Seven years after Fast Asleep, Funki Porcini is back in the downtempo business, with a slew of one-off EPs and singles, and a full album, On, on his longtime label, Ninja Tune, released earlier this month. Ninja Tune has several podcasts, including one from its hip-hop imprint Big Dada, one from founders label Coldcut, and one of its long-running Solid Steel radio shows. Funki Porcini, born James Braddell, appeared on its fourth cast, the proper label podcast, recently to talk about his new work, the extended break between releases, and some of his favorite music (MP3):
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More on Porcini at myspace.com/funkiporcini and funkiporcini.bandcamp.com. More on the Ninja podcasts at ninjatune.net.
Nice one for that.
Bit of a fan of Funki.