The Funk Assassin

🪩 Studio 54 × Paradise Garage: Nu Disco House Party

Come for the classics. Stay for a little dancefloor flirtation. 💋

We open with a loving tribute to the classics of Studio 54 and the spirit of Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage. Dan Hartman’s ‘Relight My Fire’ sets the mood, with First Choice’s ‘Doctor Love’ and Harvey Mason’s ‘Groovin’ You’ keeping you in very good company. Diana Ross and Rene & Angela bring the sweetness before ‘Let No Man Put Asunder’ ushers us into the Nu Disco House Party.

And this is where things get delicious…

Róisín Murphy lays down ‘Murphy’s Law’, while Låpsley’s ‘Operator’ gets the irresistible DJ Koze treatment. Michael Gray’s ‘Push (In the Bush)’ arrives with a cheeky Birdee remix, and Studio 54 Music, JKriv & RickExpress bring Voyage’s ‘Souvenirs’ back under the mirrorball. ✨

Horse Meat Disco and Kathy Sledge turn up the affection with ‘Falling Deep in Love’, remixed by Dave Lee under his Joey Negro alias. Seamus Haji and Kathy Brown take us to ‘A Better Place’, with Pete Tong and Boy George joining the party on ‘Symphony of You’ in its Loods remix.

A little old-school seduction with plenty of fresh disco energy. There’s room for you under this mirrorball. 🪩

Selected and mixed with love by The Funk Assassin.

Press play. Let’s see where the night takes us. 🖤

DD033 | Studio 54 Halloween Disco Celebration 🎃🪩

Happy heavenly birthday, Bernard Edwards. Thank you for bringing the thunder to our dancefloors. ❤️

Welcome to a Discothèque Decadence Halloween celebration, where Studio 54 glamour meets wicked basslines, glittering disco classics and fresh Nu Disco grooves.

We open with a CHIC mini mix celebrating Bernard’s unmistakable groove and the gloriously tight pocket of CHIC. That bass, that rhythm section, those irresistible little spaces between the notes. Music that gets straight into your hips!

Then we keep the party moving with Folamour, Block & Crown, Seamus Haji, Giorgio Moroder, Birdee and Ken@Work, bringing disco favourites, reimagined classics and plenty of dancefloor mischief before a sparkling remix of “Souvenirs” brings us home.

Think mirror balls, Halloween decadence and one more dance before the lights come on. Costumes optional. Getting down strongly encouraged. 🎃

All tracks selected and mixed with love by The Funk Assassin.

Press play and give Bernard a birthday dance. 🪩❤️

DD032 | Nu Disco House Party 🪩🌕❄️

Snow on the mountains, a Hunter’s Moon overhead and a dancefloor far too warm for an early night. Welcome to a little Discothèque Decadence après-ski escapism. Leave your boots by the door and make yourself at home…

We open with The Emotions’ “Best of My Love”, because sometimes one song is all it takes to put a huge smile on someone’s face. A little joy, a lot of soul and an excellent reason to dance around the kitchen. ❤️

Then we’re off: Dave Lee brings the swagger to “Rappers Delight”, Michael Gray gives “Love X Love” a fresh sparkle, and “Just The Two Of Us” settles into the kind of groove that makes the rest of the world feel pleasantly far away.

There’s a moonlit detour through Eagles’ “One Of These Nights”, a little gratitude with “Be Thankful For What You Got”, and plenty of dancefloor mischief courtesy of Masters At Work, Crazy P and Opolopo. “Is It Love You’re After” turns up the warmth before “There’s No Stoppin’ Us” and “Every Time You Touch Me” help bring us home.

Twenty-two tracks of soul, disco and feel-good house, put together with a full heart and a slightly unreasonable belief that there’s always time for one more tune.

Whether you’re beneath a disco ball or dancing barefoot at home, there’s a place for you here.

With love,
The Funk Assassin 🖤

TRACK LIST:
1. The Emotions – Best of My Love
2. Xanadu, Sweet Lady – Rappers Delight (Dave ‘Love’ Lee Sureshot Mix)
3. DJ Fudge, Chinua Hawk – Love X Love (Michael Gray Remix)
4. Tender Games – Winnin’
5. Da Lukas, Fatimah Provillon – Take Me Just As I Am
6. Stephane Deschezeaux – About Your Love
7. Yeti’s Passport – Susan
8. Birds Of Pandæmonium – Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Birds Of Pandæmonium Remix)
9. The Young Punx, Lexa Hill, DTale – Be Thankful For What You Got
10. Disko Junkie – Just The Two Of Us
11. Eagles – One Of These Nights
12. Collins Blakelounge – Don’t Go (Rework 2026)
13. ISHA – Give Me More
14. Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope, Louie Vega, Raheem DeVaughn – Madison Avenue
15. The Sunburst Band, Dave ‘Love’ Lee, Tiffany T’Zelle – Reach For My Love (Edit)
16. Asha Puthli, Say She She – Pawa! (Crazy P Vocal Dub)
17. Opolopo, Natasha Watts – Situationship (Extended Mix)
18. Fatback Band – Groovy Kind of Day (Opolopo Remix Edit)
19. House Clan – Love On My Mind
20. Micky More & Andy Tee, Angela Johnson, DJ Meme Orchestra – Is It Love You’re After (Danny Krivit 12″ Edit Cut)
21. Ken@Work – There’s No Stoppin’ Us
22. OUTPUT / INPUT, Antonio McLendon – Every Time You Touch Me (Dave Lee Boogiefied Edit)

Welcome to Discothèque Decadence! 🪩 Twenty-three tracks of disco, funk and house to turn “just one more tune” into a whole afternoon on the dancefloor.

