Dam-Funk went diggin’ in the crates for “Step Into My Zone.” To be more accurate, he found the song – originally recorded in 2006 – in “a black milk crate full of CD spools of joints.” Read the rest of this entry »

Dam’s bringing the funk with a commissioned mix for Scion A/V. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes listeners get sick of hearing about what an artist has to say. Depending on the mood, occasionally you just want to kick back and enjoy hearing words and statements other than braggadocio or heartbreak, soaking up nothing but a cold cocktail and an engaging instrumental. Read the rest of this entry »

At the moment, I’m sitting here, bleary-eyed, hoping that the blank white page on my screen will stop vibrating long enough for me to pin it down with a couple of words. It’s been a long, long couple of days around my way, and there are few, if any, good vibes to be found here. But damn, with a touch of liquid funk, Dam-Funk’s music can make me feel like I’m relaxing poolside, Read the rest of this entry »

Dam-Funk and CLAE footwear come together again for the footwear brand’s “Five By Five Series,” an audio and visual collaboration between five DJs and five digital artists. Read the rest of this entry »

Words from Dam via Stones Throw:

“This t-shirt (designed by the great Freddy Anzures, San Francisco) is a special one for me. This design was inspired by one of the greatest Modern-Funk albums of all time, Prince’s 1999. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s Friday and either you’ve had a good or a bad week. If it’s the latter, Dam has a public service message in the form of an unreleased demo track that can also double as your theme music to round out the day. Read the rest of this entry »

The son of the funk teams up with one of the forefathers. Dam’s producing a whole album by former Slave frontman Steve Arrington. Due out this summer on Stones Throw but we get an early listen here on “Goin’ Hard.” Read the rest of this entry »

Another loose track from Dam-Funk’s series of free downloads, most of which are unmastered and all previously unreleased. Very smooth and almost pensive, “Don’t Give Up!” rides a totally different lane than many of other tracks Dam’s shared but it’s still laced with sprinkles from Dam’s smorgasbord of sounds. Read the rest of this entry »

Stones Throw:

“As Dam-Funk explains it, ‘All songs were taken from the original wax pressings. This mix is what I simply listen 2 on any given day, while living life. It’s a pleasure to share these tracks with my new oki-ni friends. Read the rest of this entry »

The holiday’s here and time’s sparse, but we still wanted to pass along a few Christmas tracks that have popped up over the past few days. Who knows if one of these may become the new Christmas standard, therefore it’s important to pass them along now instead of later. I’m taking the lazy route and just tossing them all in one post. Consider it a crudely wrapped gift but given with warm wishes and intentions. Read the rest of this entry »

HVW8:

“With the holidays upon us, we thought it would be the perfect time to drop this first installment of a two part edition of the HVW8 Int’l Podcast.

“DâM-FunK and tAz Arnold, performing together for the very first time at the HVW8 Gallery Music Series. This was a highly anticipated collaboration that did not disappoint – Read the rest of this entry »

This DaM guy’s Twitter is like Halloween and Christmas rolled up into one as he’s constantly dropping off freebies. He’s got impeccable timing, usually dropping off tracks before departing the social networking site and it coincides with the time I’m logging on. Thus, he’s my audio dope dealer supplying the mp3s for my musical wake & bake. Read the rest of this entry »

Two consecutive days with DâM’s funk do the ears and body good.

All City Records does it again with their 7th installment of their 10 part 10″ series featuring the best talent from Los Angeles’s producer/beat community. Read the rest of this entry »

If one fancies him or herself as a DâM-Funk fan, the daily blessings get multiplied when following DâM on Twitter. On a regular basis, the funkster reveals little audio Easter eggs – instrumentals, demos, rough cuts and finished products – but they’re limited time engagements in terms of accessing the tracks for download. Read the rest of this entry »