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• Artist: Funki Porcini
• Album: Fast Asleep
• Label: Ninja Tune
• Year of Release: 2003
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-03-25

It’s been a little while since we have heard from James Bradell, AKA Funki Porcini. He hits us hard with one of his best albums, Fast Asleep. This album takes downbeat or chill-out music to the next level. There are times on Fast Asleep that you think you are listening to mellow jazz music and then other times you know that this album couldn’t have been crafted with conventional instruments. Think of Thievery Corporation without all the world beat influences. Think The Herbaliser without the hip-hop. Bradell has created a very amazing and intellectual downbeat album. Funki Porcini is an important project. Many people look to Bradell for influence and cues on where to take their music next. The way he uses samples to enhance his soundscapes is not irritating and adds even more depth to his music. I’m not sure if it comes with every edition of the album but the one that I was sent had a second disc. This was an exclusive DVD with 8 amazing tracks with very cool visuals. It’s the sort of thing I would have liked to have at a party when I was younger; relaxing and almost healing. The visuals add a lot to the already deep music that Funki Porcini provides. Clouds float by and cars drive by, posters flap in the wind and words scroll across the bottom. The DVD is an accomplishment in its own right.

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