L-Vis 1990: Uk House Mix

On a Tuesday in May

At the moment the “Uk Funky” scene is being flooded on a tsunami scale with “Skank Riddims”. Everyone and there cousinz are jumping on this bandwagon and its heading straight for the cliffs edge. For those who don’t know its kinda like a UK street version of the Macerena with a UK Funky riddim. sound good?!

I have to admit i did like K.I.G when it first dropped and the Migraine Skank is heavy but if you take a look on You Tube today you will see the extent of the problem. Crazy amounts grown men in school halls or on the streets with naf Henry Holland style t-shirts, doing a dance that probably that is more fitting at a 5 year olds birthday party. Here are some examples RingaRoses, Phone Skank, Wagwan Skank. Its getting totally out of hand and consequently this influx is going to be the first point of reference to the majority when talking about UK Funky.

So for my first post here on curb i wanted to bring forward the side of UK Funky that got me so excited when i first heard Marcus Nasty spin on Deja Vu back in april last year. This mix is totally instrumental, full of deep, dark and percussive UK House. (Im calling this UK House Because there certainly isnt any funk to it!) Watch out for huge dubs from Lil Silva and the amazing R1 Ryders tune Rubberband. Not an MC or stupid dance in sight!

L-Vis 1990 Uk House Mix

Tracklist:
1. Mario – Bloodclart Bass
2. Fingerprints – Test press
3. Hard House Banton – Reign
4. Uncle Bakongo – Bobo
5. N.B Funky – Riddim Box
6. Lighter – Skanker
7. Lil Silva – Funky Pulse
8. Hard House Banton – Sirens
9. R1 Ryders – Rubberband
10. Lil Silva – Different
11. L-Vis 1990 – Run
12. Doc Daneeka – Deadly Rhythm

- L-Vis 1990

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37 Comments on “L-Vis 1990: Uk House Mix”

  • rizzla


    exquisite mix, but Mc’s and dance crazes make the world go round

    05-05-09 » 12:03 pm »

  • Jake


    great post

    05-05-09 » 12:31 pm »

  • L-Vis 1990 UK House Mix | Net Lab


    [...] article from L-Vis 1990 over at Curb Crawlers on Funky House and a great mix too. Definitely the slightly less cheesy end [...]

    05-05-09 » 2:13 pm »

  • BOK BOK


    mix is tooooo tuff, gwarn brother

    05-05-09 » 2:26 pm »

  • clubmoss


    seriously hard, am super impressed by this one!

    05-05-09 » 3:15 pm »

  • Safari


    Lol at the hate for silly dancing..

    05-05-09 » 3:29 pm »

  • jordan


    fuck a dance craze this is the realness

    05-06-09 » 3:35 am »

  • Marflix


    strong mix, worth a listen! and I like the silly dances, too ;)

    05-06-09 » 3:49 am »

  • RD


    for those who don’t know the sound of the uk funky ’scene’ is in the main akin to basic 2nd rate masters at work or todd terry circa 1993-5.

    it’s much less funky than the old nyc variety & there are very few examples that attain the heights of groove.

    the only one i’ve been tempted by was geeneus.

    it’s a sad state of affairs when such music is so hyped when it’s absolutely unoriginal. i’m not saying it’s complete shite but it’s not a credible genre in my opinion

    05-06-09 » 6:34 am »

  • L-Vis 1990


    XD @ RD
    Put your handbag away! lol

    05-06-09 » 6:52 am »

  • RD


    ie check - ‘tee’s house’

    http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=17776

    or ‘body’ here

    http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=5094

    05-06-09 » 6:57 am »

  • Guillaume / Masala


    Lol at the hate of silly dances seconded !

    Great mix!

    05-06-09 » 12:45 pm »

  • dopemang


    that “rd” bro is a douchbaglover but he´s right! i just listended to some kenlou (m.a.w.) and gypsymen (terry) and it just sounds like uk funky… or does uk funky sound like tribal nyc at the start of the 90s? i love that uk funky sound but on the other hand its like heating up some food that only tasted good when it was served fresh the first time! oh, and old people in sportswear doin the lambada dance looks stooopid as hell, you gotta point l. !

    05-06-09 » 3:30 pm »

  • eprom


    this mix is HEAT

    05-06-09 » 4:03 pm »

  • anthony


    aside from the hype, the skanks and all the ice cream bs riddims. there is a lot of tasteful uk funky house to listen to. silva, roska and dj ma1 are all a good start. this scene is deep you, just gotta get into it properly. avoid the ice cream sounding shit and the man dem vocals. instrumentals are much cleaner, but if vocals are your thing…make it a soulful female.

    p.s. rd what’s in your handbag?

