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Jason pops back in for an episode after a busy year of ups and downs with a sound track to boot. Expect driving Funk, melancholy hopeful Disco and a few oddities in-between. Keep it sample returns with a very difficult 2024 summer house anthems theme, can you guess the remixers?Manu Dibango - The PantherKiller Mike Dont Let The DevilFatback Back - I feel real good (DJ Spinna Refrfeak)Alexander Oneil - CriticiseKeep It SampleGoodie - Ready Or Not Dennis Edwards - Dont Look Any FurtherKeni Burke - Let Somebody Love YouDonna Summer - Macarthur park Gayle Adams - You Brought it on Your self Ezra Collective - God Gave Me feet For Dancing Melba Moore Pick me up Ill DanceYitlin Jazz - Illegal Hit ft Joshua Idahen Millie Jackson - Dont Send Nobody Else (A Magnus Frykberg & Kenny Dope Joint)

A hefty collection of hard to find funky remixes & bootlegs.Sister SledgeSkeeloAnderson PaakGrand Master Flash & The Furious 5NellyChildish GambinoThe Rolling StonesGwen McRaeFat Back BandDe La SoulThe WhispersKendrick LemarTalking HeadsMichael Jackson

The Evolution Of Disco (4/4)The penultimate instalment of this docuseries. Emerging from the rubble of the Disco scene, we trace the roots of one of the most influential clubs in Dance music culture, why it was soo successful & the life of its iconic resident, Larry Levan. Scored by the track list of this seminal Discotheque, we look at the songs that channeled the spirit of those early Loft parties that followed the Stonewall Rebellion & how Larrys Story serves as an inspiration to all who followed in his footsteps. -DocumentariesLarrys GarageNile Rodgers Hit MakerStudio 54 - The Documentary Studio 54 - Behind The ScenesParis Is BurningHow To Survive A PlagueStonewall ForeverThe Death & Life Of Marshal P JohnsonCRACK - Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracyWojnarowicz - Art AIDS & Newyork In The 80sFear City - Newyork Vs The MafiaDisco: Soundtrack Of A Revolution-Films About The Era120 BPMIts A SinPrideDallas Buyers Club-Spotlight on Queer StoriesFemmePrideDallas Buyers ClubIts A SinThe Stonewall UprisingThe Death & Life Of Marshal P JohnsonWojnarowicz - Art AIDS & Newyork In The 80sThe Stonewall UprisingStonewall ForeverParis Is Burning120 BPM

The Evolution Of Disco (3/4)Disco begins to blow up! Anthems, iconic artists, world famous nightclubs & celebrity culture. This episode we look at how Disco reached its dizzying heights. We slip under the velvet rope to have a good old rummage through the scandals & stories that made the genre front page news. The question is though, what made it all come tumbling down in a cloud of smoke, cocaine & glitter?DocumentariesNile Rodgers: The HitmakerHip Hop EvolutionQuincyStudio 54 - The Documentary Studio 54 - Behind The ScenesLarrys GarageDisco: Soundtrack Of A RevolutionFear City - Newyork Vs The MafiaFilms Of The EraTaxi DriverWarriorsSaturday Night FeverCarlitos WayBooksLast Night A DJ Saved My LifeTurn The Beat Around

The Evolution Of Disco (2/4)Scorned by the Mafias mistreatment of the gay bars, spurred on by the Stonewall uprising & its legacy, members & allies of the LGBTQ+ community begin to open up their own venues. In the decade that followed 1969 a new scene, a new sound would emerge, that would provide sanctuary, escape & space for celebration in the spite of the world outside. This episode we step foot in some of those seminal venues, take a look at their music & pay homage to their figureheads. Expect raw Soul, Proto-Disco & even a Funky bit of Rock & Roll. Sources-DocumentariesPump Up The VolumeDisco: Soundtrack Of A RevolutionHitsville The Making Of MotownSummer Of SoulQuincyThe Black GodfatherThe Death & Life Of Marshal P JohnsonThe Vietnam War - Ken BurnsThe Loft “Come As You Are”Fear City - Newyork Vs The MafiaRubble KingsWhy The US Government Murdered Fred HamptonBlack Panthers - Vanguard Of The Revolution Disco: Soundtrack Of A RevolutionFilms From The Era Taxi DriverWarriorsBlacKKKlansmanForrest GumpJudas & The Black MessiahBooksLast Night A DJ Saved My LifeTurn The Beat Around

