- Funky house
Funky house is a loose definition for a commercially orientated,
disco influenced subgenre ofhouse music . [Real Media UK definition of "Funky House" [http://uk.real.com/music/genre/Funky_House/] ] Like most varities of house, the genre follows a traditionalfour to the floor house beat, and makes heavy use of synthesizers, samples and soulful vocals, though instrumental tracks are also common. Notable producers that have worked in this genre include the Freemasons,Soul Central ,Armand van Helden , StoneBridge andSeamus Haji .The genre is commercially popular, with record labels such as
Ministry of Sound ,Hed Kandi , and Fierce Angel all releasing compilation albums dedicated to the genre. [Ministry of Sound Funky House Sessions Compilation, [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Funky-House-Sessions-Various-Artists/dp/B0009JK12E] ] [Hed Kandi Classic Funky House Compilation [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hed-Kandi-Classics-Definitive-Collection/dp/B000JJSK40/ref=pd_sim_m_h__3] ]Confusingly the terms "house and funky", and "funky" have also been used to describe an offshoot of the
UK garage genre heavily based on funk samples and R&B style vocals over a "broken" soca style beat. ["Broken beat meets tribal house? Now that's what I call... funky?" Guardian Music [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/aug/18/brokenbeatmeetstribalhousenowthatswhaticallfunky] ]References & notes
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