The Funk Assassin

Welcome to the next volume of Velvety Grooves, the electronic playground of The Funk Assassin.

This is where the rules loosen, the grooves deepen and my future sound begins to take shape.

This session moves through the nocturnal synth-pop of Pet Shop Boys’ West End Girls, the deep emotional pull of Deep Dish and Tracey Thorn’s The Future of the Future, and serious dance-floor heat from Gerd Janson, Talamanca System, Jimi Jules, Pablo Bozzi, Purple Disco Machine, Friendly Fires, Blaze and Dusky.

At the heart of the mix are five new and unreleased The Funk Assassin productions:

Static Running Through My Veins
Shape of You
Cold Machines, Burning Skin
Static in My Blood
Velvet Light

These sessions reconnect with the deeper, more adventurous DJ style I had before The Funk Assassin was born in 2018.

The past brought the soul. Now comes the electricity.

Welcome to the next chapter.

TRACKLIST

1. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
2. Deep Dish, Tracey Thorn & Everything But The Girl – The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)
3. Phunkadelica, J.O.D. & Gerd Janson – Cocooina (Gerd Janson Dance Mix)
4. Talamanca System – Transatlantique
5. Jimi Jules – My City’s on Fire
6. Talamanca System & Tuff City Kids – Balanzat (Tuff City Kids Remix)
7. The Funk Assassin – Static Running Through My Veins
8. The Funk Assassin – Shape of You
9. Chloé Caillet & Gerd Janson – Love Ain’t Over (Gerd Janson Remix)
10. Pablo Bozzi – Last Moscow Mule
11. Hurts & Purple Disco Machine – Wonderful Life ’25 (Extended)
12. The Funk Assassin – Cold Machines, Burning Skin
13. The Funk Assassin – Static in My Blood
14. Friendly Fires – Lack of Love
15. Blaze – Lovelee Dae (Original)
16. Eric Kupper & K-Scope – Star Light
17. Llewellyn – For the Weekend
18. Dusky – Cold Heart (Edit)
19. Khan & DJ Kaos – On the Run (DJ Kaos RMX)
20. Conny & Shan – Song for Eva (Shan Sunrise Mix)
21. Omri Smadar & Siam – In the Realm Of
22. The Funk Assassin – Velvet Light

Welcome to Summer’s End Farewell, a golden hour mix inspired by Café del Mar, Balearic beach culture and that magical moment when the setting sun turns everything to gold.

Filled with dreamy melodies, warm grooves and heartfelt energy, the mix captures the beauty of late summer as daylight slowly fades into the evening.

The journey features an incredible cast of artists, including Bicep, Moby, Sasha, Honey Dijon, HNNY, Satin Jackets, Chicane, Bondax and Kraak & Smaak.

Highlights include Bicep’s timeless “Glue,” followed by a very special mashup that brings the mix to an emotional close. Moby’s “Tecie” appears in the celestial Mind Against remix, while Sasha’s “A Key to Heaven for a Heavenly Trance” arrives in its beautiful Night Dubbing Mix.

You’ll also hear HNNY’s hypnotic interpretation of Honey Dijon’s “Thunda,” alongside the Disco Citizens Evolution Mix of Chicane’s Balearic classic “Offshore.”

Lovingly put together by @thefunkassassin, this is a warm and emotional selection made for the final golden hours of summer.

Find your sunset, press play and let the music carry you away.

Enjoy the existential bliss.

🌅 SUMMER’S END NU DISCO HOUSE PARTY 🪩

One last dance beneath the summer sun.

We start with Michael Jackson’s timeless Rock with You, as this mix was performed on what would have been the King of Pop’s 68th birthday. 👑

From there, we journey through nu disco, soulful house, Balearic grooves and glittering dancefloor energy, moving from warm sunset sounds into an uplifting after-dark celebration.

Featuring Todd Terje’s sun-soaked Strandbar, The Shapeshifters’ YOLO and Eelke Kleijn and Lee Cabrera’s Self Control, with Michael Gray remixing Love X Love and Ride on the Rhythm, Art of Tones transforming Hold On, Kraak & Smaak reworking Confetti, Dave Lee delivering his Jazz Funkstrumental of Do It Any Way You Wanna, and Opolopo bringing fresh energy to Barbara Tucker, Millie Jackson and Kelli Sae.

Party Pupils also give KC & The Sunshine Band’s That’s the Way a modern dancefloor makeover.

The mix features my own production, The Funk Assassin - Tennessee Groove, bringing a deeper, hypnotic twist as daylight begins to disappear.

Chris Rea closes the journey with Josephine and Loving You Again, capturing that beautifully bittersweet feeling when another unforgettable summer draws to an end.

