| Funky house | |
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| Stylistic origins | House Funk Contemporary R&B |
| Cultural origins | Mid-1980s United States |
| Typical instruments | Synthesizer - Keyboards - Sampler - Drum machine - Sequencer |
| Mainstream popularity | Moderate, USA and UK only |
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| Other topics | |
| Electronic musical instrument – computer music – record labels – raves – free party – teknival | |
Funky house is a loose definition for a commercially oriented, disco-influenced subgenre of house music.[1] Like most variants of house, the genre follows a traditional four to the floor house beat, and makes heavy use of synthesizers, samples and soulful vocals, although unlike in more electronically bent Chicago and deep house, presence of acoustic instrumentation is much more common. Notable producers that have worked in this genre include the Freemasons, Soul Central, Armand van Helden, StoneBridge, Seamus Haji, Moto Blanco and Mikey High Jinks.
The genre is commercially popular, with record labels such as Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, and Fierce Angel all releasing compilation albums dedicated to the genre.[2][3]
Notable names include:
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