FUNKY-TOAST,
DAVE GREEN,
VEGAS,
DJ MILOE,
DJ NEZ,
Photos and Design "THE-RON" Design Society,
plus V.I.P Guests from the likes of M.O.S Radio, Hed Kandi, Stereo Sushi, Gatecrasher, Moochin, Pukka Up, Groove Est, Pams PHunky & The Fat Factory!!!
影響
Funky-Toast's Influences...
Danny Rampling's Love Groove Dance Party & The Legendary Qat Club and not forgetting 11 years of Pams House!!! My Family for all there support!!! Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jack Master Funk, Marshall Jefferson, David Morales, Danny Rampling, Pete Tong, Bryan Jones, Joey Youngman, Angel Mores, Cerrone, Eddie Amador, Grant Nelson, Fabio, Purple Music, Fetish Records, Jackin Tracks, Hed Kandi, M.A.W - Masters at Work, Angie Brown, Joyclene Brown, EZ Rollers, Flytronics, Wados, Soulfuric Music, Yoshitoshi, Julie McKnight, Sound Republic, Troydon, Inland Knights, Fabio Bacchini, Jacob London, Lee Jarvis, Rob Wilder, Andy Warburton, Richard C aka Ritty, Warehouse nightclub.
There is a great deal of controversy surrounding the origins of house music. Some claim that the term "house" derived from the Warehouse District in Chicago.In the late 1970s and early 1980s, underground warehouse parties became popular among the teenagers living in the area.
One of these underground spots, attended primarily by gay men and women, became known as "The Warehouse". The resident DJ at The Warehouse, Frankie Knuckles, mixed classic disco, European synthpop, new wave, industrial and punk recordings. Club regulars referred to his mixes as house music.
Others, including Larry Heard, aka "Mr. Fingers," claim that the term "house" reflected the fact that many early DJ's created music in their own homes, using simple equipment such as synthesizers and drum machines, including the Roland TR-808, TR-909 and the TB 303 "Bassline". These machines became known as the "Acid Machines," and were used to create the "Acid House" sound.
Finally, it has been argued that Chip E., in his early recording "It's House" defined this new form of electronic music. However, Chip E. himself claims the name came from methods of labelling records at the Imports Etc record store, where he worked at in the early 1980s. Music that DJ Knuckles played at the Warehouse nightclub was labelled "As Heard At The Warehouse", which was shortened to simply "The House".
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In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove.
And from this groove came the groove of all grooves.
And while one day viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldy declared,
"Let there be house!" and house music was born.
I am, you see,
I am the creator, and this is my house!
And, in my house there is only house music. But, I am not so
selfish because once you enter my house it then becomes OUR house and
OUR house music!" And, you see, no one can own house because
house music is a universal language, spoken and understood by all.
You see, house is a feeling that no one can understand really unless
you're deep into the vibe of house. House is an uncontrollable
desire to jack your body. And, as I told you before, this is
our house and our house music. And in every house, you
understand, there is a keeper. And, in this house, the keeper
is Jack. Now some of you who might wonder.
Who is Jack, and what is it that Jack does?
Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack your body!
Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake.
Jack is the one who gives you the key to the wiggly worm.
Jack is the one who learns you how to walk your body.
Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all
Jackers together under one house.
You may be black, you may be white; you may be Jew or Gentile.
It don't make difference in our House.
The Love-bug.co.uk is "the" east coasts finest funky music nights. Resident Dj’s Funky-Toast and Dave G along with tri-monthly residents Vegas, PLUS new signings to the love-bug stable.... DJ Miloe & DJ Nez will be layin down the phatt funky flava’s all across East Anglia and Tge UK. Couple this with the monthly V.I.P guest Dj’s from the easts top promotions such as Hed Kandi, Pukka Up, Gatecrasher, M.O.S Radio, Phunky (Pams House), Moochin, La Vita, Love House, Groove Est, Connected & Much more you will be in for a funk-fest of delights.
The love-bug.co.uk is unique in that it encompasses a wider range of music and styles than any other nite in the area, by showcasing the best local talent from different music genres from Funky, Jackin & Electro House even a bit of bouncy breaks!
Funky-Toast's Interview/Biog with DSI's jacKofKats
Funky-Toast is the Love-Bugs Head Honcho/Original Founder and Brains behind the House Music Night that just keeps goin from strength to strength out in the East Anglian Country Side ohhhh ahhhh!!!
