Eric Funk’s Best of 2022

Your iconoclast KRKQ Program Director’s choices run the gamut as he shares his favorites from a meaningful & creative year. (Chart year runs from Dec. 2021 to November 2022)

  • Bonobo – Fragments
  • Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors
  • Brijean- Angelo
  • Photay with Carlos Nino- An Offering
  • Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Keyboard Fantasies Reimangined
  • Yaya Bey – Remember Your North Star
  • Brian Eno – FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
  • Bjork – Fossora
  • Royksopp – Profound Mysteries (I-III)
  • Hermitude – Mirror Mountain
  • Animal Collective – Time Skiffs
  • Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen
  • Matveï – Tales_for_Nightclubs
  • Eric Hilton – Lost Dialect
  • Ron Trent Presents Warm – What do the stars say to you?
  • Beach House – Once Twice Melody
  • Whatever The Weather – Whatever The Weather
  • Parov Stelar – Moonlight Love Affair
  • Teen Daze – Interior
  • Bob Moses – The Silence In Between
  • Nightmares On Wax – Remixed to Freedom!
  • Satin Jackets – Reunion
Eric Funk’s Best of 2022

Takeover Tuesday

Get your vibe right with a guest mix from DC label co-founder Thomas Blondet.

Join us for another Takeover Tuesday this Tuesday November 22nd on the Lunch Lounge. We’ll feature a compelling downtempo guest set from Thomas Blondet, co-founder of DC’s Rhythm & Culture label. The label’s recent release ESL has been near the top of our charts for some time now and features many of the artists connected with DC’s influential Eighteenth Street Lounge.

Join us on the Lunch Lounge at Noon this Tuesday.

The Lunch Lounge is sponsored by San Miguel Power Association.

Takeover Tuesday

New Music Friday

Friday November 18, 2022

Today at Noon (MT), it’s first spins time on the Lunch Lounge with new music from Röyksopp’s final installment in their triology, Profound Mysteries III, which arrived today. The new album features collaborations with Jamie Irrepressible, Susanne Sundfør, Alison Goldfrapp, Astrid S, Pixx, and others.

Also in the new music crate, Wax Tailor, Fousheé, Floating Points, Matveï, Adrian Quesada, A Certain Ratio, and more.

Tune in at 95.5 FM, mountainchill.com, or on ask your favorite streaming appliance to play KRKQ – Mountain Chill Radio.

The Lunch Lounge is sponsored by San Miguel Power Association.

New Music Friday

Top Spins – 8-November-2022

BIB10, Stephen Wilkinson’s 10th album recording as Bibio, retains its top spot on our charts this week. The album revels in vintage guitar and old-skool production sounds. New neo-swing from Bebo Best enters in at number 2 and Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton jumps to number 3 with an advance from his forthcoming Present Past and Future. #downtempo #electronica #radio #topspin

Top Spins – 8-November-2022

Top Spins: 1-November-2022

BIB10, the 10th studio album from producer Bibio, aka Stephen Wilkinson, tops our charts this week. The guitar plays a prominent role in this album that evokes scenes of the countryside. Rhythm & Culture Records new sampler celebrating the reopening of Washington DC’s influential Eighteenth Street Lounge remains at no. 2. #downtempo #housemusic #triphop #electronica #radio #topspin

Top Spins: 1-November-2022