do you guys have links for those podcasts? think im about ready to hear another Marcus Nasty show!
In The Morning is getting a lot of love, reckon it could do pretty well if its well handled. Freestyle is very true. The more time goes by the more I feel that Fuzzy Logik has a vibe most of the new uk producers don't and that I wish they did... that ability to walk the line between a melodic and evocative house sound and complete weirdness and ruffness, while being distinctly UK and fresh. things seem quite polarised in the trickle of new stuff im hearing coming from most... exceptions are there but fewer than would be good
― Benjamin, Wednesday, 4 February 2009 17:25 (fifteen years ago) link
or rather, do you guys have links for those podcasts please :)
another one on that vibe i mention, that im just cottoning on to, is Ill Blu
― Benjamin, Wednesday, 4 February 2009 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
MNs show tonight was really good. that fuzzy logik one thats kinda like funky-gone-80s electro soul was the best of the lot but i liked that kanye cover too and there was another track that had an almost live broken beat drum loop going on that got quite a few rewinds (i love that rankin has maybe only 5 verses).
― p-noid (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 4 February 2009 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Isn't Ill Blu the guy who produced "Frontline"?
― Tim F, Wednesday, 4 February 2009 22:02 (fifteen years ago) link
yeh he is, i was enthused from hearing a great remix by him today of Floetry - Say Yes, but in fact checking back on his myspace it seems that he errs more to the grimey side of things than i remembered
― Benjamin, Wednesday, 4 February 2009 22:48 (fifteen years ago) link
what is kyla wearing in this? lol
― p-noid (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 4 February 2009 23:13 (fifteen years ago) link
FaZe - Funky Dirt Dub Mix Up Jan09(45Mins)http://www.zshare.net/audio/5445522992949852/
FaZe - January 09 Funky Mix (45MINS)http://www.zshare.net/audio/544587485322844e/http://rapidshare.com/files/184025030/FaZe_-_January_09_Funky_Mix.mp3
FaZe - Deep & Soulful House Session 09 (80MINS)http://www.zshare.net/audio/53766174fffcf65c/http://rapidshare.com/files/180235787/FaZe_-_Soulful_House_Session_Volume_One_January_08.mp3
FaZe - December 08 Funky Mix (45MINS)http://rapidshare.com/files/172507503/FaZe_-_December_08_Funky_Mix.mp3
all mixes contain the tracklists in the lyrics section of the id3 tag
― faze01, Thursday, 5 February 2009 01:28 (fifteen years ago) link
AHHHH roska 'our father', who else has heard this gorgeous airy tranciness!
― lex pretend, Thursday, 5 February 2009 02:25 (fifteen years ago) link
hi guys, I'm interested in this funky house music. could you recommend me some mixes that's perfect to be my gateway? i've downloaded a marcus nasty mix from FACT but the sound quality is unbelievably crap.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 8 February 2009 03:14 (fifteen years ago) link
is Supa D's Rinse 03 good?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 8 February 2009 04:21 (fifteen years ago) link
no its not. just go to the rinse fm site and download some recent marcus nasty sets. or scout around and try and find some of the ones from mid last year.
― p-noid (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 8 February 2009 11:21 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm all about the 21st Jan podcast myself. Really want some more info on the run of tracks around the 53 min mark onwards - some amazing stuff.
the one coming in at 55:30ish is Inflation by Crazy Cousinz but i guess you probably know that?
the one getting pulled at about 1hr1min is by Altered Natives, i think its called Brass Out. apparently very soon to drop. broken beat crew coming through very strong!
on which note has anyone checked the new Ear Dis single? Down With Me... its amazing
1hr07 is D Malice, i think Visions
― Benjamin, Sunday, 8 February 2009 13:25 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm shocked to see that rinse fm podcasts are at 64 kbps. no way i'm downloading those.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 8 February 2009 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
it kind of makes sense just cause rinse streams at that kbps.
but yeah, annoying when obv. would be totally easy for them to record and up some sets in less shit quality.
― Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft Phil Collins (jim), Sunday, 8 February 2009 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
they're completely listenable though to be fair. i would be more disappointed to hear pirate radio through pristinely recorded 320kbps to be honest
― Benjamin, Sunday, 8 February 2009 15:03 (fifteen years ago) link
well they have pretensions towards being commercial so it would be fine with me for it to be reflected in the bitrate. I don't think they're completely listenable, put any sort of volume on them and the bass sounds like complete ass.
― Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft Phil Collins (jim), Sunday, 8 February 2009 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
128-192 is the ideal bitrate for radio shows i think. lower and higher then i'll think twice before downloading.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 8 February 2009 15:26 (fifteen years ago) link
128-192 is the ideal bitrate for radio shows i think. lower or higher then i'll think twice before downloading.
dan183zig, there's a whole bunch of higher quality shows available from marcus nasty's myspace page.
― Tim F, Sunday, 8 February 2009 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link
"i would be more disappointed to hear pirate radio through pristinely recorded 320kbps to be honest"
yep.
― p-noid (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 9 February 2009 09:11 (fifteen years ago) link
"128-192 is the ideal bitrate for radio shows i think. lower and higher then i'll think twice before downloading"
sorry for my unhelpful posting above! glad Tim F was able to make a more positive contribution :)
there are also a whole load of mixes in better quality in the mixes section here - http://ukfunky.free-forums.org/
― Benjamin, Monday, 9 February 2009 09:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Cool, was v curious about that one. I like that middle section of the mix a lot because it feels very UK but without going the obvious route of crap grime vocals/chants or harsh synths as a signifier.
― Mirror-spangled elephant head (J@cob), Monday, 9 February 2009 11:33 (fifteen years ago) link
― Benjamin, Sunday, February 8, 2009 9:03 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
thats dumb
― LOOK WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLA (deej), Monday, 9 February 2009 11:39 (fifteen years ago) link
"thats dumb"
cool thanks for the feedback
nah in truth i can see where you're coming from however unengaging the response was
and i apologise for saying it to dan138zig, it wasn't really a valuable contribution in the context, and its each to their own so i shouldn't have piped in
but im not really interested in a dull and straightforwardly logical approach to experiencing music. your perspective on that is what it is
― Benjamin, Monday, 9 February 2009 15:08 (fifteen years ago) link
its also a bit unfair for me to say that cos i live in London so its easy for me not to care about the low quality when i can go to a rave whenever i choose
― Benjamin, Monday, 9 February 2009 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Did anyone pick up the "Fantastic 4" 12 inch split between Roska, Scratcha/DVA, Ill Blu and D-Malice?
The insane Danny Weed-ish track I was talking about in December is on there but i'm not sure who's responsible for what.
― Tim F, Monday, 9 February 2009 22:32 (fifteen years ago) link
did that come out already? looking forward to picking it up, some great tracks on there. i think the one you mention is Ill Blu. i'm pretty sure the clips on Roska's myspace appear in the order that the producers are listed judging by the production on them
― Benjamin, Tuesday, 10 February 2009 10:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Was supposed to come out in January I think. Yeah all of the tracks sound pretty great from the samples on Roska's site.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 10 February 2009 10:49 (fifteen years ago) link
yeh too many releases getting pushed back, but Roska seems quite efficient relatively. hopefully it'll be out soon! in other exchange news Lil Silva is selling new mp3s through his myspace at £4 a pop! which is a touch steep i would say
"Cool, was v curious about that one. I like that middle section of the mix a lot because it feels very UK but without going the obvious route of crap grime vocals/chants or harsh synths as a signifier."
― Mirror-spangled elephant head (J@cob)
yeh there is definitely a thread out there of deep dark and hypnotic uk stuff, taking cues i guess from Dennis Ferrer and Objektivity and such, but developing into a distinctly uk sound. i am definitely keen, and even keener when that rolling vibe is combined with some slightly odder or sourer elements / melodies or vocals. that Hard House Banton mix of Turn It Around is a good example, and some of the stuff D Malice is playing / producing. this set although old now has some big tunes in this vein - D-Malice b2b Twista @ Deja Vu FM (26-10-2008)
on another note its interesting how Hard House Banton's stuff is turning really rushy and euphoric, pure 3am bliss material, detroity synth stabs and loopy vocals, deep subby bass. its funny cos all these nights are booking him up apparently expecting and promoting 'grime in disguise' but must be getting quite a different thing out of him. Dubplate Wonder has got so many phenomenal unreleased tunes too, the vibes on his stuff are crazy
― Benjamin, Tuesday, 10 February 2009 12:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Benjamin, where's good for Funky vinyl in London? Am looking forward to picking up a bunch now that I'm here... Is it Uptown? Rhythm Division?
