James Patrick Darcy Braddell is an English musician and filmmaker 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) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus ''Boletus''. It is prized as an edible mushroom. The fungus produces Basidiospore, spore-bearing basidiocarp, fruit bodies ...

, 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 and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

Ninja Tune Ninja Tune is an independent record label based in London, with a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1990 by musicians Matt Black and Jonathan More, known collectively as Coldcut. The label was established as an outlet for Col ...

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

9 Lazy 9 9 Lazy 9 is 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. J ...

(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.

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