What's up team, sorry I've been a bad blogger (again). I told you from the outset, I have a bad track record with this sort of thing.
So, I've officially decided that I can no longer be cool, at least with regards to music. There are just too many electronic music genres for me to keep up with and I am too busy to keep track of it all. It feels like I've just gotten all caught up on Baltimore Club, only to learn that it's been supplanted by Philly Club, and Baltimore is "so 2007."
Fuck this. I don't care anymore. Next time I want to listen to some heavy bass beats, I'm going to get all 1995 on your asses and listen to some Shy FX.
As a final attempt at being up-to-date, I'm going to run a battle between two artists representing two of these genres that I just don't understand, then I'm going to watch the Phats and Small video with Chris Eubank in it.
The Main Event
In the red corner, from Leeds, England, representing bassline house, T2 AND JODIE AYSHA.
Bassline house popped up in early '07 as a response to grime, which some people felt had stopped being dance music and started working primarily as a soundtrack to gang fights. Bassline house, which is sometimes just called "bassline," is a little more uptempo than grime and about 100 per cent more friendly. So far, there's only been one major bassline club shut down over violence. Compared to grime, which averaged about one club closing a month, that's pretty solid.
Now, to be honest, I don't really get the difference between bassline house and the 2-step that I was listening to in about 2001, the same shit that was declared painfully uncool by 2003.
To illustrate my point...
This is 2-step.
This is bassline.
Can you tell the difference? I can't.
Anyway, the first commercial hit to come out of the bassline house was "Heartbroken" by T2 and Jodie Aysha. Apparently T2 is pretty much the Prime Minister of this whole bassline thing.
Here's the video.
The Opposition
In the blue corener, from London, England, representing "funky," a man who used to do grime before grime stopped being cool. DONAEO!
OK, so funky house is a house subgenre based around soulful vocals and big four-to-the-floor beats, best typified by the shit from the Hed Kandi comps. Funky, or UK funky, is a house-derived subgenre based around r & b vocals, soca-type beats, Latin percussion and UK Garage-style sub-bass. It also appeared as a response to grime being too dark, dank and angry. Confused yet? You should be.
Donaeo got his start 'round about 2003 providing choruses for grime MCs. I first became aware of him on the grime remix for The Streets "Fit But You Know It," which I'm pretty sure is also the first place I heard Tinchy Stryder. After a period of limited output -- Discogs has him doing nothing between 2005 - 2007 -- he came back with two big "funky" solo tracks, "African Warrior" and "Devil in a Blue Dress."
Also, he seems to have difficulty deciding how to spell his name. In about half his output, he's listed as "Donae'o." Further confusing matters, he also releases music under the name Bredren Steve and Mr. Fidget.
Here's the video for "Devil in a Blue Dress." Regardless of how you spell his name, the man has a hella dope hat.
As always, comment to vote, polls close on Friday.
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9 comments:
one vote for Donaeo. Bwaaam bwaaam bweeeeeam bwump!
I vote for T2 and Jodie Aysha, better beats, cooler visual stuff, and hotter guys AND girls
My vote is for T2 and Jodie Aysha, more videos with hot girls please, keep em coming dart
grime is right - the girls in that second video are GRIMY. Still, can't kick how annoying Jodie Aysha's voice is, so I'm going to have to go with Donaeo.
Donaeo.
The T2 and Jodie Aysha song was forgettable, and I got a couple bonafide giggles out of the Donaeo, particularly towards the end.
Not sure that's the reaction that was MEANT to get my vote, but here we are. The song was markedly better though, and the video realized how ridiculous it was by about the final 45 seconds, which really iced it.
I actually can't watch the videos you have presented us with. Because of Rogers, I cannot take part in this MVV - if I do, I will have to PAY with my hard earned $$ to watch these videos you deem so worthy of my attention! I have succeeded my bandwidth limit for the month.
So I am going to have to go a different route. I'm going to have to vote by words only. I have decided that I like the sound of the devil in a blue dress (it's just so ironic.. and so WRONG!) and the way you used the word "funky" to describe Donaeo's beats. So he gets my vote.
For the future of all your MVVes, I suggest here and now you make them earlier on in the month so youtube doesn't become this evil thing that people are not allowed to take part in lest they must fork over even more dollaz to the corporate entity that rules them all.
T2 and Jodie Aysha. Donaeo needs to minimize the gratuitous use of strippers.
Do like the blogging horse. T2 and Jodie Aysha please!
Okay, I'm going to be a stickler here. While you should definitely give Graham J and Nessa points for participation, are you really going to give T2 and Jodie Aysha those two votes? Because from my understanding, they cast their votes hours too late.
And, from what I can see.. if I can stop these two votes from happening (legitimately, i might add) then the video I voted for will have at least tied. I want that tie! Give it to me!!!
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