In this transmission we are heading back forty years, to May 1985 to hear the sounds of electro funk: a mix of rap, synth pop, cut-ups and electronic dance music. This is a mixtape of Electro Funk and Hip Hop 12″ singles that appeared in the Groove Electro charts in May 1985, forty years ago.
Broadcasting on Radio Reverb 97.2FM and DAB, Brighton, UK, streaming on www.radioreverb.com in these timeslots:
Sunday 4th May at 11pm
Thursday 8th May at 11pm
Monday 12th May at 2pm
Tuesday 13th May at 1am
Saturday 17th May at 11pm
Friday 23rd May at 11pm
Monday 26th May at 7am
Wednesday 28th May at 10am
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