Kirollus

DJ · Broadcaster · Vinyl Specialist50.8225° N, 0.1372° W
Brighton & Hove, UK

All vinyl, every set. 70s and 80s boogie, modern soul, rare groove, then funk, disco and house. Picked by someone who spent eight years behind a record shop counter.

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01/The story

From thecounterto the booth.

KirollusCat. no. KR-1992
Dagenham → Hove

Born in Dagenham in 1992. Raised on records. Kirollus spent eight years behind the counter at Uptight Records in Hove, and that's where the digging turned into a way of life.

100%Vinyl, every set

8 yrsUptight Records

’70s& ’80s at heart

1992
Born in Dagenham
East London roots, long before the record shop and the DJ booth.
8 yrs
Behind the counter at Uptight Records
Eight years at the Hove record shop, where the deep record-digging knowledge behind every set was built.
Now
Brighton & Hove, all vinyl
Every set is vinyl only: 70s and 80s boogie and modern soul, then rare groove, funk, disco and house.
Live
Clubs & festivals worldwide
International clubs and major festivals across the UK, Europe and further afield, including The Loft at Amsterdam Dance Event.

02/The crates

Six crates.Onegroove.

Crate 01108–118 bpm

Boogie

Synth bass, handclaps, and that slow bounce.1979 — 1986

Crate 02100–124 bpm

Modern Soul

Silky voices and big chord changes over a steady four.1976 — 1989

Crate 0396–112 bpm

Rare Groove

Private presses and B-sides you only find by digging.1968 — 1979

Crate 04100–116 bpm

Funk

Tight drums and stabbing horns, built around the one.1967 — 1982

Crate 05116–126 bpm

Disco

Strings, octave bass and the mirror ball turning.1974 — 1983

Crate 06118–125 bpm

House

Where soul goes after midnight: four to the floor.1985 — now

Side A · How a set starts

Dig.

Cue.

Drop.

Dance.

Pull it from the crate.

Platter speed

0.0 rpm

03/Mixes & radio

On air,on wax.

Bi-weekly since 2020

Forty Minutes of Funk

Forty Minutes of Funk (@fmofunk) is Kirollus's own bi-weekly mix series. It runs the full spread of the crates, from boogie and modern soul to rare groove, funk, disco and house, mixed live from vinyl.

Listen on Mixcloud ↗