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NonStop! The Album is the debut album by German musical group Fun Factory. The original lead singer, Balca, appears only in one music video titled "Groove Me". Due to a disagreement, she separated from the group but because she was under a contract, she still had to continue singing for the band. She was replaced in visuals by Marie-Anett Mey. [1]
This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one who has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
Tear the Roof Off: 1974–1980 is a 2-CD compilation album by the funk group Parliament featuring songs recorded for Casablanca Records during the band's career with that label from 1974 to 1980. The compilation was released in 1993.
Greatest Disco Hits: Music for Non-Stop Dancing is an album released by the Salsoul Orchestra in 1978 on Salsoul Records (LP record SA 8508). [1] It is noted for its pioneering use of slip-cueing , [ 2 ] known at the time as “disco blending,” a phrase coined by Walter Gibbons .
These tracks incorporated repetitive, groove-heavy basslines with soulful, filtered vocals, becoming defining features of the genre. Thomas Bangalter , a member of Daft Punk, founded the label Roulé , making a conscious effort to distinguish funky house from other house subgenres by blending classic funk with modern production techniques.
The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music. This chronological list contains examples of artists described as post-disco.
Infectious Grooves is an American funk metal supergroup led by vocalist Mike Muir and initially a side project from his group Suicidal Tendencies. The current lineup also includes guitarists Dean Pleasants and Dave Kushner, bassist Robert Trujillo, and drummer Jay Weinberg. To date, the project released four albums between 1991 and 2000.
Rare groove is music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure. [1] Rare groove is primarily associated with funk, R&B and jazz funk, but is also connected to subgenres including jazz rock, reggae, Latin jazz, soul, rock music, northern soul, and disco. [2] Vinyl records that fall into this category generally have high re-sale prices.