Albums

The Root Source: Fire Walker
FSRCD078
The Q Orchestra: Journey Through Sounds
FSRCD077
Phuture Motion: The Thief
FSRCD071
Various Artists: Fresh Out The Box
FSRCD076
Various Artists: Music For Jazz Dancers
FSRCD074
Healer Selecta: Lets Get It Started
FSRCD070
Candice Monique & The Optics: In My Soul
FSRCD073
SOULIVE: Up Here
FSRCD069
soul harmonics: These Times
FSRCD063
Deep Street Soul: Deep Street Soul
FSRCD062
SK Radicals: Urban Eclectiks
FSRCD060
Randa & The Soul Kingdom: randa and the soul kingdom
FSRCD066
Lack Of Afro: My Groove Your Move
FSRCD057
Dr Strafe: Like In The Deal
FSRCD061
Down To The Bone: Future Boogie
FSRCD068
soul sugar: Nothing But The Truth
FSRCD067
BAKER BROTHERS: AVID SOUNDS
FSRCD064
big pimp jones: Bad Bad Jimmy Ruckus
FSRCD058
The Sound Stylistics: Greasin The Wheels
FSRCD065
the impellers: Robot Legs
FSRCD059
Various Artists: Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967 - 1978
FSRCD056
M-Swift: Evening sun
FSRCD053
Cookin' on 3 Burners: Soul Messin
FSRCD055
speedometer: Soul Groovin - Speedometer Live
FSRCD054
Ray Camacho & The Teardrops: THE BEST OF
FSRCD052
Nathan Haines: Right Now
FSRCD051
Various Artists: DJ Lubi Presents Salsa Dura
FSRCD049
DJ GRAHAM B: No Room for Chairs
FSRCD050
The Fantastics !: Mighty Righteous
FSRCD048
Diesler: Tracks On The Rocks
FSRCD044
Various Artists: Stay on the Groove 4
FSRCD045
Snowboy and the Latin Section: Communication
FSRLP047
The Perceptions: Introducing . . . .
FSRCD046
Snowboy and the Latin Section: Communication
FSRCD047
The Grits: The Grits
FSRLP042
The Grits: The Grits
FSRCD042
Valique: R.A.W. (Russians at Work)
FSRCD043
Various Artists: Single Minded
FSRCD040
The Apples: Buzzin' About
FSRCD041
Various Artists: Future Soul
FSRCD039
Malena: Fried Samba
FSRCD038
BROWNOUT: HOMENAGE
FSRLP033
The Super Phonics: Interstellar
FSRCD031
BROWNOUT: Homenage
FSRCD033
AFRO ELEMENTS: It remains to be seen
FSRCD029
Various Artists: Planet Latino
FSRCD037
Various Artists: Messin' Around Volume 5
FSRCD035
Various Artists: Modern Funk
FSRCD036
The Sound Stylistics: Play Deep Funk
FSRLP018
Diesler: The Rhythm Station
FSRCD032
Cookin' on 3 Burners: BAKED, BROILED AND FRIED
FSRCD026
Lack Of Afro: Press On
FSRCD034
Various Artists: Black Feeling
FSRCD027
Quasimode: ONESELF likeness
FSRCD030
KOKOLO: Love International
FSRCD022
MANTECA: Tremendo Boogaloo
FSRCD020
THE SOCIETY: HeavyMightyMoodyGroovy
FSRCD023
speedometer: Four Flights Up
FSRCD024
Flow Dynamics: Flow Dynamics
FSRCD028
Marva Whitney: I Am What I Am
FSRCD025
The Sound Stylistics: Play Deep Funk
FSRCD018
The Root Source: The Root Source
FSRCD019
Basement Boys present Mudfoot Jones: Basement Boys present Mudfoot Jones
FSRCD021
SIRIUS B: Bagunca- Essential Brazillian Jazz Dance
FSRCD017
speedometer: Diggin Deeper
FSRCD016
JAZZ JUICE: 52nd Street
FSRCD014
Various Artists: Let The Groove Move You: Stay On The Groove Vol 2
FSRCD012
DJ ANDY SMITH: DJ Andy Smith's Freestyle Mix
FSRCD013
Jazzinho: Atlas
FSRCD011
FDEL: Audiofdelity
FSRCD015
Various Artists: Messin Around: A Decade of Danceflo
FSRCD010
Various Artists: Snowboy presents the Hi Hat
FSRCD009
AB / NRML: PROPS AND HIGH FIVES
FSRCD006
Various Artists: Freestyle Remixed
FSRCD008
Various Artists: STAY ON THE GROOVE
FSRCD007
RHIBOSOME: RHIBOSOME
FSRCD005
THE SOCIETY: Electronic - Bionic
FSRCD004
KOKOLO: MORE CONSIDERATION
FSRCD003
AFRODIZZ: Kif Kif
FSRCD002
REGGIE WATTS: SIMPLIFIED
FSRCD001
 
Dr Strafe: Like In The Deal

CD£12.49
  Dr Strafe
Like In The Deal
  FSRCD061
Rob Sayles (Dr Strafe) is the Bristol based DJ/producer who was originally active on the Drum & Bass scene as a DJ/promoter for several years, running a renowned night called ‘Stealth’ which featured many big name DJs like Bad Company, Ed Rush and Moving Fusion.

Having then had his ears opened up to the funkier side of things by acts such as RJD2, Breakestra, Quanitc, Bonobo he began to incorporate all his new favourite sounds and influences into the deeply groovy stew he is now renowned for.

Refocused, Dr Strafe aims to produce modern funk music that tries to add something new or something from other styles of music like breaks, and house, etc as he feels funk can be incorporated into almost any genre of music with fantastic results if it’s done right!

Like In The Deal fuses all these influences: contemporary breaks and beats fused with retro movie soundtracks that evoke car chases & bank heist themes, blended with Motown sounds from the 1960's and 70's along with retro gaming effects, namely 8-bit Nintendo and C64 style music!

The end result of his endeavours speak for themselves. Hear dark rave undercurrents mashed into 70’s funky brass parts of ‘Popcorns Groove’, the jazz guitar that rides JB style groove of ‘Acapulco Nights’, the massive hip-hop breaks that provide the relentless drive of ‘New Orleans Acid’.

‘Like In The Deal’ is a 21st century tour-de-force that brings together all the best elements of 40 years of soulful dance music. Not just old,.not just new, just good.