Funk Sessions DJ collective publish playlist for fifth show

The Funk Sessions have submitted the playlists for their fifth show on Scientific Sound Asia, featuring Robson Jr and Yushka. The platform operates as an underground electronic music radio station for the Asian region and international audiences, alongside its work as a DJ agency, promoter and music news outlet.

Since 2019, The Funk Sessions crew have been bringing funk-focused party energy to dancefloors across Ho Chi Minh City. Their sound moves through Funk classics, Old Skool Hip Hop, Disco, Party Breaks, Ghetto Funk and other groove-heavy styles.

The collective brings together international DJs from Australia and the United Kingdom, with members based mainly in Vietnam. Their background spans club nights, free parties and festivals, alongside support slots for recognised names from the underground music circuit.

Their musical identity is strongly influenced by the pioneers of Breakbeat. That influence is clear in their Hip Hop, Funky Breaks and Ghetto Funk selections, while also running through the wider structure of their mixes.

The Funk Sessions have held regular events in Ho Chi Minh City at Broma Not A Bar, TNR, Indika and Apt852. Past and present venues also include Secret Weekend, Tempo, Arcan, Haus, Banana Mama, Piu Piu, Sky 9, Rogue Saigon, Soma and Saigon Outcast.

Yushka opens the show with a selection built around Hip Hop, Funky Breaks and Ghetto Funk. His first-hour mix moves between chilled beats and uptempo club tracks, keeping the focus on rhythm, groove and Funk-led energy.

The second hour comes from fellow Funk Sessions regular Robson Jr. Her set brings together party classics, funky remixes and Breaks, adding another dancefloor-focused chapter to the crew’s fifth radio outing.

Together, Yushka and Robson Jr present a two-hour session shaped by the crew’s Ho Chi Minh City event background. The episode connects Funk, Hip Hop, Breaks, Disco and Ghetto Funk through the party-led sound that defines The Funk Sessions.

The Funk Sessions episode 5 features Yushka and Robson Jr, with the programme built around Funk, Breakbeat, Breaks, Hip Hop, Reggae and Soul. Yushka opens with Hober Mallow’s Here I Am, placing the first selection inside a funk-edited club setting.

DJ Agent 86’s All About The Money and Dave RMX, Mr Rich and The Caretaker’s Rat move the episode into Breakbeat with a heavier party rhythm. Dusty Tonez then keeps that pressure active with Ghetto Maestro in the Johnny Pluse remix, using a bass-heavy breaks structure.

Kurtis’ Better Than The Real Thing and Fdel’s Get Up On Ya Feet return the set to Funk, with Fdel’s catalogue linked to beats, breaks and hip-hop grooves. Bowdeeni Fish follows with Offset Flippers, adding another Breakbeat entry before Jim Sharp restores the Funk thread with 10th Wonder.

Chinese Man’s Pandi Groove brings Hip Hop into the mix, supported by the group’s trip-hop and rap-influenced catalogue. Rumble and Rhyme Time continue that direction with Duality, keeping Chinese Man Records present in the middle of Yushka’s selection.

Funky Boogie Brothers, Doppia Erre, Maylay Sparks and Tutu Au Mic bring Andale Andale into a Breakbeat position through the 2018 remix. Mined and Forrest then keep the set inside the breaks circuit with Going Down Like This on Breakbeat Paradise.

Boca 45 and Ash The Author add another Hip Hop entry with Party Rockers, connecting funk breaks with MC-led party energy. Voodoocuts returns the set to Funk with One Million Clubs before Second Hand Audio closes Yushka’s section with a remix of MC Lyte’s Cold Rock A Party.

Robson Jr opens the second selection with The Allergies’ Rock Rock (Blast Off), placing the track inside Hip Hop through its documented release context. Le Cercle’s The Beat Goes On then brings Funk back into the programme before Krafty Kuts and Freddy Fresh move the set into Breakbeat with Snatch It in the Funky Boogie Brothers remix.

Asian Dub Foundation’s New Way New Life introduces Dub influence, drawing from the group’s bass-heavy political and sound-system background. Apollo 440’s Stop The Rock then moves into Breaks with a rock-edged electronic rhythm.

Captain Funk’s Twist & Shout in the Krafty Kuts mix returns the set to Breakbeat before L’Entourloop introduces Reggae with Soundbwoy. Tim Tim’s Rum ’n’ Cocacola then brings Latin Music into Robson Jr’s selection with a vintage popular source reshaped for club play.

