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Living Legends is a series that spotlights icons in music still going strong today. There are also acts making dreamy, atmospheric music with a solid dose of funk, such as Khruangbin ’s global sonic collage.

#Andy anderson complete full#

Funk and disco-centered '70s revival is definitely having a moment, with acts like Ghost Funk Orchestra and Parcels, while its sparkly sprinklings can be heard in pop from Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, and, in full 'Soul Train' character, Silk Sonic.

G-funk continues to influence Los Angeles hip-hop, with innovative artists like Dam-Funk and Channel Tres bringing the funk and G-funk, into electro territory. There's nu-disco and boogie funk, nodding back to disco bands with soaring vocals and dance floor-designed instrumentation. Today, funk lives in many places, with its heavy bass and syncopated grooves finding way into many nooks and crannies of music. The sound influenced contemporaneous hip-hop, funk and electronica, along with acts around the globe, while current acts like Chromeo, DJ Stingray, and even Egyptian Lover himself keep electro-funk alive and well. A key distinguishing factor of electro-funk is a de-emphasis on vocals, with more phrases than choruses and verses.

In the 1980s, electro-funk was born when artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Man Parrish, and Egyptian Lover began making futuristic beats with the Roland TR-808 drum machine - often with robotic vocals distorted through a talk box. Both Collins and Clinton remain active and funkin', and have offered their timeless grooves to collabs with younger artists, including Kali Uchis, Silk Sonic, and Omar Apollo and Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, and Thundercat, respectively. Legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins learned the power of the one from playing in Brown's band, and brought it to George Clinton, who created P-funk, an expansive, Afrofuturistic, psychedelic exploration of funk with his various bands and projects, including Parliament-Funkadelic. Of course, many other funk acts followed in the '60s, and the genre thrived in the '70s and '80s as the disco craze came and went, and the originators of hip-hop and house music created new music from funk and disco's strong, flexible bones built for dancing. As David Cheal eloquently explains, playing on the one 'left space for phrases and riffs, often syncopated around the beat, creating an intricate, interlocking grid which could go on and on.' You know a funky bassline when you hear it its fat chords beg your body to get up and groove.īrown's 1965 classic, 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag,' became one of the first funk hits, and has been endlessly sampled and covered over the years, along with his other groovy tracks. The Godfather of Soul coined the phrase and style of playing known as 'on the one,' where the first downbeat is emphasized, instead of the typical second and fourth beats in pop, soul and other styles.

It's rare that a genre can be traced back to a single artist or group, but for funk, that was James Brown. In addition to The Cure, Anderson worked with a great number of prominent musicians, including GRAMMY winners Peter Gabriel and Isaac Hayes and GRAMMY nominee Iggy Pop. Be cool, I most definitely am and positive about the situation.'īorn in London in 1951, Anderson's first official appearance with the Cure came on 'Love Cats,' from the singles compilation Japanese Whispers. For me, it’s just another life experience and hurdle, that one has to make, yet another choice in life. “We are blessed to have known him.'Īnderson announced his prognosis on Facebook earlier in the month, writing, 'No boo-hooing here, just be positive. His former bandmate Lol Tolhurst confirmed the news on Twitter, writing, 'Andy Anderson was a true gentleman and a great musician with a wicked sense of humor which he kept until the end, a testament to his beautiful spirit on the last journey,” wrote Tolhurst.

Andy Anderson, percussionist for the Cure from 1983 through 1986, has died after a battle with terminal cancer.