Afrohouse

[wild greens]

hate it when spotify cuts off at the drop because you don't pay them

shola ama riddim good pun

 

[wild greens]

Some of those are great

 

[trilliam]

UK funky isn’t back — it never left

Over a decade since UK funky's initial peak, the growing popularity of percussive styles like gqom, kuduro and amapiano has sparked the interest of those who remember its mid-noughties heyday. As more and more artists begin to readopt the UK funky tag, some are declaring the sound as as ‘back’...

djmag.com

Apple is more circumspect: “I would never say ‘UK funky’s back’... We’re on a different wave now.” He made his new ‘Bongoclart’ EP on that same Sony Vaio from 2005, this time inspired by a new sound. “The boys over South Africa, the amapiano producers... I’ve just got that feeling of 2006 again.”

 

[Benny Bunter]

The new stuff hasn't really grabbed me but that article was a good read.

I'll give this mix a listen though

 

[version]

Got the mix on atm. Sirens is still a banger.

 

[version]

I dunno which tunes are new, but it's still the classics like Sirens and Apple's old stuff that stand out. Enjoyed the mix overall too though.

 

[Benny Bunter]

I listened to first 30 mins or so earlier and I recognised nearly every tune from the old days

 

[Benny Bunter]

What do those in the know reckon is the best mix in this thread for all the new stuff?

 

[version]

I listened to first 30 mins or so earlier and I recognised nearly every tune from the old days

You're more familiar than me. I was under the impression it was a mix of old and current stuff.

 

[Benny Bunter]

Me too. I heard tunes i knew by apple, champion, invasion records, hardhouse banton, Roska. I could probably do a tracklist. Might have been 1 or 2 I didnt know

 

[version]

This was one of my fav. funky 12"s at the time.

 

[version]

Emvee had some good tunes.

 

[Benny Bunter]

This was my fave by him. Don't think he had that many funky tunes, wasnt' he a bassline producer?

 

[version]

Don't think he had that many funky tunes, wasnt' he a bassline producer?

Not sure. I only ever heard his funky tunes and that Powerful Leg one I just posted which I guess is grime. These two are good,

 

[slackk]

They need to let a new name run, its a lot easier to market something as new to foreign bookers and festivals. DJ mag not doing anyone any favours there

What do those in the know reckon is the best mix in this thread for all the new stuff?

Is the scotti D v Antony Ranz one in here? That one is really good

 

[version]

They need to let a new name run, its a lot easier to market something as new to foreign bookers and festivals. DJ mag not doing anyone any favours there

Has anyone come up with one?

 

[luka]

they should call it 'badboy house'. that sounds cool.

 

[slackk]

Lol it's better than trying to call it uk funky 2.0 or something equally as shit

One of the MCs will say something and it'll stick. I know they keep calling it afro but hopefully something better comes along when the clubs are back

 

[slackk]

There was/is a supa D "Housupa production mix" on Marcus nastys show tonight, might be worth checking the podcast for that

 

[Simon silverdollarcircle]

QC

Lol it's better than trying to call it uk funky 2.0 or something equally as shit

One of the MCs will say something and it'll stick. I know they keep calling it afro but hopefully something better comes along when the clubs are back

I like it when the MCs refer to it as "the upper echelons". You hear that quite a bit