Funki Porcini

Funki Porcini is the pseudonym of the British musician and DJ James Braddell. His music combines downtempo , breakbeat and jazz with elements of hip-hop and drum 'n' bass . The stage name Funki Porcini alludes to the Italian name of porcini mushrooms , Funghi Porcini .

history

Funki Porcini lived in Italy for ten years and composed film music. Back in England he signed with the Ninja Tune label and opened his own studio, The Uterus Goldmine . So far he has released four of his own albums. For his album Fast Asleep , Braddell worked with Team Alcohol (Rupert Small) to produce visual interpretations of his music, which were included on a DVD with the album.

Under the pseudonym Giacomo Braddellini, Braddell is also part of the band 9 Lazy 9 .

Discography (selection)

Albums

• 1995: Hed Phone Sex (Ninja Tune)
• 1996: Love, Pussycats & Carwrecks (Ninja Tune)
• 1999: The Ultimately Empty Million Pounds (Ninja Tune)
• 2002: Fast Asleep (Ninja Tune)
• 2009: PLOD (self-distribution)
• 2010: On (Ninja Tune)
• 2011: One Day (self-distribution)
• 2013: Le Banquet Cassio (self-distribution)
• 2016: Conservative Apocalypse (self-distribution)

Singles & EPs

• 1995: It's A Long Road (Ninja Tune)
• 1995: Dubble (Ninja Tune)
• 1995: King Ashabanapal mixes / King Ashabanapal's Big Pink Inflatable (Ninja Tune)
• 1995: Hyde Park / Suck Acid, Perl & Dean (Ninja Tune)
• 1996: Carwreck (Ninja Tune)
• 1997: Let's See What Carmen Can Do (Ninja Tune)
• 1997: Funki Porcini vs Jerry van Rooyen (Sideburn Recordings)
• 1999: Rockit Soul (Ninja Tune)
• 2001: The Great Drive By (Ninja Tune)

Web links

• Funki Porcini at Discogs (English)
• Funki Porcini at Bandcamp
• Funki Porcini at Ninja Tune (English)