Funky Toast has been a DJ in East Anglia since 1996. This has given him a remarkable overview of Dance Music as he has progressed from a Hard House and Trance DJ and matured into a House music maestro, able to use all the technical skills at his disposal in order to create sublime mixes of funky, vocal, uplifting house.
Over the years Toast has had many influences and leanings within the entire musical spectrum, not just through house. For instance, he can even cite musical inspiration from sources as diverse as Kenny G, Jamariquai, Marshall Jefferson, Masters at Work, Deacon Blue, Alexander O’Neal and Bob Marley the list could go on forever. Danny Rampling, and his Love Groove dance party has been a huge influence on both his musical and promotional career.
“First time I heard Rampling must have been the Summer of Ninety Five” Toast tells us. “At the tender age of fifteen… I used to go out to a lot of band orientated festivals, mainly Reggae before that. On one particular nothing out of the ordinary Friday night I quite literally tuned into his show on Radio One, and Rampling’s blend of vocal house with the big dropping piano lines had me hooked”
Before he knew what had hit him Toast was in possession of his first set of decks. “I didn’t fuck around with belt-drives” he admits, “I was straight to the 1210s” all bought with saved up cash from his Saturday job around the time of his Sixteenth birthday. He’s self-taught with a few pointers from Richard Carruthers who explained the structure of four by four beats. It wasn’t long before the DJ slots started to come, with nights at Bluenotes, the legendary Tiffany’s in Gt. Yarmouth, alongside numerous cheeky sets played at nights in the middle of nowhere that never happened.
“A set that particularly comes to my mind when I think back is a Danny De’Mere (AKA Flytronix) private invite party” Toast reminisces. “It was one of my first big nights on the listing. David James, Paul Christian and Steve ‘Scratch’ Whurley were headlining the bill. It was one of those nights when you had about 250 people in a room where you weren’t supposed to be. Around two hundred and fifty real music lovers. I remember dropping tunes like Eddie Amador’s ‘House Music’, The Don ‘Horn Song’ and David Morales “Needin’ You”, it was the first time I experienced an affinity with a big crowd. I understood what people meant by ‘read the crowd’ and ‘playing the crowd’ as well. Seeing the people react to my tune selection and mixing, giving everyone a great night; I came off the decks buzzing and had a smile on my face all night”
After establishing his young talent on the East coast of England, Toast went on to play many more times at Tiffany’s. He broke into Norwich playing at the hugely popular sophisticated Milky Lunch house night as well as playing the Legendary Pam House and SoulShaker nights, aswell as being a regular guest DJ for the East Coasts Pioneering House Night "The Qat Club", Cliffy and the crew helped to mold my taste in the Underground House Music Scene. As he went from strength to strength he appeared on the same billing as LTJ Bukem, albeit in the second room playing house, but still an achievement for any DJ barely 18 years old back in those talent saturated days of the Nineties. He is also proud to off being involved DJ'in for the Legendary Dance Paradise re-union event at its Spiritual home Tiffany's now called the Arean in Great Yarmouth.
When the big Trance sound and the Two Step takeover came around in the late Nineties, Toast moved onwards with the Harder House sound staying true to his love of evocative music, expressing it through a high energy sound. His love of uplifting House had found a new home. One of the highpoints of this time in his career was playing alongside Steve Blake (TidyTrax) and Nick Sentience (Nukleuz).
“A lot of my clubbing was based around seeing the names and faces, our club heroes at that time” Toast says. “However, one of my biggest loves has always been the East Anglian Free Party scene. Of course,” he smiles “I’ve never been to anything like the Thetford Forest raves, let alone near any farmland”
After the millennium Toast rediscovered the slower, more chilled vibe of the main floor house sound. This at the time was not the well loved music of the people, but rather a second dog to the Big Beat and Dn’B explosions of the south. “I took stick for years for being a House DJ” Toast says, “but the music was always close to my heart. ‘House is a feeling’, nuff said.” As he matured musically he realised where his loyalties lied with a return to the music that had caught his soul in the first place. “Many of my mates are heavily involved in the Liquid (then called Intelligent) Drum and Bass scene, we’ve always had banter between ourselves but alongside a deep respect for anyone playing music outside of the normal, fashionable, commercial scene”
Loyalty was paid off as Toast decided to take his career into his own hands launching “Love-Bug”, a friendly funky House night in Lowestoft in the late nineties. The night, still going strong has toured all around East Anglia and is a well recognised brand with strong following in the area. The night focuses on underground house, jackin’ house together with blends of classic melodies with nu-skool flavours creating a strong, vibrant music policy.
