Benny Bunter
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Just listening back to this mix, and its actually more glitchy/screwed n chopped than wonky as such. Definitely a big overlap there though.
I quite like the term wonky me.
Just listening back to this mix, and its actually more glitchy/screwed n chopped than wonky as such. Definitely a big overlap there though.
I quite like the term wonky me.
fokse vektaire xeven
Arab Nazi
not convinced this constitutes a standalone genre at all, this seems a much better way of looking at it.
Poet for Hire
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yeah, i dont think its a genre thing, just a point of resonance between genres
another thread about it here
http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=62388
just downloading these two mixes that kode9 just posted on his myspace blog
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2hbcmf
http://www.sendspace.com/file/s6pgc7
I'll never understand "wonky" as a genre
a) it describes artists who operate in a number of their own genres, but are just doing an off-beat variation of whatever style is typical to that genre
b) which pretty much makes the term exactly what it is - an adjective. Hip hop that's "wonky". Dubstep that's "wonky".
c) it's really just one of the worst words in the english language. it makes me cringe every time I hear someone seriously use it.
"Funky" was bad enough. Do we really have to continue going down the road of labeling our music as if we were hopelessly out-of-touch parents trying to describe what our kids listen to?
a) it describes artists who operate in a number of their own genres, but are just doing an off-beat variation of whatever style is typical to that genre
b) which pretty much makes the term exactly what it is - an adjective. Hip hop that's "wonky". Dubstep that's "wonky".
c) it's really just one of the worst words in the english language. it makes me cringe every time I hear someone seriously use it.
"Funky" was bad enough. Do we really have to continue going down the road of labeling our music as if we were hopelessly out-of-touch parents trying to describe what our kids listen to?
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Hardcore is an adjective as well...
The thing is these are words that are actually in use, by "kids" even. Certain forums are full of referances to 'funky' & 'wonky' house, both positive & negative. I'm sure alotta people thought calling music Jungle was daft as well... & Drum & Bass or Breaks? They aren't even adjectives... Genre names are always dumb. I used to work in a factory & got some classic faces telling the 40+ fitter n turners I was into 'House & Garage'
I think that as a term, because;
makes it far more usefull.
You know I'd never even thought that much about the word, its a usefull word, some-things are abit... wonky sometimes.
The thing is these are words that are actually in use, by "kids" even. Certain forums are full of referances to 'funky' & 'wonky' house, both positive & negative. I'm sure alotta people thought calling music Jungle was daft as well... & Drum & Bass or Breaks? They aren't even adjectives... Genre names are always dumb. I used to work in a factory & got some classic faces telling the 40+ fitter n turners I was into 'House & Garage'
I think that as a term, because;
makes it far more usefull.
You know I'd never even thought that much about the word, its a usefull word, some-things are abit... wonky sometimes.
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no-one's arguing with funky house. and wonky means something else for house really. i just don't actually believe *the kids* or any1 apart from a few bloggers are saying 'wonky'. maybe i'm wrong.
is that the 'kode 9 in the bath' 1? that was jokes
shiels
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Has everyone got the Harmonic 313 rinse set? GET IT! it's up on the blog, can't wait for the Warp EP and album now http://www.warprecords.com/news/?offset=0&ti_id=1461
Alfons
Way of the future
Spot on imo. Although it would be cool if wonky nights would feature all sorts of tempos and stuff, with off-beat things being the characterization.
Alfons
Way of the future
Am listening to it at this very moment, pretty good. Can't wait either, been waiting for Arc Light to come out for 2 years already!
powerpill
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wonky nights?
Alfons
Way of the future
yeah I dunno, maybe there aren't any? "wonky night" would of course be a horrible term, but aren't the wireblock crew doing stuff in Glasgow and Brainfeeder stuff in LA?
