Man FM is the Man Recordings podcast radio that gives you access to exclusive first listens to all the new Man Recordings releases, Interviews with all our Artists, DJ mixes by special guests plus brand new tracks and classics that inspire us.

Hi my dear Man Recordings fellowship,

I’m Tim Turbo and I will take care of the new monthly Man Recordings podcast series Man FM from now on. In rotation with the infamous asian invasion DJ Beware we will give away an exclusiv DJ mix every month, brimful with the music we think you need.

Today’s first issue of Man FM is put together by DJ Beware and Motorpitch and will demonstrate you how great Kwaito and UK Funky can dance hand in hand. Brand new Kwaito meets the very best of UK Funky. Let the rhytm catch you!

DJ Beware & Motorpitch – Township Funky – Man FM 001

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01 N.B Funky – Riddim Box
02 DJ Killer – Trap
03 APPLe – Messed
04 DJ Bigga – Boeke Anthem (Bubbling)
05 Mastiksoul – Bofe De Elite
06 Funkin Matt – Zee! (Original Mix)
07 Laidback Luke & Diplo – Hey! (Sidney Samson Remix)
08 Gilles Peterson presents Havana Cultura – Chekere (Seiji Rerub)
09 Efdemin/Martyn – Acid Bells (Martyns Dark Mix)
10 Beware & Motorpitch – Poraroca
11 DJ Killer – True House
12 Swimming Pool – Brickz

There´s a lot of talk about UK funky at the moment – we at Man Rec HQ absolutely love it and play out the hot London bass sound as much as we can. I however noticed that whenever there´s press or people talking about UK funky what´s always completely left out is that the trademark UK funky beat has been around for more than a decade. Originally it was known as the “Gregory Beat”, cultivated by French house don DJ Gregory. Every heard “Tropical Soundclash”, “Izabelle” (as Soha), “Porno” or his anthemic “Block Party”? If not, think again of the roots of Uk Funky and what is considered the “tropical style”.

When I recently warmed up for Diplo he was asking me after his show “Dude, what Uk Funky tune with some horns were you playing earlier?”. It was DJ Gregory´s “Block Party”, which I´ll give you as 128 kps MP3 as a taster. Buy the original tune in his res plus the other tunes by Gregory on Beatport, they´re sounding like 2009 – although they´re originally from 1999!

DJ Gregory – Block Party (Original Mix)