Moon Boots turning up on a festival-minded funky house chart says a lot about where this selection is aiming. The Brooklyn producer —Pete Dougherty, a multi-instrumentalist whose blend of house, soul and disco helped push Anjunadeep toward a more song-driven sound— opens with 'Get On Up' alongside Pinto (NYC), a staple of the New York circuit. It's the longest cut of the lot (6:10) and the one that sets the standard: 128 BPM in F minor, classic groove, zero rush.
The backbone of the chart is Jackies Music Records, an independent Barcelona label running since 2017 that pairs its catalogue with its own parties and regular stops at Miami Music Week. It lands three of the ten cuts: the Moon Boots opener, DJ Dove and Da Night's 'Searching For Love', and Baccus' 'Out Of My Mind', the only track that drops the pulse to 126.
Acetone answers with three of its own: Max Magnani's 'Starlight' —the only one pushing up to 130—, 'Runaway' by Nari and Paolo nhe, and Andrea Marchesi and Alex Zaccheroni's 2K26 take on 'Porompompero', at once the most unexpected title and the shortest cut on the record (3:49).
Between those two blocks, Block & Crown do their thing: the Dutch duo, one of the most prolific projects in current funky house and openly devoted to the original disco sound, deliver 'Till The Lights Go Out' as a Deep Testimony Mix that condenses their formula into 4:24. Rounding out the roster: Groovebox's 'In My House' —Brobot Records' only appearance—, Jackie with Banana Groovz on 'Spoiled by Your Control', and the Dynamique and Boogietraxx pairing closing with 'The Games You Play'.
Read through its names, the selection paints a fair portrait of where the genre stands: one recognisable figure from the melodic sphere crossing into funky territory, two labels splitting six of ten cuts, and steady catalogue craftsmen covering the rest with skill. Nobody here is experimenting; everyone knows exactly which dancefloor they're producing for.
Sources: RA · Anjunadeep · Jackies Music · Beatport