Smoove And Turrell’s Hard Work and Shirley Ellis’ The Handclapping Song add Soul and rhythm-and-blues energy to the middle of the second selection. The Propellerheads then shift into Breaks with History Repeating, followed by James Brown and Fatboy Slim’s I Got You (I Feel Good) as a funk and big-beat crossover.

Skeewiff’s Matador returns the mix to Latin Music before Fatboy Slim’s The Rockafella Skank brings another major Breaks reference into the set. Sister Nancy and Lauryn Hill then introduce a Reggae and Hip Hop crossover through Never Lost One in the Wick-It The Instigator remix.

Beastie Boys’ Sure Shot keeps the late section close to Breakbeat and Hip Hop before Panama Cardoon, and BNC restore the Funk thread with Don’t Let Me Know. Punjabi MC’s Mundian To Bach Ke then adds South Asian rhythm and breakbeat force to the closing movement.

DJ Twister’s A Message To You Cutty brings Robson Jr back to Reggae before Featurecast’s Rock Ya Body adds another documented Breakbeat, Latin, Hip Hop and Funk-linked selection. Dizzee Rascal’s Fix Up, Look Sharp and Badboe’s Mr Big Stuff close The Funk Sessions episode 5 with Breakbeat and Funk after a route through Hip Hop, Dub, Reggae, Soul and Latin Music.

The Funk Sessions episode 5

Yushka’s Selection

Hober Mallow - Here I Am (45 Edit) [Resense]

DJ Agent 86 - All About The Money [Lightspeed]

Dave Rmx,  Mr Rich And The Caretaker - Rat [Ghetto Funk]

Dusty Tonez - Ghetto Maestro (Johnny Pluse Remix) [Bulabeats]

Kurtis - Better Than The Real Thing [Knowfool]

Fdel - Get Up On Ya Feet [Freestyle Records]

Bowdeeni Fish - Offset Flippers [Bandcamp]

Jim Sharp - 10th Wonder [Resense]

Chinese Man - Pandi Groove [Chinese Man Records]

Rumble - Duality Feat. Rhyme Time [Chinese Man Records]

Funky Boogie Brothers, Doppia Erre, Maylay Sparks, Tutu Au Mic` - Andale Andale (2018 Rmx) [Dominance]

Mined & Forrest - Going Down Like This (Master) [Breakbeat Paradise]

Boca 45 - Party Rockers Ft. Ash The Author [2020 Donuts]

Voodoocuts - One Million Clubs [Redeye Records]

Second Hand Audio - MC Lyte Cold Rock A Party (Second Hand Audio Remix) [Eastwest Records]

Robson Jr’s Selection

The Allergies - Rock Rock (Blast Off) [Jalapeno Records]

Le Cercle - The Beat Goes On (Feat. Chloe Del Orte)

Krafty Kuts & Freddy Fresh - Snatch It (Funky Boogie Brothers Remix) [BBZ]

Asian Dub Foundation - New Way New Life [Won Music]

Apollo 440 - Stop The Rock [Stealth Sonic Recordings]

Krafty Kuts Mix Of Captain Funk - Twist & Shout [Sublime Recordings]

L’entourloop  - Soundbwoy Feat. Troy Berkley & The Architect [X-Ray Production]

Tim Tim - Rum ’n’ Cocacola (Shake It Up Well) [ZYX Music]

Smoove And Turrell - Hard Work [Jalapeño Records]

Shirley Ellis - The Handclapping Song [Geffen]

The Propeller Heads - History Repeating [Wall Of Sound]

James Brown Vs Fat Boy Slim - I Got You (I Feel Good) [Music Factory]

Skeewiff - Matador [Wagram Music]

Fat Boy Slim - The Rockafella Skank [Skint]

Sister Nancy Vs Lauryn Hill - Never Lost One (Wick It The Instigator Remix)

Beastie Boys - Sure Shot [Capitol]

Panama Cardoon Feat. BNC - Don't Let Me Know [Carnibal Records]

Punjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke [Instant Karma]

DJ Twister - A Message To You Cutty

Featurecast - Rock Ya Body [Good Groove Records]

Dizzie Rascal - Fix Up Look Sharp [Dirtee Stank Recordings]

Badboe - Mr Big Stuff

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