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Aussie funk music recommendations? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by phonics@lemmy.world to c/australia@aussie.zone
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So far I've found:

Hiatus kayote (phychedelic jazz funk)

The Steppers (funky slight phych to it, fun live)

Alyson rae (pop funk)

Laneous (I don't really know where he fits but it's got something. Sad clown neo soul?)

Play lunch ( chillipeppers flavor)

Kaiit(funky neo soul)

Squid nebula (phychedelic funk)

Anything else I should be checking out. I lean more jazz/hiphop/gospel/neo soul than I do phychedelia.

Let's get a playlist going!

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[-] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 6 points 2 days ago

Donny Benet? https://youtu.be/EwPUtEMms4E

Also, FYI, we have !rage@aussie.zone as a community for Aus music specifically 🙂

[-] phonics@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Oh yeah how could I forget donny.

Thanks I'll sub to rage!

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Da hell! Donny Benét is Australian?!

Blowing my mind over here, thanks.

Konichiwa

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Wow, I feel so old. Never heard of any of these bands/people, don’t even know what funk is. Will be checking them all out. Thanks for the recommendations!

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Screenshot of Wikipedia article "Funk", which reads "Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a"

My man, if you "don't even know what funk is", that ain't cos you're old.

(Not knowing the specific bands could be.)

[-] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The Bamboos (rnbsoulfunk)
Mildlife (jazzfunkpsychdiscoprog)
Cookin on 3 Burners (morernbsoulfunk)

[-] morebento@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Skunkhour used to be pretty good back in the day. If you like jazz-funk check out Directions In Groove. 90’s.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Saving this post so I can come back. I'll be checking them all out.

For an older band, Swoop. I still have the CD.

Edit: I literally just discovered they put out a second album.

[-] phonics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Haha same. I'm gonna check it in the morning and add em to a list to check out. See you tomorrow 👋

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago

Client Liaison, if you extend your definition of funk to 80s Minneapolis boogie groove.

[-] Hr24@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Cookin' On 3 Burners - Organ funk

Odette Mercy and her Soul Atomics - female led soul grooves

30/70 Collective - funkified jazz and neo soul

Dyslexic Fish (now defunkt)

You've posted a few I haven't heard, I will check them out.

[-] rob951951@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

I love 30/70 I’ll check out some of these other guys you posted

[-] Hr24@aussie.zone 1 points 11 hours ago

Yeah look, they're not all as good as 30/70, I definitely don't like any as much. Enjoy regardless.

[-] morebento@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not quite as good as I recall but a pretty decent Red hot chilli peppers homage

https://youtu.be/VnVVCIsb6ys

[-] morebento@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

https://youtu.be/0RgojWJgrQ8

[-] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Vaudeville Smash do Yacht Rock and Pork Groove funk.

They used to be called PornLand and did only Porn Groove.

[-] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago

Directions In Groove did very white people funk but I kind of dug it

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