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"FREE FUNKY-TOAST MIXES FOR DOWNLOAD"

TOASTology - 2010
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my latest mix full of some seriously funkin good tunes. personal favs and BIG loor filling beats and vocals, deffo a feel good factor flowing thru this mix, happy days

FUNKY TOWN - 2010
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its all about the lyrics in this mix, please listen to the mix and enjoy the vocals, it is one of my favourite mixes of all time!!! full of big feel good factor tunes that send a shiver down my spine and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end!!! ENJOY!!!

GREEN ON TOAST - Volume 3 - Jan 2011
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the series is back, i know its been a while BUT myself and DJ Dave-Green my partner in crime with LOVE-BUG have finally got round to having a b2b sesion, Dave is well known for his electro and more chunkier sound and myself playing House, its a lil battle we havent had for a while and its been recorded whilst we have been converting and uploading my old mixes, always good fun even if a bit random and off the cuff LOL

BALERIC COMA
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This mix is all about the white isle bombs off 2010, a trip back to the white isle, more a proper house affair with loads of my personal favourite tunes that smashed up Ibiza, this mix will take you back to the Biggest Party Island in the world, just a shame we had a lil problem with the Record levels on this recording (the mixer was sent back after this mix), i dont studio edit any of my mixes they are recorded live and its rare for me to put out a mix im NOT 100% happy with!!!

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FUNKY-TOAST is the Main man behind the East Coast night called LOVE-BUG, A night that plays the very best in all things house, with his Partner in Crime DAVE GREEN. LOVE-BUG is a friendly Funky House night based in Lowestoft that has been on the scene since the late nineties and has been in full swing for the last 6 years pushing Musical boundaries with its fresh House sounds.
"innovators NOT immitators"




Funky-Toast's Interview/Biog with DSI's jacKofKats

Funky Toast has been a DJ in East Anglia since 1996. This has given him a remarkable overview of Dance Music as he has progressed from a Hard House and Trance DJ and matured into a House music maestro, able to use all the technical skills at his disposal in order to create sublime mixes of funky, vocal, uplifting house.

Over the years Toast has had many influences and leanings within the entire musical spectrum, not just through house. For instance, he can even cite musical inspiration from sources as diverse as Kenny G, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Jamariquai, Marshall Jefferson, Masters at Work, Deacon Blue, Alexander O’Neal and Bob Marley the list could go on forever. Danny Rampling, and his Love Groove dance party has been a huge influence on both his musical and promotional career.

“First time I heard Rampling must have been the Summer of Ninety Five” Toast tells us. “At the tender age of fifteen… I used to go out to a lot of band orientated festivals, mainly Reggae before that. On one particular nothing out of the ordinary Friday night I quite literally tuned into his show on Radio One, and Rampling’s blend of vocal house with the big dropping piano lines had me hooked”

Before he knew what had hit him Toast was in possession of his first set of decks. “I didn’t fuck around with belt-drives” he admits, “I was straight to the 1210s” all bought with saved up cash from his Saturday job around the time of his Sixteenth birthday. He’s self-taught with a few pointers from Richard Carruthers who explained the structure of four by four beats. It wasn’t long before the DJ slots started to come, with nights at Bluenotes, the legendary Tiffany’s in Gt. Yarmouth, alongside numerous cheeky sets played at nights in the middle of nowhere that never happened.

“A set that particularly comes to my mind when I think back is a Danny De’Mere (AKA Flytronix) private invite party” Toast reminisces. “It was one of my first big nights on the listing. David James, Paul Christian and Steve ‘Scratch’ Whurley were headlining the bill. It was one of those nights when you had about 250 people in a room where you weren’t supposed to be. Around two hundred and fifty real music lovers. I remember dropping tunes like Eddie Amador’s ‘House Music’, The Don ‘Horn Song’ and David Morales “Needin’ You”, it was the first time I experienced an affinity with a big crowd. I understood what people meant by ‘read the crowd’ and ‘playing the crowd’ as well. Seeing the people react to my tune selection and mixing, giving everyone a great night; I came off the decks buzzing and had a smile on my face all night”

After establishing his young talent on the East coast of England, Toast went on to play many more times at Tiffany’s. He broke into Norwich playing at the hugely popular sophisticated Milky Lunch house night as well as playing the Legendary Pam House and SoulShaker nights, aswell as being a regular guest DJ for the East Coasts Pioneering House Night "The Qat Club", Cliffy and the crew helped to mold my taste in the Underground House Music Scene. As he went from strength to strength he appeared on the same billing as LTJ Bukem. He is also proud to off being involved DJ'in for the Legendary Dance Paradise re-union event at its Spiritual home Tiffany's now called the Arean in Great Yarmouth.

When the big Trance sound and the Two Step takeover came around in the late Nineties, Toast moved onwards with the Harder House sound staying true to his love of evocative music, expressing it through a high energy sound. His love of uplifting House had found a new home. One of the highpoints of this time in his career was playing alongside Steve Blake (TidyTrax) and Nick Sentience (Nukleuz).

