It is funkyIt is steppyIt is... FUNKYSTEPZ
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Friday, 3 June 2011 10:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
But no upcoming gigs listed anywhere on the net.... What's up with that?
― windows desktop, Saturday, 4 June 2011 12:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
Good shout on the feedback, glad it doesn't sound dated either...
Everyone is asking about Warrior!! theres a few labels interested in putting it out
Rudegirl is Rudeboy with just a few more sounds
Our Love is out 4th July, still no info on the rest, will also get details about upcoming gigs however i do know were on the Hypderdub soundsystem at Bestival!! http://www.bestival.net/#/artists/2011-lineup/hyperdub-soundsystem-feat-kode-9-joker-king-midas-sound-nomad-lv-and-funkystepz
Make sure you lock in to Roskas Show on Rinse FM today at 5-8 it will be FUNKYSTEPZ B2B DJ CHAMPION B2B ROSKA...we got LOADS of freshness..DO NOT MISS THIS!
We will also be on Scratchas 'Grimey Breakfast' on Rinse FM this Friday too!
― RenayFunkystepz, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 09:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://soundcloud.com/matchstick-1/six-d-best-damn-night
Six D - Best Damn Night (Funkystepz Dub Mix)
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 13:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
oops i see that went up on youtube yesterday, along with some other new bits:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Funkystepzuk#g/u
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 13:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Can't remember where I first heard this but now it's up on youtube, always liked it
― rrrivero, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 14:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Funkystepz killing it on Rinse right now btw, alongside Roska and Champion
― rrrivero, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 16:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
rmde at my belated ass only just getting round to buying the backseat remix
this thing is surely one of the great wonders of the world
― r|t|c, Friday, 17 June 2011 15:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
one of their top 5 ever for sure. no, top 3. no...
― r|t|c, Friday, 17 June 2011 15:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
I DIDNT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS BREAKDOWN AT 3 MINS
― r|t|c, Friday, 17 June 2011 15:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
been bumping that virus syndicate rmx lately
love that initial link was to jubilee's show, love her
― fauxmarc, Friday, 17 June 2011 15:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah that one's another masterpiece
like you assume it's only doing one thing, that it's looping somewhere, but there's just constant mindboggling everything going on simultaneously
especially of late their stuff feels so uniquely alive and organic and careering around wildly but somehow never quite losing control
― r|t|c, Friday, 17 June 2011 15:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
Spot on. The backseat breakdown is ridic. I like how their increasingly staged production style has all these little resemblances to but difference from ill blu. Ill Blu use breakdowns to push the tune higher, but for funkystepz the breakdown is the moment when the tune eats itself.
― Tim F, Saturday, 18 June 2011 00:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Also "Best Damn Night" is AMAZING.
Those youtube clips also remind me of how much I love the use of the booka shade stagger trance riffs on "Heaven".
― Tim F, Saturday, 18 June 2011 01:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
OMG the halftime beatbox breakdown at the end!
― Tim F, Saturday, 18 June 2011 01:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
Download our Promo mix for the YOYO takeover at Fabric Tonight https://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/archive/2011/07/
10pm-6pm - Room 3 - YoYo - Seb Chew, Funkystepz, Champion, Greenmoney, Smutlee, Monki - £16 on the door.
― RenayFunkystepz, Friday, 8 July 2011 07:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Butterz & Hardrive presents @ Cable Saturday 13th August
Kode 9 Elijah & Skilliam with P MoneyTerror DanjahSwindle ChampionRoyal TD.O.KScratcha DVA
Room 2 hosted by S.O.T.U (Sounds Of The Underground)
Playing the best in UK Funky and Deep House
DJ PIONEER (Kiss 100)MARCUS NASTY (Rinse Fm)DJ NAUGHTYFUNKYSTEPZ (Hyperdub)HARD HOUSE BANTON MA1 (Rinse Fm)FUNK BUTCHER (Rinse Fm)LR GROOVE (Deja Vu)
http://www.cable-london.com/event/we-fear-silence-pr%E2%80%8Besent-butterz/13082011
― RenayFunkystepz, Friday, 8 July 2011 11:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
fireworks guest mix still BEST EVAH
― moullet, Sunday, 10 July 2011 14:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Some hot new Funkystepz tunes on this Smoove Kriminal / Maxsin Funkystepz set:
http://smoovekriminal.podomatic.com/player/web/2011-07-01T06_11_43-07_00
"Class A" is super compulsive. "Royal Rumble" is actually insane, like someone should slap them for the cheek of it. Dead center between "Warrior", the Jim Screecha remix and a computer having an epileptic fit. "Fizzy" is yr typical jittery funkystepz party vibes only with added percussive hi-jinx.
These dudes really do have too many killer tracks.
