Funk Valley Records

Three beats to rap up and put under the tree…

Toad — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:41:55 +0000

Since i’ve been pretty busy(read lazy) lately with posting new and exiting music, i feel i have compensate. So here’s some early christmas presents for ya’ll. And if you make the dopest track in the world on one of the beats, but have no sweet mix, just holla and i’ll hook you up.

Beat #411

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Beat #412

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Beat #415

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O’Spada - Ten Strikes

Toad — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:50:32 +0000

Fresh new music from O’Spada. I’m still waiting for the full album!

O’SPada
Ten Strikes (Crazy Fiesta Remix)

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MINI meets KRINK

Toad — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:03 +0000

I dont know, I just thought it was funny…

Chi-Ali, Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a #

Toad — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:32:43 +0000

I just found this interview with Chi-Ali, the shorty who made his first (and unfortunately last) album “The Fabulous Chi-Ali” at the age of 14. That was back in 1992. In this interview from 2008, he talks alot about how he grew up with hip hop and hanging around with the older rappers. He is currently serving a 14 year sentence for murder and the interview takes place in his correction facility.

Pt. 1

Pt. 2

Chi-Ali also featuring on this Black Sheep track (1:22). This little man sure could flow!

Black Sheep
Pass The 40

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Hip-Hop History: 1994 (mixed by DJ Ayres)

Toad — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:37:29 +0000

125 minutes of the best hip hop from the best year of hip hop!
Also check the mixes for the years before ‘94 over at Fairtilizer.

Oliver Def & Bjarne B - Kärlek & Beats

Toad — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:13:36 +0000

Ladda ner hela Kärlek & Beats.zip

KÄRLEK OCH BEATS
The break up for break up artists!
Vi är tillbaks. 4 låtar för 2009. Om 2009. Och om hur allt började.
Det här är blandningen av det funkiga, det sockersöta, det självutlämnande, det råa och det vackra. Lite som kärlek. Lite som hiphop.
Som gamle Nas säger, One love!

Oliver Def & Bjarne B

01. B-boy Deluxe
02. Försökt (med sång av Huzzlin Sanna Ohlgren)
03. Ljudet du gör (med kör av Huzzlin Sanna Ohlgren)
04. Wazzap

Text och musik: Oliver Def & Bjarne B
Omslag av Jens Moses

Besök myspace.com/oliverdefbjarneb

B-boy Deluxe (320kbps)

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FVR and Music is the Weapon celebrates Fela Kuti’s Birthday

Toad — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:27:16 +0000

Me and my friends in Music is the Weapon wants to celebrate the king of Afro Beat Fela Kuti. So here’s a free tribute song from The Music is the Weapon.

Music is the Wepaon - Song for Fela Kuti

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Funk Valley Spotify Mix #6 (Oct 2009)

Toad — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:58:33 +0000

This months Spotify Mix is abit different. SupaDude from Supahumans has cooked up this delicate mix of funk soul and Hiphop for us.

Playlist:
Funk Valley Spotify Mix #6 - October 2009

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Top Nine Crew - Dance from Urbanistan City

Toad — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:18:03 +0000

Top Nine Crew - Dance from Urbanistan City from funkfanatix on Vimeo.

Dudley Perkins’ Expressions

Toad — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:23:59 +0000

Dudley Perkins isnt really the best singer, but that doesnt really matter ’cause he does is a beautiful way. His songs i mostly a mix of rap and song. Check it out his album, “Expressions (2012 A.U.)” from 2006, on Spotify if you haven’t already.

Dudley Perkins
Testin’ Me

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Shuanise - Baggage For Sale (Video)

Toad — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:16 +0000

Nice song. Nice scenery.

Shuanise - Baggage For Sale from UpMyAlley on Vimeo.

moO - Apples & Pears EP

Toad — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:05:40 +0000

Record label Up My Alley has all their music streamable - unfortunately not for download - on their site.

