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Posted by DiscoStew on Sep-10-2009 01:38:

Can we bring back the funk?!?

Seriously. I know that it isn't trendy right now to produce music with a good groove. Rather, the "in thing" is to have a rhythm that insists exclusively of an incessant, invariable kick drum and a bunch of clicking noises that sound somewhere between walking with a box of tic-tacs in your pocket and a chip going down the Plinko board. It gets really, really boring.

Even at the shows that I've been to recently where most of the crowd is the same group of house junkies I always see, people get bored, the dance floor is more empty than ever, and people leave early.

Honestly, with the dance music that is in vogue right now, I can understand why most people don't like house. (To be fair, there is a lot of great tech-house and techno out there that has some funk to it but not much of it is being played right now.) I find it ironic that dance music is gravitating to a state where it becoming less and less danceable.

We need to bring back the funk! We have enough influential people on this board that we can make it happen. (Including a choice few who very rarely post here but who I know are reading this. ) Let's give people a reason to like this shit!

Posted by Jarvmeister on Sep-10-2009 07:02:

Totally agree.

Posted by Tangil on Sep-10-2009 07:29:

Groove should be top priority.

Posted by n3lly on Sep-10-2009 17:14:

Personally, the stuff Lawler is putting out at the moment I'm finding much nicer than a lot of the other stuff that's being played.

I'm just using him (a big name) as an example though.

Was at a festival two weeks ago and he played around 2pm and it put a smile on everyone's faces. Really nice bouncy, warm feeling kind of sound. I'm sure you know what I mean.

Not only that but I think women like dancing to it more compared to something that might be a little harder. Not that I don't like when the roof is blown off a place but anyway, just thought I'd contribute and agree with what you're saying.

Posted by lenazi on Sep-10-2009 17:27:

i do not know what you are talking about man, disco music and the sampling of it right now is very big.

Posted by Demoted on Sep-10-2009 17:37:

I wouldn't describe it the way the threadstarter did; I call it boring goomba-stomp house. Just techno with a dumb prog beat.

Desyn Masiello played nothing but that stuff when he was here last week. I left an hour and a half after I got there.

I miss thick and dynamic basslines :/

Posted by Tony Morello on Sep-10-2009 20:34:

this is exactly what i'm trying to do right now

everywhere in calgary (other than the warehouse), it's all electro house and fidget, fuck i hate that shit

i don't want dirty grindy beats, that's for meth addicts, i want music with some soul to it

VIVE LA RESISTANCE!

Posted by JD8180 on Sep-10-2009 21:40:

was actually talking about this same exact topic to a friend of mine. everything here in miami is also fidget/electro.

Posted by miamitranceman on Sep-10-2009 21:55:

Example of "fidget?"

Posted by Adam420 on Sep-10-2009 22:53:

I'm pretty sure, like Jay pointed out, that some changes are in store

House is coming back

Posted by DiscoStew on Sep-11-2009 00:40:

quote:
Originally posted by n3lly
Personally, the stuff Lawler is putting out at the moment I'm finding much nicer than a lot of the other stuff that's being played.

I'm just using him (a big name) as an example though.

Was at a festival two weeks ago and he played around 2pm and it put a smile on everyone's faces. Really nice bouncy, warm feeling kind of sound.

Thanks for the tip. I'll have to download some of his recent sets.

Posted by Max Thomson on Sep-11-2009 01:33:

perception of trends is completely arbitrary. you're a dj, take advantage of that and play what you want/what gets people moving!

Posted by kadomony on Sep-14-2009 00:06:

amen brotha

prins thomas played a super funky (REAL FUNK) set last weekend (on vinyl)

it was epic

Posted by n3lly on Sep-14-2009 15:35:

quote:
Originally posted by DiscoStew
Thanks for the tip. I'll have to download some of his recent sets.

I'm sure some of the boys can give you a couple more names so you can have a listen to some other stuff apart from Lawler, i just really used him as an example. As was mentioned it's really each to their own when it comes to what you like etc.

www.themixingbowl.org is a good place to get sets from artists.

HTH

nelly

Posted by lenazi on Sep-14-2009 15:48:

funk = sig.

the funny thing is that a lot of the producers made click clack music and have not for the last while proving op false.

Posted by itsamemario on Sep-17-2009 21:41:

quote:
Originally posted by Tony Morello
this is exactly what i'm trying to do right now

everywhere in calgary (other than the warehouse), it's all electro house and fidget, fuck i hate that shit

i don't want dirty grindy beats, that's for meth addicts, i want music with some soul to it

VIVE LA RESISTANCE!

there is some really good fidget, but there is also alot of crappy fidget that is more like electro imo.
electro house sucks, it got killed so hard last year.

stupid fresh is imo the best fidget producer(s?), and unfortunately not many come even close to them..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8WRAAgfF24

edit: guess i cant embed here

Posted by idoru on Sep-20-2009 03:36:

What are you talking about? All of the new music I've been buying, spinning and listening to lately has had some sort of a groove to it. You're listening to the wrong artists if you think that nothing funky or groovy has been coming out.