― Tim F, Thursday, 21 July 2011 11:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
^ Tim where did you get the tracklist for that? Is it on the Deja site? Some great Funkystepz bits that I hadn't heard before on there anyway. Actually the show as a whole had a lot going for it I think - I remember last year really enjoying Smoove Kriminal's shows, but in the last few months I've found it hard to listen to them because long stretches of them just seem very dull to me. This felt more like... maybe not a full return to form but def a step back in the right direction.
― Mr Andy M, Friday, 29 July 2011 20:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Here it is Andy:
Tracklisting:
Floating – DJ Trizzy Feat. Yelitza We Can Go (In The Sunshine) – Soneni & The Soul Heartbeat – Major Notes Feat. Lisa Lee (Smoove Kriminal Special) Emergency Room - OB Feat. Channy Angelina (Fingaprint Congo Mix) A Fool - Delerious (Funkystepz) Soul City – Mistaken Identity Feat. Panama & Salwa M Windstorm - Funkystepz On My Mind - Smoove Kriminal Riddim - DJ Whitecoat
*Funkystepz Mini Mix*
Jumanji - Funkystepz Class A - Funkystepz Fuller - Funkystepz Warrior - Funkystepz Caution - Funkystepz Girls Go Wild - Funkystepz Your Life - Virus Syndicate (Funkystepz Dub Mix) Trouble - Funkystepz Royal Rumble - Funkystepz Fizzy - Funkystepz
*End Of Funkystepz Mini Mix*
Resilience - Smoove Kriminal Kingston Town - Funkystepz (VIP Mix) Avalanche - Smoove Kriminal Unfinished Business - DJ Seany B Tropico 2011 - Lorenzo Space Impact - Zoltan Darkwing - Smoove Kriminal Stereo In Motion - Smoove Kriminal Stop That! - Smoove Kriminal Broken - Mr Solo Dance Music - Smoove Kriminal Beat Of Zen - Damu Drops - Beneath Brick Lane - Matt IQ Lost - Mr Solo Our Love - Funkystepz Feat. Rhian Moore Robot Wars - Mistaken Identity
*Funkystepz & Rhian Moore Interview (Back Ground Music 'No More Instrumental Mix)*
Live PA Of No More By Funkystepz Featuring Live Vocals From Rhian Moore.
― Tim F, Saturday, 30 July 2011 16:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
They're on Deja on Sunday night w/ Local Action too 10-12.
Looking forward to that.
― jimitheexploder, Saturday, 30 July 2011 17:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Free giveaway of "You Got It":
http://rcrdlbl.com/2011/08/01/download_funkystepz_you_got_it_original_mix_
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 07:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
logging in or signing up to a kev kharas vehicle seems a bit much tbh, can anyone reup that?
I remember last year really enjoying Smoove Kriminal's shows, but in the last few months I've found it hard to listen to them because long stretches of them just seem very dull to me. This felt more like... maybe not a full return to form but def a step back in the right direction.
― Mr Andy M, Friday, 29 July 2011 21:23 (4 days ago) Bookmark
yeah, i was in the same boat and i agree the sets are sounding pretty good right now. guess it's just the serendipity of funky moving more in smoove's general direction this year but with him uninterested in the deep moody boring set building that marcus does so it stays light
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 09:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
shock, awe, rending of garms @ 'royal rumble' btw obv
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 09:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha
Here you go:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cayr71
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh excellent, i've been resisting signing up to rcrdlbl for a while now (when did they start this anyway) and now i can resist some more
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp tanx
always had a soft spot for this one, it's cute
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
kinda lol how they present "You Got It" as filling the yawning gap between the first and second (forthcoming) Hyperdub releases.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2E86FB60CDD0B24A
lolol
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah I'd seen that! It seems to be pretty genuine.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh yeah i'm sure they love it
damn i forgot how much of a tune 'fast love' was
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
i have long mentally categorized funkystepz as the biggest jamiroquai fans
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
amazing
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol @ outkast
Yeah "Fast Love" is the bomb.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
i should really listen to older again one day, my mum used to absolutely cane it and i secretly didn't mind
also the back to reality mix of freedom 90 is proto funky i just decided
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ha, I just figured out that "You Got It" samples Juan Maclean's "One Day". The origin of that riff had been bugging me.