The Jackson 5’s “ABC” kicks things off with the Disco Dom Refunk, before HP Vince & Discotron’s “Stomp” gets those shoulders moving. Track three brings a familiar touch of George Benson, with Clubholic & Nytron’s “Music In The Air” reworking “Give Me the Night”. Risk Assessment’s “Remember Me” follows with a little French sparkle courtesy of Yuksek.

There’s plenty to get stuck into along the way, with Dave Lee on “Get Fly” and Dimitri From Paris & Mousse T. bringing the party to “Catch The Beat”. Michael Gray works his magic on Jamiroquai’s “Space Cowboy” and Unlimited Touch’s “I Hear Music In The Streets”, serving up two very good reasons to turn it louder.

Add Faze Action, Hotmood and a helping of “Push the Feeling On”, before Birdee & Rikky Disco close proceedings with “Gimme All You Got”. Well, since they asked nicely… 😉

Kitchen disco, weekend warm-up or an excuse to push the furniture back. Press play and let The Funk Assassin take it from here. 🔊

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TRACKLIST

1. The Jackson 5, Disco Dom, Dombresky – ABC (Disco Dom Refunk)
2. HP Vince, Discotron – Stomp (Nu Disco Dub Mix)
3. Clubholic, Nytron – Music In The Air
4. Risk Assessment feat. Jemeni G – Remember Me (Yuksek Extended Remix)
5. Giman, Chic_Ago – Question (Radio Edit)
6. Groove Dude – Love Sensation
7. Faze Action – Journey Through Your Mind
8. Will Buck – NY Hustlin’
9. T.J. Swann & Company, Dave Lee – Get Fly (Rock The Message Mix)
10. T Ski Valley – Catch The Beat (Dimitri From Paris & Mousse T. New Oldschool Edit)
11. Hotmood – Hot Beat
12. Marco Valery, Sharlene Hector – Free Love (Teddy Douglas Remix)
13. Jules Grant, Supertaste – Nowhere, Nowhere
14. Jamiroquai – Space Cowboy (Michael Gray’s Good Vibe Zone Edit)
15. Woolfy, Projections – Aliens
16. JedX – Ain’t Hard to Find
17. Ric Wilson, YaSi feat. KOLA – In A House That’s Burning Down
18. Corrado Alunni – Take A Chance (Extended)
19. Unlimited Touch – I Hear Music In The Streets (Michael Gray Edit)
20. Sonny Grin – A Message to Myself
21. Schooljay – Soulful (Rework 2025)
22. Elektrik Disko, Dr Packer – Push the Feeling On (Elektrik Disko Remix)
23. Birdee, Rikky Disco – Gimme All You Got

Welcome to Velvety Grooves, the electronic playground of The Funk Assassin.

In this session, we explore a psychedelic electronic soundscape of low-slung grooves, hypnotic melodies and dirty, bluesy textures. Inspired by the sound of Tennessee, it asks a question: what if The Black Keys were reimagined for a modern dancefloor, driven by electronic beats?

We kick off with a fun opening run to get thing's started: Gloria Estefan’s “Dr. Beat,” Tensnake, Nile Rodgers and Fiora’s “Love Sublime,” and “Perfect Place” by I.M YONI, Yasmin and Robert PM. Then we get deep down and dirty into the session, as raw guitar spirit, cosmic synths and a chugging pulse take over. Turn it up and let the groove take you somewhere.

PLAYLIST

1. Gloria Estefan — Dr. Beat (Original 12” Mix)
2. Tensnake, Nile Rodgers & Fiora — Love Sublime
3. I.M YONI, Yasmin & Robert PM — Perfect Place (Robert.PM Edit)
4. Lauer — Tyler
5. The Funk Assassin — Circular Riffs
6. The Funk Assassin — Dirty Rhythm, Dirty Soul
7. Space Dimension Controller — Carinacid
8. The Funk Assassin — Weightless Echoes
9. The Funk Assassin — Shake Down
10. The Funk Assassin — Gravitational Center
11. Valerie Dore & Gerd Janson — Get Closer (Gerd Janson Edit)
12. The Funk Assassin — Hypnotic Blues
13. The Funk Assassin — Rubber Bass Groove
14. The Funk Assassin — Dirty Little Signal
15. The Funk Assassin — Manchester Boy
16. The Funk Assassin — Deep Down and Dirty
17. The Funk Assassin — Tremolo Drift
18. Q — The Voice of Q (12” Mix)
19. Kindness — Gee Up (Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework)
20. LCD Soundsystem & Prince Language — 45:33 (Prince Language Remix)