Funky house

Funky house

Funky house is a loose definition for a commercially orientated, disco influenced subgenre of house 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 traditional four 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 and Seamus 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


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Funky house — Origines stylistiques House Funk R n B contemporain Electro funk Musique disco Dance Soul House progressive Origines culturelles États Unis, milieu des années 1980 Instrument(s) typique(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Funky House — ist eine Richtung der House Musik. Die Tracks weisen in der Regel keine allzu extremen Basslines oder aber Endlos Loops auf. Oft findet sich auch Gesang (Vocals) in den Tracks wieder. Charakteristisch für Funky House sind gesampelte Elemente aus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Funky house — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • Dirty Funky House — Infobox Album | Name = Dirty Funky House Type = Album Artist = Shirtlifter Released = 2001 (International) Recorded = 1999 2001 Genre = House Length = 59:46 Label = Authorized Recordings Producer = Shirtlifter Reviews = Last album = This album =… …   Wikipedia

  • House (musique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir House. House Origines stylistiques Électro …   Wikipédia en Français

  • House Music — House (musique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir House. House Origines stylistiques Électro …   Wikipédia en Français

  • House dance — House (musique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir House. House Origines stylistiques Électro …   Wikipédia en Français

  • House music — House Stylistic origins Disco, electronic, garage, Hi NRG, soul, funk, synthpop, dub, hip hop, boogie Cultural origins Early 1980s in Chicago, United States Typical instruments Samp …   Wikipedia

  • House Music — House ist eine populäre Stilrichtung der elektronischen Tanzmusik, die in den 1980er Jahren in den USA entstand. Typisch ist der meist durch einen Drumcomputer erzeugte Rhythmus im 4/4 Takt im Tempo von etwa 120–130 BPM: Die Bassdrum auf jeder… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • House music — Pour les articles homonymes, voir House. House Origines stylistiques Electro Disco Synthpop Soul Funk Origines culturelles …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”