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artist · deadbeats
release · funky for you
year · 1998
genre · lo-fi
label · 20:20 d'vision
catalogue · dvis001
website · www.2020recordings.com
date · 07-sep-2005
quality · alt-preset standard
source · vinyl
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a1 funky for you (spacehopper mix) 6:30
a2 funky for you (nails goldfish mix) 7:09
b1 funky for you (2020 dead dubeats) 8:14
b2 cutee 4:40
playtime · 00h 26m 33s
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featuring a blend of chilled out drum and bass and hip-hop, the
deadbeats offer up one of their most pleasing numbers with "funky
for you"..
hovering around 95bpm, this track's beat has the infectious
high-hats, snare, and bass that innitially drew me into this
genre. the spacehopper mix focuses almost exclusively on these
aspects, though does not wear them out. in fact, it's a six and a
half minute track that i'm very content to listen to on repeat, as
the drops and phrase changes, slight as they may be, keep it fresh
and funky.
"nail's goldfish mix" of funky for you offers more in the way of
loops and phrase changes and is accordingly my favorite on the
12". the original beat from the spacehopper mix is, here, chopped,
built upon, and mutated into less of a static beat. the added
motion does it well. the phased guitar chords also make a second
appearence, here, accompanied now by a softly played piano and a
rehashed, intermittent bassline creating a pleasently fresh
atmosphere. in fact, these two mixes of the same song could easily
follow one another in a set, directly or otherwise, and would
scarcely seem to be the same six minutes as before.
on the b side, we find two tracks that seem to represent the other
side of the deadbeats work, for me. that is to say, they are
mostly bland when compared to the a-side. they don't seek to break
any new ground and don't manage to do it in an interesting manner.
but, for me, this seems to be the essence of the deadbeats.
fantastic hit or miss group, but with funky for you, they do just
what the vocal sample says..they take a little beat, somethin'
simple, and make it real funky for you.
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