Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club - Brighton

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We are back at the Seaside on 15th June. Yes - Craig Charles the king of Funk is bring his trunk with some outstanding support in the shape of...

DJ Format:
In 2006 Format was asked to contribute to the successful Fabric DJ mix series. Format's "fabriclive 27" was one of the most well received of the series. His DJ sets are renowned for their boundary-crossing selection of the funk, soul, rock & hip-hop and his fabric mix showed of a condensed version of the party set that he's built a solid reputation on. This was followed up by his own underground mix of obscure Eastern European beats, the now highly collectable 'European Vacation' CD. 2008 saw Format deliver another mix album, this time for the legendary Fania label, applying his signature b-boy style to the world's foremost catalogue of latin music. Alongside this, Format's discreetly released 12" tribute to James Brown 'Stealin' James', has been a huge success both with DJ's and dancefloors alike. DJ Format is currently hard at work on his third album.

The Impellers
The Impellers are a 10 piece powerhouse, bringing pounding instrumental tracks, lyrically strong vocal tracks and, new for the 2nd album, a sweet, sweet ballad. New recordings on the powerhouse labels that are Mocambo Records and Legere Recordings bring together influences including soul, deep funk, latin and afrobeats, hip hop production, and includes funk re-versions of instantly recognisable tracks by Kaiser Chiefs and The Ting Tings.

The band features screaming Hammond organ, true soul vocals, chicken-scratch guitars, huge horns and a rhythm section producing more energy than a Dutch wind farm.

The Whats Wrong with Groovin Djs host the front bar:
BEATWELL with special guest's
What's Wrong With Groovin? are a lovely pair of DJs and promoters based in Brighton UK.
Between them, Beatwell and Ed Meme have featured alongside some of the most respected names in the business of the beats, including Marva Whitney, Fred Wesley, Breakestra, Maxi Jazz, The Nextmen, Hexstatic, Part Time Heroes, Lack of Afro, Osaka Monaurail, The B Boys and more.
What's Wrong With Groovin? are ...
Ed Meme: Founder, bandleader and songwriter for Brighton, UK funk, breaks and beats collective The Impellers
Beatwell: Veteran of many, many club dancefloor and festival field all over the uk, including, Secret Garden Party, The Glade Festival, Standon Calling, Larmer Tree Festival, The Yardbird, Vibe Bar, Big Chill Bar, Bloomsbury Lanes and more. A master of the mix and bringer of naughty funk breaks
WWWG was established as a monthly residency at The Fishbowl, Brighton with 2 DJs playing the best in heavy funk, deep soul, old school hip hop, afrobeat, latin, breaks, broken beats and anything else driven by a pounding drumline. A tribute to the beats.

Soul Casserole also are back putting their 45s to good use and hosting the front room...always wicked value