funky house sceptics, let me draw your attention to this

tim, did you ever hear the dj glamour mix w/dj naughty's "love lockdown", 321's "bring it back" etc on it? i got it off 7yg but can't remember if it was mentioned hear or not. it's a great mix anyway though i wouldn't want a new one to be so skank-heavy.

btw "migraine skank" is apparently at no 53 lol. still not a hit but better than "in the morning" did :(

and was a lot of 2-step's press not helped enormously by its commercial success? easier to pitch stuff, and easier to pick out the major players, when they're at no 1.

Yeah sure but The Face additionally wrote about stuff that was never ever gonna get anywhere near the charts. I always got the sense that they enjoyed the idea of UK Garage as this private little world doing its own thing, but rather than simply say as much they were also moved to write about it.

"Our Father" is great but technically last year and immediately pre Roska's announcement of a new more musical direction (although the housiness of the rest of that EP is probably related).

I haven't heard that DJ Glamour mix Lex, where can I find it?

scroll down a bit http://blog.7yearglitch.com/

actually their own mix at the top looks fire too

Woah Glamour's myspace blog seems to have a ridiculous number of great-looking DJ mixes - he's up to vol. 11!

http://blogs.myspace.com/deejayglamour

30. Crazy Cousinz - Sweet Like Chocolate

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh my god I DO NOT HAVE THE HOURS IN THE DAY FOR THIS~~~

Yeah I saw that and was like "okay breathe, it's probably gonna disappoint you..."

cant tek no more (mixes), as that dizzee song said. well my HD cant.

I suspect that the reason his remixes of other funky tunes (see also "Quicktime", "The Print") are so good is that he can cannibalize the energy and hooks of the original tune and then just insert his (still) special brand of beat science.

right. hes very particular and you can tell hes quite a bit finnicky which might be why theres a certain restraint to his beats so when he gets some material that doesnt have the anxiety of whether its too hooky or not refined enough it seems to work in his favour.

tho i am kinda intrigued to hear this lol:
Blue Pearl – Naked in the rain (Sidechains remix) – 45.25

all this said, today's fact mix by jam city really is incredible. there's more to it than dismissing it as "beat science"

aaaah and just as i type that he drops the vocal of natasha's "so sick", which i remember only i loved back in 07!!! :D

which i remember only i loved back in 07 09

j/k

well obviously jam city also loves it in 09 so i'm not alone any more :)

i miss the days when you could just miss a radio show or mix and not have the pressure of having to get through everything... its like a new album every week!

such is the price we pay for living in exciting times

i shall remain stoic

30. Crazy Cousinz - Sweet Like Chocolate

^^^this was on the crazy cousinz essential mix

nb on the ja side of things, this smutlee fabric mix looks amazing - http://soundcloud.com/fabric/smutlee-fabriclive-10th-birthday-promo-mix

01 Geeneus Ft. Chino - Smutlee Special (Yellowtail Vip Riddim) (White)
02 Egypt Ft. Busy Signal & Mavado - Badman Place (In The Morning
03 Riddim) (smutlee Blend) (white) -
04 Illmana Ft. Stush - Ready Fi De War (White)
05 Marvin Brown - Jack It Up (White)
06 Sticky Ft. Ding Dong - Badman Forward [(bad Gyal/jumeirah Riddim) (smutlee Blend) (white)]
07 Suncycle Ft. Mavado - No More (Bless Beats Rmx) (Suncycle)
08 Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Mad Decent)
09 Lil Silva Ft. Vybz Kartel - Pon De Floor (Different Riddim) (Smutlee Blend) (White)
10 Bbk - Too Many Funky Tunes (Martelo Blend) (White)
11 Hardhouse Banton Ft. Vybz Kartel - Dump Truck (Sirens Riddim) (Smutlee Blend) (White)
12 Sticky Ft. Elephantman - Krazy Hype (Fugitive Riddim) (Smutlee
13 Blend) (white) -
14 Warrior One Ft. Lady Chann - King (White)
15 Maxwell D - Funky Baby (White)
16 Geeneus Ft. Ms Dynamite - Get Low (Crackish Riddim) (White)
17 El - B Ft. Mirikal [We Dont Play (ghost)]
18 Dubchild - Show It Now (Ratio Mix) (Dpr Recordings)
19 Emvee - Repeat Me (White)
20 Roska Ft. Jamie George - Wonderful Day (Smutlee Special) (Roska Kicks & Snares)
21 Danny Native Ft. Busy Signal - Da Style Deh (Rass Out Riddim) (Smutlee Blend) (White)
22 Maxwell D - Street Knowledge (Rass Out Riddim) (White)
23 Donae'o - Party Hard (Dev79 Rmx) (White)
24 Malanté & Dex Ft. New Kidz - Lions (Exploited Germany)
25 Erup - Click Mi Fingers (Grahmzilla Rmx) (White)
26 Lady Chann - Sticky Situation (Toddla T & Seiji Rmx) (White)
27 Mavado - So Special (Dj Yonny Rmx) (White)
28 Whitey Ft. Mr Vegas - Hot Wuk (Wrap It Up Riddim) (Smutlee Blend) (White)
29 Miike Snow Ft. New Kidz & South Rakkas - Get Mad (Animal Riddim) (Smutlee Blend) (White)

