On the 12th and 19th of September, Die Schallplattenpolizei is going to get some radio play!
The “45 RPM” Radio Show on the Bulgarian station Radio Varna, will be playing a selection of our mixes to anyone listening in Varna! Tune in every Saturday between 20:00 and 23:00 EET with funk DJ Dobromir Todorov and guests.
You can also listen live at www.radiovarna.com (site is in Bulgarian, so click here for the live stream).

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Just when you thought we ran out of bullets, we’re proud to announce the fifth installment in our series of funk from the Netherlands! This mix’s theme is all about the Red Light District, pimps, hookers, gamblers, drunks, bar fights, and a whole lot of funk breaks make number five pretty alive. Download it for zilch and enjoy.

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…Girls! I love the things they know, love the things they show. Got to be with a girl – bad girls. The sunshine in their hair, the perfume that they wear. Girls are everywhere, and they are certainly represented properly on this collection of LP covers. Check out these Dutch Funk album covers featuring nothing but hot looking women from back in the day…

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Girls – all I really want is girls. And in the morning it’s girls.  Cause in the evening it’s girls. I like the way that they walk, and it’s chill to hear them talk. And I can always make them smile, from White Castle to the Nile. And so we kick off a series of posts showcasing some of the best Dutch Funk 45′s with the most charming artwork: women! Enjoy…

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The fakest, the phoniest and the funkiest! Listen to these covers of famous funk classics, played by totally uncredited musicians. The fakest, the phoniest and the funkiest! Listen to these covers of famous funk classics, played by sometimes totally uncredited musicians. Download this one and tune in to Fake Phoney & Funky FM, with Lori as your radio host. Come on with the come on, and get down with the get down. Do it.

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The second attack on the eardrums throws even more destruction around the battlefield, although we never forget about the music of course. With breaks from all over the crates we got ourselves a little carpet bombing on the dance floor. And if you don’t know how to breakdance, just dance like no-one’s watching. Yeah we like drums.

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As a departure from the usual funk tracks, The Quiet Storm takes it back to the bouncing mid-90′s hip hop sound of New York City. If you’re even moderately familiar with rap music, you’ll instantly recognize the slow beats and lazy cuts. “We live in Brooklyn baby…” So, hop in, we’re gonna take a ride downtown…

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They say good things come in threes, but four is more than three so that’s just better. Some Surinamese artists, such as Lieve Hugo and the Happy Boys, give Eigen Funk Eerst 4 a bit of a Bijlmerfunk flavor, but tulips, windmills and some good old funk are still the main ingredients of course! The download also contains an extra special Bakra Breaks Bonus Mix for all you b-boys and b-girls who want something to battle to!

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