i like the fact that they're releasing things but their mixes are astonishing.. the guest mix @ fireworks is my favorite by them, so high energy
― moullet, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 01:53 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I think increasingly their sound is boiling down to <ridiculously colourful and convoluted hopskotch patterns around a 4X4 groove> such that itheir tunes sound best piled together in two minute stretches one after the other, rather than in discrete 5 minute settings.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 02:04 (twelve years ago) link
I really enjoy Funkystepz, I think they're some of the best producers aroiund today, not just in UK Funky, but in any genre. It's almost ridiculous how many good tunes they have,and they continue to put out a steady stream of great mixes, EPs, remixes, and refixes. Just check out the tracklisting for the Royal Rumble EP: http://soundcloud.com/funkystepzuk/funkystepz-royal-rumble-ep. That's four certified bangers right there!
― Astrochimp32, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 07:25 (twelve years ago) link
their transitions (in mixes) still works flawlessly
"girls go wild !!!"
― moullet, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
Fuller / Hurricane Riddim 12"
Have this
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
Fuller is amazing.
― oppet, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
Some Funkystepz bits and peices. First, Royal Rumble EP's out April 2nd. Second, found this on soundcloud, it's short and sweet vocal track, unfinished, but still good: http://soundcloud.com/tizzy-k/tizzy-go-high-ft-funkystepz. I also wanted to mention Scufizzer. Scrufizzer was one of the original members of Funkystepz, they've done a couple of collabrations with him, and plan and doing more. Some of you have probably heard Fizzy Flow, produced by Renay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bgYwvLthyM . I heard this on DJ Target's show, I could only find this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLgIvobZlKA. These tracks are heavy and grimey, but still have that bubbly. effervescent Funkystepz sound, and Scrufizzer is talented enough to not be overwhelmed by their beats.
― Astrochimp32, Saturday, 3 March 2012 06:45 (twelve years ago) link
Almost forgot. Their remix of Drake's "Motto" is up for download on their soundcloud, it's quite good! Does anyone know where I can hear "Lovers". I've heard it hyped up a lot on this thread, but I got into Funky after Funkystepz had their Rinse.FM show, so I've never gotten to hear this fabled track. If anyone has any of their old radio sets with "Lovers" that they could post, I'd be very grateful!
― Astrochimp32, Saturday, 3 March 2012 06:53 (twelve years ago) link
is it sung by Louise Williams?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 3 March 2012 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
This is a clip from Cameo's 1Xtra show in Feb 2010, rebroadcast in Dec 2010 -
https://www.wetransfer.com/dl/GNQErPWo/b54882119216899d6c8387b7b0ba023bb63ef1ef499129e22be95483258ce3b84c4bbb3a2936093
Untitled - A.L Bennet – Drifting (Produced By FunkyStepz) (Live at Maida Vale)Louise Williams — Lovers (Produced By FunkyStepz)
FUNKYSTEPZ MIXFunkyStepz - Rihanna — Rude Boy (Remix)Funkystepz — Piano StormFunkystepz — Bounce InstrumentalFunkystepz — Mr BandicootFunkystepz — BubblyFunkystepz — Malibu RemixUntitled (FunkyStepz - Hurricane Riddim)Untitled (FunkyStepz - Loca Moca)Untitled (FunkyStepz - Deeper Love (Remix))Untitled (FunkyStepz - Victoria Falls)Funkystepz — Switching Rolls (feat. Lilly Mckenzie)Miss Fire — Part Time Lover (Live at Maida Vale)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qx540
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 3 March 2012 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
Just to add to the mixes and general love, here's a link to stream all of their guest mixes for Target on 1Xtra:http://soundcloud.com/funkystepzuk/sets
― Mr Andy M, Saturday, 3 March 2012 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
Tracklists -
Week 1 - Remixes: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) The Weeknd — Rolling Stone (Funkystepz Mix) The Weeknd — Gone (Funkystepz Mix) Vybz Kartel — Half On A Baby (Funkystepz Mix) Scrufizzer — Hoody/The Funkystepz Anthem
Week 2 - UK Bass mix:Funkystepz — Circles (feat lily McKenzie) (Roska mix) Funkystepz — Fuller Dr Gonzo — Bust Dem Up DJ Zinc ft Ms Dynamite — Wile Out Funkystepz — Phantom Champion — War Dance Funkystepz — Warrior Major Notes — Jungle Book Funkystepz — Star 9 MJCole & Scrufizzer — Southern Electric Mosca — Bax Dj Naughty — Blown Ramzee — Go Loco (feat Mighty Moe) (Prod. By Funkystepz)
Week 3 - UK Funky Vocals:Champion ft Ruby Lee Ryder — Sensitivity KOF ft Wiley & Chelcee Grimes— Fire It Up (Funkystepz Mix) Cobra Krames & Pink Cash — We Not The Same (Funkystepz Mix)T. Williams ft Terri Walker — Heartbeat (Mosca remix) Funkystepz ft Rhian Moore — Our Love Donae'o — Im Fly (Funkystepz Special)HeavyFeet ft Raze — All I Want Funkystepz ft Lily McKenzie — Circles Todd Edwards — Saved My Life (Promo) Greenmoney ft Rose Gabor - Into You (Funkystepz Mix)Fuzzy Logic ft Jada Pearl — All My Love
― Mr Andy M, Saturday, 3 March 2012 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
Oops just remembered Benny already tracklisted 1st week of these, oh well.
― Mr Andy M, Saturday, 3 March 2012 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
Much thanks for that Tracer! "Lovers" is a big tune, very nice, but I can see Funkystepz's point about it not fitting in with their newer aesthetic. Maxsin mentioned on Target's show that they make something like 10 new tracks per WEEK! I can't imagine all the gems of theirs that will never get a proper release.
