the term 'boogie' as referring to early 80s post-disco R&B, C or D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNoNQmqpoA

"I believe in the boogie/but the boogie don't believe in me..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hhakA07UsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9HqjI_-l4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYhg38ehEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoleB9i7Sy8

anyone got any good mixes of this stuff?

i mentioned a real good one upthread, 'soul on the grill ii'

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Paul-Nice-Soul-On-The-Grill-2-The-Early-80s-Session/release/547163

Sounds like a really nice selection. AM-FM "You Are The One".... wonderful track!

Still hate the name, but this was a good mix that came out late last year:

DJ Spinna – The Boogie Back: Post Disco Club Jams (BBE)

http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Spinna-The-Boogie-Back-Post-Disco-Club-Jams/release/2016909

Really though, I'd say this vinyl one from 1982 is pretty definitive, if you can find it

http://www.discogs.com/Various-987-Kiss-FM-Presents-Shep-Pettibones-Mastermixes/release/229611

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/may/03/simon-reynolds-boogie-genre-term

i should really just start pitching my thread ideas instead of making threads lol

haha totally

i used 'boogie' in a review today

I've found out that Unidisc's Star-Funk compilation series is possibly the best way to get good boogie tunes on CD for a decent price. They look ugly and have barely any liner notes, but the tune selection on them tends to be top-notch, often mixing rare and obscure tunes (some of which have never appeared on CD anywhere else) with better known classics. They often include electro, hi-NRG and 70s disco too, but the main focus seems to be on early 80s synth-driven post-disco. The quality of the series seems to get more erratic in the later entries (there are 42 different comps in the series!), but the first 25 or so are quality stuff.

fwiw I was like 10 years old when this term was being used in disco ("Boogie Oogie Oogie") and I hated it. Except for Heatwave's "Boogie Nights," Heatwave owns they can do what they want

I know it's not the best term, but it seems to have become the most common name for this specific genre (early 80s, keyboard/synth heavy, post-disco, pre-house American club music), so it's convenient to use it. Or are there any other common names for the genre?

"Boogie Oogie Oogie" > "Boogie Woogie"

https://soundcloud.com/kukka-dj/boogiemix

oh i was wondering if anyone ever made a thread about this

Tangentially speaking, it's interesting how Wild Cherry in "Play That Funky Music" use the term "boogie" to mean white music that is comparatively not funky.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hYJnMgwJDE

this is so fucking good. the best boogie-era funk song by a white band that I've ever heard.

:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSRrGl_bJTw

found this on a youtube crawl. It's cool tracing these bands' development from straight funk to disco to boogie around this time, and how almost invariably, they disappear once hip hop and electro comes around. Some of musicians end up in production or songwriting, or as session guys -- like these dudes, who played behind Teena Marie, Luther Vandross, Billy Preston. Cool rhythm guitar part, nice hook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjzlQHU4KKw

I love the shit outta this era.

This thread was great until you nerds started going on and on about KC and the sunshine band! Really appreciate mike t-diva’s posts itt

v good thread, including the kc-related digressions!

indeed!

awesome thread :)

Kc and his sunshine band is good

This was a really good re-read. Those "London's Old Fave Raves" mixtapes which I mentioned upthread, although as much jazz-funk as boogie, are on a Spotify playlist.

The KC digression reminded me that this music has its own rockist tendencies. I've been playing this stuff out every Friday for the past twelve months, and I've also struggled with my inner rockism (although my regulars haven't) - but these days, I'm happier about finishing the night with pop crossovers.

110-118 feels like the right boogie BPM ballpark, from Fonda Rae "Over Like A Fat Rat" (110) to Status IV "You Ain't Really Down" (118), but it can go slower (Fat Larry's Band "Act Like You Know") or faster (The Strikers "Body Music").

boogie's current incarnation is known as modern funk. a couple good labels in the genre are run by the homie hotthobo:

http://voltairerecords.bigcartel.com/
https://hobocamp.bandcamp.com/

I have had it incorrectly in my head for years that A Taste Of Honey lifted the Kerouac line "if you can't boogie I know I'll show you how" for Boogie Oogie Oogie but the line isn't in the song. Huh.