right OK
I wouldn't characterize either of those as funk (the Bohannon is funk-adjacent, tho not nearly as funky as he usually is) but that's probably appropriate for axis endpoints
what's more of an issue is differing definitions of spasm and groove
spasm for me is physical-emotional - i.e. Cuchulainn's riastrad - whereas you seem to place more as this cacophonous, clattering kinda deal?
not that any one answer is wrong or right
I feel like going by your definition James Brown already resolves spasm-groove in a synthesis?
I'd be interested in hearing the least funky music people can find.
I'd be interested in hearing the least funky music people can find.
right, that's excellent. pelvis-torso (core) vs limbs (extremities) cuts to the heart of the matter.Not wedded to the term "spasm", maybe "flail". Could be conceptualised as groove = pelvis/torso, spasm = limbs/extremities. I wouldn't say it ever "resolves" but the tension is the essence of funk
boogie being almost all groove, very little spasm, and virtually no flail
these are subjective things and anyone can have any opinion, but like, noBoogie gets all of those things in its bass lines and synth sounds imo. Like those chord stabs with the wiggly pitch
to follow up w/blissblogger - there's no exact answer, but what degree do you think each of these played in post-punk?accident vs intentionality
another dichotomy I've seen made is funk (JB, Meters, etc) vs fonky (P-Funk)
like all such things it shouldn't be taken as a hard and fast division but it's a useful conceptual framework
fonky seems to have much less of that unresolved tension, as Funkadelic. again I'm sure there are technical reasons why that's so. much closer to rock.
it's interesting to trace those traditions on thru the 80s
JB looms massively, as he always will, over everything in any way funky, but you'd have to say P-Funk etc was a much bigger direct influence on boogie, synth funk and etc
i.e. Atomic Dog, Zapp, and so on
whereas the continuation of funk proper was in the largely white avant-funk crew, until it resurfaced in rap