funky house sceptics, let me draw your attention to this

fully take back what i said abt champion's 'loose control' (track 19 on there) btw, dutty riddim like that he can call 'rtc's mum' for all i care

Re: Bhangra Knights - are we far enough away from the early 00s so that bhangra-sampling funky sounds inspired and fresh rather than lazy arse? I think so.

havent marinated on this mix long but also of note:

#12 - finners do we know what this one is? sounds right up ur rarefied alley
#14 - YES DUMPLIN THIS IS THE RUFFNESS
#19 - bloodclaaaaaaaat once again, seriously
#20 - is this some next 'house girls' already?? monster
#23 - liking it, liking it
#24 - YES FUZZY LOGIK U LITTLE BEAUTY
#26 - lol fuck right off what is this madness
#29 - attention tim x2

in conclusion, download this mix it is nifty. apologies for lack of usual diabolical magniloquence.

xp haha glad it wasnt just me that felt some long-dormant vestigial shame rear up at getting excited about that track title. but yeah no i totally agree.

ill blu really are kinda outgrowing the scene now though (in terms of the music itself rather than popularity). can't help thinking of them as a redone without a gaga, a danja without a britney - i'd love to hear them with a vocalist (not a rapper) with enough character to push back against their productions.

i expected more of them for the new princess nyah single (can't remember the title, not worth linking anyway) but frustratingly they only regressed to a sort of budget shondrae/bangladesh.

Was that Take Control or whatever it was? I didn't like it very much.

#12 - finners do we know what this one is? sounds right up ur rarefied alley

Really? this sounds good but not especially amazing I reckon. Rarefied, yeah.

#14 - YES DUMPLIN THIS IS THE RUFFNESS

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

#20 - is this some next 'house girls' already?? monster

LOVE this.

#24 - YES FUZZY LOGIK U LITTLE BEAUTY

Classic fruity fuzzy vibes.

#26 - lol fuck right off what is this madness

!!!!! When this tune drops it's the biggest shock ever. Total Banger, but I'm also getting an Eric Morillo kinda vibe...

#29 - attention tim x2

haha do you just assume I like the spacey deep tunes. This is great though, so guilty as charged I guess.

#29 - attention tim x2

tracklist for the reflex mix :

01. Miss Fire Ft. Van Cleef - The Beat
02. Bucie Vs. Fuzzy Logik - Your Kiss (Reflex Bootleg)
03. Miss Fire - Crazy
04. Eastwood - I Wanna Be The Man
05. Andy Jay & S-Tee Ft. Big Rob - Tutti Frutti
06. Perempay & Dee Ft. Cleo Soul - Addicted
07. Flavia Ft. Tribal Magz - Walkaway (Wireless Sound Remix)
08. Fuzzy Logik - Hello (In The Morning Instrumental)
09. Sharnell & Denica - Why (Lil Silva Remix)
10. Jada Pearl - All My Love
11.Troublesum - Boot Install
12. Illmana Ft. Becky Rhodes - Wild Over You
13. Bassboy & Marcus Nasty - Stamp
14. 321 - Big Man Ting (Dumplin' Remix)
15. Bucie - Party With Me
16. Fuzzy Logik - Freestyle
17. DJ Naya - Rain Down On Me
18. Ruff Diamondz - Alright Still
19. Champion - Lose Control
20. DJ Eastwood - Hard Touch
21. Brian Storme - Messed Up (DJ Naughty Remix)
22. Todz & Beatz Ft. Branjae - Mystery (DVA Soule Power Remix)
23. Miss Fire & Miss Anonymous - Jump
24. Myshy - Playground
25. Wireless Sound - The Follow Up
26. Oliver Twizt - Another Step (Vato Gonzalez original vs. Mark Simmons Bootleg)
27. Miss Fire - 004FH
28. Flavia Ft. Riskgo - Be The One
29. Miss Fire - Confusion Beat
30. Andy Jay & S-Tee - Crunk VIP
31. A.L - Should I?
32. Miss Fire & Miss Anonymous - Animal
33. Renee Soul - Freakend

http://soundcloud.com/marcusnasty/mc-free-show-just-beats 16/02

marcus is going in on tonight's show

http://relay.exequo.org/rinsefm/podcast/MarcusNasty020311.mp3

this fuzzy logic tune around 25 minutes that makes rankin scream at marcus like he's a naughty child!!

most of the singing/music written to the signing on that Reflex mix is just shocking. i like offkey ish, i like in key ish, but the producer/singer really should settle on one before Miss Singer goes all Mariah-esque embellishment...

