funky house sceptics, let me draw your attention to this

god not to piss on its undoubtedly unfuckwitable chips or anything but i can scarcely believe that that 'lions den' will ever ever again sound as incredible as it did there - sharing the new awe w/ ranks & shants and rankin absolutely tearing it first go unheard. (shout out to hector the cannibal.)

dunno who its by yet, no. quite hard to place who it even might be by even! though i'm sure it'll be obvious in hindsight.

the other track - meant the one before actually. or rather this.

rankin was on top form the whole show really - who else would try out some new humble god-praising bars and then think out loud "hmm those might need a bit of lubrication". hero obv.

MCRanking
Janet Street Porter..... Hmmmmmmmmm... She got a daughter?
10:04 PM Oct 21st via Echofon

(i done another aspie tracklist for that show earlier btw - probably most unnecessary but can put up if anyone really wants. also if one of the "estonian massive" who seem to get a shout on every single ruddy rinse show i've listened to lately ask for it i will definitely oblige.)

some terrific ill blu stuff on their own recent shows as well: a hilariously furious overdriven grime hoover one (which would be fun enough already if it didnt also have a drop into complete and utter MAYHEM) and then that massive breakbeaty "get freaky with you" track with the swooping vox and pounding everything.

both can be most easily heard during their little funkystepzy own-brand segment starting round about the 50min mark here:

http://relay.exequo.org/rinsefm/podcast/IllBlu121010.mp3

also selah's 'i want you out my house' produced by & featuring donaeo early on in that set is class and ought to be v popular i should reckon

That Ill Blu set, and especially the section from 50mins onwards, is an absolute belter. They really seem, consciously or otherwise, to be moving into the space that big-room electrohouse found itself in mid-2004 - huge, ravey, overdriven bombastic tracks that eat you alive.

yeah that ill blu set is more than a little bit excellent

some terrific ill blu stuff on their own recent shows as well: a hilariously furious overdriven grime hoover one (which would be fun enough already if it didnt also have a drop into complete and utter MAYHEM)

I haven't listened to the 12 October set yet but if this is what I think it is and also was on the 21 September set then yes it's AMAZING.

They really seem, consciously or otherwise, to be moving into the space that big-room electrohouse found itself in mid-2004 - huge, ravey, overdriven bombastic tracks that eat you alive.

Yes, it's this line (the space between "Meltdown" and the Roll Deep remixes, basically) that I find most interesting in their work.

rankin was on top form the whole show really - who else would try out some new humble god-praising bars and then think out loud "hmm those might need a bit of lubrication". hero obv.

Adding Shantie to the show has had the unexpected effect of making me appreciate Rankin' more again, especially as he's added a few new bars recently. I like that there's (what deej might describe as) a fully-fledged persona that coalesces out of his swing between being an amoral sex machine and feeling guilt about it.

i done another aspie tracklist for that show earlier btw - probably most unnecessary but can put up if anyone really wants.

Please do, if it helps me ID one or two tracks it's appreciated.

yeah a tracklist would be grand

How long does that Ill Blu own-brand section last, incidentally? I have it going from 50mins through to about 1hr06 but then you get the Green Light instrumental and Time To Get Nasty a bit later.

Apparently (so sez dissensus) Funkystepz will be releasing "Fuller" b/w "Hurricane Riddim" on Hyperdub. Unbeatable combo IMO.

How long does that Ill Blu own-brand section last, incidentally? I have it going from 50mins through to about 1hr06 but then you get the Green Light instrumental and Time To Get Nasty a bit later.

I don't think there's a specific section as such: Ill Blu regularly play their own to other stuff in about a 2:1 mix and this set seems to be the same, there are Ill Blu tracks after "Time To Get Nasty" on there as well.

Great set...

dunno if rusty allen (or anyone else) has already heard this but i was just catching up with dj weeksey's most recent archived show and he played 'magaluf' as part of a most beguiling little triptych of minor devine collective solo cuts. i've chopped it out for posterity:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/82097616b8e1182b/

gather round children, it's the idm it's cool to like >:]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/81d289

found this bit of rubbish knocking around too.

G Smallz or someone needs to do an all Devine mix (Murdz' all-Murdz mixes don't count since he's clearly a lesser light vis a vis Mad one) - best way to build the Collective's rep IMO, if only because it knocks people over the head with the existence of an auteur-aesthetic who weren't sharp enough to see it previously.

Also, I should know this but what's the vocal tune near the beginning of the Ill Blu set that goes, "When I wake up in the morning there's a smile upon my face..." and then has the awesome cut-up vocal chorus?

here's that tracklist (couldn't be arsed with timestamps but you'll manage i'm sure.)