I found this little gem while clicking around on their site. Apples & Pears by moO kind of reminds me of Madlibs bluenote remixes. You can listen to all the tracks below and if you’re in the this whole Spotify thing there’s a link even furtherdown.

moO
Daywalk

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SUPAHUMANS - DOUBLE TROUBLE

Toad — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:29:11 +0000

And now it’s here!

SUPAHUMANS - DOUBLE TROUBLE [OFFICIAL VIDEO] from Maceo Frost on Vimeo.

For more nows on SupaHumans, visit their site The Phonk Mob.

Two hot tracks from 35Bag & SupaHumans!

Toad — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:55:40 +0000

The friends of mine at The Phonk Mob dropped some nice track for download on their blog. And dont forget to sign up for SupaHumans video release party on Sept 30th!

35Bag - Hot Like Hell (Like This Song) feat. Anthony Mills

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SupaHumans - I Am Sir Sampalot’s Remixxx

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FVR 008: The Voice Of A Generation (EN EP)

Toad — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:18:01 +0000

This is our 8th free release on Funk Valley Records.
Harry Hermans Festorkester returns with 3-track EP (as the title so well implies in swedish). It’s free to download so send it all of your friends if you like it!

Download “The Voice Of A Generation (EN EP)”
The album can also be found in our Catalog-section.

Tracklist:

01. How Did We Turn Into You
02. Under Täcket
02. Tolvan

03. “How Did We Turn Into You”

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O’Spada - Time

Toad — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:13:28 +0000

O’Spada, i like! This is their new single “Time”.
They will perform on Fasching this Saturday(Sept 26th). The price is 130 kr, opens 18.00 and they start playing 20.00. Be in Time!

O’Spada
Time

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MONK - Japanese Hip Hop

Toad — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:20:06 +0000

MONK - Composer, Arranger, Trackmaker and Designer - from Yokahama Japan got some really fresh jazz hip hop stuff going on. I’m not sure if there’s a record to cop from somewhere but here’s his blog (Mostly in Japanese).

Goodgroove Records Podcast Vol.1

Toad — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:01:31 +0000

Goodgroove Records Podcast Vol.1 by GoodgrooveRecords

Fresh Funk/Breakbeat mix from Goodgroove Records. Download by clicking the download icon on the player.

Supahumans Video Release Party 30/9

Toad — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:54:29 +0000

Hip Hop Funk party in the heart of Funk Valley with The Supahuman Band & Jackie Mittoo Tribute Band, DJ Eye N’I & King Sling! Be There or be square!

The entrance is free but you’ll have sign up on the The Phonk Mob Guestlist first! There’s also a Facebook event for the ones who think it’s hard to keep track on all the cool things happening around them.

Time: 21:00 – sent, den 30:de September.
Place: Pluto, Lövholmsvägen 20, Gröndal T-bana Liljeholmen, Tvärbana hållplats Trekanten

Vic recommends: Life’s a Struggle

Vic — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:47:12 +0000

When the debut album Life’s A Struggle by Electric Company came out in 2004 I was convinced it was going to be a great breakthrough for the group. A few years later no one seems to talk about, or hardly even listen to, the album. I haven’t heard anything new from the group apart from them seemingly breaking up.

Electric Company created one of the easiest hiphop albums to listen to, it’s an example of how beautiful hiphop could be, when prestige and competition is put aside and the message is centered. With absolutely stunning beats and lyrics about hope and peacefulness, it’s a tribute to everyone in the struggle of life. The playfulness found in more or less every song is always counterbalanced by serious undertones and highly devoted mc’s which gives the album credibility in some way. You are actually ready to believe in what the rappers say.

The only reason Life’s A Struggle haven’t become an underground classic among hiphop lovers, must be too many people have missed it. Take your time to listen to it, Life’s A Struggle is definitely worth to be acknowledged.

The whole album is available on Spotify, and I found at least one song, Late Show, on Youtube.

Electric Company
Life’s a Struggle

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