Funky Destination - Funkadelic Stereo Adventures (Cold Busted)

Funky Destination is an exciting retro-styled funk project formed by Vladimir Sivc, also known as Mr. Louie. Hailing from the town of Osijek in eastern Croatia, early on Louie honed his guitar skills and started developing the funk foundation that would guide his sound. A move across Croatia to near the Adriatic Sea introduced Louie to new friends and encounters with turntables and DJ’ing. All of this came together to create Funky Destination, a full-on ‘party time’ project fusing live, organic instrumentation alongside classic-sounding beats, sending the dance floor into a nostalgic frenzy.

Funkadelic Stereo Adventures is the latest Funky Destination album for Cold Busted and it fulfills on the evocative title’s promise. The set includes ten blazing tunes that bubble with choppy, wah-wah guitar, swinging drums and percussion, delicious horns and bass lines, and, occasionally, stirring vocals of the soulful persuasion. The album’s opener, “The Ocean Of My Mind”, is a prime example … lovely island-influenced vocals, disco strings, latin-influenced horns, and booming drums all combine for some serious heat. Other highlights include the ’70s soundtrack-worthy “Sweet Of Love”, the hip hop flavor of “The Game Of Shades”, and the gritty high speed chase of “Where Are The Blues Brothers”. Groove no further … you’ve reached your destination.

Kid Loco (Flor / Tromolo Records) – “Yes, please! Funky as hell, this is dope.”
Robert Jan Meyer (Compost / Stereo Deluxe) – “Funky with a slight Barry White touch.”
Tom Strauch (Ancient Astronauts) – “Very nice, love the raw funk vibe here!”
Double-D (Funky Fresh Radio Show / Radio X) – “Yep, here we go! Dope FUNKY Styles!”
Belabouche (Midnight Riot / DiscoDat) – “Really cool!”
Rory Hoy (Howlin' Records / Super Hi-Fi) - “This is such a good release - I'm so honored to have had this record sent to me!”
Marc Lacasse (sHIFT Radio on UMFM 101.5) – “Phenomenal sweet soul and jazzed up grooves everywhere.”
Morphosis (The Hong Kong Ping Pong Club) – “Superbly funky!”
SimonG (Volcano Radio / Ofm) – “Oh yeah baby, this is gold. Cold Busted on the money!”
Jamie Topham (CD Pool | JT Music Media Man) – “This is the kind of quality release Cold Busted has built their reputation on ... full on & funky, absolutely love this sampler!”

Available Now from: Bandcamp, Beatport, iTunes, and Spotify.

Funky Destination - Gonna Give Ya Something To Funk On (Cold Busted)

Cold Busted is pleased to present the Gonna Give Ya Something To Funk On EP from Vladimir Sivc and his Funky Destination project. As it says on the package - with both the artist and title featuring the four letter word - this one tips the ‘funk’ scale. Crossing his native country of Croatia from east to west, Svic first took up singing and playing rhythm guitar before discovering turntables and DJ’ing on the move. He now travels through various styles while producing fresh music based around the use of live instruments. With an inclination towards the wild and groovy, Svic turns back the dial to rest on a retro feel for his new EP. “Brothers & Sisters This Sound Run Town" starts the release with the revving of a motorbike engine and boastful reggae vocals over rock guitars … almost too much cool for one song, but indicative of things to come. Other highlights include the energetic squeal of prominent sax, horns, and equally ernest vocals on "Mamma Used To Tell Me" and the unapologetic dance floor focused "In My Soul" with its sliding guitar licks and swoon worthy singing.

Mark Farina - “Good tunes!”
Kid Loco - “More funky stuff … top class!”
Ursula 1000 - “Dope.”
DJ Moneyshot (Solid Steel Radio / The Allergies) - “Slick fonk, brother. It was a toss up between ‘In My Soul’ and ‘Something To Funk On’ as the one I’m taking for The Allergies’ bag, and the latter just pipped it with the bass and the cuts. Props.”
All Good Funk Alliance - “Nice. Some real funk, and done right for the B-boys.”
Fort Knox Five - “Some serious retro funk goodness here!”
Minus 8 (Compost / Stereo Deluxe) - “Now that’s phonky!”
Quincy Jointz (Timewarp Music) - “Damn funky. High quality as usual by Funky Destination. This will be in my DJ sets for months.”
Doc Proof (Funkanomics) - “Makes me wanna dance! Great funky vibes … the best funk release heard in a while.”
Stereo 77 (Plimsoll Records) - “Funky Destination and Cold Busted are a perfect combination.”
Irregular Disco Workers (Disco Volante) - “‘Something To Funk On’ is a real dance floor stomper!”
Simon Hodge (BBC 6 Music) - “Excellent release. Beats are really fresh and funky. Just right for the summer!”
DJ T-Bird (Los Chicos Altos / Something Else! Radio Show) - “Another chapter in the Cold Busted book of ‘how to funk.’”

Available now from Beatport and The Cold Busted Shop.