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funkspiel

Don't touch him. He's in a jazz trance.

About Me

Part of our music created for 'The Seashell and the Clergyman' (1927, Germaine Dulac).

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Funkspiel is Nick Prior, Bill Walsh and Sam Healy mucking around with musical gadgets to create catchy electropop tunes and indulge our new wave tendencies. As well as recording, we perform live with a wide array of instruments and stage visuals – we recently supported Ulrich Schnauss at a sell-out show in The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. We've written soundtracks for films, commercials and stage productions (including some new electronic scores for old Dada films from the 1920s, screened at The Edinburgh Filmhouse) and we've also created remixes for several bands including Zoey Van Goey. We've also had our own tunes played on BBC Radio One (Steve Lamacq) and BBC 6 Music (Vic McGlynn).

Currently, we're working on putting a long-overdue album together. Feel free to drop us a line or come and see us play live. Cheers, Bill, Sam and Nick.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: funkspiel.co.uk
Band Members: Nick Prior: snapBill Walsh: crackleSam Healy: pop
Influences: Royksopp; Lali Puna; Morr Music; Guitar; My Bloody Valentine; Lemon Jelly; Doves; New Order; Sigur Ros; Alfred Hitchcock; Air; Zero 7; Susumo Yakota; Ulrich Schnauss; Johnny Marr; Gorillaz; Stereolab; Robert Moog; The Album Leaf; Mum; Talk Talk; Radiohead; Goldfrapp; The Postal Service; The Glorious; Brabazon; Bonobo; Mew; Bjork; Christian Kleine; Four Tet; Frogpocket; Monolake; Oval; Prefuse 73; Portishead; September Collective; Static; To Rococco Rot; Wagon Christ; White Town; Stina Nordenstam; Emiliana Torrini; Miles Davis; Gustav Holst; Steve Reich; Ennio Morricone; Lalo Schifrin; Hans Zimmer; The Necks; Bill Evans; Supergrass; Kate Bush; Suede; Elbow; Money Mark; Roxy Music; Brian Eno; The Stars of the Lid; Labradford; Pan American; Isan; Mogwai; Cornelius; Psapp; Franz Ferdinand; The Notwist; Minotaur Shock; Cluster; Kraftwerk; Magnet; The Boards of Canada; Arovane; D J Spooky; Ryoji Ikeda; Carsten Nicolai; Aphex Twin; Autechre; Lamb; Sia; Rufus Wainwright; John Barry; Jeff Buckley; The Beatles; Quantic; The Mighty Boosh; Green Wing
Sounds Like: Butterscotch Angel Delight
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Funkspiel and Keser to support Ulrich Schnauss, 4th May

German electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss has been one of my heroes since he appeared on a Morr Music compilation back in 2002. I happened to be in Amsterdam for my birthday when I first heard the al...
Posted by funkspiel on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:27:00 PST

Funkspiel: now with live drums!

Two dates for your diary:Thursday 7th February 2008 at The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, EdinburghFriday 8th February 2008 at Henry's Cellar Bar, Morrison Street, EdinburghNew set with the addition of th...
Posted by funkspiel on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:14:00 PST

Singer wanted

Funkspiel would like to recruit a female vocalist. We're not looking for a big R&B diva voice with lots of vibrato. More of a cool, clear, indie voice (similar to The Fields, Lali Puna, The Postal Ser...
Posted by funkspiel on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:50:00 PST

Charity gig and radio show

Playing a gig this weekend (Saturday 8th September) at The Ark, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh - couple of new songs, possibly some visuals and all the proceeds go to Barnardo's. Tell everyone you know, ot...
Posted by funkspiel on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:04:00 PST

Henry's Cellar Bar gig

Hello. We are playing a gig with the amazing North Atlantic Oscillation on 9th February in the compact but acoustically perfect Henry's Cellar Bar. Come along for an evening of new music, laptops, gui...
Posted by funkspiel on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:20:00 PST

New songs for 2007

Hello. We've just posted some new songs on our myspace page. A couple of them have already been performed live in various guises  these recordings were made in late 2006 in collaboration with our won...
Posted by funkspiel on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:16:00 PST

Funkspiel to play Spectum Festival at The Queen's Hall

We're playing an acoustic set of old and new tunes at The Queen's Hall this Sunday. It's part of Spectrum - Edinburgh's new music festival. Lots of bands, stalls, films and a bar or two. Unfortunately...
Posted by funkspiel on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:28:00 PST

Funkspiel on Radio 1: Lamacq Live: Mon 3 July

Steve Lamacq played 'Swing' tonight - our first ever airing on national BBC Radio One. It was after midnight on a Monday, but it still counts, okay? Big thanks to Vic McGlynn for passing on our demo. ...
Posted by funkspiel on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:12:00 PST

Bannerman's gig and CD: No. 4 in The Downloader Chart

We're playing Bannerman's in Edinburgh on Friday 14 July with The Wintergreens and Sans Trauma. Bannerman's will also be including 'Dead Bunnies' on their annual CD showcase which will be going out fr...
Posted by funkspiel on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:04:00 PST

Filmhouse dada screening sells out

Our screening last week at the Edinburgh Filmhouse was a great success. Three surrealist and dada films from the 1920s were screened, accompanied by new music scores from Funkspiel and Imp. A real lab...
Posted by funkspiel on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:28:00 PST