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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROeNzHNi4Ps

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 (twelve years ago) link

Funkystepz killing it on Rinse right now btw, alongside Roska and Champion

rrrivero, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 16:25 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

one of their top 5 ever for sure. no, top 3. no...

r|t|c, Friday, 17 June 2011 15:16 (twelve years ago) link

I DIDNT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS BREAKDOWN AT 3 MINS

r|t|c, Friday, 17 June 2011 15:18 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

OMG the halftime beatbox breakdown at the end!

Tim F, Saturday, 18 June 2011 01:17 (twelve years ago) link

two weeks pass...

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 (twelve years ago) link

Butterz & Hardrive presents @ Cable Saturday 13th August

Kode 9
Elijah & Skilliam with P Money
Terror Danjah
Swindle
Champion
Royal T
D.O.K
Scratcha 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 NAUGHTY
FUNKYSTEPZ (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 (twelve years ago) link

fireworks guest mix still BEST EVAH

moullet, Sunday, 10 July 2011 14:23 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

^ 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 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

They're on Deja on Sunday night w/ Local Action too 10-12.

Looking forward to that.

jimitheexploder, Saturday, 30 July 2011 17:06 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

shock, awe, rending of garms @ 'royal rumble' btw obv

r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 09:20 (twelve years ago) link

haha

Here you go:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/cayr71

Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:01 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

xp tanx

always had a soft spot for this one, it's cute

r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:04 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2E86FB60CDD0B24A

lolol

r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:41 (twelve years ago) link

Yeah I'd seen that! It seems to be pretty genuine.

Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:44 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

i have long mentally categorized funkystepz as the biggest jamiroquai fans

r|t|c, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:48 (twelve years ago) link

amazing

lex pretend, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:49 (twelve years ago) link

lol @ outkast

lex pretend, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:49 (twelve years ago) link

Yeah "Fast Love" is the bomb.

Tim F, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:50 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

ok everything in that smoove criminal mix is amazing

fffffunkystepz are making me a
believer

Dark Noises from the Eurozone (Tracer Hand), Monday, 8 August 2011 08:21 (twelve years ago) link

"you got it" is so todd-the-godlike

lex pretend, Monday, 8 August 2011 08:31 (twelve years ago) link

^ Belated thanks to Tim for the tracklist. Class A is the fuggin one. :D

Mr Andy M, Wednesday, 17 August 2011 15:20 (twelve years ago) link

one month passes...

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 (twelve years ago) link

two weeks pass...

BACK IN THE GAME.
You guys have seen this, right? Big mix that FZ did for Fader -

http://soundcloud.com/fadermedia/funkystepz-fader-mix-1
http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/funkystepz-fader-mix-mp3/#ixzz1b9Rm6slt
Tracklist:
Funkystepz Feat Lily Mckenzie – Circles
Funkystepz – Transformer
DR Gonzo – Bust em up
Roska – Jackpot
Six D – Best Damn Night (Funkystepz Mix)
Funkystepz – Dirty Dutch
Canblaster – Clockwork
Friendly Fires – Hawaiian Air (Seiji Remix)
Funkystepz – Trouble
Funkystepz – XTC
T Williams Feat Terri Walker – Heartbeat (Mosca Remix) ****
Champion – Lighter
Funkystepz – Class A
Scratcha – Flute
Funkystepz – Anger
Funkystepz – Royal Rumble
Funkystepz – Bruk Out
Encore – The One (Champion Mix)
Roska – Roskallion
Funkystepz – Fizzy
Funkystepz – Jumanji
Crazy Cousinz Feat Omarion – Arch Your Back
Funkystepz – Fuller
Champion – 1994
Funkystepz – Warrior
Funkystepz Feat Lily Mckenzie – For U
Funkystepz – Tokyo Drift
Funkystepz Feat Rhian – Our Love
Duchess Feat Scorcher – All The Boyz (Wookie Remix)
Roska – Do You Believe (Ma1 Remix)
Favorite Flava – Heaven (Funkystepz Mix)
Funkystepz – You Got it
Roska Feat Jamie George – Wonderful day (Scratcha Soule Power Mix)
Funkystepz – Underground
Scrufizzer – 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 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

They can't mix for shit on this one but it hardly matters when the tracks are this good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYYlm0qvHsM

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 (twelve years ago) link

*Funkystepz can't mix for shit on the fader mix I mean

jimitheexploder, Thursday, 20 October 2011 18:50 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

although whats that track at the end ? v decent.

r|t|c, Thursday, 20 October 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link

The best thing about the Petchy set is Shantie's new rhymes.