The success of Love-Bug has lead to Toast gaining further notoriety on the scene. He has now played Thames Boat parties and is regularly booked for his talents in London and Ibiza and the occasional festival or Soul Village weekender. Sets at Turnmills, Brixton Jamm, Whitehouse for labels like the hot and upcoming Kidology and well established Smartie Partie. Such experience has lead to him becoming a consistent artist of cutting and blending both vinyl and CDJ’s. Some say anyone can mix on 2 CDJs these days. “If you can’t do it with vinyl, you’re not a real DJ” Toast assures us. “It’s the old skool, its how the scene developed and started.” He puts his money where his mouth is with mixing skills on up to four decks, and that’s vinyl for the record, excuse the pun.
If you’re at a party and he’s on the decks, you’ll be able to judge for yourself, don’t take my word for it. Of course, if you’re out there looking for a great party DJ then we’d recommend this man, after all, whilst writing this biography we’ve been listening to a Toast mix. “It’s not great” he says, demanding it back as he doesn’t want the copy on general release. I don’t care, I’ve taken it off him, it’s that bloody good I’m not letting it go!
Funky-Toast has played with some of major names in the House Music Industry, they include the following... Brandon Block (Miss Moneypennys), Joey Negro aka Dave Lee (Z-Records), K-Klass, Bobby & Steve (Garage City), Alex Miles (bora bora), Rob Wilder (M.O.S/Hed Kandi), Allister Whitehead (Fantazia), Glyne Braithwaite (Hed Kandi/Stereo Sushi), Andy Warburton (hed kandi), BeatThiefs (beatthiefs.com), Filthy Rich, Jay Funk (Pams House/ES Paradise), Mark Wilkinson (Kidology), Joshua Roberts (hed kandi), Lisa Lashes, BK (Nukleuz), Steve Blake (Tidytracks), Nick Sentance (Nukluez), PFM and LTJ Bukem (Progression Sessions, Agnelli & Nelson & Lisa Pin Up to mention only a few
The origins of House out in Chicago, with its abundance of authoritative DJs like Frankie Knuckles and Farley Jack Master Funk are certainly recognised in Toast..s collection...
In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove, And from this groove came the groove of all grooves. And while one day viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldly declared "LET THERE BE HOUSE" And house music was born.
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1.Confronted – Pan-Pot 2.Rabid – Dubfire 3.Positive Education – Slam (Fergie’s Just For Pressure Mix) 4.To the Core – Fergie (Spektre’s Ground Zero Remix) 5.Wake Turbulence – Koen Groeneveld 6.Cala a Boca – D- Nox and Beckers (Meat Katie Remix) 7.Black Pearl – Andre Sobota (Spektre Remix) 8.Rabbithole – Spektre 9.You Might Hear Nothing – Umek (Dataworx Remix) 10.Exit People – Fergie 11.Tangent – Nick Muir and John Digweed 12.Morumbi – Tocadisco (Popof Remix) 13.Maktub – Fergie 14.Eden – Tiger Stripes 15.The Search – Trancesetters (Cristian Smith’s Tronic Treatment Remix)
Twisted Tech Beats 2
1.Worst Case Scenario – Ahmet Sendil and Ricky Stone (Ricky Stone Mix) 2.2 Many Shots of Jagermeister – Tocadisco (Koen Groeneveld Remix) 3.Static – Alan Fitzpatrick 4.S. Cream – Umek (Aneuria Remix) 5.Death By House – Len Faki (Adam Beyer and Jesper Dahlback Remix) 6.Shake Ur Tech-Ass – Secret Cinema 7.Dark Matter – Darren Emerson and Jamie McHugh (Manuel De La Mare Remix) 8.Temperamental – Mikas (Manuel De La Mare Remix) 9.Process – Mini Mode (Manuel De La Mare & Luigi Rocca Marshall Remix) 10.Tan Guapa – Citizen Kain & Phuture Traxx (Abnormal Boyz Remix) 11.Microburst – Koen Groeneveld 12.Stalled – Koen Groeneveld 13.Varience - Slam