how come no ones done one of these with grime mcs yet

To be honest that looks a lot better than any grime version which would probably end up with endless variations of JME and Skepta wittering over 'What's In Your Handbag'.

Okay so the Jam City FACT Mix sounds heaps better than the Low End Spasm mix IMO. More dynamic, prettier, great use of vocals.

New single from Benga and Zinc ft. Sweetie Irie is a decent slice of dancehall-funky but using Sweetie Ire is a bit hubristic - or, is that the right word? Is there a word that specifically means "offending the gods by trying to imitate their works?"

Because using anyone from the Middle Row camp is kinda implicitly claiming you can match Ed Case, e.g. remix of "Clint Eastwood", the amazing 2001 refixes of "You're Mine" and "Sorry (I Didn't Know)" etc.

OTOH it's closer to 1999 era Basement Jaxx so maybe Benga and Zinc thought they just had to be better than "Feeling's Gone".

Heard this on Code Red's October 16 show. Also features a funky version of "My Desire", but it's a bit middling, stick with the Bugz in the Attic remix if you have to go there (and in fact just stay with the Dreem Teem if it all possible). Royal P could maybe have done a decent remix.

However I'm betting Lex will LOVE this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zBp7LW2wc8

that reminds me of a steppy and bleepy DJ Gregory. It's cool how the track is swung and pushed forward by dropping the 4th kick in each bar.

This Jam City mix is good so far (12 min in). One of the questions I wanted to ask this thread was whether there was a variant of funky that was similar to Darkstar's "Aidy's Girl Is a Computer", but it seems that the JC mix fits the bill pretty well. The more skippy, steppy and broken this stuff is, the more I like it.

Tricky, off the top of my head, search:

Aphrodisiax - Unfinished Business
Funky Underground - Dub Boy
Swift Jay vs Suges - Tribe
Scratcha DVA - Hard House
Scotty D - Dream (any Scotty D really)
Funkystepz - "Funky Sound" or "Bounce"
Pearson Sound - Wad
Hard House Banton - Reign (original and Roska remix)
La Cartier - Call me (Roska Remix)
Mos' Wanted - Different Lekstrix

IMO Jam City's rhythmic erm "matrix" is very much in line with the above stuff - I actually disagree with Matt DC on this, I think from a groove perspective he's 100% funky.

Here's "Unfinished Business" (though it's played pitched up by funky djs):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY3JuTOCJ_Q

A skank version of "Funky Sound":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCzzqwNDmaE

... Unless you mean "similar to Darkstar" in terms of being emo.

From what I can remember of my conversations with the guy from Darkstar, he's the opposite of emo.

Very spirited and friendly, I've actually been completely amazed at where their sound has gone.

But then again this may be just my inner gay goth kid showing, why'd you think I liked Dubstep?.

I will now continue to listen to Dead Can Dance and leave this nice thread alone.

"Emo" as in "emotional" - "Aidy's Girl Is A Computer" sounds like Plaid. "Need You" less so.

