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F U N K M O D E
Funk / Psychedelic / Hip Hop

It's time to play b-sides.....



Wrexham is the name..., Wales
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Member Since4/6/2007
Band MembersSelectors on regular rotation - ALISDAIR / BIRfMARq / CHRIS REYNOLDS / CRAIG FUNKMODE / DEEP C / ECHOTONE HiFi / MODULOR MAN / JAMIE BARLOW / MATT OVERSON / PALE DROID / COLAK
InfluencesTHEY CREATE, WE RATE : Sir Coxsone Dodd, Nina Simone, David Holmes, Aretha Franklin, Sain, Dynamite Soul, Freestyle Records, Ninja Tune, Biz Markie, Rufus Thomas, 13th Floor Elevators, Carol Kaye, Mo Wax, Dante Carfagna, MC5, Serge Gainsbourg, Trojan Records, The Sonics, Dee Felice Trio, Blood & Fire, Booker T & The MG’s, RJD2, Stax, KRS One, Bobby Byrd (RIP), Dynamo Productions, Quannum, Truth & Soul, The Roots, LA Carnival, Keb Darge, DJ Shadow, Motown, Theo Parrish, Chris McBride, James Lavelle, Roots Manuva, Jurassic 5, Tony Allen, Dorothy Ashby, Curtis Knight, Tummy Touch, Ubiquity, The Dap Kings, Stooges, WARP, Beta Band, James Brown (RIP), Unkle, JC Heavy, Andy Votel, Studio One, Fursaxa, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Jon Kennedy, The Creation, Linda Pehracs, Fused & Bruised, J-Dilla (RIP), Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Tru Thoughts, Fourtet, Devo, Wax Poetics, Major Force, The Slits, Ray Charles, Spacemen 3, Ultramagnetic MC's, Memphix, Iron Knowledge, Solesides, 2 Tone Records, Doris, Factory Records, Prince Buster, Parliament, J-Rocc, Marvin Gaye, The JB's, King Tubby, Fela Kuti, John Barry, Silver Apples, Andy Smith, Gang of Four, Dyke & The Blazers, Clyde Stubblefeild, P.U.T.S, The Maytals, M.A.W, Tramp Records, Alice Russell, Funkadelic, Ruth Copeland, Arthur Lee, Large Professor, Budos Band, Soundway Records, Nick Drake, James Black, Bobby Williams, Quantic, Brighton Beach, Gerald Jazzman, The Funk Brothers, Boca 45, GAMM MC's, P-Funk, A Certain Ratio, Stones Throw Records, Northern Soul, Spectrum, Cut Chemist, Finger Lickin' Records, E.S.G, Eddie Bo, Blow Up, Steady B, C.E.B, Liquid Liquid, Primal Scream, Moodyman, Stevie Wonder, B-Music, Fat City, Eric B & Rakim, B.D.P, Bootsy, The Clash, Mighty Boosh, Soul Jazz Records, Madlib, CHUNKY vinyl and BIG squelchy 303's.............
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   About F U N K M O D E


F U N K M O D E brings you the best in beats n breaks and soulful kinda music from james brown to led zeppelin and everything else in-between!

From northern stompers, twisted cover-versions, motown classics, wacked-out psych, skanking riddims and funky beats - our selections are aimed directly at the dancefloor!!

When not digging for non-hit wonders and forgotten gems we play gigs around Wrexham/North Wales on a regular basis aswell as in Chester/Liverpool and the surrounding areas. We host a monthly residency at SOCIALIST/THE TALBOT BAR, Queen Street, Wrexham.

Drop us an email if you'd like us to DeeJay at your event, would like to DeeJay at a F U N K M O D E night, or just to say 'hallo'!

To date North Wales freshest DJs have played alongside:

Funkdub Djs, 2 Kilos Crew, Wax On Wax Off DJs, Perfect Pitch DJs, Rhoda Dakar, The Selector, The Black Seeds, Caroline True Records, Boom Monk Ben, Screaming Citizens, The Beat, Tommy Hunt & the Flamingos, The New Mastersounds, DJ Deviant, Irish Moss, Funkdub DJ's, Carl Forecast, Chris McBride, Redi Daze Festival, DJ Kestrel, Jon Carter, DJ Zylem, Jon Kennedy, Manipulate DJs & Summer Gathering to name a few!!

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PATTI LABELLE AND SESAME STREET

BEAT KONDUCTOR (MADLIB) IN INDIA Check out the lil' dude poppin' n lockin near the end!

MADLIB/QUASIMOTO - RAPPCATS PT 3

TENOR SAW - RING THE ALARM .....the mighty Tenor Saw riding the 'Stalag Riddim' in 1985 for his hit 'Ring the Alarm' More Fire! Tragically Tenor Saws' life was drawn short when he was the victim of a hit-and-run in Houston, Texas aged 22.

really cool Pierre Henry video for Psyche Rock below, from 1967....


