Krafty Kuts, real name Martin Reeves is one of the most influential people in the electronic music scene today with experience as a DJ / Producer for more than two decades. Never one to be tied down to a defined genre Krafty has mixed it with the best and has crafted (pardon the pun) the breaks scene in to what it is today. Many artists have come and gone over the years but Krafty is still here leading the way !
This mix was recorded LIVE at Fabric Nightclub, UK back in 2008.
This mix is flawless, Krafty Kuts has gone above and beyond with his newest mix “A Tribute To James Brown & His Funky Friends”. With James Brown being such an influence in Krafty’s career it was only fitting to pay homage to the master of all things funky.
“I started collecting all things James Brown related and simply became obsessed with the JB groove. He really was an incredible character but unfortunately passed away in 2006 on Christmas Day, so I felt this was the perfect time to pay tribute to the Godfather of Soul & Funk. This mix encompasses a mixture of James Brown and his Funky People: Fred Wesley, Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins, Hank Ballard, Maceo Parker, The JB’s and more. Without doubt the hardest working man in show business, he toured the world constantly with his band and dancers, performed to millions bringing the Funk to the masses. Who would think back in the 60’s & 70’s that his music would be sampled and be the backbone of Hip Hop,music. The influence his music has had on so many peoples lives is extraordinary and without James Brown and his Funky people I don’t think Hip Hop and even Dance music would be the same. Thank you James RIP the original Funk Soul Brother!” –
Krafty Kuts, real name Martin Reeves is one of the most influential people in the electronic music scene today with experience as a DJ / Producer for more than two decades. Never one to be tied down to a defined genre Krafty has mixed it with the best and has crafted (pardon the pun) the breaks scene in to what it is today. Many artists have come and gone over the years but Krafty is still here leading the way !
Before there was the Annie Nightingale show on BBC Radio 1 her show in the early 2000’s was known as Annie On One. She was the leader in promoting Breaks in the height of it’s era and had a never ending supply of local talent including this rare mix from Krafty Kuts back in 2003.
Did you pick up the right prescription ? Don’t worry if not because Dr Fresch has got you covered with a brand new mix from the legend that is Krafty Kuts. Although his musical tastes have changed with what he plays over the years Krafty drops a fine slelection of funky tunes in his 30 minute mix. His mix starts about the 28 minute mark.
The grand master of the broken beat genre Krafty Kuts shows us his funky side in this brand new mix (that you know is going to be great) entitled “Funky Side Of Things”. All sorts of genres have been thrown into this mix from Disco, Hip Hop, Funk, Breaks, Acid Jazz & House. It took Martin Reeves about 4 months to put this together so all care was taken in getting it sounding just right, enjoy !
Starting back in 1998 (I think) was the Kiss 100 FM Breakbeat Show hosted by Danny McMillan a true advocate of the breakbeat genre from it’s early beginnings and who even had his own label. This mix from 2002 is from Krafty Kuts & Skool Of Thought who at the time ran a night in Brighton UK called Supercharged, a place where the now dons of breakbeat used to play every weekend. The Supercharged night soon turned into a label and saw some of the best Nuskool Breaks tunes of the day. This is a pretty cool mix when tunes were a lot more simple.