Does anyone know if there is a good funk and motown night in Sheffield? One that plays the old original stuff from Parliament, Maceo Parker, Sly and the Family Stone, etc. - no cheese or disco? You know, a place that *might* play Stevie Wonder, but only ever Superstition, Higher Ground or Living for the City. Does anyone out there know what I'm on about?! ;o)

Yes mate! I know exactly what you mean. The true heavy funk is exactly what I love, especially stuff like The Meters, Booker T, Sly, Parliament, Weldon Irvine etc. The closest I've found is Cirque Du Funk on Thursdays at The Forum, but they tend to throw in a fair bit of disco and that (which I like too, but not everyone's bag)

I believe there's some funk nights going on at The Earl these days too.... Sure the Earl's forummers will enlighten you ;)

I tried to run a proper deep funk night at Orchis a couple of years back, but I rather cocked it up and lost loads of money :mad:

Originally posted by Bully_Beef
Yes mate!
I believe there's some funk nights going on at The Earl these days too.... Sure the Earl's forummers will enlighten you ;)


It's known as 'Wall of Balls', let me know if you want details of forthcoming events anyone.

For Motown, there's Soul Food at the Earl.
Next one is this Friday.

Spangle
What else is included in soul food night at the Earl besides Motown? As For pure funk I believe Sheffield struggles to put much on of a soul nature as it unfortunately has always been very much a rock city-- no prizes for guessing where my true love lies.

You can expect to hear the finest in Northern Soul, Tamla, Stax, Atlantic and early disco.

And your hosts for the evening are The Chief, Little Anthony, Ghandi and Marshall Stacks.

Free entry before 10.30 and £2 afterwards.

Find me to say hello if you make it down.
S

If you ever happen to make it to Planet Zogg (which is trance-techno night) - I normally play a fair bit of early 70s funk & afrobeat in the second room. I had talked vaguely with a few folk of doing proper funk night - but nothing ever really came of it...

*Do Your Thing

Original soul, heavy funk 45s and true school hip hop jams.

Saturday 24 September
@ The Nether Edge Club, Moncrieffe Road, Sheffield.
9pm - 1am. £4 (ticket only)

Tickets are available from:
Lowlife (Hickmott Rd), Store Records (Aberdeen Court, Division St) and Dulo (Cemetery Rd). For more info please call 2669433 (2-6pm)

See now this is my idea of a good night out:thumbsup: If anyone goes to any of these nights,let me know how they are?

im djing at a night called plan b which plays soul & funk classics mixed in with punk-new-wave-ska-two-tone etc.it's on thius thursday 8th sep at the washington from 8pm.

A name worth looking out for is Wall of Balls.

We're residents at Future Funk. Essentially it's a night of two halves. Tends to go all beatsy in the latter half but earlier on we play good solid funk.

Next one is at Bar Matrix this friday (9th Sept) 7.30 til 2ish. Bout £2 in on the door.

And, yes. Flashlight is in our set.

See you there?

Originally posted by Hal_Impaler
A name worth looking out for is Wall of Balls.

We're residents at Future Funk. Essentially it's a night of two halves. Tends to go all beatsy in the latter half but earlier on we play good solid funk.

Next one is at Bar Matrix this friday (9th Sept) 7.30 til 2ish. Bout £2 in on the door.

And, yes. Flashlight is in our set.

See you there?

OOhhh....think flashlight might have just swung it for me:cool:

Well, what self respecting DJ would leave the house without Flashlight in his Box? :D

Plan B (mentioned above) is a good night to look out for....

Originally posted by Hal_Impaler
A name worth looking out for is Wall of Balls.

We're residents at Future Funk. Essentially it's a night of two halves. Tends to go all beatsy in the latter half but earlier on we play good solid funk.

Next one is at Bar Matrix this friday (9th Sept) 7.30 til 2ish. Bout £2 in on the door.

And, yes. Flashlight is in our set.

See you there?

Should be a top night, any other forumers fancy it ?

Wow, thanks everyone for all the hints! As soon as my girl gets back from Crete, we'll be checking them out :hihi:

But whoa, Wall of Balls clashes with Soul Food this Friday night... what to do?

Well, the man with the Flashlight has it! You got the funk!

Bully_Beef, what went wrong with your night at the Orchis, if you don't mind me asking?

Funk's a funny one...i grew up and was well into the acid jazz scene a few years back and a lot of the funk heavies were rinsed so heavily in the clubs week in week out (and then badly imitated by some of the bands) so i feel like i never need to hear em again. Can't think of the last time i wanted to play my james brown albums....