   F U N K M O D E's Friend Space (Top 39)
F U N K M O D E has 1024 friends.
 The Lad Craig 


 SOCIALIST 


 Hint 


 Mr Benn 


 Boom Monk Ben 


 Jon Kennedy NEW LP OUT NOW !! 


 ChrisMcbride 


 Nuff Rope Records / DJ Kestrel 


 alasdair 


 BIRFMARQ 


 Colak Kowalski 


 ~~ Deep C ~~ 


 GunSexPhil 


 Jamie 


 matt 


 2 Kilos Of Funk 


 Caroline True Records 


 3DJ (Funkdub @ Telfords Warehouse) 


 Freak! 


 DJ Deviant 


 Woj 


 GALLOPS 


 LUVJAM 


 Mayaku ( club night ) 


 MU 


 Jackie Baxter (ManipulateDJs) 


 RACUBAH 


 Identity Crisis 


 Adam T. Walton 


 Craig Charles Funk & Soul Page 


 jister 


 clara crimpolene 


 Gedge 


 Gary 


 ©Ll Polaroid 


 Mickey 5 


 MOL 


 Modulor Man 


 Paul 





F U N K M O D E's Friends Comments
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Sweet but Deadly collective

Sweet but Deadly collective



Nov 9 2009 9:12 PM

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Laura-Leigh

Laura-Leigh



Sep 2 2009 5:16 PM

Here's the good vibrations ;)
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Heal the Last Stand,
at your service x
Heal the Last Stand

Heal the Last Stand



Sep 2 2009 11:41 AM

Here's the Good Vibrations  ;)

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at your service
ORGONE

ORGONE
Online Now!


Aug 8 2009 10:22 PM

Funk mode, Good looking out. Thanks for the add. New websites & shows up. Orgone
Mukatsuku Records strictly ltd vinyl only label

Mukatsuku Records strictly ltd vinyl only label



Jul 12 2009 12:31 PM

hey funkmode

The new Guynamite 180 gram 12 inch -''Born in '82' 4 Track Soul Boogie EP is out now on Mukatsuku Records (Cat MUKAT 015 )featuring the amazing vocals of Shea Soul & Dee.

As played by Phil Asher,Simbad,Kyoto Jazz Massive,Tubbs,Kevin Beadle,Mr Scruff and more !


Trippin.. on 80..s Black music; funk, soul, jazz are all met on this classy EP that..s deliberately risk taking too. Down tempo BPM..s electro key pads and rustic synths inserts lead on ..Take My Dreams sung by Dee, while the beats are prominent on instrumental ..Patrice.. dedicated to keyboardist Patrice Rushen. Inputting new wave forms and bonus beats in double time ..Space Elevator.. has plenty of funk with the gorgeously sung headliner ..Set Me Free.. from Shea Soul sweetly soul broken boogie u p ! 10 out of 10
(IDJ Magazine)

check the sound here...

http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/353550-01.htm

check all the labels releases here
http://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Mukatsuku/
Heal the Last Stand

Heal the Last Stand



Jul 10 2009 12:11 AM

Hi friends,

The Green Man Poll is almost over, only 4 days remain! If you’ve been having trouble working out how to vote exactly, we’ve written an extensive guide to voting and posted it in a blog, which you can read by following this link

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=192575084&blogId=499349360

Thank you so much for helping us out with this, we really couldn’t have got this far without you.

Please vote every 24 hours if you can, at this point in the competition – it’s crucial.

This link below will take you straight to our voting page.

In Gratitude,
Heal the Last Stand, at your service xxxx
~~ Deep C ~~

~~ Deep C ~~



Jun 10 2009 10:55 PM

Hey man, hows it goin? Whats going down in the talbot, i thought that place had closed down again!!
3DJ (Funkdub @ Telfords Warehouse)

3DJ (Funkdub @ Telfords Warehouse)



May 6 2009 2:24 PM

RACUBAH

RACUBAH



Apr 9 2009 12:28 AM

Souk Sound and Racubah present:

ANALOG AFRICA IN LONDON

Samy Ben Redjeb of Analog Africa records makes his UK debut @ Passing Clouds, Empowering Church, East London.


Email info@racubah.co.uk for exact location details and to secure your place at the event.. With 10 piece Afro-Funk legends Drymbago and DJs CousCous, Piwi and Hadj.. Gonna shake the paint from the walls!!


Mash & Munkee

Mash & Munkee



Mar 26 2009 6:00 PM

Hello from Mash & Munkee,


we just want to let you know, that our first EP,

called "Wake Up" has been released on Backslide Records.


Featuring Remixes from Mr.
Confuse, Torpedotrickser & BadboE



So get that wax before it’s sold out!



Click on the picture to listen to the songs or click below

for buying the vinyl in shops or purchase digital.





..


Buy the vinyl@:

HHV (GER) | Groove Attack (GER)
Juno (UK) | Kudos (UK) | Fat City (UK)

Digital:

iTunes | Juno DL | Musicload


Thanks for the support!


