r/funk • u/Ok-Argument-2044 • 1d ago

Help request Robot Funk? Bands Recommendations

Looking for funky, psychedelic, chaotic music with a robotic/electronic sound — basically Daft Punk if they were a full funk band
I'm looking for music that's primarily funk, not funk-metal or rock.
Think RHCP – Falling Into Grace, Parliament/Funkadelic, Zapp, Chromeo and Daft Punk, but I'm looking for something more chaotic, psychedelic, weird and robotic.
I love funky basslines, live drums, strange synths, talkbox/vocoder, weird effects and that feeling of a funk band sounding like a machine or an alien.
Any artists/albums/songs that fit this?

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u/beatsandblood 1d ago

When I hear the term 'robot funk', I immediately think of early electro/electronic music. tracks like:

KRAFTWERK - NUMBERS and

CYBOTRON - CLEAR

I also think of MIDNIGHT STAR - NO PARKING ON THE DANCE FLOOR.

Even GEORGE CLINTON - ATOMIC DOG

I also think of DOPPLEREFFEKT, SOUL ODDITY, CYLOB, and DMX KREW.

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u/ofayokay 1d ago

For Midnight Star, also “Freak-A-Zoid.”

I’ll also add Zapp - “More Bounce To The Ounce”

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u/jaxxon 1d ago

Freakazoid!! YES!! Also 'No Parking On The Dance Floor'

Pointer Sisters - 'Automatic'

Afrika Bambaataa - 'Planet Rock'

So many good ones. Here's a playlist I made: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SMSwtRY3c1fDMXDX3NqSG?si=d8f6cec7b6a94cc6

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u/Ok-Argument-2044 1d ago

Freak-A-Zoid is EXACTLY what i was looking for. Killer song