come to night slugs next thu then. crazy cousinz!
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 March 2009 10:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Biggest songs on (my) road:
Funkystepz - Funky SoundCrazy Cousinz - Always Be MineFootsteps - Some tune whose name I can't rememberTribal Audio + NST - Hard Steppin'KIG - Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (Donaeo Remix)Fuzzy Logic - In The MorningPerempay & Dee - Buss It
― Tim F, Friday, 6 March 2009 11:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Am I the only one who prefers the original KIG to the Donaeo mix? :-/
― Terius (The Reverend), Friday, 6 March 2009 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I like Donaeo, but he kinda sucks out a lot of the effortless, goofy fun.
― Terius (The Reverend), Friday, 6 March 2009 17:42 (fifteen years ago) link
well the original is so ubiquitous now that the remix pretty much functions as its own track, it's not really so much a case of one commenting on the other.
moreover rev you gravely underestimate the veyr-much-effort-filled fun of hollering along to doneao's operatic mavadoisms. (crossed with i dunno, john legend or whatever.)
― ed, gar, allan, & poe (r|t|c), Friday, 6 March 2009 18:16 (fifteen years ago) link
also yall heard his migraine skank jump-off as well rite. v good.
― ed, gar, allan, & poe (r|t|c), Friday, 6 March 2009 18:17 (fifteen years ago) link
"fire & brimstone/make the bed rock gyal like flintstone" is like the defn of goofy fun
― lex pretend, Friday, 6 March 2009 18:55 (fifteen years ago) link
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a) I live in the US, and I would guess that there are no more than a few hundred people in the entire country who follow funky at all. Ubiquitous isn't even an issue.
b) I like that aspect of Donaeo, and think that's what sets him apart as a vocalist. I just don't think it works for that particular track.
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 March 2009 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah the original KIG track was a big track for me several months ago Rev. I really like the Kardinal Offishall rap version deej posted - though the Wale rap not so much.
― Tim F, Friday, 6 March 2009 22:20 (fifteen years ago) link
wale sounds like fake kanye & really awkward over something that fast
― 51 SBs on my dresser, yessir (deej), Friday, 6 March 2009 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
wale sounds awkward over anything of any speed
― Terius (The Reverend), Saturday, 7 March 2009 07:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Am I the only one who prefers the original KIG to the Donaeo mix?
The Crazy Cousins one is good as well. Slinky!
― Hreidarsson The Storm (Matt DC), Saturday, 7 March 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Lex, do you have any idea what the tune Marcus played immediately before frontline was? The jumpy electro basaline thing?
― Mirror-spangled elephant head (J@cob), Saturday, 7 March 2009 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link
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ooh, haven't heard this
― Terius (The Reverend), Saturday, 7 March 2009 23:57 (fifteen years ago) link
RUNNING TINGS:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=95482502
― Tim F, Sunday, 8 March 2009 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone got any recommendations for the ravier side of funky? I'm thinking in particular of stuff like Jalla's Turbulence, which is like 50% Township Funk and 50% the Trentemoller remix of What Else Is There. Although not as bombastic as that sounds.
― Hreidarsson The Storm (Matt DC), Sunday, 8 March 2009 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Matt, follow my link!
Though I've not heard "Turbulence" as far as I'm aware.
― Tim F, Sunday, 8 March 2009 21:49 (fifteen years ago) link
funky house + township funk = kwaito???
― Terius (The Reverend), Sunday, 8 March 2009 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
yooooo "head, shoulders, knees n toes" is O_O
other thoughts after one quick run thru of lex's 09 funky zip:
- i continue to enjoy crazy cousinz remixes far more than their own trax- dunno if the farty horn noise is a new thing recently or not, but i support reggaeton in my funky house- "party hard" is also great, reminds my n00b ass of those sweet sean paul duets that i love so dearly- i still think that the faeda rmx of teedra moses is still my fav funky joint of the year tho
― wow heaven is cool (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 00:41 (fifteen years ago) link
i like that the dude who says "i make the bed rock/ yeah like flintstones" actually sounds like a caveman
― wow heaven is cool (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 00:44 (fifteen years ago) link
lex, did you send out a new zip? (and if so, why did I not recieve it?) (I should put together a zip of goodies myself, that seems to be the charitable thing to do nowadays)
― Juan (The Reverend), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 01:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Why hasn't "funky house sceptics, let me draw your attention to this" become a "y'all ready for this" yet?
― bacon = bad for the face + magic for the moobs (Mackro Mackro), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 01:10 (fifteen years ago) link
lex zip ysi
― Bernard's Butter (sic), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 02:13 (fifteen years ago) link
lol whoops
― wow heaven is cool (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 02:14 (fifteen years ago) link
haha u spilled der beans
― Juan (The Reverend), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 02:59 (fifteen years ago) link
jacob, sorry, no idea what that track was...
rev check your hotmail
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 10:10 (fifteen years ago) link
My bad, I did get your first email with it. I think I just opened it at school or something when I couldn't download and forgot about it by the time I got home.
