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RoyRoastbeef

RoyRoastbeef Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Funk / Hip Hop / Rock

    Location UK

    Profile Views: 12152

    Last Login: 3/14/2010

    Member Since 10/11/2005

    Website www.myspace.com/funkboxclub

    Record Label FUNKBOX

  • Bio

    DONT EXPECT ANY TURNTABLE TRICKERY JUST A GROUNDED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TYPE OF MUSIC THAT RoyRoastbeef LIKES, LOVES AND COLLECTS. WHETHER IT BE FOLK, JAZZ, BLUES, PROG, PSYCHE OR LIBRARY IF IT HAS AN ASS SHAKING EFFECT THEN RoyRoastbeef WILL PROBABLY BE FOUND SPINNING IT. AS A MUSIC COLLECTOR FOR OVER 12 YEARS, RoyRoastbeef STARTED TO PLAY RECORDS FOR PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO BACK IN 2001 AFTER FINISHING UNI AND MOVING TO BIRMINGHAM WITH CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND FELLOW MUSIC APPRECIATORS, FORMING A COLLECTIVE KNOWN AS THE REDHOUSE. .. .. THE REDHOUSE TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO PROMOTE THEIR OWN CHOICE OF MUSIC BOTH LIVE AND RECORDED AROUND VARIOUS VENUES INSIDE OF BIRMINGHAM. THESE PARTIES WERE KNOWN AS SOUL SHAKEDOWNS AND THIS IS WHERE RoyRoastbeef CUT HIS DJING TEETH. .. .. DURING THIS PERIOD ALL MONIES THAT CAME INTO THE POCKETS OF Roy WHERE SPENT VIRTUALLY INSTANTLY ON HIS OBSESSIVE RECORD COLLECTINGENCOMPASSING ALL FORMS OF MUSIC Roys RECORD COLLECTION IS THE ENVY OF MANY A BRUMMIE. .. .. STILL EVER EXPANDING AND ALWAYS LEARNING, Roy NOW HAS THE TITLE OF RECORD GIMP INSIDE HIS GROUP OF FRIENDS AND THE FUNKBOX KREW. .. .. HAVING GRACED THE DECKS IN SUPPORT OF ACTS SUCH AS Mr Thing, The Poets Of Rhythm, The Apples, The Fantastics, Gilles Peterson, The Bamboos, Natural Self, Baby Charles Band, The Grits, Lefties Soul Connection, Rob Life, Jon Kennedy, TufKut, George Mahood, Ben Westbeech, Kate Rogers AND REGULARLY TO BE FOUND PLAYING ALL AROUND BIRMINGHAM AS WELL AS FURTHER AFIELD (AS PART OF FUNKBOX AND ALONE), Roy IS STILL LOVING PLAYING HIS TUNES OUT AND ABOUT AND ALSO DIGGING FOR THAT NEXT FUNKY GEM. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. ..Fill out your e-mail address .. to receive our newsletter!.. .. .. ...... ...... .. .. ..

  • Members

    RoyRoastbeef .. with: .. 2 X Technics Turntables .. 1 X Mixer .. A shed load of vinyl .. My lovely lady for tolerating the vinyl & music!

  • Influences

    Real old funk...not just James Brown!! .. New funk - i.e. Speedometer, New Mastersounds, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings etc... .. Hip-Hop...J5, Quannum, Shadow, Mos Def etc... .. Old Prog & Psych bands...Pink Floyd, Pugh, Affinity,David Axelrod,Serge Gainsbourg, Can etc... .. 60's Stuff...Stones, Beatles, Kinks etc... .. Typical Indie Stuff...Stone Roses, Charlatans, Oasis etc... .. Jazz...Miles Davis, Coltrane, Sun-Ra, Nina Simone etc... .. All things Eastern European...Crazy Jazz to mad blues rock .. Soul...Aretha Franklin, Al Green etc... .. Some D'n'B, House, Chill Out, Beats, Breaks, Stuff from Detroit etc... .. Everything Really...

  • Sounds Like

    Damn good tunes...the funky side of life...with some surprises thrown in for good measure...

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