WRITTEN OVER A PERIOD OF OVER A YEAR IN LOCKDOWN, AT THE HOTSPOT, PRODUCED BY JOE GODDARD AND AL DOYLE OF HOT CHIP, TAKES THE RAUCOUS ENERGY WARMDUSCHER SOLIDIFIED ON THEIR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2019 RELEASE TAINTED LUNCH, AND INJECTS IT WITH A SLIGHTLY MORE POLISHED, ‘80S FUNK SOUND, KIND OF LIKE STUMBLING HOME TO YOUR SQUATTED LOFT AFTER A DRUNKEN NIGHT AT THE LOCAL DISCO. IT’S CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE, SMOOTH ON THE INSIDE, AND MIGHT BE THE MOST IMMEDIATELY ENJOYABLE MUSIC WARMDUSCHER HAVE EVER GRACED US WITH.  

YES – THE LEGENDARY ACTOR, HOST AND BROADCASTER CRAIG CHARLES IS ONE OF UK’S MOST BELOVED FUNK AND SOUL DJ’S. FROM ROBOT WARS TO RED DWARF, CRAIG HAS NOW GROUNDED HIMSELF AS A FUNK & SOUL ICON AFTER 10 YEARS OF BROADCASTING ON BBC 6 MUSIC WITH THEIR PRIMETIME SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW, “WHEN BBC 6MUSIC ASKED ME TO DO A RADIO SHOW I ONLY HAD ONE CONDITION, IT HAS TO BE A FUNK & SOUL SHOW OTHERWISE I WASN’T INTERESTED” AND SO THE CRAIG CHARLES FUNK AND SOUL SHOW WAS BORN, PIONEERING 6MUSIC