Marcus Nasty 20/10/10

??
Carnao Beats ft Teeboy & Kadey - Get Out
L-Vis 1990 - Reprise
?? [lil jazz number - heh only on this show would u ever hear this after what preceded <3]
Rudimental ft Adiyam & Shantie - Midnight Affair
Devine Collective - House Girls Part 8
?? [something in me is saying greyman...]
Chuck Dem Gee ft Roch'L Royale - Round & Round
?? [bah come the fuck on someone must know what this is]
Mercurial Myrmidon - Hey Bongo (Deep Mix)
MQ ft L.E.V - Can't See My Way Back
?? [super minimal bassline #]

--------------30 mins
Fuzzy Logik ft Jada Pearl - All My Love
Kyla - Don't Play With My Heart (Roska Remix)
Mak 10 - 24 Hours
Pioneer & Supa D - Congo Natty
Funk Butcher ft Shea Soul - Pull Me Close
??
Undisputed - Sunglasses (Andy Jay & S-Tee Remix)
Eastwood ft VeVe - Right There
Funkystepz - Fuller
?? [afric lurky bubbler / ye olde "hoold up" sample]
Screama ft Farah - I Can't Lose

-------------- 60mins
Magnum (from Aftershock) - ?
Naughty Raver ft Tribal Magz & Dymund - I Wish (aka Tears)
Bassboy - Drip (Remix)
?? [xylo bubbler]
Screama ft Justice - Tomboy
??
?? [bassline whomp-whomp crowdpleaser]
Funky Twinz ft Angel J - Smile
?? [scottie d?]
Mercurial Myrmidon - Pataptoon (Conga Mix)
?? [tarzan intro - xylo drop - luv this one!!]
Geeneus - Crackish
??
Smoove Kriminal - Stop Dat
DJ Mystery - Room 101

--------------- 90mins
?? [tim was right the first time - this one is extra awesome]
Live - Lion's Den
Hannah Liston - Explore Me (Naughty Raver Remix) (Marcus Special)
?? [bassline]
Bassboy ft Marcus Nasty - Shut Up
Naughty Raver ft Kaysee - Show Me
?? [bah come on someone must know what this pt 2]
Screama ft Farah - Give It To Me [lolz rankin]
?? - Sounds Of The Future

?? [bah come the fuck on someone must know what this is]

Funkystepz, but I can't remember what it's called.

Fuzzy Logik ft Jada Pearl - All My Love

LOVING this at the moment.

Screama ft Justice - Tomboy

?? [bah come on someone must know what this pt 2]

Is this Madfingers? I forget.

?? - Sounds Of The Future

by Lewi White.

This too.

?? [tarzan intro - xylo drop - luv this one!!]

And this.

Weird that's all out of order.

FIXED:

Screama ft Justice - Tomboy

This too.

?? [tarzan intro - xylo drop - luv this one!!]

and this.

?? [bah come on someone must know what this pt 2]

Is this Madfingers? I forget.

?? - Sounds Of The Future

by Lewi White.

xp yes i was thinking that too about a devine mix, although part of me does rather enjoy the mystery gangsta (and the implicit fuck you to self-advertising networky entrepreneurialism i like to map onto it, natch).

also thought similarly about murdz but the ill blu-approved 'dem rasta ways dere' and indeed 'house girls 86' on that weeksey segment have me reconsidering the assumed devine balance of power somewhat.

I haven't been keeping up with funky house all year. What's really good?

your lewi white thing is just cos shants gave him a shout out during the tune right? not rubber-stamping that.

UK Funky 2010 Half Year Report: What's Really Good

Of course I've got enough (incl. youtube links) for a part two now.

your lewi white thing is just cos shants gave him a shout out during the tune right? not rubber-stamping that.

okay fair enough but it seemed tied into the track and it's not like shantie calling out lou, my sons, my daughter.

i was very close to accepting it if it's any consolation! (rankin shouted out some random misleading bloke's name at the start of both 'lions den' reloads otoh though for instance.)

on the earlier subject of funkystepz i would imagine they have material for another hyperdub 12" in 'shocker' and 'warrior', both new stormers from their latest sets. (warrior is a 'spells of yoruba' interpolation iirc.) since this is ilm however i will laud their choice remix of esthero's 'bitch' instead. it is lovely and radiant.

Yes must get onto the Funkystepz set. I am hard up against my monthly bandwidth limit though :-(

monthly...bandwidth... limit? good lord i don't even want to imagine.

here's the esthero remix if it's any help:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/82099988d786bcb4/

Thanks, Tim. Lol at us using the exact same phrase.

i've been jamming only ill blu, thanks to tim

to rtc: cheers, will check when I get home.

What i like about the "Fuller" / "Hurricane Riddim" choice (and this may apply to the new tracks you refer to as well, haven't heard them yet I don't think) is that they combine what is great about Funkystepz and what is necessary for a Hyperdub release without any compromise.

Like, "Hurricane Riddim" is very stern and dramatic and post-grime and "hey look at me i iz very syncopated not house at all" and yet for all that (or even because of all that) it still retains that quintessentially Funkystepz brand of technicolour ridiculousness which is central to at least 80% of their good tunes and is a large part of their appeal for me.

