the beat monkeys - steelz loves the funk/fat pinch [brighton breaks] - Nubreaks FireBoard

review taken from d downes nsb

Steelz Loves the Funk

Pure electronic techy (organized) chaos is the best way to describe what i am currently listeng to. even from the moment it starts, and you hear this distorted climbing white noise muffled beat, you know you're in for something that's going to fuck your shit 14 different kindsa up. after the initial intro, a nice techy beat rides under some reggae guitar building up to a drop out and what reminds me of slayer comes out of absolutely nowhere, building with the vocal "this is how it's gonna go down". from the moment that vocal is done, this huge distorted analogy ass bassline that would make even the tearout crew wet (and will absolutely destroy on a big system) comes in. it seriously reminds me of a sweeping machine gun. i think their use of trippy and haunting samples combined with the sheer techy bassline give off a chemical brothers-esque vibe. to be completely honest, i can see this being the bigger of the 2 tunes on this release. it'll appeal to techfunk djs and more bangin end djs alike. shit, even more glitchy fans may be into this one.

oh, and i like the little cymbal crash at the very end. nice touch.

The Fat Pinch

i love techfunk.

i like the beatmonkeys. they tend to make good tweener techfunkyish tunes that are more easily accessible to the ben & lex and up crowd. there is no denying the sheer techfunk monstrosity of this tune tho. jesus h effing fucking christ. amusing vocal samples pepper the intro beats until you hear a 1 second beatless interlude with the vocal "lead with my left foot". i hope you are strapped in already. what follows this vocal sample is this fuckin tech massive super baby seal clubber bass that i think would rattle any system on the planet. the THICK ass groovve that rides this tune is about as undying as the love questy apparently has for that hefty girl from big brother (and i do not want to do her, thank you). i love the epic whispy swooshes that give it that real trippy feel. the angry dark grit that occaisionally drops in are a good foil for the assaulting highs that layer this tune. good heavy driving groove meets the atmospheric trip to the effing moon. this is one dark techy dancefloor destoryer that i am pretty certain every dj who loves techfunk will be on like white on rice. at least they should be if they know what's good for them. for fans of vandal, jhz, kid blue, blim, etc...

this tune is the freaking SHIT.


this is seriously a grade a double sided banger. something for the more dark techy crowd, and something for the baby seal clubber crowd.

bravo sirs, this is 100% my favorite beatmonkeys release to date. if it's a sign of things to come, sign me up for the fan club.

Agreed. Both sides are money

The chaotic nastiness that is Steelz loves the funk is GLORIOUS on a sound system. O0

100% agree top top quality

ello zac. how the devil are you?

there is more in the pipeline from those cheeky monkeys soon. next up is a remix 12" inc remixes from nectarios and sam hell

mate.......been a long time......im great and dropped this at gobstopper friday night.....went off as usual!
We had ben & lex down friday night.......awesome.......was talking about you!!
looking forward to more new stuff dude.
Is this tune yours then or a homage to you?
Well have to get you down here in the south west soon!
Keep in touch matey......