What I mean is that it would be cool if there was a flagship night that grew out of this stuff, that wasn't limited to one genre but featured good breakbeat based stuff in general (hip hop, dubstep, funky, garage, jungle, hardcore...).
powerpill
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shiels
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Me and my mates do a monthly night in Belfast, called Ecker. a lot of this sort of stuff gets played along with techno, electro, dubstep etc. here's a couple of mixes:
http://postbocks.com/uploads/terry-keeley-new-october-mix
t/l
. Mr Oizo - $tunt$ (Flying Lotus Remix) - Shhh
2. Jamie Lidell - Little Bit of Feel Good (Mr Oizo Remix) - Warp
3. Mouse On Mars - Wipe That Sound - Sonig
4. Actress - Linear Ta Fuck - Werk
5. Flying Lotus - GNG BNG - Warp
6. Rustie - Clipper - Stuffrecords
7. Flying Lotus - Brainfeeder - Warp
8. Rustie - Zig-Zag - Wireblock
9. Luke Vibert - Homewek - Planet Mu
10. Von Sudenfed - Flooded - Domino
11. Luke Vibert - Come On Chaos - Planet Mu
12. Siriusmo - Wow (Modeselektor Edit) - Exploited
13. Radioactive Man - Itisanditisnt (Tipper Remix) Rotters Golf Club
14. Alex Smoke - Make My Day (Actress Remix) - Soma
15. Terry Keeley - Mendz - Them
16. Drexciya - The Men You'll Never See - Clone
17. Neil Landstrumm (With Si Begg) - Lung Dub - Planet Mu
18. Modeselektor - Die Tekknoprostitutionsmachine - Bpitch
19. Darkstar - Need You - Hyperdub
20. Zomby - Mu5h - Hyperdub
21. Joker - Grimey Princess - Kapsize
22. Cursor Miner - Skunk Works - Lo Recordings
23. Cajmere - Say U Will - Cajual
24. Modeselektor - The Black Block - Bpitch
25. Vlad & Ardisson - Ex Booty (Ardisson Remix) - Seed
26. Starkey - Let You Go - Werk
27. Clark - Volcan Veins - Warp
28. Radioactive Man - 'Ave That - Rotters Golf Club
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sciwer
Terry Keeley
Quarta 330 - Sunset Dub (Hyperdub)
Clouds - Elders (Wadadda Remix) (Jahtari)
Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix) (Hyperdub)
Actress - Bassline FM (Werk)
Joker - J.V. Anderson (Earwax)
Red Box Recorder - CCC (Acroplane)
De-Twist
Neil Landstrumm-Kids Wake Up (Planet Mu)
James T Cotton-The Second Cycle (Ft. Ellis Monk) (Spectral)
Photocall-Silver Clouds (Dexter Mix) (Clone)
Tubejerk-Diry Black Discotheque (Sativae)
Ardisson-Stop (Seed)
T-Polar
Tobias Schmidt - Limbo Bobo (Input Output)
Blackmass Plastics - Pump Maximiser (Combat Recordings)
Debasser - Fat Girls (T-Polar mix) (Wide Records)
Mothboy - Endless Summer Inst (Acroplane)
HD4000 - Turn the Bass Up VIP mix (WE Recordings)
Dj Cutlass Supreme - Killer (Wide Records)
http://postbocks.com/uploads/terry-keeley-new-october-mix
t/l
. Mr Oizo - $tunt$ (Flying Lotus Remix) - Shhh
2. Jamie Lidell - Little Bit of Feel Good (Mr Oizo Remix) - Warp
3. Mouse On Mars - Wipe That Sound - Sonig
4. Actress - Linear Ta Fuck - Werk
5. Flying Lotus - GNG BNG - Warp
6. Rustie - Clipper - Stuffrecords
7. Flying Lotus - Brainfeeder - Warp
8. Rustie - Zig-Zag - Wireblock
9. Luke Vibert - Homewek - Planet Mu
10. Von Sudenfed - Flooded - Domino
11. Luke Vibert - Come On Chaos - Planet Mu
12. Siriusmo - Wow (Modeselektor Edit) - Exploited
13. Radioactive Man - Itisanditisnt (Tipper Remix) Rotters Golf Club
14. Alex Smoke - Make My Day (Actress Remix) - Soma
15. Terry Keeley - Mendz - Them
16. Drexciya - The Men You'll Never See - Clone
17. Neil Landstrumm (With Si Begg) - Lung Dub - Planet Mu
18. Modeselektor - Die Tekknoprostitutionsmachine - Bpitch
19. Darkstar - Need You - Hyperdub
20. Zomby - Mu5h - Hyperdub
21. Joker - Grimey Princess - Kapsize
22. Cursor Miner - Skunk Works - Lo Recordings
