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    DJ Patience – “Funk and Soul Vinyl Mix”

    June 28, 2011 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Mixes, Releases.

    DJ Patience from Liverpool sent us this excellent vinyl funk mix featuring such greats as Eddie Bo, Honey Cone, Bo Diddley, James Gang, Lee Dorsey etc., and here it is for your listening pleasure:

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    Ole Børud – “Keep Movin” (2011)

    June 16, 2011 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Records, Releases.

    Ole Børud, a young soulful gentleman from Norway who started as a singer at the age of five, has just released his second solo album. His first record (“Shakin’ The Ground“) placed him in funk territory, and while some of the tracks on this one brings him closer to mainstream pop and rock, the sheer amount of talent and skillful musicianship displayed throughout still makes it a solid step up from his first effort.

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    Jarle Bernhoft – “Solidarity Breaks”

    February 2, 2011 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in News.

    Norway’s foremost soul performer, Jarle Berhoft, is about to release his second solo album titled “Solidarity Breaks” during the coming months coinciding with a European tour to promote it. On this one he has gone from using a full band to playing, singing and producing most of the tracks himself with a few select collaborators. The result is a much more varied and tighter sounding record than his first one, but it’s still nowhere close to hearing him live which I highly recommend if you have the chance!

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    Jamiroquai – “Rock Dust Light Star”

    October 12, 2010 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in News.

    So far, the two tracks that have been revealed from the new Jamiroquai album (out November 1.), “White Knuckle Ride” (video) and “Blue Skies” (video) show no signs of them returning to their funk, soul and acid jazz roots that many of their fans (including me) had hoped they would do since their departure or escape? from Sony/Columbia. With over 10 tracks still to be heard, there might be room for more adventurous material, the two songs mentioned above being typical radio-friendly single fodder.

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    Funky Halvor – “Wake Up”

    November 24, 2009 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Mixes, Releases.

    halvor_djThe weekend is definitely over, so I guess it’s time to wake up! (no playlist is available for this mix):

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    Download link: Funky Halvor – Wake Up (137MB mp3).

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    Jarle Bernhoft – Live concert video

    October 21, 2009 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Releases, Videos.

    Here is a one hour long live concert of Jarle Bernhoft performing his solo debut album “Ceramik City Chronicles” backed by a very competent band of musicians at a venue in Oslo called Blå, enjoy! (Sorry about the wrong video aspect ratio, but this is how the original source is encoded).

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    Breakestra – “Dusk Till Dawn” (2009)

    October 16, 2009 by Rune Johnsrud - posted in Albums, Reviews.

    breakestra_dusktilldawnFour years in the making, this is the second all-original Breakestra album after their long awaited debut “Hit The Floor” was released back in 2005, well, debut may not be the correct term here since they have been performing and releasing live mix albums and 7″/12″ vinyl since the late nineties. Anyway, they continue here in the same vein as their previous outing, and that can only be a good thing, because this is a solid dose of down and dirty funk, soul and jazz that would have made James himself proud!

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