Funki Porcini began making music in San Francisco when he moved into The Residents' old warehouse. After much experimentation with early synths and home made industrial instruments he returned to England and set up a recording studio in a squat in London. In 1984 he moved to Italy and lived in Rome for ten years making music for film and television before starting 9 Lazy 9 with Keir Fraser. Returning to England again in 1994 he began recording under the name Funki Porcini. He has also made short films together with Team Alcohol (aka Rupert Small) which were premiered at London's National Film Theatre and are released on a DVD with the album Fast Asleep in 2002.
The first single from his 1995 Ninja debut, Hed Phone Sex, Long Road (with a B-side, "Poseathon," littered with Bongwater samples) was featured on a number of compilations cashing in on the fashionability of "trip-hop". His follow-up to Hed Phone Sex, Love, Pussycats, and Carwrecks, is filled with jittery, jazz-laden drum'n'bass with a good dose of usually quite twisted humor.
Braddell played North America with the Coldcut conglomerate DJ Food as part of the 1996 Unexploded Bomb tour, and has grown increasingly in-demand as a remixer, disorganizing tracks by everyone from Journeyman to the Mike Flowers Pops. His third album, Ultimately Empty Million Pounds, launched in 1999 and was soon followed by an EP, Zombie. Fans waited several years for more material from Braddell, though Fast Asleep finally appeared (after a lengthy delay) in late 2002.
His newer material is self-released (see BandCamp).
Discography:
"Hed Phone Sex" (May 1995, Cat. no: ZENCD017).
"Love, Pussycats and Carwrecks" (June 1996, Cat. no: ZENCD023).
"Let's See What Carmen Can Do" (April 1997, Cat. no: ZENCDS050).
"The Ultimately Empty Million Pounds" (March 1999, Cat. no: ZENCD040).
"Fast Asleep" (29 July 2002, Cat. no: ZENCD057).
"PLOD" (1 Dec 2009, self-released).
"On" (3 May 2010, Cat. no: ZENCD144).
"One Day" (10 Dec 2011, self-released).
"Le Banquet Cassio" (14 June 2013, self-released)
"Conservative Apocalypse" (7 July 2016, self-released)
"The Mulberry Files" (3 May 2018, self-released)
"STUDIO 59" (3 June 2019, self-released)
"Boredom Never Looked So Good" (28 March 2020, self-released)
"Drift To This" (5 february 2021, self-released)
"Where the Sauce Is Deluxe" (29 January 2022, self-released)
Sites: BandCamp , Vimeo, https://funkiporcini.net/.
Michael's Little Friend
Funki Porcini Lyrics
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The lyrics of Funki Porcini's song Michael's Little Friend are quite interesting as it starts with an apology message to the listeners. The verse says, "We're sorry, your CD player will not faithfully reproduce track 7." This can be interpreted in a few different ways, but one interpretation is that this song may contain some distortion or other technical issues that the CD player cannot handle.
The chorus of the song goes, "Please press pause and try again, and try again... and try again." This could signify the repetition of certain events or situations in life that one has to go through multiple times until they find the perfect solution. It could be a message of perseverance and not giving up easily when things don't go the way you planned.
Overall, the lyrics have a downtempo and melancholic vibe that may make you introspective and think about your struggles and challenges in life. It could be interpreted in various ways, and the beauty of art lies in the individual's interpretation.
Line by Line Meaning
We're sorry, your CD player will not faithfully reproduce track 7.
We apologize that your CD player is not capable of accurately playing track 7 as intended.
Please press pause and try again, and try again... and try again.
Please pause the CD and attempt to play track 7 again. If it does not work on the first try, continue to try multiple times until it plays successfully.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JAMES PATRICK DARCY BRADDELL
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