I'm really feeling this stuff lately, but I need to be schooled.A Certain Ratio, ESG, Liquid Liquid, The Tom Tom Club, Gary Numan... that's the kinda stuff I'm feeling. What am I missing out on? Can someone hip me to some artists? Old and new. Basically, punky funky shit for the dance floor.Thanks in advance...Peace...FNM
Punky funk, new wave, etc...
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I'm not at them or The Rapture or anything on DFA. No seriously.
Old School anthing on 99 records or:
gang of four...entertainment...and crosseyed and painless by the talking heads fits into that vibe...
I think i like this stuff. Is it me?the klaxons
the bane of my life mate "nu rave" nothing worse than this in the uk at the minute they have one ok song ill admit, but its one of those trends for the nme to push, rave aint "nu" because it never went and this music certainly aint rave either wouldnt mind but clubs are being invaded with this stuff
KAGNY & THE DIRTY RATS!!
One early '80s album on Motown, by a black group that fused modern soul with quaint new wave touches (think of a band whose biggest influences were Rick James'"Super Freak" and Shalamar's "Dead Giveaway"). Yes, it's pure cheese all the way - they can't seem to distinguish between new-wave and hard rock (hey, it's all white-boy rock, right?), and there's a wildly out-of-place quiet-storm ballad in the middle of it all, but for all its' wrongness, this is still a favorite of mine. It might be a little too guilty-pleasure for some, but I wasn't about to let this thread die without mentioning it. Recommended for Rockwell fans...
One early '80s album on Motown, by a black group that fused modern soul with quaint new wave touches (think of a band whose biggest influences were Rick James'"Super Freak" and Shalamar's "Dead Giveaway"). Yes, it's pure cheese all the way - they can't seem to distinguish between new-wave and hard rock (hey, it's all white-boy rock, right?), and there's a wildly out-of-place quiet-storm ballad in the middle of it all, but for all its' wrongness, this is still a favorite of mine. It might be a little too guilty-pleasure for some, but I wasn't about to let this thread die without mentioning it. Recommended for Rockwell fans...
I think i like this stuff. Is it me?the klaxons
the bane of my life mate "nu rave" nothing worse than this in the uk at the minute they have one ok song ill admit, but its one of those trends for the nme to push, rave aint "nu" because it never went and this music certainly aint rave either wouldnt mind but clubs are being invaded with this stuff
yeah the nu rave look is starting to catch on over here.
But to me the klaxons music is just indie rock - with a little electro pop feel. More TV on the radio than Renegade soundwave or something?
I went to my share of raves in the 90's. But it was only for the girls - never the music.
Try and cop some Shriekback 12"'s - "My Spine Is The Bassline" and "Lined Up" are really good. I never got their albums, but they're supposed to be good too. Ze Records put out some punkfunk/new wave disco joints in the early 80's - Aural Exciters, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Was Not Was, James White - but I dunno how easy it'd be to come by that shit now. DAF had some hot shit as well, though I suggest a try-before-you-buy with their records. Also worth checking is The Pop Group, Rip Rig & Panic and the Glaxo Babies, who were all part of the same circle in Bristol, UK, during the post-punk era and made some insane records - free-jazz meets musique concrete meets funk. "Cut" by the Slits is on a similar tip and is a classic also. Cop "My Life In The Bush of Ghosts" by David Byrne & Brian Eno, and the first four Talking Heads albums as well, for that matter.
I think i like this stuff. Is it me?the klaxons
the bane of my life mate "nu rave" nothing worse than this in the uk at the minute they have one ok song ill admit, but its one of those trends for the nme to push, rave aint "nu" because it never went and this music certainly aint rave either wouldnt mind but clubs are being invaded with this stuff
yeah the nu rave look is starting to catch on over here.
But to me the klaxons music is just indie rock - with a little electro pop feel. More TV on the radio than Renegade soundwave or something?
I went to my share of raves in the 90's. But it was only for the girls - never the music.
haha yeah was some good times, yeah their new song golden scans is straight up indie rock made for the charts stupidly catchy
On the new tip- i'm also really feelin this swedish group "Love is all".
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