However this ere fred has got me all funked up so am goin to stick on O'jays "For the love of money" , Kool and the gang "funky stuff" and "Rock creek park" by blackbyrds and see where it takes me...

You funky ****ers

i went to the showroom bar on patternoster row a few fridays ago and they were playing some propper juicy funk and breaks,it nearly killed me,dont know whether its a monthly thing or weekyl?but it was funktified..i'm also looking for a slot on a funk night,also if any funkatiers fancy meetin up in the comming weeks to try any of these nights,..i'm down with that.
ps..is pulp funktion still on at the forum?

Seems theres quite an interest in the funk scene on ere:thumbsup: Maybe time for the first forum Mothership meet:P

Originally posted by Calmic
Bully_Beef, what went wrong with your night at the Orchis, if you don't mind me asking?


Don't mind at all mate....

It was a Thursday night (which is always going to be hard to fill), and due to the management being hard to pin down I ended up starting it in the middle of May: The first two weeks were pretty promising, but then all the studes started their exams and no-one came down for three weeks, during which time I lost all my money keeping the club open. Bleaaahh! :gag:

I think my main mistake was starting out with too little cash (and obviously the wrong time of year!).

Anyway, glad to see there are so many headz on here... I would definitely be up for a funkateers meet sometime! :cool:

Superchrome - it's called Crique Du Funk now, but it's pretty similar, only there's a bit more disco & 80s stuff thrown in.

sorry to hear about your night bully beef,i know of some other people who've done the same thing at the same place and it didnt really last very long but this was a few years ago now,i think its the orcis its a funny old place....its like some sort of bermuda triangle place,people seem to dissapear and and get took to some sort of false afro wearing west st bar to meet elvis....oops gota get home>>>>>

Originally posted by Annoni_mouse
Seems theres quite an interest in the funk scene on ere:thumbsup: Maybe time for the first forum Mothership meet:P hi mouse,i'l visit the mother ship,if you play on my organ (hammond) :o :P

Unlucky Bully_Beef, really sorry you lost out. I guess you've got to hit term-time in this town :(

Welchie, I absolutely love acid jazz too (probably 'cos I am quite grown up...) but sometimes, not too infrequently, you still need to burn up the dancefloor! :clap:
Re: Mothership meet - that sounds like a crack to me!

Originally posted by Calmic
Unlucky Bully_Beef, really sorry you lost out. I guess you've got to hit term-time in this town :(

Welchie, I absolutely love acid jazz too (probably 'cos I am quite grown up...) but sometimes, not too infrequently, you still need to burn up the dancefloor! :clap:
Re: Mothership meet - that sounds like a crack to me!

Yeah! Let's get on it... :cool:

Good to see a bit of support here. Thanks, guys.

We're thinking about starting our own night, concentrating mainly on the funkier side of things. The kind of stuff that oily teenagers want to have sex to.

If that sounds like your thing, keep an eye out. I'll post something as soon as we get something concrete together...

Originally posted by Hal_Impaler
Good to see a bit of support here. Thanks, guys.

We're thinking about starting our own night, concentrating mainly on the funkier side of things. The kind of stuff that oily teenagers want to have sex to.

If that sounds like your thing, keep an eye out. I'll post something as soon as we get something concrete together...

Well,when you get it up and running,you can count on my support:cool: If you could try and avoid the 26th september-3rd october,that would be good for me:P

Originally posted by welchiewelch
However this ere fred has got me all funked up so am goin to stick on O'jays "For the love of money" [/B]

In "who would have thought it" type thing - that tune always get the second room at Zogg going...

:)

Originally posted by JohnM
In "who would have thought it" type thing - that tune always get the second room at Zogg going...

:)

It's probably why I started watching The Apprentice, too...

Originally posted by Hal_Impaler

We're thinking about starting our own night, concentrating mainly on the funkier side of things. The kind of stuff that oily teenagers want to have sex to.


Bump up the funk!

Originally posted by Hal_Impaler
The kind of stuff that oily teenagers want to have sex to.


ARF! Sounds Great

Originally posted by Calmic
Unlucky Bully_Beef, really sorry you lost out. I guess you've got to hit term-time in this town :(

Welchie, I absolutely love acid jazz too (probably 'cos I am quite grown up...) but sometimes, not too infrequently, you still need to burn up the dancefloor! :clap:
Re: Mothership meet - that sounds like a crack to me! i got an old photo with me leaving my house with an acid jazz t-shirt on....u know the black and white ones...and know u cant see it because my hair is so 96:cool: well not yet:)

Originally posted by Annoni_mouse
Seems theres quite an interest in the funk scene on ere:thumbsup: Maybe time for the first forum Mothership meet:P sounds good to me

Originally posted by Hal_Impaler
Good to see a bit of support here. Thanks, guys.