PS if anyone can get that Marcus set to download can they pls reup?

Miss Fire going from strength to strength.

Petchy interview on The Quietus: http://thequietus.com/articles/05794-militant-euphoria-petchy-interview

Really enjoying Miss Fire at the moment, she's brilliant.

Really rare to find a great singer who's also a good enough producer and songwriter both to be able to smash it on instrumental tracks and step back and let other singers take over.

That Petchy piece was very good though I scratched my head at the reference to "so-called UK Funky". Really?

Very rare indeed, I hope she gets picked up for some releases soon her tracks deserve wax for sure.

No idea what the "so-called UK Funky" line is about either, it seems pointless, wrong and a out of place. It was prob just a flipant slip though I wouldn't bother reading much into it.

I suspect it was an editorial intervention actually, it seems out of keeping with the tone of the article otherwise.

@Funkystepz
"Just know the next EP will be a storm. Its called Face Off EP The tracks on there is Shocker, Bounce & Loco Moca. 1 more to confirm."

Can they fucking release "Lovers" already.

Rudimental and Shantie's "Deep In The Valley" is now available on beatport and, well, it's fucking A.

Myshy's "Playground" is SO my jam at the moment. Fuzzy is such a handy opposite-of-everything-boring-in-funky poster boy, he's like a compass in a snowstorm.

this is old but i wish i had it on mp3. did anyone ever upload it?

This TRC mix for Fabric starts with: Miss Fire & TRC - Drive Me

http://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/introducing-trc/

Feeling it.

We caught up with Ossie for a chat and mix: http://sonicrouter.blogspot.com/2011/03/sr-mix-73-ossie-lightworks.html

^^ feeling that ossie mix right now

this thread has gotten quiet. love that no mcs mix from marcus nasty from last month. might just be his changing tastes or maybe producers have suddenly gotten 'better' recently, but from what im hearing as im playing catch up, funky seems to have lost some of its rougher edges. producers seem to be aiming for higher production values. also noticing more dubstep/bassline influence. also seems to be less beats with the typical galloping drums. or maybe marcus is just playing from a wider range of sources.

Champion Sounds Vol.3
http://xpldr.tumblr.com/post/4088575727/download-champion-sounds-vol-3

Carnao Beats Upper Hand
http://xpldr.tumblr.com/post/4117404693/download-carnao-beats-upper-hand

Quality freebies...

I <3 the Ossie mix.

HOW THE FUCK DID I MISS THIS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zch6x_ZRDzk

Ghana yeah hand in the airyah (free download):

http://soundcloud.com/funk_butcher/ghana-riddem-ramzee-feat-gracious-k-mc-ranking-ckp-tribal-man-mista-silva-and-c-don?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=http://soundcloud.com/funk_butcher/ghana-riddem-ramzee-feat-gracious-k-mc-ranking-ckp-tribal-man-mista-silva-and-c-don

jim screechie (funkystepz remix)

!!!

haha where'd you hear that? i only caught it the once

cannot corroborate but i couldve sworn i read one of the heatwave guys saying the og jim screechie was voted the riddim of 2010 in poland

luv that donaeo! (i missed it too)

btw if anyone managed to grab the encore champion mix the other day could they re up perchance?

http://soundcloud.com/djpaleface/dat-feeling-skibz-feat-kyla

http://soundcloud.com/djnaughtymusic/dj-naughty-feat-song-bird-get-down

these two are the doctrinaire lick for me right now

also everything trc's touching is gold:

http://soundcloud.com/trc_1418

his brother crt isn't too shabby either

signed,

http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/exclusive-stream-lil-silva-f-sampha-on-your-own/

^^ diggin' it. prob should be in the dance partisans thread, tho.

