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Funky was that most intangible of British microscenes, built from a mesh of influences combining briefly to create something a vibe, a beat worthy of its own name. With catchy drum patterns placing emphasis on the offbeat, funky began in underground clubs and on pirate radio stations in the UK around 2006. From there, it tentatively entered mainstream culture, with a chart hit, a series of playground dance crazes, and even a few naff parodies on TV.
Yet funky’s mainstream lifespan was even shorter than grime and garage before it. As early as 2009 it was declared ‘over’, its peak so fleeting that some of its most vital figureheads now deny it ever really existed. (Funky’s originators initially christened the sound funky house, which stuck until someone pointed out that the name was already taken, by a ’90s house scene largely based on disco and funk samples.) Though it may feel like yesterday, funky nostalgia burns strongly enough that some have decreed a revival upon u
Evangelical priest Svatopluk Karásek, a key figure of the Czech underground, has died at the age of 78. The former dissident, musician and Charter 77 signatory was persecuted by the Communist regime and spent part of his life in exile with his wife and children.
Svatopluk Karásek was born on October 18, 1942 into the family of a government ministry official, who was briefly imprisoned after February 1948. As a young boy, he was influenced by the beat generation culture, which inspired him to search for his own path in life.
He studied theology and in 1968 began his service as a pastor. However, after repeated problems with the authorities, he was stripped of the required state approval to minister.