We're thinking about starting our own night, concentrating mainly on the funkier side of things. The kind of stuff that oily teenagers want to have sex to.

If that sounds like your thing, keep an eye out. I'll post something as soon as we get something concrete together... sounds good Hal...lets hope we all stay in touch and maybe more people will see the thread and join in :)
also i got loads of funk breaks and old school hip hop if anyone fancys swoping some on cdr's. ........i used to play on S.C.R back in the day.

This is a must ...

Future Funk

This Friday night @ Bar Matrix
8:00pm - 2:30am
£3:00 Tax

With Guest's

C.J. (This Way up)
John Tuxman (Noggins)
Si Mclean
LS: DJ
Wall of Balls Allstars

Those filthy future funk boys and Girls are at it again!

If you where down @ The Earl last bank holiday Friday you'll will know what to
expect. A big party vibe, the best music, and a friendly, open minded crowd.
With a blend of, Dirty Funk, Fat Breaks.

There are some drink offers as well with San Miguel £2.a bottle, Tequila £1 a
shot

And selected spirits and mixers £2 as well.

Originally posted by Ged303
This is a must ...

Future Funk

This Friday night @ Bar Matrix
8:00pm - 2:30am
£3:00 Tax

With Guest's

C.J. (This Way up)
John Tuxman (Noggins)
Si Mclean
LS: DJ
Wall of Balls Allstars.

I'm sure its a top night - but cannot imagine there being much Sly or Parliament being played - this was thread about funk, not funky techno or funky house- unless all the Djs have taken a sudden change in direction...? I would very impressed if they had!

:)

Originally posted by JohnM
but cannot imagine there being much Sly or Parliament being played

:)

You are so wrong there sausage, real dirty funk going on :o

Originally posted by venger
You are so wrong there sausage, real dirty funk going on :o

cool - Little Stevie really has taken a change in direction - it was all pounding techno last time I heard him!

Originally posted by Ged303
This is a must ...

Future Funk

This Friday night @ Bar Matrix
8:00pm - 2:30am
£3:00 Tax

With Guest's

C.J. (This Way up)
John Tuxman (Noggins)
Si Mclean
LS: DJ
Wall of Balls Allstars

Those filthy future funk boys and Girls are at it again!

If you where down @ The Earl last bank holiday Friday you'll will know what to
expect. A big party vibe, the best music, and a friendly, open minded crowd.
With a blend of, Dirty Funk, Fat Breaks.

There are some drink offers as well with San Miguel £2.a bottle, Tequila £1 a
shot

And selected spirits and mixers £2 as well.

Cant make this one(already got plans:( ),but if any forummer's fancy the next one,im up for our first Funk Meet:cool:

Originally posted by Annoni_mouse
Cant make this one(already got plans:( ),but if any forummer's fancy the next one,im up for our first Funk Meet:cool:

I can't make it tonight either, as a) I've got a streaming cold and b) I'd want to take my girl out and she doesn't get back from her hols till next week. (Yeah, I know... girlfriend in Crete with her mates and I'm at home with the flu - how did that happen?! Dammit!)

But when's the next one? And has anyone been to future funk before? And why is it called future funk if it plays Sly and P-funk, etc.?

Ooh, questions, questions :suspect:

If you want to see Sheffield best funk band check out Ninio!

Originally posted by Ged303
This is a must ...

Future Funk

This Friday night @ Bar Matrix
8:00pm - 2:30am
£3:00 Tax

With Guest's

C.J. (This Way up)
John Tuxman (Noggins)
Si Mclean
LS: DJ
Wall of Balls Allstars

Those filthy future funk boys and Girls are at it again!

If you where down @ The Earl last bank holiday Friday you'll will know what to
expect. A big party vibe, the best music, and a friendly, open minded crowd.
With a blend of, Dirty Funk, Fat Breaks.

There are some drink offers as well with San Miguel £2.a bottle, Tequila £1 a
shot

And selected spirits and mixers £2 as well. i ve allready made plans to go to the earl to the n/soul night tonight so i cant make it, but bar matrix sounds good for a meet maybe next week. gone to get mi talc.>>>>>>>>
ps is future funk like what it says on the tin, im into my old school breaks,is this all this new school beat stuff???

that friday at showroom bar was pulp-funktion,i didnt even realise lol,ive saw the flyer.

i'm the guest dj at the earl this tuesday, longside the expansions crew playin deep funk and breaks,come on funksters any one commin down...:)