    05-06-09 » 7:27 pm »

  • MikeM


    Yo, that Lighter joint is fire! Such a terrible name for the internet age tho - how am I supposed to Google THAT?

    Put that MySpace on blast if you got it?

    05-06-09 » 10:03 pm »

  • lucas zds


    Big mix….thanks L-Vis

    05-07-09 » 4:28 am »

  • theolympian


    jheeez raisin the bar!!
    that run tune lvis
    whas appnin???

    05-07-09 » 7:25 am »

  • thatboykana


    mix is seriously heavy!!

    05-07-09 » 8:12 am »

  • thatboykana


    heavy heavy heavy!!

    05-07-09 » 8:14 am »

  • blnd!


    u can call it uk house or funky house or wuteva but its a gud mix thats fo sure

    05-07-09 » 1:15 pm »

  • Corey


    Goddam this is hot.

    05-07-09 » 1:58 pm »

  • gigoloknight


    its all context. shame on you for dissing mcs and dance steps. am sure a couple years ago you were hypin spongebob baltimore styles. come to london and watch one of these tunes pop off. its something else. d/l mix now. nice one l-vis.

    05-07-09 » 2:08 pm »

  • bok bok


    we are in london
    the dance craze tunes are good for a few weeks but the riddims on display here promise real longevity

    05-07-09 » 11:56 pm »

  • Mu-Gen


    Teach us master…….

    05-08-09 » 1:25 am »

  • Stefan Nickum


    @RD Art is unoriginal, get over it. @L-Vis Buss it rude boii! But don’t hate the dance…there is nothing wrong with dancing like a 5 year old. And who says age and quality of dancing are relative? Nuff said.

    05-08-09 » 3:39 pm »

  • ScenexScience // Future Music Blog - FUNKY


    [...] This is, in part, inspired by and a reaction to L-Vis’ recent post on Curbcrawlers. Read it here. I fully agree with his take on the current state of affairs and I think the most important thing [...]

    05-09-09 » 12:09 pm »

  • samoyed


    yeah, the vast vast majority of it is derivative, formulaic dross, but I’d argue that it’s a smaller proportion of derivative, formulaic dross than dubstep’s got at the minute. And I found that it only really makes sense once you hear it through a soundsystem like plastic people’s and feel the vibe and see the reaction. It’s worth persevering to find the few gems that are out there, and l vis has taken a lot of the hard work out of it for us with this mix. heavy heavy.

    now put two hands on yer head.

    05-21-09 » 2:53 pm »

  • gl.tch


    oh christ that’s goofy

    05-30-09 » 10:06 pm »

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    06-03-09 » 4:26 pm »

  • L-VIS 1990 | Eclectro


    [...] bij nacht op straat op Hyper Bass en verder heeft hij een dijk van een UK house mix neergezet op curbcrawlers.  En al dat moois hier in een postje op eclectro. Let the man speak for [...]

    06-05-09 » 6:43 pm »

  • Dale Cooper


    I must admit that RingaRoses is not that cool…

    06-10-09 » 8:08 pm »

  • dj justin bliss


    Best Miami House Mix Ever !!! http://www.zshare.net/audio/62242880bb93c40c/

    07-07-09 » 9:40 am »

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    09-29-09 » 4:28 pm »

  • Annie ( Kings Property ) Wagner


    Excellent blog this thecurbcrawlers.com well done and I was really pleased to stumble on : this it’s just what I needed to know.
    It’s taken me literally 3 hours and 26 minutes of searching the web to find thecurbcrawlers.com (not really) ;)
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    10-07-09 » 5:24 am »

  • wayneandwax.com » Is It Funky Enough?


    [...] example – “Im calling this UK House Because there certainly isnt any funk to it!” http://thecurbcrawlers.com/blog/2009/05/05/l-vis-1990-uk-house-mix/ “so many Funky records just aren’t funky.” [...]

    11-04-09 » 1:12 pm »

  • scott


    Yeah, like anthony said the scene is deep. I agree about the cheese though, I have yet to find non-cheesy uk funky with rapping/toasting over it. This is just my opinion though, feel free to disagree and post examples :)

    01-22-10 » 4:30 pm »

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