― Mirror-spangled elephant head (J@cob), Tuesday, 10 February 2009 12:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Uptown has the most concentrated funky selection in the centre, and gets some stuff the others don't. but bm-soho is increasingly good on the UK stuff, and has a far far superior house section in general, its always got loads of heavy stuff from all sides of house (plus dubstep, grime, bassline downstairs). they do those funky CDRs too
i've never actually made it to Rhythm Division's physical shop, it being a bit of a mission, but they seem to have a good range in now
― Benjamin, Tuesday, 10 February 2009 12:48 (fifteen years ago) link
RE: Rinse podcast bitrate...
They have been 64kbps, but they're in mono, which means that effectively they are 128kbps. The station broadcasts in mono over the FM dial, as have most pirates over the years, so not much to worry about.
The lastest Marcus Nasty set (Feb) is acually 160kbps and mono, so is 320 quality. The difference is not really worth worrying about tbh.
― Ach!, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 03:14 (fifteen years ago) link
wow, thanks for the info
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 06:17 (fifteen years ago) link
a lot of music rinse plays actually benefits from that compression sometimes compared to when i hear the proper cds of it (grime esp).
― Yellow Carded (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 11:10 (fifteen years ago) link
JUMP IN THE MIDDLE & SKANK:
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 11:50 (fifteen years ago) link
SKANK CALM DOWN:
Hook me up with this tune.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 11:59 (fifteen years ago) link
MORE SKANK CALM DOWN:
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 12:02 (fifteen years ago) link
As a special gift for y'all. Tune of 2009 so far?
http://rs515.rapidshare.com/files/184960926/Pro2Jay-_Skank_Calm_Down.mp3
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 12:22 (fifteen years ago) link
JUMP IN THE MIDDLE & SKANK
This is awesome. I really love these sort of ultra-cheesy and brazen attempts to start dance crazes. In years to come there'll be a thread where we happily reminisce about DIY funky videos featuring people dancing in formation.
― Maximo Park Ji-Sung (Matt DC), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 12:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah I could stay up all night watching these.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 12:47 (fifteen years ago) link
ha, kig bandwagonning! have you seen the migraine skank too?
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 13:10 (fifteen years ago) link
also, this doesn't have a dance, but roska's 'our father' is just euphoric, and just slightly reminiscent of booka shade: http://www.sendspace.com/file/v1k65v
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 13:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah it's pretty intense! Thanks heaps for the link though - had only heard that on his site.
I'd seen crappy videos of the migraine skank but that one's great.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link
The beat on the Migraine Skank video is ruff.
It's sounds like a bootleg remix of the Karimza/Gregory track 'Don't Panic'.Whodunnit?
― Ach!, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, it actually is the Migraine Skank...
I wonder if there's an instrumental
― Ach!, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
yeh the beat is in fact DJ Gregory - Don't Panic, just pitched up. such a big track!
such a good name for a dance!
― Benjamin, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:34 (fifteen years ago) link
that 'our father' there bears quite the resemblance to the admittedly less evocatively titled 'to be vocalled soon i hope' tune on dj ng's page mentioned way upthread; both in turn remind me of elephant man's 4ever fabulous 'can't stop we now' from 2003, which married that year's sense of triumph with an uncontrollable welling-up of a vague melancholy it knew not, and which has also just given me an unrelated and undesired libertines earworm. bah.
also love 'bounce' on roska's myspace. bit underwhelming in demo form there though, footloose played a better one a while ago i'm sure.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 12 February 2009 20:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Ha I love "Can't Stop We Now" but i'll have to listen to everything again to see such a link.
Does anyone think "In The Morning" might become a moderate-sized hit? it reminds me of Architechs' "Bodygroove" for some reason.
Anyway I love, it's so irrepressible and fun and feel-good but (unusually for a big vocal anthem) with a really cool beat.
I am sympathetic to jacob's complaint upthread that the scene is a bit bipolar in terms of anthems vs bangers. 2-step managed this issue by having long "hard" instrumental sections in the middle of poppy tracks (most typically this would be on a remix of a more straightahead pop-2-step version) which would turn anthems into bangers. Funky seems still to be beholden to the housier tradition of not actually switching up the groove too much.
That said I adore that vocal track that goes "if you want it gotta take it babe you know you gotta ask for it don't you wanna own it honey..."
― Tim F, Friday, 13 February 2009 01:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Also loving DJ Naughty's electrodribbly fem-vox cover of "Love Lockdown" - A+ for concept and execution.
― Tim F, Saturday, 14 February 2009 04:55 (fifteen years ago) link
^^show me!!
i'm not sure funky is going to spawn any size of hit - 'do you mind' missed the top 40 the other week :(
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 February 2009 10:09 (fifteen years ago) link