jazzamatazz

Funky DL’s portable hard drive must be busting at the seams. The man churns out top quality freebies like the world’s coming to an end! This time Nas gets the remix treatment and the result is quite something indeed. anyone who doesn’t check out this mans back catalogue, after checking out this release deserves a right tellin’ off. Enjoy

Jazzmatic: Funky DL Remixes

operation beat down

It may be an instrumental but there is no mistaking how Funky DL gets down. Give these a listen & support if you want some niceness for your rhymes. Enjoy!

Funky DL – Hard To Beat: Instrumentals

what a wonderful world

This time it’s Stevie’s turn to receive the sample treatment. Funky DL has gone with Mr. Wonder for his latest sample lead outing by way of this freEP. Both of his Amy Winehouse projects were superb and ‘Sometimes I Have To Wonder’ doesn’t buck the trend. Enjoy!

Funky DL – Sometimes I Have To Wonder

i just love your jazzy ways…

Anyone who doesn’t get the greatness of the consistancy of Funky DL’s backing tracks isn’t ready yet. Any of my fellow Jazz Hop fans out there will already be well informed of the instrumentals put forward on this guys work. Well you can now purchase some of DL’s favourite cuts are now available in a 4 part instrumental collection. Just over 50 tracks in total are assembled on bandcamps pages as we speak… write. Plus he’s got a few back catalogue bundle deals too. Check ‘em out!

Cool Classic Jazzstrumentals Vol. !-4

only ribena will do

New Funky DL jazz driven niceness coming soon preeeviewww!!!

a definitive Example

You have probably noticed that lengthy reviews have al but disappeared on the blogs. There are only so many times i can think of different ways of saying the same things… over ….and over…. and over again. I have however, continued to shed light on all the good music I discover on my electronic travels. And so it is Funky DL who, once again, shows the good people how top quality JazzHop is put together. I can’t believe it has taken me until now to give this album a full front to back listen. Superb stuff. check out his Hip Hop hero tribute, ‘My 20’ as a taster. Do Not Sleep peepz!

Funky DL – My 20

Classic was the day

The pic speaks for itself

Funky DL: C’mon feat. Lei-An

Funky DL: Wealthy feat. Lei-An

back II Rap, back II reality

Funky DL is back with Volume 2 of his adventures in the wonderland of Amy Winehouse. The first foray is really good but this is even better. Plus this time Pyrelli and MCD (amongst others) are aling for the ride. Do Not Sleep peepz. Enjoy

Volume 2: Back To Rap

Freeness is the way of the walk

Starving Artist feat. Dumbfounded

Jazzercise 2: Shake Dat J-Azz

Download Elevator Music Album

What does it say about Three of my five favourite albums or mixtapes since the turn of the year are free downloads. All three of them are far more consistent listens than the hit and miss nature of most of 2009’s payable releases. But apart from the fact that any Jazz Hop fan worth their weight should go and grab the album above ASAP. Never mind the fact the Elevator Music is among the best music ive heard since this time last year (although the guys in the pic above would rather you didn’t). The larger question is what does this say about the current state of mainstream releases. It says that by and large (bar a few exceptions) they are formulaic, lackadaisical & lacking in originality. Something that the 3 releases highlighted here, have in abundance. So if you haven’t already, get familiar. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funky DL – Back to Frank

Chris Barz – Class[sickz] From The Dark

quite Frankly, it’s niceness

Funky DL (as recently featured on my annual favourites list) is back with a bit of freeness for the masses. Using Amy Winehouses debut soundscape as a catalyst, DL has put together some real niceness peepz. The formula i mentioned in the annuals list is executed as superbly as ever. Enjoy!

Funky DL – Back To Frank

Funky vibes

Damn near 13 years is a long time for any MC. Yet for a UK MC to still be relevant, not just on these shores but in other continents as well, is quite some feat. To do that while still following the same basic formula that got you started in the first place in damn near unheard of. I have said -critically- before that the man’s flow has hardly changed since my first Funky DL purchase (Circles, 1997) and his requiem for making beats has followed a similar path. But having been encouraged by this, his latest opus to revisit some of his past exploits, something soon became apparent. DL has simply found a way to move with the times without compromising his core elements. Some MCs have to come full circle, while others never manage to make it back at all. For a man to never have strayed for so long shows his dedication to both his beliefs and the genre. It’s just a shame that The Interview isn't actually an interview. The misleading premise is nothing more than an elongated skit broken into intro sequences for each track on the album. This wouldn't be a problem if these skits actually felt like an interview. DL could do with getting at least a little personal at times and I was expecting the album to reflect this. The one time he does this (God's Daughter) he gets everything just right. However the beats are so nice, the album as a whole is so nicely paced, and he fits the beats so well, that I'm hard pressed to hold it against him. Oh... and the London Allstars posse cut is still blowing my mind There's no way you can bring out such an banger and not have an album to follow it!!!

p e a c e

Funky DL - That's Life

Funky DL - Hip Hop