― dutty whiney (The Reverend), Sunday, 7 August 2011 22:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
ok everything in that smoove criminal mix is amazing
fffffunkystepz are making me abeliever
― Dark Noises from the Eurozone (Tracer Hand), Monday, 8 August 2011 08:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
"you got it" is so todd-the-godlike
― lex pretend, Monday, 8 August 2011 08:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
^ Belated thanks to Tim for the tracklist. Class A is the fuggin one. :D
― Mr Andy M, Wednesday, 17 August 2011 15:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
listening to the trouble ep
hadn't really rated any of these tracks before now but they really are remarkable
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
BACK IN THE GAME.You guys have seen this, right? Big mix that FZ did for Fader -
http://soundcloud.com/fadermedia/funkystepz-fader-mix-1http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/funkystepz-fader-mix-mp3/#ixzz1b9Rm6sltTracklist:Funkystepz Feat Lily Mckenzie – CirclesFunkystepz – TransformerDR Gonzo – Bust em upRoska – JackpotSix D – Best Damn Night (Funkystepz Mix)Funkystepz – Dirty DutchCanblaster – ClockworkFriendly Fires – Hawaiian Air (Seiji Remix)Funkystepz – TroubleFunkystepz – XTCT Williams Feat Terri Walker – Heartbeat (Mosca Remix) ****Champion – LighterFunkystepz – Class AScratcha – FluteFunkystepz – AngerFunkystepz – Royal RumbleFunkystepz – Bruk OutEncore – The One (Champion Mix)Roska – RoskallionFunkystepz – FizzyFunkystepz – JumanjiCrazy Cousinz Feat Omarion – Arch Your BackFunkystepz – FullerChampion – 1994Funkystepz – WarriorFunkystepz Feat Lily Mckenzie – For UFunkystepz – Tokyo DriftFunkystepz Feat Rhian – Our LoveDuchess Feat Scorcher – All The Boyz (Wookie Remix)Roska – Do You Believe (Ma1 Remix)Favorite Flava – Heaven (Funkystepz Mix)Funkystepz – You Got itRoska Feat Jamie George – Wonderful day (Scratcha Soule Power Mix)Funkystepz – UndergroundScrufizzer – Fizzy Flow
Kind of hate saying this, but this mix along with a couple of other select bits and pieces is basically keeping the flame of UKF alive for me right now.
― Mr Andy M, Wednesday, 19 October 2011 21:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
is there a greater thrill this year than listening to 'xtc' slowly but terrifyingly surely construct itself into a ultrabanger?
― r|t|c, Thursday, 20 October 2011 00:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
They can't mix for shit on this one but it hardly matters when the tracks are this good.
That Petchy mix and this are keeping me going with the funky at the mo.
I'd almost thought Petchy had died or something.
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 20 October 2011 18:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
*Funkystepz can't mix for shit on the fader mix I mean
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 20 October 2011 18:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
they've never acted like mixing was the slightest part of their game tbf.
idk if i can really claim that petchy set is worth putting up with that tosser at the start for, really basic and dare i say halfhearted selection. petch doesnt care about funky at all.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 20 October 2011 19:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
although whats that track at the end ? v decent.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 20 October 2011 19:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
The best thing about the Petchy set is Shantie's new rhymes.
Downloading the Funkystepz now.
― Tim F, Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was disapointed Petchy kinda fell off and went all regular house, when he spins the funky bits he still has a good vibe going though. Plus his MCs are the best when it comes to riding funky for me. No idea why he just kinda dropped off like that.
The Funkystepz mix from Boiler Room yp thread prob... he sounded a lot tighter in the mix.
I'm feeling that last track too, can't place it right now though.
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Loving the Jeremih.
― longneck, Saturday, 2 March 2013 17:04 (3 months ago) Permalink
https://soundcloud.com/funkystepzuk/drake-started-from-the-bottom
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 7 March 2013 19:08 (3 months ago) Permalink
thanks j0rd, what would we do without you
― r|t|c, Thursday, 7 March 2013 19:18 (3 months ago) Permalink
Several degrees of awesome - although I'm not inclined to check the originals, the remixes are so authoritative.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 9 March 2013 11:42 (3 months ago) Permalink
IT WAS A BAD TIME FOR THE EMPIRE.
https://soundcloud.com/funkystepzuk/funkystepz-narcotics-ep
― Tim F, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 16:07 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 16:23 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
predictably banging
― ogmor, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:15 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
admire them for sticking to their guns in this most antipathetic of climates
altho maybe this is them in a holding pattern for the presumably meagre guaranteed french money idk
rly and truly they should just cut their uk nuum losses already and go all out to slay in the euro edm mongface godzilla stomper electrohouse arena proper instead of reinterpreting it for earnest fraidy cat internet tourists
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:30 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
http://www.beatport.com/genre/electro-house/17/top-100
i mean like if you flick thru this and try and claim that there's not plenty funkystepz kicks to be had then ur a dirty lying ape
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:33 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
thing is i say "reinterpret" there as if there's any evidence they've ever paid attention to this stuff
but then it would be beyond quixotic for them to have just invented something so akin all on their innocent own so idk
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:37 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
http://www.beatport.com/track/home-funkystepz-dirty-trap-remix/4416127
oh btw
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 22:38 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
funkystepz remixing austra?!?! i might have to take some time to attempt imagining that before i actually play it
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 08:37 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
rly and truly they should just cut their uk nuum losses already and go all out to slay in the euro edm mongface godzilla stomper electrohouse arena proper
This counts 10x more for Ill Blu by the way, or at least it did 18 months ago before the moment slipped away.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 09:00 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
just par example like
got more in the clip should anyone desire
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 10:00 (3 weeks ago) Permalink