― Astrochimp32, Sunday, 4 March 2012 02:57 (twelve years ago) link
Those 1xtra mixes are big! Hopefully Funkystepz put up the final DJ Target guest mix on their soundcloud. It's an instrumental mix, and like the others, it's really good. It has a couple of new instrumental tracks as well. With all the new instrumentals they've premiered in these mixes, like XTC, Radar, Mondo Bizarro etc., they have easily enough material to put out a killer EP every 2-3 months throughout 2012. They get plenty of love here and on dissensus, but I wonder when they will start to get some attention from the mainstream?
― Astrochimp32, Sunday, 4 March 2012 03:25 (twelve years ago) link
Mentasms! Can't say I thought much of the original, but this is good.
http://soundcloud.com/funkystepzuk/funkystepz-x-rihanna-birthday
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 11 March 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
I have just realized that said riffs are in the original. As you were.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 11 March 2012 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
I have just discovered "Circles" (I know, very very belatedly) and it is making me very happy, not just a perfect house track but a brilliant pop song.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 17 March 2012 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
did anyone download the remix of 'climax' that was on their soundcloud for a while? i came home looking forward to it after a weekend of only phone internet access, and then it was GONE.
― Boo-Yaa Too Rough International Boo-Yaa Empire (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 31 March 2012 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
I recorded the Climax remix before it got taken down. I've never uploaded anything but here goes nothing, hopefully Funkystepz don't have a problem with me uploading this here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yd4yn3aztbv8vvy . As Benny mentioned over on dissensus, they've hit this sweet spot between UK Funky and UK Garage, their recent remixes (and everything else they've done) has been so good. Everybody be sure to pick up the Royal Rumble EP on Monday, you won't be disappointed!
― Astrochimp32, Saturday, 31 March 2012 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
thanks!
― Boo-Yaa Too Rough International Boo-Yaa Empire (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 31 March 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
they've hit this sweet spot between UK Funky and UK Garage,
This is a pretty spot on description of their current sound.
― Tim F, Saturday, 31 March 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
Royal Rumble EP is finally out!http://www.junodownload.com/products/royal-rumble-ep/1938276-02/
Dunno how to do the drudge siren but if I did it would be in full effect right now.
― Mr Andy M, Monday, 2 April 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
"warrior" is such a banger but i always prefer their remixes to their instrumental tunes (same goes for ill blu too)
― lex pretend, Monday, 2 April 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
apart from "we found love" which not even funkystepz could salvage
I think this is their strongest EP yet.
Even though "Jigga" is a bit "I see what you did there" it's hard not to love their sheer gumption - who else would even attempt it?
― Tim F, Monday, 2 April 2012 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
oh man "jigga" is fantastic
― J0rdan S., Monday, 2 April 2012 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
or at least the clip
― J0rdan S., Monday, 2 April 2012 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
<3 "Jigga"
― TALiB KWELi SODMG (The Reverend), Monday, 2 April 2012 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
no vinyl :(
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 2 April 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
Seriously this is like all four tracks buy on sight material.
― Tim F, Monday, 2 April 2012 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
downloading now obv
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 2 April 2012 23:10 (twelve years ago) link
jfc
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 08:26 (twelve years ago) link
these guys
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 08:27 (twelve years ago) link
"warrior" is a bonafide dancefloor brain melter
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 09:29 (twelve years ago) link
With MCs on top it's like O_O
― Tim F, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 11:35 (twelve years ago) link
i can't even imagine! have you heard anybody mcing over it?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 11:36 (twelve years ago) link
This entire 20 April 2011 Marcus Nasty / Shanti / Rankin set is epochal, lifechanging etc, but the bit you want is from 65:55:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7zhoo5
― Tim F, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:12 (twelve years ago) link
the handclaps as snare rush make me so ridiculously happy
as does the way every moment of climax is punctuated, inexorably, with ".......FUNKYSTEPZ!"
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:17 (twelve years ago) link
Funkiest possible things to say during the moment of climax
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:20 (twelve years ago) link
i dont remember where i heard this, but goes like this "music is my life.. all i need's a mic & a rhyme"
― moullet, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
"some are cool, some are corrupt, some are polite some don't give a fuck"
― moullet, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
Available for download, Funkystepz's trap remix of D'Banj's Oliver Twist:http://soundcloud.com/funkystepzuk/dbanj-oliver-twist-funkystepzFunkystepz have mentioned in interviews that they want to expand beyond UK Funky in 2012 and do Miami Bass, R&B, hip-hop, etc.Found this also, coming out at the end of the month, Funkystepz remix of Rebecca Ferguson, straight R&B:http://www.djcity.co.uk/digital/rebecca-ferguson-glitter-gold-funkystepz-remix---23794.htmAnybody by chance record this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01g9g9v? I really want to hear 'Preeya Kalidas — Love Between Us (Funkystepz Miami Bass Mix). I like the original and FS's Miami Bass remixes have been great, hope this is no exception.
― Astrochimp32, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
hit me up, astrochimp
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
unless it gets wild further down the line somewhere, it's no big deal alas.
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
i.e. click my name, do the "send email" thingie and include your email address
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
got some promos trace?
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
No I've got that show tho
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
interesting. you work for auntie i presume?
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks, trace and rtc! I do hope as FS evolve and expand into other areas that they don't completely abandon their signature bubbly, hyper-colorful, intricately convoluted Funky/Garage sound, because there's no one I'm aware of to fill that void.
― Astrochimp32, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link