I was listening to a few classic Britfunk tunes last week so I thought I’d do a little tribute mix. For those unfamiliar with the genre it was the name associated with uptempo soul, disco, jazz-funk and boogie out of Britain from about the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s although it wasn’t until Hi Tension arrived on the scene in 1978 that the term itself took hold. Although much of the output resembled the American music that was the most prominent inspiration, there are other influences specific to Britain that set it apart. From the Caribbean heritage of many of the artists involved to the crossover effect of a smaller, less segregated music scene, the sound incorporates influences from Reggae to Punk to Jazz.
Britfunk Mix: 09-08-05 Britfunk Mix. File Size is 94.7 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:08:55
Got a new mix for this month and I hope to get one or two more done before the month is out. This one starts at 113bpm, goes up to 128bpm and has a mix of house, jazz funk, broken and acid and clocks in just under the two hour mark
April Mix 1: 09-04-06 April Mix 1. File Size is 158.7 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:55:35
Frank McGahon: 09-04-06 April Mix 1
01. BTwo - Arto Mwambe (Brontosaurus)
02. Vulture Funk - Soulfeenix (Xtrasolar)
03. Late Night Mission (Instrumental) - Aaron Jerome (BBE)
04. Withers - Soulparlor (BPSS)
05. The Fuckery Of Fuckeryness - Altered Natives (Eye4Eye)
06. Goodbye Dancing, Hello God (Arto Mwambe Remix) - Lars Bartkuhn (Sonar Kollektiv)
I have two mixes for this month. The second one is more uptempo and house orientated, this one is midtempo and funk orientated and kicks off with Liquid Love by the great Freddie Hubbard who passed away recently
January Mix 1: 09-01-07 January Mix 1. File Size is 96.7 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:10:29
Frank McGahon: 09-01-07 January Mix 1
01. Liquid Love - Freddie Hubbard
02. In The Morning (Version) - Natural Self
03. Waiting For Our Touch (Domu Remix) - Spanky Wilson & The QSO
I have a new mix for this month, starting out with some 90bpm beats, some boogie, balearic, deep house, acid, techno, broken beats and finishing off at 140bpm/70bpm. Did this one at 320 again which explains the large file size. I’ll do a 192 version for those with slower connections/limited storage space.
Got round to doing this one last night. Shorter than usual but still with a few different styles: Funk, House, Boogie, Broken Beat and Techno from 113 bpm to 127 bpm. I recorded it at 320 by mistake so sorry about the large file size
July 08 Mix: 08-07-24 July 08 Mix.mp3. File Size is 144.1 mb, encoded at 320kpbs, runtime is 1:02:58
Frank McGahon: 08-07-24 July 08 Mix
01. Fantasy (Mark Mac presents The Visionaires Edit) - Johnny Hammond (Juno)
02. Track 2 - Slowhouse 3 (Slowhouse)
03. Roll Of The Beast - Clyde (Mantis)
04. In Da Club (Shake Sh*t Up) (Jimpster dub) - Copyright feat Mr V & Miss Patty (Defected)
05. Tell Me ‘Bout It (Yam Who Nite Dub Mix) - Joss Stone (Bootleg)
06. In & Out (Jtilla vs Daz-I-Kue remix) - Home & Garden (Om)
07. LA Fusion - Cro-Magnon (Jazzy Sport)
08. Money In The Bag (Crazy P remix) - Kraak & Smaak (Jalapeno)
09. God Talk - Altered Natives (Eye4eye)
10. The Stab (Give ‘N Go) - Nutmeg (Neroli)
11. Take It Low (Domu Mix) - Broke ‘N English (Fat City)
Ok, I got a chance to lay down part two of the April 08 Mix Selekshan, so here are parts 1 & 2 together. As I posted below, part one goes from 115 to 122 bpm with funk, house, balearic and old school. Part two has a few more different styles: deep, broken, techy, brazilian and disco mostly at about 125bpm
April 08 Mix Part 1: 08-04-18 April 08 Mix.mp3. File Size is 147.1 mb, encoded at 320kpbs, runtime is 1:04:17
Frank McGahon: 08-04-18 April 08 Mix Part 1
01. Raw - Beatfanatic (Raw Fusion) 2008
02. 77 - Nick Pears (Fruit Machine) 2007
03. Where The Music Takes You - Ananda Project (Nitegrooves) 2008
04. Glad To Know You - Chas Jankel (A&M) 1981
05. Move - John Daly (Feel) 2008
06. Josephine (French Version) - Chris Rea (Magnet) 1987
Did this last night. Was going to be a much longer mix but I started recording it at 320k by mistake and I thought I’d cut it after an hour or so and do the next part later. Tempo goes from 115 to 122 and there are a couple of Old School and Balearic joints in there: I’ve really been into the Chaz Jankel tune recently and the little guitar bits in the second half of the John Daly reminded me of 1980s rock which suggested the Chris Rea and even though they’re not in the same key, the chords from Josephine reminded me of Tears which leads onto some deep house… Next part coming soon.