Funkier Sessions returns with a lovely hour of tunes from DJ Paul C, representing Donegal, Ireland. Paul's put together a really nice selection of disco and new disco - some really funky bits in here.

Big thanks to Paul for the mix, and please give him a follow - https://soundcloud.com/dj-paul-c-3

As always, I'm on the lookout for more mixes for this little series. Give me a shout if you'd like to be a part of it!

TRACKLIST

1 Feel the same way - Demarkus Lewis

2 You can't be me - Hotmood

3 Your love - Maurizio De Luca

4 So fine - Paul DaSoul

5 I can't dance - Stupidisco

6 California - Antonio Santana

7 Let's live for the moment - Tom Leeland

8 Feel the power - Antonello Ferrari

9 You only funk twice - Pete Le Freq

10 So good free - B&S Concept

11 You got me hungry - Raffaele Ciavolino

12 Keep on - MVC Project

This episode finally saw me return to Twitch, after a couple of false starts due to tech issues that I’ve thankfully managed to resolve. I didn’t get many viewers though, so why not join me next time? I stream at 8pm UK on Mondays - https://twitch.tv/evenfunkier

Anyway, the tunes were decent this time, starting with some sunny afro kinda vibes and then switching up the tempo halfway to bumpier, soulful house territory. Still sunshine vibes though in my book - it is summer after all!

I’ve also revived the Funkier Sounds Spotify playlist, featuring some of the tracks played in the last couple of shows. I’m really going to try to keep this updated, so why not give it a follow? You can find it at https://bit.ly/funkiersounds

TRACKLIST

The Brand New Heavies - Stay This Way (The Lunar Dub)

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - Che Che Cole

Orange Tree Edits - Para Ti (CC Rework)

Esa - A muto

Anura & Sr. Lobezno - Afro-Ritmo

Amadou & Mariam - Filaou Bessame (Cerrone Remix)

Fatnotronic - Margarida

Djamou Sangare - Lua (Pippi Ciez Retake)

S.U.M.O. - Wintersong

The Astro Trax Team feat. Shola Phillips - The Energy (Feel The Vibe)

Gwen McCrae - Keep the Fire Burning (Roger Sanchez Underground Network Dub)

Beverley Knight - Made It Back (Booker T Night Time Dub)

Federation X, Grant Nelson, Mousse T - The Groovers Track

Kristine Blond - Love Shy Tuff Jam Vocal Mix

Sunkids - Rescue Me (MAW Magic Sessions Mix)

Frisky - You’ve Got Me Dancing In My Sleep

First show for a few weeks, and my intention was very much to go live on Twitch for this one. However some technical gremlins soon put a stop to that, so it ended up being another straight to Soundcloud jobby. Nice vibes though, mostly a bit moody, some tasty Afro vibes in there, some chunky, wonky funk, and I dropped Jamiroquai in the middle - purely because it’s June and it has the word June in the title.

TRACKLIST

Kaidi Tatham - Two Tens Madam

Ethyène, Folamour - Why My Love

William Stuckey - Country People (Flying Mojito Bros Refito)

Ash Reynolds - The Way You Move

Touchsoul - Tropical Smile (Satari Rework)

Haute Pression - Pil Ou Face

Esa - A muto

Jamiroquai - Seven Days In Sunny June

Donald Fagan - Nightfly (FF Edits Yacht Re-Edit)

Gladys Knight & the Pips - When Your Far Away (12” Version)

Ray Parker, Jr. - For Those Who Like To Groove

Zopelar - Astral Dynamics

Zer-o, Greg Wilson - Real Time (2024 Introspective Dub)

Shook - Rise And Fall

Toby Tobias - In Your Eyes (Tensnake Remix)

L-Aroye - Be the One

Close Counters - SECOND STEP

David Walters - Soul Tropical (La Fine Equipe Extended Remix)

Quantic - Atlantic Oscillations

I played a set at Circes, a rooftop bar next to Waterloo Station in London on a boiling hot Saturday afternoon at the end of May 2026. The first couple of hours were with the supremely talented Suki Soul, but sadly I wasn't able to record that bit. But I managed to grab the last 3 hours or so!

