motherfunk #8 - Tiger & Woods & more

On this edition of his Funk show "motherfunk" Mijk talks to Tiger & Woods - or rather: they talk through the computer about "Through The Green" their debut album on Running Back.
Also introducing new albums by Bootsy Collins, SoulParlor and The Chaenge, Mijk's very own NuFunk duo with Florian Schirmacher, yes kids, "Rebellion" will be out on June 20. Also remembering the great late Gil Scott-Heron, R.I.P.

Showtimes are:
Tuesday,  June 14th 2011,   8 pm
Wednesday,  June 15th 2011,   9 pm CET
Sunday,  June 19th 2011, 10 pm CET

Video: The Chaenge LIVE in Hamburg

In the advent of the forthcoming debut album of The Chaenge, the duo of Florian Schirmacher and Mijk van Dijk you can catch a glimpse and things to come on this video taken on their live performance at Zur Seuten Deern in the heart of the infamous Reeperbahn in Hamburg. Introducing Catharina Behr on Drums.

motherfunk #7: Get D.O.W.N.!

Summerdaze in Boogieland.  Mijk van Dijk opens the Funk summer. Girls & Boogie, Tiger & Woods, Music & Lights. Throw down, come down, boogie down, funksters!

Tune in to www.BLN.fm on May 10, 8 pm CET, May 11, 9 pm CET or May 15, 10 pm or listen on-demand after the timed transmissions.

Playlist:

1. Amalia – All The Funk I Need (Volta Cab Remix) / Tokyo Dawn Records
2. Vindahl – Sometimes (12″ Groove Version) / Tokyo Dawn Records
3. Carmen – Time To Move (F.U.N.K. Edit) / Presents Records
4. Carmen – Throw Down / Presents Records
5. Tiger & Woods – Come Down / Editainment 001
6. Evelyn King – Love Come Down/ RCA
7. Tiger & Woods – Gin Nation / Editainment 002
8. Imagination – Music And Lights (Dub-Version)/ Red Bus Records
9. Tiger & Woods – Dr. Burner / Editainment 003
10. Cassian – I Like What You’re Doing (Lorenz Rhodes Remix) / Bang Gang
11. Henning – Grand Theft Auto / Bandcamp
12. Henning – Early Sunrise / Bandcamp
13. Hot Toddy – Summer Daze /Winding Road Records 014
14. Moonshoes – Boogieland / white

motherfunk #6 pays tribute to the great and late Loleatta Holloway

The forthcoming edition of motherfunk on www.BLN.fm will be dedicated to the late Loleatta Holloway, who died on March 21, 2011. Her songs will be with us forever, especially her voice, that has been sampled off acapella tracks more often than probably any other female singer in the world. Mijk van Dijk will spotlight some of her best originals as well as tell the story behind some of the most ridiculous sampling records. Also we shall remember Kurt Hauenstein of Supermax who passed away on March 20, 2011.

Tune in to www.BLN.fm on April 12, 8 pm CET, April 13, 9 pm CET or April 17, 10 pm or listen on-demand after the timed transmissions.

PLAYLIST

1.     Click Cick & Microbodies – Mr. Pseudo Funk

2.     Confection – You Got The Love (Reeno-Remix)

3.     Loleatta Holloway - We’re Getting Stronger

4.     Loleatta Holloway – Rainbow 71

5.     Loleatta Holloway –Can I Change My Mind

6.     Loleatta Holloway –Cry To Me

7.     Loleatta Holloway –Hit And Run

8.     Loleatta Holloway – Dreamin’

9.     Loleatta Holloway - We’re Getting Stronger (Acapella)

10. Dan Hartman – Relight My Fire (Acapella)

11. Loleatta Holloway – Love Sensation

12. Black Box – Ride On Time

13. Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch – Good Vibrations

14. House Of Venus – Dish & Tell (Club-Mix)

15. Ellis D – My Loleatta (Dish-Apella)

16. Armando – 100% Of Dissin’ You

17. Loleatta Holloway  - Mama Don’t Papa Won’t (Mama’s Mix)

18. Supermax – Love Machine

19. Supermax – Dance Dance Dance

Swedish Funk Dynamite

Amalia and Opolopo both released magnificient albums within the last 3 months, both produced by Peter Major aka Opolopo and both released by Munich-based Tokyo Dawn Records. 
Mijk took the opportunity to talk with both of them for the latest edition of motherfunk on BLN.fm. If you haven't stumbled upon both of them yet,  do yourselves a favour,  check the show,and fall in love with their music.

