"So Off The Wall is considered a Boogie record, right?"
What is Boogie? Is it just Disco Funk?
I feel like I know what it is, but I'm looking for a more nuanced discussion on it because and I'm kinda low key obsessed with it. I'm looking for suggestions and recommendations. Old and new.
SO IF I LIKE THESE...
Michael Jackson, Off The Wall (1979) Shalamar, Big Fun (1979) Anything SOLAR & Leon Sylvers III The Whispers, The Whispers (1979) Sweet Thing, Convertion (1980) Kashif, Kashif (1983) Tease, Tease (1986) Dornik, Dornik (2015) Daebull, Intimate Fonk (2019) Zo!, SkyBreak (2016) + Starlight + Just Whatcha Like Tuxedo, Tuxedo (2015) Amp Fiddler & Will Sessions, The One (2018)
2. "I actually had that, but removed it." In response to Reply # 1
I thought it was more Neptunes R&B than boogie funk, but yeah, that fits.
Especially This City which I still run to this day. The Neptunes hooked Snoop up on that album. I'd love to know if those beats/songs were meant for someone else and they passed.
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4. "LOL@"Tin Foil Hatty"" In response to Reply # 3
>I followed him on Twitter until he got a little >tin foil hatty lol but he posts a lot of tracks >that I think fall in this genre.
Wow, sometimes I just wonder about artists on twitter, like they be going hard on there, but when it comes to fb it's crickets, Pete Rock is kind of like that on IG, he be repostin' some wild conspiracy videos and then post up some beats.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
10. "I had to unfollow Pete Rock on IG....you are SO right" In response to Reply # 4
I vividly remember him posting some Marvin Gaye song he flipped and a lil bit later posting some dude getting snuffed. Like man get that shit outta here
5. "I dont know what qualifies something as Boogie..." In response to Reply # 0 Fri Oct-16-20 09:36 PM by Voodoochilde
...I have know idea what Boogie means genre wise (I'm pretty much mostly genre agnostic) but judging by some of the things on your list "Cameosis" by Cameo was the first thing that popped into my head....oh, and the group 'Foxy'
...ok most of the stuff im thinkin about would be before that i guess...like the other two that came to mind were 'firecracker' by mass production & 'firecracker' by yellow magic orchestra....
7. "Nah that wasn't me. That was MJ." In response to Reply # 0 Sat Oct-17-20 02:07 PM by Boogie Stimuli
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Early Midnight Star is worth looking into if you haven't. Most people overlook their first couple of records. Two In Love was a nice joint from that time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLg9_5e6sho Their career began around the time of most of the records you mentioned before they became major players in the breakdance era.
Also some Con Funk Shun, Spirit of Love album especially.
15. "I call it post-disco because Boogie to me is all about being up-tempo" In response to Reply # 14
and dance oriented whereas funk could be slow and not particularly dance oriented (funk came to be like rock or jazz - very broad in scope)
I think some people think mid-tempo stuff like Evelyn "Champagne" King "I'm in love" is boogie, but I just think the up-tempo stuff is boogie (but that one's a close call)
I think "tight" or "rhythmic snap" might be more precise than "inspiring concise dancing" because disco usually has a flowing rhythm (inspiring grand sprawling dancing).
Like dancing to "don't stop till you get enough" is more of a flowing move thing whereas dancing to "workin' day and night" is a more tight/concise thing.
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