Just some tracks that have been getting more than their fair share of play this past week. All disco. All painfully happy.
Take Me (filterphunk sunshine mix)
Treasure Fingers Vs. Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stronger (DJ Soo’s ridiculously overdone edit)
-Chairmann
Kreap is a juggernaut of disco love and another strong argument in my case for the domination of Australian disco funk. Not only does he release most of his material for free on soundcloud, in glorious wav format, but he also has fresh material on what seems like a weekly basis. If your into disco or funk do yourself a favor and give him a follow.
No Sugar (Kreap Double Disco Hammer Mix)
Kreap – Housebreak (Original Mix)
Foster the People – Helana Beat (Kreap’s Disco Fiasco Mix)
http://soundcloud.com/bencrea/hey-dude-nok-nok-kreaps-funky
-Chairmann
Bobby C Sound TV is a media jack of all trades. A prolific remixer, producer, and film editor, the man flawlessly combines his talents, often with a a sense of humor to boot. Typically disco funk with some big beat electro sprinkled in, his productions are always high quality yet light hearted. Almost like a showcase of his impeccable taste, he heavily samples from movies and classic music genres. Dudes got it. As always, show his fan pages some love for more free music and updates on his endeavors : soundcloud & facebook
Radiohead – THE NATIONAL ANTHEM (Bobby C Sound TV remix)
Bobby C Sound TV – Tension To Detail
The Lonely Island – 3 Way (The Golden Rule) (Bobby C Sound TV Remix)
Public Enemy – Shut Em Down (Bobby C Sound TV remix)
Bobby C Sound TV – Floor Shaker
Ray Charles – What I’d Say (Bobby C Sound TV Remix)
-Chairmann
I love to use SoundCloud to find new music, but if there is one thing I hate about it, it’s when artists spam the shit out of me in the hopes that I’ll listen to their music and start following them. If you do that then you should stop. When I get 10 requests in my inbox to listen to your songs do you want to know what I do? I delete them all without blinking and go on living my life. The reason I hate it so much is because 99.9% of the time your music is terrible which is why I’ve almost entirely stopped even listening to it. However, Isco may have single-handedly changed my mind about being sent music on SC. He didn’t send me a million requests that encompassed all his songs (and this is possibly because he only has one). What he did do however was send me one request to listen to one of his songs. I decided to give it a listen, and, for once, I was not disappointed. This fresh face to the music scene just absolutely killed it with his first production! Isco’s style is a perfect blend of disco funk and synth-pop. We should all be hoping that Midnight is just the first surprise of a long line of amazing japanese dance bombs being dropped on unsuspecting U.S. listeners. (still too soon?)
-AppleChrisp
Been meaning to write about these guys for a while. LBCK stands for Long Beach County Kids but the duo has quickly expanded their fanbase past their home state of California. Their style is what I would call hard disco. Always fun, funky, and constantly meandering into glitch/electro styles. In addition to a consistent flow of remixes they also know how to dish out the mixtape love. The wide range they cover leads to some less than elegant transitions but their selection is something special that I relate to whole-heartedly. I’d be down for these guys even if they didn’t make their own music. With that here are some tracks and a prayer for a full length LP.
LBCK – Start (Moonchild Remix)
-Chairmann
If only because that means I have been amassing scores of new music that is finally ready to desecrate your ossicular chains. Eardrums be damned! Now in order to fit everything I will have to forego my customary style of verbose rambling and instead write a very succinct blurb about each artist (and I’m sure you are all devastated).
Disco/Funk:
LE YOUTH: Le Youth (aka Wes James) is a LA based producer/DJ whose penchant for creating feel-good disco is just another demonstration of how the youth is taking over…
Les Loups: In search of smooth disco/funk sound, Les Loups realized that a 3-piece suits them best. This German trio hailing from Hannover has captivated me recently with a style that can always put a smile on my face.
DJ EQ: I know very little about this producer other than the fact that he makes amazing music. I believe he is based out of Philly which would make sense as that city has recently been displaying its ability to churn out great artists across the broad spectrum of music.
Cézaire: Again, relatively little information about this artist is available except for the fact that he’s from Paris, but that, in and of itself, is a reason to give him a listen.
Cherokee: Another French electronic duo that is simply killing it. The group was formed earlier this year and has since put out a few songs, all of them worth listening to.
Alexandre Louvré: (Warning: Not from France) The name might throw you a little, but this 19 year old from Mexico City definitely appreciates the “French touch” and demonstrates this understanding in every one of his songs.
D-Funk: A Sydney-based producer/DJ, D-Funk has been around for years, toured all over the world, and released well over 50 tracks. With more and more quality music coming from down-under, I have a feeling like Mr. Masters will soon be receiving the credit he deserves.
Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke (D-Funk’s Nu Funk Mix)
Electro:
The Digital Monkey: Matthew Johnson has been making music for close to a year now and has carved out a niche in the category of progressive electro-house. Hopefully we’ll see more from this UK-based producer in the coming months.
The Digital Monkey – Freaky Mothers
Icy Lions: This American duo has accomplished something I thought impossible: finishing a quality EP while each member lives on an opposite side of the country. So from SF to Atlanta, then straight to your speakers, comes this heavily-electro influenced sound. Also get the ‘Girls & Mustaches’ EP for free while you can! (http://www.mediafire.com/?x3de3f3di58jcd2) (160 kbps)
The Clave: The Brazilians have Electro figured out. That much is clear. The Clave have decided to take this knowledge then blend it with dubstep and fidget to create a hard-hitting style that is similar, but ultimately unique when compared to other Brazilian artists.
Aqualight – The Revelation (The Clave Remix)
Bonus:
A.Skillz: From the moment I heard his remix of California Soul, I knew that Adam Mills was the man. It doesn’t hurt that this Londoner also works often with the Funkytown supported Nick Thayer, so do yourself a favor and check out their collaborations.
Jackson 5 – ABC (A.Skillz Remix)
Wolf Gang: (No not Gartner) Max makes straight pop music, but hot damn is it enjoyable to listen to. The Magician released a remix of this track, but in my opinion the original is perfect as is.
http://soundcloud.com/alienhits/wolf-gang-stay-and-defend
-AppleChrisp
It seems like a relatively short period of time since mankind mapped the human genome. Since that fateful day scientists have been trying to pinpoint all the specific characteristics associated with each individual base pair and the greater effects of making adjustments to these pairs. I personally believe that Steven Hawley and Sage Schwarm are the closest to cracking this genetic code. It is obvious that they have already figured out the exact base pair that stores funk and have exploited this knowledge to the delight of their fans. You may know the midwestern duo better as Codebreaker (yes from the Miami Horror ‘Make You Mine’ remix you had stuck on repeat all those months back). These two were hard at work 6 months ago on finishing their 7-song EP/album The Space Chase, but I hadn’t heard much from then since. That was until I listened to their summer mix ‘The Warm Touch,’ and it was well worth the wait. In a word: sexy.
-AppleChrisp
The Black Project is a new disco duo consisting of Italian producers Nello Simioli and Peppe Black. They’ve only been around for a little over a year but have already scored a beatport top ten with their track “Wonder”. They are currently signed to Loudbit records, a label I am unfamiliar with but it is apparently an Italian House and Disco label based out of Firenze. The song that sold me on these guys was “In the Disco”, this track is brimming with energy and feel good vibes (my kind of disco). “In the Disco” also features the same guitar sample used in Will Smith’s “Gettin’ Jiggy With It” which happens to be one of my favorite 90s anthems. Respect.
The Black Project – In The Disco (Original Mix)
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