“A lot of my clubbing was based around seeing the names and faces, our club heroes at that time” Toast says. “However, one of my biggest loves has always been the East Anglian Free Party scene. Of course,” he smiles “I’ve never been to anything like the Thetford Forest raves, let alone near any farmland”

After the millennium Toast rediscovered the slower, more chilled vibe of the main floor house sound. This at the time was not the well loved music of the people, but rather a second dog to the Big Beat and Dn’B explosions of the south. “I took stick for years for being a House DJ” Toast says, “but the music was always close to my heart. ‘House is a feeling’, nuff said.” As he matured musically he realised where his loyalties lied with a return to the music that had caught his soul in the first place. “Many of my mates are heavily involved in the Liquid (then called Intelligent) Drum and Bass scene, we’ve always had banter between ourselves but alongside a deep respect for anyone playing music outside of the normal, fashionable, commercial scene”

Loyalty was paid off as Toast decided to take his career into his own hands launching “Love-Bug”, a friendly funky House night in Lowestoft in the late nineties. The night, still going strong has toured all around East Anglia and is a well recognised brand with strong following in the area. The night focuses on underground house, jackin’ house together with blends of classic melodies with nu-skool flavours creating a strong, vibrant music policy.

The success of Love-Bug has lead to Toast gaining further notoriety on the scene. He has now played Thames Boat parties and is regularly booked for his talents in London, Ibiza, Malta and the occasional festival or Soul Village weekender. Regular sets at Turnmills, seOne, Honey Club, Brixton Jamm, Whitehouse for labels like the hot and upcoming Kidology and well established Smartie Partie & Raindance. The Legendary Networking Central Parties were also great fun with a such a great vibe. Such experience has lead to him becoming a consistent artist of cutting and blending both vinyl and CDJ’s. Some say anyone can mix on 2 CDJs these days. “If you can’t do it with vinyl, you’re not a real DJ” Toast assures us. “It’s the old skool, its how the scene developed and started.” He puts his money where his mouth is with mixing skills on up to four decks, and that’s vinyl for the record, excuse the pun.

If you’re at a party and he’s on the decks, you’ll be able to judge for yourself, don’t take my word for it. Of course, if you’re out there looking for a great party DJ then we’d recommend this man, after all, whilst writing this biography we’ve been listening to a Toast mix. “It’s not great” he says, demanding it back as he doesn’t want the copy on general release. I don’t care, I’ve taken it off him, it’s that bloody good I’m not letting it go!

Funky-Toast has played with some of major names in the House Music Industry, they include the following... Mark Doyle (hed kandi/fierce angels), Nick Bridges aka BOYROX, Peyton LIVE PA (hed kandi), Brandon Block (Miss Moneypenny's), Joey Negro aka Dave Lee (Z-Records), K-Klass, Bobby & Steve (Garage City), Alex Miles (bora bora), Miss Divine (Defected/Pacha/Hush Ibiza), Rob Wilder (M.O.S/Hed Kandi), Allister Whitehead (Fantazia), Glyne Braithwaite (Hed Kandi/Stereo Sushi), Joshua Roberts (gatecrasher/hed kandi), Andy Warburton (hed kandi), BeatThiefs (beatthiefs.com), Jay West (Jackin House), Smokingroove (Push FM), Filthy Rich, Jay Funk (Pams House/ES Paradise), Mark Wilkinson (Kidology)

Toast has also DJ'd with many of the Hard House icons over the years some of which include..... Cally Gage (Frantic), ADAM (LAB4), Lisa Lashes, BK (Nukleuz), Steve Blake (Tidytracks), Nick Sentance (Nukluez), Amber D (D'amore Records), PFM and LTJ Bukem (Progression Sessions), Agnelli & Nelson & Lisa Pin Up to mention only a few


ANYONE WITH SERIOUS DJ WORK PLEASE GET IN CONTACT WITH ME THRU THE USUAL CHANNELS OR VIA EMAIL... djfunkytoast@yahoo.co.uk

BIG shout outs to the following families... Raindance, Slammin Vinyl/DSI West Fest, H.U.F House You Feeling, Pams House, PHunky, Funked Up, Groove Est, Kidology, Smartie Partie, Soul Village Weekender, LUSH FUNK, Incognito, DirtyDisco, Connected, Hey Georgeous, Degeros, Wot Da Funk and all the others i have worked with and thats not forgettin the Loyal Love-Bug Family!!!

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Raindances Resident House DJ, i'm absolutely over the moon with being asked to become part of the Legendary Raindance Family


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"SOME CALL IT CARPING... I CALL IT CAMPING"

BCFs lakes BIGGIE - SPOT @ 34lb 12oz - 2011


BCFs BIG Mirror @ 28lb 2oz - 2011


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