Modern Funk

XL Middleton & Delmar Xavier In The City

Over exclusively Japanese City Pop samples from the '80s, modern funk master XL Middleton, spits flames.

Apr 1, 2021 • Chris Daly

Back In The Day: Moniquea Takes Us to Los Robles And Washington

The return of the modern funk powerhouse from Pasadena

Mar 21, 2019 • Evan Gabriel

The DJ Kicks of Dam-Funk

The first single from one of the best DJ mixes you'll hear this year.

May 3, 2016 • Jeff Weiss

Dam-Funk's Free STFU EP

Modern Funk at its finest.

Jun 2, 2015 • Jeff Weiss

A Smile and a Teardrop: The Endless Funk of Turquoise Summers

Dam-Funk's cousin brings the heat for the spring of '15.

Apr 3, 2015 • Max Bell

Shots Fired, Episode 61: The Maestro of Modern-Funk -- Dam-Funk

Dam-Funk, one half of 7 Days of Funk, the man who single-handedly revived an entire genre with only plutonium drums, a cat and a keytar, is our guest…

Feb 3, 2014 • Jeff Weiss

Dam-Funk Keeps Flowing

While the Macklemoorish Invasion reigned at the Grammy's, Dam-Funk cut this ice-cold but conversely sizzling jam to instruct y'all to "Keep Going." You…

Jan 27, 2014 • Jeff Weiss

Things That U Do: B Bravo's Modern Funk

Aaron Frank is appearing on the second episode of the Bret Easton Ellis podcast.

Nov 20, 2013 • Jeff Weiss

Dam-Funk Breaks the Hex

Dam-Funk with some opal bright, nostril-flaring funk with bass lines so fat that they could be a Pharcyde song about your husky mother.

Sep 10, 2013 • Jeff Weiss

Turquoise Summers, Out From the Shadows

More modern funk, this time courtesy of Turquoise Summers, straight out of Chino and first cousins with the unfadeable Dam-Funk.

Aug 16, 2013 • Jeff Weiss

Dam-Funk Dropping Gems

During R Kelly's gospel-soul serenade at the Pitchfork Festival, he released doves, balloons, and a light show with colors yet to be captured by…

Jul 25, 2013 • Jeff Weiss

Dam Funk, Levitation Guru

There are far more than two kinds of Dam-Funk songs, but for the purposes of this post, let's just say that there are two primary categories.

Apr 16, 2013 • Jeff Weiss

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