Meaning of future funk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a house offshoot which emerged from vaporwave in the early 2010s, characterized by reverb effects, more rhythmic structures, and often, vocal samples from city pop and anime.
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2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see future, funk.: funk with futuristic elements.
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Examples

“A lot of people would say that future funk just rips off the original song, but I disagree. It brings a new meaning and feeling to it. There’s a lot more effort put into it than a lot of people think. It also brings a lot of attention to the original song.”

“Where many future funk producers make soundtracks for kawaii dance halls and coastal drives, SUI UZI's feels more at home at a darkening club after last call, or on a lonely drive home from a first date gone wrong.”

“This can include the use of looped GIF animations and manipulated pop music tracks in Future Funk YouTube videos, which adapts eighties pop culture from Japan to the Vaporwave style of lo-fi and retro remixes and samples.”

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