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Future Funk | ||||
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Released | 1982 | |||
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Length | 35:13 | |||
Label | Galaxy Unlimited Records [1] | |||
Producer | Robert "Shine" Freeman (exec) | |||
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Future Funk is a live album released in 1982 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Experience Unlimited. [3]
The Washington Informer wrote: "Side Two is given over to 'Crankin' At The Go Go'. This is the E.U. groove—nineteen minutes and eighteen seconds of it. Long form, tongue-in-cheek, big fun funk, its raison d'etre is that 'everybody got to do the do.' You know ... the 'do' ... the 'freaky deak' ... Anyway 'Crankin ...' is definitely for pumping up the dance floor." [1]
The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the twelfth studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released in April 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War and baby boomers. Sly Stone contributed to the recording sessions, singing lead vocals on "Funk Gets Stronger ".
Go-go is a subgenre of funk music with an emphasis on specific rhythmic patterns, and live audience call and response.
He Is the Light is an album by Al Green, released in 1985. It was Green's first album for A&M Records.
Funk or Walk is the debut album by the Brides of Funkenstein, released on Atlantic Records in September 1978. The album was produced by George Clinton with the exception of the album's first single "Disco To Go" which was written and produced by Clinton and Bootsy Collins. The Brides of Funkenstein consisted of Lynn Mabry and Dawn Silva, who were members of Sly and the Family Stone prior to joining P-Funk. Funk Or Walk earned Mabry and Silva a Record World Award for Best New Female Artists and Best New R&B Group in 1979. The song was originally performed live by Bootsy's Rubber Band. To this day, the P-Funk All Stars continue to play "Disco To Go" in their live concerts. The Brides of Funkenstein also toured and recorded with Parliament/Funkadelic around this same time.
Go-Go Crankin' is a compilation album originally released in 1985. The compilation consist of ten original songs by prominent Washington, D.C.–based go-go bands of that time period. The music is heavily influenced by the popularity of go-go in the mid-80s in Washington, D.C., and throughout the Northeast. The album has been considered to be influential to the growing popularity of hip hop and go-go music in the 1980s.
Live at Celebrity Hall is a live album recorded and released in 1987 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was recorded live at the now defunct music venues Celebrity Hall and at Breeze's Metro Club, both located in Washington, D.C. This album follows their 1986 live album Live at Breeze's Metro Club and includes the singles "Still Gettin' Buzy", "Whip It", and a go-go rendition of Kool Moe Dee's song "Do You Know What Time It Is?".
Drop the Bomb is a studio album released in 1982 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Trouble Funk. The album included the songs "Drop the Bomb" and "Pump Me Up" which have been sampled numerous times by many hip hop artists.
Live is a live album recorded and released in 1981 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. This was the group's debut album, and consist of four approximately 15-minute jam sessions. The album was remastered and reissued in 1996.
Saturday Night Live is a live album released in 1983 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk.
Funk Express is a studio album released in 1980 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.
Go Ju Ju Go is a live album by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band E.U., released in 1987.
In Times of Trouble is a studio album released in 1983 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. It was packaged with a live disc.
Say What! is a live album released in 1986 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. The album was recorded live in London, England during the summer of 1986.
Free Yourself is the debut studio album released in 1977 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Experience Unlimited.
Rock Yuh Butt is a 1988 studio album released by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band E.U.
We Go On and On is a studio album released on May 26, 1998 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence.
Early Singles is a compilation album released on March 11, 1997 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. The album consists of a compilations of the band earlier singles from the late-70s to the early-80s.
Droppin' Bombs is a double-compilation album released on August 25, 1998 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk.
The Reunion is a live album released on January 11, 2015 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was recorded live at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia on September 11, 2010.
E Flat Boogie is a compilation album released in 2000 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. The album consists of a compilations of the band earlier singles from the late-70s to the early-80s.