My brief was to play commercial but I didn't really, although there are quite a few big tunes in here. But me being me, I manged to sneak in quite a bit of the good stuff - there's some bumpy soulful cuts, some deep house and even some African vibes. And a request or two as well - hence the ABBA!

TRACKLIST

Erykah Badu - Apl Tree (DSO Edit)

Situation, Andre Espeut - What Is Going On? (Andromeda Orchestra Remix)

Smashed Atoms - Lifted (Smashed Atoms 2026 Retouch)

Doctorsoul - Universal Thing

Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day (Jellybean Benitez & David Morales Remix) (Wonky Sample)

ABBA - Gimme (Igor Gonya Summer Offline Edit)

Midnight Star - Midas Touch (12 Inch mix)

Patrice Rushen - Never Gonna Give You Up Won’t Let You Be

Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better

Takao - Mi Mosquito

Fatnotronic - Margarida

Hifi Sean - Lost without U (feat. Paris Grey) [Extended] Extended

The Vision - Heaven (feat. Andreya Triana) [Danny Krivit Edit] Danny Krivit Edit

Faze Action, Zeke Manyika - Sununguka

Felipe Allenn - Sun Is Shining

Cerrone - Supernature (Sam Redmore’s ’77 Club Mix)

Jackie Moore - This Time Baby

Say She She - Disco Life

Shawn Christopher - Don’t Lose The Magic (David Morales Club Mix)

Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die (Pete Le Freq Refreq)

beatsbyhand, Rona Ray - Say Yes

House Gospel Choir, MORGAN (UK), Crackazat - Angels (Crackazat Remix)

Opolopo - Groovitational Waves Extended Mix

Miguel Migs feat Lisa Shaw - Promises (Migs Piano Love extended vocal)

Jaegerossa - Once in Her Life

Jamiroquai, Dave Lee ZR - Little L (Dave Lee Disco Re-Blend)

Shaun Escoffery - Days Like This (Spinna & Ticklah Mix)

DJ Fudge - Keep On Wondering

Zetbee - Together

Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (Wonky Sample)

Saison, Miss Yankey - Making Shapes (Scott Diaz Remix)

Fish Go Deep, Tracey K - The Cure & The Cause (Dr Packer Extended Remix)

Fish Go Deep - The Cure & The Cause (Dennis Ferrer Remix)

Bunny Mack - Let Me Love You (DJ Gregory Pepsi Dub)

Supershy - Happy Music (Club Edit)

Sunkids - Rescue Me (MAW Magic Sessions Mix)

East Coast Love Affair - Confrontations

Ben Banjo FIeld - Need You Baby

Johnny Corporate - Sunday Shoutin (B Boys Shoutin Dub)

Basement Jaxx - Jump N’ Shout

Kenny Dope - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)

Somore - I refuse (DJ S.K.T Remix) (Wonky Sample)

H20 - Nobody’s Business

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Soulwax For Despacio Remix)

This one's a straightforward mashup, but I think it works pretty well. It's an early 80s collision, combining the vocal from Oliver Cheatham’s 1983 classic Saturday Night with the extraordinarily funky For Those Who Like to Groove by Ray Parker Jr (yes, the Ghostbusters theme tune guy!) from 1980. Not a huge amount more to say about it to be honest, except that it’s a free download… and I hope you enjoy!

My first proper set with my new DJ isolators, so excuse some over-enthusiastic knob twiddling! Started with some disco bangers, moved into some lesser known boogie cuts and then veered into some phonky business. Fun one!

TRACKLIST

George Duke - Reach Out

First Choice - Love Thang [GDE Edit]

Rumple-Stilts-Skin - I Think I Want To Dance With You

Secret Squirrels #3 - Track A

Paradise - Sizzlin Hot

Carl Carlton - She’s A Bad Mama Jama

Conway Temple - Love Lights (12 Disco-Funk Extended Mix)

Even Funkier - Touch My Bumper

Bootsy Collins - Body Slam

Delegation - Gonna’ Bring The House Down

Conway Brothers - Turn It Up

The Creatures - Kid robot dance

Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler - What It Is

Shit Hot Soundsystem - Woah

2000black - Mononymous Persons

Howard Johnson & XL Middleton - Can’t Get Away From Your Love (Boogie Mix)

