Cheers guys. Thanks for checking out my site. Hi Chromey
Drum Funk is in an odd state of flux right now. Many of the producers/labels that were most identified with the sound have expanded their styles to the point it makes no sense to call it Drum Funk anymore (think ASC on Inperspective vs ASC on Auxiliary).
There has also been an influx of Jungle style tunes and producers coming up which make for an even fuzzier distinction as amens edits/choppage is a big part of both new Jungle and Drum Funk.
So for the last two years, Drum Funk has been obscure enough that I kept a weekly list of new releases (
http://pineconemoonshine.com/misc/loidf.php) but in the last few months it has become too difficult for me to determine what should go in that list anymore. Labels like Sci Wax were always firmly grounded in Jungle so now that the Jungle sound is re-surging again does it make sense to call it a Drum Funk label? I'm not sure. Dev/Paradox for sure makes the list, but everything else is a bit hard to pin down haha.
Our last CD on Pinecone Moonshine only has 2 tracks out of 10 I would for sure call Drum Funk, 3 or so maybe, and the rest definitely not in the traditional sense of the style. Personally anything I make I just call it Drum Funk because why not.
I highly recommend the Exegene catalogue as that was my starting point into Drum Funk (
http://www.archive.org/details/exegene).
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Also...
The most important and influential labels in drumfunk are
Paradox Music
- Paradox's main label for his own releases. Expect a new album this year (probably the biggest thing I'm looking forward to).
13 Music
- defunct
Inperspective
- after a bit of hiatus, inpersepctive is on the return
Outsider
- Paradox's label for releasing new artists
Offshore
- on hiatus
Subtle Audio
- kicking ass big time!
Secret Operations
- defunct? ASC is currently working on other projects
Forestry Service
- defunct
Counter Intelligence
- on hiatus
Bassbin
- defunct, but check out Ruff Revival
Breakin
- defunct
Subvert Central Recordings
- does random projects
Lightless Recordings
- back this week with a 5 track ep from Dak. Some fun, techy drum funk stuff with wicked basslines
other labels:
Sci Wax
- Equinox's label. frequently reps new artists.
Digibeat Music
- the strongest going dnb net label (currently having website woes, but will be back soon)
Absys Records
- not focusing on drum funk recently, but more minimal side
Astrophonica
- Fracture & Neptune's label should need no introduction. It's sick, sick, sick
Break-Fast Audio
- digital label with a long list of strong releases
Digital Wrecka
- Profane's label. This is hard hitting drum funk: nasty and aggressive with hints of soul (chromey, send your demos this way man
)
Golden Age/Black Hoe
- A very diverse label that recently started pressing up vinyl.
and i probably forgot somebody