It already is lol

Its strange this is the first track I've heard from Lil Silva that I didn't think right away that it was uk funky.

sampha sounds like james blake doing seal. marks - 1/5. still sounds like funky to me tho, just not hard.

this one is even weirder for silva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfHfJXV2ivs

this is like his 'hyperdub, please release this' tune.

I was going to say that Sampha always reminds me of James Blake they share something vocaly but Sampha had a little something else there too and I think you nailed it lol Seal! I kinda like it in a summer jam kind of way.

Heard that 'Cheese & Bun' track on Benji B's show really feeling it.

Feeling this too: http://soundcloud.com/majornotes/kelewele

i dont want to hear silva working with singers

actually im more worried he will stop making bangers and try and go all sophisticated now

same for champion, though he at least owes me about 2-3 eps first before hes allowed to go down that route

Yeah I like Lil Silva and Champion for the bangers too.

Cheese & Bun almost reminds me of Peverelist, but you know a UK Funky Pev haha

Pretty sure Lighter is finding its way out at some point after the Motherboard 12" so thats 2 outa 3 on the way.

champion is seriously good i think - i love his bass tones
so if silva does go all upmarket (or if he does a roska), then i suppose champion can neatly fill the void
i need more producers like this in my life though
well producers whose records i can buy at least

Yeah Champion is just pure hype and energy.

Ill Blu have that vibe too but they can be really meladramatic with it, which is cool and everything but sometimes you just want stright bangers. We need Apple and D Malice back lol

Carnao is starting to come into his own with some hype bits: http://www.carnaobeats.com/ but he can be a bit dutch electro house for me at times. Its kinda fun though.

Best Lil' Silva tune of the last 12 months was his remix of T2's "Better Off As Friends", wish he'd do more blitzkrieg pop tunes.

AHH FOUND IT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoJ7PCuZclg

flinging out the finney batsignal on this one

Ahhh!!! What is it? My phone won't tell me. It's brill. Love the slightly lethargic sounding beat.

MARCUS LADIES SINGALONGA SPECIAL 30/03/11

"fingering your emotions." - ranking

Pheleba ft SP - Too Late (Triple B Remix)
Jook 10 ft 4Eyez - Feelin Lonely
Flight Facilities - Crave You (DJ Trizzy's Bongo Groove Mix)
Screama ft Phe Phe - Never Say Bye
Jeremih - Birthday Sex (Martello Remix)
Barber Bizzle ft Miss Fire - Do You Feel The Same (Remix)
DJ Naughty - Love Lockdown
Triple B ft Tameka Whyte - What You Got For Me
Rudimental ft Adiyam & MC Shantie - Midnight Affair
Barber Bizzle ft JJ Soul - You Got That Something (Remix)

----- 30 mins
DJ MA1 ft Sim Simi - Give It Up
Digital Dubstar ft Miss Fire - Can't Say No
Funky Twinz ft Angel J - Smile
Geeneus ft Katy B - Good Life
Fuzzy Logik ft Myshy - Playground
Zarif - Over (Toby IOI Remix)
Chuck Dem Gee ft Roch'L Royale - Round & Round
Screama ft Farah - I Can't Lose
Screama ft Phe Phe - Nobody
Funkystepz ft Louise Williams - Whispers
Roska ft Anesha - I Need Love

----- 60 mins
Fingaprint ft Tanesha – ER (2011 Remix)
GTE ft Kelsey - Something On Your Mind
Fingaprint ft Tenneka - My Body
Ms Jaie - Fall Outta Love (Paleface Remix)
Scottie B ft Jae Elle - Feel Nice, Feel Right
Dance4Daddy ft Jacy Mai - Another Day (DJ Seany B & SS Remix)
Naughty Natz - More Than Friends

----- 90 mins
El-B ft Natasha - I Feel
Lisa C - I Don't Care
EMKYU ft LEV - Motion
Carnao Beats ft Teeboy & Kadey - Get Out
Paleface & Sticky ft Simi Sim - Open Your Eyes
Submotion Orchestra - It's All Yours

one has to admit i'm a dan.

(tim yours is the tameka whyte - uploaded nearly exactly a year ago alas)

I don't have to listen to that to know that every track is good.