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True 80s Electro-funk! What's in YOUR top ten? I'm so tired of all of these 90s kids false-reppin' the 80s I don't know what to do. I read stuff online all of the time where people get the 80s and 70s mixed up, misrepresent the music that was popular and get the band/group names wrong because they downloaded some file from Kazaa or Limewire where someone guessed the name of an artist or song. I was there, damnit! Here's what was REALLY poppin' at the skating rink where everybody used to hang out. (In no particular order)
1. Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (of course) 2. Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk 3. Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt 4. Pretty Tony - Fix It In The Mix 5. Cybotron - Clear 6. The P Crew - Nasty Rock 7. The Jonzun Crew - Pac Jam 8. Hashim Al-Naayfish (Its Time) - if you don't know this song, you weren't there or you were corny. 9. Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom 10.Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For The Perfect Beat That's what time it really was. Any combination of these gems resulted in a good time. Anybody else that says different is a lyin' pack of now & laters! (I know there are more people than Vainandy and I that remember the REAL 80s!) | |
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BlaqueKnight said: I'm so tired of all of these 90s kids false-reppin' the 80s I don't know what to do. I read stuff online all of the time where people get the 80s and 70s mixed up, misrepresent the music that was popular and get the band/group names wrong because they downloaded some file from Kazaa or Limewire where someone guessed the name of an artist or song. I was there, damnit! Here's what was REALLY poppin' at the skating rink where everybody used to hang out. (In no particular order)
1. Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (of course) 2. Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk 3. Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt 4. Pretty Tony - Fix It In The Mix 5. Cybotron - Clear 6. The P Crew - Nasty Rock 7. The Jonzun Crew - Pac Jam 8. Hashim Al-Naayfish (Its Time) - if you don't know this song, you weren't there or you were corny. 9. Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom 10.Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For The Perfect Beat That's what time it really was. Any combination of these gems resulted in a good time. Anybody else that says different is a lyin' pack of now & laters! (I know there are more people than Vainandy and I that remember the REAL 80s!) I lived it - banging the box at the local pizza place on shortened school days. 1. Looking for the Perfect Beat 2. Planet Rock 3. Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club 4. Smurf Rock - Gigolo Tony 5. Jam On It - Newcleus 6. I'm Ready - Kano 7. Al Naafiysh - Hashim 8. Scorpio - GrandMaster Flash 9. Numbers - Kraftwerk 10. Pack Jam - Jonzun Crew | |
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D TRAIN "the one for me" ! | |
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1.) Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force "Planet Rock" instrumental 2.) The Egyptian Lover "Egypt, Egypt" 3.) Newcleus "Jam on It" 4.) The Art of Noise "Beat Box" 5.) The Egyptian Lover "And My Beat Goes Boom" 6.) Nuance featuring Vicki Love "Take a Chance" 7.) Newcleus "Computer Age (Push the Button)" 8.) Royal Cash "Radioactivity" 9.) Tyrone Brunson "The Smurf" 10.) Kraftwerk "Numbers" THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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I still have some of those records you mentioned above...some were stolen by burglars in 2003 but I still have the most essential ones.
You forgot The Jonzun Crew and Newcleus on that list. Paul Hardcastle also did a couple of tracks in that vein..sure, some of his pop oriented stuff was a bit corny but I liked that Zero One album he did. I still listen to Looking for the Perfect Beat on a regular basis. By the way, there´s this Dutch orger called 100MPH who once traveled all the way to LA and met Egyptian Lover in his studio and received some rare 12" vinyl from him. Ahhhhh....the 80s and Electro....those were the good old days.  " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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crunk is pretty much freestyle from the 80's all over again
clear-cybotron dream boy/dream girl-johnny & cynthia because of you-cover girls freakazoid-midnight star don't stop the rock-freestyle look out weekend-debbie deb when i hear music-debbie deb 8 arms to hold you-goon squad blue monday-new order planet rock-afrikka bambatta | |
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EVERY breakdancer/bboy/bgirl has danced to "Planet Rock" 
That's a classic "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Planet Rock - Soul Sonic Force
Space Is The Place - The Jonzun Crew Egypt, Egypt - The Egyptian Lover Siberian Nights - Twilight 22 Nasty Rock - The P Crew Freestyle Express - Freestyle Space Is The Place - Newcleus Scorpio - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Al-Naayfish - Hashim D Train - D Train Andy is a four letter word. | |
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this thread is red hot. | |
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Is 'Let The Music Play' (1983) by Shannon considered electro-funk? What about 'Got To Have Your Love' (1989) by Mantronix?
Is 'Roller Skate' by Vaughan Mason electro-funk or just disco? I get confused. | |
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Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaata
Cold Blooded - Rick James A Fly Girl - Boogie Boys Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb Your place or mine - Bar Kays Someboy's watching me - Rockwell I'm in love - Evelyn Champagne King Everybody - Madonna All night passion - Alisha On the nile - Egyptian Lover | |
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Here are two jams that I guess would be considered eletro-funk that aren't as fast as the typical "Planet Rock" tempo type jams.....
