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culture are the 'sample moments'. As both music genres played go hand in hand in the creation process of producing beats by mashing up sampled breaks, both DJs will sometimes end and start their sets by playing corresponding songs. These do not happen every show as they often come about by
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are recorded, cataloged and made available for online streaming. Each published show includes a playlist listing the songs that were played, including interviews and live freestyling sessions. The playlists are useful for fans of obscure funk because all song titles are easily accessible.
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coincidence; Either DJ sometimes will remember having a song that was sampled or that uses a sample that was played by the other in his record bag. These 'sample moments' are often explicitly mentioned in the archives, but there are a lot of hidden ones; Treasures for the keen listener.
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song "P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)", in which WEFUNK is a fictional radio station broadcasting "directly from the
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stream in 1999, becoming one of the oldest continuously operating radio streams on the
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s top 10 "Best Local Radio Show" lists in their annual "Best of
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