COMING SOON!

THANK YOU OPOLOPO & AMALIA

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and celebrated New Years Eve with "The Sweater Funk" Family.





Special thank you to our guest's Amalia & Opolopo who came all the way from Sweden to play our event. The duo rocked Som. Bar with their live Funk PA, hopefully returning to the states in the near future.





I must say, all you Funkster came out in full force as we celebrated the "New Year" like one big happy family. The douche bags and amateurs stayed away from this House Party as we went till 3am.





Pictures include, K.P.O.O interview, B.Bravo/ Teeko, Amalia & Opolopo photo shoot, Sweater Funk Sunday and of course New Years Eve night.


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I had a blast hanging out with duo, showing them San Francisco's finest. Amalia & Peter are some of the nicest people I've met this year. Very humble and full of positive energy. I can already tell you that we'll be long time friends.

DAM FUNK :: J-1 LIVE FREESTYLE :: FUNKMOSPHERE :: R.I.P

R.I.P. J-1 :: THEDEER

VIA Dam Funk - At this time we send our most deep condolences 2 family & friends of @THEDEER (aka J-1/Jovan Coleman) whom in an accident passed in Sweden.

A MESSAGE FROM THE STARS :: B.BRAVO :: KMAXX :: SWEATER FUNK DJ'S

Saturday, November 19th 2011

Sweater Funk Presents

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B. Bravo & The Starship Connection

K-Maxx (KPOO) Live P.A.

Sweater Funk DJs

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Som Bar
2925 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

9 PM til 3 AM
$5 presale / $10 door
21+

Tickets: http://bbravosf.eventbrite.com/

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These are our favorite local homies that we've been digging lately. If you haven't heard B. Bravo & The Starship Connection it's some of the best funk we've heard in a long time. We first heard K-Maxx's tune "Super Drunk" when he passed us a cdr last year at a Dam-Funk show. These are the people we think of when you ask who the funkiest people in the Bay are these days.

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B. Bravo & The Starship Connection

– Bay Area modern funk sorcerer B. Bravo has assembled a crew of intergalactic badmen to form The Starship Connection - a synthesizer funk / future bass quartet featuring Bay Area instrumentalists Teeko (F.A.M.E./FourOne Funk), Daren Grant (Bayonics), and Bob Menacho (Bayonics). Like a space age love-child of Parliament, Zapp and Mtume tinged with modern electronic dance sensibilities, The Starship Connection's colorful sound and genre transcending style is sure to blow your musical mind wide open while you sweat it out on the dancefloor. In addition to playing classic B. Bravo joints like Midnite and Computa Love, the crew performs brand new original bangers live on their dazzling array of analog gear. Their debut EP (Jointly produced by Bravo & Teeko), featuring the massive bounce cut 'The Roll Out' and mid tempo funk-bomb 'More than Just a Dream' is set for release in early 2012 on Frite Nite Records.



K-Maxx

- K-Maxx, aka Ken Hopkins, lives for the music. He's a Bay Area original from San Francisco, who's been involved with artists such as Dan the Automator, Too Short, Lenny Williams (Tower of Power), King Tech (Wake Up Show) and more. Releasing two acclaimed underground albums during the Bay's initial reign in the 90's, K-Maxx began the early 2000's with his seminal "Ghetto Gumbo" radio show which can be heard Friday Nights on KPOO in San Francisco. He returned to the music forefront in 2006, producing for artists like 05' B.A.R.S Underground Artist of the Year, Andre Nickatina and co-writing and producing the hit single "Tuesday" for R&B Legend Lenny Williams, which was recently in the Top 30 Urban AC nationwide. A multi-instrumentalist using many methods to create his soundscapes, K-Maxx draws from a diverse array of influences and experiences to create a truly original sound. K-Maxx is working on releasing a single for his tune "Super Dunk" with the help of Sweater Funk's Sean Boogie. Of course, it'll be on vinyl so you can hear loud in the basement!

UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Following on from the likes of “Backstreet Brit Funk”, “Destination Boogie” and the ever-popular Soul of Disco series Z Records continue to release hi quality compilations filled with lesser known disco, funk and boogie.

Now ZR launches a new compilation series named Under The Influence. The story behind UTI is this, being a seasoned record collector Z label boss Dave Lee (Joey Negro) has made the acquaintance of many of the worlds other vinyl junkies. People that may be unknown to the general public but are hardcore enthusiasts who have built some of the best collections of soul, funk and disco on the planet. The idea of UTI isn't about big name djs but is to give a musical platform to those who have the knowledge to put together a track listing of killer tunes. Volume 1 has been compiled by DJ Red Greg aka Darren Griffiths, a familiar face across the world at record fairs and second hand vinyl stores...as well as a dj putting on his own Ebonite nights in Dalston (and playing in parties in the UK as well as Paris and NYC) .


Under The Influence Vol.1 compiled by DJ Red Greg - Sampler by Joey Negro


For the record, we at Z aren't interested in re-issuing collectors obscurities, average records that are best left as rare vinyl only pieces, we only want re-vitalise great music that has stood the test of time. When Darren sent us in the CDs of his proposed track listing we were blown away by the high standard of his selection. Unlike many re-issue comps we doubt there will be anyone who picks up this CD and looks through the track list and has the all the songs contained. This selection is the result of years of digging, buying records on a hunch, acquiring a few turkeys to find the gems. Check his sleeve notes out for some detailed analysis and history.

As always with Z Records, we've spent time and money to make the masters sound as good as possible so if you're a fan of compilations from BBE or Dimitri From Paris and our own Soul of Disco CD’s then this new series will not disappoint.
Released by: Z Records
Release/catalogue number: ZeddCD024
Release date: Oct 3, 2011

DAM FUNK :: FOREVER :: VIDEO

The Only word that comes to mind when I "Saw" and "Heard" this new track, FONKY!!!! Standing ovation for keeping true and original!

FIRST TOUCH MUSIC :: STYLIN 500

Music from First Touch on the new "Stylin 500" comp. My Friend Blues Lee of the group sent me over this promo package I would like to share with you! Although this track is from 2010, it might be new to some of you! Enjoy

Heard and Felt Music presents Stylin’ 500, a compilation in three parts celebrating 10 years and 500 episodes of Stylin’ on Melbourne’s iconic 3RRR-FM. Over this time Ennio Styles’ show has earned the respect of its global counterparts, having been praised by the likes of Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Alex Barck (Jazzanova, Berlin) and Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts, UK) on their own shows, as well as receiving awards in Melbourne papers The Age/EG and Inpress/Zebra.

Stylin’ 500 includes many unreleased, unavailable and undiscovered tracks, taking in underground US soul, hip hop and jazz, Melbourne beats and funk, European electronics, and more. Starting out as a ‘what if?’, the compilation soon expanded to become a huge three-part opus with 44 tracks featuring Imani (The Pharcyde), Opolopo, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Monica Blaire, Olivier Daysoul, Lanu, Nailah Porter, Fulgeance, Komarken Electronics, Julien Dyne, The RAah Project, Lewis McCallum, Salva, The Samps, Gypsy Brown and many more. Get the voluminous - DOWNLOAD HERE