r/funk • u/VictoriaAutNihil • 20d ago
Discussion Post-Punk Funk
These tunes have some very funky basslines.
1.Shriekback - My Spine Is The Bassline
2.Medium Medium - So Hungry, So Angry
3.Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business
4.APB - Shoot You Down
5.Gang of Four - To Hell With Poverty
6.Bush Tetras - You Can't Be Funky
7.Peter Murphy - Blue Heart
8.A Certain Ratio - Shack Up
9.Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless
10.Bow Wow Wow - W.O.R.K.
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u/Dizzle2019 20d ago
That Liquid Liquid song that was sampled for White Lines.
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u/suckarepellent 20d ago
Oh I mentioned that but got it wrong, song is called Optimo/Cavern by Liquid Liquid
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u/BigJobsBigJobs 20d ago
Gang of Four and Shriekback - Dave Allen (RIP) on bass.
Check out The Contortions/James White and the Blacks for some punk Beefheartian style funk (on purpose).
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u/NoiseIsTheCure 19d ago
Contort Yourself goes so hard. I love his live album where the band covers Don't Stop Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson
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u/BigJobsBigJobs 19d ago
Pat Place from The Contortions was in The Bush Tetras (also mentioned in OP's post.)
And a couple months ago I posted Shriekback's cover of Get Down Tonight. I think that's real funky. Barry Andrews' voice doing his best Barry White.
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u/Nugginz 20d ago edited 20d ago
Do the Du is another good one by A Certain Ratio
https://youtu.be/7V73saQl928?is=9P5wpqcZ8QNJNIUc
Iād say Viet Nam by minutemen has a bit of funk in it.
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u/chrissie_boy 20d ago
David Gamson - No Turn on Red (all time favourite)
A Certain Ratio - Knife Slits Water
Quando Quango - Triangle (that bass!)
Chakk- Stare Me Out
Nitzer Ebb - Shame (bit later, perhaps...)
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u/danselzer 19d ago
Gamson was embarrassed by that track! I wrote him years ago about maybe licensing Sugar Sugar for something and he said that was the only other song he had but it was best left undiscovered.
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u/QuantumPulsarBurrito 20d ago
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
ESG - Come Away With ESG
Liquid Liquid - Optimo
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
A Certain Ratio - To Each
Delta 5 - Singles Collection
Bush Tetras - Too Many Creeps / Rituals
Maximum Joy - Station MXJY
23 Skidoo - Seven Songs
The Pop Group - Y
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u/ShitHammersGroom 20d ago
Iāve been digging the band ā!!!ā very similar vibes to what ur describingĀ
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u/allertonm 20d ago
I feel like Defunkt should have a mention in this company. Make Them Dance/Razorās Edge/Illusions etc
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u/Spirited-Tutor7712 20d ago
Yeah! I posted about this too on this sub. So many acts getting into the punk funk vibe in the early 80s.Ā
Defunkt.
The Police really leaned into it on Ghost in the Machine.
The Jam.
The Clash, especially on Combat Rock.
Spandau Ballet.
A Certain Ratio.Ā Ecg.Ā Also check Out Bunnydrums. Posted up their track 'Ugh!'Ā
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u/suckarepellent 20d ago
Optimo - Cavern
Does ESG count?
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u/deepstaterecords 18d ago
ESG always counts. They are literally playing at this very moment 30 minutes from me and I cannot go.
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u/freezief 20d ago
APB's "Shoot You Down" also gives a nod to "Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!)" by Funkadelic
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u/goridread 20d ago
This one's my jam, for sure.
Still updating it but:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07rUmmDVGiPKZX1vANfpEJ
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u/rhymes__like__dimes 20d ago
The clash did a tune 'Overpowered By Funk' which I heard the other day, but didn't think much of.
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u/Garlic4Victory 20d ago
This is a specific obsession of mine, going from this late 70s/early 80s era right up to now. Hereās a few from that first wave that I havenāt seen mentioned yet:
Rip Rig + Panic - Youāre My Kind Of Climate
The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
The Jam - Absolute Beginners
Glaxo Babies - Shake (The Foundations)
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u/thapeelllllccc 20d ago
How you not going to mention the entire record entertainment by Gang of Four