Award Nominated Blogger of Funkatech ‘thetruejoe90’ interviews inspiring DJs, producers and lovers of bass music incorporated into one awesome category of insight, perspective and humour.
Lies by Hyper. I have been sitting on this for a month now and I’ve been almost bursting with excitement for this release because for me, I truly believe that this is probably the best electronic album of the year. Quite a broad and ballsy statement to make, but it is definitely the Breakbeat album…
Activ-8 (Come With Me) by Altern-8 Formed in 1990, Altern-8 quickly established themselves as one of the leading acts on the UK’s rave scene, with their chemical warfare suits, rave masks, Vick’s Vapor Rub and love of the odd promotional stunt the duo of Mark Archer and Chris Peat regularly found themselves splashed across the…
 by Altern-8 Formed in 1990, Altern-8 quickly established themselves as one of the leading acts on the UK’s rave scene, with their chemical warfare suits, rave masks, Vick’s ... )
Search Party by Where’s Huey? After featuring in The Guardian‘s music section ‘Breaking Bands‘, they have been hotly tipped to make a few waves in 2014. “A cutting edge multi-genre musical journey, searching for the illusive”, ‘Where’s Huey?’ is an act that will soon be on everyone’s lips. With the impending release of the debut…
Sahara EP by Smitech Wesson Making music has never been easier due to the technological advances there have been over the years, so now it is quite the battle to get the music heard. MySpace was once the main platform. It has launched the careers of the excellent Indie-Rock band Arctic Monkeys, the saccharin sweet…
Funkatech Artwork For PYRAMID Created By Flavie Michou Joaillerie PYRAMID are known very well in London for their raucous basslines, tight production work and winning awards relating to various compositions whether they be originals or remixing the work of others. Their fans will agree when I say that the music they deliver is somewhat a…
There are some music acts that seriously live for the love of music and the ‘Best Live Act‘ according to Breakspoll 2013, Dub Pistols don’t really stop. Festivals events, tents, massive stages abroad, known by almost everyone in the music industry in London, these are proper stalwarts of their game. And they do like the…
Spaniards Gabriel and Jesus are the production duo Dubsidia and despite having names with religious connotations they create musical beats that bring dancefloor mayhem that is definitely not suitable for Sunday school. Signed to the new powerhouse of bass-laden beats, Disciple Recordings their latest release – the Marvel EP – shows that bass-orientated music is…
Kye Sones is a name that quite a few people who are now probably aware of since appearing on The X Factor last year. Heavily backed by his judge and mentor Gary Barlow as he was taken into the live shows, he performed wonderfully and still continues do so on his brand new release, Seven…
Funkatech frontline DJ James D’ley attended this years BPM event in Birmingham, UK representing Allen & Heath. BPM is the world’s largest event dedicated to DJing, Electronic Music Production and Entertainment Technology. Visitors include DJs, producers, performers, promoters, venue owners/managers, equipment retailers/installers, technicians, record label representatives, students and many others who simply have an interest…
After a year or so away working on other projects, from adverts to movie trailers, the multi-award winning breakbeat duo Ben & Lex, are back. Their first single for some time is a bit of a 140bpm affair firmly in keeping with the Dub influenced material that they, and their label Functional, have become know…
