Whatever happened to FUNK?

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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby Velvis » 08 Jan 2009, 18:40

Check out Bonerama and Galactic. Two great extant New Orleans funk bands.
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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby K » 08 Jan 2009, 19:23

DISCO

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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby K » 08 Jan 2009, 19:23

Jeff K wrote:Funk's still around. It just got whiter.

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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby bobzilla77 » 08 Jan 2009, 23:50

Jeff K wrote:Our very own Baron will be smiling ear to ear when he sees that picture of the Big Boys.


As did I. But how strange... Tim Kerr's playing bass and Chris Gates is playing guitar!

The Minutemen had some funk elements but I wouldn't necessarily play them for a Kool and the Gang fan. The Big Boys' funkiest stuff, I definitely would.
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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby mentalist (slight return) » 08 Jan 2009, 23:54

more white(ish) funk(iness)

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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby lividlunch » 09 Jan 2009, 00:10

mentalist (slight return) wrote:more white(ish) funk(iness)

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This brings us back around to K's post ("DISCO"), techno and Fac's most important contribution to said genre - I almost don't need to say it - New Order.

Kind of off-topic but in the club-music arena, still belonging to the acceptable/hip category though... has anyone else listened to Big Audio Dynamite and thought of Hot Chip? Or vice versa?
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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby Insouciant Western People » 09 Jan 2009, 09:13

!!! ?

The LCD Soundsystem ?
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Re: Whatever happened to FUNK?

Postby lividlunch » 09 Jan 2009, 11:30

Nick wrote:!!! ?

The LCD Soundsystem ?


DFA (or The Rapture), Daft Punk, Stardust, MSTRKRFT, Cut Copy, and Mocean Worker, while we're at it...
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