I haven't seen anything posted here about one of the styles that was pretty important to me during a few of my childhood years: electro-funk. Anyone who was breakdancing in the early to mid-80s will be very familiar with this style of music. I'm sure most of it would be utterly detestable to a lot of the folks who post here, but for those with a degree of curiosity or fond memories of "Planet Rock", let's get things started.
Well, there's only one way to begin - the father of electro-funk himself, Afrika Bambaataa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vLzsG2TCU
Whodini team up with with synth master Thomas Dolby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9fjN5lUgYo
Newcleus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yca5...eature=related
Twilight 22:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDj54ZdJw_w
And, of course, the song that brought electro to the mainstream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDj54ZdJw_w
Another one that made it onto pop radio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8OL7I3hpYA
A classic from Hashim:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKKJ9xGytmk
A little bit of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN3XKvTjWY0
Sure, a lot of this stuff sounds dated now, but back in the day this was cutting edge!