Turn it up, pour something cold and let the final rays of summer carry you onto the dancefloor. ☀️🌊🕺

Mixed by The Funk Assassin for the Discothèque Decadence Soundsystem.

🎧 PLAYLIST

1. Michael Jackson - Rock with You (Single Version)
2. DJ Fudge, Chinua Hawk & Michael Gray - Love X Love (Michael Gray Remix)
3. FLAUR & Art of Tones - Hold On (Art of Tones Boogie Mix)
4. Jimi Jules - Dreamin’
5. Megatronic & Natasha Diggs - PEOPLE (Radio Version)
6. Marine Neuilly & Kraak & Smaak - Confetti (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
7. Stéphane Deschezeaux - About Your Love
8. Hotmood - Hot Beat
9. Benni Ola & Tempest - Surrender to the Night
10. Mike T & Dave ‘Love’ Lee - Do It Any Way You Wanna (Dave ‘Love’ Lee Jazz Funkstrumental)
11. Enzo Pianzola Mr. Trend - Soul People (Rework 2025) (Nu Club Radio Mix)
12. Michael Gray, Kelli Sae & Opolopo - Don’t Want Anybody (Opolopo Remix)
13. Todd Terje - Strandbar (Disko)
14. TEED - Never Seen You Dance (DJ-Kicks Version)
15. Spooki - Eat This! (Extended Mix)
16. Barbara Tucker & Opolopo - Think (About It) (Opolopo Spotify Edit)
17. Millie Jackson & Opolopo - We Got to Hit It Off (Opolopo Remix)
18. KC & The Sunshine Band & Party Pupils - That’s the Way (Party Pupils Remix)
19. The Shapeshifters & ARIA LYRIC - YOLO (Extended Mix)
20. Mahogany & Michael Gray - Ride on the Rhythm (Michael Gray Remix)
21. The Funk Assassin - Tennessee Groove (Weather’s Original Mix)
22. Eelke Kleijn & Lee Cabrera - Self Control (Extended Mix)
23. Groove P - Are They Real (Extended Mix)
24. DE SOFFER & Simon Ellis - Walking on a Dream (Extended Mix)
25. Cedric Gervais - All Night
26. VYLEM, Spooki & Domo Jones - Let It Go
27. Arial Ten - This Dream
28. Chris Rea - Josephine (French Edit)
29. Chris Rea - Loving You Again

🌑 SOLAR ECLIPSE NU DISCO HOUSE PARTY ☀️
Disco House • Nu Disco • Balearic Grooves • Cosmic Chuggers

Welcome to a solar eclipse journey through cosmic disco, low-slung grooves and glittering house music.

The first contact begins with Jamiroquai’s Cosmic Girl remixed by Dimitri From Paris, followed by Joey Montenegro and Dave Lee’s Make A Move On Me, Disko Junkie’s Just The Two Of Us and more Jamiroquai heat with Canned Heat and Little L.

As darkness approaches, Purple Disco Machine reworks The Morning After before exclusive productions from The Funk Assassin take the mix into totality:

🌑 Eclipse Chugger
🌑 Bajo la Sombra (Spanglish Lover’s Edit)
🌑 Moon Over Formentera
🌑 Bajo la Sombra (Latin Lover’s Edit)

The light returns with Tensnake’s Coma Cat, Hurts’ Wonderful Life ’25 and Spiller and Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Groovejet, all given the Purple Disco Machine treatment.

The final stretch moves through Kevin McKay’s take on Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, Sean Finn and Discotron’s I Feel Love, Cerrone’s Je Suis Music remixed by Armand Van Helden and Dimitri From Paris’ remix of Sister Sledge’s Lost In Music.

Anita Ward’s Ring My Bell and Tavares’ Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel bring the eclipse to a euphoric disco finale.

Selected and mixed by The Funk Assassin with love.

Press play, turn it up and follow the eclipse from first contact to final light. 🌅🪩