What threw me off was when they ditched the sample based aesthetic and went completely IDM/electro.

Its fashionable, but not really playing to their strengths.

Funky that sounded like Darkstar 2 or 3 years ago would actually make a lot of sense.

Thanks Tim! Both of those embeds are good, but I like the skank version of "Funky Sound" the best. I could easily see slotting either of them in with some contemporary deep house. The Jam City mix had plenty of emo in it to push those buttons, but yeah I am looking for something that has both emo and slower, steppier rhythms while also not being so explicitly indebted to hardcore/rave.

Floating Points?

Its not Funky but its good dubstep influenced deep house.

yes!! Vacuum Boogie is one of my favorite EPs from this year.

Trying to point this back towards Funky tempo stuff.

Maybe check for some of the stuff the United Vibes crew are making?

Double Helix, I think he might be under another name right now though.

Some really great broken 2-step vibes to some of them.

http://www.divshare.com/download/8555591-b90

Solar Man- “Cerafin”
No Fixed Abode- “Flowers”
Solar Man- “Cold Hearted”
Low Density- “New Gun”
Amen Ra- “Hidden Life Force”
Amen Ra feat. Double Helix- “Song to Auset”
Low Density Matter- “Definitions”
Amen Ra- “From Whence We came”
Double Helix- “Futuristic Dream”
Double Helix- “Ghost”
Amen Ra- “N22/The Aves”
Double Helix- “The Possibilities 2009”
Double Helix- “Black Ops”
Amen Ra- “Unknown Sources”
Amen Ra and Double Helix- “God Walk”
No Fixed Abode- “Static”

I honestly have no idea what this sounds like, going to listen to it now.

I forgot what big Sun Ra/5% Nation types they were. This is pretty weird.

Like give Floating Points some really strong acid for a couple years weird.

hi thread, can i just--

http://www.sovereignguild.org/gallery/d/1533-3/rolleyes_huge.gif

thanks.

haha

what can i now say though after having referred to funky as a "zone of infinite fluxional context". cruel world.

We all have blood on our hands.

best thing on that jam city fact mix is his refix of endgames 'ecstasy' - thunderously good (i didn't know the original but recognised the hook from 90s heavy d track)

I really should stay out of this thread, I'm basically Tim's model for a dubstep fan that would ruin Funky if they had any say in it. I don't have any say in it, and that's a good thing. So how bout that Ill Blu?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/bruegel/mn-r10.jpg
Tracklisting:
01. Fuzzy Logik – Call Me feat. L.A. Cartier
02. Lil Silva – Different
03. Ill Blu – Rider
04. Lil Silva – Seasons
05. Mad One – Untitled
06. Vato Gonzalez – 4 Minutes
07. Lil Silva – Tribal Land
08. Enrique Benetez – Cooking feat. Mia Mendez
09. Crazy Cousinz – Always Be Mine
10. Fuzzy Logik – In the Morning feat. Egypt
11. Lil Silva – Untitled
12. Altered Natives – Rass Out
13. Nitro & Plague – Inside Pushing Up Flowers feat. Essence (Naughty Remix)
14. Funkystepz – Bounce
15. Geeneus – Yellowtail VIP
16. Roska – Wonderful Day feat. Jamie George
17. Agent X – Trauma
18. Rudimental – Sexy Sexy feat. May
19. Marc Ambiance – Raindance
20. Perempay – Be Your Girl
21. Kris Baya – Heartbreaker (Ill Blu Remix)
22. Lil Silva – Pulse vs Funky
23. S-Tee – Knocking at your Door feat. Sacha
24. Scotty D & Nikki Slimting – The Sound
25. Lil Silva – Untitled
26. Sweet Boy Candy – Caught Up
27. Jallapino – Turbulence
28. Bass Boi – Hit the Dancefloor feat. Cad
29. Funkystepz – Touch On Me

Cant wait for this.

haha

http://twitter.com/MARCUSNASTY/status/5271788840

Lex u made my day!

ooft didn't know they were up to 10 in the rinse series, last one i got was the Supa D.

x-post: compare contrast with Dirty Projectors gatefold inner (no long ting, eh?)