― The-Reverend (rev), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 19:21 (fifteen years ago) link
(side question: sic = alex in mtl?)
kit in mngrl
― Bernard's Butter (sic), Tuesday, 10 March 2009 23:20 (fifteen years ago) link
What do you lot think of this Grievous Angel penned mix of mixes? Not a bad starter pack for the uninitiated I reckon (myself included).
here
― sam500, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 09:59 (fifteen years ago) link
A decent overview of the more raucous end of the scene - DJ Larizzle's "Strickly Funky 8: The Skanking Season":
http://www.4shared.com/file/89285792/67620a0b/DJ_Larizzle-_Strickly_Funky__8_-_The_Skanking_Season.html
Tracklist:Sabrina Washington ft. Donaeo - Get OutFr3e - Skank, Calm DownK.I.G ft. Donaeo - Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes RemixCrazy Cousinz - InflationBoy Better Know - Too Many ManQT - Free To MoveMeleka - Go (Crazy Cousinz Mix)Apple - Rotten AppleTribal Mangz - Tribal Man Skanks (DJ Larizzle Special)Fuzzy Logic ft. Egypt - In The MorningColdsteps ft. Princess - I Will Be ThereRoska - In Your HandbagDonaeo - Party Hard (Anthem Tribal Remix)Zest - Jump In The Middle And SkankL.A. - Call MeGracious K - Migraine SkankDonaeo - Love To HappenRoska - Do You Believe In LoveThe Origional Charmer - Arrd Core Skanker (DJ Larizzle Special)Apple ft. Mr Kaos - Wriggle ItRoska - Climate ChangeFuzzy Logic - The Way You MoveWhytepatch ft. Gift & Miss Teejah - Fresh AirTerri Walker - Love At First SightCahill - Sex Shooter (Crazy Cousinz Mix)Mischief - Red Bull Skank (DJ Larizzle Special)Major Notes - Junglebook
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Sabrina Washington ft. Donaeo - Get Out
is this...is that...is that who i think it is!!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Some great stuff I haven't heard before here:
- "The Way You Move" is an awesome piano number a la "Quicktime", "Gallium", "Visions", "Hypnotic"- the "Anthem Tribal Remix" of "Party Hard" removes "We Belong To The Night" and turns the track into weird darkside gamelan, while "Love To Happen" is a pretty amazing tune that speeds up DJ Gregory's "Don't Panic" exactly like "Migraine Skank" only adds all sorts of amazing little details and effects and motifs.- "Fresh Air" is amazing widescreen ragga-cum-R&B a la "Girls Like This".- The rhythmically distended "Red Bull Skank", full of these Skream-like showy stiff snare hits, is probably the kind of sound the scene will plump for if it decisively moves away from house. Reminds of "Midnite Request Line" etc. but in a good way.
x-post - yeah it's Sabrina from Mis-Teeq! Unsurprisingly she sounds a bit shriller than usual here (may just be pitched up). Though actually a lot of their second album tracks were kinda shrill - i'm thinking of "Best Friend". I'm wondering if she's the one doing the patois ad libs here ("blood clart!").
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:47 (fifteen years ago) link
she needs to do something decent after the crap they were going to release for her solo album.
― Yellow Carded (titchyschneiderMk2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:55 (fifteen years ago) link
crazy cousinz were pretty great at night slugs last night. was pretty exhausted half an hour before they came on and wondering how i could get through their set but god the energy they brought was spectacular, even if the crowd had thinned by that point. had never heard their jazmine sullivan remix out before, hands in the air.
bokbok played some joker and other 'wonky' earlier too, didn't see any ket heads though.
― lex pretend, Friday, 13 March 2009 10:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Lex can you get them to not put this on a fvcking school night next time please?
