A track that seems to find it’s way into almost every funky house mix I’ve come across this past year is Lil Silva’s Seasons. It’s got a perfect intro of slow growing congas and strings tricked with synths and horns that work themselves up just in time for the rolling harmony of grimy bass action that comes with the drop. It’s just such a versatile tune that works in so many contexts and is without a doubt one of the hottest funky tunes to date.
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Dude has also got himself going on the remix tip, getting a gallop going on Drop The Lime’s latest Set Me Free.
Drop The Lime – Set Me Free (Lil Silva Remix) (buy)
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Enter Teezy (Supra1’s funked out alter ego, 1/2 of Supra1) and Zeppy of Cracow, Poland’s PL Funky crew. Crafting what feels like a comparable answer to Silva’s funky anthem is their absolutely massive tune MTP Riddim. I was just massacred from first listen and have had this beat pouring into my ears no less than 50 times in the last week. Taking it a step further, their entire crew have seemingly self-released a full EP of funky riddims that are just exploding with freshness and they’re giving it away for free. Check it on Floating In Space, an awesome Polish blog that I can’t read (unfortunately Google translate doesn’t do it justice). Other top picks are definitely Let’s Go from the Gangsteppaz, Cambodia from The Phantom and Accordian from Vanatoski.
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All this goes to show that Cracow clearly has some impressive emerging talent at the moment. Just back from a North American tour (Toronto included), Supra1 (part of the Trouble & Bass camp) recently did a great mix for Discobelle and have made bass side LFO’s work for them in new and interesting ways. They’ve got some material dropping on T&B soon, but until then, I’ve got their massive remix of Blackfinger’s UMF for you that dropped last winter.
Blackfinger – UMF (Supra1 Remix) (buy)
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