Greg Wilson – Best of 1982 Mix
There are so many quality mixes from back in the day doing the rounds. It clear that the latest burst in the internet with Soundcloud and Mixcloud is giving pople the ability to get mixes they had in the archives onto the net and ready for our listening pleasure. This time we have one straight [...]
Cymande – Brothers On The Slide
Although their time as a group lasted just under 4 years, British funk group Cymande as had an big influence on music as their tunes have been sampled by some of the hip hop greats. Formed in 1970 the multi instrumentalist group released 4 albums and shared the stage with great such as Al Green [...]
Ron Trinidad – Ron 1, On 1 – free download
Saturday is funk, soul and disco day here at the Labs and while we’ve mostly been dipping into the past, today we’ve got something new for your lugholes. It’s a chunky funker from a Glasgow producer who has adopted the Ron Trinidad moniker. Sampling a well known bassline, chopping it and placing it around a [...]
Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces
When it comes to funk in Scotland there is one band who stand head and shoulders above the rest. A band that were embraced in the USA in the 70′s with with their heady brew of bass, brass and grooves. I am of course referring to the Average White Band. Formed in 1972 in and [...]
Gwen McCrae – Rockin’ Chair
Every Saturday we take a look at some quality funk, soul and disco here at the Labs. Wether it be old or new, we’re digging it and feel the need to share. This week it’s Gwen McCrae with the brilliant “Rockin’ Chair”. Motown style percussion, an awesome horn section in action and that vocal all [...]
Greg Wilson’s 2009 Essential Mix
It’s boxing day and as everyone gets into the turkey sandwiches, we recommend grabbing this 2009 Essential Mix by Greg Wilson to help aid digestion. Surprisingly this was the first time Mr Tong had Greg on the show and it turned out to be well worth the wait. Wilson never fails and this massive selection [...]
James Brown – Funky Christmas
As Saturday is soul, funk and disco day here at the Labs, and it’s Christmas, we’ve left it to the boss to bring the two together. While you’re frantically searching for last minute gifts, here’s James Brown with “Soulful Christmas” to ease away the stress from his ace Christmas album “Funky Christmas”.
Bill Withers – Kissing My Love
When it come to effortless class in both vocal performance and arrangement, they don’t come much better than Bill Withers. If you don’t think you have ever heard one of his tunes then you have either just been born or living on another planet. Tunes like “Ain’t No Sunshine”, “Lovely Day” and “Lean On Me” [...]
DāM-FunK’s Spiritual Flight Mix (The Full Un-Edited Presentation)
We have had a great reaction to our change up for Saturdays. Classic funk, soul and disco seems to be going down a treat with the lugs. I then spotted this doing the rounds on twitter and thought it might add some cool leanings to your Saturday. In 2009 electro boogie don DāM-FunK recorded a [...]
Candi Staton – I’d Rather Be An Old Man’s Sweetheart..
Every Saturday we take a look at some quality funk, soul and disco here at the Labs. Wether it be old or new, we’re digging it and feel the need to share. This week sees us dip our toes into the wondrous back catalogue of the one and only Candi Staton. Known mostly to today’s [...]