Downloading the Funkystepz now.

Tim F, Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:02 (twelve years ago) link

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 (twelve years ago) link

Hehe there's a few shaky moments in the Funkystepz mix for sure.
I kind of agree that the MCs are the main strength of the Petchy set and that tune-wise it only really comes alive for the last few.

Mr Andy M, Thursday, 20 October 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link

OMG "XTC" is amazing.

Tim F, Thursday, 20 October 2011 21:23 (twelve years ago) link

two months pass...

Hello, thought I'd share this here too. Part 1 of the Funkystepz January takeover on 1xtra - the remixes mix. Even if you know most of the tracks here its still worth listening cos this is how they're meant to be heard. Even the Bruno Mars mix is fantastic!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/feaqp2...2ac/Funkystepz Jan 2012 - 1extra mix 1 (remixes).mp3

Rihanna — We Found Love
Funkystepz Mix
Gyptian — Hold Ya
Funkystepz Rock Da House Mix
Chocolate Doll — Who's That Girl
Funkystepz Anthem Mix
The Hi-Fives — What you do
Hottest By Far Funkystepz Anthem Mix
Jin Akinishi Feat Jason Derulo — Test Drive
Funkystepz Dub Mix
Six D — 2 Seconds
Funkystepz Anthem Mix
New Boyz feat Feat The Cataracts & Dev — Backseat
Funkystepz Billionaire Club Mix
Klic & Lokiboi — I Won't
Funkystepz Mix
Delerious Feat Noeva — A Fool
Funkystepz Mix
Bruno Mars — It Will Rain
Funkystepz Mix
Weeknd — Rolling Stone
Funkystepz Mix
Weeknd — Gone
Funkystepz Mix
Vybz Kartel — Half On A Baby
Funkystepz Mix
Scrufizzer — Hoody
Funkystepz Anthem

Benny B, Thursday, 12 January 2012 23:01 (twelve years ago) link

Oh hai Benny.

Mr Andy M, Friday, 13 January 2012 11:32 (twelve years ago) link

hullo andy. this threads been very quiet lately, but funkystepz have been doing alot recently. Anyone else feeling the Bruno Mars remix? I love it!

oh, and theres a boiler room set here http://boilerroom.tv/funkystepzs-75-min-mix/

and 1xtra again tomorrow night :)

Benny B, Saturday, 14 January 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxiEtCl2vro

just par example like

got more in the clip should anyone desire

r|t|c, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 10:00 (ten years ago) link

seven months pass...

For those not already aware, a free EP for the holidays indulging the Loveshy side of things (a good thing): https://soundcloud.com/funkystepzuk/sets/funkystepz-loveshy-ep

Higher hit ratio than the Narcotics one earlier this year, I think.

Mercer Finn, Monday, 30 December 2013 09:36 (ten years ago) link

five months pass...

This is really great, though it does suggest that Funkystepz haven't decided yet how much they want to fall into line with everyone else and how much they want to continue to forge their own idiosyncratic path. It seems to veer between those two options, though with more subtlety and grace than I would have expected if you'd described that to me.

Tim F, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 23:38 (nine years ago) link

yeah. on second listen (this time errr from the beginning) it's not nearly as crazed as i'd thought. very smoothed out and quite straight ahead housey actually. for me it really starts picking up around the 1/2 hr mark

TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 20 June 2014 12:44 (nine years ago) link

six months pass...

radio raving w/ cameo:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gf24g

dbs, Saturday, 10 January 2015 10:37 (nine years ago) link

six months pass...

Quite liking their new (rather mellow) EP for Club Soda:

https://soundcloud.com/clubsodarecords/sets/funkystepz-special-delivery-ep-1

Mercer Finn, Sunday, 19 July 2015 09:29 (eight years ago) link

six years pass...

Ok lol:

Iv been in the funkystepz guys dms a few tyms tryna get dem on board w the new vybz ca they wd do ths stuff w dere eyes closed but they sed no and r happy 2pursue dere tech house career insted 😔

— Scratchclart (@ScratchaDVA) August 11, 2021

https://funkystepzldn.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-not-a-tech-house-ep-2021

change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 17 August 2021 19:18 (two years ago) link

:(

Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 00:59 (two years ago) link


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