David & Kolja






The Roseville Band

The Roseville Band



Mar 24 2009 5:18 PM

Hey FUNKMODE, just to let you know that you can now have a listen to 5 new recordings from our soon to be released debut album ‘Little Eyes In The Universe’. Please have a listen... We hope you enjoy... Andy x


Narkofunk

Narkofunk



Mar 19 2009 1:52 AM

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mr. confuse

mr. confuse



Mar 17 2009 5:27 PM

FINALLY!!! The live video of Mr. Confuse & The Confusers playing at the Mephisto Club in Hannover Germany on 27th September 2008 is ready. It was the album release concert of the Mr. Confuse album “Feel The Fire” released on Légère Recordings as DLP, CD and digital in September 2008.


Have a look and feel welcome to leave a feedback:




For more information please visit:
http://www. myspace. com/mrconfuselive
http://www. myspace. com/mrconfuse


Cheers, Mr.
Confuse
The Apples

The Apples



Feb 27 2009 7:46 PM

We are on our way for another UK tour to celebrate our new single - The Power!

We would love to see you at one of our shows, so come and say hello...


Liverpool, Magnet - Feb 26
Sheffield, Tuesday Club presents… - Feb 27
Nottingham, The Maze! - Feb 28
Leeds, Hifi Club - Mar 1
Cambridge, Soul Tree - Mar 3
Bristol, Start The Bus - Mar 4
Manchester, Mint Lounge - Mar 5
London, Madame Jo Jo's - Mar 6
Birmingham, Hare & Hounds -Mar 7
Wales, Detonate 10th Birthday Weekender! - Mar 8

see you there!
Elektrik Filth

Elektrik Filth



Feb 26 2009 9:31 PM

E filth
Nic Bell

Nic Bell



Feb 19 2009 9:54 PM

Hello FUNKMODE!
How are you?
My first release is out now on Beatport and iTunes. Please check it out…
Hope you’re well!





‘Ich Bin’ EP Whompage Records
1: Ich Bin
2: Sedative


Let me know wht you think…
Thanks.
Caroline True Records

Caroline True Records



Feb 8 2009 11:27 AM

Hi Craig

Thanks so much for the Rockers DVD.
That really is a classic-Looking forward to sitting down and watching..
Hope that Friday went well
John
Caroline True Records

Caroline True Records



Feb 3 2009 8:19 PM

Love that flyer.. Class!
Lv CTR XX
Narkofunk

Narkofunk



Dec 10 2008 7:24 PM

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Mukatsuku Records strictly ltd vinyl only label

Mukatsuku Records strictly ltd vinyl only label



Dec 5 2008 9:18 PM

...nice page you got...check this !

The new double header release from Mukatsuku Records by Big Horns Bee/Big Bang is out now on strictly limited edition 7 inch vinyl .The release is called 'The Big 7 inch' (MUKAT 011)

'I love every release on the Mukatsuku label' -Gilles Peterson

Massive double sider. A hard hitting, dance floor jazz mini epic from Big Bang and a thick, glutinous concoction of funk and jazz, the kinda groove that gets everywhere.. DJ MAGAZINE -NOV 2008



Killer funk from Japanese band Big Horns Bee on A side and floor filler of jazz dance on the flipside from Big Bang !

A side Big Horns Bee - ''Vamp Intro reprise''

B side Big -Spiral Waltz -Indigo Jam Unit remix The GUYNAMUKAT peak time jazz dance edit


DJ's supporting....
Gilles Peterson
Craig Charles BBC 6
Patrick Forge,Domu
Simbad
Michael Ruetten Soul Patrol
Yoshihiro Okino -Kyoto Jazz Massive
Jazzanova etc etc



Cut & paste this link to see and hear Mukatsuku releases including this one now ! Juno has the worlds largest Mukatsuku release selection including limited edition Mukatsuku t shirts,Mukatsuku slip mats and free Mukatsuku stickers !!

http://www. juno. co. uk/labels/Mukatsuku/
mr. confuse

mr. confuse



Dec 3 2008 11:56 AM

Please check out my new album
"Feel The Fire" on DLP, CD & digital!

Feel welcome to listen to it
on my profile and leave a comment.


Mr. Confuse - Feel The Fire - Cover


you can order it right now at:

Juno
Fat City
Kudos
Groovedis US
HHV
Soultrade
Flight13
Deejay. de

if you like or at your local record store
or favorite download store.

Limited first Edition on Vinyl includes the
full album on CD - so be quick on this one!

peace
Mr.
Confuse
Caroline True Records

Caroline True Records



Dec 1 2008 8:44 PM

Another coooooool poster-)

Cheers

John
BIRFMARQ

BIRFMARQ



Nov 26 2008 6:19 PM

that poster is literally amazing, make sure you keep a couple back for me when you get em printed.
want one for my wall!
Narkofunk

Narkofunk



Nov 22 2008 9:23 PM

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Vic Studios Recording and Rehearsal at £1 per hour

Vic Studios Recording and Rehearsal at £1 per hour



Nov 18 2008 8:24 PM

Hey Craig- Come along to our Birthday Party.
5 Bands- FREE ENTRY- Central Station- Thursday 27th November- Cheers- Mickey
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