The Evolution Of Disco (1/4)Disco is the precursor to House music & Dance culture as we know it. This episode Jason takes the story right back to the roots, as we look at the turbulent birth of the spaces that allowed Disco to come into being. Soundtracked by the songs from the Stonewall juke box & classic Soul & Funk from the 50s & 60s, the story takes us through the trials & tribulations of the LGBTQ+ community, in New-York & beyond. From police harassment, to government oppression & exploitation from the mafia. The story of The Stonewall uprising is a seminal moment in the history of Gay Liberation & essential in understanding the context of how the Discotheques & DJs that followed were able to make such a lasting impact on popular culture. Sources-Documentaries:Pump Up The VolumeHitsville The Making Of MotownThe Stonewall UprisingStonewall ForeverThe Death & Life Of Marshal P JohnsonWhy The US Government Murdered Fred HamptonBlack Panthers - Vanguard Of The Revolution Disco: Soundtrack Of A RevolutionVietnam-BooksLast Night A DJ Saved My LifeTurn The Beat Around-Films From The Era Forrest GumpJudas & The Black MessiahBlacKKKlansman-Spotlight on Queer StoriesFemmePrideDallas Buyers ClubIts A SinThe Stonewall UprisingThe Death & Life Of Marshal P JohnsonWojnarowicz - Art AIDS & Newyork In The 80sThe Stonewall UprisingStonewall ForeverParis Is Burning

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Special moments, unrequited love, break ups…… orgasms! The full spectrum, this episode is all about the trials & tribulations of the heart. If you know your 60s music, get your quiz papers out cause keep it sample has some brilliant covers for us to trace back.Jaelen Ngonda - Just Like You Used ToMary J Bridge - Be HappyUpland Mccullough - Bad Company Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Back Together AgainLenny Williams - Messing With My MindAlton & McClain ft Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby Micheal Jackson - Aint No SunshineLabelle - Wild HorsesWilson Picket - Hey JoeEtta James - I Got You BabeLyrics Born - I Changed My MindThe Heavy - How’d You Like Me NowRita & The Tiaras - Gone With The Wind Is My LoveJames Brown & Luciano Pavarotti - Mans World Live 

Scouring the continent, digging through the decades & paying homage to the heritage, this episode is all about Africas Funkiest bands & artists. Jason also talks about Afrobeat, who to watch out for & how it first stepped onto the world stage. Ibibio Sound Machine - Wanna Come Down Pasteur Lappe - More Sekkle MovementEko Roosevelt - Tondoho MbaBoss Ft Kaleta - Wake UpYea Jourias - Adam NyuetoFela Kuti - Water Get No EnemyFela Kuti - ZombieFela Kuti - O.D.O.OFela Kuti - Expensive ShitAsake - OrganiseBurna Boy - Anybody Christy Essien - You Cant Change A ManDon Laka - Wanna Be MyselfSteve Monte - Only You Voilaaa - Spies Are Watching MeAmadou & Mariam - Sete Don Ye

The Funk Foundation returns after a long hiatus with the first in a cluster of new episodes. Kicking things off with a good old fashioned rummage through the crates. This episode is a straight up showcase of exactly the kind of mix of eras & genres the show is synonymous with. It feel soo good to be back baby!Abongjar - Just Cool De La Soul - Rollerskating Jam Called SaturdayHot Chocolate - I Just Love What You’re DoingAretha Franklyn - Get It RightGabriels - Angels & QueensChance The Rapper - All NightMJ Cole - Work OutDJ Khaled Ft Drake - For FreeJorja Smith - Open Black Girls (Remix)Alecia Keys - FallinRhye - OpenFat Boy Slim - Praise YouChristine & The Queens - Girlfriend (Palms Trap Remix)Donna Washington - You Cant Hide From The BoogieLenny Williams - When Im Dancing (MG Edit)