PLAYLIST

1.     Munk – Rue de Rome

2.     Amalia – Welcome To Me

3.     Opolopo – Kobayashi Maru

4.     Opolopo feat. Amalia – Life’s A Dance (After Hours Glide Mix)

5.     Sekoya – Love’s In Need

6.     Opolopo – Glide

7.     The Time – Jungle Love

8.     SOS-Band – Just Be Good To Me

9.     Amalia - Freeze That

10. Janet Jackson – Control

11. Opolopo – Ballad for Amalia

12. Amalia – 4 U

13. Amalia - Art Slave

14. Amalia - All The Funk That I Need

Let's Go Another Round!

The Chænge will return to Hamburg.
Anyone who missed the NuFunkband in February at Zur Seuten Deern receives a second chance on the FormResonance Label Night at Übel & Gefährlich on March 17th 2011.
Florian Schirmacher on vocals, Mijk van Dijk on bass and Catharina Behr on drums will play songs from the forthcoming The Chaenge album "Rebellion" on FormResonance.
DJ support comes from Pelle Buys, Jendrik Rothstein, Taman Noor.

If you would like to support The Chænge, then like our Facebook Page attend our Resident Advisor event, share our Facebook eventand come down to Übel & Gefährlich and boogie with us.

Bass In Your Face

The Chænge played their first test gig at Hamburg's "Zur Seuten Deern" located in the heart of the notorious Reeperbahn district and it was a nice success. Florian Schirmacher immediately caught the crowd with his fascinating voice, Catharina Behr delivered the driving back beat on the drums and Mijk van Dijk finally dusted off his bass guitar again.

The trio will reappear in Hamburg on March 17th at Uebel & Gefaehrlich.

Are you ready for The Chænge?

They are!

The Chaenge LIVE

Besides his project mijkfunk, his label nuFunkFiles and his radio show motherfunk on BLN.fm, Mijk's latest enterprise is the exciting NuFunk band The Chaenge together with Florian Schirmacher, beloved singer of bands like Wareika, Federleicht and Hatikvah. The dynamic duo just finished recordings on their debut album Rebellion and is ready to take it on the streets and in the clubs. First sneek-peek show will be in Hamburg on Friday 11th 2011 in the club Zur Seuten Deern, right in the heart of the Reeperbahn. So if you happen to be in Hamburg this weekend, boogie down, join us and dance The Dance Electric!

motherfunk gets closer to the edit

This time it's all about edits on Mijk's show motherfunk on BLN.fm. Mr. van Dijk dug out some nice gems from Soundcloud and the Blogs and talked to Alkalino and Jack Tennis.

And he'll drop favourite new tunes by Oliver, Cassette Schwarzenegger, StardonE and will grant a first glance on the great new album my Amalia on Tokyo Dawn Records.

Boogie down, funksters!

That's What The Papers Say...

First press reactions on nuFF 001 are totally sweet.

Bleed wrote a really nice review for De:Bug (German), saying somthing like this:

"Mijk van Dijk? Really. I am surprised. And excited. The tracks really have an own vision, somewhere at the edge of Elektro and pull through their very own version of warbling Funk in such a good and elaborated way that one has to admit them to be one of the most unique pop blueprints out of Germany this year. And the magic downtempo hit "Skintight" which is one of the hymns of the year for me. I still don't get it."

Raveline from Germany already released a brief news about mijkfunk & nuFunkFiles already in October 2010.

nuFF said: "Thank you!"