It's a very ELECTROFUNK morning with KID GINSENG

I've gotten to know the mysterious, enigmatic, and rather brilliant deejay Kid Ginseng - a producer and turntablist with deep roots in early classic hip-hop and underground dance music - a little bit over the last few years, and I love talking with him about how he puts together his minimalist (or are they maximalist?), classic electrofunk jams. The Kid is living and creating in the present yet is deeply knowledgable about the jam-masters who've come before him. (He's also a really sweet guy.) So a few weeks ago - at the Coveralls gig at Walrus Alley in Westport, to be exact - I asked him if he would join me on my Monday morning Snap Crackle POP! show someday.

And on this sunny summer Bridgeport morning he did! And he even debuted his newest mixtape, which incorporates some really deep-stark-funky jams and beats, both new and vintage, alongside his own innovative tracks from the last few years. We agreed to swoop in and out of the mix like we were at a party, which was really really fun and enlightening for me. So here it is, with a particularly boogie-down episode of Snap, Crackle, BOUNCE! (I mean POP!)

Big Fun – Inner City

Cavern – Liquid Liquid

U.F.O. – ESG

Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life – Indeep

Let the Music Play – Shannon

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel – Grandmaster Flash

Kraftjerkz Freakout Mix # 3 – featuring:

* Don’t Stop (intro) – Kid Ginseng

* Looking for the Perfect Beat (instrumental) – Afrika Bambaataa

* Love Can’t Wait – Tony “Dr. Edit” Garcia feat. Lil Suzy

* I Need a Freak – Sexual Harassment

* Night Drive Break

* Rock the Planet – The Megatrons

* Fix It in the Mix (instrumental) – Pretty Tony

* My Tascam – Kid Ginseng

* I Go Off – Kid Ginseng

* Eye Spy – Unsighted

* It’s Nokoman – DJ Technician

* East 7 Miles – CEM3340

* Crackworld – DJ Di’jital

* Armada (DJ Maaco Remix) – DJ Di’jital

* 808 Kits – DJ Di’jital

Computer Love – Kraftwerk