23. Cajmere - Say U Will - Cajual
24. Modeselektor - The Black Block - Bpitch
25. Vlad & Ardisson - Ex Booty (Ardisson Remix) - Seed
26. Starkey - Let You Go - Werk
27. Clark - Volcan Veins - Warp
28. Radioactive Man - 'Ave That - Rotters Golf Club
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sciwer
Terry Keeley
Quarta 330 - Sunset Dub (Hyperdub)
Clouds - Elders (Wadadda Remix) (Jahtari)
Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix) (Hyperdub)
Actress - Bassline FM (Werk)
Joker - J.V. Anderson (Earwax)
Red Box Recorder - CCC (Acroplane)
De-Twist
Neil Landstrumm-Kids Wake Up (Planet Mu)
James T Cotton-The Second Cycle (Ft. Ellis Monk) (Spectral)
Photocall-Silver Clouds (Dexter Mix) (Clone)
Tubejerk-Diry Black Discotheque (Sativae)
Ardisson-Stop (Seed)
T-Polar
Tobias Schmidt - Limbo Bobo (Input Output)
Blackmass Plastics - Pump Maximiser (Combat Recordings)
Debasser - Fat Girls (T-Polar mix) (Wide Records)
Mothboy - Endless Summer Inst (Acroplane)
HD4000 - Turn the Bass Up VIP mix (WE Recordings)
Dj Cutlass Supreme - Killer (Wide Records)
rivet90210
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did anyone ever hear this lp: 'Sensational meets Kouhei' by Sensational & Kouhei Matsunaga ?
I think it's from 2006..?
whatever the fuck it is that wonky is, or suggests, well, it's here in this. It's less Herbie Hancock than most wonky that i have heard and it's a vocal lp, courtesey of Sensational. I just thought of it as i read that piece on Mike Slott by Fact Mag. Slott says something about not working with mc's much becasue of where he is from....kind of parallels this lp as the producer is japanese and sensational is US, and it was a total one-off project....:slanted: I really like this lp.
I think it's from 2006..?
whatever the fuck it is that wonky is, or suggests, well, it's here in this. It's less Herbie Hancock than most wonky that i have heard and it's a vocal lp, courtesey of Sensational. I just thought of it as i read that piece on Mike Slott by Fact Mag. Slott says something about not working with mc's much becasue of where he is from....kind of parallels this lp as the producer is japanese and sensational is US, and it was a total one-off project....:slanted: I really like this lp.
Didn't realise Harmonic 313 was tagged in this way. Am glad to see one of the Global Communication boys making something like a comeback.
A friend in China was complaining about being off-the-map for new music and asked me to send him whatever seemed to be "hot" at the moment. Sent him a few mp3s of this kind of stuff (well, the downtempo thing) and he thought I was taking the piss!
I kinda have to agree with him - none of it sounds very fresh to me, but thankfully a lot of it sounds really good...
A friend in China was complaining about being off-the-map for new music and asked me to send him whatever seemed to be "hot" at the moment. Sent him a few mp3s of this kind of stuff (well, the downtempo thing) and he thought I was taking the piss!
I kinda have to agree with him - none of it sounds very fresh to me, but thankfully a lot of it sounds really good...there are a few nights esp at the grammaphone place, good mixed crowds and lively
plus numbers is good.
Good thing is it's a kind of colourful meltdown of music, it couldn't happen without dubstep grime, electro, hip hop being too ridgid for their own progression.
continnum of the smugpolice blog is well off the mark
plus numbers is good.
Good thing is it's a kind of colourful meltdown of music, it couldn't happen without dubstep grime, electro, hip hop being too ridgid for their own progression.
continnum of the smugpolice blog is well off the mark