The Funky Melting Pot

I think it was Luis Armstrong, the legendary Jazzman, who said that he considers any song he composes to be perfect when no two sections are repeated more than twice. These are the words, no doubt, of one helluva creative musician. The music you will hear in this mix not in the same mold that Luis Armstrong is talking about. Jazz...

Sorry its like 07:30 around here and I am slowly getting late for work and am thus in a rush. The one thing I just have to say is that for me Track 1 represents this blog and my personality perfectly. If the Funky Melting Pot had a business card, this would be on it under the question “So, what type of music is on the Funky Melting Pot ...

The writer Keith Ward gives this theory that is quite interesting. In the book its mentioned almost in passing and probably had little to do with the overall point of the book. But for some reason I remember it. The point made was that some writers have, what he called the ‘peculiar’ ability, to be convincing …while you were readin...

A long time ago …not sure when to be honest …as its one of those things that just hangs in your head without reference to time. Anyway, I was watching Comedy Central and they had this dude on …quite an old dude …Lewis something or the other. He said something that ensured that a piece of his stand-up routine would form an integral ...

Ok so sometimes, a man, or a woman, needs beats which are a bit on the rough side …which display a bit of an edge. The melodic beats, as you will usually find around here, are always good for relaxed listening. They take the mind on smooth trips of fancy and leave you with a floating feeling. That is all good and well but sometimes...

This is a collection of stunning mid-tempo contemporary Lounge tracks. The title is a bit on the deep side …and so is the way every track has been chosen. For me there is deep meaning in the mix and you will notice some of it in the overall mood and the contrasting styles of the individual tracks. While there may be a contrast in style...

In Her book “The Spiritual in Modern Art” Kandinsky states, in a chapter named “About General Aesthetic”, that “Every work of Art is the child of it’s age and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture produces an art of its own which can never be repeated”. ...

The quote on the compilation cover says: “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” -Ovid Ovid is a very important Roman Poet from way back in the day. I guess a lot could be said about him but for me the significant fact is that anyone who can find the time, patience and determination to wr...

“As your mother tells you, and my mother certainly told me, it is important, she always used to say, always to try new things.” – Hannibal Lector These nuggets of truth certainly do come from the strangest and sometimes the most sinister sources. Still, this particular one echoes in my soul. I have no idea what many of these...

Well it’s the end of the year and it’s a special and busy time for many. Words cannot express my gratitude for your support and my joy at being able to do something that I really do love. That’s the thing about the Funky Melting Pot …its not about some guy trying to make it as a DJ, or some club addicted “never-sleep” type who...