― Hreidarsson The Storm (Matt DC), Friday, 13 March 2009 11:02 (fifteen years ago) link
FaZe - Deep & Funky March Edition 09
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9490/march01.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2392/march02.jpg
Tracklist:
Sacha - Boomerangs (Funky Mix)Dj Naughty - FirepowerRudenko - Everybody (Fingaprint Mix)Kcat - Get Off The Wall (Delio D Cruz Remix)Fuzzy Logic - The Way You MoveSia - Little Man (DJ Q Funky Mix)Invasion Crew - Takeover V.I.PKyla - Daydreaming (Crazy Cousinz Remix)Steve Angello ft Robin S - Show Me Love 2009 (Geeneus Remix)N.B Funky - Riddem BoxSabrina Washington - Get OutDonaeo - Love To HappenTina Moore - Never Gonna Let You Go (Code Red Remix)Ill Blu - RiderVman - Sweet BlueJalla - TurbulenceP2J ft Shaniqua - Dance With Me (Crazy Cousinz Mix)Lil Silva - BurningDj NG - Show Me HappinessFuzzy Logic - PolyfunkNatalie Walker - Up On You (Sexy Sexy)Darkus Beat Company - Find The PathSweet Boy Candy - Shake What Youve GotSoul Gypsy - Black RussianCahill - Sex Shooter (Crazy Cousinz Mix)Dj Fonti & Marc Garvey - HornyTerry Hunter ft Terisa Griffin - WonderfulMartino ft Sacha - Peace of Heaven (Geeneus Remix)Mighty Moe - I Believe
Single Tracks (ZIP)rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/208604394/FAZE-DEEP_FUNKY_MARCH_EDITION.zipsendspace : http://www.sendspace.com/file/qf8e96zShare: http://www.zshare.net/download/5697593306a2de07/
Single MP3 (Stream + Download)zShare: http://www.zshare.net/audio/569580642de46bdd/
― faze01, Friday, 13 March 2009 13:44 (fifteen years ago) link
!
― lex pretend, Friday, 13 March 2009 15:40 (fifteen years ago) link
(btw thanks for that mix, looks excellent)
faze you fuckin hero
― The-Reverend (rev), Friday, 13 March 2009 21:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Funkystepz's "Trinity Hill" (massive piano number) and "Dancing Scene" (insane 2-steppy xylophone workout) are massive. Love these guys - they seem to master any style they put their hand to. Not sure about their "Just Dance" remix though...
― Tim F, Saturday, 14 March 2009 08:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Finally reading this thread this week was a smart idea.
― mr. anephric (the anephric project), Saturday, 14 March 2009 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Kyla's Daydreaming is astonishing - a big jump up from Do You Mind.
― Hreidarsson The Storm (Matt DC), Saturday, 14 March 2009 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Wanna hear that. Matt did you ever check the 26 Nov 2008 Marcus Nasty set? With all the DJs? That's probably the most concentrated ravey funky set I can think of.
Jammer's funky track and Lil Silva's "Burning" are probably the most ravey single tracks I can think of outside of "Turbulence".
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 March 2009 05:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Fact article here on Kode 9 and why dubstep fans are getting into funky.
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 March 2009 06:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Tim - I'm actually downloading it now. Kind of amazed the Sendspace link still works.
I think my somewhat belated love affair with funky stems from the fact that it only takes one rhythmic tweak to work virtually the entire history of dance music* under one umbrella. Pretty sure the producers know this and are having an enormous amount of fun with the myriad possibilities this throws up - how far are we off the appearance of funky trance I wonder? Our Father is most of the way there already.
*Okay maybe not jungle. Lol continuum.
― Two hands in the air, that's the Lampard Skank (Matt DC), Sunday, 15 March 2009 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Tranciest (good) funky tune I know is the Arms remix of Tawiah's "Every Step", which steals the trancey riff idea from "Mandarine Girl"/"In White Rooms"/Madonna's "Get Together".
Your general comment though is perhaps the strongest reason for my own enjoyment - that all-embracing ecumenical vibe whereby tricks that would sound tired in their original setting suddenly take on a new life (the unlikely fun-factor of Geeneus's remix of "Show Me Love" is a good example here, although to be honest I always love "Show Me Love" in any setting).
I think there are a lot of tracks, particularly at the "tribal" end, that sound pretty junglistic though. Still don't know the name of the archetypal tribal track that Marcus always plays, the one that sounds like some sort of harvester machine wielding bongos.
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 March 2009 21:35 (fifteen years ago) link
The Show Me Love remix was the exact track that made me think that, incidentally, mostly because it appeared in that Faze mix immediately after hands-in-the-air piano house (The Way You Move), no-nonsense minimalist hard house (Takover) and Daydreaming, which is only one step away from being a Body Language bootleg. Funky to me feels most interestly 'read' as a recontextualisation of the past 20 years of house music with a more limber beat that makes it more boozy than druggy - like a reimagining of the way dance music might have progressed if ecstacy had never existed. This might be incredibly wanky but at the same time it might explain why some of the hardcore continuumheads seem to have a problem with this stuff.
That Tawiah track also crossed my mind when I was talking about 'funky trance', I'm not sure it quite fits the sound I'm thinking of though because Arms's own production style is quite chunky and jerky and beat-em-up even when he's being girly.
― Two hands in the air, that's the Lampard Skank (Matt DC), Sunday, 15 March 2009 23:34 (fifteen years ago) link
"more boozy than druggy": maybe part of why I like it a lot?
― Jordi La Sarge (The Reverend), Sunday, 15 March 2009 23:48 (fifteen years ago) link
the funky/champagne connection is as strong as any music/drug relationship there's ever been. bubbly bubbly, so damn bubbly
― lex pretend, Sunday, 15 March 2009 23:55 (fifteen years ago) link