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Comment by nick2005 on Wednesday, 13th December 2006, 4:46pm

Firstly I'd just like to say this is a great blog coz its a big issue at the moment. I would class Funky House as the sort as commercial house that is good to listen to mid-week but isnt hard enough for weekends. Last year there was lots of funky house tunes like 'come on make a move on me', 'say sa...
read morey say', or 'drop the pressure'. This is what I would class as funky house, and I would also say that there is a lack of new funky house songs atm. I dunno what other ppl would class it as, but that is my view on it.

Comment by djdanger on Wednesday, 13th December 2006, 8:30pm

mm..Interesting choice Nick...its true the producers aren't bringing out much funky house at the moment, there's usually loads released after Ibiza in September but labels appear to be holding back until March next year.

Funky House is quite a broad term and can often be the commercial stuff but al...
read moreso can be the more soulful stuff- which also falls in to the 'Soulful House' category or sometimes 'Vocal House'.

Funky House should have a wiggle your hips drum beat, a tuneful discoey bassline, either big strings or big piano and usually a big diva vocal on it.

Example tunes I would describe as Funky House are Andrea T Mendoza - Can't Fake It (discoey bassline/diva vocals), Future Funk - Wildberry Tracks Part 2 (discoey bassline/Big Strings),DJ Rhythm pres Soul Theory - Drama (funky bassline/wiggle hips beats and diva vocal)....

Comment by Boyzmate on Thursday, 14th December 2006, 6:13pm

"Funky House" is as both Dulcie and Nick say a more commercial type of house. I think this is because it has big vocal divas sometimes or a funky bassline, though not exclusively. This is music that is generally accepted by the masses rather than just the clubbers.
I feel that Funky is, generally up...
read morelifting and invokes feelings of euphoria.

I'd say Hed Kandi is generally a good example of Funky House or the music that is generally played upstairs at "Sunday Sundae" (cannot wait for summer and this to be a regular in the calendar!!) is again another example.

I love
"Same Man" by Till West
"Rocking Music" by Martin Solveig
"Feel the Vibe" by Axwell;
"This little light of mine(Shine on)"
"S.o.S" by A-Studio

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Comment by Jerobeam on Tuesday, 2nd January 2007, 12:35pm

What is Funky House…..broad term in my eyes…can be seen as commercial, can be more soulful as Dulcie says. But it has to have some important elements…a diva vocal, good baseline to wiggle your arse to, hands in the air breakdown or pianos.

Some favourites of mine include –

I wasn’t kidding - Ang...
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SOS - A Studio
Can’t Fake it – Andrea T Mendoza
Drama – DJ Rhythm pres soul Theory (How I wish I could get this on CD!!)
Let me see the grove – Dynas T
Lies to yourself – Dr Kucho
Most Haji and Emanuel remixes / own productions

To be honest I find the constant need to ‘pigeon hole’ dance music a little frustrating…..and I will dance to most music if it gets your feet tapping (even some Electro when it’s good enough…otherwise fingers in ears and run for cover)

Comment by twinkle_1985 on Wednesday, 3rd January 2007, 3:39pm

do you know what, i have been asking all the djs every night i am out if they have herd of "Flaunt It" by TV Rock & Seany B.

This song is so good i herd it about three months ago off the net it is now on all the ministry of sound CDs

But i still havent herd it out. why?

at the moment wild fruit...
read more and monkey play the best music i dont know what to call it but they definatly play the best up to date music.

happy new year to you all

Rich XMWAHX

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Comment by giant_jess on Saturday, 6th January 2007, 5:23pm

i love that song richard (well u know that) its one of those tunes that i will never get bored of i so cant wait till it finally gets into the clubs x x x x

Comment by wildblood on Monday, 8th January 2007, 11:01am

OOoh this seems to have got the juices flowing. I think i think i know what u feel funky house is. marvelous. so let's do another genre that's generating a love it / hate it reponse on this blog.
Electro. what is it, what tunes qualify as elctro, when do u wanna hear it and do u feel it's a must hea...
read morer genre or a leave it at home genre?
For me it's the genre of the moment cutting across the commercial / underground divide and doing it with some style be it hands up for dartford chart topper or the pure filth that is dulcie's darker rebel moments. Let the debate continue!
K xx

Comment by jimmegee on Monday, 8th January 2007, 12:01pm

Hmm, electro is pretty tasty when done nasty: Yeah Yeah would be my exhibit A. Same Man gave me lots of tingly moments last year so that must be one too (it certainly ain't funky house). Proper Education - I reckon that's electro too. Anything with less tune and lots of noise and a big vibrating bas...
read mores that still stays in the 130bpm range. And you're right, Dulcie does electro with real flair ;-)

Comment by lycra_uk00 on Monday, 8th January 2007, 1:21pm

Electro. For me i find it has very limited apeall !!!
As with all styles of music we all have tunes that float our musical boats and tunes that totally sink them.

The electro tunes that have vocals and a good dance beat are great,they can be very uplifting and fun,but there are others that are so n...
read moreegative like Exceeder and other heavy non discript tunes that empty dance floors!!!May I add this is not just my oppinion I hear this from so many other clubbers on the scene.
With all due respect Kate,to make the comment from your opening blog about if you dont like the music find another club or start one as very negative!!! and as we have seen, when clubs become complacent about cubbers feelings they have voted with their feet.

We all like to hear new music as that is what makes the dance scene so special, but when it is clearly not what the majority of clubbers on the scene want surley it's time to worry and change direction so as not make every night the same and boring. Brighton clearly relys on the local dance crowd now to keep going,as we seem to have lost the out of town crowd at the moment,so lets not let them down and listen to their opinions and take note and try to make our clubbing scene vibrant again.
Come on everybody if you are not happy with the music, lets hear your opinions on here and not just on the dance floor .

Phil XX

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Comment by wildblood on Monday, 8th January 2007, 9:03pm

me again. this is turning into a fab discussion! what i would say r/e phil's comment about negativity is as having done it myself with shameless hussies - way back when - i hit the promotion scene because i wanted something the clubs weren't providing for me and my mates. with the gay scene covering...
read more so many kinds of people and therefore so many tastes the broader music policy nights do seem to do better. but there should always be room for diversity and change. one of the most important things i've learnt as a dj is play the unknown tunes because soon enuff they will be the anthems. so keep on bringing on the new stuff brighton dj's and promoters!