Ray-Gun-Omics - Project Future Nunk (New Wave Funk) - Warp 9 They are probably around the tempo of "Pack Jam" by The Jonzun Crew. . . [Edited 10/9/07 13:15pm] Andy is a four letter word. | |
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vainandy said: Here are two jams that I guess would be considered eletro-funk that aren't as fast as the typical "Planet Rock" tempo type jams.....
Ray-Gun-Omics - Project Future Nunk (New Wave Funk) - Warp 9 They are probably around the tempo of "Pack Jam" by The Jonzun Crew. . . [Edited 10/9/07 13:15pm] I forgot all about that one!!! I don't remember "Nunk". Good ones, V. Some of those that people listed are NOT electro-funk. There was a big difference between electro-funk and electro pop. | |
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Najee said: 1.) Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force "Planet Rock" instrumental 2.) The Egyptian Lover "Egypt, Egypt" 3.) Newcleus "Jam on It" 4.) The Art of Noise "Beat Box" 5.) The Egyptian Lover "And My Beat Goes Boom" 6.) Nuance featuring Vicki Love "Take a Chance" 7.) Newcleus "Computer Age (Push the Button)" 8.) Royal Cash "Radioactivity" 9.) Tyrone Brunson "The Smurf" 10.) Kraftwerk "Numbers" I use to wear this sucka out on the 1200's. Are you hip to James 'The Mighty Chopper' Hamilton C.O.D. - In The Bottle remix with Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf.   National Funk League✮✮ | |
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1. I Wonder if I Take U Home - Lisa Lisa
2. This Is My Night (12") - Chaka Khan 3. El Salvador - Cybotron 4. Electric Kingdom - Twilight 22 5. Rainforest - Paul Hardcastle (probably my favorite) 6. I Wanna Be The One - Stevie B 7. When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb 8. Push The Button - Newcleus 9. The Kinda Girls We Like - New Edition 10. There's No Stoppin Us - Ollie & Jerry Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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Let me take a spin at this.
Jive Rhythm Tracks - 122 B.P.M. Synergy - Project 5 The Unknown DJ - 808 Beats Cybotron - Cosmic Cars (12") Der Mer - Fall Out Orbit - The Beat Goes On Felix & Jarvis - Flamethrower Rap Twilight 22-Siberian Nights Jamie Jupiter - Computer Power Dynamic Breakers - Dynamic Channel One - Technicolor National Funk League✮✮ | |
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StarMon said: Are you hip to James 'The Mighty Chopper' Hamilton C.O.D. - In The Bottle remix with Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf.
No, I can't say I am familiar with the name James "The Mighty Chopper" Hamilton. On another note, I would like to give a shout-out to Kraftwerk's "Tour de France," The Invisibles' "Donkey Kong" and The Egyptian Lover's "You're So Fine." [Edited 10/9/07 19:53pm] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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Najee said: StarMon said: Are you hip to James 'The Mighty Chopper' Hamilton C.O.D. - In The Bottle remix with Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf.
No, I can't say I am familiar with the name James "The Mighty Chopper" Hamilton. On another note, I would like to give a shout-out to Kraftwerk's "Tour de France," The Invisibles' "Donkey Kong" and The Egyptian Lover's "You're So Fine." [Edited 10/9/07 19:53pm] Man, I just transferred that to a MP3 file today, I kid ya' not.[Edited 10/9/07 20:04pm] National Funk League✮✮ | |
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Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For The Perfect Beat Herbie Hancock - Rockit Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt Egyptian Lover - Dance Jamie Jupiter - Computer Power Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock B.O.S.E. - Rock It To The Beat Mantronik - Needle To The Groove The Art of Noise - Beat Box Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend Cybertron - Clear Prince - Automatic Channel One - Technicolor Forget a top 10. THIS thread should have been a top 20 at least. There is a lot of electro-funk/synth-funk classics out there. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: Some of those that people listed are NOT electro-funk. There was a big difference between electro-funk and electro pop.
There were songs that were influenced heavily by electro-funk. Arguably the three biggest examples are Herbie Hancock's "Rockit," Chaka Khan's "I Feel for You" and Shannon's "Let the Music Play." [Edited 10/9/07 20:46pm] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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Beat Street OST!!
Cynthia-- change on me ^ this may not be considered, but very influenced by! [Edited 10/10/07 5:40am] [Edited 10/10/07 5:41am] "Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know
that we riddled some middleman who didn't do diddily"--BP | |
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I guess some of y'all missed the "TRUE" part. I'm talking Man Parrish - Boogie Down Bronx; I'm talking Tour de France - BOTH versions; Kraftwerk AND 10 Speed.
Oh, and Madonna NEVER did an electro-FUNK song.  | |
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In the Mix - Zapp
Five Minutes of Funk - Whodini |
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West Street Mob - Electric Boogie (Break Dance) | |
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I was pretty young, but kinda remember loving Freakazoid & Space Cowboy, in fact the whole Jonzun Crew Lost in Space album.
But back then I thought anything with that voice (including Styx Mr. Roboto) was cool My Legacy
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nm [Edited 10/11/07 22:58pm] | |
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