...with the last episode being of the more serious vein, a little dose of the happy vibes seemed in order - and there's nothing like a funky bassline and a wah-chicka-wah-wah to bring a smile to your face and a bump to your rump. funk influences much of the music we listen to these days. check out iconscious for a little lesson on its roots...
...for me, my relationship with funk began in the 80s. for anything of merit to have survived that decade is a miralce. i wasn't yet a teen when the opening bass notes of cameo :: word up were filling up the airwaves, and i was hooked; love at first sound, as it were. now you may be saying to yourself that cameo aren't the definition of funk - they don't sound like mr james brown after all. but that's one of the great things about this style of music: anything can be funky. (*as a side note: the bass line for outkast :: ms jackson was played by the guy from cameo. it's true; i read it on wikipedia) ...
...one thing about funk: it's best heard live. but clubs still want you shakin' to that funky beat, so djs and producers have been remixing classics, collaborating with musicians, and bringing the funk to new generations of dancefloor dwellers. one of the hottest acts of this recent trend has been the
...this episode, then, is all about the future of funk. all the tracks are from the last couple of years, and if you get a chance to see any of these artists at a club or a fest - do so; they are ridiculously talented...
peace, and get out your happy feet.
::tracklist::
ed royal & enne :: gift of funk
flow dynamics :: live in the mix
plantlife :: appreciate
chris joss :: a part in that show (basement freaks remix)
a skillz vs. beat vandals :: blowin' up
wicked lester :: redo funk
katalyst :: may have been james brown
unklejam :: love ya (agfa mix)
nickodemus :: give the drummer some (fort knox five remix)
all good funk alliance :: top brass
maelstrom & napz :: spell it
...up next - episode three :: dub...
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