Tag Archives: funk

The Many Faces of The Stuyvesants

Posted on October 22, 2013 by spinladen

get the zip file here…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged afro american, afros, funk, Instrumentals, Soul, the stuyvesants, vintage | Leave a comment

Wall I’s World

Posted on September 20, 2012 by WALL I

What’s spinning in my world at the moment…. easy star all-stars ft. luciano – billie jean JJ DOOM – Gmo Lucille Ghatti ft. Tay Walker – North Hollywood Cilantro Boombox – last call (radio_edit) Maya Hruby – Alright Los Embajadores … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alika, beach house, Cilantro Boombox, david byrne, disco, dreampop, Easy Star All Stars, electronica, funk, hiphop, Hundred Waters, JJ Doom, Lace, Larry Levan, latin afrobeat, Los Embajadores, ltronica, Luciano, Lucille Ghatti, Maya Hruby, MFSB, neo-soul, Neon Indian, reggae, Soul, St. Vincent, Tay Walker, The XX, Tulipa Ruiz | Leave a comment

Skratch Bastid and Gaff Present: Soul Sisters Stand Up!

Posted on July 25, 2012 by WALL I

Sweet new female soul mix from Toronto via Skatch Bastid and Gaff! Enjoy, WALL I! Skratch Bastid and Gaff – Soul Sisters Stand Up! Part 1 Skratch Bastid and Gaff – Soul Sisters Stand Up! Part 2

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged funk, Gaff, Mix, Skratch Bastid, Soul, Soul Sisters, toronto, vintage | Leave a comment

Swimming Down the Mighty Mississippi to Memphis for Easter

Posted on April 5, 2012 by WALL I

Well, blood is always thicker than water even when you live underwater, and I’m swimming down the Mighty Mississippi to reunite with my Wall I family relatives near Memphis, Tennessee for the holiday. On my way here’s what I heard: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged al green, Aretha Franklin, booker t, edna ferber, film, funk, howlin wolf, issac hayes, jerome kern, john lee hooker, lily ashfar, matt berninger, memphis slim, musicals, oscar hammerstein, otis redding, paul robeson, sharon jones, showboat, Soul, stax | Leave a comment

Best Buddy

Posted on April 4, 2012 by spinladen

Love this man’s music… Buddy Miles-Down by the River Buddy Miles-Dreams

Posted in music | Tagged allman bros, Buddy Miles, covers, funk, Neil Young, Soul | 1 Comment

Happy Hotdog

Posted on April 3, 2012 by spinladen

Hotdogs seem to me to be a natural friend of donuts… SOOOOOUUUUULLLLL DONNUUUTTTSSS… Oscar Brown Jr.-A Dime Away From A Hotdog The Manhattans-Teach Me (The Philly Dog) The Underdogs-Love’s Gone Bad Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band-Tropical Hot Dog Night … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged captain beefheart, doc thomas group, dogs, funk, Jazz, Mod, oscar brown jr, Soul, the manhattans, the underdogs, Thee Oh Sees | Leave a comment

El Rego

Posted on January 3, 2012 by spinladen

…been meaning to share this one with ya’ll for a little while now. Better late than never I guess. Especially when it comes to bustin’ out the alligator loafers to dance the Afro-Disco-Beats to this one. A perfect way to … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged Afrobeat, Daptone, El Rego, end of year lists, funk, reissues, Soul, souldonuts | Leave a comment

Drop a lil funk on ya…

Posted on September 23, 2011 by spinladen

Boom-chik, boom-boom boom-chik, boom-chik, bup budda bup bup bap bap-chik. It’s a little funk mix for ya…consider it dropped. Speedometer-At The Speakeasy Hidden Strength-All We Need is Time The Nomads-Got To Be Free Shorty feat. Georgie Fame-Somebody Stole My Thunder … Continue reading →

Posted in mix, music, street art/grafitti | Tagged Beta Hector, black power, Brothers Unlimited, covers, funk, funk graffiti, Funk Inc, Funk Nassau, funk power, Gene Chandler, George Porter's Joyride, georgie fame, hidden strength, Ian Dury and the Seven Seas Players, Joe Hicks, lady marmalade, Mix, nanette workman, Orquesta Riverside, people make the world go round, ramon morris, shorty, speedometer, stay on the groove, The Moments, the nomads, tru thoughts rec | Leave a comment

Covers EP

Posted on August 13, 2011 by spinladen

In case you missed it here it is Mayer Hawthorne’s covers EP. You wanna download it…click here. Its real good.

Posted in music | Tagged covers, EP, funk, Impressions, Mayer Hawthorne, Soul | Leave a comment

Toro Y Moi at the Doug Fir 3/25/11

Posted on March 27, 2011 by spinladen

Toro Y Moi-Still Sound Cloud Nothings-All The Time The atmosphere at the Doug Fir has the steamy potential of being a backdrop for the movie Boogie Nights. Of course that is one of the reasons why dancing overcomes the body … Continue reading →