Orlando's Poor Ragged Rascal...

So alot of good, new house music has been surfacing lately...

one of my favs of the now...

Orlando's Poor Ragged Rascal of Black Market Funk is one of the most prolific DJ's I've met in some time. His radio program garners a whopping 50,000 listeners per and he blends multiple genres together effortlessly. He also has a unique production style. one track in particular, a remix of Amadou & Mariam's song "Sabali" really caught my attention and a download is featured below.

here's the official lowdown on PRR...

"Poor Ragged Rascal has been a music producer and DJ for over 10 years. His early productions were an exploration of house, jazz, funk, D&B, and all things soulful and electronic. In 2001, he began to get deeper in to the worlds of nu-jazz, future funk and broken beat. His next undertaking, a live experimental project called Playlofts, was a group of highly talented players, which included vocalist Katherine Paton, guitar player Jon Garces, himself on the keys, and a live visual artist. Playlofts was a live experimental project that blended classic funk, electronic broken beats, and jazz with a stream of live visual elements. A show accredited with raw energy and soulfulness. In 2006 he started the multimedia company BlackMarketFunk.com that consists of a internet radio podcast and a record label. The podcast is also available through itunes and has recently grown to over 50,000 downloads every episode.
Poor Ragged Rascal plans to continue to bring his blend of synthetic future funk music to the rest of the world. Presently, he is working in the studio and perfecting his live show using Ableton Live and an APC40."


Amadou & Mariam - "Sabali" (Poor Ragged Rascal's Future Funk Remix)

Here's a dj mix also... he has a ton more available on his website.


Poor Ragged Rascal - "August 2009 Mix"