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
Loveshy vs Miami Bass EP
http://www.sendspace.com/file/12q64g
― The Reverend, Sunday, 20 May 2012 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
incredible!
― boxedjoy, Monday, 21 May 2012 10:11 (twelve years ago) link
I wish they'd done a little more with "Oliver Twist" but I feel ridiculous even saying anything negative about such a horn o' plenty
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 21 May 2012 11:18 (twelve years ago) link
agree but then it's probably about a year before everyone's up to the time with afro
― r|t|c, Monday, 21 May 2012 11:47 (twelve years ago) link
three weeknd remixes? :/
― The Reverend, Monday, 21 May 2012 12:25 (twelve years ago) link
three weeknd remixes? :)
I'm on my fourth download attempt, fingers crossed.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 21 May 2012 12:50 (twelve years ago) link
OK, Vybz Kartel remix much better than any of the Weeknd remixes. The pitched up Buju, ehh.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 21 May 2012 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
Now I'm trying to figure out which one of their Rihanna remixes are superior.
― Josiah Alan, Monday, 21 May 2012 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
cake
― The Reverend, Monday, 21 May 2012 14:25 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that Cake remix. This whole collection is super generous and awesome!
Does anyone know the significance of the titles (Miami Bass vs. Loveshy) btw?
― MikoMcha, Monday, 21 May 2012 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
Yes! Love that Buju Banton remix, brilliant that one, as are they all, including the Rudekid remix they just put out. I wouldn't think the Weeknd (or Bruno Mars for that matter) would be the best material for them to remix, but I think they all work, love the dark garage vibe of those. Ridiculous how many good tunes Funkystepz have amassed.
― Astrochimp32, Monday, 21 May 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link