Tracklist

1. Jamiroquai, Dimitri From Paris - Cosmic Girl (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
2. Joey Montenegro, Dave “Love” Lee - Make A Move On Me (Original Disco Mix)
3. Disko Junkie - Just The Two Of Us
4. DE SOFFER, Simon Ellis - Make It With Chu (Extended Mix)
5. The Coney Island Rhythm Band, Jerk Boy - Dancing Down The Path
6. Richard Grey - Rock Your Body
7. Jamiroquai, Dimitri From Paris, Al Stone - Canned Heat (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
8. Kevin McKay - That’s The Way Love Goes (Extended Mix)
9. Jamiroquai, Dave Lee - Little L (Dave Lee Disco Reblend)
10. T.J. Swann & Company, Dave Lee - Get Fly (Uptown Lowdown Mix)
11. Bustin’ Loose, DE SOFFER, Relaye - 20 Buck Funk (DE SOFFER Remix)
12. Fallout, Purple Disco Machine - The Morning After (Purple Disco Machine Re-Work)
13. The Funk Assassin - Eclipse Chugger (Weather’s Original Mix)
14. Baxter Dury, Paul Epworth - Alpha Dog (Paul Epworth Extended Version)
15. Babert, Stefano Freddi - Catch The Moment
16. The Funk Assassin - Bajo la Sombra (Spanglish Lover’s Edit)
17. The Funk Assassin - Moon Over Formentera
18. The Dukes - Across The Floor (Radio Edit)
19. Tensnake, Purple Disco Machine - Coma Cat (Purple Disco Machine Extended Re-Work)
20. Sugar Hill - 4 Me
21. DE SOFFER, Yann Muller - Do You Want It Right Now
22. Hurts, Purple Disco Machine - Wonderful Life ’25 (Extended)
23. The Funk Assassin - Bajo la Sombra (Latin Lover’s Edit)
24. Sonny Grin - A Message To Myself
25. atsou, Marc Gonen - Let It Happen
26. Ric Wilson, YaSi, KOLA - In A House That’s Burning Down (feat. KOLA)
27. Spiller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Purple Disco Machine, Lorenz Rhode - Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) (Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode Extended Remix)
28. Cerrone - A Part Of You (Club Mix)
29. The Coney Island Rhythm Band, Jerk Boy - Everything Starts?
30. DE SOFFER - Rapture
31. Kevin McKay - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Extended Mix)
32. Samo - Why I Love You (Extended Mix)
33. Yeti’s Passport - Susan
34. Sean Finn, Discotron - I Feel Love (Discotron Extended Remix)
35. Cerrone, Armand Van Helden - Je Suis Music (Armand Van Helden Remix Edit)
36. Sister Sledge, Dimitri From Paris, Miles Showell - Lost In Music (2018 Remaster) (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
37. Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
38. Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Re-Recorded)

The Funk Assassin presents Defected Records Classics

A Discothèque Decadence Soundsystem Session

A celebration of one of house music’s most influential labels, featuring the timeless grooves, soulful vocals and dancefloor moments that have defined Defected Records for over two decades.

From Purple Disco Machine, Honey Dijon, Horse Meat Disco, Joey Negro, The Vision, Hercules & Love Affair and The Shapeshifters, to unforgettable classics from Blaze, Dennis Ferrer, Harry Romero, Junior Jack and more, this mix captures the unmistakable Defected sound.

Expect soulful house, funky house, disco house and uplifting vocal anthems, packed with warm basslines, shimmering disco grooves and feel-good energy from start to finish.

Mixed by The Funk Assassin exclusively for the Discothèque Decadence Soundsystem, where soulful grooves, disco rhythms and house music come together as one continuous journey.

Turn it up, soak up the sunshine and enjoy the ride.

Playlist

1. Horse Meat Disco feat. Kathy Sledge – Falling Deep In Love (Joey Negro Disco Blend)
2. The Vision feat. Andreya Triana – Heaven
3. Purple Disco Machine – Emotion
4. Ferreck Dawn, Leo Moreno feat. Alex Mills – Selfish Games
5. Selace – So Hooked On Your Love (Mousse T’s Disco Shizzle)
6. Purple Disco Machine & Boris Dlugosch – Set It Out
7. Oliver Dollar & Jimi Jules – Pushing On (Radio Edit)
8. Nick Curly – Underground (Dennis Ferrer Remix)
9. Oliver Dollar & Nils Ohrmann – John’s Church (Cassius Remix)
10. Hercules & Love Affair – Do You Feel The Same? (Radio Edit)
11. Julien Jabre – Swimming Places (Purple Disco Machine Rework)
12. Illyus & Barrientos – Talkin’ Over
13. Blaze – Lovely Day
14. Filta Freqz – Master Blaster
15. Harry Romero – Revolution (Deep In Jersey Mix)
16. Eddie Amador – Rise (New York Preacher Mix)
17. Johnny Corporate – Sunday Shoutin’ (Dr Packer Remix)
18. The Shapeshifters – Lola’s Theme Recut (Dr Packer Remix)
19. Fiorious – I’m Not Defeated Part II (Honey Dijon’s Undefeated Dub)
20. Junior Jack – E Samba (Radio Edit)
21. Mele & Shovell – Pasilda

Soulful House • Funky House • Disco House • Vocal House • Defected Records • Discothèque Decadence Soundsystem • Ibiza Vibes • Feel-Good Grooves