hmm.. agree on the positivity angle - both sonically & lyrically grime is (was?) obv far more aggy than funky is certainly – that was surely grime’s intention - but i feel that you’re missing my point (could of course be that i’m missing yours, you lost me from the dnb to garage analogy onwards tbh). to clarify (my intention, that is, the point is still hopefully open for discussion):
funky releases and raves are thin on the ground and, i’m paraphrasing here, a substancial proportion of the riddims are seemingly built solely to cater for the mc in a radio setting (with appropriate rewinds, when levels are reached) and maybe not intended to be listened to as stand-alone ‘tracks’. hence – and i realise that i’m painting broad strokes here - 2010 funky beats are a tool for the mc to flex.
this is nothing to do with emotional attachment to any genre, rather an observation, based on what i’m reading here and on ilx. focussing on my second paragraph, i just don’t see a noticable difference.
i’m confused more than anything, as i don’t believe you can have one (funky riddims aren’t meant to be viewed singularly) without the other (funky is becoming grime 2.0).
comments appreciated – and benny, thanks for yours