Montag, 23. Apr 2007, 15:58
Hello everyone,
It's that time of the month for a little update on goings on in and around Funkydown Towers ….
:: Dr Rubberfunk DJ Dates ::
After a busy first half of the month lugging his records between London, Austria and Cornwall (many thanks to Ed Royal in Innsbruck and the Jelly Jazz crew in Newquay!), the good doctor is back in London this weekend for a couple of gigs, before heading North at the beginning of May …
Friday 27th April :: Peepshow at The Prince, 467-469 Brixton Road, Brixton SW9 8HH :: 10pm-4am - free before 10pm / £3 after
Dr Rubberfunk joins resident Peepshow Paddy for a quality party vibe, with great music from across the board!
http://www.thepeepshow.co.uk
http://www.dexclub.co.uk
Sunday 29th April :: Jalapeno @ The Lodge Bar, 226-228 Harlesden High Street, London, NW10 4TD (Nearest Tube: Willseden Junction) ::
7pm - 1am -Free!
New night run by our chums at Jalapeno Records, with Rubberfunk hooking up with residents Trevor Mac and Shepdog (Nice Up!) playing all sorts of funk, hip hop, and boogie beats.
http://www.thelodgebar.co.uk
http://www.jalapenorecords.com
Friday 4th May :: Funkdub @ Off The Wall, 12 St. John St, Chester, CH1 1DA :: 8pm-3am - £4 / £3 NUS
Following the success at 'Planet Of The Breaks' in Shrewsbury last month, Dr Rubberfunk once again joins forces with Robochop from the Halfcut Club to go head to head with the Perfect Pitch crew. The Domingo Kings play live.
http://www.myspace.com/funkdub
http://www.myspace.com/perfectpitch_djs
:: Dr Rubberfunk Remixes ::
Couple of new Rubberfunk Re-Rubs are out now, or due in the coming weeks…
Parker - 'Sugar Coated' (Dr Rubberfunk's Dental Hygiene Re-floss) - Leisure Recordings
Glorious Northern Soul style vocal from Sarah Scott, underpinned with trademark Rubberfunk beats and guitar. Comes backed with another remix from our old mates Steady Diggin Workshop - it's out now - you can listen and buy here:
http://www.banquetrecords.com/drrubberfunk
http://www.myspace.com/leisurerecordings
http://www.leisurerecordings.co.uk
Mombasa – 'African Rhythms & Blues Remixes' - Sonorama Records - released 27th April
- 'Massai' (Dr Rubberfunk Resplice & B-Boy Bonus Beats)
First remixes and reworks from this classic and sought after Afro Jazz LP recorded by Lou Blackburn & band, recently re-released on Sonorama! Six original tracks re-rubbed 32 years after their first release on the deleted Spiegelei label. The razor-sharp block party intro from Dr Rubberfunk (GPS London) - plus b-boy bonus beats - is followed by a version from Matt Flores & MC Glittershine (Combination), improving with a lot of bass and throwing dub plus ghettotech in the mix. Further breakbeats come from Curv (Vinyl Vibes), Palmreaders (Sonorama) and Bird (Liebe*Detail). Sure killer set for the freestyle DJs with tons of true killer breaks re-spliced for the new millenium! Available on Vinyl LP only.
http://www.myspace.com/sonoramarecords
http://www.sonorama.de
Also out now:
Madness - 'Sorry' (Dr Rubberfunk's Apologetic Dub) - Lucky 7
You can hear the remix here - but you'll need to turn up the bass! Bim!
http://www.fredperry.com/subculture/downloads/RubberfunkApologeticDub.mp3
:: Dr Rubberfunk Remix Competition ::
This ran throughout February on Akanda.co.uk, and over 50 entries were received. Judging is now underway, more news on the results as soon as we have them!
:: Dr Rubberfunk Interview ::
Just gone live at http://www.soundfreak.co.uk/ - check it out for some background on the making of 'My Life At 33' …
:: Dr Rubberfunk Podcast :: http://feeds.feedburner.com/drrubberfunk
The good doctor is still going strong, mumbling his way through an hour or so of funk, soul, jazz and hip hop - and pretty much anything else that takes his fancy - and new shows go up every few weeks.
Head to http://feeds.feedburner.com/drrubberfunk where you can subscribe to shows using iTunes or your favourite RSS reader.
If you don't know what RSS is, but you've got iTunes and an iPod - here's how to get the new shows automatically …
1. Launch iTunes
2. Click the 'Podcasts' link - in the left hand panel under 'Library'.
3. Click on 'Advanced' from the iTunes menu bar and select 'Subscribe to Podcast'.
4. Paste in this url : http://feeds.feedburner.com/drrubberfunk and click OK.
5. That's it - all done, iTunes will regularly check for new shows and download them as they become available!
So - plenty to be getting on with for now I think - until next time folks!
All the best and thanks for the continued support!
Funkydown HQ
http://www.funkydown.com
http://www.myspace.com/drrubberfunk
http://www.virb.com/drrubberfunk - *NEW* - It's like myspace, but it looks much nicer! Join us! :)
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