In the past funky house seemed largely defined as such by having 'groovy' guitar basslines e.g. M&S Salsoul Nugget's 'If You Wanna', or indeed the Armand Van Helden mix of NuYorican Soul's 'Runaway' - so interesting that it's moved on from that previously key characteristic as that was the only claim it really had to actual Funk I think. The shift seems to be hinged on a 'socafication' of the sound. But no doubt Tim F said all of this better already.
Wookie track sounds good - glad to see this guy is still around ('Battle', 'Scrappy' and 'Back Up 2 Me' all top tunes from 00/01). Less keen on 'In The Air' as it sounds like bog standard mid 90s house apart from the slight rhythmic deviation (I'm not gonna use this as criticism for any other tracks cos it will get v boring v quickly).
The 'Do You Mind' remix is growing on me quite a bit too tho - probably because of the 'massive ayia napa anthem' air surrounding it which makes me interested in it's trajectory. Only question is when will it go top 10 if not #1. Another interesting thing about it's potential commercial success is how 'sad' it sounds for a dancefloor filler - wistful, melancholic, tenderised. That elegance and subtlety (outside R&B 'text) may be kind of refreshing.
'Mr Bean' is the kind of thing that will interest me a bit more tho purely for the Wileyish rhythmic dexterity. I keep expecting him to chime in with the beats tho and without a vocal presence it's kinda lacking after the first minute? This isn't so important with 'Night' as that feels more spacious and deliberately stripped like so much dubstep.
Not into 'Bongo Jam' much at all tho (or that 'African Warrior' one), but I would be quite happy to see all of this stuff invade the charts. Glad it's all coming together in this way.
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Wookie track sounds good - glad to see this guy is still around ('Battle', 'Scrappy' and 'Back Up 2 Me' all top tunes from 00/01). Less keen on 'In The Air' as it sounds like bog standard mid 90s house apart from the slight rhythmic deviation (I'm not gonna use this as criticism for any other tracks cos it will get v boring v quickly).
The 'Do You Mind' remix is growing on me quite a bit too tho - probably because of the 'massive ayia napa anthem' air surrounding it which makes me interested in it's trajectory. Only question is when will it go top 10 if not #1. Another interesting thing about it's potential commercial success is how 'sad' it sounds for a dancefloor filler - wistful, melancholic, tenderised. That elegance and subtlety (outside R&B 'text) may be kind of refreshing.
'Mr Bean' is the kind of thing that will interest me a bit more tho purely for the Wileyish rhythmic dexterity. I keep expecting him to chime in with the beats tho and without a vocal presence it's kinda lacking after the first minute? This isn't so important with 'Night' as that feels more spacious and deliberately stripped like so much dubstep.
Not into 'Bongo Jam' much at all tho (or that 'African Warrior' one), but I would be quite happy to see all of this stuff invade the charts. Glad it's all coming together in this way.