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Funk It Up 1

Funk It Up 1, Apr 2023
Ever up for a challenge, I thought I'd have a go at mixing some classic 1970s funk tunes. As anyone who has ever tried this sort of mix would know, beat-matching human drummers is one of the trickiest things you can be called up to do. I admit I did have to move some single beats here and there to keep it sounding sweet ... but not too much, or you lose that essential, well, funk-iness. So say hello to James Brown, Kool and the Gang and the slightly more obscure Slave and Zapp ...
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Trancendent

TranCendent 2, Jun 2023
Time for another venture into the galaxy of trance ... not so much banging techno, more a sort of ethereal, floaty experience. The melody of Dario G's "Dream to Me" is so lush and, well, heavenly that it just carries you away in a nebulous fog. Throw in a few tunes by trance favourites Lange, Salt Tank and Gouryella - with a special guest spot from Oakenfold - and you have the makings of another soundtrack for space cadets. By the time you get back, the Apes will be in charge
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