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MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE

The place for Melbourne's funk fanatics!

About Me

Started by Obliveus as a home for all things funk related in and around Melbourne, Australia. If it grooves, moves or shakes...let us know about it. Peace!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/19/2006
Band Members: Lotsa folks.
Influences: The Godfather James Brown, George Clinton, Parliament/Funkadelic, Fred Wesley, the JB's, Bob Marley, Gary Toms Empire, Cameo, The Gap Band, Stevie Wonder, Breakestra, Fort Knox Five, Thunderball, Skeewiff, A Tribe Called Quest, Gangstarr, Notorious BIG, Black Sheep, De La Soul, Brand Nubian, The Brand New Heavies, Beastie Boys, Markie, Calibre, Kid Confucious, Diafrax, Debt Collector, Cat Empire, Shapeshifter, Spanky Wilson, All Good Funk Alliance, Aretha Franklin, Black Grass, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Urban Dance Squad, Prince, Dee-Light, Towa Tei, Cornershop, Freestylers, 2 Fat Budhas, Agent Sumo, Mad Doctor X, Bowser, Soul Of Man, Krafty Kuts, A Skillz, Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock, Z-Trip, Cottonmouth Kings, KC & The Sunshine Band, Katalyst, Hilltop Hoods, Spencer Davis Group, John Coltrane, Medeski Martin & Wood, The Mofessionals, Primus, Bill Ben & Baggio, Plump DJ's, War, Kool & The Gang, Peter Tosh, King Tubby, Spikey Tee, Boo-Ya Tribe, 3rd Base, Salmanoella Dub, Open Souls, Born Jamericans, The Brownies, Willies Conception, Jalopy Taco Stand, 880 South, Jamiraquai, High Contrast, The Wiseguys, Bronx Dogs, Fatboy Slim, Infekto, Dianna Ross & The Supremes, Fats Domino, Georgie Fame, Roberta Flack and many more to come!
Sounds Like: DJ's, punters and enthusiasts talkin about what they love...jump on in!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE TIMES THEY ARE CHANGING...MAYBE!!!

Here's the deal... There was this brief period earlier this year where I actually contemplated throwing in the lot. I'm not stupid! I can see that Serato crunk/hyphe/b-more/whatever type players are t...
Posted by MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:36:00 PST

THE REGGAE MIX ARTISTS (PLEASE READ)

The short mix you're listening to on this page was something done the other night by DJ Obliveus. The artists and record labels represented on the mix have been extremely cool about letting us use the...
Posted by MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:43:00 PST

MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE BOOKING DETAILS:

The past couple of days have been non-stop phone calls as I try to track down names, phone numbers and email addresses for booking people for my new weekly. I thought, why not have a blog on this page...
Posted by MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:25:00 PST

REVIEWS!!!

Because I really want to review the top quality funk this town has to offer in order to showcase the scene to people not in the know, I'm extending the invite for you all to join me in reviewing vario...
Posted by MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 05:35:00 PST

MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE FAQ'S!!!

Was talking to a mate a few weeks ago in regards to the lack of quality funk nights around Melbourne Town. He was of the opinion that this city didn't have any and I disagreed. I said, "But what abou...
Posted by MELBOURNE FUNK COLLECTIVE on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:23:00 PST