(also both tunes work without MCs as well as with, which sadly wasn't quite the case with "Different Lekstrix" IMO - and that's the most comparable prior "funky anthem makes good on respected label" release I can think of)

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

geeneus what have you done!!!!!

oh i see it's already on rolling pop. wait does this not sound to anyone else a lot worse than the radio rip from time ago? and not just cos it's pitched down.

viz: http://www.zshare.net/audio/76193020824a7b5f/

thx for the line up rtc. the final version of 'lights on' is way worse than the radio rip :x.and to think that it was my most anticipated album in 2010...(after 'katy on a mission', 'louder' and this one, that feeling has just faded)

That Esthero remix is awesome! Surprisingly pretty.

lions den. massive.

loving the 'esthero' rmx, as well.

It's now been posted (in full and high quality) on fact. I'll add the link when I get home.

It is SO FUCKING AWESOME.

http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/29/download-a-new-funkystepz-dubplate-their-remix-of-esthos-bitch/

Also the funkystepz tune from the last marcus set that rtc did the tracklist for is "Rhythm Storm".

gorgeous track. i checked out the original (dunno who "estho" is meant to be) and it's almost kind of a shame they bothered admitting it - literally just the 4 seconds of vocal snatch and murmur and the music is totally new. might've had another hyperdub 12 out of it if they'd called it 'expired applecare' or something...

zzzzzzz btw 'for u' is still out on the 7th, the 'sounds of malibu' ep (ft 'whispers' & 'leave with you' among others) is out on the 22nd, and 'lovers' sometime in 2011 if i heard him right zzzzzzz

Didn't Esthero used to be some sort of trip hop outfit about 10 years ago?

Great news re future releases. No one in the world is better placed than them to do an album right now, they're so spoil for choice in terms of balancing vocal tracks, bangers and curios.

In other news everyone needs to go by the Mike Delinquent Project remix of KCat's "Epileptic":

http://www.junodownload.com/products/epileptic/1638310-02/

Unexpectedly, "Epileptic" appears actually to be about living with epilepsy.

Tune is really good though, should appeal to anyone into Funkystepz' fruitier, bassline-influenced efforts.

leaving aside all issues except aesthetic ... how is that soul jazz tracklisting? i've only dipped my toes in funky and i've never got very deep (loathed the marcus nasty and supa d mix CDs for rinse) but like grime i can enjoy it in small doses (2-3 tracks at a time, very much enjoy when post-dubstep DJs dip into funky) and was wondering whether this would be an appropriate sampler.

If you most enjoy funky when played by post dubstep djs, then, uh, yeah, probably.

r u ready for my lyrical power
lyrical shower

yeah, i like my roska and i like my "rass out" but i'm a bit on the fence about your crazy cousins and lil silvas

on the earlier subject of funkystepz i would imagine they have material for another hyperdub 12" in 'shocker' and 'warrior', both new stormers from their latest sets. (warrior is a 'spells of yoruba' interpolation iirc.)

Okay so "Warrior" is stomping genius. Naughty Raver called and wants his groove back though. "Shocker" a bit more orthodox "hard" funky but still quality.

But what I really want to ID from that Funkystepz set is that "In My System" tune at about 85 minutes. Slamming!

last night's vaunted mc sesh was pretty dry i thought.... like they came in a bit bigheaded and the set never really took off save from whenever topsee touched mic and the last 20 minutes maybe. not sure any of these types of sets have hit the heights of the first one with viper, sharky p etc.

a more specific problem than the new breed needing to show some decorum, show some class however was the generally uninspired mixing, far too submissive in simply facilitating a platform for the mcs. very much bore the point home (that i think tim might have already made sometime during the blackdown "too tracky" fiasco over on the other place) about how it's the intense dancehall-style quick mix deejay skillset that really defines what's best in funky far more so than the individual tracks played in succession.

this is probably gonna be a little overstated by the frustrated meh hangover but i might speculate it could be getting to the stage now where funky's umbilical connection to house is starting to feel the strain, becoming a noose around its neck even. with the boom in new young "proper funky" uk producers since 2008 it's now entirely possible - in someone like smoove kriminal's sets for instance (however much i enjoy them) - to have a kind of an inversion of funky's roots where it's possible to play a set of bona fide all-uk cuts mixed in a sequential standardised house fashion rather than in terms of the ardkore mixing style and outrageous contextual bricolage that once necessarily dictated how regular house tunes could adopt a uk flava. (already i find myself more drawn to the younger dj's who are coming to funky from a more general urban lineage, like dj nate or greyman or whatever, than the housier ones hedging their bets like ma1).

i'm not saying that GARAGE WILL/SHOULD/MUST/ NOW MUTATE INTO 2STEP or anything but i do get a growing feeling sometimes than the footloosian "just house innit" gestation period is perhaps coming to an end, and that either something will happen or nothing will - in the best and worst way respectively.

haha xp'd with tim's humbling positivity goddamnit!