James Braddell is an English musician and film maker, who uses the stage name of Funki Porcini. "Funki Porcini" is a twist on "Funghi Porcini", the Italian name of the mushroom

Boletus edulis ''Boletus edulis'' (English: cep, penny bun, porcino or porcini) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus ''Boletus''. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occu ...

, commonly known as "penny bun". He spent ten years in Italy making music for film and television. Thereafter, he returned to England. In 1994, he signed to

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

Ninja Tune Ninja Tune is an English independent record label based in London. It has a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More (better known as Coldcut) and managed by Peter Quicke and others. Inspired by a visit ...

and set up his own studio, The Uterus Goldmine. He has also recorded as a member of

9 Lazy 9 9 Lazy 9 are an Italian electronic music group, consisting of Keir Fraser, James Braddell, Gianluca Petrella (trombone), Mishael Levron (guitar), Manù Bandettini (flute) and Adriano Tirelli (bassoon). Keir Fraser is credited as Keir Fraserello. ...

(a.k.a. 8 Lazy Bastards), under the pseudonym Giacomo Braddellini; and released the EP "Float On" (1995), as a member of short-lived band Purr, along with DJ N4Eric (a.k.a. Toona) and Stuart Warren-Hill of

Hexstatic Hexstatic are an English electronic music duo, consisting of Stuart Warren Hill and Robin Brunson, that specializes in creating "quirky audio visual electro." Formed in 1997 after Hill and Brunson met while producing visuals at the Channel 5 ...

Discography

* ''Hed Phone Sex'' (1995,

) * ''Love, Pussycats and Carwrecks'' (1996, Ninja Tune) * ''The Ultimately Empty Million Pounds'' (1999, Ninja Tune) * ''Fast Asleep'' (2002, Ninja Tune) * ''Plod'' (2009, Independent) * ''On'' (2010, Ninja Tune) * ''One Day'' (2011, Independent) * '' Le Banquet Cassio'' (2013, Independent) * ''Conservative Apocalypse'' (2016) * ''The Mulberry Files'' (2018, Independent) * ''Studio 59'' (2019, Independent) * ''Boredom Never Looked So Good'' (2020, Independent) * ''Motorway'' (2020, Independent) * ''Drift To This'' (2021, Independent) * ''Where the Sauce is Deluxe'' (2022, Independent)

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* {{Authority control English DJs English electronic musicians English filmmakers English male composers English record producers Ninja Tune artists Third Mind Records artists 1962 births Living people British trip hop musicians Downtempo musicians Electronic dance music DJs Musicians from London