Amin Payne - Wake & Fake (feat. Kaye)

George John, Rhode & Brown - Haemoglobin / Iron (Rhode & Brown’s 1987 Remix)

L.T.D. - Love To The World (Joey Negro Mizell Magic Mix)

Shook - Rise And Fall

First one in a few weeks as I've been upgrading the kit, which left me sans decks for a while. The new setup is in place, it's nice, and this was my first proper go on it. I've dowloaded some new tunes as well, so this hour is entirely new (to me) bits, and a correspondingly mixed bag. Haven't quite nailed the recording levels on the new kit, so apologies if this gets a bit crunchy in places!

TRACKLIST

Bopol Mansiamina - Esta Tierra no es Mia Feat Nyboma Nicoyembe

Patrick Saint-Eloi - La Vie

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - Walk 4 Ground

Nana Tuffour - Sikyi Medley

Leroy Burgess -Tonight We're Gonna (BB Boogie Remix)

Bonobo - Rosewood

Soul In The Horn, Brandon Markell Holmes - I Want You

Emma-Jean Thackray - Venus (Black Science Orchestra Tough Love Vocal Mix)

Martin Solveig, Mousse T - I'm a Good Man (Mousse T Breakbeat Remix)_PN

Intr0beatz - Hold On

Martagon's edit - Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis - Lust

Minus 8 - White (Big Bang Remix)

George Darko - Ankonam

Damien Aziwa - Souvenir de Kinshasa

Bambu - I Dont Wanna Lose It (Delfonic Edit)

Talking Heads - Pull up the Roots

Allspice 'Get Up Off Your Lovin' (Serge Gamesbourg Re-Edit)

Those free downloads just keep on coming, and this time I’ve got one that’s been on my list for a while. I was listening to I’m Not Gonna Let You by Colonel Abrams a couple of years back, and I thought it might sound good with a house beat over it. So that’s just what I’ve finally done - I’ve well and truly housed it up a notch or two. Aside from that I’ve not done a whole lot - general beefing, chopped and changed a few bits, fresh percussion… but letting that crispy 80s goodness shine. This one’s fresh, free and waiting for you to hit that download button…

Episode 41 has just landed, with a massively enjoyable mix from my pal Grant Richards. Grant’s an excellent DJ and a lovely guy, and he brings us a very fun 90 minute session filled with dope disco edits - lots of tracks you’ll know, high energy... wonderful stuff. Check it out, won’t cha?

And don't forget to give the big man a follow - https://soundcloud.com/djgrantrichards

Continuing my self imposed tradition of the boss man taking on every episode ending with a zero, I’m back in the hot seat for episode 40! I set out on a soulful excursion, but things soon ended up getting a bit bumpy. A few curveballs too, was loving some Cooly G towards the end. I’m dead pleased with this one, particularly how I didn’t let my ADHD rule the show and actually let the tracks speak for themselves a bit more rather than just constantly slamming in more tunes. Plenty of faffing around with filters, EQ and delays though… and I of course ballsed up the very last mix.

TRACKLIST

Joey Negro - Must Be The Music (Joey Negro 2am Disco Reprise)

Shahid Mustaf MC - Getting To Know (MC Funked Over mix)

Crackazat - Fire Drift

Shaun Escoffery - Days Like This (Spinna & Ticklah Mix)

Booker T - Don’t Stop Your Love (Joey Negro Paradise Mix)

Sunlightsquare - Papa Was a Rolling Stone (Extended Mix)

The Trammps - I’ve Gotta Stand Up (Dave Lee Garage City Mix)

Souxsoul - Remember Me (Soulmagic Remix)

Ross Couch - Jazz Session

Teddy Black, Austins Groove - Honey’s Jam

Zetbee - Together

Joselacruz - Dimension

EL-B - I Feel (Feat. Nat Mor)

The Thompson Project - Messin’ With My Mind (Crackazat Extended Remix)

Toronto Hustle - Not Now, Not Ever (Kai Alcé Ndatl Remix)

Danny Clark, Rainy Payne - Pen Paper Prose

Cooly G - Love Dub

Cajmere & Dajae - Brighter Days (Karizma & DJ Spen Deepah Dub Mix)