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1. The Road of Excess - D Ramirez feat. LDV 2. Meltin Pot - Mark Broom 3. 32 Bits - Tek DiLuxe 4. Tokyo - Turn Giddy (Ahmet Sendil Remix) 5. Three Sixty - Spektrum 6. Twisted - Mario Ochoa (Koen Groeneveld Remix) 7. Voyager - L. Kubic 8. Ghosts that live in her - Tim Sheridan & King Roc (King Roc Remix) 9. Ice - George F, Del Horno (Milton Channels Remix) 10. The House of God - DHS (KG Remix) 11. DJ's Take Control - SL2 (Paolo Mojo Remix) 12. Hooker - Federico Milani (Ahmet Sendil Remix) 13. Funkybeatz - Van Der Zwan Silvestre Young (Koen Groeneveld) 14. Game Over - Paul Thomas & Kalva 15. The Game - Boom Cardona, Smoke Area (Milton Channels Remix) Acapella
Nick Bowman Rockin Tech Beats 2
1. Envy - Maetrik 2. Loaded - MCJ (Andrea Roma) 3. In Miami - Ricky Stone (Ahmet Sendil Remix) 4. Split The Line - Paul Ritch (Dubfire's Mega Remix) 5. Tribal Gathering - Mallorca Lee (Dean Newton Remix) 6. What Say? - Sander Van Doorn & Marco V (Koen Groeneveld Remix) 7. Ultraproof - Nikitin & Semikashev (Andrea Roma Remix) 8. Jack Black - Topskin & Dmit Kitz (Andrea Bertolini Remix) 9. Uganda - DJ Wady (Milton Channels Remix) 10. Asteroidz - DBN Feat. Madita (D-Unity Remix) 11. Good Times - Funkagenda & Mark Knight 12. Phat Planet - Leftfield (Mark Kinght & Funkagenda Remix)
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1. Skeleton - Sian (Pan-Pot remix) 2. 2nd to None - Umek (F. Sonik remix) 3. The off World - Noir (original mix) 4. I'm on your side - Kolombo (Nikitin & Semikashev remix) 5. Swingworld - Christian Smith & John Selway (Paul Ritch remix) 6. Aquatonic - Nick Muir & John Digweed 7. GSXR - Nagano Kitchen & Jerome Sydenham (Adam Beyer remix) 8. Nervioso - David Amo, Julio Navas and Andrea Bertolini (Olivier Giacomotto remix) 9. Rhythm Stick - Hugo Rizzo and Mar-C 10. Voiceover - Joy Kitikonti (Kiko remix) 11. The off World - Noir (Koen Groeneveld Terminal 2 remix)
Spring Tech House 2009
1. Adelante - Alex Kenji 2. Volviendo Loco - Alex Kenji 3. Guacamoli - Olivier Giacomotto 4. El Beasto - Prok and Fitch 5. Nervioso - David Amo, Julio Navas & Andrea Bertolini 6. Patricia Never left the House - Wally Lopez (Original rework 2009) 7. Caliente - Mastiksoul 8. Renove - David Amo, Julio Navas & Tony Verdi 9. Access the Future - Andy Chatterley 10. Now you're gone (club mix)- Juan Kidd & Felix Baumgartner Feat. Lisa Millett 11. Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim & Koen Groeneveld 12. Up - Alex Kenji
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1.Kaskazi – Simon Baker & Jamie Jones 2.Dinamicro – Luca & Paul 3.Control – Dataworx 4.Push Factor – Christian Smith & John Selway (Oxia remix) 5.Canadian Visa – Duca 6.Manalive – Devil Fish & Roel Salemink (Jon Rundell remix) 7.2 Notes & a Beat – Quivver 8. Go around – Koen Groeneveld (Dataworx remix) 9.Warrior – Andy Caldwell (Tiger Stripes mix) 10.Thrapp – Funkagenda & Paul Thomas 11. Bounce – Delicious & Abigail Bailey 12. Sunglasses at Night – Tiga & Zyntherius (Popof remix) 13. Inbound – Prompt & D-Formation (David Amo & Julio Navas remix)
NEW YEAR’S 2009 TECHNO
1.Billy says go – Audion 2.Undernaples – Simi 3.Can you relate(Main Mix) – Sammuel L. Session 4.Dirty City – Adam Freemer & Mike Constantini (D-Unity remix) 5.Grindhouse – Radio Slave (Dubfire Planet Terror Mix) 6.Shake it – D-Unity (D-Unity’s Shaker Mix) 7.Drugs and Stuff – Eric Entrena & D-Unity 8.Thrapp – Funkagenda & Paul Thomas (Amin Golestan & Marco G remix) 9.Hinode – King Unique (Fergie remix) 10.Eat What You Kill – Olivier Giacomotto & DJ Tonio (Kiko remix) 11.Turbular Bell. Chis Liebing 12.Received – RPO, David Weed 13.The Darkest Symphony – RPO, David Weed
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