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. Have A Google Home Device? "Talk To GRAMMYs" 14.Ĭatching Up On Music News Powered By The Recording Academy Just Got Easier. His first time was in 2001 for "South Side" featuring Gwen Stefani, which reached No. So in addition to Moby's new album Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, which came out this March, he is on Billboard's Hot 100 for June 9 at No. In addition to his many GRAMMY nominations and a career as one of music's most influential DJ/producers, Moby is also on the charts right now because "Porcelain" from his 1999 album Play was sampled by ASAP Rocky on " A$AP Forever," giving Moby credit as featured artist. It also seeks to reduce and find alternatives to animal experimentation, no doubt hitting vegan Moby's animal-rights nerve, a passion of his for years. The Physicians Committee pursues a revolution in medicine by placing greater importance on prevention and treatment research, such as approaches integrating nutrition and education. Many of the records include handwritten marks Moby would make, assisting his using them during live DJ sets. Well, except me, because now I don't have any records." "I would rather you have them than me, because if you have them, you'll play them, you'll love them, and the money will go to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. "These are all the records that I bought and loved and played and carried all around the world," Moby said. He had previously auctioned off gear and guitars this past April on Reverb. Watch The Official Moby Reverb LP Shop trailer below.On June 12, GRAMMY nominee Moby announced on his blog that he will be selling "his entire vinyl collection on Reverb with the proceeds going to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine." Doors open online on June 14 for The Official Moby Reverb LP Shop, featuring a boggling selection of rarities and must-haves. The Official Moby Reverb LP Shop begins Thursday, 14th June, at 8am PT/10am CT/11am ET/4pm BST. In other Moby news, the legendary producer recently remixed Pendulum as part of the drum & bass group’s forthcoming ‘The Reworks’ remix LP and released his 15th studio album, ‘Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt’, this past March. This past April, Moby also partnered with Reverb to sell a portion of his synth collection and studio gear. Well, except me, because now I don’t have any records.” “I would rather you have them than me, because if you have them, you’ll play them, you’ll love them, and the money will go to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. “These are all the records that I bought and loved and played and carried all around the world,” Moby told Reverb LP. Many of the records available for sale are said to feature Moby’s handwritten marks from those same sets. Moby is also selling off hundreds of techno, house and hip-hop records he’s collected over the decades, including the same copies he used when he would perform at legendary underground clubs across his native NYC in his early DJ years. All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which works to promote healthful vegan diets for disease prevention and works to end the use of animals in education and experiments. The sale will also include rare items from Moby’s personal collection and discography such as two first pressings of his ground-breaking ‘Play’ album, test pressings and signed gatefold reissues of ‘Play’ and ‘18’, promo recordings and more. In partnership with Reverb LP, a marketplace for records, Moby is launching The Official Moby Reverb LP Shop Thursday, 14th June, where he’s selling off every single piece of his record collection, which includes over 1,000 records, signed LPs, test pressings and hard-to-find releases.
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