electro-funk
Synthesizer meets groove
Electro-funk is a style of music that emerged in the early 1980s, combining funk's rhythmic grooves and bass-heavy sound with electronic instruments like synthesizers, drum machines, and vocoders.
Artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Zapp, and early Prince helped define the genre, which influenced later developments in hip-hop, house, and electronic dance music.
The sound typically features robotic or processed vocals layered over danceable beats.
The DJ dropped some classic electro-funk tracks from the eighties.
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
- talkboxMouth-controlled guitar effect
- vocoderSpeech analysis synthesizer
- sequencerOrders signals chronologically
Music equipment brand
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- programmingWriting software instructions
- MIDIElectronic music data standard
- compressionForcing into smaller space
mixing · multitrack · layering · quantizing · overdubbing · bouncing · EQ · reverb
Acrobatic hip-hop dance form
- b-boysMale street dancers
- poppingShort explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
street dance · roller disco · club scene · Bronx · Los Angeles · Detroit · block party · graffiti
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
- talkboxMouth-controlled guitar effect
- vocoderSpeech analysis synthesizer
sequencer · slap bass · handclaps · four-on-the-floor · syncopation
Roland
Music equipment brand
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- programmingWriting software instructions
- MIDIElectronic music data standard
compression · mixing · multitrack · layering · quantizing · overdubbing · bouncing · EQ · reverb · delay
breakdancing
Acrobatic hip-hop dance form
boombox · street dance · roller disco · club scene · Bronx · Los Angeles · Detroit · block party · graffiti · dance battles
boogie
Rhythmic blues music
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- electronic musictechno, house, synthesizer, drum machine, EDM
electro-funkunplugged
Disconnected from power
acoustic music · bluegrass · chamber music · traditional folk · singer-songwriter
electro-funkambient
Of the surroundings
free jazz · noise music · minimalism · Gregorian chant · art rock
electro-funkcountry music
Rural Southern folk-pop genre
traditional country · folk revival · old-time music · roots music · traditional music
electric, electricity, electronic, funky, electrify, funk, electron, electro, electrolyte