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| Nu-funk | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Funk, Acid jazz, |
| Cultural origins | Early 1990s, United State and United Kingdom |
| Typical instruments | Turntables (DJ), synthesizer, saxophone, flute, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, guitar, double bass, drums, Strings |
| Mainstream popularity | Low |
Nu funk is a contemporary form of the 1970s musical genre funk[1].
Since mid-1990s and further into 2000s, a number of new bands have emerged that played original compositions intended to imitate the sound of 1970's deep funk bands. The concept usually includes using vintage musical instruments and recording equipment, as well as distribution via analogue record discs. However, an updated tighter sound is not uncommon as well. Stylistically, nu funk is somewhat close to jam bands.
Nu-funk originated in Brooklyn in the 1980s[citation needed]. The music was slow[citation needed], riff-oriented and danceable. Listeners would often dance and "jive" during the riffs.
Unlike original funk that was primarily US-based, nu funk is a worldwide phenomen. Most notable bands such as The Quantic Soul Orchestra and The New Mastersounds come from the UK. Other countries are also well represented with bands like The Poets of Rhythm from Germany and The Bamboos from Australia.
Nu funk artists
In addition to the new wave of funk revivalists, music critics had cited other artists as having nu-funk sound (most of whom are usually classified as acid jazz):
- Tom Tom Club[2]
- Groove Armada[3]
- Brainticket[4]
- Artists on the compilation album Free the Funk Vol. 3[5]
- Urban Divide[6]
- Cantaloop[7]
- Kraak & Smaak
- Rory Hoy
References
- ^ Brown, Jonathan. "Everything you ever wanted to know about pop (but were too old to ask)", The Independent, 6 September 2007.
- ^ Walters, Barry. "Tom Tom Club:The Good, The Bad & The Funky", Rolling Stone, 28 September 2000.
- ^ Gold, Kerry. "Groove Armada", The Vancouver Sun. 17 February 2000, p. C15.
- ^ Davis, Lindsay. "Chicken Lips: DJ Kicks", The Dominion Post, 5 December 2003, p. B13.
- ^ Osborne, Ben. "Get on up Ben Osborne grooves to the newest dance compilations", The Guardian, 27 November 1998. p. T022.
- ^ Nikolaychuk, Kathryn. "Jazz is Like Baseball--No, Really", Calgary Herald, 2 September 2005, p. SW07.
- ^ "Funk for Wyeside", Western Mail, 3 November 2001, p. 14.
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