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Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:17 am

Even Thin Lizzy had da Funk.

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:44 am

The Funk is on the Thin side in that one .

We need more meat on the bone:

SODDI · Post by **SODDI** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:05 am

Well, it's definitely synth - I'm not so sure if it's text book funk. Probably have to settle on Euro-Disco. But it is glorious Moogage and it is wonderful - one of my favorites.

You gotta get the 12" extended version so it goes on and on...

SODDI · Post by **SODDI** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:15 am

SODDI wrote:
Aloysius wrote:Parliament/Funkadelic
They were so funky they were occasionally all over the place.

As in "Flashlight" - where you can hear Bernie Worrell invent a big chunk of the Minimoog bass vocabulary.

Everyone needs a little light under the sun.

waiting man · Post by **waiting man** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 7:14 am

You can have me.

waiting man · Post by **waiting man** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 7:25 am

Usual suspects, heritage, drugs and vocoder bands.

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:26 am

In a way it would be great to use this thread to post *new* Funk bands and tracks. I mean we all know about Funkadelic/James Brown/Parliament/etc/etc. I see the links and won't even click on them as I know each track off by heart, as I would imagine most people. So, how about new bands artists making Funk that you like? Are there any? There are many artists that create cool Jazz/groove tracks (Joshua Redman comes to mind) but it's not funk. So, what's out there that's new and super cool?

Here's Joshua Redman and the Elestic Band. Jazz but oh so funky!

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:34 am

So here's some new shit, it even has a synth!

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:36 am

Yeah!

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:38 am

Listen to that high-resonance synth sweep at 2:52min in the track above!

....and then the psychedelic synth solo.....yes!

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:46 am

Last one for today....back to SYNTH FUNK!

New stuff in the vein of 1980's Boogie/Funk:

waiting man · Post by **waiting man** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 10:39 am

himalaya wrote:In a way it would be great to use this thread to post *new* Funk bands and tracks. I mean we all know about Funkadelic/James Brown/Parliament/etc/etc. I see the links and won't even click on them as I know each track off by heart, as I would imagine most people. So, how about new bands artists making Funk that you like? Are there any? There are many artists that create cool Jazz/groove tracks (Joshua Redman comes to mind) but it's not funk. So, what's out there that's new and super cool?

Here's Joshua Redman and the Elestic Band. Jazz but oh so funky!

The OP started with JB (that's some jive) and hasn't lamented for pitches in other directions yet, so I guess we're kinda free already.
I've tried with Screaming Headless Torsos which is at least creeping old and somewhat new as Redman and the Elastics, another fav of mine.

Imo 'nuff rethoric, funky is funk.

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:39 am

waiting man wrote: hasn't lamented

"hasn't lamented"....you're not fun, are you?

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 4:25 pm

Anyway, I'll +1 promoting the new stuff. (And Bandcamp links so I can buy it if I like it would be great for the artists, too.)

waiting man · Post by **waiting man** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:39 pm

himalaya wrote:
waiting man wrote: hasn't lamented
"hasn't lamented"....you're not fun, are you?

sometimes I forget...

Did someone say FUNK?