funky house sceptics, let me draw your attention to this

Now that I'm in London i really want to go to one of those club E3/Stratford/Dagenham style funky raves rather than centrally located dubsteppy things. Anyone know a good source of info about them? Might go to FWD on sunday though...

facebook is the place to find and keep up with funky events from what i can find, myspace is usually more difficult

this is good also

http://www.nuthingsorted.com/

there is a big one coming up at Babalou in Brixton later this month...

Dub Organiser and Cartel Family Presents: The Producers House Feb 27 Babalou, Brixton

Fingaprint
Roska
Cooly G
Perempay
Hardhouse Banton b2b Dubplate Wonder
Lewis Williams

£5 before 12 / £10 after

No hats hoods or sports wear.

ahhhh that looks awesome, i am def going to try to reach that...

circle events are on hiatus for 6 months but this is their adults only side project - they're doing a night tomorrow, had contemplated trying to do both it and night slugs but i have a feeling that won't happen.

that does look sick, i bet the tunes will be storming. although the repeated emphasis on maturity is a little much!

interesting how they use 'DUBBAGE' to describe some of the stuff they play, never heard that before... Tippa has his myspace as House & Dubbage. anyone know what that's about?

Do not approve of 'dubbage' as a term, if only because if it takes off it's only a matter of time before someone moves to coin the pop version of the term and then, ugh, do not want.

It sounds like an unpleasant vegetable.

House & Garub

Do not approve of 'dubbage' as a term, if only because if it takes off it's only a matter of time before someone moves to coin the pop version of the term and then, ugh, do not want.

i don't follow?! am i being slow

does anyone know what it means though? is it describing the kind of weirder side of new US garage? im quite intrigued

Y're not slow and y're better off not knowing.

Fuzzy Logick has some great new tracks, typically in a billion different styles. "Roots" is a ridiculously intense asymmetrical piano stomper, a similar blunt-axe syncopated groove to "Twiss". Meanwhile another tune which I think is called "In The Morning" is an insane vocal anthem, massive bouncy beat, enormous synthesiser spurts and a fabulous diva vocal. It's very freestyle or early Jam & Spoon.

There's also a lot of tracks that sound a lot like early LFO - those same slippery, slithery weedy electro melodies. Roska's "In Your Handbag" obv, but lots of others whose names i don't know. Ironically Mr Roach's actual "LFO" sampling tune isn't terribly good, though Hardcore Continuum literalists who tend toward a "tell don't show" critical mindset have already bigged it up a bit excessively.

Really enjoying Marcus's 7th January set too. Would love an ID on the compulsive latin-ish track with the cut-up vocals that comes after Mak 10's boring stomper at about the 66 minute mark. It's only marginally less aggressive than the Mak 10 track, but somehow falls just on the right side of sexy.

kylas do you mind is getting a lot of attention now its being re-released.... i dont think its happening really but if they get her some more decent songs, she might actually become a bit of a pop star.

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.

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

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

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).

Isn't Ill Blu the guy who produced "Frontline"?

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

what is kyla wearing in this? lol

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

AHHHH roska 'our father', who else has heard this gorgeous airy tranciness!

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.

is Supa D's Rinse 03 good?

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.

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

i'm shocked to see that rinse fm podcasts are at 64 kbps. no way i'm downloading those.

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.

they're completely listenable though to be fair. i would be more disappointed to hear pirate radio through pristinely recorded 320kbps to be honest

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.

128-192 is the ideal bitrate for radio shows i think. lower and higher then i'll think twice before downloading.

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.

"i would be more disappointed to hear pirate radio through pristinely recorded 320kbps to be honest"

yep.

"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/

1hr07 is D Malice, i think Visions

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.

they're completely listenable though to be fair. i would be more disappointed to hear pirate radio through pristinely recorded 320kbps to be honest

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thats dumb

"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

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

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.

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

Was supposed to come out in January I think. Yeah all of the tracks sound pretty great from the samples on Roska's site.

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, 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?

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

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.

wow, thanks for the info

a lot of music rinse plays actually benefits from that compression sometimes compared to when i hear the proper cds of it (grime esp).

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http://rs515.rapidshare.com/files/184960926/Pro2Jay-_Skank_Calm_Down.mp3