Yeah - part 4 has some interesting stuff.
There's a track that drops around 20mins in that reminds me of this Karizma track:
http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF268092-01-01-01.mp3
Anyone know what it is / who did it?
Footloose plays it on 1Xtra every week. It's either MC or DJ Creeper - Unknown Dub. He plays an MC version of it, which when added to the beat sounds like old So Solid. It's pretty interesting in a real basic way. I love the fact the track really makes you wait for the bass line, and there's a real impact when it hits. The instrumental is also on that Supa D NYE mix.
This is early days. There's really only drips and drabs of UK production coming out. The more commercial stuff by Crazy Couzins, MA1, DJ NG etc probably won't go down very well with those looking for real ultra dark house. But the great thing about funky is the fact that people can RAVE again! You can't really rave to grime or
dubstep in the same way, I wouldn't classify them as dancing music.
There are some naughty, druggy, tracky sub bass tracks that have the house swing and vibe, but retain enough of that UK edge to distance them from US house or euro minimal. I've heard a fair amount of anonymous sparse and raw sounding tracks on various pirates for the last few months, and it's great to have a mix of these with the vocal bits.
Check the track
'Buss It' on Supa D's page - the bassline is pure eski.
Obviously it isn't fully there yet - there aren't enough original bits coming out yet, a lot of mixes are filled with existing house styles, but then again UKG was like that in 94/95 too. Personally the last thing I'm trying to do is actively search for the next big thing; I've just heard loads of tracks that I love dancing to, and they're all these UK funky things. I know I've got the bug because everytime I go to clubs right now I'm disappointed - all I wanna hear is that funky beat!
I don't care how cheesy the vocals are, Crazy Cousinz' 'Bongo Jam' is great. The
DJ Naughty remix is really good too.